GURPS Spaceships Series - Page 6

Black_Jack · 08-04-2007, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ericbsmith

The Spaceships series is going to be e23 PDFs, but that doesn't preclude the possibility of a POD softcover of the collection at some future date. If we're very lucky they may even make it the first POD hardcover, but that's probably just wishful thinking on my part.

They had do make it POD, at least. This would be THE 4th ed. book with rules for space combat...

Paul · 08-04-2007, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Black_Jack

They had do make it POD, at least. This would be THE 4th ed. book with rules for space combat...

If the sales justify it, we certainly will look at producing a POD version.

Infojunky · 08-04-2007, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul

The table of contents will need to wait until the book gets through layout, but the theme is:

* spaceships
* how to build spaceships
* how to fight spaceships
* how to crew spaceships

So, any ball park as to when this will be available?

Pragmatic · 08-04-2007, 03:30 PM

Can one of the themes be "customized ships" with some modules? For instance, the German shipbuilding industry produced the MEKO 360 type (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEKO) of modularized frigates for German and allied navies.

I'd like to see a baseline version, a stripped-down (de-modularized) version, a bunch of modules, and some variations that people might not have thought of.

Think the 50-ton ship from Traveller. Lovely craft, that. :) But these would be more lethal. :)

Anyway, that's my suggestion.

seasong · 08-06-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Infojunky

So, any ball park as to when this will be available?

It just went into editing. Ballparks are large enough at that stage that we refer to them as unusually flat and green continents.

DouglasCole · 08-06-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by seasong

It just went into editing. Ballparks are large enough at that stage that we refer to them as unusually flat and green continents.

Kinda like a cricket pitch, I think.

David L Pulver · 08-06-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Can one of the themes be "customized ships" with some modules? For instance, the German shipbuilding industry produced the MEKO 360 type (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEKO) of modularized frigates for German and allied navies.

I'd like to see a baseline version, a stripped-down (de-modularized) version, a bunch of modules, and some variations that people might not have thought of.

I haven't been doing modularized ships, though I might do so based on playtester reaction. Actually, the system is itself fairly modular, so pretty much any vessel works like this anyway...

Lord Azagthoth · 08-06-2007, 04:44 PM

I hope its a good replacement for the Traveller:IW schip building system. Making fighters like in Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Buck Rogers, was not easy using that system.

Infojunky · 08-06-2007, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Azagthoth

I hope its a good replacement for the Traveller:IW schip building system. Making fighters like in Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Buck Rogers, was not easy using that system.

That is becuase fighter really don't exist in that universe. Fighters in Traveller are like a rowboat compared to a ship-o-line.

And yes I agree, I hope it does fighters better as my current game is a small ship/fighter game.

Wydraz · 09-04-2007, 11:47 AM

Almost a month without a peep... I'm ready to buy it now. :D

08-04-2007, 03:30 PM	#54
Pragmatic Ceci n'est pas une tag. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA (Portland Metro)	Re: GURPS Spaceships Series Can one of the themes be "customized ships" with some modules? For instance, the German shipbuilding industry produced the MEKO 360 type (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEKO) of modularized frigates for German and allied navies. I'd like to see a baseline version, a stripped-down (de-modularized) version, a bunch of modules, and some variations that people might not have thought of. Think the 50-ton ship from Traveller. Lovely craft, that. :) But these would be more lethal. :) Anyway, that's my suggestion.

08-06-2007, 04:44 PM	#58
Lord Azagthoth Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Helmouth, The Netherlands	Re: GURPS Spaceships Series I hope its a good replacement for the Traveller:IW schip building system. Making fighters like in Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Buck Rogers, was not easy using that system. __________________ May the Force be with us all Dark Lord Azagthoth Star Wars - TRPG

09-04-2007, 11:47 AM	#60
Wydraz Join Date: Sep 2004	Re: GURPS Spaceships Series Almost a month without a peep... I'm ready to buy it now. :D __________________ A thing is impossible, until it's not.