Re: FT3 DEVELOPMENT QUESTION: FTL

On 2 Nov 2015, at 18:35, Samuel Penn <sam@glendale.org.uk> wrote:

> On Monday 02 Nov 2015 15:59:49 Jon Tuffley wrote:
>> A long time ago (and I have no idea who originally came up with it) I
recall
>> a very simple way of doing a version of "Warp Drive" in FT - once the
drive
>> is engaged, the ship may not turn or manoeuvre at all, but it DOUBLES
its
>> velocity each turn until it exits the table (so unless it starts off
going
>> very slowly indeed, it will usually be off the table in a couple of
moves).
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> I did this for my Star Wars rules for Hyperspace (though the speed 
> quadrupled/quartered rather than doubled/halved). Not sure if this
> is what you're thinking of:
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> http://www.glendale.org.uk/ft/starwars/index

It's possible, Sam, though I'm sure I recall the original idea being
applied to engaging Star Trek style warp drives… still, all good
stuff, thanks for the link!

Jon (GZG)

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