Re: [NetEpic ML] Game comparisons

From: Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 19:36:55 -0400

Hi!

I uploaded to the vault in the non-image/misc folder the epic to DSII
conversion and the file regarding the alternate tables for replacing the
chit system.

Peter

sarah-warren wrote:

> Peter,
>
> if it is not in the vault(I have not looked yet) any chance of re posting
> it, or just sending it to interested parties, i.e. me!
>
> Cheers
> Warren
> -----Original Message-----
> From: primarch_at_... <primarch_at_...>
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 09 April 2001 19:20
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Game comparisons
>
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> If anyone were interested I made a complete conversion of all epic
>> units to DSII some years ago that is available in the vault (I hope).
>> I also incorporated some good ideas/concepts from net based players.
>> It makes for an interesting game. The Eldar are extremely high tech,
>> but super expensive while on the other side of the spectrum we have
>> the orks with the lowest tech, but very cheap, everyone else is in
>> between. Of course I needed to stretch DSII rules to its limits to
>> accomodate certain game concepts (like demons), but it is all in DSII
>> terms.
>>
>> If anyone has used them it be nice to know how it went.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> --- In netepic_at_y..., Daryl Lonnon <dlonnon_at_f...> wrote:
>>
>>>> Sounds interesting. What are the quality of GZG's mini's???
>>>
>>> They are okay ... getting better as time goes on. Supposedly the
>>> casting in the UK is better than the casting done in the States (at
>>> Geohex).
>>>
>>> Dirtside II tries to be a generic system, as such, the rules
>>
>> encourage
>>
>>> you to use whatever miniatures you have. I've used my Eldar army
>>> as hi-tech alien birdmen. It worked well ... okay I got cremed ...
>>
>> but
>>
>>> the concept worked well.
>>>
>>> FYI,
>>> Dirtside II is currently Out of Print. Jon talks about rewriting it
>>> for Dirtside III, which (he says) would incorporate alot of the
>>
>> Stargrunt II
>>
>>> mechanisms. Keep in mind that Jon is pretty much a company of one
>>
>> (I
>>
>>> think he might employ some castors, and a secretary ... part-
>>
>> time). The
>>
>>> vision behind the games is solid, but the speed of releases are
>>> somewhat glacial. (ie don't hold your breadth of DS III). Somewhat
>>> compensating this, alot of the material on the web is quite good.
>>>
>>> Your best bet for finding Dirtside links is off the FT webring.
>>> http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=ftnet&page=1&list
>>>
>>> Some I found off of that are:
>>> http://www.ftsr.org/ds2/
>>> http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/andrewmartin/DSII/DSII.HTM
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> DarylL
>>
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