Re: [FT] Questions from a new Full Thrust player

>My name is Brian Thomas; I'm 21, and have been wargaming for about 3
years
>now (help!  I can't stop;).  I, and my gaming group, are relatively new
to
>Full Thrust, having mostly done GW mini games, with some Clan War and
B5
>Wars thrown in.  With that in mind, a few questions have come up
regarding FT.

Welcome aboard. I think that you'll like FT & you might even get used 
to our strange little community.

>1) Where exactly are the advanced fighter rules?  (ie, torpedo,
>interceptors)	Are they in FB2, or is More Thrust still in production? 
(I
>have FT and FB1)

Most of these rules were in More Thrust, but have now been replaced 
by FB2 (for advanced types) and FB1 (for movement & combat).

>2) What sort of size fleet are people normally playing?  We've played a
>2000 and 3000 pts per side (2 players per side) game, and are leaning
>towards 2000 each person.  What has people's experience been for
'ideal'
>size fleets?

Tourneys tend to use 1500 points, but anything in that ballpark 
produces a pretty good game. Bigger games (3000+) are more 
impressive, but take longer to play (not advised for the 
inexperienced).

>3) Has anyone had any luck basing Superior minis on flight stands? 
Some of
>them would seem well-nigh impossible (Galactic Dreadnought-sized), but
the
>destroyers and destroyer leaders seem possible.
>(http://www.stellargames.com/sfwars-prices.htm)

Large figures call for large stands. I use GW's large flight bases as 
the basis for my biggies, adding a healthy dose of brass square stock.

>4) Will there be a FT 3d edition anytime soon, or a FB3?

The official response is: Don't Ask! (or else the BDS folks will get 
out the Narn Bats)

>5) What sort of success have people had with the NAC?	(my most likely
>fleet choice, using Superior minis)

Good all around fleet.

>6) Just how unbalancing, if at all, have people found DIY fleets from
FT1?

Huh?

Schoon