RE: [FT] FTL tugs
From: Daniel Cleyne <DCleyne@c...>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 12:05:18 +1100
Subject: RE: [FT] FTL tugs
> Take the normal 10% of Mass for FTL for the tender. To this
> add mass for FTL drives equal to 20% of the mass to be towed.
> It spells it out fairly well on page 8.
>
Oh wow. How blind am I. Thanks for that. I was looking for ways
to
be able to extend the construction rules to deal with a 'hyperspace'
universe in which some ships could get bigger FTL drives to push them
through hyperspace faster than normal FTL drives.
> greater than 5% (12.5) and less than 10% (25). If the tug had less
> than 12 mass of drives it would be unable to move the full cargo
> load at combat thrusts. Wether it can move it at all is up to
> a house rule.
>
Cool. I hadn't even considered that as a problem yet. It seems
like
a sensible solution
Cheers
Dan