Overloading a Spaceship, and volume (Spaceship rules)

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by YankeeGamer

PC's won't really be getting free load capacity; it's just necessary to determine what the volume of a standard ton of hold is. They can only carry so much volume.

That's only true if their cargo isn't very dense. If, on the other hand, they're trying to haul off as much gold and platinum as they can carry volume isn't really important, while how much extra mass they can load in is.