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I get the keys to my new house today! Yaay!
Now I get to actually start the moving process... booo!
As the cover art is sitting printed out on my desk, can we PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give folks a lil' bit of a teaser about what's comin their way with the next installment
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Oh, you mean this old thing?
http://mj12games.com/forum/files/sfcover_876.png
Actually, I brought up some problems in the weapon calculations (specifically, how ROF is handled differently than other stats and what the implications of that were) quite some time ago, in private, with Dan.
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I say make it official.
Well, if I were to make an official change to the formula, I would still want it something simple enough to do by hand. I am leaning towards RPD+R; although not perfect, it is more perfect (?) than (R+1)PD, and is still very simple.
so does the printed version have the errata updated in it?
Indeed.
And the Origins nomination seal on the cover. 
but isn't there a licensing issue here related to any historical MLB teams?
I know this is something they tend to protect pretty closely.
This would be what is termed a "Grey Area".
thanks for a great product:-)
Also, I should mention in case you missed it on TMP... through the end of March, the hard copy of Defiance is 20% off on our web store -- in case you have the PDF but really want to upgrade to the printed version...
You DO know that I'm gonna HAVE to do an adaptation for Renegade Legions Fighters now...
Wait until the WW2 version is finished, will ya?
Bren...3D space wouldn't be that difficult an adaptation....or shouldn't be. It's just a bit more math. Might be able to do it with a simple underlay stat sheet. (thinking out loud)
Not sure why it would need any changes from the air version -- although the difference between climb and dive speeds would need to go away...
Hiya:-)
I just got an email from RPGnow to redownload D:VG, when I did, the only chnages I could see is the origins nomination on the cover....the edition2.04 looked the same...is the book updated with all the changes/error fixes? I think there were some minor ones I remmber reading about...
just wondering
thanks for a great product:-)
Well, the change in the cover to reflect the Origins nomination is worth it in itself, right?
Actually, the interior is updated -- but I'll have to defer to Demian to explain exactly how...
Min. speed <- Min # of hexes the plane must move
Climbing speed <-max # of hexes when the plane adds one altitude level
Level speed <-max # of hexes when the plane stays at the same alt. level
Dive speed <-max # of hexes when the plane loses 1 alt. level
Turn min <- # of hexes straight between turns
Alt. <- Max Alt of the plane
You are correct, sir! Gold star for you.
However, there's more to the turn rating than just a minimum move... if there is indeed interest in this one, I will try to get a playtest pack out ASAP.
what happened to the plane!
I don't have a silhouette for the Alcione yet.
BTW, any provision for creating make-believe players rather than historical ones?
Not at the moment, but given any set of stats, I can generate a player card.
In '58 it would be the Milwaukee Braves. 1953-1965
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/mil … raves.html
They moved to Atlanta in 1966. :wink:
Indeed. And the 1994 Washington Nationals were actually the Montreal Expos. I was just trying to find an example team for each extant franchise, regardless of what they were called back then.
Just for you Jim... five boxes in each cell.
http://mj12games.com/forum/files/alcione_897.png
And for comparison's sake, here's a Kraut.... er... Jerry... er... German.
http://mj12games.com/forum/files/bf109_879.png
I like it! except why are there only three boxes in a set?
Because only three of the boxes fit in each of the Excel cells I'm using to format the card.
I have got lots and lots of half-finished ideas, but am finding it difficult to get any of them completed. So, putting a few of 'em out there in the hopes of inspiration.
Does this get anyone drooling?
http://mj12games.com/forum/files/spitfire_807.png
Let's play the black sox years (duck)
Okay... there was ONE Black Sox year (1919), and I was tempted to include them anyway. 
But my formula says the 1916 team was the best (odd, considering they came in second in the AL). Weird...
Well, using an interesting approach published in the Baseball Prospectus (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=169) I've determined the "best" teams in each franchise's history:
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks
1958 Atlanta Braves
1966 Baltimore Orioles
1986 Boston Red Sox
1984 Chicago Cubs
1916 Chicago White Sox
1975 Cincinnati Reds
1995 Cleveland Indians
1996 Colorado Rockies
1984 Detroit Tigers
1997 Florida Marlins
1983 Houston Astros
1989 Kansas City Royals
1986 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1955 Los Angeles Dodgers
1982 Milwaukee Brewers
1945 Minnesota Twins
1986 New York Mets
1941 New York Yankees
1990 Oakland Athletics
1915 Philadelphia Phillies
1902 Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 San Diego Padres
1959 San Francisco Giants
2001 Seattle Mariners
1968 St. Louis Cardinals
2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1974 Texas Rangers
1993 Toronto Blue Jays
1994 Washington Nationals
Thoughts?
I'm not big up on sports (ducks!) But the Ken Griffey Jr. years for the Mariners were probably the best...1995 I think....if'n that's what you be bein after boss.
Huh. They won 90 games in '97, so that would probably be a better choice.
Seattle Flound...eerrr....Mariners of course.
(It's a PNW thing) :roll:
I was thinking along the lines of "Chicago White Sox 2005"... since this game is supposed to span the decades, I need samples from different years.
I'm putting together a playtest pack, and I was just wondering what teams y'all would like to see?
When I was playing around with some B5W => SX conversions, I just took the Medium Laser and Medium Pulse Cannon stats and averaged them out to find a middle ground.
The problem I have with using an average is that this would allow someone to come up with a dual-purpose weapon at a discount.
For example, let's say the two weapons standing alone are worth 50 and 20 respectively. Combine them in a dual-purpose weapon, and they are worth 35... if you only ever use the 50-point weapon "mode", you're getting a significant discount.
With the ARES system, the dual-purpose weapon will always cost more than either mode, but still give a discount over having both weapons separately.
So no, its not, and likely wont be official. But as has been stated many times by the MJXII folks, its not like someone is going to come to your house and arrest you for not playing the official version.
Actually... we have been in negotiations with the Men in Black...
or b) Create the two weapons seperately. Then, add half of the smaller weapon onto the larger weapon, and give them a variable fire mode--either they fire in laser mode or in pulse mode. Might make work easier...
This is the solution used in ARES, and it works nicely.
Dreadnought is now done...though still haven't added the engine nacelles (haven't molded any out just yet.)
http://www.albumtown.com/showpic.php?aid=53731&pid=939766&uuid=35872
CVL is now under construction...
Have I mentioned just how cool these are lately?
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