Well shit. That's what I get for doing math without actually looking at the map. The main point still stands, unless we are taking into account the asteroids gravitational field/knowing it's mass, you can't orbit it without constant input on the Frame's end. That was the part that had me all
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edited 23rd May '14 5:39:02 PM by zzzdragon
Fear the Gothilolions! | Anime listYeah, I retract most of rant. Although the fact that the upkeep AP wasn't calculated would then be an issue.
Fear the Gothilolions! | Anime listI wasn't sure what the upkeep AP would be, but I was assuming "most of my 4AP/turn", much of which probably would have been spent on fractional burns (i.e., less than one whole unit one way or another). Also, yeah, I was assuming the asteroid was big enough that the "artificial orbit" would have been sustainable. It would have closer to an aircraft maintaining a constant elevation than it is to an orbit, seeing how irregularly shaped the asteroid was.
Regardless, that idea was nixed (although there will be plenty of wry commentary if enemies show up from behind the asteroid), so I'm currently seeing how I could best settle into the stationary sniper role. Which is good from a cover/stealth standpoint but horrible from a momentum standpoint. (At 10 squares away from the surface and moving at 9 sq/rd, I would have had two turns of head start or more if anyone tried jumping me. Momentum is hard to acquire and hard to shed, but free to keep, after all.)
[incidentally, I don't mind math-based critiques like that one. If I end up pulling a move that ends up being mathematically impossibru I'd rather know about it and what I did wrong instead of continuing in ignorance.]
edited 23rd May '14 6:26:22 PM by SabresEdge
Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.You know, as a sidenote, I only just noticed that Reid is one of the older characters on the Cent side, with Richard the same age and only Fergus, Gabriel, and Rozalya older. I'm not gonna retcon it, it's just something funny I noticed; I didn't really read through the apps before I wrote mine and assumed 27 would have been on the younger side of things.
Wait, previous momentum is gone? I thought that we were specifically told: no air resistance, no loss in momentum.
Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.I like it but have not seen Hydrall on since you posted it. I'm sort of a pseudoDM along side Parable, pulling stuff around in the background with fluff and bouncing ideas around, but mechanics are ultimately his call.
Sorry I didn't comment, but I did have the post in mind to bring to his attention; I just don't like commenting on stuff when I don't feel I have anything that I can add to it.
On the momentum: Like Faux said, we flashed forward to avoid ten turns of drifting quietly through space because I didn't realize how slow turns can go sometimes. It's back at zero for the moment. Just assume you slowed down to approach the factory and such.
The factory is located within an enclosed cave. I didn't 'seal it off' on the map because I didn't think anyone would assume otherwise, considering I stated it was located in a hollowed-out part of the asteroid in my latest post, but I can do that.
On moving one square with no leftover momentum: Sure!
If 1 AP is now two delta-V's, how does that affect Christine's machine special ability? Before she could get one extra momentum change per AP twice per turn. Is it going to be 2 extra twice per turn now?
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Rena I can't believe you jumped the gun on our anthem singing showdown!!
I'm assuming all momentum Fed side is gone now?