Excellent report, just what we needed to see for subs - we'll be factoring all this into the next update.

Many thanks for this, you raise some great questions - we will be looking at them all. The first thing I would like to discuss with everyone is the destroyers vs. bad weather issue. The realism in me says this works well and nicely counterbalances the destroyer horde that tries to overwhelm an enemy...

Infojunky wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:55 am

domingojs23 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:32 am

What's the latest on this ? Thanks !

Ask ADB....

This is not a good answer, but I am afraid it is accurate - we have not heard anything about this since seeing the last draft.

It will do, just need to familiarise myself with Twitch!

steve98052 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:23 pm

Decorative fins are half the cost of aerodynamic fins and use no extra space. If the player does a drawing of the ship, they're free.

Those could be official rules...

Something to try out on Wakeless torps...

A ship using Evasive! may not force a Wakeless torp to re-roll a successful hit.

We are currently running an open playtest of a new edition of Victory at Sea (due to appearlater this year), and our friends at Evil Twin Artworks have been busy on a new video game for Victory at sea Pacific. You can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/806950/Victory_At_Sea_Pacific/

Thanks, it's the only destroyer I've seen that doesn't have it, and it seems odd for them to be less maneuverable than US heavy cruisers which do have the rule. Okay, I have consulted the Official Naval Boffins on this one, and they sent me a fair bit of text back covering tactical diameters and ru...

dacis2 wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:57 am

Will give the rules a whirl over the weekend.

Re: wakeless torpedoes, isn't this no longer used now that there is no opposed crew quality check to evade torpedoes?

This is an excellent point - will look into this.

The June Playtest Pack can now be downloaded here: http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/pdf/vasplaytestpackjune.zip Playtest Pack.doc contains a list of all the changes made thus far, as well as a new list of objectives. The priorities here will be the coastal invasion & submersible rules, as well as a...

Greg Smith wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:07 pm

Barham was 400 points to Scharnhorst's 500 but the Barham was able to dish out far more damage once it got to closer range.

Good catch - Barham (Queen Lizzy) is actually supposed to be 500 points. The fleet list at the start of the Royal Navy pages is correct.

Psionic abilities indeed use the psionic range bands.

Is there any reason not to be on all hands to deck? Granted there are a couple of other special actions you may want to be doing, but if you are coming under any fire at all there is no reason not to attempt it every turn. In terms of balance, I am not sure I have an issue with this, as the downsid...

We have some hold outs here from previous mechanics - will be clearing the loose ends up in the next revision (which will not be long in coming now!).

I want to keep this fairly loose at the moment, as other rules may later impact on things - however, the language for Spotting has been clarified (it happens as soon as the enemy ships ends its movement).

Does that mean a ship with 5 armour and torpedo belt 2 can never be damaged by torpedoes in the side arc? Remember, Armour is not counted against Devastating weapons. The only deduction in your example is the Torp Belt. Otherwise, just roll the Damage Dice and total them for the damage caused. No c...

dacis2 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:04 am

Just noticed that Fletcher does not have Agile. Is this a mistake?

Probably not, but I'll look into it.

Okay, checked wording:

"Whenever this ship is hit by a torpedo in its Q Turret arc, the Torpedo Belt score will be deducted from each Damage Dice rolled by the torpedo."

Thinking this was just a mis-read during the heat of the game?

Torp Belts do indeed provide a modifier to each dice, not the number of dice - will check the wording on that to make it clearer. As for a cruiser getting hit by a torp, this is something we discussed with the Official Naval Boffins at great length. A decent torp strike should certainly have the cap...

I think the fan salvo rules covers the surprise factor nicely.

I would be interested in a 'fleet rule' for Japanese night fighting, but let's see how their fleet stacks up as is (got a feeling they will be potent enough!).