My friend thinks if let's say turr has VI then he sets up as a 9 at the start of the game.

I say it only takes effect once the ship is in play.

Thx

Your friend is right. If he wasn't, then no titles that grasnt slots would work.

I concur. Your friend is right.

Upgrades are part form the ship, for all effects, the very moment they are selected and equipped in the 'gather forces step'.

Ships are not 'off' and then 'turn on' when the 1st turn is about to begin. Any upgrades, titles, powers and synergies operate the moment they are chosen for the ship.

Thx. To be honest i hoped he was right.

Gives more build options to consider strategy wise

Look at it this way; Slave-1 title. If upgrades didn't take effect until after the game began, how would you ever add a torpedo to your Firespray build? It has to take effect the second you add it to your build or it will be completely useless. Sets at least some strong precedent that various upgrades all take effect the moment they're added to your build.

To end the discussion (if it's not already ended), this is mentioned in the newest faq.

You should consider VI as changing the pilot skill number printed on the ship card, so your friend is right.

To end the discussion (if it's not already ended), this is mentioned in the newest faq.

You should consider VI as changing the pilot skill number printed on the ship card, so your friend is right.

I hate to reopen a settled topic, but the FAQ doesn't actually address this issue.

The question doesn't relate to what Veteran Instincts does, but rather when it does it. The rules can be read such that upgrades don't become active until after ships have been set up, in which case Veteran Instincts doesn't change the PS until after setup.

But as several people pointed out above, when we hashed this out we realized that upgrades must be effective at all times - even during the build process, because otherwise cards like Slave 1 or the new Royal Guard TIE titles don't work at all.

Well, 'printed on the card' must mean that the value is there all along, so I believe it does address the issue.

At any rate, asked and answered, sorry for bumping an old thread.