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Re: FT: FB2 Preview - Obi Wan Tuffley

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 09:20:37 +0000
Subject: Re: FT: FB2 Preview - Obi Wan Tuffley

>I didn't send, but something I thought about sending (as I was driving
home
>from John's place--anyone else ever drive 190 miles (one way) for one
game?
>And care to admit it?) which should get an Official Response (tm):
>
>Vector Movement Modification Proposal:
>Main Drive thrust and Thruster Pushes must be executed together; they
may
>not be separated by a Facing Change.
>
>  This is to avoid events such as: a Thrust 6 ship uses a Main Drive 6
burn
>in direction 12; rotates to heading 3; and uses its two remaining
Thruster
>points to Push to port; its total movement in direction 12 has
therefore
>been 8 instead of 6.  Next turn it could perform the same steps in
reverse
>order, to end facing direction 12 again.

Hmmm, an interesting thought, and one that I can see the rationale
behind... what does anyone else think?

Jon (GZG)

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