Re: FT-Forts

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris DeBoe <LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: FT-Forts

> Bif:
> > Asteroid forts, are built just like normal forts, except that you
only
pay
> > the basic hull cost on the equipment added, and the armour comes for
free
> <snip>
> > armour (which comes for free) is only 1 pt per 2 mass (it may be
massive,
> > but it`s not as good as a high tech laminate).
>
> So I could have Armor=500 if I felt like it?
> Also, I don't see why you're disallowing layered armor.  I'd think
that
> "layered" would better represent the "30 meters of rock" approach.
>

You could have the layered armour, if you so wanted. BUT, I would only
make
the original or first layer free.

> > Third- THIS IS INPORTANT. The mass of the station keeping drive and
> sheilds
> > (if fitted) is equal
>
> Quibble:  you mean "a percentage of" rather than "equal to"
>
>  to the ORIGINAL mass of the asteroid, not the mass of
> > the equipment added/space hollowed out.
> >
>

D`oh, yup.

BIF