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[Thearpox]

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Also #1: Machine guns have unlimited range. I don't know where you got the three tiles from, but we've been shooting at you fromturn 1.

Also #2: Unlimited, but harder to hit at long distances.

Also #3: "T" stands for target. It is how many successes to need to succeed. The next thing stands for dice available (stats+skills). The next thing stands for how many successes you rolled.

Also #4: It was already confirmed.

[Person]

How about mortar weapons on the deck as an alternative/in addition to machine guns? Seems theme appropriate.

[Toaster]

Herp and derp.  It's easy to mix up port and starrrboard.

[Caellath]

((The flu has apparently decided to divorce from me and I am catching up on all I've missed. I accept the commentator spot if that is still open.))

[draco1234]

Red

As for our movement, I'd advise we move 45 degrees right and three forward, as we will have a perfect shot to their back, and they wont be able to hit us with anything.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Excellent idea! Now where's my action?

[draco1234]

Uh, GreatWyrmGold...  In your action you said turn left, not right.  That would take us even further away :S

[GreatWyrmGold]

It looks left on the map!

[Dariush]

...I get a strong feeling that our movement in this game will be limited to circling around each other, since turning away from the enemy would be catastrophic and turning to the enemy will prompt the same reaction from him.

[draco1234]

Well, that will probably be our movement until either side gets injured or decides to pull an awesome manoeuvre.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Which reminds me of an idea I had: Different types of airships.

Balloons, for instance, would be smaller but more easily moved. I think they'd need some engines or something, as well as guns of course, but the concept should work. They'd likely be cheap due to not needing expensive components like lodestones, but would be slow (as noted) and fragile due to the unprotected envelope.
To go more with the WWI idea, little biplane fighters that could be launched off the decks of the big airships would be neat. They'd be in between balloons and airships in maneuverability (maybe up to 90 degrees of turns per turn?) and faster than either, but they can't hover and don't have more than one gun. They'd also be limited to one or maybe two crewmembers, and of course no cannons. Oh, and they'd go down with a strong hit. Good for bigger airships.
A modification of the drop-pod idea might be boarding rockets, which would have space for a pilot and a few "marines". Speed comparable to or greater than the planes but minimal maneuverability, probably needing to roll to turn 45 degrees.

Of course, some of these might need to wait until we had enough players to have massive battlestars fighting small fleets or something like that.

[Toaster]

...I get a strong feeling that our movement in this game will be limited to circling around each other, since turning away from the enemy would be catastrophic and turning to the enemy will prompt the same reaction from him.

Once ships start having different arrangements of guns, and guns on swivel mounts, things will get more interesting.

[Thearpox]

Suggestion to all pilots! We use coordinates instead of left/right!

Red

As for our movement, I'd advise we move 45 degrees right and three forward, as we will have a perfect shot to their back, and they wont be able to hit us with anything.

That's kind of what I have been saying to GreatWyrm. I don't know why he didn't do it before.

Also, Baloons suck in combat. The only reason for their existance, is to gain range and view for the ground troops. Once you have other (stable) aircraft, there is no reason to have them.

[draco1234]

An idea for customisation would be reinforced plates.  So for example you could add reinforced plates to the left side, meaning that the successes of anyone shooting it are one less (so they need one more success to do the same thing) but to make up for this, you need one more success than normal when piloting due to the increased weight.  You could also do the opposite and put lighter armour on certain sides, meaning you are weaker on that side, but it's easier to fly.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Red

As for our movement, I'd advise we move 45 degrees right and three forward, as we will have a perfect shot to their back, and they wont be able to hit us with anything.

That's kind of what I have been saying to GreatWyrm. I don't know why he didn't do it before.

I wasn't sure what you meant.

Also, Baloons suck in combat. The only reason for their existance, is to gain range and view for the ground troops. Once you have other (stable) aircraft, there is no reason to have them.

Airships, let alone wooden ones, aren't exactly practical either...besides, the baloons would be more support craft.