Re: [FT] A thought on that vector movement problem

>Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
>> 
>> Doug wrote:
>> 
>> > Jerry, you CAN do what you suggest [use your thrusters to "push
>> > forward"], IF you can rotate, push, rotate back again.
>> >
>> > Do the rules say you can't?
>> 
>> Yes. If you both rotate and thruster push in the same turn, FB only
>> allows you to do one of each. Your example uses two rotations and one
>> thruster push.
>
>Oh, is that in there?	Played too much EFSB damnit.  (8-)
> 
>> 'Course, there's no reason not to use the main engines in this case -
>> they're kinda designed to push forward, after all :-/
>
>I know... but the lack of symmetry bothers me.  There should be
thrusters
>on all sides, and you should be allowed to PF, even if it serves no
good
>purpose (other than increasing your ship speed, so you don't need to
the
>rotate/push thing.)
 
There are. The thrusters at the back of the ship are called the "main
drive".
 
- Sam
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