[Spaceships] Rules Hunt...

[Dinadon]

Originally Posted by nerdvana

I have seen mention of rules for putting spaceship components for SM larger into ships and I cannot find the rule for it, can anyone point me to that?

It turns up in the Volkswagon Saga book.

[David L Pulver]

Originally Posted by Dinadon

It turns up in the Volkswagon Saga book.

It appears canonically in Spaceships in Book 7, using the Vorsikogan rules.

[nerdvana]

Originally Posted by David L Pulver

It appears canonically in Spaceships in Book 7, using the Vorsikogan rules.

Cool, do we have a time table for the release of later Spaceship books yet? :)

[David L Pulver]

Originally Posted by nerdvana

Cool, do we have a time table for the release of later Spaceship books yet? :)

I don't have a timeline.

- Spaceships 5 and 6 could be out any time now. Depends on how far advanced they are in layout and when they feel is the best time to release.

- Spaceships 7 has to go through playtest, final draft, editing, and layout, so it will be some months from now. I'd hope it will be out this year, but it's too early to say. This book is largely devoted to new design rules and systems (and game rules to support them).

- Spaceships 8 is just starting writing, and must go through all of the above. It may be out near the end of the year, or come out sometime in 2010.

[nerdvana]

Cool, thanks David. I'm really looking forward to #7 as I suspect (maybe you can confirm?) that it'll have rules for making "flying saucers"? :)

[davester65]

Originally Posted by David L Pulver

It appears canonically in Spaceships in Book 7, using the Vorsikogan rules.

Cool. Like the others said, it should be easy enough to house rule. I'd just figure for larger components I'll use 3 spaces for SM+1 and 10 spaces for SM+2. For smaller components I'd figure 1/3 space for SM-1 and 1/10 space for SM-2.
My main interest currently is to allow smaller external clamps to allow a freighter to carry a number of smaller cargo barges similar to the Birdsong(?) class packet from GURPS Traveller.
Maybe I should go ask the guy who is doing the Spaceships design PDF to include rules for that in a future update.

Edit: Sorry, meant to say Spaceship design Spreadsheet.

[SuedodeuS]

Originally Posted by davester65

My main interest currently is to allow smaller external clamps to allow a freighter to carry a number of smaller cargo barges similar to the Birdsong(?) class packet from GURPS Traveller.

Trachmyr posted some decent guidelines for submodule clamps here. Basically, if you want to haul things smaller than you, submodule clamps are the way to go. If you want to haul (or board) things your size or larger, you need fullsized clamps.

[Langy]

Maybe I should go ask the guy who is doing the Spaceships design PDF to include rules for that in a future update.

I find this highly ironic - the guy you were quoting is the guy doing the Spaceships design PDFs;)

[davester65]

Originally Posted by Langy

I find this highly ironic - the guy you were quoting is the guy doing the Spaceships design PDFs;)

Sorry, I meant to say Spaceship design Spreadsheet.

[nerdvana]

Originally Posted by davester65

Sorry, I meant to say Spaceship design Spreadsheet.

That's what I figured you had to mean myself, but it was a humorous mistype you must admit. :)