Posted by: Paul M
« on: January 23, 2013, 06:12:54 AM »It isn't just new players that find the whole mess a mess. I will often know that something was changed but then I have to ask myself..."where was it changed?" If the answer is SM2 then I have to ask myself "where in SM2 was that again?" Once I localize it to sort of one of three sections (as I mentally divide SM2 into) then it usually page flipping and quick scanning to find it. This situation is the reason I recommend to new players to pick up a more modern version of the rules...in general they are at least somewhat sensibly organized and have a working index.
As Charlie says using SFA removes a lot of headaches.
The UTM is a useful thing to have since it brings all the rules for the various tech systems into one place. I'm not sure how much l like the changes to the ECM rules that are in it, but it at the very least streamlines the situation.
If you have questions feel free to ask them here if you want. Starslayer and I plus others I'm sure will be more than happy to try and assist you.
There is a vassal module for Starfire (two of them actually) and Starslayer and I have used it, it works very well (even if you just want to use it as an electronic board). I want to improve on it, I had hoped to do this over Christmas but it turns out the graphics files are not accessable from the Vassal editor so before I can do what I want I have to assemble all the graphics I need.
As Charlie says using SFA removes a lot of headaches.
The UTM is a useful thing to have since it brings all the rules for the various tech systems into one place. I'm not sure how much l like the changes to the ECM rules that are in it, but it at the very least streamlines the situation.
If you have questions feel free to ask them here if you want. Starslayer and I plus others I'm sure will be more than happy to try and assist you.
There is a vassal module for Starfire (two of them actually) and Starslayer and I have used it, it works very well (even if you just want to use it as an electronic board). I want to improve on it, I had hoped to do this over Christmas but it turns out the graphics files are not accessable from the Vassal editor so before I can do what I want I have to assemble all the graphics I need.