Archive through December 29, 2008
Star Fleet Universe Discussion Board: Star Fleet Battles: New Product Development:
2009: The Year of the Book:
Archive through December 29, 2008
SFB Module C4R
Campaign Designer’s Handbook #2
SFB Master Campaign Module
SFB Master Rulebook Supplement.
SFB Master Starship Book, Volume I
a no for sfb revolution edition, it scares me.
Top 5:
1) C3A Andromedan Threat File
2) MSSB Master Starship Book
3) MSB Master Scenario Book
4) C4R Simulator Reinforcements
5) C4X Simulator X-ships
As I noted, I never understood the tech trees and anything involving Tech Trees is a dead issue until somebody does them and sends them to me. You can do them in crayons on napkins and mail them to me if you like. I'll have to do the graphics over anyway.
Most of what I would want is already underway and dependent on folks outside of ADB. Of what's left on the list and vote-able:
1) Prime Directive Deck Plans Manual
2) FC Briefing #3: Support Ships
3) CapLog: Stellar Shadows #3
4) FC Tactics Manual
5) (tie) CapLog: Best of SFT/Starletter
That was a rather long post, my apologies.
Earlier post condensed to top 6.
Campaign Designer’s Handbook #2
Note that the current Tech Trees do not align with Early Years on tech development, I have also worked on some tech trees.
Captain’s Log Special Issue: Stellar Shadows #3. OR SFB Module Lost Worlds: If it would include updated rules. i.e. Paravian/Carnivon General War/X-rules?
SFB Module C3A Andro Threat File
SFB Module C4R
SFB Module C4X
SFB Module E2 follow up
SFB Revolutionary Edition : only if done as “Might be done as a single book of revised rules” and only as optional rules.
I do not have the time or money to upgrade to a new edition of rules.
F&E Playtest Manual
F&E Tactical Notes and Strategy
SFB Master Starship Book
Omega Zero, SSJ3, depending on what it means maybe "Alternate Reality Manual", but probably Campaign Designer's Handbook #2, Captain's Log: Best of SFT/Starletter, SFB Module C3A Andromedan Threat File.
Revised list. Still too much out there even with the few cut out of the running. C3A though had to make the cut. Mostly because of curiousity, as much as no one in our group other than me really wants to take a stab at the Andros (Again, no one wants to have to learn all the unique Andro rules), I've seen the Threat File mentioned so much in past Captain's Logs that I'm very anxious to see what is in this mythical tome.
It's pretty obvious that general war carnivons go in SSJ3 (previously announced). Might do more of them later in "lost empires".
5. Campaign Designer’s Handbook #2
4. PD Tholians (any system).
3. SFB C3A
2. F&E playtest Manual.
1. SFB Master Starship Book, Volume I
Ok, my top 5... in no particular order
1) G3 and G3A - Annexes, Charts, Tables... oh my 
2) Leanna’s Fighting Starships - Always liked the concept, wanted to see this for a while now
3) SFB Module Omega Zero - Actually anything Omega will be a "must buy" for me
4) SFB Master Starship Book, Volume I - and II and III and etc. (I got a personal stake to see this come about)
5) Art of the Star Fleet Universe - Why you might ask? Having a book with Adam Turner's, Neale Davidson's and Dale Mckee's art work, along with others that have submitted? ....come on, that's a no brainer.
There are others but these all fight for the front of the list.
B^)
A long while ago I posted Omega tech blocks. I will try and find the information.
1. Captain’s Log Special Issue: Stellar Shadows(assumes will have GW Carnivons, possible GW Paravians, and the Peladine?)
2.SFB Master Starship Book, Volume #1.
3. Campaign Designers Handbook#2
4. MSB Master Scenario Book.
5. G3 and G3A.
F&E Tactical Notes Compilation (F&E tactics/strategy manual would be ideal)
F&E Playtest Manual
SFB Module U91
SFB Revolutionary Edition (if done as a single item/rulebook, no desire to repurchase the entire product line. Desire would be for changes that address things such as brick shields, star castling, quicker damage allocation, reverse movement, possibe changes to make energy allocation quicker, etc.
My top seven in no order what so ever:
Art of the Star fleet Universe
Leanna's fighting Starships.
Prime directive Adventures.
Prime Directive Deck Plans Manuel.
SFB Master Starship Book
SFB Master Scenario book.
Module V.
1: F&E - Master Rulebook
2: F&E - I.S.C. Wars
3: SFB - Master R section
4: SFB - Module V
Can't think of anything else I want more than any other product.
1: ssj3 or sfb lost worlds(whichever will give us the most gw carnivon,paravian's & peladine into the game(sfb,fc, & or f&e). i would also love to see more of mike rapers tycosians)
2:leanna's fighting starships
3:any of the C4 modules
looks like my gaming budget is going to be strained this year!
Interested in most of this stuff, but my likely top 5 in no particular order...
Captain’s Log Reprints: Leanna is committed to having all of the first 17 issues back in print by Spring 2009.
Captain’s Log Special Issue: Stellar Shadows #3. Arguably the #1 item on the list, but it would take some work. Rules and SSDs would have to be created and then tested. Iffy that this could be done in time for release this year.
Leanna’s Fighting Starships: Done by Neale Davidson: I confess that this should have been done long ago. The problem is finding enough SVC time to "work with" Neale and actually create the data.
Prime Directive Deck Plans Manual: Free Trader, Federation Express, Federation Frigate, Klingon G1, Romulan SkyHawk, Romulan Snipe, Tholian PC/DD, Orion LR, Romulan gunboat, Small commercial freighter, commercial platform. Could be done as a book or a package of sheets.
SFB Master Starship Book, Volume I: The Hydrans are 98% done, but that took two years. At least, it defined how to do the book. Theory would be to do another empire (Klingons or Lyrans) and see how that goes. We might end up doing one empire per book, or a selection of empires per book.
5. Master SSD book (my SSDs are getting frayed)
4. Omega whatever with new scheduled races
3. SFB C3A
2. SSJ #3
1. G3 with all known races including Omega.
Glen: Maybe there could just be a package deal for buying all the SSD books at once? Say SSD Pack-C, SSD Pack-R, etc.
SSJ#3
PD Feds (or whatever its called)
PD Tholians
Leanna's Fighting Starships
Art of SFB Universe (tie)
Lost Worlds (tie)
In Order fron the Top...
1. Captian's Log Special: Stellar Shadows #3 (And please make them specials and not just take up the next Captian's Log Number.)
2. Captian's Log Special: Best of Star Fleet Times. (See note on Number 1 above.)
3. F&E Playtest Manual
4. SFB: Revolutionary Edition/SFB: Master Rulebook Supplemental. (I would really ask that these 2 be combined into one product.)
5. FC: Briefing #3
My top five products picks for 2009:
1) SFB Master Scenario book -- This may have to be multiple volumes.
2) F&E Tactical Notes Compilation
3) SFB Carrier & Fighter product [Just call the puppy "J3"] -- Make it some combination of SFB Module CVG, SFB Module CVH, SFB Module CV, SFB Module FTR: SSDs for fighter groups. Please use available material. I would like to see this product include Petrick's fighter development articles from Captain's log and SSD's for Federation bomber kits.
4) SFB Master Starship Book, Volume I -- Definitely multiple volumes!
5) F&E - I.S.C. Wars
Top 5, in order:
1. SFB Master Rulebook Supplement
2. SFB Module G3
3. SFB Master Starship Book
4. Captain’s Log Special Issue: Stellar Shadows #3.
5. Leanna’s Fighting Starships
Unlisted first pick: X1B
Top 5 from list(I would plan to buy these):
SFB Module C3A Andro Threat File
SFB Monster Manual
SFB Master Scenario Book (please come up with a way to see the races and # of players in the table of contents)
SFB Master Rulebook Supplement (This should include everything except the ship descriptions and annexs)
SFB Module R99 (and 13-98, as long as they have standard warships and not just ftr/pf stuff)
I would also plan to buy these:
Captain’s Log Special Issue: Stellar Shadows #3
SFB Module P2X
What is X1B?