Recent content by Iain McGhee

I can remember two being raised, but neither will apply to 1.2 as it stands due to certain rule changes/clarifications. 1) Gravity Well, due to some thinking all ship movement was random (compulsory movement wording). Same with any scenario using Black Holes or Nebulae as terrain features. 2)...

Photons are near useless in FC over range 8, Disruptors should have a longer effective range.

Great work, love the action shots too. You guys are really knocking it out of the park !

oh I have :)

I'd guess you'd only need one marker for all the AD one ship fires on a turn, and just place a die or chit next to it to show how many AD it represents. Unless it's an evil plan to sell us buckets of those drone and plasma miniatures ADB sells :)

Steve Cole posted this over on the ADB site as a potential idea for handling drones. http://www.starfleetgames.com/discus/messages/32783/32795.html?1384545058 Basically working like (suicide) fighter stands in previous versions of ACTA, I'd guess you'd need to give them a separate movement...

Maximum Warp Now! :- The ship doesn't warp off the table until the End Phase, although you declare it in the Movement Phase as normal. Suicide Shuttles :- They can move in the same Movement Phase they launch (remember shuttles move after all ships have), and be detonated if they are touching an...

Slightly different depending on how you use the HET: If you're taking the extra turn option, you'd announce the amount at the point of turning and roll accordingly. If you failed, you wouldn't make the turn and take damage as per the rules. If you're increasing the rate of one of your turns...

They just use basic pole-type stands. I've got a bunch of ex-Star Fleet ball and socket ones you might be able to do something with, although they might need a bit of work (ball was glued onto the model, most of the stems are glued into the bases). Mind me next time you're through.

I've got a spare NCC 1701 set you can have, just PM me your address (bought the Mongoose sheet as back-up 'cos I damaged the Tenneshington F-DN saucer registry. Twice :)). Postage from the US for a single ship would be a bit much I bet.

I don't see many photon volley kills either (last game a BCJ - playtest version with Shock - did manage to hit a D7 with all six, four penetrating and taking it's impulse engines to Critical Score 6 which was enough to finish it off). We do usually get a few penetrating torpedoes most games...

Aye, but most Fed ships have wide enough fire arcs that they don't have to keep the target in the forward arc to be effective, unless firing torps (what, twice a game usually ?). And if you're going in close, try using evasive action or boost shields to reduce damage. Unlike SFB/FC, the firing...

Not happening, ever. Licensing. NCL is the SFU equivalent (at least in the old Starfleet Command PC games). Me, I'm after the Lyrans. Might even see PFs appear along with them (please ?) Always my fave ships to fly in the SFU and the SL2500 renders look fantastic. Besides, I've already got...

Drone counter-drone fire (and ADD if they must for at least a few turns) as well as their ph-3 and tractors can usually handle the half dozen drones or less that you'd typically face with the control limit rule, the only time you really need to worry is if three ships with 4 AD racks target the...

I am sorry, but if the Feds are consistently losing, they're the ones doing something wrong :) One thing we did pick up on quite quickly (as Feddie bears) was that they can afford to go "fangs out" early on, instead of bunching up defensively like a lot of folk seem to do, and destroy or...