split lists for all?

[Da Boss]

I think you are sort of missing the point - or we are not explaininig it well enough (or I am misunderstanding it all as well)

The idea is for additional eras background, fleet lists and scenarios akin to Katadders Earth Centauri War or even my Alt Universe which are independant of the main ACTA setting.

some ships would be usable in both the main setting and in the new packs but would give people the ability to fight in a series of interesting and diverse eras - I listed some examples.

It would not replace the present lists in any way but give people the ability to play in these eras with set lists / ships etc?

All of the present fan made packs and I belive MGPs original Earth Minbari war pack met with much interest.

re your point about certain fleets - well to be straight they would not appear - for example:

Orieni - Centauri takes place in the 21st century (earth years) so no earth ships at all, no ISA ships and no Shadows - the Vorlons could turn up to help their worshipers but that as I read the present background did not happen

Earth Minbari War - pretty obvious who the particpants are and who would not be included.

The last Shadow war - aprt from B4 only the Minbari, Vorlons, Shadows and maybe the Vree/Hyach/Makrab?

the pursuit of the Drakh - well most fleets (no Shadows/ Vorlons) unless the Drakh have got some remanant ships to use (and why not) but additonal new tech for the present fleets.

does that make any sense

 

[H]

yes DB thats what i meant, time specific fleets and scenarios where only the relevant fleets exist. Sure you could do "what if" scenarios if it was all balanced properly, and no certain fleets would not be represented in all eras

 

[l33tpenguin]

But whats the point, if so few people use year sets anyway, and how do you include something like Drakh or ISA or Shadows or Vorlons when they either didn't exist, or went away, after a certain point.

The point is mearly to have official lists for themed tournys. I wouldn't be to null and void your fleet, it would be for if a group wanted to have a tounry, sticking to official fleet lists, set in a specific era.

And least, thats my impression. I've been know to be wrong

 

[McKickaha]

In response to Hiffano's original point, I would certainly like to see anything which increases the creative possibilites for games of CTA.

Bottom line is there is "game mechanics" and "creative content". lets face it with the huge number of ships and races in CTA there are always going to be balance issues. I would personally like to see more attention to addition to creative content.

The fan based PDF's already mentioned represent almost all of the enhancement of creative content to CTA over the last few years.

Orieni Centauri Wars, Dilgar War, Minbari Shadow War etc all great ideas.

Another thought is a linked campaign series with the next game on the campain dependant on the result of the previous one in a matrix.

Possible what if themes

ISA hunting down a Psi Corp fleet / Base
A Centauri house trying to overthrow the Emperor with some enhanced shadow tech Centauri ships
Samll third Space Incursion leading to potential invasion.

Started to flesh out some of these but my time is tied up at the moment with painting and scratchbuilding.