Could viewers compete for warship design contracts?

Could viewers design ships and compete for construction contracts in a future campaign?

Possibly: he likes competitive viewer shipyards, but would first define rules that keep submitted designs usable rather than purely comic.

Viewers could compete for destroyer or capital-ship contracts, with the preferred design entering the campaign. Rival audience shipyards would answer a stated requirement and have their proposals judged as a procurement competition. Practical rules would be needed so novelty designs do not overwhelm the exercise. The format remains a future project until both the submission rules and the practical circumstances are settled.