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by PaulB
Thu Sep 08, 2016 12:19 am
Forum: Victory by Any Means - First Edition
Topic: 1E Encounter Resolution
Replies: 12
Views: 6757

Re: 1E Encounter Resolution

I'm not a developer, but I'll lay it out as far as I understand it: The biggest problem is that you're at Normal Relations. At normal relations you cannot enter another person's system and attack him (specifically "generate scenarios"). In order to do that, you need a Declaration of Hostil...
by PaulB
Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:21 pm
Forum: Officer's Lounge
Topic: Some Noob Questions
Replies: 20
Views: 11750

Re: Some Noob Questions

I forgot to list the Shipyard btw. In Boltians & Kussiains, Shipyards have a DV 20 and Supply Bases are DV 10
by PaulB
Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: Officer's Lounge
Topic: Some Noob Questions
Replies: 20
Views: 11750

Re: Some Noob Questions

No problem. If you got any more questions, just fire away.
by PaulB
Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:14 pm
Forum: Officer's Lounge
Topic: Some Noob Questions
Replies: 20
Views: 11750

Re: Some Noob Questions

Hi Orok, I wasn't able to find answers in the errata or in my campaign book to your question. So this isn't an official answer. However the unofficial answer is that in practice, Trade, Transport and Colony Fleets have different values. If you're creating your own ships to use, you can assign them d...
by PaulB
Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:52 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds
Topic: Federation Admiral Public Update
Replies: 428
Views: 177229

Re: Federation Admiral Public Update

Was digging through the FedCom forum, found this post by Steve from Dec 2010, pretty funny: Let me be clear about a few things... 1. Jay is a great game designer, and I've never said anything less about him. No one from ADB has ever said a critical word about the DESIGN of Fed Admiral http://www.sta...
by PaulB
Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:23 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds
Topic: Federation Admiral Public Update
Replies: 428
Views: 177229

Re: Federation Admiral Public Update

We plan to release it as a PDF only for probably at least a year. It will need a lot of player input before it stabilizes. It is too big with too many moving parts. The original design was not adequately playtested, and we're doing more playtesting now, but really it's three (or ten) separate games...
by PaulB
Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:11 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds
Topic: Federation Admiral Public Update
Replies: 428
Views: 177229

Re: Federation Admiral Public Update

:roll: weird. If I'm picking up a book again, I look anywhere on the page, and in about 2 seconds I'm orientated and can skip to the newer portion. One doesn't need a system to do that. Or at least not in my experience. Yeah, been talking with some guys on BGG about the F&E Combat system. Their ...
by PaulB
Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:07 pm
Forum: Escalation Wars
Topic: Mini Pics & Fanart
Replies: 10
Views: 10694

Re: Mini Pics & Fanart

Here's a depiction of the Circasian Xandar Lancer Frigate:

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http://koalabrownie.deviantart.com/art/ ... -631334181
by PaulB
Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds
Topic: Federation Admiral Public Update
Replies: 428
Views: 177229

Re: Federation Admiral Public Update

Remember this post from 2010: Remember that ADB isn't designing FA, we're more or less just publishing what Jay wrote. The delay is simply that the book is GIGANTIC and that just pounding through the formatting without trying to add, delete, or edit a single word just took about 100 time as much wor...
by PaulB
Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds
Topic: Federation Admiral Public Update
Replies: 428
Views: 177229

Re: Federation Admiral Public Update

To be fair, he does finish off by speaking highly of the mission system but with caveats. Yeah the mission system is the one thing he has consistently promoted, though from the draft he's shown he has made changes to it. Changes to specific missions and also have missions are scored. Some of the ch...
by PaulB
Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: Escalation Wars
Topic: Mini Pics & Fanart
Replies: 10
Views: 10694

Re: Chouka Fleet

Thanks! I'll post up any more I do if I happen to bang some out.
by PaulB
Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:28 am
Forum: Escalation Wars
Topic: Mini Pics & Fanart
Replies: 10
Views: 10694

Re: Chouka Fleet

Did a pen and marker sketch tonight, based roughly on the Chouka Bishop Warship. The perspective isn't too tight and the details are very different, being more squarish than round. But thought it turned out pretty decent. http://img09.deviantart.net/611d/i/2016/239/c/a/star_cruiser__1___chouka_bisho...
by PaulB
Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:34 pm
Forum: Distant Worlds
Topic: Star Trek: The Final Frontier
Replies: 7
Views: 5231

Re: Star Trek: The Final Frontier

Haven't looked at it in depth yet but great work!
Very nice production values.
by PaulB
Sat Aug 13, 2016 1:29 am
Forum: Hotlabs
Topic: Your Wishlist for Companion and First Contact?
Replies: 62
Views: 37400

Re: Your Wishlist for Companion and First Contact?

Sounds cool. Maybe you can get it in the 2e equivalent of menagerie. Another thought for Special Abilities & Robotech. I wonder about, simulating some sort of slow-firing Super Weapon for a ship ala the Macross Cannon or the Starblazer Yamato main gun. Like maybe: Supergun(X) Add AS value equal ...
by PaulB
Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:47 am
Forum: Hotlabs
Topic: Your Wishlist for Companion and First Contact?
Replies: 62
Views: 37400

Re: Your Wishlist for Companion and First Contact?

Yeah with the Ramming Prow I was thinking something like Battlefleet Gothic conversions, or perhaps even Noble Armada, where age of sail style of combat and tactics seem to be pretty dominant. But as you mention, think there are a lot of things where a Ram Prow could prove essential. Will try to kee...