Folks, here is something you might be interested in.
GDW will introduce Star Viking at the next GenCon.(August) This will
cause a very BIG background change. The story goes something like this,
one of the guy(don't know which one yet) wants to gain the throne,
so he created a computer virus. It works well, too well actually.
It freezed all the big useful computers, including his own. Thus,
we experience a big drop in the tech level. FTL is still possible however.
But the overall tech level is down.
Then, around the end of the year, GDW will intrdouce the next
revision of Traveller. Not MegaTraveller, not GigaTraveller,
but Traveller the revision. [I've always thought MegaTraveller is
a silly name.] The system will be changed so it's compatible with
TW2000 the 2nd edition, Dark Conspiracy, etc. Because GDW has decided to
use TW2000 2nd edition rules as the offical house system now.
The work on Traveller the revision has started, barely but started.
The developered is headed by Chuck Gannon, who is also the Traveller
editor for the Challenge magazine. And remember how terrible
the rulebook as far as proof reading goes in MT? This won't happen
again, apprently they've changed and got rid of all those people
that's responsbile for that proof reading. Also, they promised
better support. There will not be any involement from outside
groups like the last time, from what I heard. It seems GDW will
do this one in house, so I guess both HIWG and DGP won't be
connected to it unlike the last time. DGP is probably devoting
its entire resource to A.I. anyhow.
Mac
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