In a message dated 1/30/07 8:46:18 AM, mintroll-ft-list writes:
>Side Effect, all Fighters (including EMP carrying) or Missiles (either Friend or Foe) within 6mu use, >are affected by burst and are +1 Easier to hit by PDF. Heavy fighters are only affected out to 3mu.
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>Each Fighter Cost +4, and it has a Effectiveness of 3 for our Modular Fighter Construction rules.
So basically, shooting as for EMP beams as descibed in the OCR Beta Fleet, with standard Anti-fighter or reduced like Attack Fighters?>>
Well we use a Modular Fighter Construction, so the field player can make choice for Anti-Fighter, but I would say for those not using they would be like Attack Fighters.
I don't think Heavy Fighters should get another benefit - they already get their -1DRM to hit.>>
It not so much a benefit, just granting them giving them the benefit of their "better shielding" so cuts down the effect of the EMP weapons being fired.
Also, the +1DRM after firing is a reduced penalty if using the modified (FT 3rd ed hopeful) fighter rules, as they all fire after the ships - meaning ship based PDF won't gain any benefit.>>
Well, we have yet to use the new Beta Fighter rules, so that wasn't part of our balance... But we did like the idea of Fighters and Missiles caught in EMP "blast range" should get some negative effects. Would for under new Beta rules, a penalty of -1 on attack rolls for 1 turn be effective (repersenting) the time it takes the computer to reboot for fighters or missiles?
Sorry to be the one picking away, my group wanted me to put in Needle Fighters into our campaign, as yet no one has fielded them, but I'm still not convinced on them - of course, campaign verses straight games place different emphasis on fighters depending on how you handle loses/resupplying.>>
Very true.. Fighters can be very expensive when U need to replace them, in a Campaign setting. How did U put your Needle Fighters in? We look at them, and used Needle Attack Fighters/2 for # of attacks (costed as Attack fighters). PDF gets a +1 to the roll.
I looked through the pages I compiled my systems list from:
http://nift.firedrake.org/Weap-Def_Archive.htm
...sadly found no mention of EMP fighters, I owe a lot to the people that compiled that list (made making my own for FTCamp a hell of a lot easier).
Simon>>
Yep that resource is a wonderful 1... EMP fighter s was something at our group thought might make a good pirate fighter armament. So I came here to share and get feedback.
DOCAGREN
Just a Lurker here on the Digest, But maybe I have a good idea or 2..
:-)
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