initial speed is set at the start of the game. In order to change the speed, the navigation command must be used.

Right?

Yes.

That is correct; navigation dial or navigation command token

Once you place a ship then you set it's speed.

Yup, yup.

L2P Book, page 23, step 6 (Deploy Ships), bullet point 2.

Interestingly, it says you must set its speed dial to a speed available on its speed chart.

So I guess no starting at speed zero.

All ships have speed zero available dont they?

All ships have speed zero available dont they?

Not on their ship chart though

And you wouldn't enter a battle at standstil, excepting odd or surprise situations.

I have run about 6-7 demo games now and pretty much universally, former x-wing players first put their speed dial face down, and I have to remind them that it's open information, and then they ask "alright, so now I change it right?" at the end of the round.

I have run about 6-7 demo games now and pretty much universally, former x-wing players first put their speed dial face down, and I have to remind them that it's open information, and then they ask "alright, so now I change it right?" at the end of the round.

Ha! Ummm... Nope. Did you make a navigation command? You did? Okay, you get to slow your VSD down in 3 turns

I've been using my first command to get a Navigation token to have ready for later turns.

I've been using my first command to get a Navigation token to have ready for later turns.

There's probably a lot of tactical wisdom to that. Same deal with a repair command.

I've been using my first command to get a Navigation token to have ready for later turns.

That's certainly been my modus operandi for the VSD.

Yup, yup.

L2P Book, page 23, step 6 (Deploy Ships), bullet point 2.

Interestingly, it says you must set its speed dial to a speed available on its speed chart.

So I guess no starting at speed zero.

That's how I interpret it too.

Adlerson

I've been using my first command to get a Navigation token to have ready for later turns.

There's probably a lot of tactical wisdom to that. Same deal with a repair command.

First dial is either Repair or Nav, which turns into a token. Tarkin gives you the other token first turn. Spend both when needed. ??? Profit.