Full thrust ship builder

Full thrust a generic starship miniatures combat game, useful for a number of scifi combat situations. The full thrust ship registry interactive online ship design brian bell. The sfsfw is an independent, nonprofit making organisation, run by gamers for gamers. Ship builder 2 core ship builder is a large file and may not download reliably during busy periods a comprehensive design program, the additional upgrade unzip over the previous install allows the printing of ssd sheets. Full thrust frigates around 25mm, battleships around 75mm, with superdreadnoughts around 100120mm. Well, three years has pasted and ive dug them out again to have a read.

This is by far the simplest and mostplayable vector movement rules ive ever seen. Grab a friend and play this 1v1 simple starting scena. Wow, these are simple long story short, probably as simple as what i had developed, for the most part anyhow. Full thrust, a set of miniatures rules for space ship combat, is one of the few games that surpasses triplanetary. Time ship is a pirate arcade game, where you have 9 levels of adventure. Full thrust is a science fiction strategy wargame written by jon tuffley and published by ground zero games of england. Full thrust is an excellent set of rules for miniature spaceship combat by ground zero games. Full thrust gameplay tends to be fastpaced and the rules are fairly simple and straightforward. Full thrust babylon 5 universe pbemrllive shadow ship rules homegrown and unofficial, of course shadow allies to be revamped one day into fb2ft2. Third age a full thrust scenario for babylon 5 by john ross. The ship designs here on the ft fleet resource do not use most of the changes and new systems from those compellations. As of june 99 this page has undergone some serious reorganizing. It included a whole new ship construction system that fixed most of the problems and move the game towards a 3rd edition, date unknown fleet book volume 2 was released on april 1st 2000 and includes some more updated rules along with stats and rules for alien races.

It does have a background of its own however and this has always been good enough for me. Nominated for the origins award on the 1995 ballot, it lost out to blood bowl as best miniatures rules. Theres also an official line of full thrust miniatures available from ground zero games. Above all, full thrust is intended to be an enjoyable game. The ssd is the picture of the ship with the system icons on it. If using the t option the real thrust object tracks is displayed as a vector along the current heading which must be specified in degrees not clock facing with a magnitude of the current velocity, it shows where the ship will be next turn, if no thrust is applied.

Full thrust nac fort carstairsclass auxiliary warship. Wps file with rules for converting ft into a fighter game along with several. The rules and fleet books, along with a pile of other full thrust resources are available online via ground zero games for free. We are relaunching our communitypage and we are starting with a brand new, free of charge tool for all full thrustfans. Full thrust is fairly simple to learn the basics in a few turns and low pressure allowing for plenty of kibitzing as we played. Battlespace space combat fasa battletech full thrust. Although it does come with its own detailed background and plot line, full thrust is designed to be generic and can be easily converted or used to work in any sci. Full thrust fanbois prepare to flail with nerd rage as new kid on the block spartan games has released another fleet for their outstanding space combat game firestorm armada as well as painted pictures of the next fleet for release. The nid conversion was done by a friend and club member for a very intricate space campaign using the full thrust custom ship builder rules, so he wanted to do a race of robots that use organic life forms for space travel. However, the rulebook states that this background is entirely optional.

Somehow, it managed to pass me by until late last year when i was looking for some alternative models to play battlefleet gothic. Adams original shipbits is included here, i like to think he drew those pixels and we remember him still. This is a table setup to play the starting scenario from the full thrust project continuum rule book. Its only a draft right now, but could be helpful for you. Click on the ssd for the full size version for ships with multiple variants or refits, the first shown is the primary or preferred configuration with the greatest representation in the fleet and, likely the design to be presented in a fleet book type publication sheir class scout ship ft1502 sheir apparition tmf. Full thrust is brought to you by ground zero games. One distinguishing feature is that each player secretly writes out movement orders for hisher ships at the beginning of each turn, which forces the players to try to predict their opponents moves. The game has its own military science fiction space opera universe. It doesnt produce ssds, but it does ensure the math works out right.

Various bitmaps and drawing program templates are available. This rounds out the 6 fleets detailed in the main rulebook, the directorate are shipping to stores as we speak while the relthoza will appear a little down the. In full thrust, players assume command of fleets of starships complete with escorts, cruisers and capital ships. Shipbits is the terminology for the ssd elements drawn as a bitmap, coined by adam delafield, the original full thrust list admin who sadly died from pneumonia. Full thrust, spaceship combat from ground zero games. It is usually played with miniature figurines representing imaginary starships, although cardboard chits representing the vessels can also be used. It is quite easy to just have two copies of paint open one with ftbits or similar and one with the ship you are building. Ship status displays ssd full thrust computer core. For more detailed information about these cookies please see our privacy policy. Full thrust has been around for a long time now, its first edition was published way back in 1991 and it remains popular with fans of spaceship combat games around the world. Klingons on the starboard bow the star trek full thrust story. Although it does come with its own detailed background and plot line, full thrust is designed to be generic and can be easily converted or used to work in any scifi background including movies, television and books. The basic overall aim of the sfsfw is the promotion of fantasy and science fiction wargaming at all levels. Cross dimensions compiled rules from fbs with some changes.

Please accept to continue or block all nonessential cookies. The rules are free to download from the ground zero games website using this linky you need fleetbook 2 for the current editions of the rules. Gif images of record sheets for star wars and battlestar galactica fighters. We chose our fleets from the available ones in my game room. A punched board game that is in great condition, the box has some shelf wear. New anglian confederation nac eurasian solar union esu neu swabian league nsl federal stats europa fse new israeli ni islamic federation if scandinavian federation scanfed oceanic union oudf out rim coalition orc free caltex fct kravak. A sensor system used this way cannot have been used for any other purpose that turn, and can assist in targeting only one stealthequipped ship. While none of the designs below are official until published by gzg, the. Its more popular in the uk than the us i think though i know there used to be a us based weekend full thrust meet up for which the designers have done a unique ship cast in the past. Ive got a microsoft excel spreadsheet that allows for building ships using full thrust rules, warlords, cross dimensions, and continuum. If you are not happy with a rule or system, throw it out and use your own that is what science.

Indys fighting ships babylon 5 ships for full thrust scenarios. Many years ago i down loaded the full thrust rules after watching robin fitton of gruntz 15mm fame paint some ships on youtube. Klingons on the starboard bow the star trek full thrust. Full thrust allows to to use and build fleets using any minis you want. Scanfed ships usually have strong hulls 36% of mass with good armor and moderate thrust all the way up to their largest ships but may feel a bit undergunned. Back then i was looking for ideas on scratch building for a set of rules i was working on. Remixed compiled rules for human ships including fb1. Full thrust civvie ships miniatures, tabletop games. If a ship is equipped with enhanced or superior sensors see more thrust, page 6, it can use these sensors to mitigate the effects of stealth. A simple set that i could use to show people spaceship combat without teaching starfleet battles.

I will probably be ordering a copy of your full thrust event cards, especially since i like your atz event cards, even if i dont go the full thrust route, just to have them. A program to design space ships for ground zero games full thrust space miniatures combat game. Spartan did a good job with them, and the casting quality is excellent. Fighter rules and records sheets for ft by keith jordan. A page dedicated to full thrust and other starship games full thrust is a starship minatures game designed by jon tuffley, and published by ground zero games. You are the captain of a sailing ship, but not now, but in prehistoric times. Still not a fancydancy page full of flashy lights, graphics or blinky things, but the large number of links to resources remain. Converted from a firestorm armada ship to become the huge russian super dreadnought kharkov. Next up is a batch of tomb king cavalry and infantry. Aug 11, 2014 ive got a microsoft excel spreadsheet that allows for building ships using full thrust rules, warlords, cross dimensions, and continuum.

Scythe empire fighters 29 freespace fighters 18 future frontier fighters 17 galactic fighters 31 hive fighters and drones 14 renegade alliance fighters 29 star warp gate universe fighters 9. Revisited back when i got into miniatures one of the scratch building searches led me to a facebook group called, full thrust. Battlespace, the battletech game of space combat simulates battles in space between the houses of. He has some small escorts done as well, but theyre not as good as his battleship. It is available in north america from the gzg store. Written by aaron newman additional point system design by scott jaqua additional ship design by richard bax, jerry han, scott jaqua, mike ritchie, phillip wright and spyhawk. An old star fleet battles klingon d9 battle cruiser. The original full thrust supplement has been out of print for some time. Full thrust is one of the most popular games representing starship battles. Other utilities full thrust ship creator ftshipbuilder. Klingons on the starboard bow the star trek full thrust story by felix.

However, jon tuffley has put it out as a set of pdf files. We are relaunching our communitypage and we are starting with a brand new, free of charge tool for all full thrust fans. Aug 12, 2014 download full thrust ship creator for free. Its only a draft right now, but could be helpful for. Full thrust is a space combat wargame published by ground zero games. Apr 1, 2017 completed a batch of 7 civilian ships for full thrust. It is a fast and simple system, designed to simulate battle by capital ships rather than fighters. I agree with others that you can simply use whatever youd like, but if you enjoy full thrust i highly recommend any of the new style main fleets fse, nsl, esu, nac. If you are interested in the size of the nsl, fse or the pirate ravager fleets just let me know and i can measure and tell you size of each type of ship from my own collection.

I like these rules quite a bit as i have a huge interest in giant space fleet battles that goes back to my childhood. A supplement for the babylon project ship combat system, designed by jon tuffley based upon his full thrust ship combat system, with additional design by zeke sparkes. Firestorm armada frigates about 50mm, cruisers around 8090mm, with battleships at 5170mm posted sat apr 21, 2012 7. Unlike many games, the publishers encourage the use of any miniatures rather than only official ones, though ground zero games. I had briefly looked at full thrust and got to the write your orders phase and had visions of engage thrusters at 50%, come to a heading of 310 mark 15 etc. Your objective in this game is to find the lost treasure, and to do so you have to confront 20 obstacles in your way like, for example, other ships, a dinosaur, tornados and other traps. Various tools which use the ship construction rules to create ship designs. Thrust profile of 18 and can continue at full thrust for 3 rounds.

I play it regularly and own a fairly monster fleet for doing so. The full thrust ship registry interactive online ship design brian bell ship builder 2 core ship builder is a large file and may not download reliably during busy periods a comprehensive design program, the additional upgrade unzip over the previous install allows the printing of ssd sheets. As a conversion of an existing design the class was expected to be cheaper and easier to construct than building a warship from the keel up, and combat task force losses had mounted to the point where there were quite a few excess fleet tenders in inventory the kravak never having. For this, there are not only the system of the light rules of ground zero games on hand but the full range of all full thrust handbooks. Mechworld is back and has a new full thrust shipbuilder program you can use to help out making new ships for the game. It only takes a few minutes to cut and paste what is needed and they can be arranged in any way you desire, to make the ssd look good. New anglian confederation nac eurasian solar union esu neu swabian league nsl federal stats europa fse new israeli ni islamic federation if scandinavian federation scanfed oceanic union oudf out rim coalition orc free caltex fct. Spacedock allows you to build ships using a domainspecific language a blueprint that renders the ship using customizable icons and features. Their ships are designed to absorb that first blow and then dish out the retaliation and outlast their enemy. If you want to make a star wars imperial fleet, then go for it. However, it is stated in black and white that the fluff is strictly optional, full thrust is designed to give you a set of generic space combat and ship design rules that allow you to create your own back story. Full thrust rules including the supplements more thrust and fleet books 1 and 2 are now available for download directly from ground zero games in their rules area since fleet book 2 was released in 2000, gzg has released miniatures for several new fleets along with additional miniatures for their existing fleets. May 18, 20 still havent decided on if i will do full thrust or 5150 star navy for the rules yet. Their historic closeness to the germanic peoples result in strong ships similar in some ways to the nsl but with their own unique differences.

A full thrust light after action report i had the opportunity to have two other folks come down and participate in a 3 way fight with my fleets and a copy of full thrust light. The game works with any space ship model you want of course but they game has a number of predesigned ships divided into many nation based groups. One aspect i have a problem with of the current rules is that building an optimal ship is very easy and leads to very flat ship design. Dave on tuesday, were going to give the new 8th edition rules a try. I have also wanted to toss in a different game or two to mix it up anyway and have lots of ships painted and ready to go. Ive been working on new warship building rules with the intention that, for the most part they can function well with the existing rules.