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Hod K'el · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject: Substitution Hits

My thinking may be a little fuzzy on this, but tell me if I am right.

C Hull can be substituted for F Hull.
C Hull can be substituted for R Hull.
Cargo can be substituted for any hull.

Can a probe be substituted for my last Lab?
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Crimin · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject:

It's a different system, so I don't see how it could. Even if they are both used to gather information, that's about the only similarity between the two.

OGOPTIMUS · Captain Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 980

I asked this a long time ago, here's Mike's answer for at least part of it:

http://starfleetgames.com/federation/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=145
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Dal Downing · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: Substitution Hits

Mike · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:07 am Post subject:

He might need information points for something and has used all his probes, so the probe launcher is basically useless for information gathering.
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pinecone · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

Isn't there a way to reload Probes?

Mike · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject:

Probes are reloaded just like drone launchers. See (5G5).
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pinecone · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject:

Then I see no reason to go against Dal's Comment.

Note: Don't take that offensively, I just think that Dal had a good point.

terryoc · Captain Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 1386

No, you cannot substitute your probe launcher for the last lab hit. Or any lab hit, for that matter. Probes are hit on "probe" hits on the DAC.

The Center Hull/Cargo hits work because there is a specific "enabling rule" that lets you do that. There is no rule that says you can take lab hits on the probe launcher.
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mjwest · Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

Terry's answer is correct (and nicely succinct). You cannot substitute one damage type for another unless the rules specifically enable this.
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