Federation Commander

NashLena · Ensign Joined: 16 Jan 2021 Posts: 1

Hello,

It's been at least 2-3 yrs since I have been back on this site...I have a couple questions I hope some can answer.

I have Reference Rulebook v5 but noticed on the purchase section that there is a v6 out...Is there a way I can update v5 (free or small fee) or should I purchase v6 ?

In addition I also have Klingon Border, Romulan Space, and Distant Kingdoms...
Basically, I just want the bare minimum to play each major race or major class ship (and so no Attack Modules).
So, as it stands this means I would only need to purchase 'War & Peace', and maybe 'Line of Battle' (since it gives you the BB Class) ?
I would get the 'Transporters Attack' ( but it's an Attack Module )...If only there was one that wasn't an Attack module as it would give me an excuse to buy it.
Anyways, that's my logic of thinking.

Any info would be appreciated...

mjwest · Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:55 pm Post subject:

The Reference Rulebook already gives you all of the rules needed to play all of the empires, though you do likely need the v6 version to get the latest editions. Updating the Reference Rulebook is the best avenue to what you want.

If you buy the electronic version (from DriveThruRPG or SJG Warehouse 23), then you will get updates to the document automatically. (I know DTRPG will even send email notifications when they happen.) But for print, you need to buy an updated Reference Rulebook.

That all said, I have a question for you: Where are you all getting these questions? Some have actually been really good, and one pair of questions even pointed out a missing rule. That is some pretty good, in-depth knowledge of the game to have for a bunch of spammers. So, are you actually looking things up enough to figure it out, or are you getting them from somewhere? If you are getting them from somewhere, where is it?

Or is this just one person making lots of different accounts? In that case actually knowing about the game could work. And if it is just one person, how do you make the user names? Are they autogenerated, or do you actually create them yourself?

Also, why the new approach? Was there a meeting of some kind on the New Year? Is it working on other boards? I think I have caught all the attempts on this board (though it is always possible I missed something).

Anyway, I thought I'd ask because this has been quite prolific since the first week of January, but seems to be a new approach. Just curious.
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paulgenna · Lieutenant SG Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 109

Wondering where I can get the Klingon epack #5. Mainly looking for the E3 Corvette. I have checked by E23 and DriveThru and they do not have #5.

mjwest · Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 5:00 pm Post subject:

I don't think a Klingon Ship Card Pack #5 has yet been released. But I do see six ships listed in the FC Reference Ship Chart CL53, so I understand the confusion.

I have asked Steve about it.
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paulgenna · Lieutenant SG Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 109

Thanks MJ

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3821

Took some doing but I figure out what happened. I found an incomplete copy of Klingon ePack #5 in the file. It was worked on in 2017, the year I became very very sick. Obviously, I started work on it, got to a point that I had all of the ships in it (except that the fleet scale version of the HF5 had never been done) but not the counters or scenario. Then, for whatever reason, I got distracted and never finished it. When the ships were selected, the chart on my computer was so marked so they wouldn't get selected for another pack later. Years later when I got better and we did CL54 we posted the new chart which included the forgotten update.

It took a bit to recover the file (the computer has been updated twice and replaced once in that time) but it's now back in the 2017 unfinished state. I will add finishing it to my list of things to do (which will take most of day), but since it will involve Jean it won't be right away. She'll be out of the office for a week or more, and when she returns she will have R4T, CL34, R4J, F&E TacOps, and ACTASFR1 to upload (one per week) when she's not doing Shapeways (which will happen twice during the time those five products cover) or Stratcon (which is in late June). But you should have it by July.
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paulgenna · Lieutenant SG Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 109

Thanks Steve.

paulgenna · Lieutenant SG Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 109

Wanted to check and see if the ePack #5 has been completed?

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3821

I am not sure what you refer to, but it's been a while. My thinking is that there is a Fed e5, a Klingon e5, etc. Did you mean one of those? Which one? I have been locked down the Stratcon/F&E stuff since 1 June doing nothing but that (and two ships a day for FCOL) but I have a BLUE FOLDER of things to work on when I get odd moments and there is a page in that folder for Klingon Book #e5.
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paulgenna · Lieutenant SG Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 109

Hi Steve,

You had mentioned in May you could finish the Klingon ePack #5 by July. Was hoping you had gotten to it. Many looking for the destroyer and frigate from the pack.

Regards,

Paul

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3821

Not yet, but "July" was based on surviving StratCon, which I did.
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paulgenna · Lieutenant SG Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 109

Thanks Steve, I will continue to check every couple weeks.

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3821

It is in my stack of things to do and not far from the top. I had to get the newsletter stuff done (including a new Fed ship), keep sending ships to Fed Commander On Line, and keep the Warbook moving.

I also have to run the business, get back to the gym, teach classes in bariatrics, and get ready for my wife to be out for a month when she has spine surgery. (I had to learn how to do laundry, which I haven't been allowed to do since the incident in 1982.)
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Sgt_G · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:09 am Post subject: