War in the Twenty-First Century
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I am also looking forward to this.
What minitures do you think would be good for the Orieni. My thoughts are that the big chaos ship from forgeworld "Harbringer?"could be good for the large Orieni, Paragon and there is a full thrust miniatures fleet in a similar style which could do for the smaller vessels. Dont remeber the FT fleet name but it is the miniatures you are using for your Dilgar, Da Boss.
What minitures do you think would be good for the Orieni. My thoughts are that the big chaos ship from forgeworld "Harbringer?"could be good for the large Orieni, Paragon and there is a full thrust miniatures fleet in a similar style which could do for the smaller vessels. Dont remeber the FT fleet name but it is the miniatures you are using for your Dilgar, Da Boss.
Nerroth - Well said that person.
And I would ceratinly buy them, however I would also have to say that I would like to see a few ships from Mongoose / Ironwind before the Orieni, like the Neroon for instance.
I think it will be a quite a few months before we see any new sculpts. Hopefully I am wrong. I am also just happy that the miniatures are coming back at all.
And I would ceratinly buy them, however I would also have to say that I would like to see a few ships from Mongoose / Ironwind before the Orieni, like the Neroon for instance.
I think it will be a quite a few months before we see any new sculpts. Hopefully I am wrong. I am also just happy that the miniatures are coming back at all.
Right.....Order & Light - the .pdf of the 21st century Hand of the Blessed - is done (After a bit of MS paint-based faffing, the .pdf also includes ACTA format counters, using the B5W counter images produced by Richbax and his merry minions).
I'm getting started on House & Throne, the Centauri equivalent.
I'll be starting with the stats posted here, but want to check them off against the Orieni equivalents, and I've put in quite a few showdowns and variants hulls, which helped make the House Fleets a distinct entity from the Royal Navy - the only common unit being the Glaive fighter.
(for example, the Asturias and Aurillia - rebuilds of half-scrap Astur assault ships into something the Houses can use as a cruiser and carrier)
I am going to post them up here, but want to put both up at the same time, since they're supposed to be used against each other.
The last one (no particular idea on name as yet) will have 21st century Abbai, Raider (mix of Drazi and Centauri Privateer) and Uusuth for use in scenarios and as general target practice. Basically everyone else caught up in the war...
I'm getting started on House & Throne, the Centauri equivalent.
I'll be starting with the stats posted here, but want to check them off against the Orieni equivalents, and I've put in quite a few showdowns and variants hulls, which helped make the House Fleets a distinct entity from the Royal Navy - the only common unit being the Glaive fighter.
(for example, the Asturias and Aurillia - rebuilds of half-scrap Astur assault ships into something the Houses can use as a cruiser and carrier)
I am going to post them up here, but want to put both up at the same time, since they're supposed to be used against each other.
The last one (no particular idea on name as yet) will have 21st century Abbai, Raider (mix of Drazi and Centauri Privateer) and Uusuth for use in scenarios and as general target practice. Basically everyone else caught up in the war...
talonspiritcat
Mongoose
I love the titles for the books..."Order & Light" and "House & Throne" are great titles. I might have to steal--I mean borrow--them for my CEntauri-Orieni novel.
As for the Drazi and raiders and others....
Beyond The Marches
Fringe Worlds
Bear And Snake
As for the Drazi and raiders and others....
Beyond The Marches
Fringe Worlds
Bear And Snake
They're not a minor nuisance fleet. In fact they're one of the oldest races and just as advanced as anyone sub-minbari. Anyone who can put something as bloody lethal as a solar cannon on a sunhawk hull deserves respect.
They get a bit sidelined simply because they're not one of the major combatants in the Centauri-Orieni war (the clue's in the name) - Drazi-sponsored privateers started the whole thing off, but the proper freehold fleets never really got involved (unlike the Abbai, who did get invaded by some over-enthusiastic and under-trained house militia forces).
They get a bit sidelined simply because they're not one of the major combatants in the Centauri-Orieni war (the clue's in the name) - Drazi-sponsored privateers started the whole thing off, but the proper freehold fleets never really got involved (unlike the Abbai, who did get invaded by some over-enthusiastic and under-trained house militia forces).
Ok......first draft of the first two .pdfs, House & Throne and Order & Light, are finished.
For House & Throne (Centauri)
For Order & Light (Orieni)
Still need to do
~ Scenarios
~ Abbai Fleet
~ Drazi Fleet
~ Privateer Fleet (effectively Raiders)
~ Come up with a suitable name for the above. I like Beyond the Marches, although given the awesomeness of the I've Found Her game, I'm tempted to steal their title - Danger & Opportunity.....[/list]
For House & Throne (Centauri)
For Order & Light (Orieni)
Still need to do
~ Scenarios
~ Abbai Fleet
~ Drazi Fleet
~ Privateer Fleet (effectively Raiders)
~ Come up with a suitable name for the above. I like Beyond the Marches, although given the awesomeness of the I've Found Her game, I'm tempted to steal their title - Danger & Opportunity.....[/list]
talonspiritcat
Mongoose
how about this
http://forum.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=128108
http://forum.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=128108
have to agree, 16AD MB on skirmish, 20 and 30AD MB on raid are all a bit much. but it depends on the other fleet. if the fleets are balanced against each other and not going to be used against normal CTA fleets this isnt a problem. much as most of the ships in DaBosses alternate universe were overpowered in the normal B5 CTA sense but balanced for each other.
lol there are some really crazy ships in there though
one other major thing of note - all the ships arcs are totally out of what they should be for normal CTA. the arcs do not go to each corner but give 90 degrees in each direction. on the counters in this supplement ships have a much wider port/starboard arc than the do front/rear which can seriously mess up fleets relying on forward firepower.
lol there are some really crazy ships in there though
one other major thing of note - all the ships arcs are totally out of what they should be for normal CTA. the arcs do not go to each corner but give 90 degrees in each direction. on the counters in this supplement ships have a much wider port/starboard arc than the do front/rear which can seriously mess up fleets relying on forward firepower.
katadder said:much as most of the ships in DaBosses alternate universe were overpowered in the normal B5 CTA sense but balanced for each other.
lol there are some really crazy ships in there though
one other major thing of note - all the ships arcs are totally out of what they should be for normal CTA. the arcs do not go to each corner but give 90 degrees in each direction. on the counters in this supplement ships have a much wider port/starboard arc than the do front/rear which can seriously mess up fleets relying on forward firepower.
I tend to agree with the idea that ships are balanced fro their universe and whilst some of my designs are powerful and maybe over the top (Shakrlis) I actually thought they were pretty balanced against the "good" ships of the mainstream ACTA universe. I took out most of the "bad" ships of the latter and usually swapped for decent alternatives........ As the next part of DR involves ships from the mainstream universe should be interesting to see if It works out.
I also seem to remember quite a few very powerful ships in your ECW :wink: pack
re the counters - yeah I started doing them and relaised its not corner to corner - have got to work out a way of doing them so its the proper 90 degree - maybe someone should bring out ones like the forgeworld ones for TA? 8)
