Re: [FT] Comments on Glenn's aliens

If I remember correctly, you have to have a dedicated
Fire Control PER Needle Beam

--- Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au> wrote:
> G'day Glenn,
> 
> I'm sure Oerjan will have more to say on the
> subject, but here's a few 
> thoughts I had.
> 
>  >I sat down with FT2 and sketched out the
> weaponry...
> 
> Sorry I've never played FT before FB so can't
> comment there.
> 
> NEKTONS
>  >Alternate <Mass 20 FF>
>  >Weak Hull 4 boxes
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 6
>  >1 firecon
>  >NBx3
>  >PDS
> 
> Can't remember the Needle Beam FC requirements off
> the top of my head, but 
> I have a feeling this combo of Needles and FC is
> going to restrict you to 
> potentially killing one system very dead....was this
> a redundancy thing you 
> actually wanted to build in?
> 
>  >This is a first cut, please let me
>  >known if I made any math or rule
>  >errors.
> 
> Haven't got time to check your math unfortunately,
> but the idea doesn't 
> seem to bad, though some of your BDNs and up may
> find it hard to actually 
> get close enough to get decent to hit rolls. Do you
> play vector or 
> cinematic by the way?
> 
> WHISTLERS
>  >"Mother Nest Ship"
>  >200 Mass
>  >Weak Hull 40 Boxes (Standard Hull version
> reported)
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 4
>  >3 FCS
>  >7 FTRs 3 Interceptor, 1 Fast, 1 Long Range, 2 Torp
>  >ADFC
>  >PDSx6
>  >Level-1 screen
>  >Armor 10
>  >Class-1 x2
> 
> Why 3FCs, is redundnacy a design feature you were
> actually after? I'd be 
> tempted to drop it to one given the armament.
> 
>  >BB
>  >140 mass Standard Hull 52 boxes (Nest version
> reported)
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 4
>  >SML 1
>  >SML MAG 1 - 4 ER Salvoes
>  >SML 2
>  >SML MAG 2 - 4 standard salvoes
>  >SML 3
>  >SML MAG 3 - 4 ER salvoes
>  >3 FCS
>  >Class-2
> 
> Firstly you're going to get good at judging
> placement with this ship ;)
> Secondly, once again why so many FCs? Off the top of
> my head I can't 
> remember which are houserules and which standard
> rules, but as far as I 
> recall you only need a functioning FC to fire all
> your SMLs (and they're 
> still placed where you like).
> 
>  >BDN
>  >Standard Hull 48 boxes
>  >FTL Drive 4
>  >2 FTR Bays (outfitted per mission from planet
> bases)
>  >SML's 1 thru 3
>  >SML MAG's 1 thru 3 - 3 standard salvoes each
>  >2x PT
>  >Class-1
> 
> OK this one doesn't have an FC at all.... ;)
> 
>  >CVH
>  >Mass 180
>  >Weak Hull 54 boxes
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 4
>  >10 FTR/Bays (3 Interceptors, 3 Torp, 1 Long range,
> 1 fast, ! heavy, 1
>  >Standard)
>  >PDSx8
>  >3 FCS
>  >2x Class-2
>  >Class-1
> 
> Once again 3 FC may be a little much.
> 
> MERTUNS
> 
> You may want to add an extra FC to some of the
> little guys (particularly 
> the DH and FF), otherwise you may find their lack of
> flexibilty too 
> constraining.....from one extreme to the other ;)
> 
>  >SDN
>  >Mass 180
>  >Average Hull 54 boxes
>  >Armor 18
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 2
>  >*5* FCS
>  >PDSx9
>  >Class-4, 5 arcs
>  >3x Class-3, 5 arcs
>  >2x Class-3, 3 arcs (side - angled to overlap in
> fore)
> 
> OK why 5 FCS on this one? I thought I had the system
> worked out until this 
> one popped up ;)
> 
>  >Starfish
>  >Strong Hull 58 boxes
>  >Armor 14
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 2
>  >3 FCS
>  >Screen-1
>  >4x Class-3, 3 Arcs
>  >PT, 3 arcs
>  >PDSx4
> 
> Flavour wise why introduce the PT here? Was it a
> "stolen" weapon or 
> something? Just curious.
> 
> KLACKONS
> 
>  >DD
>  >35 mass
>  >Strong Hull 14 boxes
>  >FTL
>  >Drive 6
>  >*2* FCS.....
> 
> I think your missing something here ;)
> 
>  >HC
>  >84 mass
>  >Strong Hull 34 boxes
>  >Armor 6
>  >Drive 6
>  >3 FCS
>  >2x Class-3, 5 arcs
>  >PDSx4
> 
> OK once again a bit heavy on the FCs. Unless
> redundancy is something these 
> aliens are obsessed with I think they would've
> figured out the cost-benefit 
> basis of FC:weapon allocation. I know you were
> trying to make them feel 
> "non-human", but there are   some things that will
> have a universal logic 
> (at least in my opinion).
> 
>  >BC and up
> 
> Once again I reckon they've got to many FCs < I bet
> you're sick of me 
> saying that by now ;) >
> 
> The ideas seem OK, just a bit of tweaking to do I
> reckon.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Beth
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

=====
Thank You,

Shawn M Mininger

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