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Random thought/question...
If I wanted to model the directional shield strengths from SFB/FC without going the route of faceted shields, how could this best be accomplished?
Having each facet have a different shield strength when hit is scored on the shields, all the shields go down a shield strength. of if using fleet ops half the shields when the ship is crippled.
Or
The shield rating is the strength of the forward shield all other shields are a point less maybe make the rear two less. When the shields are take damage the forward shield is lowered and the others follow suit.
In the movies or tv shows the shields all go down at the same time. In the SFU you can drop one shield while others could be at full strength.
The absolute drop dead simplest way I can think of is to use the forward (#1) FC shield/10 as a base, then for shots that enter the rear areas (JKL arcs) count shield rating as 1 less (minimum 1) to model how the shields are typically "thinner" in those zones. Just use a standard shield track on the ship chart.
Cheers,
Erik
Throw out the current shield system and come up with a new one that uses ablative shields. Replace "shield" damage (since you'd be damaging them just by shooting at them) with "special systems" damage.
To be honest, Starmada doesn't mimic the rules mechanics of SFB, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. The only thing I'd really want to change with the current system you have for KA/RA is that instead of just 67% of the time the facing facet takes the shield damage I'd make it 100%.
The only thing I'd really want to change with the current system you have for KA/RA is that instead of just 67% of the time the facing facet takes the shield damage I'd make it 100%.
Why that?
AFAIK, in FC, you could transfer shield points from one facet to the other.
Otherwise, I like Blacklancer proposal.
Marc
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