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I think I would play any, but I have always been a Grand campaign kind of player and that is what interests me the most.

A few points that were in my head that I just wanted to throw out there. 1. People become Nomadic, why? Out of need to follow resources; to escape destruction / oppression; as a means of expansion; the Locust Effect; Wanderlust. The rules would need to take into account the why I believe as that ans...

I am having a little bit of worry over the % Variable for adding Hull Points. At first I thought having all hull types have the same %, based on Tech Level would be the answer. Since the variable is Technology, it reasons that as tech goes up, the effect would be more uniform across the board, inste...

The DSU looks like a juggernaut and it does not seem to have that many systems. But it includes several absorbed polities too, correct?

This should be interesting to watch.

Nope that's a good point. Would the D6 be an example of the ship you have to request? Up to what size can the bases build?

What time period is it?

Also, stuck you with D6's? Wow I am surprised they did not give you a D6J Penal cruiser...

One thing that has always intrigued me about the 4x or Space Empire genre was the possibility it gave of minute to minute decision making. A would be conquerer must be cognizant of the limitations of interstellar communications when deciding when or if to send that fleet to intercept an enemy. I was...

Tech progression... hmmm

Level 0 = 2 Convoys allow 1 Jump distance Or +3 Endurance
Level 1 = 1 Convoy allow 1 Jump distance OR +3 Endurance
Level 2 = 1 C to 2 D... increase the endurance mod by +1...

Just had that thought so I threw it out there.

On first brush, it sounds pretty good. As long as the convoys are vulnerable to attack it should work ok. However, you might also consider that instead of assigning convoys to Base or Planet X, you could have them stockpiled at those bases and assigned to specific fleets. I say this because convoys ...

I think having some kind of limitation on shipyards is important because in our real world experiences, we know that capacity and general shipyard infrastructure plays a big role in the size of navy a nation can field. So I think there is an importance there.

I have always been a British Sci Fi fan, in the vein of UFO, Space 1999, Invasion Earth, Blake's 7 etc... VBAM does not currently model the weird kind of stuff like that. I mean it would be pretty cool to model rules for the moon flying through space and having to build and maintain a base of operat...

When you do the math you see there is a risk/reward factor for having a large facility. Yes it is more vulnerable but the output is better. To your switching gears, I think that shouldn't be a problem and I was contemplating it in one of two ways: 1. Increased maintenance for a facility that is off ...

I personally always liked the way Starfire did it. You build a space station with X number of shipyard modules and each module had X capacity but could only work on 1 ship or base or munition type in a given turn. One idea I had while thinking is that docking space should remain as 1 per shipyard bu...

awesome, awesome! I think we all know how crazy life can get.

Sean

And a fifteen years ago, with that old deal with Paramount and Franz Joseph in place, something like this would have never been possible. I imagine the contract must still be kind of very carefully worded but good for you guys! I am curious how that process got started, did Steve Cole and company co...