Federation Commander

Spacecowboy87 · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject: Alpha Strike system

Our group has been experimenting with the Alpha Strike damage allocation system (found in Captain's Log 41 supplement, developed by Mike Bennett)
Mein Gott, Bozhe Moi, and Holy Mother !!! What a brilliant system !!! I can't believe it's not THE mainstream way of damage allocation. We follow the advice of the companion article and allocate up ten internal hits normally, but after that it's Alpha Strike all the way. Got 50 hits? Want them allocated in 20 seconds? Check out Alpha Strike.
(This is an unpaid endorsement-- unless of course someone wants to. Have your people call my people) Wink

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ericphillips · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject:

I really like it too, but cannot get anyone around me to use it.

I also made an excel file that I used his percentages and created a complete random allocation with the same distribution. Works sweet.
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duxvolantis · Lieutenant SG Joined: 16 Nov 2010 Posts: 186

Spacecowboy87 · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:15 pm Post subject:

To be fair, I should point out that we normally play weeknights at a shop, so we're always up against the clock. It's not perfect, but it's "perfect enough" for our situation.
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gar1138 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject:

I've always been intrigued by it, but never actually used it in a game.

One question I have about it: In the section explaining about Weapon Hits, it says to:

ericphillips · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject:

I think that may be a hold over. Certainly in FC you can always mark the wost phaser on hit after hit, and it also does not force you to hit phasers in arc of the volley. I think the author just likes the 3rd phaser is best phaser is something he misses from SFB.
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mjwest · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject:

I think it is saying to do that for the Alpha Strike system. I doubt it is making any implications as to how basic FC works.

(And I deleted the extra posts.)
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Mike · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:57 am Post subject:

Glad you guys are interested in the Alpha Strike system.

As for the weapons hits going in the order, "any phaser, any phaser, best phaser, any torpedo, any drone," that is something that I never noticed in the published version. I went back and checked my file that I submitted and it did not have that "best phaser" oddity.

I don't know how it could have gotten changed, but it was for some reason. I would submit that it should be changed to "any phaser" in the true spirit of FedCom.
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