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Dave W.
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 Posted - 08/31/2009 : 21:20:44
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Gaming friends, especially paper-and-pencil gamers: I've created a game, called "Myoss Gamma," for which I need testers.
Ricky has already expressed interest in playing the game online (which will take a few rules changes that I'll get into), but if you've got some friends and some time and the interest in trying out a new game, give it a shot and let me know what you think (either here in this thread or via email).
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 22:56:53 [Permalink]
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That looks very interesting and well-considered. Since joining such a game would take a considerable commitment, I'm going to have to carefully read your rules/instructions and think about this a while before making a decision.
I'm only started with reading, so the answer to this question may already be spelled out, but: Is much math involved? (Math of a complexity that many, especially you, Dave, consider trivial is completely beyond me.)
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 23:25:17 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
That looks very interesting and well-considered. Since joining such a game would take a considerable commitment, I'm going to have to carefully read your rules/instructions and think about this a while before making a decision. |
Online, it will take some commitment, yes, simply because people are going to take a lot longer to respond than if they were sitting together doing nothing but playing the game.
As a face-to-face, pencil-and-paper game, how long it'll take will depend largely on where you and the other players set the credit limit. Two cheap ships (300c or under) duking it out could probably finish in an hour or two. Maybe. I haven't tested even that much.| I'm only started with reading, so the answer to this question may already be spelled out, but: Is much math involved? (Math of a complexity that many, especially you, Dave, consider trivial is completely beyond me.) |
Addition and subtraction are absolutely required. Division is needed for figuring out the size of a ship's frame. And both multiplication and division are needed for some of the more RPG-like aspects of the game, which we probably won't get into online.
Now that you've brought that up, I should probably just stick a table in there for determining ship frame size, eliminate a division and in the end, better clarify the boundaries of frame size requirements. So thanks, Mooner, you've already helped improve the rules. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 23:56:40 [Permalink]
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Okay, I could work with that. I'll have a decision soon.
Also, is fighting the only activity? Is the any colonization or trading possible?
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dglas
Skeptic Friend
Canada
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Posted - 09/01/2009 : 03:28:51 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Online, it will take some commitment, yes, simply because people are going to take a lot longer to respond than if they were sitting together doing nothing but playing the game.
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Well, that's what voice chat and virtual tabletop programs are for. |
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 09/01/2009 : 05:37:20 [Permalink]
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| Well Dave I don't have the time to commit to an online game however as a game designer I would be happy to peruse what you have and look for corrections and give my opinions about it. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 07:28:41 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dglas
Well, that's what voice chat and virtual tabletop programs are for. |
That's fine for people who have such things. I was thinking about playing within a thread on this forum. |
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Dave W.
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USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 07:29:28 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
Well Dave I don't have the time to commit to an online game however as a game designer I would be happy to peruse what you have and look for corrections and give my opinions about it. |
Any feedback would be much appreciated, thanks. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 09/01/2009 : 09:03:38 [Permalink]
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I'm trying to find out whether I can successfully design my Schrödinger's Cat.
I want the Cat to be a small, fast and stealthy ship with little armor or weaponry (gotta trade off something), great sensors and a powerful computer. First, I'm just making a text list of what I want. Next, I'll try to roll it all into existence. I'm too tired to understand your rules fully at the moment, though.
I think you can count me in. If I cop out later, I'll try to do so early on.
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 09:33:26 [Permalink]
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Good luck, Mooner. I'm glad to see that you're into this.
We should probably set a credit limit for a test game here. I'm thinking 500 credits. That's enough to get creative, but not so much that the game will go on for months. And let's leave the oversized ships out of it for now. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 16:33:49 [Permalink]
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Here's a ship that I will call Two Tough:
Cst Component u Atts Hitlc Dm Curr Atts
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25 Bridge 2 1AP/2TG 01-02 OO AP: O
25 Crew A 2 1AP/2TG 03-04 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt A 2 1BP/2TG 05-06 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter A 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 07-08 OO PW: O AC: O
25 Crew B 2 1AP/2TG 19-10 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt B 2 1BP/2TG 11-12 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter B 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 13-14 OO PW: O AC: O
25 Crew C 2 1AP/2TG 15-16 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt C 2 1BP/2TG 17-18 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter C 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 19-20 OO PW: O AC: O
25 Crew D 2 1AP/2TG 21-22 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt D 2 1BP/2TG 23-24 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter D 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 25-26 OO PW: O AC: O
25 Crew E 2 1AP/2TG 27-28 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt E 2 1BP/2TG 29-30 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter E 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 31-32 OO PW: O AC: O
25 Crew F 2 1AP/2TG 33-34 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt F 2 1BP/2TG 35-36 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter F 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 37-38 OO PW: O AC: O
25 Crew G 2 1AP/2TG 39-40 OO AP: O
10 Life Spprt G 2 1BP/2TG 41-42 OO BP: O
15 Pea Shooter G 2 1PW/1AC/2TG 43-44 OO PW: O AC: O
10 Life Spprt H 2 1BP/2TG 45-46 OO BP: O
25 Engineering 2 1RP/2TG 47-48 OO RP: O
65 Gyroboost 7 6MN/1TH/2TG 49-55 OO MN: OOOOOO TH: O
20 Frame 4 2TG 56-59 OO
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I don't expect it'll last two long. Hahahaha. |
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Dave W.
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26020 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 22:36:24 [Permalink]
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I've realized, in the past few hours, that I'll have to redo the way shields are handled. Right now, shields basically act as extra toughness for all components, but since it all can get blown away in a single blast from a big weapon, it may not be worth the costs. A 4-PR shield is only good against a 4-PR weapon once, and then the shielded ship needs to start spending AP like crazy to rebuild the shield from zero.
I think I need to change it so that attacks against a shielded ship have their power reduced by the shield's PR (as they are now), but that they only reduce the shield's PR by 1, regardless of what the weapon's PW was. Against 1-PW weapons, the result would be the same as it is now, but against larger weapons, the shields would have their effectiveness reduced over time, instead of having the shields become worthless after a single hit.
Perhaps have the shield lose 2 PR if the weapon's PW was twice (or more) the shield's PR, so that massive weapons will demolish a shield faster than tiny weapons.
I'm not sure. I'm going to have to think on this some more. |
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 09/02/2009 : 14:15:49 [Permalink]
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| Dave I would think shield effectiveness would be lost on an exponentially increasing scale. One hit from a large weapon would damage the shield by x% by a second hit would damage shield effectiveness by a greater %. In effect bringing shield efficiency down more quickly, however the amount of time between hits say a miss would allow return of some shield effectiveness. Way too much math for this kid. Perhaps a preset graphing system that would allow one to more quickly figure shield loss vs return to 100% effective use. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2009 : 14:46:58 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Trish
Dave I would think shield effectiveness would be lost on an exponentially increasing scale. One hit from a large weapon would damage the shield by x% by a second hit would damage shield effectiveness by a greater %. In effect bringing shield efficiency down more quickly, however the amount of time between hits say a miss would allow return of some shield effectiveness. Way too much math for this kid. Perhaps a preset graphing system that would allow one to more quickly figure shield loss vs return to 100% effective use. |
The way I'm thinking about it now, it would automatically work like that, sort of, without any more math than subtraction:
If a weapon with a power of 4 hits a ship with a shield with a PR of 4, no damage would get through, and the shield would go down to 3 PR.
A second hit from the same weapon would allow 1 point of damage through, and the shield would drop to 2 PR.
A third hit from the same weapon would allow 2 points of damage through, and the shield would drop to 1 PR.
A fourth hit would allow 3 points through, the shield would drop to 0 PR and the shield component itself would take a point of damage. Any further hits while the shield is at 0 PR would allow 100% of the damage through to the ship, of course.
At any time during all that, if the targeted ship gets a turn, the player could spend one AP to restore one PR, provided the ship has a functioning maintenance component. In fact, if the ship has lots of extra AP and lots of RP, the player could restore lots of shield PR, but wouldn't be able to do as many other things (like attacking back).
But the way the rules are written right now, that first hit would drop the shield PR to 0, and 100% of the subsequent damage would get through.
Oh, and in this game, shields don't automatically get restored over time. The guys down in engineering need to do their fancy power-diversion stuff to reinforce the shields. |
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dglas
Skeptic Friend
Canada
397 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2009 : 14:50:05 [Permalink]
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If the game occurs in "rounds" have a shield regeneration effect. Systems can be purchased to increase regeneration rate. That way a billion little fighters could take down a juggernaught eventually. You could also offer benefits for accepting "design flaws." A critical design flaw might provide significant advantage, but result in a possible critical strike.
Other benefits might include improved performance for some systems or reduced credit costs for cutting corners.
You could permit "linking systems" which might reduce costs or increase ability, but might make systems dependent on each other.
Design flaws and linked systems would allow for scanner (and countering ECM systems) for role-play purposes.
An old game, Star Control 2, had a surprisingly elegant way of dealing with ship damage. Each ship had crew and as hits were scored, crew members were lost. At 0 crew the ship went BOOM! |
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pleco
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USA
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Myoss Gamma
