Federation Commander

pinecone · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

I see.

junior · Captain Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 803

mjwest lays it out better. I suspect that most of the issues with regards to figuring out my example would have worked better if I'd used the 'Turn X' format that he did.

The key thing to keep in mind about my example is that I'm not referring to, say, Turn 1 or Turn 2 of the game. I'm referring to turns in the arming cycle. Nine times out of ten "Turn 1" of the game will be "Turn 2" of the arming cycle that I posted because the Fed player decided to start with his batteries empty and give his photons the pre-load energy.

silent bob · Lieutenant SG Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 139

aah i get ya, for some reason our fed player (and romulan) has been paying to hold at the end of the turn. lol i really should look more closely at rules involving them.

Kang · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:45 am Post subject:

mjwest · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject:

No, I meant next turn.

However, what exactly happens to a torpedo that is not held is quite vague (since it isn't really discharged), then I am going to change my mind on that point.

I have amended the original post to reflect this.
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Kang · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

Cool. Thanks for that, Mike.
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PallidaMors · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:01 am Post subject:

great explanation! thanks
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pinecone · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

ditto

Mike · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject:

Yes, Mike. We're all glad you cleared that up.

mjwest · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject:

Holy thread resurrection, Batman!!

Anyway, I wanted to make a quick clarification:

Kang · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:48 am Post subject:

Should we put a rule clarification on this in the next Communique, to go in the rules update file?
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Davec_24 · Commander Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 596 Location: England

Indeed, (4C3d) says you can start arming the torpedo again "next turn", so you would have to discharge the torpedo towards the end of the previous turn, if this is possible. At what point in the sequence of play would a player be allowed to discharge his loaded or overloaded photons? Would this occur during an Offensive Fire Phase, during the pre-loading phase (where a player could decline paying holding energy and so lose the torpedo) or at any point during the turn, or some other time which I haven't mentioned?

mjwest · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject:

I don't think there needs to be any clarification in Communique that I screwed up. Smile

Especially since the only people who ever read my example are probably reading this.

There is no particular place in the end of turn procedure where discharges must occur. However, if you want a specific point in the sequence of play, use the the Weapons Records (1E3b) phase.
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Davec_24 · Commander Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 596 Location: England

Thanks for that Mike. It probably doesn't matter where in the end of turn phase you do this, but it does matter that it is (or at least you can do it at) the end of the turn rather than at some point during an impulse.

So, if you wanted to discharge torpedoes, you would discharge at the end of turn phase of one turn and then you could start arming them again in the pre-load phase of the next turn.