Official Rules Update and FAQ (Draft versions 1.01 - June 21)

[wolf90]

Updated ramming rules clarifying the corner case of infantry riding on a vehicle during a ram. Also, clarification of section 6.07.3 that "GEVs" include all combat GEV-type vehicles.

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[GranitePenguin]

Just poking here since we have the recent announcement about the ODE rules getting updated as part of the Battlefields KS so people are paying attention.

Will the new ODE rulebook be available in Print form, PDF, or both?

[GranitePenguin]

Also, is there a current draft of the new rules that can be reviewed?

[crfout]

Proposed - that GEV class vehicles, when disabled while on a water hex, are instead destroyed.

If the fans stop running, the hovercraft doesn't hover any more. It sinks.

[GranitePenguin]

Originally Posted by crfout

Proposed - that GEV class vehicles, when disabled while on a water hex, are instead destroyed.

If the fans stop running, the hovercraft doesn't hover any more. It sinks.

Not likely. "disabled" is canonically described as the crew being disabled, not the hardware. That's why disabled units can still fire in overrun situations; the computers can handle basic stuff on their own (like keep running the fans).

[hcobb]

This is already reflected in the game as terrain disabled units are more vulnerable to destruction by enemy fire.

[dwalend]

Originally Posted by crfout

Proposed - that GEV class vehicles, when disabled while on a water hex, are instead destroyed.

If the fans stop running, the hovercraft doesn't hover any more. It sinks.

Stopping the fans due to a nearby nuclear explosion is likely a mission kill - rolling crash. Also, BPC floats.

(GP - does it say that specifically, or that a disabled crew is one - the most dramatic - way to disable a vehicle? There are lots of ways to get a mission kill. Why not a disable?)

[GranitePenguin]

Originally Posted by dwalend

Stopping the fans due to a nearby nuclear explosion is likely a mission kill - rolling crash. Also, BPC floats.

(GP - does it say that specifically, or that a disabled crew is one - the most dramatic - way to disable a vehicle? There are lots of ways to get a mission kill. Why not a disable?)

I'm paraphrasing a bit, but when talking about overruns, it specifically states stunned crew as a reason for the disable. It's mentioned in the context of why disabled units can fire in overruns.

Thematically, it's irrelevant. We don't actually care why it's disabled, only that it is disabled. Don't get too deep in the fluff for something that's a simple game mechanic.

[wolf90]

Originally Posted by GranitePenguin

Will the new ODE rulebook be available in Print form, PDF, or both?

Definitely print, and I'd imagine both.

Originally Posted by GranitePenguin

Also, is there a current draft of the new rules that can be reviewed?

Not yet. Working on it . . .

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[HeatDeath]

Originally Posted by crfout

Proposed - that GEV class vehicles, when disabled while on a water hex, are instead destroyed.

If the fans stop running, the hovercraft doesn't hover any more. It sinks.

Nah. A GEV that has lost power is basically one of these that has lost power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47-foot_Motor_Lifeboat

The crew are in for a rocky ride, but they aren't gonna sink, or even stay capsized.