Re: [OFFICIAL] new ideas!

At 01:01 PM 2/23/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Howsabout making different races require different %'s in engines,
etc... to 
>distinguish between them. One of the major flaws in the game (well,
maybe not 
>major) is that every race has exactly the same ship design potentials;
why not 
>take a leaf from the PBeM game "Stars!" and allow different races
completely 
>different equipment list? The changes would not have to be significant;
some 
>races only require 4% per thrust factor or torpedoes have a +1 to hit,
but it 
>would be enough to add a little flavour. 
>
>Thomas Payne
>
>"I prefer Au Revior..." -- Mort
>

	I must admit that I concur wholeheartedly with this idea. We
need
something to distinguish different races' technology/design strategies
from
each other. I understand that most people aren't interested in this. But
certainly some system of spending a fixed number of points to buy
advantages
and disadvantages in design technology could be implemented solely as an
optional rule. It would add a great deal of flavor.

	James
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