Re: Conversions (Stargrunt)

After much snippage (mostly of my schizophrenic ramblings) we get to
Alexander Williams insightful comments:

> You're overkilling.  Check the DSII construction rules for walker
> vehicles; they take Fixed Forward weapon space cost and get partial
> rotate (front 180o) for free.  That said, you're interpreting the
> design /too/ literally to construct it properly.

Here we go!  I don't own Dirtside - I ordered a copy, as well as MT, 
but DS got misplaced after arriving at the shop, and MT is out of 
stock/print...

More snipping...
 
> Given this layout (and Andy's handy online design system), we end up
> with:
> 
> Excalibur
> 
> Equipment Item			     VSP : BVP	   Spaces  
> Cost
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> -- Vehicle, class 5				 25 :  0	  25  
>   25 Armor class 3				   25 : 40	    25
>     40 Fusion Generation Plant		     25 : 40	     
> 25	 64 Combat Walker				25 : 40       
>   25	  104 2 class 4 HKP's in Fixed mount		  25 : 40     
>      9    184
>    with Enhanced fire control 	      25 : 40		9   
>    200
> 1 GMS/H with Basic guidance		      25 : 40		5   
> 230 2 APSW's					  25 : 40	    4 
>   234
> 
> ... which would seem to mirror things a bit more /and/ fit inside
> the rules without so much stretching.

Other than the shoddy formating (which is my mail program's fault),
THANKS!!  I should've looked for some online package, as you did....

> Given similar design specs, try this:
> 
> Raidar-X
> 
> Equipment Item			     VSP : BVP	   Spaces  
> Cost
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> -- Vehicle, class 5				 25 :  0	  25  
>   25 Armor class 3				   25 : 40	    25
>     40 Fusion Generation Plant		     25 : 40	     
> 25	 64 Combat Walker				25 : 40       
>   25	  104 2 class 4 HEL's in Fixed mount		  25 : 40     
>      9    200
>    with Enhanced fire control 	      25 : 40		9   
>    216
> 2 GMS/L's with Basic guidance 	      25 : 40		5   
> 256 Local air defence 			  25 : 40	    3 
>   331

(More snipping here)

The values given for cost - nonesuch are available in Stargrunt.  Not 
to open _that_ can of worms again but isn't that akin to a point 
system?  Admitedly, I have no experience with DS II (see above), but 
what else could that value represent?

Alfredo (ducking for cover...)

P.S. - Have you done conversions for the other Battloids?  The 
Spartan, specifically?
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Alfredo Lorente
Minneapolis, MN
alfredo@bitstream.net