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Post by David N.Tanner 07011959 on Apr 11, 2019 12:33:05 GMT
Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Red and black, safe for Jack. I know it now.
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Post by enakan on Apr 11, 2019 14:40:00 GMT
Back to Texas Front,
Scott, do you do your own maps in the books? Or does someone in the publishing house make them up?
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Post by scottwashburn on Apr 11, 2019 15:35:29 GMT
I do my own maps. I'm an architect in real life, so that sort of graphics is second nature. I wish they reproduced better in the books, though.
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Post by enakan on Apr 11, 2019 17:15:35 GMT
Can you suggest some software to make them?
I'm developing my starting army and state/area, what's good to use?
For "Local" starting out scenarios?
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Post by madmorgan on Apr 12, 2019 10:10:06 GMT
Stayed up late last night to finish the Texas book!! Wow, great stuff. I won't say more just yet. At some point in the future, I'll produce stats for some of the more unique human weapons and of coarse the usual OOB/TO&Es for the books various battles. Lots of scenarios from this one friends. As for the infantry/cavalry units, Old Glory Wild West should cover most of the Mexican. The French troops will also come from Old Glorys various lines. With all the historical figures worked in, you should have a great time painting up a few 'special' command units as well.
One burning question - will the 'spiders' being controlled by regular tripods become canon for 2nd Ed. or is this done for the books sake to introduce these very dangerous new Martian tech. I got the sense that the Martians controlling the spiders were pretty much focused on that task - much like a Slaver tripod would be.
In any case, a great addition to the growing library of AQMF books and I strongly recommend it to anyone into AQMF.
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Post by scottwashburn on Apr 12, 2019 11:18:06 GMT
Can you suggest some software to make them? I'm developing my starting army and state/area, what's good to use? For "Local" starting out scenarios? Well, I use AutoCAD, since that's what I use in my regular job. Probably not an option for casual users since even the 'lite' version costs many hundreds of dollars. I did spot a set of software out there specifically designed for making game maps. Can't recall the name, but it looked great. Maybe do a Google search? Other than that, there is Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Edit: Here it is: www.profantasy.com/
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Post by scottwashburn on Apr 12, 2019 11:23:29 GMT
Morgan, glad you liked it. Don't forget to post a review on Amazon! That goes for all the rest of you, too! Those reviews really ARE important. Amazon bases how aggressively it advertises a book based on how many reviews it gets. As for the drone controllers, well, I always thought it was silly for the All Quiet slavers to be distinctly different in appearance from the assault tripods. There's no practical reason to create a whole new machine when you have one which will work perfectly well. And there are PLENTY of reasons not to since it tells the enemy exactly which machine is controlling the drones. I have no idea how 2nd edition will handle this, but I've had my say in the books
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Post by hardlec on Apr 12, 2019 13:13:34 GMT
Finished the book. I will read it again. Left a review.
We need to have: Martian "characters" as objectives. When a machine goes down, the Martian pilot must be rescued. Troops with Stovepipes Armored cars with Rockets Calliope style flivvers, i.e., rocket launchers on trucks.
Troops with Stovepipes should include Comanches, Rangers and Mexican Militia.
I'm also going to suggest that we have scenarios for some of the battles. Especially the sub-battles.
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Post by hardlec on Apr 12, 2019 13:37:35 GMT
Other housekeeping: Martian holdfasts will be invaded by insects, spiders and snakes. Bats maybe or maybe not. Martian physiology is different from Earth creatures. They may be very vulnerable to cockroaches, for example, or biting flys. Possibilities here are good.
I would suspect that 5 years into the invasion, American Buffalo will make a comeback. A stampede should take down a Tripod.
NBOS sells a series of map making software specifically designed for hobbiests making maps for RPGs. I use Fractal Mapper a lot. I have the whole series. With NBOS you can design a Galaxy down to a doghouse interior and everything in between. It is not AutoCAD, but it is also affordable and design for casual use. They also have SKWYRE, a real time play-the-game app.
I'd like to see an expansion, such that epic scale battles can be done as well as skirmish scale.
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Post by enakan on Apr 12, 2019 18:33:03 GMT
Went ahead and sent in a review also for the compendium, I got the 3 in one book deal, ie "America In Flames", since I personally like a big hefty book in my big hefty hands! Don't forget skeeters, they're thick down here right now!!!
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Post by madmorgan on Apr 13, 2019 8:28:18 GMT
I'll get my review in right away Scott. See my optional TO&E for Texas armored cars (Gila, Diamondback, etc) hardlec. I have mounted rockets on armored cars sideboards (even give the vendor to get them). I must figure a rework for the Coyote. Also hardlec, see my OOB and TO&E for the first books battles - using proportional figures to represent larger units. Example, one battery on the table represents three and you remove one from the on board if 3 guns (battery) have been eliminated. This will allow most players to represent a force three to five times their collections size. Handy for battles like Fort Worth.
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Post by madmorgan on Apr 13, 2019 8:30:43 GMT
Scott - according to the rule book canon, General Funston died in the battle for Fort Worth. I'm sure the proper timeline will be ironed out in the 2nd Edition, right? Love the Indian troops btw.
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Post by enakan on Apr 13, 2019 22:19:55 GMT
So, how the heck do they scalp a Martian?!?
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Post by madmorgan on Apr 14, 2019 8:14:37 GMT
They don't hahaha.
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Post by madmorgan on Apr 14, 2019 8:35:43 GMT
Morgan, glad you liked it. Don't forget to post a review on Amazon! That goes for all the rest of you, too! Those reviews really ARE important. Amazon bases how aggressively it advertises a book based on how many reviews it gets. As for the drone controllers, well, I always thought it was silly for the All Quiet slavers to be distinctly different in appearance from the assault tripods. There's no practical reason to create a whole new machine when you have one which will work perfectly well. And there are PLENTY of reasons not to since it tells the enemy exactly which machine is controlling the drones. I have no idea how 2nd edition will handle this, but I've had my say in the books I think what was lacking in the 1st Ed. is a Slaver should have a lot more armor than the usual tripod. The squat design is to keep it lower to the ground (arty profile). I'd suggest the Slaver should have an armor of 12. As the Founder has 13, I can't see any tripod being higher than that one. That said, I can't see the new owners reducing the number of models for sale. However, its possible. And for 2nd Ed., they might go with Scott on this. I could see the control of drones, etc. being available for an added cost, like the Black Dust and Green Gas. It should be at a much higher point cost. Note the organizational chart for Martians in the 1st Ed. indicates 6 drones and two squads of Lobos per Slaver 'squad'. A further point is that dropping a model from the line means that a lot of folks out there are going to be upset if their money invested in Slavers is lost due to the rule change. So, I'd purpose that Scott's idea be incorporated by allowing an option to have an assault tripod add 'controller' to a given machine. This can be indicated by paint job or some fixture on the bottom of the tripods belly - some sort of small box or rounded affair (I was thinking of those small kitchen door stick-on things you could pick up in any home department). As far as the point cost, I've no idea, as adding drones to the firepower of a tripod is a big upgrade. A thought based on the book - Assault Tripods may either control their drones Or Fire. Of coarse, you could choose to have some sort of autofire for the tripod. Suggestions for the point cost please. I've no idea at the moment.
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