Howdy! ... This is easier said than done. At present with the tech book I am on version 8 of the unit designer. The problem I run into is there is not a decent...
I haven't forgotten my SFB conversion, just haven't had a chance to work on it much. However, I have started converting over the ships in Advanced Missions-...
Hello everyone, ... That is probably the best way to go. Then it would be easy to build off of like the core VBAM product easy, and as you pointed out, a ...
Hi All, This is mostly for Jay and Tyrel and is regarding the S:AE fighter conversion. Has any work gone to converting the new fighter/striker/seeker ...
... it ... to ... alone ... Y'know, I was thinking about this yesterday as I was walking along... I think if its worked out carefully we could insert the S:AE...
... I didn't know about the new book until everyone else did, and only got to see it maybe a week or two before it "hit the streets," so I really don't have...
Sorry, Tyrel. I suppose I could have given you more lead time -- but then the thing wasn't done yet. :) Dan ... No virus found in this outgoing message. ...
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Hi All, I just uploaded a VBAM Starmada empire tech tracker sheet. This is no way official, I just converted the starting techs from the SX to SAE using the...
... what I have ... carrier ... calculating ... Yup, that's a sticky point. ... capacity by ... So a carrier with 400 SU would have 40 fighter spaces? ... ...
... Oh you most definitely want to stay away from that kind of bookkeeping. One of the early versions of Firepower Pass we tested did that, down to tracking...
I have been going through the officer abilities in the Companion and comparing them to the Stars Divided list. Some do match but Stars Divided has 5-7 levels...
Fleet abilities that match in both books. Level 1) Adventurer(+1 scout for exploration only), AF: ship, AS: ship, DV: ship, Assault Specialist(+1 Direct...
Now for abilities that don't match. Command Rating: Ship, level 1 or 3. Command Cost: Ship, level 1 or 2. Basing: Ship, level 1 or 2. Escape Pod, level 1 or 2....
My last post for Fleet officers. I believe that the basing specials should have a minor revision. Right now any ship that carries any flights can use the...
Hi Steph, Thank you. I will go over it shortly and let you know. I am still working through the rules and determining what critical changes we need to make for...
... Although it doesn't address the issue with basing capacity increases that you are delineating above, I think that the overall problem could be handled by...
As an example of the officer leveling system that I have been working on for THOSE WHO SERVE, consider the following conjectural officer: Commander Cassandra...
Another issue I will be addressing in THOSE WHO SERVE is a drastic increase in the mortality of officers. If your ship explodes, you are more than likely going...
As an aside - If space combat is considered close to submarine warfare in a liquid environment, then a 50-70% moratilty rate for crew of all ranks is not out...
To be fair, that loss rate should not be considered typical for all environments and backgrounds. There were a number of reasons why so many u-boats were sunk...
Hello all, As we mentioned before on this mailing list we have been toying around with ideas for open source games for the fanbase. These are basically open...
