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Offline Jaeger

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Space Combat Game
« on: May 09, 2013, 08:14:42 PM »
A new game I've been Brewing for a while.

So far I've purchased a whole lot of plastic Spaceships:





And I'm almost done with my hex-table:



(I plan on using it for Battletech also, so that's why it's green).
« Last Edit: May 10, 2013, 07:39:23 AM by Jaeger »
Too many projects... not enough time...

Offline Machinegunkelly

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 08:43:38 PM »
Arenīt those three ships top left from the old Buck Rogers game?

Offline Jaeger

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 09:15:44 PM »
They might be. I just bought a few bags I liked from ebay.

Offline dijit

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2013, 07:10:41 AM »
Looking very nice, do you have a link to where you got the ships from? If you want more have a look at EM4.
Duncan

Offline Jaeger

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2013, 07:44:39 AM »
Search "plastic Space ship" on ebay.com and you get a few to choose from. :)

I even think there's a EM4 seller too.

Offline Jaeger

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2013, 02:19:43 PM »
I'm currently looking into what classes and weapons I want to add:

Name of the game: ?

Ship Classes:
Draconis
Centauri
Scorpii
Lupi
Vela
Cygnus
Deneb
Vega
Leonis
Sadir
Crux
Cetus
Andromeda
Sirius
Orion
Aldebaran
Taurus
Gemini
Pollux
Castor
Arcturus
Corvus
Nebula

Weapons:
Laser
Missile
Plasma
Scram Cannon
Mass Driver/Rail gun
Kinetic Penetrator
Particle Projector

Feel free to join in with suggestions. :)

Offline dijit

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2013, 05:21:27 PM »
Have you had a look at silent death for a possible rule set?

Offline Jaeger

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2013, 05:25:52 PM »
Nope. I really want to make this from scratch.

Unless Silent Death has a ship generation system?

Offline dijit

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2013, 09:13:17 PM »
It does and it seems to be getting a bit of a rehaul at the moment.

Offline Jaeger

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2013, 11:07:59 PM »
Ah ok. I like the idea of using different dice.

I'm currently looking into a re-write of a free ruleset called Sky Full Of Ships.

Offline The_Beast

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2013, 01:04:12 AM »
Arenīt those three ships top left from the old Buck Rogers game?

Rtght-o. Fighter, battler, transport.

The others (edit: in the top row) were for 'gumball machine' toy dispensers (edit part deux: an eBay seller claims they are cereal box prizes). The designs include things from Message From Space, a Vic Morrow live-action-attempts-anime movie that I can't decide if I love or hate.

I've a metric b***load of each, but I admire someone who'll actually get them used!

Doug
« Last Edit: May 14, 2013, 01:23:06 AM by The_Beast »

Offline dijit

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2013, 06:47:49 AM »
A quick question, what size are your hexes? So I can work out how big the star fighters are?

Offline HerbyF

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2013, 07:10:26 AM »
I have the one third from the right top row in my collection of ship some where. It is a silver hard plastic and it came out of a gum ball machine. Mine is at least 30 years old.
« Last Edit: May 29, 2013, 08:55:51 AM by HerbyF »
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Offline Elbows

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2013, 07:23:22 AM »
Is the table remaining green?  I do recognize the Buck Rogers ship.  Also, they're perhaps 1"-1.5" in diameter - quite small really.
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Offline dijit

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Re: Space Combat Game
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2013, 08:45:27 AM »
I'm just wondering how they scale with EM4's starfighters.

 

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