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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Malamute on 07 February 2011, 03:01:22 PM
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For those of you who play GASLIGHT it looks like the compendium is scheduled for a march release:
http://bucksurdu.com/blog/?p=311
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Christmas is gone, so has my birthday, I'll have to buy it myself then.
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Thanks, Malamute.
Hadn't seen the announcement on the Yahoo! group, and I'm sure Chris Palmer is tired of me asking. :D
Doug
PS Must remember, very small press; s**t happens.
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Make sure you tell us when it's released, please.
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Have they changed the rules in any way!?
Or is it just.. a compendium?
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At long last. This will be so useful ;D
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I'll buy it if it is easier to read and has some colour pictures!
Otherwise, I have all the GASLIGHT books anyway! ;D
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For those of you who play GASLIGHT it looks like the compendium is scheduled for a march release:
http://bucksurdu.com/blog/?p=311
You tease Mamelute, I read on and it's ready for printing in March, ready for sale in July :)
"Our goal is to have the book read for printing by the end of March so that the book will be read for sale by Historicon in July. Stay tuned."
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That's one of my Christmas prezzies sorted then :D
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Have they changed the rules in any way!?
Or is it just.. a compendium?
From the Blog:
"In addition there are new rules for Aeronef-style fleet actions, personal zeppelins, etc. Finally, the book will include a few new scenarios."
More than enough reason for me to get one!
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I forget where I read it, but my impression was the books were better integrated. Even without new material, which it does have, THAT'S reason enough for me to buy.
I haven't heard, though, of any major readjustments to the mechanics.
Doug
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An index would be handy I must admit.
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This is part of what Buck recently posted on the GASLIGHT Yahoogroup, in answer to a query. Apologies to those who are yahoogroup members and have already seen this. I thought it would give a full idea of what the book contains etc.
"There's been a spate of hard-cover rules books with lots of eye candy that (I think) are ho hum rules. In the case of the new GASLIGHT book, I think players will get a good set of rules, some new stuff, and some eye candy. The layout of the book will be almost like a Chinese menu, in that the different command and control mechanisms are together, the different firing mechanisms are together, etc. In developing the various supplements we worked very hard to ensure they were consistent with each other so that you could use the Battles activation system with basic GASLIGHT, for instance, or the normal GASLIGHT shooting with the Battles activation.
The cost discussion has been debated ad nauseum on TMP and other fora for years. My feeling is that if you pay $20 or $50 for eye candy that you play once or twice and then let sit on a shelf that's not good value. If you pay $20 or $50 for rules you play dozens of times over several years, that's good value. I think this compendium, which combines four of the older books with new rules (fleet actions, detailed rules for balloons and "personal zeppelins," additional scenarios, redesigned vehicle hit charts, redesigned record cards (for units, vehicles, air vehicles, and groups of main characters), a new alternative method of resolving morale with GASLIGHT games, etc., will be a good value for both new GASLIGHT players and old grognards alike."
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The Compendium will not be just a collection of the old books. We are combining those books, but they will be organized in a Chinese menu format as was described earlier. In addition, we are including a bunch of new stuff, including rules for aeroneuf style fleet actions (as well as undersea actions), detailed rules for skirmishes between personal zeppelins, an alternative melee resolution procedure (which can be used in GASLIGHT, TBCBG, Battles, or A&E type games) that speeds play, redesigned record sheets and vehicle hit charts, etc.
The book looks to be something less than 200 pages, 8.5 inches by 11 inches, with lots of "eye candy." The book will of course contain all the record sheets and charts, but those will also be available as .pdf downloads on the GASLIGHTrules yahoo group.
We don't know the price point yet. The publisher is putting together some estimates.
More to follow...
Buck Surdu
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Hey Buck, that sounds excellent. Good job!
Wish I waited to buy the other 3 books, which I got the other day! ::)
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Sounds good, I look forward to see the new rules for melee and morale.
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I am soooooo looking forward to this one!
All the books integrated into a whole plus more rules for aerial craft and fleet battles!!
Ahhhh approaching VSF Nirvana (Brain release more endorphins!)
Cheers
Fuzzy.
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I'll tell you one thing Buck Surdu has let out of the bag that has me pretty excited, though it my be a bit of downside for the "I must have a rigorous structure ala Evil Empire":
...I think players
will get a good set of rules, some new stuff, and some eye candy. The layout of
the book will be almost like a Chinese menu, in that the different command and
control mechanisms are together, the different firing mechanisms are together,
etc. In developing the various supplements we worked very hard to ensure they
were consistent with each other so that you could use the Battles activation
system with basic GASLIGHT, for instance, or the normal GASLIGHT shooting with
the Battles activation.
Doug
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Hey Buck, that sounds excellent. Good job!
Wish I waited to buy the other 3 books, which I got the other day! ::)
Take a look at http://www.bucksurdu.com/Buck_Surdu/G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T..html
Make sure you view the two short movies!
The book goes to the printer tomorrow. It will take a couple of weeks to get the first proof back, they tell me. We are on track for a June release as planned. The .pdf will probably be available a little sooner. We're not sure how to time that release, whether too early will poach book sales or will (hopefully) positive comments on the .pdf boost book sales? There's probably no authoritative answer.
Buck Surdu
P.S. Before you ask, we're not releasing any information about the model. ;)
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I am soooooo looking forward to this one!
All the books integrated into a whole plus more rules for aerial craft and fleet battles!!
Ahhhh approaching VSF Nirvana (Brain release more endorphins!)
I hope you won't be disappointed. We're very happy with the result, but we don't really get to vote. ;)
Buck
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Can we use Air Fleet battle rules for Sea battles in Victorian Era?
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Can we use Air Fleet battle rules for Sea battles in Victorian Era?
Absolutely!
If your fleet battles are all on the surface, a lot of the three-dimensional rules can be ignored. The fleet battles rules work really well for large sea battles.
Buck
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Thats really all I want from rules!!!!
I'll use 15mm for this. My dream is double board where 1/2 water and 1/2 land. Naval battle on land, crew on each ship firing wach other and make boarding actions. Landing parties goes to shore to fight gun battery. Airplanes flying around, Aeronefs, land battles with Victorian troops plus steam contraptions! AMAZING!
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Thats really all I want from rules!!!!
I'll use 15mm for this. My dream is double board where 1/2 water and 1/2 land. Naval battle on land, crew on each ship firing wach other and make boarding actions. Landing parties goes to shore to fight gun battery. Airplanes flying around, Aeronefs, land battles with Victorian troops plus steam contraptions! AMAZING!
The Fleet Battles rules use the Battles by GASLIGHT activation, so you should have no trouble combing a land game with a sea/air game.
I've been putting together the bits to do an arctic type game on an inceberg that will be held about two feet off the table so that I can have an underwater game going on simultaneously. It will be a couple of years before it's ready for the table, but it sure seems like it will be fun.
Buck
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The proof came back from the printer today. It looks great. On track for delivery of the hard-cover books some time next month! :-*
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Just putting in a post to get notifications, here. Am interested in reactions when people start reading the actual rules. :) Have the old books, but might consider an upgrade, if improvements justify it.