My thoughts on Unity

[murtalianconfederacy]

Tracking would have to be starship-based, and not a weapon trait, as the results of a Stealth roll apply to all weapons on the attacking ship.

Hmm, fair enough. So it'd be something like an Advanced Tracking System...

[TeknoMerk]

[catching up from the original post]

Your universe can have any tech level range you want, and it's easy to change. Dan has the cost formula in the AE rules, page 42. It only took 10 minutes to re-calculate the costs and alter the Unity Dry Dock to change from -2/+2 to -3/+3 tech level range.

Cinematic movement: I also like this type of movement in my space fleet games, since it's simple enough to allow the player to think more about tactics than movement mechanics. In my case, this means the Full Thrust cinematic movement rules. I need to walk through the Unity movement rules again to see if there is anything I want to borrow. Note that I also play campaigns with sub-light engine technology (Basic/Advanced/Gravimetric). The more advanced engine techs allow for less forward movement before turning.

[falstaffe]

Speaking of movement...

Looking over the Unity rules, it looks like movement is fairly limited in terms of what you can do in a single turn: generally in one direction, all turns in the same direction. So, no Millennium Falcon-style slaloming though asteroid fields, correct?

[Marauder]

Look in the appendix for the different movement options - I think "free form turns" might fit what you are looking for.

I actually really like the default movement system combined with plotting movement. If we were playing sequential, I'd probably go with free form.

[mj12games]

Looking over the Unity rules, it looks like movement is fairly limited in terms of what you can do in a single turn: generally in one direction, all turns in the same direction. So, no Millennium Falcon-style slaloming though asteroid fields, correct?

Not exactly. Slaloming is possible, but it requires the use of sideslips.

[Alex Knight]

Speaking of movement...

Looking over the Unity rules, it looks like movement is fairly limited in terms of what you can do in a single turn: generally in one direction, all turns in the same direction. So, no Millennium Falcon-style slaloming though asteroid fields, correct?

And you're looking at the wrong scale for slaloming. Fighters, I think, can slalom. Which is the scale the Falcon would be at. What does a starship do? Shoot the darn asteroids that are too big to not cause catastrophic damage, and not worry about the ones that will cause minor damage.

[Marauder]

Side slips are also oh-so-important using the default movement system. Its the only way to turn if you want to be flying around at high speeds (i.e. more than your engine rating).

[mj12games]

That's the part I'm perhaps most happy with.