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Taldrenites => Dynaverse II Experiences => Topic started by: Skaren on January 10, 2007, 02:42:44 pm

Title: Old debate on what hull means, found this
Post by: Skaren on January 10, 2007, 02:42:44 pm

"Hidden" Systems

The simple "Hull Integrity" meter present in SFC, the "hit point bar" as non-SFB players are likely to think of it, is much more than a meter showing total damage. It is a representation of all of the systems on a ship, which do actually exist so that the DAC can work properly. Systems like Hull, Lab, Cargo, Transporters, Tractors, and Impulse Engines do exist in SFC; they are simply represented abstractly by the Hull Integrity meter so as not to clutter the ship display. Each ship does, in fact, have the proper number of each system and each is represented on the internal DAC; you just never see any of this.

This meter displays based on the relative BPV value of each system so, for example, if a Romulan Warbird loses its Type-R launcher a significant portion of the Hull Integrity meter would become depleted. If the ship repairs the launcher, a significant portion would be replenished. In other words, the more valuable a system is the larger "chunk" of the Hull Integrity meter will be gone if that system is destroyed (or be restored if that system is repaired).

Title: Re: Old debat on what hull means, found this
Post by: GDA-Agave on January 12, 2007, 10:06:03 am

Thanks.   That's nice to know.

I'm curiuos.   Where did you find this?

Title: Re: Old debat on what hull means, found this
Post by: Skaren on January 12, 2007, 01:09:34 pm

digging round to educate my crew of black sheep flyers  :)

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~craiga/kktacman.html

Title: Re: Old debat on what hull means, found this
Post by: Lieutenant_Q on January 12, 2007, 01:34:04 pm

I seem to remember that paragraph being in the EAW manual...not sure on that though.

Title: Re: Old debate on what hull means, found this
Post by: Commander Maxillius on January 17, 2007, 06:50:41 pm

It's in the OP manual as well.