thanks.....

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, March 25, 2013 - 11:52 pm: Edit

I'd like to share with you Howard Bampton's plaque on the Wall of Honor. I'm always happy to see our GC players out there in the broader SFU.

http://starfleetgames.com/ArtGallery/Medals%20March%202013/Howard_Bampton_Medals.jpg

By Charles C. Coleman (Mwmiyd) on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 04:59 pm: Edit

Congrats Howard!

By John Coleman (Aligato) on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 10:23 pm: Edit

Good on ya Howard

By John D Berg (Kerg) on Sunday, April 07, 2013 - 10:14 am: Edit

Due 4/26/13

By John Stiff (Tarkin22180) on Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 09:31 pm: Edit

All,

Our Rob Callaway (U5 Lyran player) has passed (April 9th). I emailed his sister Cathy and asked how he was. She communicated the news. He is in a better place now.

With Respect,

John

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 10:22 pm: Edit

I can't remember the quote exactly, but I'll start it and pass it on.

"It's a far better resting place I go to...."

By Charles C. Coleman (Mwmiyd) on Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 10:40 pm: Edit

"... than I have ever known." (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities)

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 11:21 pm: Edit

Darn.

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 02:25 am: Edit

I read many of Rob's posts. Although I did not know him he will be missed.

As I am in the middle of a CyberBoard Gamebox update for F&E. I have moments ago dedicated a new fleet marker to Rob.

The Lyrans will be proud to fight in the new "Callaway Battle Fleet". May they ever be victorious!

By John Coleman (Aligato) on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 08:52 pm: Edit

Rest your oars O fair seaman........for the seas have calmed and Heaven is in sight.

By John D Berg (Kerg) on Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 11:16 am: Edit

Rob had been a player in GC for over 20years. He added an excitement and color to the game that will be missed. Truly a classic and loyal player. He will be missed.

His orders and posts and emails made the game fun...a welcome respite for a GM who has to bear down in the tedium of many order processing.

By charles popp (Captnchuck) on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 06:20 pm: Edit

I was looking to maybe play. WHat games are open positions and are there another game starting as the ones I see are mostly full

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 10:24 pm: Edit

There is just the one game running at present. John Berg (the GM) would need to chime in on the open slots for certain. I think the RYN are open.

Games don't start very often (they can run for a decade...).

By John D Berg (Kerg) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 08:04 am: Edit

the following are open spots for U5


HYDRAN KINGDOM:
KOLIGAHR SOLIDARITY:
KZINTI HEGEMONY
LYRAN STAR EMPIRE:
QARI EMPIRE:
RYN ENCLAVE:
SELTORIAN TRIBUNAL:

By Pete DiMitri (Petercool) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 01:15 pm: Edit

Hi,

I may be interested in running the Kzintis, but I just want to be sure I know what the campaign is about - battles are resolved using SFB? Do people use SFB online to do it? If so, I'd love the run the Kzintis.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 03:50 pm: Edit

Hi Pete,

SFB is more like F&E with the GMs resolving the battles the players create.

By Pete DiMitri (Petercool) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 05:47 pm: Edit

Ah!

Hm, so what exactly does the player do then?

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 06:36 pm: Edit

Runs the economy, builds fleets, decides everything, including sending instructions for the battles -- basically everything except roll the dice.

Why not SFB? In one of the games, I had three fully loaded squadrons of ships, a bunch of fighter bases loaded with fighters, a starbase fully loaded with fighters, and assorted DefSats holding off a bunch of computer-operated ships intent on invading my empire. Can you imagine how long that would take to play on SFB?

By johnbsteele (Johnbsteele) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 07:00 pm: Edit

Roy Steele had a stroke yesterday. He is still in the Hospital but is doing fine.

John B. Steele Sr.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 07:58 pm: Edit

John, please keep us informed. Please also let Roy know he's in my thoughts and prayers.

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 10:40 pm: Edit

Pete- To add to Jean's answer-
* spies
* R&D
* more detailed actions in some cases (i.e. the "your dedicated blah takes care of this" is often a step further down the stack)
* we do worry about refits (bases, ships, fighters, and PFs...), drone speed upgrades, etc.
* more detailed shipyards (i.e. if you want two (or four) DN slipways you can build them)
* no free fighter factors (and somewhat limited fighter production facilities)
* crew quality and legendary officers
* mine fields
* more variation in strategic speeds and movement
* empire special rules (Klingon mutiny, infighting rules for Z/R/L, economic modifiers for some empires)- these rules vary from game to game as the GM fine tunes things so those are examples of ones I've seen and may not reflect this game's rules
* simultaneous turns, GM moderated- lots of "Fog of War"
* variable limits on Economic Exhaustion (vs. F&E's 20/15 paradigm)
* you have to manage your merchant marine

There are some writeups in various Captains Logs on game aspects.

SFB would have issues with some of the legal GC forces (due to size; we typically follow S8 guidelines), and homeworld (or any fortified system) assaults would be nearly unplayable.

By John Stiff (Tarkin22180) on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 11:10 pm: Edit

My thoughts and prayers are with you Roy.

John

By Chris Reando (Sfbo11mav) on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 02:16 am: Edit

Get better Roy. Make a speedy recovery and come back when you feel better.

Chris

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 11:58 am: Edit

Get better Roy.