That's why I was thinking about having the crew collaborate in a separate area, to keep clutter in the main thread down to a minimum. Now, there are other ways to achieve this kind of thing besides a high level sci fi ship. It's what I had in mind, but you bring up a good point about the tech. It could also be more akin to a steampunk or science fantasy airship, think Final Fantasy and the like. Something as simple as an attack helicopter or tank would also work for crew based combat.