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I've put up the HTML version of the first six chapters of BrikWars 2000 for
public consumption (books Zero through Two), they're all newfangled and
fancified with illustrations and hotlink cross-indexing and all that other
good stuff you expect from HTML.
The bw2k text was supposedly 'finalized', but we ended up making an awful lot
of updates and additions in the last few months, including (just off the top
of my head) a new Foreword with special Anorak rules, an Optional Rules rating
system (0.1), rules for Poison (3.3.8), rules for troop-loaded Cannons and
artillery (6.3.4), a slew of sexy minifig fashion models in chapter 2,
innumerable stat updates for troop weapons, and all kinds of other little
changes and clarifications throughout.
One of the biggest changes that may surprise some people is that the cost of
Buildings has been slashed by 80%. After heated argument and debate, we
arrived at the conclusion that Drew Lawrence was right, Buildings were just
too expensive.
HTML pages for the remaining chapters, supplements, and appendices are on the
way, as well as a bunch more photos and illustrations that will go in as soon
as we get them all sorted and formatted.
- Mike Rayhawk.
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Check out the Official BrikWars Home Page at
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"Mike Rayhawk" <mjr22@cornell.edu> wrote:
> I've put up the HTML version of the first six chapters of BrikWars 2000 for
> public consumption (books Zero through Two),
...public corruption? :-)
<CHOP>
> One of the biggest changes that may surprise some people is that the cost of
> Buildings has been slashed by 80%. After heated argument and debate, we
> arrived at the conclusion that Drew Lawrence was right, Buildings were just
> too expensive.
...Special this week! Buildings 80% off!!!
...Ok, now I have a question and how I handled it during our last game. How do you 'make'
a fig portable gun?
...In our last game, I had a Mk II balistik that two figs toted around. I basically made
it a very tiny building that was basically just a gun and controls and the figs toted it
based on its weight (2 figs could carry it at -1"). I costed it at like 30 pts or so
(replaced a squad with 2 unarmed figs and the gun). What's ur read on the situation?
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy (http://wamalug.org)
wildlink.com
lugnet #160
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Stephen F. Roberts writes:
> ...Ok, now I have a question and how I handled it during our last game.
> How do you 'make' a fig portable gun?
>
> ...In our last game, I had a Mk II balistik that two figs toted around.
> I basically made it a very tiny building that was basically just a gun
> and controls and the figs toted it based on its weight (2 figs could
> carry it at -1"). I costed it at like 30 pts or so (replaced a squad
> with 2 unarmed figs and the gun). What's ur read on the situation?
There are any number of different ways to do it, depending on the gun, and the
attention span of the player building it. Your way is one perfectly good way
(this is one of those areas that fits under the 'fudge everything you can get
away with' rule); you can also build it as a one-piece vehicle or mounted on
nothing at all, depending on your idea of how the gun works. Here are some of
the things you may want to consider (depending on how 'serious' you're feeling
at the time of construction):
Some guns (like Lasers) require a power source; you should buy a series of
PowerPax to connect to these.
Wheel mounts for guns (such as artillery cannons) are Unpowered Vehicles which
cost half the price of Powered Vehicles (as described in 4.1.2). There is a
new chapter section for unpowered artillery which must be loaded by hand
(6.3.4: Cannons). For other types of big guns, if the performance of the gun
is severely impeded by the fact that it is unpowered (e.g., a catapult
operated by minifigs is much more difficult to use than an equivalent
automatic powered mass driver), then the gun costs half price. If the gun
operates at full performance, it costs full price.
Weapons that have a serious amount of recoil (such as cannons) must be set
down and braced before they are fired. Minifigs who are attempting to hold
such a weapon at the time of discharge may be subject to serious concussion
damage.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
- Mike Rayhawk.
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Check out the Official BrikWars Home Page at
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> I've put up the HTML version of the first six chapters of BrikWars 2000 for
> public consumption (books Zero through Two), they're all newfangled and
> fancified with illustrations and hotlink cross-indexing and all that other
> good stuff you expect from HTML.
Cool! I just glanced at it, but it looks really good!! :)
BTW, have you ever thought of EMP weapons and Chainguns? I think both of these
could be valuable additions to the Brikwars arsenal.
Jeff
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.fun.gaming, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> > I've put up the HTML version of the first six chapters of BrikWars 2000 for
> > public consumption (books Zero through Two), they're all newfangled and
> > fancified with illustrations and hotlink cross-indexing and all that other
> > good stuff you expect from HTML.
>
> Cool! I just glanced at it, but it looks really good!! :)
Thanks!
> BTW, have you ever thought of EMP weapons and Chainguns? I think both of
> these could be valuable additions to the Brikwars arsenal.
Playing a lot of first-person shooters lately, are we? (Funny thing, you
might find this hard to believe, but we've been kicking around an idea to
include minifig DeathMatch rules when we expand chapter 10.)
For EMP weapons, we build a Pistol, Rifle, or Laser and set it to Stun Damage
v. Machines (no additional point cost). Chainguns would be effectively the
same as MachineGuns (as far as BrikWars is concerned).
- Mike Rayhawk.
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Check out the Official BrikWars Home Page at
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> In lugnet.fun.gaming, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > BTW, have you ever thought of EMP weapons and Chainguns? I think both of
> > these could be valuable additions to the Brikwars arsenal.
>
> Playing a lot of first-person shooters lately, are we?
:D I admit it, I got the idea of the chaingun from Starsiege Tribes... :)
The EMP idea was just a general idea I had, though...
> (Funny thing, you might find this hard to believe, but we've been kicking
> around an idea to include minifig DeathMatch rules when we expand chapter 10.)
That sounds interesting! ;)
> For EMP weapons, we build a Pistol, Rifle, or Laser and set it to Stun Damage
> v. Machines (no additional point cost).
I must've missed this part in the rules. Its in there, right?
> Chainguns would be effectively the same as MachineGuns (as far as BrikWars is
> concerned).
Well, based on Tribes' chaingun design, there are some major differances (the
chaingun basically creates a cone of bullets). I think my friend said it was
more acurate than a stream of bullets, so I'll look into it, possibly make some
stats, and get back to you. :)
Jeff
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > For EMP weapons, we build a Pistol, Rifle, or Laser and set it to Stun Damage
> > v. Machines (no additional point cost).
>
> I must've missed this part in the rules. Its in there, right?
Well, it's mentioned briefly at the tail end of the Rifles section (2.2.2). I
don't think there's anything in the Pistols or Lasers section, maybe I'll add
those when I'm done moving back down to Los Angeles.
> Well, based on Tribes' chaingun design, there are some major differances
> (the chaingun basically creates a cone of bullets). I think my friend
> said it was more acurate than a stream of bullets, so I'll look into it,
> possibly make some stats, and get back to you. :)
Shoot! You just reminded me that I meant to do a cone effect for the
flamethrowers. I'll have to change that too.
I've never seen chainguns handled that way before, but then I've never played
Tribes. I guess a quality Vulcan cannon could work that way, which would make
a good anti-personnel Siege weapon; it would also be fun as a troop-portable
weapon at TL5 or higher -- lots of opportunity for friendly-fire casualties
with a weapon like that.
Speaking of friendly fire (as an aside), I played a great game on Sunday in
which I loaded all my troopers with the heaviest weapons possible and no
armor - I think I suffered 80% casualties in the first three turns, every one
from friendly fire. I won the battle though, it was a gloriously Phyrric
victory.
- Mike Rayhawk.
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