I've been going over my copy of the TNE book for a couple of weeks now.
My overall impression is good. Only a few minor gripes.
One is the reduction in passanger space in the 100 Scout class starship.
According to my Classic Traveller book, the thing has 4 staterooms, each
capabile of double occupency. Eight was a nice number for a team of
adventures. Now you are down to two double occupency staterooms. Total of
four adventures in the ship. A little thin for a good sized gaming group.
Hopefully this will be corrected in the 150 ton `stretch' scout used in the
Regency as a `Quarantine Cutter'. (Pg 169).
On page 341, in the text describing the Data-Display Recorder Headpeice,
Commdots and multiplexers are mentioned. There are however no entries for
multiplexers or commdots. Confusing to the first time Traveller player.
Challange magazine #69 has an ad for the T:TNE `Starship Combat' game on
page 27. Item number 0302, retail list price of $26. Bullets are:
- Vector-based movement
- Detailed hit locations and damage resolution
- Lasers, particle accelerators, meson guns and detonation
laser missles
- Extensive ship ratings, including pre-Collapse warships
- Complete starship design squence, usable with both the game and the
roleplaying game.
Is the Technical Archtecture going to be 0301? Anybody have a better
release date than `July'?
One thing I found missing was reflect and ablative armor. No Anti-laser
armor is a big hole that needs to be pluged.
Grenades were mentioned in the rules, but no examples given or even a listing
the weaponary listings (except for RAMs). I've got GDW's Heavy Weapons book,
so I've got examples at least.
That's it for my first fast & dirty run through...I've got some ideas for
campains, but I'm going to reread my copy of H. Beam Piper's `Space Vikings'
first...
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