Starbase and Base Station SSDs?

Radagan · Post by **Radagan** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:58 am

I'm a returning old player of FC after my son got interested in playing. The problem is we are living overseas and my physical copies of game and expansions are back State-side. So I grabbed some of the pdfs from Warehouse 23, which look great! I'm very glad to be able to buy these.

But does anyone know where the SSDs are for bases?

Would love to have a variety: starbases, base stations, platforms, etc. for each of the nations.

Sgt_G · Post by **Sgt_G** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:51 pm

Starbase, BATS, and Base Station are all in SFB Basic Rules, which are available in PDF. The modules are in R-1, which is not yet in PDF format.

Sneaky Scot · Post by **Sneaky Scot** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:54 pm

Hi Radagan,

FC hasn't gone for race-specific base cards (unlike SFB). I don't think these are available as PDF either; the only places I could see them was as parts of products (i.e. the SB is in Battleships Attack, there is a BATS in Klingon Border and Reinforcements Attack, the BS is in Tholian Attack and the MB is in Romulan Border). However, all is not lost as Communique #13 has BATS cards in a larger format, so that gets you something usable.

Enjoy!

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:51 pm

The ship card provided in Klingon Border is a combo fleet scale Starbase/squadron scale Battle Station (backed with a single scale planet killer). A proper (both scales) Starbase was provided in Battleships Attack and a proper (both scales) Battle Station was provided in Reinforcements Attack.

The Base Station and Mobile Base are available where Sneaky noted.

The Commercial Platform and Defense Satellites are in Orion Attack.

Ground bases are available, along with the Battle Station mentioned above, in Reinforcements Attack.

And ... that's about it for bases in Federation Commander at the moment.

Radagan · Post by **Radagan** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:19 pm

Thank you for all the replies. I thought I had SSDs for those somewhere, though it looks like we'll have to wait until I get back to Georgia at some future date. Hopefully, sales of FC's pdfs are favorable and more content is released that way as an option.

@Sneaky Scot, I really appreciate the tip on Communique #13. I'm pdf only at the moment. A BATS will make a great start to expand on, and will be fun to do so. I'd forgotten about the Communiques. Great stuff in those as I recall.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 2:21 am

Unusual "ships" in the Communiques:

Mobile Base (Squadron) #22
Defense Satellites (both scales) #24
Freighters (both scales) #29
Battle Station (Squadron) / Starbase (Fleet) #30
Planet Killer (both?) #30, #81
Planet Killer (Fleet) #31
Large and Small Armed Freighters (Squadron) #32
Mobile Base (both scales) #34
Master Weapons Reference Card #34
Space Dragons #35
Federation Fleet Tug (both scales) #38
Small Freighters (Fleet) #39
Armed Priority Transport / Armed Cutter (Squadron) #39 & #55 (both)
Large Freighter (both scales) #40 [Lrg Squad. serves as Heavy Fr. Fleet]
Middle Years ships #41, #42, #44
Light Defense Monitor (both scales) #43
Fed. Hospital Ship - Middle Years (both scales) #43
Klingon Fleet Tug (both scales) #44
Kzinti Drone Frigate (both scales) #46
Fleet Plasma Control Card #51
Fleet Drone Control Card #51
Fed Police Cutter (both scales) #53
Andromedan Satellite Base (both scales) #55
Free Trader / Prime Trader (both scales) #56
Heavy Freighter (both scales) #56, #68
Large Armed Freighter (Fleet) #56
Base Station (both scales) #61
Large Troop Transport (both scales) #61
Small Armed Freighter (Fleet) #61
Small Troop Transport (both scales) #62
Fast Naval Transport (both scales) #66
Juggernaut (both scales) #68
Small Auxiliary Cruiser (both scales) #68
Space Amoeba (both scales) #69
Large Auxiliary Cruiser (both scales) #70
Jumbo Freighter (both scales) #73
Fed Old Heavy Cruiser (both scales) #74
Juggernaut Destroyer (both scales) #75
Kzinti Tug (both scales) #77
Seeker Skiff / Striker Skiff (both scales ) #78
Death Probe (both scales) #79
Defense Monitor (both scales) #80
Klingon BT7 Battle Tug (both scales) #82
Klingon F5 Frigate Squadron (both scales) #84
ADB Office (Squadron) #88
Fighter Rules #128
Smasher Large Skiff (both scales) #134
Small Utility Ship (both scales) #139
Klingon FX Frigate (both scales) #146

Post by **Steve Cole** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 6:20 pm

There is a reference ship chart on line listing all of the ship cards and telling what product they are in.

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:05 pm

Steve Cole wrote:There is a reference ship chart on line listing all of the ship cards and telling what product they are in.

Master Ship Charts

Radagan · Post by **Radagan** » Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:20 pm

@mjwest, Thank you for the link.

@Mike, Thank you very much for your summary! There are quite a few Communique to go through, which while a great problem have, you've definitely put an index to some must print now articles!

Thank you everyone for all the help and patience as I get my head back into the game.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:41 pm

I believe there are some ship card diagrams in the Communiques that are not referenced in the online PDF listing. For example, the Juggernaut is listed in the PDF as being in Klingon Attack, but it is also in Communique #68 in both scales. There are probably others, as well. For someone who wants to play the game, but who is out of the country with limited access to physical products, the ship diagrams shown in the Communiques might be a great resource.