Re: Rallying the troops for TNE/TDR II

Mark Cook writes:
>Scott Kellogg:
>
>>Computers:
>>One area we all know that is in need of touching up is computers. Nobody
>>has a good answer for what a model 1 computer is. Nobody knows how a
>>robot brain compairs to a Model 1. That is a big problem with the design
>>system. I however am the original Computer-0 guy. I think that perhaps
>>we should try to hammer together a system to try to equate robot brain
>>design to the various Model 1's, 2's, 9's etc. I would love to hear some
>>input from the *REAL* Computer Jocks out there.  (Mark? James?)

One small suggestion: Get the tech levels explicitly divorced from the
Terran dates. Just because we make it today on Earth dosen't mean it
HAS to be TL 8 (or is 1990 TL 9? I forget. Anyway, you get the point).
This will allow us to define computer models as we like it. So what if
Terra had a computer TL of 12 or 13 in 1990? Obviously we're going to hit
a plateau in a few years... ;-).

>I'm willing to give it a shot. I'd like to work with James, but unless
>his work schedule changes, I suspect there's vanishing small chance he'll
>have the time to contribute. BTW, are we writing from scratch, reviewing
>existing drafts, or both? If working from existing stuff, how do we get
>the original material from GDW?

I think the best thing to do is work out a list of subjects and submit it
to GDW. Then they can tell us what they're willing to listen to. Saves us
doing a lot of work that will just be disregarded anyway.

>It would be nice to have some direction and guidelines from GDW. For
>example, I'd hate to spend a month developing rules for netrunning only
>to discover that they don't want that sort of thing in MT:TNE as it makes
>it look too cyberpunkish. We need a little boundary criteria, don't you
>think?

That would be nice, yes.

>With the regular TML PBEM on summer hiatus and other RPG activities
>currently in cold-storage, I'll volunteer.
>
>Assuming I get majority approval (and some contact info from Scott), I'll
>contact Loren right after I get back from vacation (I should be back on
>June 29th)and see if I can get some design guidelines for the new rules.

Good.

>And finally, I promise to make sure that GDW gets all the appropriate
>names listed in the final product, and SPELLS THEM RIGHT!! :^)

Good luck, mate ;-).



      Hans Rancke
University of Copenhagen
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