OT: Space Wars

NullAshton · #1 January 8th, 2005, 11:19 PM

I'm planning on using the Alternity Warships rules, which are free I might add, and arranging weekly battles. You would create a fleet of ships, with tech, money, and crew limits using those rules, and then duel it out in a random space sector. The limits I haven't decided on yet, but as for tech limits, I'm looking at a tech level 7. This would be organized on IRC, you need to be able to go the the #spaceempires channel on Freenode to play in this. I'm probably going to host this on openrpg as well, so you probably need to download that, and install it on your computer if you wish to watch or enter. If you want to join, or have any comments or anything about it, please post here.

NullAshton · #2 January 9th, 2005, 02:49 PM

I've decided on the money limit being 500M, and the tech limit being 6. There is no crew limit for the first Space Wars.

Phoenix-D · #3 January 9th, 2005, 04:29 PM

Heh, I had the same plan a while back. I abandoned it because I thought it would be too hard to GM.

Good luck, I may join you..

Happen to know of any openrpg stuff that helps with Warships?

Fyron · #4 January 9th, 2005, 05:19 PM

Quote:

NullAshton said:
I've decided on the money limit being 500M, and the tech limit being 6. There is no crew limit for the first Space Wars.

6? I thought you had decided on 7?

The rules file (which was freely distributed by Wizards until they canned Alternity) that this will be based on can be acquired here:

http://www.spaceempires.net/files/temp/Warships.pdf

NullAshton · #5 January 9th, 2005, 09:11 PM

Ack, sorry, meant to place 7. Must have hit the wrong button. I'm planning on starting it this saturday, so... There might be a way to adapt the rules to squares, or I might can turn openRPG and use hexes.

NullAshton · #6 January 11th, 2005, 03:26 PM

So does anyone want to join and/or help?

NullAshton · #7 January 12th, 2005, 10:13 AM

Found a hexagonal mode on OpenRPG, yay! Can't play by myself, need more people... Sorry for posting again and again, but people won't post here.

Kythorak · #8 January 12th, 2005, 12:40 PM

There she is, the Crimson Lance. Just falls in the 500M boundary, and it was a HELL and a half to balance it all out.

NullAshton · #9 January 12th, 2005, 12:44 PM

Cool. I think I'm going to have to postpone this, though, its going to take a while to get enough people

. If you would give transparent minuatures, that would help a lot.

Phoenix-D · #10 January 12th, 2005, 02:07 PM

That's two, but I'll have to design more ships. I only have a 270M cruiser at the moment.