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gurps_gm Lieutenant JG
Joined: 25 Jun 2010 Posts: 93 Location: Alameda, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:17 pm Post subject: Year of starship introduction |
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Is there a timeline when a new class of starship entered the inventory of the various empires? I see some ship classes are on the main timeline, but not all. |
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Sgt_G Commander
Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 529 Location: Offutt AFB, Nebraska
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Not in FedCmdr. You need SFB module G3 Master Annex Files. _________________ Garth L. Getgen
Master Sgt, US Air Force, Retired -- 1981-2007 -- 1W091A |
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gurps_gm Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Sgt_G! |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:47 am Post subject: |
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FedCom does different "eras", so Middle Years are a discrete set of ships. You can use them with mainline ships, but they don't play well except against each other (which is why they have their own playpen). _________________
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gurps_gm Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:59 am Post subject: |
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I wanted to know when they were introduced. A ballpark date is OK |
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djdood Commodore
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:35 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, Garth had you covered then.
My copy of G3A is dog-eared from use. Even though it's not for FedCom, it's still a very useful book. _________________
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cnuzzi Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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According to the book "Introduction to the Star Fleet Universe," the Middle Years are Y120-Y150. I think this might be a little off, however, since the TV show allegedly takes place in the 150s, and those are Middle Years ships.
That book, btw, is available as a free download on w23, and is worth getting even though it is primarily for the Prime Directive roleplaying game. It has a lot of good information about SFU history, plus a list of alien races, a map of the galaxy, etc. |
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Steve Cole Site Admin
Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3831
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a simple solution.
Go to the BBS, look under F&E for the SHIP INFORMATION TABLES.
These list most ships in all the games (i.e., the ones in F&E) and give the year they are first available for construction, usually which half of that year. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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mjwest Commodore
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 4075 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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For the purposes of Federation Commander, the Middle Years covers from about Y120 (maybe as late as Y125) through about Y160. The main delimiter is that all of the included ships are the original "unrefitted" ships, or their contemporaries. That means that the dividing lines are a little fuzzy, as we "bent" the lines to fit in appropriate ships (e.g. Romulans) and exclude inappropriate ships (e.g. hellbores).
Also, when looking at introduction dates, remember that they are generally only going to list when that base ship first appeared. Many of the older ships (e.g. Fed CA and Klingon D7) have gone through several refits and the versions seen in the Federation Commander main game probably came on line years, if not decades, later. _________________
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