RE: New guy

Welcome to the list!

Inertialess drives? Hmmm. An interesting idea. A assume that you are
thinking of something like flying saucers that can make right angle
turns
and such.

I have not heard anyone on the list mentioning it, but it would be
interesting. Especially if pitted against a force using vector movement
(see
Fleet Book).

I assume that movement would be at a fixed rate like fighters. 

Depending on how big a game area is used it might help or handicap the
player using inertialess drives. The list has discussed several times
how
this effects play. Some of the list members use cm instead of inches for
tactical units (tu). Also, how you handle units moving off the table is
a
factor. Players who use cm or "floating tables" for off table movement
seem
to run their ships at much greater speeds than those who use inches or
have
negative consequences for moving off the table. 

If the inertialess drive force is as fast as the force using vector or
cinematic movement, it could be a benefit. If the vector or cinematic
movement forces could go much faster, it would be a detriment (except
vs.
missiles).

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Miller [SMTP:shadocat@primenet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:27 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	New guy
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to the list.	I recently got FT, MT and FB1.	I'm currently
> halfway
> through MT (but I skipped ahead and read the VMS from FB1) and I
noticed
> that
> some systems were included as options to emulate fictional settings.
> 
> Has anyone done inertialess drives?  I have some ideas but wanted to
know
> if
> there was anything already out there.
> 
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