This is a checkpoint list for the latest beta sent to Tim.
In the Writing ToDo List, we had:
1) Species: Add Skill Flexibility as an alternative to Profession Adaptability for humans, note need to modify example in Species & Genetic Adaptation [DONE]
2) Combat: Metricate the Charging combat action [DONE]
3) Vehicles: Fix the v= u +at equation example [DONE]
4) Gustav: Noted for Tim
5) Species: Genetic Adaptation Talents (ensure cost appears in Species chapter) [DONE]
6) Talents: checking/modification (Speed Loader, Sureshot, Zero-G, Poison Sac) [DONE]
7) Equipment & Technology (laser sights vs holographic sights) former now Unrestricted [DONE]
8) Equipment & Technology (indicate skills for equipment)
9) Equipment & Technology (no personal force shields) [DONE]
10) Skills (Disarming Demolitions as explicit subskill) [DONE]
11) Skills (Astrogation as explicit subskill of Navigation) [DONE]
12) Skills (revisit Signaling description re use of comms equipment and vehicle sensors, priority of applications)
13) Skills (psychology - explicit note about study of alien minds) [DONE]
14) Skills (engineering - explicit note about its application in equipment use) [DONE]
15) Combat (vehicle - clearer text on disabling vehicles, uncertainty of "lock on", missile rounds start after firing round)
16) Adventuring (starvation & thirst - 3 litres) [DONE]
17) Adventuring (high gravity - acceleration couches and gravitic chairs) [DONE]
18) Combat (+40 vs downed foes - melee only?) (now states: Foe Downed (melee attacks or point-blank ranged attacks only) [DONE]
19) Combat (Escape Blast vs Sudden Dive) (Escape Blast now requires following round for reorientation) [DONE]
20) Combat (BMR for crouched movement)
21) Combat (grenades - consider how secondary radius might be handled)
22) Combat (change missile use in melee to ranged weapons in melee) [DONE]
23) Combat (combat actions - explicit note about which ignore damage caps) [DONE]
24) Skills (Explicit sample of subskills and specialities for Vehicle skills, Gunnery, Machine Operation, Signaling)
25) Adventuring (radiation aftermath CRR for nuclear blast) (reduced and qualified) [DONE]
26) Combat (reflect on Pilot bonus offensive vs defensive) now one or other [DONE]
27) Cyberware (look at skill ranks being equipment specific, which implants need neuralware) [DONE]
28) Skills (explicit note that EMP Feedback option is specific neuralware unit) [DONE]
29) Vehicles (some further math shortcuts)
30) Psionics (name that psi maneuver table, bring other mods nearby)
31) Psionics (Electrical Control, Clouding Tier 3 to Tier 4)
32) Combat (vehicle situational modifiers for initiative)
33) Cyberware (explicit note against stacking of bonuses from multiple cyberlimbs) [DONE]
34) Combat, Skills, Equipment (implementation of new weapon group system for the Modern Ranged weapon class, also rules for handheld and large launchers, spread weapons and area burst, possible new (support) weapons)
35) Talents (rename Hotshot to Hotshot Pilot [DONE], improve Intuition description [DONE], wings to Flight and possible Cyradon ruling -impact on Gorsivans [DONE], Dense Musculature [DONE], note on maneuver types for Natural Linguist [DONE], check Darkvision - comment on colorblind already in Adventuring no action required) [DONE]
36) Combat & Equipment (scope to make Sniping viable beyond two range increments) {also adjusted Telescopic Eyes talent, Telescopic Focusing cyberware/cybertech, Sniping skill description} [DONE]
37) Talents (modify Starfighter Pilot TP to have CS&M: Combat Piloting) [DONE]
38) Skills (Flying/Gliding fixup)
39) Dirty Fighting, Ambush, Sniping fixups [DONE]
40) Talents (mod to Initiate of the Transcendence TP) [DONE]
Playtest List
1) psionics (skill ranks set max on PEPs spendable)
2) psionics (telekinesis as attack)
Wish List:
1) Timeline of Terran & Alien History
2) Missile Warheads
3) Table of precalculated missile flight times
4) Alternate FTL options
5) Support Weapons, Launchers (large and small), etc
6) Blasters
7) Exotic Cybersenses (scanners, etc.)
8) Cyberware to boost mental stats
9) "Smuggler" ship
10) precognitive strike, defense, maneuver
11) Semi-Adepts
12) Master NPC table
Best wishes,
Nicholas
