Re: [GZG] FT Light: 5 is the new 6?

>In Full Thrust 2nd Ed 1992, half the thrust rating
>rounded UP could be used for changing course.
>
>In Fleet Book 1 1998, it became half the thrust
>rounded DOWN.
>
>Now in Full Thrust Light 2008, it's back to UP.
>
>I don't have any strong opinion either way (unlike
>my other posting on FT Light), but I'm curious as
>to why it changed. Synchronisation with the orbit
>of Jupiter?

Mainly for simplification; going back to the original means that we 
no longer have to have a special exception to the rule to cover 
thrust-1 ships. It also makes odd-thrust ships a little more agile 
again, which is probably a good thing.

In general, Simple = Good, provided "simple" does not become 
"simplistic"....  ;-)

Jon (GZG)

>
>	cheers,
>	Hugh
>
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