Upgrading a free trader

[Gravmonkey]

Anyone ever boost the drive to jump-2?

 

[rust]

Anyone ever boost the drive to jump-2?

There are several designs of Beowulf hulls with Jump-2 drives on the net,
the result is basically a Far Trader with the hull configuration of a Beowulf
class Free Trader.

 

[Gravmonkey]

There are several designs of Beowulf hulls with Jump-2 drives on the net,
the result is basically a Far Trader with the hull configuration of a Beowulf
class Free Trader.

I'm fuzzy on how that would work.

 

[Gravmonkey]

There are several designs of Beowulf hulls with Jump-2 drives on the net,
the result is basically a Far Trader with the hull configuration of a Beowulf
class Free Trader.

I'm fuzzy on how that would work.

Do you know any URL's for those designs?

 

[BP]

Look at the Core pg 118 stats - the Far trader is basically the same as the Free Trader except the J-2 drive, required PP, fuel & processors and Computer upgrade (bis instead of -2). The 22 extra tons of fuel and above upgrades (9 tons) are taken from Cargo and lowberths.

So, rust is saying they use those stats - just use a modified deckplan from the Free Trader (so it looks just like a free trader).

FYI: Here is a deckplan that claims to be a J-2 design (but a quick look doesn't match up - the J drive seems to be 20 tons instead of 15... probably another Traveller edition or typical deckplan swag)

 

[Gravmonkey]

Look at the Core pg 118 stats - the Far trader is basically the same as the Free Trader except the J-2 drive, required PP, fuel & processors and Computer upgrade (bis instead of -2). The 22 extra tons of fuel and above upgrades (9 tons) are taken from Cargo and lowberths.

So, rust is saying they use those stats - just use a modified deckplan from the Free Trader (so it looks just like a free trader).

FYI: Here is a deckplan that claims to be a J-2 design (but a quick look doesn't match up - the J drive seems to be 20 tons instead of 15... probably another Traveller edition or typical deckplan swag)

Ok. My players won't get a j-2 ship to start with but they'll probably want to upgrade at some point. This way I'll get em working for it, hehe.

 

[BP]

Not that the MGT Free Trader deckplans are exact - but using them one could just change the cargo space area to accommodate all the changes - double the fuel processors, leave a corridor to the drives/P.P with the reduced low berths adjacent to the corridor and increase the drive/P.P. area.

So upgrade is fairly 'easy'.

You could also use the TL upgrades (High Guard pg 53) to fit things in about the same space (except fuel):

Using the Max 75% tonnage (200% cost) results in only 2 extra tons in drive/P.P (J-1, PP-A, M-1 is 16 tons original. J-2, PP-B, M-1 is 24 tons. )

With the fuel processor - one would have a 201 ton ship with 22 tons less cargo and the same 10 low berths. (Stats are 198 tons).

Use compact bridge to save 2.5 tons - but beware DM - and deckplan would change more. (Original 10 tons. 7.5 tons compact.) Combined that would be 198.5 tons.

 

[Baron_Vulk_Morden]

Not that the MGT Free Trader deckplans are exact - but using them one could just change the cargo space area to accommodate all the changes - double the fuel processors, leave a corridor to the drives/P.P with the reduced low berths adjacent to the corridor and increase the drive/P.P. area.

So upgrade is fairly 'easy'.

You could also use the TL upgrades (High Guard pg 53) to fit things in about the same space (except fuel):

Using the Max 75% tonnage (200% cost) results in only 2 extra tons in drive/P.P (J-1, PP-A, M-1 is 16 tons original. J-2, PP-B, M-1 is 24 tons. )

With the fuel processor - one would have a 201 ton ship with 22 tons less cargo and the same 10 low berths. (Stats are 198 tons).

Use compact bridge to save 2.5 tons - but beware DM - and deckplan would change more. (Original 10 tons. 7.5 tons compact.) Combined that would be 198.5 tons.

Except for the compact Bridge, that's how we did it.

 

[CosmicGamer]

Don't know if it's something useful, but you can take a look at a ship I used.
http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Gallery/images/8565/1_Black_Star.JPG