Re: [FT]Variable Fire Arcs...

>At 06:56 PM 3/22/99 +0100, Oerjan wrote:
>>No. Flipping the ship end for end is covered by expending 1 maneuver
>>thrust point for turning 180 degrees in the Vector system, but isn't
>>possible in the Cinematic system under the current rules.
>
>Check again, Oerjan.  The rolling maneuver seems explicitly designed
*for*
>the cinematic system, since that's the example that Jon uses.

Yes, but the roll doesn't change the ship's facing, so it works for
cinematic AND vector alike, as stated in the book.  An end-for-end flip,
like a 180 degree rotate, reverses the ship's facing - OK in vector, but
not in cinematic.

Jon (GZG)
>
>Later,
>
>					Aaron Teske
>					ateske@HICom.net
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