Discrepancies between the Spaceships book and PDF

[Panzerfaust]

The numbers in the PDF, as compared to the actual book, are off. Me and a friend of mine noticed this the other night while working on a ship for his campaign. Which takes precedence?

[Refplace]

Take a look at the errata page
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/s...s/spaceships1/
Hopefully that will answer your question.
If not then post something specific like what is off between them.

[Crakkerjakk]

In general, though, the answer is pretty much always the PDF.

[Panzerfaust]

Yeah, i thought the PDF he had was screwed up. Thanks.

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by Panzerfaust

Yeah, i thought the PDF he had was screwed up. Thanks.

Generally unlikely, if it's the current version. Always best to check the official errata, though.

[Refplace]

Yeah one of the perks of the PDF version is you can just download the latest version when they apply Errata. For print you have to buy a new printing when and if one comes out. Or just print off a copy of the errata page linked to above.

[RyanW]

Of course, there's always the possibility that the pdf was downloaded before some errata was corrected, but the book was printed after. I just wish there was an easy way to check if you had the latest version of the pdf, short of redownloading.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by RyanW

Of course, there's always the possibility that the pdf was downloaded before some errata was corrected, but the book was printed after. I just wish there was an easy way to check if you had the latest version of the pdf, short of redownloading.

Well, there's a version number and date in the front of the PDF, but I'm not aware of an easy place to check the latest version.

However, GURPS Spaceships is at
Version 1.31 – April 2009
Unless they pushed a new version in the last week or so.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Well, there's a version number and date in the front of the PDF, but I'm not aware of an easy place to check the latest version.

However, GURPS Spaceships is at
Version 1.31 – April 2009
Unless they pushed a new version in the last week or so.

Just looked and didnt see a download errata note but my copy is older then that so better grab a new one. One of the few books I have both in PDF and dead tree.

[Sunrunners_Fire]

Originally Posted by RyanW

Of course, there's always the possibility that the pdf was downloaded before some errata was corrected, but the book was printed after. I just wish there was an easy way to check if you had the latest version of the pdf, short of redownloading.

SJG sends you an email when they update a pdf you've purchased from them. :grins: