Federation Commander

I second having portrait style record sheets. Those SFU Admiralty landscape sheets were a pain to look at on a computer.

I might have to think a bit longer regarding what to do about the IBs.


Thanks for looking into this. Btw, one ship that is getting too much benefit from the current rules is the Bolt Frigate in Module 2. It has 2 IBs and neither one can be fired in two turns because it has has only 2 batteries ...

Are using tachyon guns considered an overload? It's called a "psuedo-overload" in the rules. I'm not quite clear on this.

I posted my reply in the version 3 feedback/discussion thread.

On a broader note, I imagine one thing to keep an eye on further down the line is how the Koligahr might take to FC, in terms of not being burdened by the need to allocate warp power to arm their heavy weapons they way they need to do ...

I did a little playtesting with the FRA last night. One thing I'm noticing is that the Armored Cruiser is over pointed at 125. It seems to match up evenly with the 115 point cruisers from the other races. I think the problem stems from in SFB where it's a faster ship than the other cruisers(speed ...

I did a little playtesting with the FRA last night. One thing I'm noticing is that the Armored Cruiser is over pointed at 125. It seems to match up evenly with the 115 point cruisers from the other races. I think the problem stems from in SFB where it's a faster ship than the other cruisers(speed 29 ...

We don't mix the rules, but we have a house rule about non-ships movement.

Ships move normally.
All others move all their movement at end of imp 4 after all ships have moved.

Movement is much faster, and it doesn't really take away from the initiative concept. Fighters, shuttles, and drones are ...

Most of the races transfer right to FC quite easily like the Koligahr and the Vari. A few of them like the Drex, Souldra, and the Worb are a little tricky. I've been working on the Worb and I can't find a good workaround on the subspace rockets. An impulse delay in SFB just isn't the same as in FC.

As it happens, I did look through the supercomputer rules offered in a recent(-ish) Captain's Log issue, to try and pick out what details could one day be re-purposed for use with Drex CPU boxes.

I think that the mechanics for the FC game system might help to mitigate some of the Unity's ...

Quick question. Is the particle splitter torpedo in Omega Module 5 or just CL 23/OMRB?

From the discussion thread:

It says in the rules "you may pay the three Energy Points otherwise due in the Energy Allocation of the Third Turn during the Offensive Fire Phase (1E2d) of a given impulse in the turn." Does that mean the same as paying at the time of firing like the Tachyon Gun does ...

Nerroth, I'm curious on what you are planning to do for the races that are viewed to be unbalanced in the SFB game. For example, it's widely believed that the Drex are a little too good and that the Vari are somewhat weak. Will you use rule changes, point value adjustments or just leave stuff as is ...

Nerroth, you've mentioned that there's a Maesron Battleship. Could you tell me in what product that's located?

I'm okay with the concept of "flights" but I'd hate to see all races go to only one type of fighter. It takes away from the flavor of the game and it really doesn't make the game that much simpler. Also, might be a good idea to boost Omega fighters' speed a little since most of the slow Omega ships ...

Gary, I have a question when it comes to the implosion bolt. It says in the rules "you may pay the three Energy Points otherwise due in the
Energy Allocation of the Third Turn during the Offensive Fire Phase (1E2d) of a given impulse in the turn." Does that mean the same as paying at the time of ...