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[FT] Questions from a new-ish-bee

From: Charles Stanley Taylor <charles.taylor@c...>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:20:47 +0100
Subject: [FT] Questions from a new-ish-bee

Hello all,

I recently (ish)started playing Full Thrust, and a question has begun to
nag..

Why are needle beams fixed mount? I cannot think of any reason regards
proposed technology or game balence why they shouldn't have the option
of multiple arcs of fire (at an increased mass/cost, presumably).

On the subject (and this has probably been suggested before - but I
couldn't find a reference in the archives) - if, by default, beam
batteries a particle beams, then needle beams _could_ be lasers, hmm...
mirrored hulls anyone? :-)

On other subjects, looking at the Core Dystems optional rule - ships
appear to have some type of auxillary bridge or similar backup system as
standard (and presumably some space officers) -makes sense really- [see
description of Command Bridge Hit]. So, why couldnt a ship have a backup
power core or life support system (presumably at a mass & points cost)?
Of course, the must be a reson for most ships not having such backup
systems, or everyone would have one! (possibly the aformentioned cost
would be high).

Finally,

<Ratty emulation mode ON>

 in Fleet Book 2 - I cannot find the mass and points cost of
either Stinger nodes or Pod launchers in the text describing them - I
can find the values in the examples given on page 24, but nowhere else,
likewise, for both Kra-Vak and Phalons, Fighter Hanger Bay are stated to
use 9 Mass and cost 18 points, (page 10 and 36), while in Fleet Book 1 a
Hanger Bay costs 3 points per Mass.

<Ratty emulation mode OFF>

Finally, a plea from the wilderness...
does anyone know a source of Risc Os compatible utilities & resources
for Full Thrust? (i.e. ship design probrams, ship symbols, fonts, etc.
- I would be happy with WMF or other common vector format ship symbols
and unprotected true-type fonts at a stretch)
I have found quite a nice fleet book symbol font in true type -
unfortunately it had the 'protect against conversion' flag set for some
reason, and the conversion program respects that setting :-(

Charles

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