8 hours ago, heychadwick said:

They will never make Mario Kart official due to licencing issues

Not using that name but they could make the format legal.

18 hours ago, Parakitor said:

I did like the part where they fielded a question about whether the Epic Battles pack includes PvE scenarios rather than PvP. They said, "This pack does not. But it's a cool idea, and one we're interested in pursuing in the future."

HotAC baby!!!!!!!

6 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

Personally, I would have a roll off each turn. Use a d20 for a decent spread. Maybe even ignore actual initiative to make each pilot more of the same "value."

Playing cards should be faster, as there are no double (two person rolling same number need to roll again, lenghtening the process) or "empty" (8 players on a d12 or d20) results. As many cards as players, everyone draws one card each round, making order perfectly clear, then shuffle again.

17 hours ago, Sithborg said:

Just started watching this, but sorry, I can't get over Frank's Jesus look...

You are confusing Jesus with Dave Grohl.

Regarding leaving the wing and rejoining, you could potentially drive into your wing facing the wrong direction, but as long as you are range 1 1, you get a stressless K-turn to get back in position. Doesn't sound broken, but it is interesting.

6 minutes ago, 5050Saint said:

You are confusing Jesus with Dave Grohl.

Regarding leaving the wing and rejoining, you could potentially drive into your wing facing the wrong direction, but as long as you are range 1 1, you get a stressless K-turn to get back in position. Doesn't sound broken, but it is interesting.

It's like the Phantom re-docking to the Ghost at range 1. Pretty cool but not all that powerful.

36 minutes ago, Managarmr said:

Playing cards should be faster, as there are no double (two person rolling same number need to roll again, lenghtening the process) or "empty" (8 players on a d12 or d20) results. As many cards as players, everyone draws one card each round, making order perfectly clear, then shuffle again.

I thought about cards but:

A. I thought shuffling every round would be annoying, and

B. Poor shuffling would result in non-random results.

9 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

[random player order]

Personally, I would have a roll off each turn. Use a d20 for a decent spread. Maybe even ignore actual initiative to make each pilot more of the same "value."

D20 feels too random for my preference, but d6 or d8 + printed Initiative would probably be fun.

9 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

[Racing/Mario Cart]

Well, they could with some changes.

The Resistance cartoon gives them the perfect chance to make a pseudo-MC with a SW theme.

I'm actually kinda disappointed that the Fireball is a normal release. I think it would have been sweet to have 2 or 3 ships in an Ace Squadron/Colossus Racer expansion.

It'd be a great entry path for new players: three ships with racing rules, a damage deck, and templates.

10 hours ago, heychadwick said:

... They will never make Mario Kart official due to licencing issues. ...

X-Wing Kart probably isn’t trademarked. At least until this conversation came up.

46 minutes ago, theBitterFig said:

D20 feels too random for my preference, but d6 or d8 + printed Initiative would probably be fun.

Hmm.

Or 3d6 + IN.

The bell curve would allow for more "upset rounds" where low IN got to go first than a straight roll.

I do think you want a big range to eliminate most RNG ties.

It's something that needs playing with to get the feel right.

2 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:

Hmm.

Or 3d6 + IN.

The bell curve would allow for more "upset rounds" where low IN got to go first than a straight roll.

I do think you want a big range to eliminate most RNG ties.

It's something that needs playing with to get the feel right.

2D8? Something feels right about 8-sided dice and X-Wing.

15 minutes ago, theBitterFig said:

2D8? Something feels right about 8-sided dice and X-Wing.

While jamming to the U2 hits from Octahedrons, Baby!!

20 hours ago, drail14me said:

HotAC baby!!!!!!!

I interviewed the HotAC creator and he stated he turned down FFG's offer to buy it. They can still do something like it, though. Or, he changes his mind.

What is HotAC?

2 hours ago, LUZ_TAK said:

What is HotAC?

Heroes of the Aturi Cluster - it was created back in 1.0 as a cooperative player format. Players took Rebel ships and went up against an Imperial AI player. Picture a mixture of xwing and an RPG - you level up by gaining experience points for taking actions mid-flight, and then you spend the XP on EPTs, upgrades, etc. between missions.

Was really fun.

3 hours ago, heychadwick said:

I interviewed the HotAC creator and he stated he turned down FFG's offer to buy it. They can still do something like it, though. Or, he changes his mind.

I missed that. That’s too bad. I’m guessing the deal involved more than he was willing to part with I suppose.

I never expected ffg to just actually make HotAC - I’d expect more likely they make their own AI model and do something similar but different. I like the idea still, and I can’t wait to see their version of it come to life.

Only 1.0? No 2.0 update? Too bad because it sounds like an awesome mod.

39 minutes ago, LUZ_TAK said:

Only 1.0? No 2.0 update? Too bad because it sounds like an awesome mod.

The designer was later hired by another game company and couldn’t afford to spend time on it as a hobby. At least so I heard.

There is a Facebook group for folks actively converting it for 2.0 stats.

1 hour ago, ScummyRebel said:

I missed that. That’s too bad. I’m guessing the deal involved more than he was willing to part with I suppose.

57 minutes ago, ScummyRebel said:

The designer was later hired by another game company and couldn’t afford to spend time on it as a hobby. At least so I heard.

That, and the above. If I remember correctly he said something like he did not want to loose the freedom and creativity to do want he wants with HotAC. The interview is in episode 18 of the Shuttle Tydirium podcast, if you want to hear want Josh exactly said.

5 hours ago, LUZ_TAK said:

Only 1.0? No 2.0 update? Too bad because it sounds like an awesome mod.

He was hired to do the same thing for Wiz Kids Stat Trek game. While he personally doesn't have time, he does run a Facebook page for HotAC. There are a lot of people that have worked on the 2.0 version of the game. The creator has given a lot of input into the various updates. So, there is a 2.0 version, but not a really official version.

While you may think the AI will be crappy, it actually can kick your butt pretty badly.

The missions can be pretty tough and they have story arcs that progress the plot. It's some of the best Xwing there is.

Some people have made different versions of it for Imperials and such. Or basing a campaign off a captured Gozanti cruiser.

20 hours ago, heychadwick said:

I interviewed the HotAC creator and he stated he turned down FFG's offer to buy it. They can still do something like it, though. Or, he changes his mind.

Have you interviewed him recently? Episode 18 was in 2016. Last year he posted on Facebook that he predicted that HotAC would come to X-Wing by GenCon of this year but he would not be involved.

From the discussion, I understood that an agreement couldn’t be made and FFG was moving ahead without him.

With the release of Epic and the talk on this last episode of FFG Live, I was under the impression that a Co-op version could be on the way.

7 hours ago, drail14me said:

Have you interviewed him recently? Episode 18 was in 2016. Last year he posted on Facebook that he predicted that HotAC would come to X-Wing by GenCon of this year but he would not be involved.

From the discussion, I understood that an agreement couldn’t be made and FFG was moving ahead without him.

With the release of Epic and the talk on this last episode of FFG Live, I was under the impression that a Co-op version could be on the way.

Ohhh....that is new. I'll talk to Biff as he is more involved with that group to see if he knows anything.

21 hours ago, heychadwick said:

Ohhh....that is new. I'll talk to Biff as he is more involved with that group to see if he knows anything.

On 8/23/2019 at 5:58 PM, RookiePilot said:

X-Wing Kart probably isn’t trademarked. At least until this conversation came up.

It could be called the Five Sabers or the Gauntlet, both of which were races in Star Wars EU. Or the could call it whatever they call the races from the Resistance TV show.

On 8/24/2019 at 12:45 PM, LUZ_TAK said:

Only 1.0? No 2.0 update? Too bad because it sounds like an awesome mod.

2.0 is currently in the works by a small group of volunteers since the original creator doesn't have the time to update it. There are some changes being made to the game, with the original creator's blessing as he is on the group page and aware of all suggestions, ideas, and changes. Right now a big thing is just playtesting, balancing, and we're waiting for Epic 2.0 to come out since there are a few missions in HotAC that use a Rebel Transport.

But yeah, as mentioned, there is a Facebook group that has a lot of news for the campaign, along with other fan-made campaigns. The second biggest one is 'Flight Group Alpha', an Imperial 2.0 adaptation of the old 90's PC game "TIE Fighter".

On 8/23/2019 at 5:15 PM, drail14me said:

Not using that name but they could make the format legal.

Imagine a box featuring the 5 main racer ships from The Resistance show, with checkpoint arcs and racing rules, as a standalone game...

Of course, all of them would come with some cards compatible with X-Wing 2nd E.

FFG, JUST DO IT!!!!

4 hours ago, Zero8855 said:

2.0 is currently in the works by a small group of volunteers since the original creator doesn't have the time to update it. There are some changes being made to the game, with the original creator's blessing as he is on the group page and aware of all suggestions, ideas, and changes. Right now a big thing is just playtesting, balancing, and we're waiting for Epic 2.0 to come out since there are a few missions in HotAC that use a Rebel Transport.

But yeah, as mentioned, there is a Facebook group that has a lot of news for the campaign, along with other fan-made campaigns. The second biggest one is 'Flight Group Alpha', an Imperial 2.0 adaptation of the old 90's PC game "TIE Fighter".

I joined the group...

Finding actual info was pretty confusing...