Game Chat Thread

[Gravedust]

Talk about the game here. This thread is also for signups.

Actual game thread should be along shortly.

[cokerpilot]

Hello there this looks interesting I think I will throw my hat in.

[Balk]

I've been wondering if any new games were in the works over here. Sign me up!

[fourohfour]

I'll sign up to play, and read through everything to design something that'll probably do terribly soonish.

[atomikkrab]

I will give this game a go.

[Gravedust]

Yay, it's cool to see some interest.

Let me know if anyone needs any clarifications about the game rules as they stand.

If anyone wants to try their hand at making a ship, you might want to consider something with a compartment range of 25-30, since that is probably around the size we'll be starting at, and then working our way up from there. Ships under 25 compartments can be pretty frustratingly hard to hit, so usually the compartment minimum will be 25 or higher.

And I swear to god, I'd never rolled so many 1s or 20s (almost always resulting in a miss) since I started testing this game.

But feel free to build whatever catches your fancy, really.

I plan on giving the recruitment phase a week or so, and then I'll start prepping the first game.

[atomikkrab]

www.annarbor.com/entertainment/galaxy-trucker-review/

Gravedust, someone said the ship components look a lot like this, I kinda agree.

[Gravedust]

Wow yeah, that's pretty similar, though I hadn't heard of Space Truckers before. Hehe.. Their shear rules are basically identical to mine, as well as some of their components. Funny. But it sort of make the most sense if you want to make something space-flavored, you'll see the same general parts...

But nah I'd never seen it before, though I think I'd be more surprised if nobody else had thought of this general 'destructible compartments on a hit grid' type of deal before.

[unbelievable]

Im In.

[Gravedust]

OKAY.

I have rebooted the PVP thread and created a new campaign thread!

If you're interested in playing in either you will need to sign up. (re-sign up if you in the old thread)

For those who missed the earlier conversation on the subject:

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The PVP thread will be strictly for balanced player vs. player matches. There may be some special rules involved, but mostly it is ships busting up other ships, and/or trying to complete symmetrical objectives. Ship sizes, location and rules may vary widely between matches.

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The Campaign thread is more fight cooperatively against the GM in scenarios that follow a general story. Players actions and missions can be chose by the players themselves, and the players may build up fleets of several persistent ships, ally with a Faction, and play some part in what eventually happens in Culver Orbit.

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The PVP game will start as soon as it has at least 4 players, (whenever that is) and the Campaign game will begin as soon as a single player signs up, though the signup period will not close until Friday. You can sign up for either or both, if you get bogged down you can always drop out of one.


So there you go. I'd love to get this things going.

[atomikkrab]

Ok give me a bit to build a ship for the campaign.

[cokerpilot]

Still interested if I can just get my equipment to work.

[Gravedust]

Sure thing. You can hop in whenever you're able.

[Gravedust]

Howdy folks,
Things are progressing, just invisibly. I have some ships to make and a bit of other prep to do, but I'm hoping to get the 1st mission going in the next day or so.

[Gravedust]

::CH-CH-CHAANGES::

• Fighters have gotten a rather extensive overhaul; I was trying to get one unit to do too much, and so I've split Fighters into three separate remote classes. All 3 classes are launched from the same (current) Fighter Launch Bay, but each type has it's own Hangar that daisy-chains w/ it's own kind, but not other hangar types. (Similar to how Torpedoes will be handled when they are introduced: Many flavors, 1 launcher.)

Remotes launched from a fighter bay can now be recovered to allow a different type of remote to be launched. (I.e. land a Fighter, launch an Interceptor)

Fighter class stats will probably undergo some subsequent changes/alterations and I may replace gunships with something else, but for now here they are:

(The Size stat represents how difficult they are to hit, i.e Roll equal to or under their size rating and they get blown up)



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Attack Fighter: (Anti-ship)
[Damage: 1(x2)][Range:5][Speed:9][Energy: 2 to Launch][Size:3]
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Interceptor: (Anti-remote)
[Damage: 0(x4)][Range:5][Speed:10][Energy: 2 to Launch][Size:2]
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Gunship: (Basically a mobile laser turret. Probably needs some work.)
[Damage: 1(x3)][Range:5][Speed:6][Energy: 3 to Launch][Size:5]
(Unlike others in it's class, Gunships only come 1 to the bay)
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Each remote type has it's own icon on the battle map, so you can tell what they are:


The official compartment sheet will be updated tomorrow, I forgot I'm hosting the images myself. I'll also update the .zip image archive to include the new Hangar compartment art.

For current designs, Fighter hangars will be replaced with Attack Fighters automatically, otherwise you can specify if you'd like a particular hangar type instead.

[Balk]

Yeah, I think the gunship could use a few tweaks. It seems kinda lackluster next to the attack fighter. 3 less speed, 2 more size, 1 extra energy to launch, 1 less fighter per bay and all it gets in trade is an extra shot? Longer range or more firepower would make the choice harder, but with those stats I'd rather have a bay for attackers.

The interceptor is a bit more interesting, though. I'd lean towards using all my bays for attack fighters (since they'll be at least somewhat useful in any situation, while interceptors are dead weight if the other team doesn't have remotes), but I can seem them coming in handy. Anyway, it's nice to have options.

[atomikkrab]

Grave can you clue us in on a how much a cheap terrible cargo hauler for the goods would set us back?

[Gravedust]

Not sure since I haven't made any cargo haulers yet, and probably won't until I really need to.

But they run at the same rates as other ships, so if you want to buy one then it'd be at least 25 mil (minimum ship size)

To rent; probably between 15-20% of total value, so somewhat higher than the upkeep of a comparable vessel.

[cokerpilot]

Recovering from being very very ill.

[Gravedust]

Yikes, Sorry to hear that. :/ You probably haven't missed much though, I've been really busy.

[xelada]

Um... correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't the Erinyes still be operational? She still has weapons, thrust and a bridge.

[Gravedust]

Yep, Erinyes is still up, just pretty crippled, for the moment.

The command switchover is a faction scenario thing more than a mechanics thing, if that's what you were wondering about.

[cokerpilot]

Do you guys thinking I should turn and go after the runner I should just be in range I think. Or do you want me to keep hounding the Stormcat?

[Balk]

Hmm... I see three gray fighters that have shots on Stormcat's unshielded side. Plus Krakatoah's fighter 3D. Some of their ships can hit the sides that still have shields, too. So there's a good chance Stormcat will die right away, but if not, the Sombrans will almost certainly finish him off on their own next turn.

I'd say go after Artype unless you really want Stormcat dead now. If you do, let me know and I'll take out that missile so you can get to his vulnerable side.

[cokerpilot]

Just in case you guys missed it I comed you in game.

[cokerpilot]

Meanwhile:

Captain Coker tensely stares at his fellow captains over the conference table. An uneasy silence fills the room.

"Do you have any twos?"

[krakatoah]

Soooo, reckon we have enough money by now to consider some ship upgrades? Or should we finish our current task first before thinking about that?

[Balk]

Yeah, definitely. You and coker have the cash to buy something twice as big as your current ships.

...you'd have to scrap what you have now to pay the upkeep costs, but hey, it's an option.

I'll have to design something bigger than size 30. Or maybe buy another size 30 ship and bring two in the next mission, if that's legal.

[cokerpilot]

We actually have enough money to do that I most did the math wrong?

[Gravedust]

Feb 10, 2015 18:21:12 GMT -8 Balk said:

Or maybe buy another size 30 ship and bring two in the next mission, if that's legal.

It's uh.. legal-isah, with 3 players. I try not to have more than 4 ships to a side during missions (though clearly I'm not real good at that. >.>) so in a 3-player game I guess 1 player could have 2 ships.. if the other two agree to it, and further agree to take turns swapping out being the dude with two ships, or in some other manner prevent people from getting butthurt. Anyway, if it's fine with y'all, it's fine with me.

Another reason for having multiple ships (as I mentioned before) is that if you lose one during a mission, you can roll out another one in the same mission and carry on. The enemies you meet will start reinforcing in the same manner pretty soon. Actually they were doing that last mission, only with 2 slots instead of four.

But then, just having a bigger ship is nice too. So whatever you feel like, really.


In case I never mentioned, upkeep is always 10% of the ship's total value, (So a 30-compartment ship is 3mil, 45 is 4.5mil, etc.) In case that helps with planning.