"Battlestar Galactica(new series) in GO.B.S.!" Topic

Here's a build I'm trying out for BSG in GOBS
Battlestars Galactica and Andromeda- Carrier
Sz-2(0); Thrust 4; Maneuver 1;
Attack 4; Fi/Gb 12/4(3)
4 FAST guns ; Densifier Shields
12 Vipers(fighters) and 4 Raptors(gunboats)

Heavy Cruisers Perseus and Satyr
Sz 0; Thrust 6; Maneuver 2; Attack 6; Fi/Gb 3s
4 FAST guns; Torpedoes -
8 Fusion Torpedoes and 1 Jammer Torpedo
Densifier Shields
Vipers(fighters)
Sz 3; Thrust 10; Maneuver 6; Att 2; Shields 0
2 FAST guns
Raptors(gunboats)
Sz 2; Thrust 8; Maneuver 4; Shields 0
2 FAST guns
These builds are just to playtest the rules and see how BSG ships play out in GOBS. The Battlestars should be armed with a few torpedoes but I stayed away from them as the heavy cruisers are armed with a few. The idea is to model a patrol fleet.

I've been playing Colonial Battlefleet for my BSG games but I'm interested to read what your games are like. I should try GOBS sometime.

Is there a newer version of GOBS than the one I have? Wait, you wouldn't know, would you…

What's the latest version of GOBS? Yes, that's better.

@Darthfozzy. I have Colonial Battlefleet and Man vs Machine, but haven't tried it yet. I find GOBS to have a lot going for it and wanted something for big fleets. I'll post how the game went, we are playing tomorrow.

@ Stryberg: I have a playtest copy of GOBS Deluxe. From what he daid, its minor changes and some expanded weapons types. You may want to contact Howard Shirley if you're interested in play testing.

Ok I give up…. GOBS?

Generic Outlandishly Big Space fleets

link

Thanks Stryderg.
*** Note to Self- "Never assume people know what rules you're talking about. Always post links!"
*** 2nd note- "Spell check before posting!!!"

-Edgar

The update consists of minor tweaks to increase the speed of movement (early players noted that the ships felt too slow), streamline combat, and offer some unique "flavor" to the weapons systems. The rest consists of new ships, new factions, and some expansions to allow players to use elite crew members, conduct boarding actions, and enjoy other optional elements of classic space opera mega-battles. Remember those great battle scenes with ships zooming about, hurling energy beams and torpedoes everywhere and exploding by the scores? That's G.O.B.S.!

Ok game went well. It gets a little hard to keep track of some details such as fighters' 2nd movement. Fighters have a thrust of 10, but can reserve some of that move to take a second move action in the combat phase.
I think maybe allow fighters to fire in their movement phase then finishing their moves then. I'd like to try having torpedoes explode right at impact instead of after all other shooting. Hopefully we actually played it right…

Anybody have a clue of when 'Deluxe' will go public? I've given up offering to playtest.

King of the massive fail, alas. I'm usually good with initial comments, in my meager defense.

Doug

I'm the creator, and I have no idea when it will go public myself!

Seriously, this is the first round of playtesting, so I'm waiting and listening for reactions. If you want to give it a try, shoot me a PM, or use the GOBS email address: thegobspageATaolDOTcom ( replace AT and DOT with the requisite symbols, of course). Even if you can only commit to initial reactions, that's still helpful, but I will give preference to people willing to go whole hog and play around with as many of the expansion elements as possible.

As for the "when" for the release, that depends on how much I hear from playtesters and how quickly, and what, if anything, needs repair. This is strictly a hobby effort of mine, not a business endeavor. In the meantime, the first version is still available, free, and playable, even though the ships are too slow. As a rule of thumb, increase the Thrust Rating by half again (rounding up) for anything below T5, and by 2 for everything else.

For the original G.O.B.S.! and G.O.B.S. More! supplement, go to the GOBS website at thegobspage.com