Is there going to be an SRM aimed specifically at Space Stations?

[Bobby George]

Just wondering if there was anything in the works for releasing definitive rules about Space Station construction. Or if there's already stuff out there, where can I find it?

Many thanx

Tim Hills
a.k.a Bobby George

[Silverthorne]

we can hope..

[Lancer]

Steve Long has always said that this would be his next SRM project for Spacedock - if and when he finds enough time for it.

So yes, we can hope, but just don't hold your breath. Unless you can go without air much longer than I suspect.

[Greg Smith]

There's quick and dirty rules for space station construction in the Cardie book.

[Steve Long]

SRM: Space Stations & Starbases is next on my list of SRMs to do. However, I can't work on it until I have (a) the spare time, and (b) the interest. B's usually around to some degree, but A is sadly lacking at present, and likely will be for the foreseeable future, I'm afraid.

[Bobby George]

Will the rules differ greatly from the ones currently laid out in the Cardie book Greg talked about?

Also, as stations are 8 sizes larger than ships, what would the SU limitations be on size 9 and 10 stations? Because there aren't any guidelines for size 17 and 18 ships.

Sorry about all these questions, but I'm trying to upgrade a tool I've made and the only thing I need to do now is stations.

Bobby George

[Steve Long]

I haven't seen the rules Greg talks about, and I have no intention of looking at them, so I have no idea how compatible what I create will be with what he's referring to.

I'm afraid I don't have any guidelines on SUs or anything that I can share right now.

[Greg Smith]

Just extrapolate the table.

Example:

Size 17, length 6000-6999, beam 3000-3499, height 1800-1999, SU 10000-15000, mass 23 million - 27 million tonnes.

Size 18, length 7000-7999, beam 3500-3999, height 2000-2000, SU 14000-20000, Mass 27 million - 32 million tonnes.

The sizes don't really reflect space station dimensions, but they give some guidelines. I was going to create different size tables for different designs of station for the Cardie book, but in the end I decided that was more detail than was really required.

[Bobby George]

Well, ultimately these size classes are only a guideline aren't they. Still, I was surprised the size outlines stopped at 16, because surely you can have a size 16 ship with MVAM, thus being allowed the SU entitlement of a size 18. Still, never mind.

That's the good thing about these forums, we can iron out little inconsistancies like this.

[Greg Smith]

Size 16 with MVAM!! Holy Giant Separating Starships, Batman!

Of course there is the linking of eight Borg cubes into a Fusion Cube in Armada II. That probably comes pretty close.

[Bobby George]

No, linking 8 Borg Tactical Cubes would give a ship far bigger than Size 18, just 1 cube is on the upper boundaries of size 16. Still, the ships can't separate and rejoin as easily as would be expected for an MVAM system. Perhaps it can be a specific system used solely on Borg Cubes.

Those Fusion cubes are cool on Armada 2 tho, send one of those into action and you'll be very unlucky to lose.

[Capt.Hunter]

Actually, the combat capabilities of the Fusion Cubes are more like those that a standard Borg Cube should be compared to a Galaxy-Class, it's just the Armada programmers had to maintain some game balance.

You're right though - a Fusion Cube can walk over pretty much anything else in the game. I even used the Map Editor to recreate Wolf 359 at one point...

[chroniton33]

yes they are nice but i like to send several species 8472 behemoths to the muddle of a group of any ships using there spatial rift ability 5 or 6 wikk tear up just about anything