Re: Star System Attack

 If whatever FTL technology you use allows entry into a solar systems at
*any* point, then there is no effective way to defend a solar system;
it's
just too damn big to position any kind of ships to protect against all
the
potential angles. Delta-V, thrust, etc., all prevent an adequate
coverage of
the area (unless you have unlimited defensive resources).

An entry (jump) point metaphor allows strategic defense while at the
same
time logically encouraging *realistic* battles.

Chris Klug
Black Bear Design
Strategy and Computer Games
(732) 866-1881

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Wikan <mww@n-space.com>
To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk <FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk>
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 1997 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Star System Attack

|Off the plane of the ecliptic there ain't a whole lot of cover. The
|last thing i would want in attacking a star system is to be
|completely naked ready for those LR missiles to come cruising in from
|every darn weapon platform in the system.....
|Mike Wikan
|Game Design\Conceptual Art
|n-Space, Inc.
|A Producer of 3D Entertainment Software
|
|"Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot."
|