About minuatures: on the BL advert that I received from GDW, the
back page actually SHOWS the ship minuatures. I don't have any
idea about the release date. I'm going to mail the person who
sculpted them (Bob Murch) a letter this weekend, and I'll ask if
he knows what the release dates are, what other figs they're
doing, etc. I would imagine they're being cautious to avoid
another Space:1889 fiasco (they did the Space:1889 figs too).
A Few More Dreary Comments About Combat:
>We also changed the 2-2-2 for the auto snub pistol HEAP-8 to the 1C rating
>for snub revolver's HEAP-8, as we couldn't see why the ammo would perform
>differently, and the change made the auto snub pistol useful. So we're
>treating this as a misprint. Please let me know if this -isn't- a misprint.
According to the FF&S draft that wildstar sent me, HEAP small arms
ammo ALWAYS has the penetration 2-2-2. When GDW did the weapons
conversions from CT/MT to TNE, they converted them directly, which
had a few odd results, like the low-velocity (therefor low damage) snub
pistol that could no longer penetrate. I suspect the 1C may be a misprint,
but I don't know for sure: by the FF&S gun creation system, it is.
>BTW, the 1C penetration on the small arms table is I believe interpreted as
>1-1-1, and is merely a shorthand form. There is a comment in the small arms
>rules about this difference in meaning from anti vehicle penetration
>notation.
No, 1C indicates that the round is explosive. I don't have the rules with
me, but if you can't find it I'll be happy to find the page number.
FF&S should hit the shelves shortly, and then you can create all the
"official" guns you want, and be fairly certain that you're adhereing
to the rules.. but having FUN is the most important thing, right??
Matt "Man With No Name" Goodman (Not Goldman)