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Now that looks really good

So, any news on the second edition? It was all building up so well and then nothing ....

I hope nothing tragic has befallen anyone.

how goes the journey towards the new version?

Of course, with cloning you still need to train the clone, they wouldn't pop out of the tank fully trained :) However, if you had things like full immersion training, mind downloading, .... You could also look at the concept of Golems from the Neal Asher books where the memories of a person are stor...

Hmm - I like the concept of unlocking Unique technologies. I also like the scaling. This could also be extended to racial types as - so certain racial traits change the cost to unlock things, or even what is core or special technology. A thought that ocurs to me is to have racial archetypes like bui...

Thankyou for the info - the way the new components you have outlined so far are meshing is making it a game where decisions about where to focus effeort and resources are going to create a wide difference in play style while still maintaining a good balance between players. The second edition is sha...

Thanks for the replies - that all sounds great

Can I just say that the new combat system looks great - I am lucky enough to have a group that can play face to face so detail and tactical considerations are important. For example - the three ranges of enguagement are something I like as it makes for an interetsing tactical balance which then can ...

I second that request

The new tech system hinted at sounds excellent.

As a question - will you tie some tech to racial attributes - I am thinking things like modeling tech such as living ships, etc.

Thanks for the update - RL always gets in the way of the fun

Hi, I have been lurking and following the development thread for awhile. I very interested in the new version, having played the prior version for quite awhile before RL interceded. From what I have seen so far it looks excellent - which leads me to my reason for this post ... I was wondering - when...