06-10-2018, 10:39 PM | #1 |
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Triplanetary ship?
Why would any space navy build a Corvette when the Packet (armed merchant) costs 1/2 as much and can carry 10x the cargo (ordnance)? The corvette can't even carry a single mine, what's the point of giving it 5 cargo? Is this a mistake? Should these be reversed, but that wouldn't make sense either.
Just some things that make me go 'hmm'. Marc Miller's hex based vectored movement system is brilliant. I am very excited about this game and wish I could have joined the KS campaign. Thanks for making it happen Steve and team.
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06-17-2018, 09:39 AM | #2 |
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Re: Triplanetary ship?
Triplanetary should not be taken as a fully-developed universe. It's really an abstract game, and its selection of ships and scenarios shouldn't be taken as any sort of "canon."
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06-17-2018, 09:56 AM | #3 |
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Re: Triplanetary ship?
Those ships "shine" in different scenarios. I did not want to mess very much with the original ship designs, too!
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06-17-2018, 11:21 AM | #4 |
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Re: Triplanetary ship?
Yeah, I've always viewed each scenario as being its own "universe."
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06-17-2018, 01:11 PM | #5 |
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Re: Triplanetary ship?
Since packet ships aren't military, they can't perform an overload maneuver (two-hexes delta-V instead of one, a single time before your next maintenance stop).
Also, their cargo capacity is for actual cargo, not ordnance.
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06-18-2018, 11:54 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Triplanetary ship?
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Also they only carry 10 fuel which is a pretty limiting amount to conduct offensive combat operations with. Thinking of each scenario as its 'own universe" was helpful. thanks guys
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06-18-2018, 12:20 PM | #7 |
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Re: Triplanetary ship?
The rules don't explicitly say that packets can't drop ordnance, but I imagine in most scenarios they will be hauling freight. Unless, like you said, there is a Q-ship in a scenario.
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