Re: FT: Pre-read questions

--- Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@hotmail.com> wrote:

> 1) what size of naval units is the game designed to
> be ideal for?

You can easily go as high as 30 or so ships with no
problem. 

> 2) How is FTL travel handled?  Is it a jump (al la
> B5), a "Warp" al la Star 
> Trek, or a "hyperspace" a la Star Wars?  Or is it up
> to the player?

Canonically (reference: FT:FB) it's a series of short
jumps.

> 3) How common are non-FTL system defense ships, and
> how big do they get?

Unknown canonically speaking.  The only website I've
seen with extensive treatment of system defense craft
is. . . well, not to blow my own horn, mine.  My SDBs
are 14 mass, but I've got Mass 250 System Defense
Monitors defending New Constantinople.
 
John

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