Hi guys,
Just to let you know, new deck plans are available for download on the Traveller page!
Just to let you know, new deck plans are available for download on the Traveller page!
New Deck Plans
- Thread starter MongooseMatt
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dafrca said:
Wait until you see what we do next!
(seriously, we are in the process of signing a deal that will have deck plan fanatics gibbering
).TravellerArt
Mongoose
Ahhh, much better thanks.
Will the pdf Rulebook be updated with these?
Please say yes
Will the pdf Rulebook be updated with these?
Please say yes
fireyphoenix22
Banded Mongoose
Bravo. Bravo.
You have revised the deckplans wonderfully,
new shapes, but basicaly the same ships.
What is this new and wonderful New idea that you are planning for us and when do you think you might be able to tell us about it?
Looking forward to much more goodness from Mongoose.
You have revised the deckplans wonderfully,
new shapes, but basicaly the same ships.
What is this new and wonderful New idea that you are planning for us and when do you think you might be able to tell us about it?
Looking forward to much more goodness from Mongoose.
fireyphoenix22 said:
It will be both functional and a talking piece
The contracts have been agreed, we are just waiting for the final signing. The first production piece may take a while longer.
fireyphoenix22
Banded Mongoose
What price range will they be, in u.s. money.
Are they going to be a pdf, or printed?
Are they going to be a pdf, or printed?
iainjcoleman
Banded Mongoose
Sources close to Mongoose Publishing indicate that the new production piece is a fully operation Scout/Courier. It will shortly jump to Barnard's Star, for a return journey timed to coincide with the launch of High Guard.
fireyphoenix22
Banded Mongoose
While they're out there,
watch out for any stray vilani merchants
who like to shoot first and ask questions later.
watch out for any stray vilani merchants
who like to shoot first and ask questions later.
Captain Brann
Mongoose
Great nice to have the plans.
However I can not make any sense of the Lab ship layout.
Which bits are in the center probe and which are the ring and connector. as 2 parts of the ring are bigger than the rest, I thought it would be easy tp line up but I am just confused.
Chris
However I can not make any sense of the Lab ship layout.
Which bits are in the center probe and which are the ring and connector. as 2 parts of the ring are bigger than the rest, I thought it would be easy tp line up but I am just confused.
Chris
G. K. Zhukov
Banded Mongoose
Thanks for the revised deck plans, MGP.
However, I feel the graphics are not very high definition, are they?
Is it possible to have the new pdfs resampled to let's say 300 dpi?
Thanks!
However, I feel the graphics are not very high definition, are they?
Is it possible to have the new pdfs resampled to let's say 300 dpi?
Thanks!
Regarding the revised deckplans, what exactly was the problem with the original ones? I can see the ships have all been expanded by about 20%, but what was the precise issue that this corrects? I can't find any discussion of it here.
I see that among the small craft, the Shuttle is still listed as a standard (non-streamlined) hull. I had honestly thought this was a typo in the original book, since the dire penalties for taking a standard-hull into atmosphere seem a heck of a liability in a craft described as specifically for hauling loads between orbit and the ground.
Squinting at the Mercenary Cruiser deckplans, there are levels labeled "cargo deck 3" and "Quarter Deck", yet no such levels are designated on the orientation schematic. Also, though listed as two separate decks in the schematic, the Medical Deck and Crew Quarters are scrunched together as a single deck in the plans. And at that, some letters seem to have been blanked out from the deck label, as it actually looks like "--cal Deck / Crew Quarters".
Speaking of squinting, the resolution on the PDF's is very low. It may be the program I view pdf's with, but on-screen and in print-out, details are illegibly blurred and pixelated. The legend on each deckplan is indecipherable, and on the more intricate plans only the coarsest impressions of walls and outlines are clear.
I see that among the small craft, the Shuttle is still listed as a standard (non-streamlined) hull. I had honestly thought this was a typo in the original book, since the dire penalties for taking a standard-hull into atmosphere seem a heck of a liability in a craft described as specifically for hauling loads between orbit and the ground.
Squinting at the Mercenary Cruiser deckplans, there are levels labeled "cargo deck 3" and "Quarter Deck", yet no such levels are designated on the orientation schematic. Also, though listed as two separate decks in the schematic, the Medical Deck and Crew Quarters are scrunched together as a single deck in the plans. And at that, some letters seem to have been blanked out from the deck label, as it actually looks like "--cal Deck / Crew Quarters".
Speaking of squinting, the resolution on the PDF's is very low. It may be the program I view pdf's with, but on-screen and in print-out, details are illegibly blurred and pixelated. The legend on each deckplan is indecipherable, and on the more intricate plans only the coarsest impressions of walls and outlines are clear.
GypsyComet
Emperor Mongoose
E.T.Smith said:
There was a board server malf that erased most of that discussion.
Traveller deckplans are generally done on a 1.5m grid with 3m between decks. With that assumption, a displacement ton (13.5 cubic meters) is represented by TWO squares on the floor grid. This printing of the book has plans that were done according to a ONE square per ton scheme, and are thus all too small.
There is an assumption that allows the original plans to work. Treat the grid as being 2m (instead of 1.5m) and assume 3.5m deck spacing. This makes a single square on the plan represent 14m3. While this makes for some odd internal dimensions (6 foot wide corridors, for example) the plans ARE the right size under this scheme.
