Ok someone asked me this, and i think I made a botch of explaining it on TS
This works with WinXP, I think it worked with Win98 -but it's been awhile so maybe not.
You do not have to leave the game to use the shipyards
1) Go to one of your base/planet hexes
2) Access the shipyards there
3) Right click on any ship to get the ship info screen
4) Once you are at the ship info screen you can alt out, (I use the windows key)- whatver you're set up to use
5) SFCOP is now minimized and you can go to
http://www.dynaverse.net/webmap_sg_sql/6) Sign in, buy the ship you want (the ones on the left are the ones you want)
7) Click on the finish/ whatver it's called button after your order is processed
Click back on the minimized SFCOP tab, you'll be back at the ship info screen
9) Exit the ship info screen and you'll be back in the game
- The process takes about 30 seconds, then just wait for the turn until it'd delivered.
-Just don't do it on the frontlines, as you cna be drafted whil in the ship info screen