Vehicle Handbook Update 2026 - Now Here!

[Stargrove]

In the Core rulebook and CSC the various categories of weapons have the skill that would be needed to operate the weapons in that category. However, in the VHB2026 not all of the categories have a skill listed.

• Artillery Weapons = Heavy Weapons (artillery)
• Direct-Fire Weapons = Heavy Weapons (vehicle)
• Energy Weapons = ??? (for some similar weapons the CSC lists Heavy Weapons (vehicle) and it is probably ok to use here)
• Rockets, Bombs & Missiles = Heavy Wepoans (vehicle)
• Archaic Weapons = ??? (while there are smaller archaic weapons in other books, these are all new)
• Biotech Weapons = ??? (this is a new category of weapons)

Ideas?

 

[saltedcaramelplease]

Odd question, but to calculate structure from hull (based on spaces), do we round up or down?

 

[Arkathan]

Odd question, but to calculate structure from hull (based on spaces), do we round up or down?

Not odd. Up.

 

[saltedcaramelplease]

So I've been creating a few vehicles using the book. And while I haven't play-tested anything, so far I think the relationship between critical hits and structure is very very cool. What would stop us from using this mechanic for spaceship combat? Would I need to re-think the critical hit table to bring it in-line with the Vehicle Handbook '26 or would I use it as-is? The major difference I see is that high-severity critical hits lead to a very tension-building on ramp to further critical hits...

Any thoughts on putting out a supplemental table for spaceship combat for folks who want to go this route?

 

[Limpin Legin]

Any thoughts on putting out a supplemental table for spaceship combat for folks who want to go this route?

Are you asking about sharing a table that you have created yourself, or are you asking if someone else has prepared one?

 

[Arkathan]

So I've been creating a few vehicles using the book. And while I haven't play-tested anything, so far I think the relationship between critical hits and structure is very very cool. What would stop us from using this mechanic for spaceship combat? Would I need to re-think the critical hit table to bring it in-line with the Vehicle Handbook '26 or would I use it as-is? The major difference I see is that high-severity critical hits lead to a very tension-building on ramp to further critical hits...

Any thoughts on putting out a supplemental table for spaceship combat for folks who want to go this route?

Matt said he likes the vehicle critical system, and Chris put out feelers in the feedback thread for High Guard shortly after that.
Coincidence?

 

[saltedcaramelplease]

Are you asking about sharing a table that you have created yourself, or are you asking if someone else has prepared one?

I haven't created my own table... yet. I'm asking if Mongoose has any interest in adapting the vehicle critical system to spaceship combat. From Arkathan's comment it seems like there is...

 

[saltedcaramelplease]

Matt said he likes the vehicle critical system, and Chris put out feelers in the feedback thread for High Guard shortly after that.
Coincidence?

Would you mind linking to the thread? How do I volunteer to playtest it?

 

[Arkathan]

Would you mind linking to the thread? How do I volunteer to playtest it?

Can't. Vehicle Playtest thread.
The HG thread is in Feedback. I guess you could ask there.

 

[tytalan]

@Geir I have a question are the vehicles and such from Army’s of the Fifth Frontier War converted in either the VH 2026 or upcoming Vehicle Catalogue?

 

[Terry Mixon]

@Geir I have a question are the vehicles and such from Army’s of the Fifth Frontier War converted in either the VH 2026 or upcoming Vehicle Catalogue?

I can answer that. The download on this site has a document with the updated vehicles.

 

[tytalan]

I can answer that. The download on this site has a document with the updated vehicles.

What site? Are you talking about if you buy the book/PDF?

 

[Terry Mixon]

What site? Are you talking about if you buy the book/PDF?

Yes. I bought Armies here at Mongoose and the new file is in that download.

 

[tytalan]

Yes. I bought Armies here at Mongoose and the new file is in that download.

View attachment 7670

That is both unexpected and awesome.

 

[Thisdan]

@Geir I have a question are the vehicles and such from Army’s of the Fifth Frontier War converted in either the VH 2026 or upcoming Vehicle Catalogue?

What exactly will be in the Vehicle Catalogue? Just a collection of vehicles?

 

[MongooseMatt]

What exactly will be in the Vehicle Catalogue? Just a collection of vehicles?

It is indeed a collection!

 

[Thisdan]

It is indeed a collection!

Wonderful, am looking forward to it!

 

[ResslynHalvik]

What is the minimum version of Excel required to use the new vehicle design spreadsheet? (I can't work out how to get it to work in Google Sheets or Libre Calc )

Edit: Ah - global replace of ,) with ,1)
and of CONCAT( with CONCATENATE( seems to do it in GSheets

 

[Arkathan]

What is the minimum version of Excel required to use the new vehicle design spreadsheet? (I can't work out how to get it to work in Google Sheets or Libre Calc )

Geir loves xlookup.
I had to upgrade (Office 2024) to fully participate in the playtest. Fortunately, I got it on sale.
For the first couple of iterations, I used my 2016 version, converting the sheet to work on my version... but as the rules were in flux, the revisions came in faster than I could convert the sheets to index(match). So that got old fast.

 

[ResslynHalvik]

XLOOKUP() isn't the issue - it's use of the default parameter values, which are an Excel XLOOKUP() thing only. And using CONCAT() instead of CONCATENATE().

Still very grateful to have it, though.