Recent content by cylence

Turn Modes / Lumbering are just off as a reflection of how the ships perform in SFB & FC. I've already lost one player because of it, and the other three of us honestly find the game not enjoyable because of it. At any point range, the ideal fleet is just a large number of Turn 4 Agile Ships -...

This thread is bringing up one of the several issues my group is having with this game. For players not exposed to ACTA previously, we're finding the rule book highly disorganized and ambiguous. This "simple", read-as-is philosophy just doesn't seem to work the way the book is written. We're...

I'm not referring to the "only phasers" option, but the "only one weapons system option". Maybe a better example would be a C7 - Using the second definition of a weapons system, a C7 under power drain could move only 6 inches, fire only phasers, or fire one weapons system, meaning only 2 AD of...

I've seen conflicting uses of the term Weapons System, and the forum search system thinks the term is too generic, so it's time to ask: What is a Weapons System? Power Drain limits firing to a single weapons system, and I was initially lead to believe this mean Phasers, or Drones, or whatever...

I disagree - yes, all Fed ships have 1 ADD rating, some more. But with a 1 in 6 chance of losing that drone launcher (all drone launchers? still not clear on that one) as well when you do that. I think many people are going to choose to use the drone launcher offensively, or do a 1 for 1...

I disagree about not needing defensive formations. Because IDF is based off the attacked ship being within range and arc of the defending ship, you'll need to keep fairly close for defensive phaser protection. Unlike in SFB/FC, you can't use picket escorts between the drone launching ships and...

ACTA uses fixed maps, and where "terrain" is uncommon in SFB/FC, the scenario rules call for quite a bit of it here. That'll be one of the big adjustments for SFB/FC players - we're used to open spaces and floating maps, ACTA players expect the fixed maps and terrain heavy games. Kzinti drone...