... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! My world has fallen apart. And things were going so well up to this point. This is the first I've heard of it....
943
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Mar 1, 1999 2:11 pm
Very funny, James. If that's your real name... :) ... From: James L. Butler <JAMESBUTLER@...> To: sfconsim-l@onelist.com...
944
Darren Reid
shokwave@xxxxx.xx.xxx
Mar 1, 1999 4:18 pm
... absence, ... Brian obviously got that Cerebus collection... -Darren...
945
David A. Vandenbroucke
davanden@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 5:01 pm
Ah, well. I got bored with MST3K long ago. The woman character and the apes were really tedious. In fact, every time they changed characters it was for the...
946
Todd A. Zircher
zirto@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 5:03 pm
... Milli-tons? Sounds like a girlie-man hand grenade. :-) I always wondered about the Bevawatt. Thanx for the info. -- TAZ...
947
David Ferris
dferris@xxxxxxxx.xxx....
Mar 1, 1999 5:10 pm
... I'd never seen any of the episodes *until* the woman character (Pearl Forrester) and the apes started, which was when the show started airing on the Sci Fi...
948
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Mar 1, 1999 6:01 pm
Hi Folks. Did you ever have a game that you thought would have played perfectly if only the rules had been written just a little different from the original?...
949
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Mar 1, 1999 6:03 pm
My names not Eric. BWAA HA HA HAAA!...
950
bmac@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx...
bmac@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx...
Mar 1, 1999 6:06 pm
... These aren't systems (yet) to fight sustained wars; SBL would be intended for dealing with "rogue states" with a handful of missiles, not fighting a ...
951
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 6:12 pm
... I'm still wondering about whoever said "microton";. Wouldn't it just be easier to say "gram"? :)...
952
bmac@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx...
bmac@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx...
Mar 1, 1999 6:08 pm
... It's intended (according to AvWeek) to have a secondary air-to-air capability. As I've previously said, I expect this to work pretty well, and expect laser...
953
Donald McLean
dmclean@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 6:08 pm
... The Metagamming classic "Stellar Conquest" is burdened by what has to be the lamest victory conditions of all time. Although not perfect (even with the...
954
David A. Vandenbroucke
davanden@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 6:11 pm
... Painting 1:2,000,000 minis of all the motorboats used in World War II isn't enough for you? --Dav davanden@......
955
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 6:20 pm
... Make the effects of gravity within 2000 km or so of a planetary surface a bit more realistic. Unlike, say, RL: Leviathan. If you're in orbit at those...
956
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 6:22 pm
... I'm probably way off here, but does an AWACS have the capability to bathe a target in enough microwaves to cause bad things to happen to either the plane...
957
Christopher Weuve
caw@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 7:07 pm
... All radars are really dangerous at short range. A former boss, for example, was a seaman on the ENTERPRISE, and he said that birds would drop from the sky...
958
John Swann
cygnnus@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 7:06 pm
From: bmac@... (Bruce Alan Macintosh) ... capability. ... shock ... I would agree in principle to that, but there are some serious problems ...
959
Todd A. Zircher
zirto@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 7:07 pm
... True, but the original intent was to describe fractional yields of nuclear weapons. Now if they said one kilo ton was equal to a 'nuke' and grenades were...
960
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Mar 1, 1999 7:24 pm
I'm not too familiar with Leviathan, even though i owned it not too long ago. Could the scales be modified to better simulate that? BTW, what makes Leviathan...
961
Todd A. Zircher
zirto@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 7:14 pm
... The RenLeg series of games always seems to be a favorite for wanting to tweak. Myself, if I had the time... vectored movement for RL:I and a nice set of...
962
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Mar 1, 1999 7:25 pm
i thought Metagaming only did God'sFire. I must be thinking of something else. What are those lame victory conditions? ... From: Donald McLean...
963
bmac@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx...
bmac@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx...
Mar 1, 1999 7:13 pm
... Aside from the takeoff run, I'm not sure about this. It's expensive, but so are F-22s; the actual cost of metal in an airplane is a negligible fraction of ...
964
Todd A. Zircher
zirto@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 7:54 pm
... Note to self: Don't forget to drop that multi-hex crap and replace with a better system that explains rotation velocity, mass, and the centrifugal effects...
965
Donald McLean
dmclean@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 8:07 pm
... Stellar Conquest predated Godsfire by a good bit (it was the first game product Metagaming produced as far as I am aware). Some basic facts: 1. The...
966
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
ehenry@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Mar 1, 1999 8:18 pm
Hmm... What would make a planet useless if it starts with a value of at least one point and perhaps as many as three? On first face the conditions don't...
967
Donald McLean
dmclean@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 8:48 pm
What is the value of an empty wallet when trying to pay for your groceries? The Stellar Conquest victory conditions would be like judging people based upon how...
968
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 8:59 pm
... The scales are such that each hex is 75 km and a turn is 5 min, with the ships being capable of thrusts of, say, 0.5-2 m/s/s. (about one to four thrust)...
969
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 9:01 pm
... clear ... So, this system is fairly well suited for the various problems that keep popping up in the Middle East. (Near East, whatever)...
970
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 9:03 pm
... In other words, use vector movement, and make max rotational velocity at (4/box size) or something like that....
971
David Iwancio
iwanciod@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Mar 1, 1999 9:04 pm
... conditions ... Hey, it might be a really expensive wallet... :)...
