Recent content by Stonehorse

Sounds like an elegant way around the issue, but I'm colour-blind, so it may get a bit 'mixed' up for me. However I still find that the number of charts to be excessive, and clunky. Many other Naval/Sci-Fi games use just one critical chart, and I find them to be more about action and less about...

Am I right in thinking that Mongoose plan to base the 3rd edition on a pre-existing Sci-Fi franchise? What I would like to see is a point system, the Priority system currently used is too erratic I find. I'd also like to see a more refined critical system, as it is now it is a lot of book...

Hahaha, that's a good one! How I wish it wasn't soo true :cry:

Just out of interest, who else thinks that they'll leave Mongoose Forums when the ACTA forum goes... I know it is the only thing keeping me here at the moment in time.

As SST will no longer see the light of day, I've stumbled upon an idea that I think a lot of Sci-Fi 28mm gamers will really like. The rules for Battlefield Evolution work, it is a simple fact that they are some of the best (if not the best) rules for 28mm unit based games. The rules also have...

Trouble with doing this is that players are bound to have arguements over the fan made rules, and be biased to their favourite army. What I think would be good is if Mongoose could do what the makers of Future War Commander did with Epic/Warmaster, and create a new SST with the rules from...

Those are some stunning ships you have made there. They really look like the 3rd space ships. I hope that the article you submitted sees the light of day.

My guess is that it may have a tie in with a licence that Rebellion have worked on, or are working on. Looking at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebellion_Developments#List_of_games I see that they have worked on Star Wars, this could also tie in with Mat's 'comment about the GL shrine...

I'd like to say I think you are right, but look at Starship Troopers, it is sad to say that that system is dead. I came to Mongoose through Starship Troopers, then moved onto Babylon 5 A Call to Arms. Things were good for a bout a year... then Mongoose made some really bad choices. I can't help...

Can't say I'm shocked to read this. 2008 seems to me like a Year where Mongoose didn't know what they were doing. Sorry if this sounds negative*, but it just seems to be like watching a car crash in very slow motion. *I'm still left feeling a bit burnt after the debacle that was Starship...

From reading the site it looks like it is one flight per pack, apart from the Starfuries come in packs of 2 for the same price, while something as small as Sentri is still packed as one. Looks like ACTA may not be saved, those prices are laughable.

Having just started making my own models, I can advise that Heresy have a lot of good modelling tools, their Clay shapers and Procreate are very useful. I also use odd items for the 'core' of a model and build up on it, one ship I'm working on is built from an Impega highlighter pen, I've seen...

I find the trouble with the arguement about how powerful certain ships are in the TV show is that a lot of those ships or their crew have plot immunity, and as such will no doubt win regardless of what they are fighting. It can be a weak arguement/counter-arguement, what should be taken from...

I also hope that the critical damage system is being addressed, that to my mind has been the biggest cause of problems. On a personal note, I've never had an issue with Whitestars, so can't complain about them, and I don't think they need addressing as they are fine as they are. Hopefully P&P...

You are not alone here, I keep feeling that the new book will just create a larger gap between those ships/fleets that need fixing and those that need a reduction. ACTA was played a lot at my club, I haven't seen it played for over 3 months now. Recently there has been a massive surge in...