> NIT: pp.88, Nicosa Subsector data
> Bhule, at hex 0334, should not be Industrial; it has atmosphere type 1,
> which disqualifies it.
> Fix: Remove "In" from the trade classifications for this world.
> --- GS
I think it is the definition of Industrial that is broken. The Traveller
Book and Merchant Prince gives the Atmosphere requirements as 2-,4,7,9 but in
MegaT and TTNE it is given as 2-4,7,9.
I suspect the missing ',' is a typo in MegaTraveller that has been
inadvertently carried over to TTNE.
Comment: Many worlds in old Traveller, *and* in MegaTraveller, were
Industrial with atmosphere 0, 1 and 2. The most famous example is probably
Glisten.
> NIT: pp.273, SAR (Single Action Revolver)
> A single-acting revolver can be "fanned". This consists of holding the
> trigger back and rapidly cocking and releasing the hammer with the other
> hand (much easier to demonstrate than to explain).
> Fix: Single-acting revolvers can be "fanned"; firing up to three rounds per
> fire action. "Fanning" also increases the difficulty of all of the shots
> by one level.
I'm redoing all the weapons (and more:) with 3G^3(*) and ran into this
problem too.
Reality check: Single action revolvers has to be manually recocked between
each shot. This can *usually* be done with the thumb of the firing hand but
it makes it noticable slower than a double action.
Double action revolvers turn the cylinder and cock the hammer when you pull
the trigger. This makes the trigger pull much harder than for a semiauto and
this will affect accuracy when firing fast.
My rules: (Not a suggestion really, since they are rather complex)
SAR fires a maximum of 2 rounds per phase.
DAR has a maximum of 5, *but* for each beyond the second, add 1 to the
recoil mod.
Example: 4 rounds are fired from a DAR with a recoil mod of 2: The total
recoil is 2+2+3+4, aka 11. If it had been 5 rounds the recoil would have
been 2+2+3+4+5 aka 16.
(*) "Again?" they groan:)
> TYPO: pp.347. "Sniffer" Bioscanner (illustration)
> The device illustrated is a NAS sensor handset and backpack.
Correction: it is not a NAS, and probably a sniffer. In my defence I must
point out that I did the review after some hours of reading it, and I didn't
find the old equipment pictures until a few days ago.
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