Posted by: Ghidorah
« on: December 04, 2013, 11:48:35 AM »Just a FYI on Starfire.
Starfire now is in its 6th Version. This version is called Solar Starfire. It is mostly 5th edition, but does have some changes. It is still a massive set of rules, but the 6. 02 update is so much more error free compared to 5th (and 4th). Heck, even most of the grammatical errors have been removed.
Ohh, and the Official SDS website is a lot more friendlier than some of the old boards were. The veterans will answer any question you have from 1st edition right up to SOLAR Starfire, although their expertise is in 3rd, 5th, and 6th.
Crucis stops in every once in a while to throw an Idea out about Cosmic Starfire to the people of the boards, looking to help fine tune his long-term project.
There is a section on SOLAR Starfire 'House Rules' that is fun to read.
And it is another place to urge PROCYON on to continue his writings that so many have enjoyed, Hehehee. A few other campaigns in the fiction section are well worth the read time as well. Finding the Aurora forum was cool, but reading some of its fiction was a gift from the gamer-gods; and the Starfire fiction is just as free and as I said above some is excellent (Not my stuff, but I do try). You will find a few posters that should have become authors, just like a few here. You'll also find a few who have overlapped and posted to both boards.
Matthew (Cralis) has done a great job keeping SDS's site updated, he even has a facebook page for Starfire.
The site is almost 4 1/2 years old and SOLAR is coming up on its 2 year anniversary. Now if we could only get lucky and they could find the resources to physically publish a 'Tactical' version of the game with real pieces and mapboards that we could buy at the local hobby store. What a great X-Mas it could be. Although, there are some cool counter sheets you can download at the site. I've printed them out on full page label sheets then stuck them on cardstock or large cereal boxes, and gotten some adequate results, but not Professionally done die-cut counters like the old Starfire games.
I was going to ask someone if the had a workable copy of SA but I really like the direction Aurora is going and I'm glad for the differences. Who knows, maybe Solar Starfire will get computerized in the future as well. In my world there is always a need for another great 4Xgame. Thanks Steve W. for your work on SA, Aurora, and to what the future holds.
P. S. - Never trust the Khanesse with 100% of your plans, she is a cunning lass and way too lucky to boot.
Starfire now is in its 6th Version. This version is called Solar Starfire. It is mostly 5th edition, but does have some changes. It is still a massive set of rules, but the 6. 02 update is so much more error free compared to 5th (and 4th). Heck, even most of the grammatical errors have been removed.
Ohh, and the Official SDS website is a lot more friendlier than some of the old boards were. The veterans will answer any question you have from 1st edition right up to SOLAR Starfire, although their expertise is in 3rd, 5th, and 6th.
Crucis stops in every once in a while to throw an Idea out about Cosmic Starfire to the people of the boards, looking to help fine tune his long-term project.
There is a section on SOLAR Starfire 'House Rules' that is fun to read.
And it is another place to urge PROCYON on to continue his writings that so many have enjoyed, Hehehee. A few other campaigns in the fiction section are well worth the read time as well. Finding the Aurora forum was cool, but reading some of its fiction was a gift from the gamer-gods; and the Starfire fiction is just as free and as I said above some is excellent (Not my stuff, but I do try). You will find a few posters that should have become authors, just like a few here. You'll also find a few who have overlapped and posted to both boards.
Matthew (Cralis) has done a great job keeping SDS's site updated, he even has a facebook page for Starfire.
The site is almost 4 1/2 years old and SOLAR is coming up on its 2 year anniversary. Now if we could only get lucky and they could find the resources to physically publish a 'Tactical' version of the game with real pieces and mapboards that we could buy at the local hobby store. What a great X-Mas it could be. Although, there are some cool counter sheets you can download at the site. I've printed them out on full page label sheets then stuck them on cardstock or large cereal boxes, and gotten some adequate results, but not Professionally done die-cut counters like the old Starfire games.
I was going to ask someone if the had a workable copy of SA but I really like the direction Aurora is going and I'm glad for the differences. Who knows, maybe Solar Starfire will get computerized in the future as well. In my world there is always a need for another great 4Xgame. Thanks Steve W. for your work on SA, Aurora, and to what the future holds.
P. S. - Never trust the Khanesse with 100% of your plans, she is a cunning lass and way too lucky to boot.