Funnels/ Drones could be handled as part of the weapon design system after a bit of thinking and being creative with things.

Basically design a unit with the A.I. Modifier and treat it like a re-usable ballistic weapon system.  Might need a bit more finesse than that, but it points you in the right general direction.

Heat doesn't quite work that way in Wardogs. Pretty much all weapons and most systems produce heat which makes the unit easier to lock-on to. Now...rather than heat;

Weapon Enhancement (Melee/Energy/Kinetic)
Overcharger: The weapon has been modified with extra capacitors and/or barrel modifications to increase its damage by x2. This system requires the weapon to have not fired for two previous turns in order to charge up. Once charged, the weapon will inflict double its normal damage (double the normal dice rolled, not twice the actual damage points) when striking its target. Upon completion of the attack, a d6 is rolled to see if the Overcharger burns the weapon out rendering it useless until repaired. The chance of burn-out increases with each use of the Overcharger during battle; first use burn-out occurs on a d10 roll result of 1 and increasing by +1 per use. (ie: A PPC fires in Overcharge mode for the 3rd time and will burn-out on a d10 roll of 3>. A Railgun fires in Overcharge mode for the 7th time and will burn-out on a d10 roll of 7>.)
Hardpoint Multiplier: x1.3
Thermal Rating Modifier: +1 (when charged)

Could be interesting.  :geek:

Really like how that ship card looks!  Class. Maybe add the relevant national flag in there for added snaz.

I know Mike and I had a long conversation on this though I think it was on chat or something. Stupidly, I didn't make notes. I believe the gist of the conversation involved the use of boarding shuttles which would be treated as fighters subjected to starship point defense. Flying Dutchman attacks were not seriously considered due to both distances, velocities, and maneuvers of combatants involved. Surprise attacks would involve a great deal of luck, the infantry ship needing to slip in from beyond sensor range, stealth or drift into Dutchman range, and hope that the intelligence on the target ship is accurate and it is more or less stationary.

The Demo Unit file was lost with the website it was on. A subsequent hard drive crash due to a virus also took out the original file which was not backed up. 

Yup. Once a unit starts taking damage, the ablative aspect of the AR allows damage to accumulate at faster rates from the less powerful weapons.  And as Old n Grey said, certain weapon mods, such as Armor Piercing mean that even lighter weapons might do some harm.

Nothing that I've seen posted or been told about.

Well played! 

The idea is to be able to use any scale mini's to play with...though maybe basing off 6mm and using 15mm figs as large(r) units in play is more consistent in scale. 

It can be played hexless with a little tinkering, which is perfectly okay as long as you're consistent with it. I'd say that board/table size is up to you as desired. If playing hexless, that lets you alter the range/movement scale of the game via taped distances.

The construction rules were set up in a manner to allow multi-era play. However, it should be noted that less technologically advanced units will be more limited in their abilities.

I'd recommend checking out the Errata thread as well, since there have been a few additions, clarifications posted there since the book was printed.

Happy Hunting!

Didn't have a single hiccup.

Those would be the ones.