• Registered: 2010-03-09
  • Posts: 630

Re: Starmada Nova Errata

Blacklancer99 wrote:
madpax wrote:

That's something strange. Directionnal defense gives you a small advantage (a +1 over a very small part of the arcs) and a bigger disadvantage (the opposite) but costs nothing?

Seeing the usual SFU ships, I would say that DD gives you an advantage over FF, disadvantage over AA, and nothing elswhere.

Marc

I think it's more important to view DD in terms of "fluff" or modeling a setting than in terms of min/maxing the designs.
Erik

This is how I feel about DD, more about fluff (ie, adapting SFU ships) than anything else. The ships there should have a very good front shiel, bad rear shield, and medium P/S shields.

Marc

  • Registered: 2011-03-11
  • Posts: 15

Re: Starmada Nova Errata

hi!

not sure if mentioned before (found nothing in this errata): i think the example (p. 47/right/below) on calculating a dual-mode weapon is wrong.
plain text (shortened): "final SU = larger SU + 1/2 smaller" (i remember this from S:AE)
example (shortened): "mode A-SU = 119.9; mode B-SU = 136.7, thus 188.3 (119.9 + (136.7/2))"
(i haven't proofed the 119.9 and 136.7 calculations; i'm not so far in reading the rules)

shouldn't it be 196.7? (136.7 + (119.9/2))

  • Registered: 2010-06-29
  • Posts: 82

Re: Starmada Nova Errata

SOLAR MOVEMENT

On page 35 I think the first line should read
"... more than one hexside (60 [Deg]) ..." not "... within one hexside (60[Deg])..."

Otherwise the second diagram is wrong.

  • From: Denver, CO
  • Registered: 2005-03-27
  • Posts: 3,578

Re: Starmada Nova Errata

mikeaxe wrote:

"... more than one hexside (60 [Deg]) ..." not "... within one hexside (60[Deg])..."

Otherwise the second diagram is wrong.

In the second diagram, the solar wind is "blowing" to the southwest. The ship is pointed to the northwest, or within 60* of the wind. So, the diagram is correct.

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
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  • Registered: 2010-06-29
  • Posts: 82

Re: Starmada Nova Errata

Dan Wrote...

In the second diagram, the solar wind is "blowing" to the southwest. The ship is pointed to the northwest, or within 60* of the wind.

Ok I see what you mean by "the direction of the wind".  But the wind (at least in the UK) is a Northeasterly wind not southwesterly and in sailing terminology the ship in the diagram is facing 120* away from the wind not 60* towards it.

Probably its just a translation problem between English and American or land/spacelubber and the sea. smile

  • From: Denver, CO
  • Registered: 2005-03-27
  • Posts: 3,578

Re: Starmada Nova Errata

mikeaxe wrote:

Probably its just a translation problem between English and American or land/spacelubber and the sea.

Or, I have no idea what I'm talking about... it's happened before. smile

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

mj12games's Website