Topic: SAE Base/Speed zero vessel Movement
Burning off some creative energy and testing myself by designing some low-tech powers, and am thinking of using one of my staple low-tech vessels, the asteroid monitor, for the real low-tech power (-2 in all slots). However, due to the fact that several capital ships have only one engine point anyway, I'm going for either speed-0 vessels or bases. But that incorporates a new problem--these are supposed to have the capacity to be mobile, so I've come up with one of three fixes:
1) Allow 'half-movement' points--the vessel will have 1/2 an engine, which will take two turns to have the capacity to move the vessel one hex. This is my second choice. My main reason for this not being first is because I'm not sure whether it'd mess up the ORat calculations. I don't think it would, but you never know.
2) In a similar way to ammunition-using weapons, give said vessel a single engine point and a few points of 'fuel'--each 'burn' allows the vessel to move one point as normal. This is my third choice, mainly as I'm not sure Starmada can cope with a fuel expenditure system.
3) A simple amendment stating that speed-0 vessels and bases can either start stationary, or have a momentum of one in a particular direction. This would be stated either at the start, or in the special rules or set-up of a scenario. With regards to bases, I'd suggest it automatically loses its re-roll if it is moving, in a similar vein to the 'loses re-roll if rotating' aspect of bases. I like this idea because it has the potential for a base to 'drift' into a minefield laid by the other side, and (in this particular setting) allows the truly low-tech side to have a heavy 'mobile' unit rather than limiting it to light units. It also seems to have the least difficulty to implement.
What do you think would be the way to go?
(also, I doubt it'll get released before Nova Edition, but I'll still attempt to release it anyway, although whether there's any interest is another matter. Basically, this is almost me taunting Dan: "Release Nova Edition before I strike again!" )