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RPoL is the only one I really know off. Plus it has the advantage of being able to assign different players to different groups, so you can give each a private thread for secret stuff, and have public threads anyone can interact in.

While I want, and would definitely use, the tech rules, I do not think they are an essential component. Tech generally doesn't tend to advance all that fast, so having them as part of the optional rule set seems the better option to me.

There are lots of webway portals on planets, but size is the problem. Having one that even tanks can come though, not a big deal. Something big enough to let your titans, or even ships come through, those structure are a LOT bigger. Most eldar armies that use the webway aren't coming through with su...

All the other entrances to the webway involve physical structures, so I'd say the ship sized ones should too. I don't know that non eldar ships would be able to use them though. Dark eldar would, I think. The currents I would leave just in the warp, which I don't think the eldar will enter. The last...

The 40k warp travel mechanic, if you want to make it accurate, means that the ships that travel through the warp (Imperial / Chaos / Orks) can travel pretty much were they want. Now, there are storm in the warp, and currents that can block, impede or speed up travel. Chaos also would get a bonus to ...

I'd imagine they would have to come through a different training regime. IIRC the marines serve as damage control and gun crew on ships, but the bulk of their duties are going to require an entirely different set of skills from those a naval officer would need. We know there is both a Manticorian Ar...

Shift to Irish Gamer Time. It's much more convenient. If we say a 2 o'clock start, that means turn up about 2.30, talk rubbish for a while, get the munchies out, and get started about 3, maybe 3.15

Much more relaxed way of looking at deadlines

Pff. Look after your health first. I think we can stand to wait a day or two longer than you scheduled

Will the core rules include tech development and ship customisation, or will those be in later supplements?

Will this be an open playtest that anyone can take part in, or will it be limited to playtester groups you've already established?

I know a few guys who are quite happy with the current incarnation of Epic, and who have played at least a few editions worth.

But I recall Adeptus Titanicus, and the cut out infantry counters from White Dwarf too

As regards the fog of war, I'm doing that in my own game. I have one master map, which shows the systems and connections between them. When someone enters a system for the first time I'll randomly roll up what is in it. Each player only gets a map showing the systems they know. Since there is a roll...

Would you use cloning to quick produce census as well?

Well, its not just going to be the fighters, is it? There'll be the bunk space for the pilots, and the infrastructure for both flights and crew ... weapons storage, fuel, servicing, spare parts. I would assume all of that is being covered by the mass devoted to the fighter basing.

Sounds interesting. I'll enjoy getting a look at it.