DS: Design Rule Flaw

5 posts ยท Oct 24 2001 to Oct 24 2001

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:54:20 -0700

Subject: DS: Design Rule Flaw

I never noticed this until now: According to the rules, a vehicle's capacity
is 5 x Class, yet the capacity cost to carry it in a larger vehicle is 4 x
Class. So vehicles TAKE UP 20%
less space/weight (capacity) than they can carry? Hmmm.... Sounds like
Beth's Daleks aren't the only Dr. Whoism in the game -- we've all been
fielding vehicles with the beginnings of TARDIS-like technology!

BrCB

"The Irish are the only race of people on Earth for which psychoanalysis is of
no use."

                                 - S. Freud

From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:30:17 -0500

Subject: Re: DS: Design Rule Flaw

***
I never noticed this until now: According to the rules, a vehicle's capacity
is 5 x Class, yet the capacity cost to carry it in a larger vehicle is 4 x
Class. So vehicles TAKE UP 20%
less space/weight (capacity) than they can carry? Hmmm.... Sounds like
Beth's Daleks aren't the only Dr. Whoism in the game -- we've all been
fielding vehicles with the beginnings of TARDIS-like technology!
***

No, not a flaw, but an undocumented feature. Inside a vehicle is a very
efficient manner of stowage. Otherwise, the 'stuff' has to be carried in
cardboard boxes, tupperware containers, lashed down with bungie, attachments
to the hull.

No, this makes figuring such things out MUCH simpler. Aren't you glad?
;->=

Oh, how is 'stuff' carried in the smaller vehicle? Er, ah, marvelous plumage
on the Norwegian Blue, don't you think?

From: Jaime Tiampo <fugu@s...>

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:33:03 -0700

Subject: Re: DS: Design Rule Flaw

> Brian Bilderback wrote:

That's funny. I remember reading 8 x class for carrying a vehicle.. better go
look it up for you.

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:33:04 -0700

Subject: Re: DS: Design Rule Flaw

Don't bother, I did. You're right. To quote Gilda Radner, "Never miiiiind!"

BrCB

"The Irish are the only race of people on Earth for which psychoanalysis is of
no use."

                                 - S. Freud

> From: Jaime Tiampo <fugu@spikyfishthing.com>

From: Jaime Tiampo <fugu@s...>

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:34:37 -0700

Subject: Re: DS: Design Rule Flaw

> Brian Bilderback wrote:

Page 16, section Capacity Requirements for Vhicle Weapons and Systems.

Smaller Vehicle Transport: 8 X Size Class of carried vehicle.