RE: [NetEpic ML] Yet another Ogre update

From: <jyrki.saari_at_...>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:12:19 +0200

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Daryl Lonnon [mailto:dlonnon_at_...]
> Sent: 19. December 2001 19:46
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Yet another Ogre update
>
>
> > I incorporated most of the suggestions as well as making a
> number of my own
> > changes to the damage tables and unit organizations. The
> list is about ready
> > for playtesting; if only some kind soul would calculate the
> point values...
>
> I haven't had alot of time to look at the latest revision. But what
> I did look at looked good. I probably won't have detailed comments
> until next year (unless I can find some time in the next couple
> of days).
>

Take your time.

> I assume that Sensors and Conning Tower are the same thing.
>

Yep. The Fencer and Doppelsoldner didn't have the Ogre tower so I added the
sensors. The damage table is exactly the same.

> The other thing I noticed was that some of the Paneuro Ogres have
> "exposed" cybernetic cores (on their rear arc). I don't have a
> problem with this, but they are in the topmost "slot". IIRC all
> top slots are potentially hit when a barrage template hits. Wouldn't
> that mean a barrage weapon hitting one of these Ogres makes an
> immediate roll against the Cybernetic table (no matter what direction
> the shells are fired from)? Seems a little harsh (but perhaps not
> overly so, since Eldar titans are particularly hosed by barrage
> weapons as well).
>

Hadn't thought about barrages. I think I'll remove it; after all no other
Ogres have exposed core.

 
> DarylL
>
> p.s. I started writing a test harness for running NetEpic battles.
> It does what I was doing by hand earlier. Once that's done (assuming
> I don't get lazy), it should be possible to run 1000's of scenarios
> and really start nailing down point values (or at least that's the
> thought).
>

Sounds good! It would be really useful in testing armies.

Jyrki Saari

-There is no such thing as free lunch because eating takes time and time is
money.
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