I need a good forum for spaceship games

[mrsuitcasegames]

Hey all

I'm looking for a well established forum for space games... I seem to remember there was a full one with lots of people using Shapeways minis along with DIY/generic rulesets. For what I'm doing with it, that would be great but I can't find it. It just needs to not be universe specific though.

Anybody have a good site? I'm still not quite sure what I'm doing either, before you ask.
-Zack

[kturock]

I would think it would depends on what game you want to discuss. Most every company has a website and a forum for it's specific game.
Heh, I just found out that not only is Star Fleet Battles still around, it has an online game. [a java based program to keep track of everything.]

[mrsuitcasegames]

hehe, the trek game? Yeah its still kickin' but not like it was AFAIK. None of the cool graph paper ship compartment detail, its more BFG kind of game now. I've never played the old school one but from what I've heard the detail on taking damage. crew, and ship functions was awesome. You could really feel your crew die and see how its really what is holding your ship together. You only had one maybe three ships, but thats how it should be in star trek, your fighting force was you and the crew of the ship you captain. It seemed like a great game.

Back on topic... I know there are non-universe-specific boards, or at least there were. Spaceship games are plagued by many universes with plenty of ships and background and awesome gameplay mechanics, yet that don't actually have a game. Star wars has nothing running thats worth a crap but look at those ships, totally wargame material. Star trek has nothing game wise beyond the original series, which wasn't that cool and isn't really canon, yet the new stuff is way cool and has a lot more design done on more races and ships and mechanics with more background and movie references. There really are a lot more... and the forum I'm thinking of was full of people using generic rulesets with custom mini's from www.shapeways.com 's 3d print service so they could do their own thing.

Meh, no worries I guess, I just can't find it and wanted to talk about some things with that board.

hehe
-Zack

[locust]

Here ya go. http://www.star-ranger.com/forum/index. ... 48d12a8dcc They have a range of game system topics and several members produce mini's for gaming. Enjoy.

[kturock]

hehe, the trek game? Yeah its still kickin' but not like it was AFAIK. None of the cool graph paper ship compartment detail, its more BFG kind of game now. I've never played the old school one but from what I've heard the detail on taking damage. crew, and ship functions was awesome. You could really feel your crew die and see how its really what is holding your ship together. You only had one maybe three ships, but thats how it should be in star trek, your fighting force was you and the crew of the ship you captain. It seemed like a great game.

hehe
-Zack

The rules as far AFAIK haven't changed in 30 years.
My rules are from 1990-91. From what I can see on the site, there ahve been a couple editon changes, more like erratta, spelling & grammar corrections, making words into heading/group types, than full 40k-esque changes. The site has FREE downloads covering the changes. The full 2010 rules are only $50.I might just breakdown and buy them instead of going thru the erratta.

There have been the4 "X-Ships" out since neXt generation released. Also SFB has several non-Trek canon races, Kzinti, Frax, Andromadans, off the top of my head.

True, thew full rulebook requires a 5 inch binder, but that has every race. How big would the 40k book be with all of the codexes included. [as big as RT was. ]

There are 2 FREE versions of the cadet rules, for those wo don't want to have all of the bells & whistles. [but high energy turns, mines and transporter bombs are fun.]

http://www.starfleetgames.com

[mrsuitcasegames]

I'm pretty sure that was the one, actually, I guess I just skuimmed over it and thought it was something else... if not the one I lot before, its certainly what I am looking for.

Thanks.

[mrsuitcasegames]

Is it the game I described above, or not?

I seem to remember the above game being 1980 something, and possibly an RPG game adaption? Hrm, I'll look through the free rules if nothing else, its not like it can hurt. Also I have nothing against it just the thing I described was way cool and I knew it wasn't it.

Thanks, and again that forum is likely the one I 'lost'.