So I was pondering Gunboat like ships in other games, and besides a complete lack of actual space shooters and flight sims, especially console based, I'm trying to think of sub ins just out of boredom.

Also because the only game I can play in this murky greymatter dump is Elite Dangerous, which I have little inclination with the four RPGs I have on backlog. Not saying its a bad game, but playing it alone is boring, and I have enough assclowns to deal with on Dark Souls Online.

Yoooooo we could partner up! I'm running an Asp Explorer with a combat loadout at Wolf 865, I do a lot of RES stuff. I don't play as much as I used to but with the Thargoid stuff happening I got all the reason to.

If you got a mic, hit me up in PMs.

Elite Dangerous is one of the few reasons I can think of to upgrade from my Xbox 360. The other is Witcher 3.

Seriously, I just haven't had the inclination to buy into the new console generation yet. I watch TV on the 360, and have a hefty catalogue of games on it which are not yet backward compatible on the XBone (and probably unlikely to become BC either).

FFG, make it happen!

(edited the Gunboat miniature model - isn't she drop dead gorgeous?)

FFG, make it happen!

(edited the Gunboat miniature model - isn't she drop dead gorgeous?)

We already have ordinance tokens! Uss them!

See... they are not exactly needed... (and I wanted to do something different)

A FFG release of the Assault Gunboat would really renew my interest in investing in this game. Up to Wave VI (spring 2014?) I bought at least one and usually several of each craft. Since then I've bought the scum and villainy and imperial veterans sets, the rebel aces, a couple of Kihraxz fighters, a couple of T-70s and Tie FOs to supplement the FA core box and one Special Forces TIE. Sorry to say, I'm just not interested in the 'Wacky Races' vibe that I personally get from most of the craft releases of the past two or three years.

The Gunboat would deffo have me opening my wallet again - I'd want at least four of this beautiful, iconic ship.

Come on, Mu1, Mu2, Mu3 and Mu4 - your Emperor needs you...

Come on, Mu1, Mu2, Mu3 and Mu4 - your Emperor needs you...

I hope they make Rho group pilots as well, someone has to take over for that sorry Mu lot. lol I wish I could remember the quotes from TIE Fighter better, but Rho and Mu had a bit of a rivalry going.

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

It's 12.5 metres long.

Long enough.

10 metres

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

Its been a long time .... to wait for a tiny plastic toy ... which is refused to be released ... because somebody decided that all the other new Q-rap needs to come first ...

I don't think Mu Squadron would make it into any AG expansion.

All my Pokemon playing friends tell me that Mu 2 would be horribly imbalanced.

Not sure I believe that it would wipe the other team singlehandedly though.

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

Its been a long time .... to wait for a tiny plastic toy ... which is refused to be released ... because somebody decided that all the other new Q-rap needs to come first ...

It's because FFG and Del Rey can't bite the hand that feeds it. **** em.

10 metres

15 metres.

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

Oh don't worry they are well aware of it. I have pitched the case for the Gunboat directly. I won't name names but they are well aware of this thread. It's just... it's not a pressing issue. Hoping the LCG appearance is an indicator of it being recanonized.

10 metres

15 metres.

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters. All we can assume is that it's somewhere in or between 12.5m - 17.4m in length. Furthermore, I doubt the specs of a recannonized gunboat would strictly adhere to those specs.

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters.

Ah, DOS. An elegant OS for a more civilised age.

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters.

Ah, DOS. An elegant OS for a more civilised age.

That moment when you knew about format c: or dir/p and none of your friends did and suddenly you were a computer programming expert.

10 metres

15 metres.

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters. All we can assume is that it's somewhere in or between 12.5m - 17.4m in length. Furthermore, I doubt the specs of a recannonized gunboat would strictly adhere to those specs.

X-Wing Alliance set it at 10 metres

10 metres

15 metres.

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

At least we have it in RPG and Card Game form. Now all we need is miniature form.

By those stats the XG-1 is basically a B-wing combigned with a Y-wing with weaker shields.

10 metres

15 metres.

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters. All we can assume is that it's somewhere in or between 12.5m - 17.4m in length. Furthermore, I doubt the specs of a recannonized gunboat would strictly adhere to those specs.

X-Wing Alliance set it at 10 metres

Please don't encourage the ratfans to beg for a compromise.

X-Wing Alliance set it at 10 metres

Which feels way to small to me.

How about we compromise at 12,800 meters?

How about we compromise at 12,800 meters?

Hop in...

...I said, hop. In.

So, if I got some of the third party stuff and wanted to use it in standard rules game, what ship would best be "reskinned" as an assault gunboat?

Something abouts the BTL A-4 Y-Wing.