Playtest One Discussion

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Quote from: MrAnderson on April 11, 2014, 01:44:25 pm

Halfway through the year already! It's really starting to heat up, and i'm working on a newspaper template.

Also nice work on the mission layout.

Edit: Might as well post it here, but do we need to "enroll" our astronauts in basic training or are they already trained?


Thanks bud. I try to make the games as player friendly as I can. So input like this is very valuable.

Since I made a goof at the end of last year I auto enrolled your 'nauts into basic once it was completed. They should be in training now.



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All turns received have been processed and new turns sent out.

Still waiting on Tssha's June turn.



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Guys, today I am just going to process Mav's, and Tssha's if he turns one in, turns. I will be finishing up the new rules additions.

This will give Mav and Tssha a chance to catch up.

But, at the same time I do not want to halt the game for the rest, since it would not be fair for the players who submit their turns on time. So, new GM Rule.

If a player gets more than 4 turns behind in the game, any first prestige points he may have gotten by turning in his turns, will be forfeited and the players, who have kept current, may capture them. Even if a month or so after the player which is behind would have.

Example: Player A is 6 months behind the rest of the players, his last turn sent in was Dec, and would have gotten the first PPs for manned orbital in May.

The rest of the players have turned in their June turns. So Player B, who launched a manned orbital in June will get the first PPs for that milestone and mission.



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Originally posted by Tssha:

Hey, another question. If you complete your mission milestones out of order, does the milestone still count as complete? For example, you get Unmanned Sub-Orbital before Orbital Satellites, is the Unmanned Sub-Orbital considered complete if you don't have orbital satellite complete? Does it count after you get orbital satellite? Or do you have to launch a later mission to complete that milestone?

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Quote from: Tssha on April 11, 2014, 01:47:33 pm

Originally posted by Tssha:

Hey, another question. If you complete your mission milestones out of order, does the milestone still count as complete? For example, you get Unmanned Sub-Orbital before Orbital Satellites, is the Unmanned Sub-Orbital considered complete if you don't have orbital satellite complete? Does it count after you get orbital satellite? Or do you have to launch a later mission to complete that milestone?


The only milestone order of precedence is listed in the header paragraph for Milestones in the rules.

As for the example, you have to run at least one Orb-Sat mission, and one Unmanned Sub-Orb, to complete those Milestones. Completing one does not complete the other.

I hope this answers your question.



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Originally posted by Tssha:

I'm mostly wondering if not completing one milestone holds up the others. I guess this relates to my program in particular, due to a failure to launch. Do I have to relaunch my unmanned Sub-Orbital (now that I have a functioning satellite in orbit), or has that already been counted?

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Quote from: Tssha on April 11, 2014, 01:49:02 pm

I'm mostly wondering if not completing one milestone holds up the others. I guess this relates to my program in particular, due to a failure to launch. Do I have to relaunch my unmanned Sub-Orbital (now that I have a functioning satellite in orbit), or has that already been counted?


To complete a Milestone the mission must be a complete success. So yes, you will need to run another mission.

And to clarify, the Milestones should be completed in the sequence as listed in the rules, but it is not mandatory. Only those listed in the header paragraph of the rules are a mandatory order of launch.

Unless a Milestone is listed as needing another one completed before it, they do not hold up any of the others. But trying to run a mission that skips a lot of other mission types will... umm, not be pretty for said Agency that tried it.

For example, if you jump straight to Manned Orbital out of the gate, without doing the Orb Sat, Sub-Orb, or the animal milestones, you are looking at a +20 to each and every die roll for each step in the mission. Pretty much guaranteeing a failure, but, you could also get lucky too!



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The rules update will include the redone missions, and the inclusion of the resource exchange in the budget office.

If you do not receive a copy with your turn on Monday, make sure you shout that fact out.



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All july turns have been processed. Rules update and August turn sent out.



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Originally posted by Tssha:

I gotta say, the new rules and the mission updates are excellent. No more ambiguity about which missions I can launch with my present tech.

To the stars!

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Quote from: Tssha on April 11, 2014, 01:52:35 pm

I gotta say, the new rules and the mission updates are excellent. No more ambiguity about which missions I can launch with my present tech.

To the stars!


Thanks bud. That means the hard work paid off in making things easier for the players.



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August turns have been processed. September turns sent out.



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Originally posted by MrAnderson:

Yeah, new mission alyout makes it way easier to understand.

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@MrAnderson, glad they are helping out!

All September turns received have been processed. October turns sent out.

Still waiting on Sept from Mav.



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Originally posted by Mavikfelna:

Returned the turn. Work is again sitting at ridiculous levels so if I fall behind I'll do my best to catch up but feel free to process my turns as needed. Standing orders are basically to proceed at the current pace for things.

--Mav

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Quote from: Mavikfelna on April 11, 2014, 01:55:59 pm

Returned the turn. Work is again sitting at ridiculous levels so if I fall behind I'll do my best to catch up but feel free to process my turns as needed. Standing orders are basically to proceed at the current pace for things.

--Mav


NP bud. I know how work can get.



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All October Turns received are processed. November turns sent out. :AH

Still waiting on Oct from Tssha.



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Originally posted by Tssha:

Sorry, I've been sick all week. It's sorta sapped my enthusiasm for a lot of things, and this game got shoved forward a bit.

Then again, I'm glad I waited to do my turn until I'd gotten some sleep. It was a better turn for it.

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Quote from: Tssha on April 11, 2014, 01:58:18 pm

Sorry, I've been sick all week. It's sorta sapped my enthusiasm for a lot of things, and this game got shoved forward a bit.

Then again, I'm glad I waited to do my turn until I'd gotten some sleep. It was a better turn for it.


Sorry to hear about you getting sick, but am glad you are getting better!

For some reason, I cannot DL the sheet you sent. Can you resend it please?



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Originally posted by Tssha:

I've resent it. I checked the file, it's still a Microsoft Excel file so let's hope it was just a copying error or a hickup on Google's end (and a one time hickup at that).

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Quote from: Tssha on April 11, 2014, 02:00:06 pm

I've resent it. I checked the file, it's still a Microsoft Excel file so let's hope it was just a copying error or a hickup on Google's end (and a one time hickup at that).


Dunno what happened. Still says I cannot dl it. But the new one is ok, and processed.

All November turns processed. December turns sent out.

Tssha, if you get me your Nov turn in today we can get you caught up. That damned email snafu got you behind.



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Originally posted by Tssha:

Hey, when it comes time to land a craft, even if it's, say, just a probe, do the Photo reconnaissance levels come into play here? Am I also definitely correct in assuming that Satellite Fly-Bys, Impact Probes, and Lander Probes are the only way to increase said levels?

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Quote from: Tssha on April 11, 2014, 02:02:07 pm

Hey, when it comes time to land a craft, even if it's, say, just a probe, do the Photo reconnaissance levels come into play here? Am I also definitely correct in assuming that Satellite Fly-Bys, Impact Probes, and Lander Probes are the only way to increase said levels?


1) Yes, photo recon levels are very important to any sort of landing. if you fail that roll, you just added a massive plus to your safety roll for landing.

2) Yes, that is correct.



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Tssha, I posted your news item. I hope you do not mind, but I gave it an editor's once over and cleaned it up a bit.



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Originally posted by Tssha:

I'm sorry, by massive plus, do you mean massive penalty? As in, penalty to roll? I'm a bit confused by your phrasing, but I think I've sussed out what you meant.

So, in landing, first you roll the photo recon levels, then you roll for the actual landing. If you roll under the photo recon level, all is good, but if you roll over it a penalty is applied to the landing roll, is that correct?