Re: FT Sensor Rules -- Request for Comments [LONG]
From: Jerry Han <jhan@w...>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 02:46:32 -0400
Subject: Re: FT Sensor Rules -- Request for Comments [LONG]
Howdy,
Tony Christney wrote:
> It seems to me that the effective ranges are reversed. One would
> expect active sensors to have much greater range than passive.
Doh! No, it means I lost track of which section I was writing in.
Active is 54", passive is 36", just like FT. (8-)
> Also, how about having a "bogey" firing using a passive lock
> being treated exactly as if it had just executed an active scan
> attempt.
*nod* That's a good idea, and makes sense from a logic standpoint,
I'm not sure if it would be too much of a limitation from a
gameplay standpoint. I'll write it in and playtest it though, and
see what happens.
Thanks!
JGH
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