A more streamlined movement system

Three distinct and layered types of starship defenses

Tell us more......

I volunteer to playtest. :ugeek:

Great, just when I was getting the hang of S:AE!  :roll:

I guess I will put my latest project on hold until the new version comes out and I feel compelled to start all over 

Couple of questions: 1.) Will the "scale" of the game remain essentially the same as S:AE?
(2.) Will all future releases such as possible SFU tie-ins be done with the new rules?
3.) If so, will the old ADB/MJ12 Armadas be updated to the new "standard"?
Any way I look forward to seeing the new rules!
Cheers,
Erik

Potential name: Starmada 2012: The Final Edition (little dig at the whole 'the world will end in 2012)

I'll be a reviewer. Playtests are...difficult...for me as I don't have the time nowadays, as well as one of my family moving next weekend.

But I'm not happy with you Dan, I've spent the last few months releasing new supplements just for them to become obsolete... /shakes fist angrily

Either one of those would work...:)

Done.

I hope I will, too. If you want, I could try and do some new ship designs for the setting, see how easy it is to do--that I can do fairly easily...:)

Released in January, and you're still accepting playtesters? 

Will things covered in the Rules Annex be covered in the initial book for this version?  Those rules were built up over a few supplements, and I wonder whether the things they cover will get reset and have to wait for release again.

How compatible with this version be?

I think fewer steps/dice seems good.

thanks
andy

Well I've spent months converting B5W and when I'm almost finished you go and release another version! 

I'm actually both excited and worried.  Although I realise I don't have to buy the new version I probably will. I would love to have 3 different defences for B5.  Shields work but with a bit of fudging. 

However changing movement is where I'm worried.  Any chance of a tiny bit more detail on what you said below, does it still involve writing orders?  Because I love this part of the game.  It's why I chose Starmada when I stopped playing ACTA over serious issues with their movement.  I realise in SAE you can change movement so I hope a version of what we have now is still an option at least.

I'll PM you with a few questions about play testing as I've never done it before but would love to be involved in some way if possible.

Things move quickly around here.

My plan is to make the initial release as all-inclusive as possible. That being said, there may be an odd optional rule here and there that doesn't make it initially, either due to an oversight on my part or because I'm not sure how best to incorporate it.

Not sure I completely understand the question.

It's hard to explain without giving you the whole picture (which will likely happen shortly). However, there's nothing to worry about, IMHO. If you like the current movement system, you'll love the new one -- mainly because it's the same system, just easier to navigate.

O man!  Maybe this will fix everything.  My group here burned out on S:AE over the summer as a result of powergaming, but a new edition holds new promise...

Simpler movement sounds wonderful; we never did manage to wrap our heads around the vector movement in AE, so we played with Naval.  Three defenses...  interesting.  My gut response was "Nooo the effects-based ethos is dying!"  but my roommate's significantly better-thought-out response was "Huh, that may balance the customizability present in offense (four weapon stats plus traits) against that in defense (shields plus traits) better."  He liked to play heavy-defense and was very sad when Ignores / Halves / P+3 made high shields ineffective, so he's a fan.

But yeah, I'd love to review a copy...  can't guarantee playtesting, but I'd probably buy it and show it to the gang.  If less dice-rolling is involved, they might be up for a second season.

I guess the biggest question is whether or not there will be changes to the rules concerning pill bugs. That will pretty much determine if I buy into the new version of the game or stick with S:AE.
Erik

BeowulfJB and I will be getting together later this month send me a play test copy and we will give it a go.

Blacklancer's got a point. Will the new movement rules allow pillbugs to wheel?