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Cobbsprite posted:You have chosen ... wisely. Yeah, I love the idea of at least having my command ship and it's TIEs being beaten to hell and back. I mean, poo poo. It's been around since before the clone wars. Kilo147 fucked around with this message at 20:17 on May 3, 2015 |
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zVxTeflon posted:Is he selling those yet? I don't think the resin ones are available yet, but he's got a bunch of 3d printed ones available for sale from Shapeways: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/SpaceSupplyDepot     Also worth checking out Mel miniatures on Shapeways too: Fighters: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/mel_miniatures?section=Armada+Squadrons&s=0   Large ships: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/mel_miniatures?section=Armada+Ships&s=0  
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Spamius posted:I don't think the resin ones are available yet, but he's got a bunch of 3d printed ones available for sale from Shapeways: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/SpaceSupplyDepot Don't do 3D printed. The technology still sucks, it'll be foggy and sandy, like using a rattlecan in high humidity. Also, I'm going for broke, since I'll have to buy a new Victory anyway. 
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May 3, 2015 21:59
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Kilo147 posted:Don't do 3D printed. The technology still sucks, it'll be foggy and sandy, like using a rattlecan in high humidity. what do you mean, always trust computer rendered product images
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May 3, 2015 22:33
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FuSchnick posted:Actually, I think swarm already works with heavy. A squadron with swarm gets to use it as long as the target is engaged with any other friendly squadron, so a heavy squadron would count. Yeah that's what I meant, heavy works with swarm right now which is why the distinction matters
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May 3, 2015 22:52
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Kilo147 posted:I've pushed the ragtag fleet idea. Still a lot of work to do, but here's the first TIEs. I hope one of them is this guy who eventually got rescued.
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May 3, 2015 23:48
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zVxTeflon posted:I hope one of them is this guy who eventually got rescued. Once I get more TIEs, I'll do one up like that.
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May 4, 2015 00:03
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I need help. Im torn between X-Wing or Imperial Assault. Is it generally agreed that assault is the best Star Wars game? I like the idea of a dungeon crawler with Star Wars themes, so that's a big plus, but ships are just so cool. Also, X-Wing seems to have a bigger competitive scene, but is that because IA is still pretty new? Will it most likely grow in popularity to the same levels or more?
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May 4, 2015 03:41
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IA will never be a competitive game with a competitive scene. It's more like an adversarial RPG you run with a persistent group of friends.
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May 4, 2015 03:45
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Really? The skirmishes seem to be way more popular than the campaign. My local shop has tournaments once a month, but they have X-Wing events weekly.
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May 4, 2015 03:47
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Bottom Liner posted:Is it generally agreed that assault is the best Star Wars game? Not anywhere that ive seen
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It's got a 1v1 skirmish mode, but I doubt it's really going to take off given the cost of it. There's two guys that play it here, and that's all I know of, compared to a ton of X-Wing, Armada, and even the LCG players.
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zVxTeflon posted:Not anywhere that ive seen Yeah, Imperial Assault is supposed to be good if you're in the market for something like Descent plus Star Wars, but by and large X-Wing is the most popular of FFG's offerings by far I'm pretty sure, and for the price of a copy of ImpAss you can easily put together a perfectly viable X-Wing squadron.
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May 4, 2015 03:50
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The best game is the one people around you are actually playing
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I had a lot of fun in my first game of Armada. I was the rebels in the intro game, and had a very closeness at the end of round 6. I killed all his TIE fighters, but only two damage on this VSD. I lost 1 X-Wing and my Corvette, so I lost on points. I got my Corvette going speed 4, and got behind the star destroyer for a couple shots in its rear end. But I could slow down enough to keep from dropping into its forward arc at short range. Some told me the trick of not being able to complete the move to force the ship to slow down and stay behind, but I didn't have the right angle to do that. One question I do have, does it say in the manual somewhere that initiative changes each round? The manual seems to imply that it might in the rules for whatever the last step of each round is called. But nowhere did it seem to explicitly say initiative changes.
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May 4, 2015 04:48
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Orvin posted:I had a lot of fun in my first game of Armada. I was the rebels in the intro game, and had a very closeness at the end of round 6. I killed all his TIE fighters, but only two damage on this VSD. I lost 1 X-Wing and my Corvette, so I lost on points. I got my Corvette going speed 4, and got behind the star destroyer for a couple shots in its rear end. But I could slow down enough to keep from dropping into its forward arc at short range. Some told me the trick of not being able to complete the move to force the ship to slow down and stay behind, but I didn't have the right angle to do that. Initiative will depend on the scenario you're playing IIRC but I don't believe that it changes from round to round by default
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May 4, 2015 04:50
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Initiative doesn't change in the quickstart that I recall, but the initiative token flips over every round to help remind you about squad activations using the little blue/orange tabs.
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May 4, 2015 05:09
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CSI is having a big sale on Star Wars items for May 4th http://www.coolstuffinc.com/page/2289?&resultsperpage=25&sb=price|desc
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May 4, 2015 06:03
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Orvin posted:Some told me the trick of not being able to complete the move to force the ship to slow down and stay behind, but I didn't have the right angle to do that. What trick is this?
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May 4, 2015 08:19
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Kilo147 posted:Don't do 3D printed. The technology still sucks, it'll be foggy and sandy, like using a rattlecan in high humidity. Get the "ultra detail" i got some fighters from Mel and they look great (assuming you paint them even a single color)
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What's the best storage options available? In poor and have everything packed in a cigar box, with my TIEs and Victory wrapped in paper towels like a poor. I even took the movement tool apart to fit. Any suggestions? My end setup should be a pair of Gladiators and a Victory, it's as traditional as it gets.
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I would say get some pluckfoam for the bigger ships and some cheap plano trays for the fighters/other random crap and toss it in any decent case you find. Im using this because I had it leftover from x-wing and it was on clearance at home depot. Foam is in the bottom compartment and planos are in the main box.
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Bottom Liner posted:I need help. Im torn between X-Wing or Imperial Assault. Is it generally agreed that assault is the best Star Wars game? I like the idea of a dungeon crawler with Star Wars themes, so that's a big plus, but ships are just so cool. I play both competitively. X-wing will always be far more popular. IA skirmish is a lot more preparation, thinking, and it's expensive to get into.
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Kai Tave posted:Initiative doesn't change in the quickstart that I recall, but the initiative token flips over every round to help remind you about squad activations using the little blue/orange tabs. I'm pretty sure that the player with initiative switches each turn. So the the same person doesn't go first each round. I may have misread that though, or it might be skipped in the quick start rules.
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The Gate posted:I'm pretty sure that the player with initiative switches each turn. So the the same person doesn't go first each round. I may have misread that though, or it might be skipped in the quick start rules. Person who starts with initiative keeps it for the entire game.
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It's an optional rule that is recommended if you play unlimited turns without missions.
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I managed to get a game of Armada in over the weekend. I was Imperial and it was stupid fun. I chose "Navigate" every single turn and hot-rodded around the board in my Victory ISD. Unfortunately I never managed to actually get anyone in my front arc...those drat Rebels are maneuverable! But I did manage to keep the Nebulon B from being able to shoot my ISD for about 3 turns. I lost because X-Wing Cures TIE but ultimately it was a good time.
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:I managed to get a game of Armada in over the weekend. I was Imperial and it was stupid fun. I chose "Navigate" every single turn and hot-rodded around the board in my Victory ISD. Unfortunately I never managed to actually get anyone in my front arc...those drat Rebels are maneuverable! But I did manage to keep the Nebulon B from being able to shoot my ISD for about 3 turns. I lost because X-Wing Cures TIE but ultimately it was a good time. I did the opposite. I didn't use Navigate and had to run in circles until I accidentally rammed the CR90 and subsequently flew off the board. That said, heading to Games and Gizmos to get some Imperial on Rebel action. It's Star Wars day, after all.
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Bottom Liner posted:CSI is having a big sale on Star Wars items for May 4th
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Sir DonkeyPunch posted:The best game is the one people around you are actually playing Holy poo poo, this. Honestly, it doesn't really matter if the system you're using is bad or not. Because when it comes down to it, good friends, good laughs, and good rolls are really all anyone could ask for. okay that was hella corny
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Paranoid Dude posted:Honestly, it doesn't really matter if the system you're using is bad or not. Because when it comes down to it, good friends, good laughs, and good rolls are really all anyone could ask for. Unless it's FATAL.
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Kilo147 posted:Unless it's FATAL. Hey now, taking unsuspecting people through FATAL character creation would be a blast. "Now roll for height... OK, mark that down here... Now roll for age... Oh you rolled a one? Looks like your character is an infant! That can happen in FATAL. It's quirky like that... Now roll for anal circumference and aim high..."
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Ohthehugemanatee posted:Hey now, taking unsuspecting people through FATAL character creation would be a blast. Okay, that's a good use of the system.
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:I managed to get a game of Armada in over the weekend. I was Imperial and it was stupid fun. I chose "Navigate" every single turn and hot-rodded around the board in my Victory ISD. Unfortunately I never managed to actually get anyone in my front arc...those drat Rebels are maneuverable! But I did manage to keep the Nebulon B from being able to shoot my ISD for about 3 turns. I lost because X-Wing Cures TIE but ultimately it was a good time. I think once we get to 300 points the rebels are going to have a much harder time avoiding those front arcs, especially if there are 2+ VSD's. That upgrade that gives you a free distance 1 maneuver after you maneuver looks tasty.
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Ohthehugemanatee posted:Hey now, taking unsuspecting people through FATAL character creation would be a blast. I once cheered up my mate who was getting a tattoo while massively hungover by rolling him up a FATAL character. He ended up with a prepubescent kobold with long gold hair, ash white skin, 'inviting lips', womanly hips and massive cock. He was less than impressed
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My FLGS had a armada tourney on the fourth. We only had four people show up and the store had a swag kit for like 16. In the end we all got 3 alternate art nebulon-b cards, dice bags and a token set. we all took victory star destroyers with some fighters.
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Ezekiel_980 posted:My FLGS had a armada tourney on the fourth. We only had four people show up and the store had a swag kit for like 16. In the end we all got 3 alternate art nebulon-b cards, dice bags and a token set. we all took victory star destroyers with some fighters. There was one apparently in the area here, but I wasn't invited  you selling your excess??
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Sir DonkeyPunch posted:There was one apparently in the area here, but I wasn't invited I've got quite a few Nebulon-B cards if anyone is interested. Trying to get $3/ea plus shipping. Not sure if this is appropriate here.
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Reynold posted:I've got quite a few Nebulon-B cards if anyone is interested. Trying to get $3/ea plus shipping. Not sure if this is appropriate here. Probably isn't, but I care less than I could.
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Sir DonkeyPunch posted:There was one apparently in the area here, but I wasn't invited I have three so I could part with one
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