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Unlike J. R. R. Tolkien, Frank Herbert, and J. K. Rowling, George Lucas was a storyteller, not a world builder. George did not prioritize franchise leadership (watch and study the production decisio ...

I'm eager to hear your thoughts, I do tend to be longwinded and that can often make for a poor presentation.

To a degree their are two seperate parts to presented, the raw head cannon and argument ...

In this post I will describe a new interpretation of the Hyperdrive rating system which I think adds tactical and strategic depth to games and more logical consistency to the setting while respecting ...

This is an assumption on your part. It could easily be several hours, as well, but there’s no sure way to tell. It’s also generally accepted that travel times are much faster along major hypersp ...

Given that the A-24 Sleuth is a light scout and blockade running ship that would have no buisness hauling dense things like metals or ore I think we cam be confident that it has internal volume for st ...

I've also been developing some conversion metrics for a game I'm planning which is similar to StarWars Rebellion the PC game but trying to use more lore accurate numbers or atleast the ratios between ...

Somewhere in my internet travels (here, maybe?) I found a chart from GG6 1E that was left out of GG6 2E.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54366282100_99758365c8_h.jpg

Does any of this figure ...

Well the width I came up with for the A-wing here of 4.25m is 95% of the width value on wookipedia. Applying that same ratio to the length drop it from 6.9 to 6.56m so its really down to splitting ha ...

The Home One has always been recognized as the Rebel flagship at Endor and was acompanied by a large number of 'conventional' MC80 cruisers which are recognized to be 1200-1300m long. But while many ...

I'm not really sold on the 'blinds the pilot' argument. Arn't the tips of the laser cannons of an X-wing and Y-wing well within the field of view of those crafts pilots as well? Likewise operators o ...

I have likewise long wrestled with the speed differences implied by the MGLT chart and the common speed values given to X and Y wings in games which are significantly lower then the TIE's.

I reconc ...

I can certainly agree with the thust imbalance issue, even if we assume the fuselage mounted rear engine is the majority of thrust wing mounted engines still apply unavoidable torque.

A possible wa ...

Especially since one of the X-wing novels, a group of X-wings FIRE Their torpedos to neutralize At-at's!!

Oh good to hear that the planet from Skeleton Crew was neutralized, now we don't need to ...

It is physically unable to travel in atmosphere? That seems too extreme in my opinion to just disallow them entirely. A penalty to tracking and range perhapse if we want to say that the shielding gl ...

My Hyperdrive ring would actually be a small ship which would give the TIE pilots the long term life-support, rest and pilot swapping needed for any real patrol. It would carry several TIE fighters a ...

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Topic: A Radical Reinterpretation of Hyperdrive Classes
Impaler Replies: 8 Views: 4242	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:59 am Subject: Re: A Radical Reinterpretation of Hyperdrive Classes
Impaler Replies: 8 Views: 4242	Unlike J. R. R. Tolkien, Frank Herbert, and J. K. Rowling, George Lucas was a storyteller, not a world builder. George did not prioritize franchise leadership (watch and study the production decisio ...
Topic: A Radical Reinterpretation of Hyperdrive Classes
Impaler Replies: 8 Views: 4242	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 8:24 pm Subject: A Radical Reinterpretation of Hyperdrive Classes
Impaler Replies: 8 Views: 4242	I'm eager to hear your thoughts, I do tend to be longwinded and that can often make for a poor presentation. To a degree their are two seperate parts to presented, the raw head cannon and argument ...
Topic: A Radical Reinterpretation of Hyperdrive Classes
Impaler Replies: 8 Views: 4242	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 7:47 am Subject: A Radical Reinterpretation of Hyperdrive Classes
Impaler Replies: 8 Views: 4242	In this post I will describe a new interpretation of the Hyperdrive rating system which I think adds tactical and strategic depth to games and more logical consistency to the setting while respecting ...
Topic: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map
Impaler Replies: 16 Views: 46366	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 4:34 am Subject: Re: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map
Impaler Replies: 16 Views: 46366	This is an assumption on your part. It could easily be several hours, as well, but there’s no sure way to tell. It’s also generally accepted that travel times are much faster along major hypersp ...
Topic: How many cubic meters for each 'ton' of cargo space?
Impaler Replies: 18 Views: 71371	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 2:58 pm Subject: How many cubic meters for each 'ton' of cargo space?
Impaler Replies: 18 Views: 71371	Given that the A-24 Sleuth is a light scout and blockade running ship that would have no buisness hauling dense things like metals or ore I think we cam be confident that it has internal volume for st ...
Topic: How many cubic meters for each 'ton' of cargo space?
Impaler Replies: 18 Views: 71371	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:05 pm Subject: How many cubic meters for each 'ton' of cargo space?
Impaler Replies: 18 Views: 71371	I've also been developing some conversion metrics for a game I'm planning which is similar to StarWars Rebellion the PC game but trying to use more lore accurate numbers or atleast the ratios between ...
Topic: How many cubic meters for each 'ton' of cargo space?
Impaler Replies: 18 Views: 71371	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 3:48 am Subject: How many cubic meters for each 'ton' of cargo space?
Impaler Replies: 18 Views: 71371	Somewhere in my internet travels (here, maybe?) I found a chart from GG6 1E that was left out of GG6 2E. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54366282100_99758365c8_h.jpg Does any of this figure ...
Topic: True Size of the Home One
Impaler Replies: 4 Views: 26537	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 6:17 pm Subject: True Size of the Home One
Impaler Replies: 4 Views: 26537	Well the width I came up with for the A-wing here of 4.25m is 95% of the width value on wookipedia. Applying that same ratio to the length drop it from 6.9 to 6.56m so its really down to splitting ha ...
Topic: True Size of the Home One
Impaler Replies: 4 Views: 26537	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:02 am Subject: True Size of the Home One
Impaler Replies: 4 Views: 26537	The Home One has always been recognized as the Rebel flagship at Endor and was acompanied by a large number of 'conventional' MC80 cruisers which are recognized to be 1200-1300m long. But while many ...
Topic: The E-Wing
Impaler Replies: 9 Views: 38025	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:57 pm Subject: The E-Wing
Impaler Replies: 9 Views: 38025	I'm not really sold on the 'blinds the pilot' argument. Arn't the tips of the laser cannons of an X-wing and Y-wing well within the field of view of those crafts pilots as well? Likewise operators o ...
Topic: Updating X-Wing: Alliance Ship Stats
Impaler Replies: 115 Views: 1996083	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:38 pm Subject: Updating X-Wing: Alliance Ship Stats
Impaler Replies: 115 Views: 1996083	I have likewise long wrestled with the speed differences implied by the MGLT chart and the common speed values given to X and Y wings in games which are significantly lower then the TIE's. I reconc ...
Topic: The E-Wing
Impaler Replies: 9 Views: 38025	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:55 pm Subject: The E-Wing
Impaler Replies: 9 Views: 38025	I can certainly agree with the thust imbalance issue, even if we assume the fuselage mounted rear engine is the majority of thrust wing mounted engines still apply unavoidable torque. A possible wa ...
Topic: Concussion Missiles - What a Mess
Impaler Replies: 33 Views: 82832	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:45 pm Subject: Concussion Missiles - What a Mess
Impaler Replies: 33 Views: 82832	Especially since one of the X-wing novels, a group of X-wings FIRE Their torpedos to neutralize At-at's!! Oh good to hear that the planet from Skeleton Crew was neutralized, now we don't need to ...
Topic: Concussion Missiles - What a Mess
Impaler Replies: 33 Views: 82832	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:09 pm Subject: Concussion Missiles - What a Mess
Impaler Replies: 33 Views: 82832	It is physically unable to travel in atmosphere? That seems too extreme in my opinion to just disallow them entirely. A penalty to tracking and range perhapse if we want to say that the shielding gl ...
Topic: Hyperdrive rings for TIE line crafts
Impaler Replies: 36 Views: 104871	Forum: Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:20 pm Subject: Hyperdrive rings for TIE line crafts
Impaler Replies: 36 Views: 104871	My Hyperdrive ring would actually be a small ship which would give the TIE pilots the long term life-support, rest and pilot swapping needed for any real patrol. It would carry several TIE fighters a ...