Re: FT Taskforce and Fleet Actions
From: Donald Hosford <Hosford.Donald@a...>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:05:28 -0400
Subject: Re: FT Taskforce and Fleet Actions
Chris DeBoe wrote:
> Donald said:
> > >A) Use two maps for the system. They would divid the system into
Inner
> and
> > >Outer zones. One hex on the outer zone map would equal the entire
(or
> most
> > >of) inner zone map. movement/turns on the outer zone map would be
scaled
> to
> > >several turns on the innerzone map. (I think...)
>
> Maybe as an optional "I want to raid Pluto" thing, but I would want to
have
> 95% of the action occuring on one main map.
>
> > >B) use a stylized map. Give each body, ect in the system its own
orbit
> > >ring. Sun in the center, 1st planet in the first ring, second
planet in
> the
> > >second ring, etc.
>
> Makes accurate movement impossible. Since the point of this exercise
is to
> have accurate movement...
Yes...both ideas have their flaws...I thought I should run these "up the
pole"
to see if others saw the same flaws as I do...
Donald Hosford