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Crakkerjakk

11-03-2007 12:07 AM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Depending on the measurement system, there are pounds-mass(Mass) and pounds-force(weight)

David L Pulver

11-13-2007 03:48 AM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rupert

Well, as the book uses a units of weight (pounds, short tons) as if they were units of mass, using the terms interchangeably in the text is perhaps understandable.

Once SJ Games goes metric, I'll be happy...

Infojunky

11-13-2007 11:16 AM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Quote:

Originally Posted by David L Pulver

Once SJ Games goes metric, I'll be happy...

Won't we all....

SI all the way....

Paul	11-13-2007 12:18 PM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Quote:

Originally Posted by David L Pulver

Once SJ Games goes metric, I'll be happy...

Once our primary target audience goes metric, we'll be happy to.

Not another shrubbery

11-13-2007 12:31 PM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Once our primary target audience goes metric, we'll be happy to.

...
Goodbye, liter! So long, meter!
heh

"That does it! Out you two pixies go, through the door or out the window!"

walkir

11-13-2007 12:46 PM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

So, the primary target audience is US only (not counting liberia and myanmar I guess).

But wouldn't an international SI Edition be much more cost-effective than providing many versions in foreign languages? There's no german GURPS 4e, for example, and light rules won't be of much help.
This imperial(?) system used now is causing me headaches every time I want to calculate something and stuff like 6'2" just doesn't connect with an idea of how big a person is. Building ships out of units of 14,158423296m³ (500cf) doesn't help, neither...

I really think this costs SJ Games Buyers.

Edit. mixed up yards and feet ( ' and " ) q.e.d.

Paul	11-13-2007 02:25 PM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Quote:

Originally Posted by walkir

So, the primary target audience is US only (not counting liberia and myanmar I guess).

That's where the vast majority of our consumers live, yes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by walkir

But wouldn't an international SI Edition be much more cost-effective than providing many versions in foreign languages?

Steve Jackson Games does not produce any foreign language versions of our games; we license the properties to local publishers who do the translations.

Crakkerjakk

11-13-2007 10:55 PM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

I want to become the emperor of America, just so I can put my size 10.5W on the continent's chest and force the metric system down it's throat. I just started helping machine some tail fins for the Aerospace Society's amateur rocket, and we're doing everything in inches. It makes my head parts hurt. I totally understand the GURPS system use of American units. I'm glad that they went with yards, which are at least close to meters.

David L Pulver

11-14-2007 05:12 AM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Once our primary target audience goes metric, we'll be happy to.

GDW got major sales in the eighties with books that were all-metric, though...

ronom

11-14-2007 09:02 AM

Re: GURPS Spaceships Series

I believe certain GURPS books possess conversion charts and there are simple formulas that help: KM to miles divide by 2 and add 5 for example.

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