Federation Commander

darebear · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:22 pm Post subject: Proximity photon torpedoes

From reading the rules I understand proximity photons were removed from the game. Was there a specific reason for that? Would it break the game to use proximity photon rules?

Mike · Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:28 pm Post subject:

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't remember proximity photons ever being part of Federation Commander.
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mjwest · Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:02 am Post subject:

There are a lot of rules in SFB that didn't make the translation to Federation Commander. Proximity fuses on photons is one. So is DERFACS for disrupters. These were intentional decisions, all focused on making sure Federation Commander stays as streamlined as possible.
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Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3821

Giving the Fed that would require giving other empires other things, complicating the game while returning balance to the original point. Better to keep the game simple and streamlined and balanced.
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