RE: Re: FT: THEY CAME! THEY CAME!!!!!!

laserlight Wrote:

>Not "bad", just "bloodier".  Note that "more weapons are bearing"
applies 
>to his weapons as well as yours.

That's the risk you take.

> >Fly up, shoot, ships blow up, fly by.
> >I can trivially program my computer to fight vector.  Tactics are
>next to non-existant.	What fun is that?
>
>Takes some subtlety.  Often there's one turn's fire, then you're at
point 
>blank range.  The trick is to arrange things so he doesn't know whether

>you're going to end up in front of or behind him on the second turn. 
If 
>everything works right, both sides end the second combat turn facing in
the 
>same direction, on opposing vectors, with your ships right behind his
at 
>half-pistol-shot range.
>
>However, I grant that maneuvers are less sweeping, and tactics less 
>visible, than in cinematic.

I just like the different movement options available in Vector.  We'll
see 
if I turn out to be an ok player in either system.

2B^2

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