The Lambda/Moldy Crow Preview and the boost action…

By Athenor, in X-Wing Rules Questions

Hey there. I posted this to the facebook wall post of the preview, but I never got a reply.

In the latest preview for the support ships, the combat diagrams show Mauler Mithil, Soontir Fel, and Wedge Antilles all using boost actions. However, in the images, the 1-length templates are abutted up against the previous movement templates. Now, my understanding of boost is that you take your first movement, move the ship to the end of the template, spend the boost action, and then trace the 1 movement template forward. In other words, boost on a large-scale ship equals to a lot, LOT longer movement than a boost on a small scale ship.

So was this just a case of the images being wrong? I can't find any threads that address it.

Athenor said:

Hey there. I posted this to the facebook wall post of the preview, but I never got a reply.

In the latest preview for the support ships, the combat diagrams show Mauler Mithil, Soontir Fel, and Wedge Antilles all using boost actions. However, in the images, the 1-length templates are abutted up against the previous movement templates. Now, my understanding of boost is that you take your first movement, move the ship to the end of the template, spend the boost action, and then trace the 1 movement template forward. In other words, boost on a large-scale ship equals to a lot, LOT longer movement than a boost on a small scale ship.

So was this just a case of the images being wrong? I can't find any threads that address it.

Good eye. The images in the preview are totally wrong. They get the point across I suppose, but I hope no one goes angle shooting to say "this is how FFG showed it."

Looks like the images have been corrected…

ziggy2000 said:

Looks like the images have been corrected…

And thus we thank you, Lord of Light, for our hearths and for our torches, that keep the savage dark at bay, for the night is dark and full of errors.

Winter is coming.

Does anybody have an actual release date for Wave 3 ships? I keep seeing just Q3.

Does anybody have an actual release date for Wave 3 ships? I keep seeing just Q3.

My guess is GenCon weekend is when Wave 3 drops.

Does anybody have an actual release date for Wave 3 ships? I keep seeing just Q3.

My guess is GenCon weekend is when Wave 3 drops.

Okay cool, just wondering. I'm excited for the new ships haha

Does anybody have an actual release date for Wave 3 ships? I keep seeing just Q3.

My guess is GenCon weekend is when Wave 3 drops.

Here's to hoping they won't sell 50 units to the first guy in line. Last year, they didn't impose any sale rations so the first few peeps in line got it all. Later that evening while resting in my room for a moment, i saw A LOT of FFG GenCon released product already on eBay.

The GenCon stock last year lasted pretty well into Saturday as I remember it. I certainly had no trouble getting my ships while not getting there until fairly late in the day on Thursday.

The GenCon stock last year lasted pretty well into Saturday as I remember it. I certainly had no trouble getting my ships while not getting there until fairly late in the day on Thursday.

That's good to know. We usually pull into GenCon Wednesday afternoon, so there is hope for me.

Although i proceed with caution as the game has become much much more popular since then.

i live in Australia, much harder to get ships =P but i have head in other cons that they set aside x amount of stock each day so hopefully they don't sell out in the first day for you all =)