Introduction to Full Thrust Project Continuum 1.1.4

What is not in this version

• Xeno rules are still only in Fleet Book Volume 2

Disclaimer

• From the author
• Playtest credits
• Introduction
• For new players
• How to use this book
• Playing equipment
• Playing area
• Space ship models
• Dice
• Die Roll Modifiers (DRMs)
• Measurements
• Updates
• Final thoughts!

Rules overview

• Distance and direction
• Heading
• 3D, or not 3D?
• Ship classifications
• Mass
• Points
• Classes
• Ship System Status Display
• Game turns
• Resource management
• Sequence of play
• Variations
• Information

Cinematic movement

• Ship movement
• Velocity
• Course
• Thrust ratings
• Advanced Drives
• Typical thrust ratings
• Making course changes
• Orders
• Halted ships
• Double course change
• Emergency thrust (optional)
• Squadron operations
• Collisions
• Ships leaving the table
• Vector movement

Cadet Training

• Beam weapons
• Fire arcs
• Aft arc
• Spinal mounts
• Broadside arcs
• Optional firing arcs
• Range bands
• Fire control systems
• Beam fire
• Re-rolls
• Defensive screens
• Armor
• Ship damage and how weapons inflict damage
• Penetrating damage (P)
• Armor Piercing (AP)
• Semi-Armor Piercing (SAP)
• Optional rule: rear arc attacks
• Threshold points
• Drive Damage (optional)
• Rolling dice
• Introductory Scenario
• Strange events

Command School Direct fire weapons - Advanced rules

• Targeting systems
• Standard FireCon
• Advanced Fire Control
• Beam weapons (P)
• EMP Projectors (Ion Cannons)
• Plasma Cannon
• Standard Grasers (SAP)
• Heavy Grasers (SAP)
• Phasers (SAP)
• Transporter Beams
• Sending Marines on Commando Raids:
• Gatling Battery (P)
• Twin Particle Array (P)
• Meson Projector (P)
• Needle Beams
• Pulse Torpedoes (SAP)
• Overloaded Pulse Torpedoes (AP)
• Variable Strength Pulse Torpedoes (SAP/AP)
• Turreted Submunition Pack (P)
• K-Guns (AP)
• Flak ammunition (barrage fire)
• Multiple Kinetic Penetrators
• Boarding Torpedoes
• Fusion Array
• Gravitic Guns
• Pulsers (P)
• Turrets
• Spinal Mounts
• Point Singularity Projector (AP)
• Plasma

Command School Ordnance weapons- Advanced rules

• Missiles (SAP)
• Launching missiles
• Point defense vs missiles
• Damage (SAP)
• Mountings and magazines
• Magazine capacity
• Optional: Multi-Stage Missiles
• Rocket Pods
• Plasma Bolt Launchers
• Mines and mine racks
• Minelaying

Command School Defensive systems- Advanced rules

• Defensive Screens (ie shields)
• Advanced Screens
• Stealth Hull
• Stealth Fields
• Armor
• Shell or Layered armor
• Regenerative Armor
• Antimatter Suicide Charge
• ADFC
• Advanced ADFC
• Point Defense Systems
• Area Defense System
• Scattergun
• Grapeshot
• Area Screens
• Holofield
• ECM
• Area ECM
• Cloaking Device
• Cloaking Field
• The Tuffley Cloak
• Science Fiction Fiction!
• Spinal Mount Nova Cannon
• Wave Gun
• Reflex Field

Flight operations - fighters

• Launch and recovery
• Launch tubes / flight deck
• “Scrambling” fighter groups:
• Combat landings
• Movement
• Screens and pursuits
• Screens
• Pursuits
• Target selection
• Point defense
• Allocating point defense
• Point defense fire
• Fighter combat
• Attack runs
• Dogfights
• Multiple group dogfights
• Interception of missiles
• Endurance
• Specialized types
• Fighter types
• Standard
• Heavy modification (+mod)
• Fast (+mod)
• Long Range (+ mod)
• Interceptor
• Attack Fighter
• Torpedo Fighter
• Graser Fighter
• Plasma Fighter
• MKP Fighter
• Missile Fighters
• Multi-Role Fighters
• Light Fighter
• FTL Fighters (+mod)
• Assault Shuttles
• Robot Fighters
• Re-arming
• Fighter morale (optional)
• Fighter pilot quality: Aces and Turkeys (optional)

Flight Operations - Gunboats

• Gunboat Rules
• Gunboat Types
• FTL Gunboats (+mod)
• Heavy or Screened Gunboat (+mod)
• Beam Gunboat
• Plasma Gun Gunboat
• Graser Gunboat
• Gatling Gunboat
• Needle Gunboat
• Pulse Torpedo Gunboat
• Submunition Gunboat
• MKP Gunboat
• K-Gun Gunboat
• Missile Gunboat
• Rocket Gunboat
• Point Defense Gunboat
• Area Defense System Gunboat (ADS)
• Electronic Warfare Gunboat (+mod)
• Scatterpack Gunboat
• Plasma Bomber Gunboat

Threshold Points

• Damage to systems
• Critical hits on hangar bays (optional)
• Core Systems
• Command Bridge
• Life Support hit
• Power Core hit
• Reactor Breaches (optional)
• Damage Control Parties
• Crew casualties
• Cargo and passenger space

Faster Than Light (FTL)

• Faster Than Light Drives
• Hyper limit
• Advanced FTL Drives
• FTL exit
• FTL entry
• FTL tugs and tenders
• Battleriders and Motherships
• System Defense Ships
• Jump Gates and portals
• Representation
• Operation
• Natural Jump Gates or Jump Points (optional)
• Battles in hyperspace

Optional Rules

• Sensors and ECM
• Advanced sensors
• Dummy bogeys and weasel boats
• Electronic Counter Measures
• Minesweeping
• Ortillery
• Boarding enemy ships
• Boarding Parties (DCPs)
• Marines
• Fleet morale
• Striking the colors
• Civil wars (Optional)
• Knocked off course (by Rich Mcgee)
• Vector Movement System
• Excerpt from Fleet Book
• Course and Facing
• Main Drive Thrust
• Manuvering Thrusters
• Rotation
• Thruster Pushes
• Combining Maneuvers
• Order Sequence
• Collisions
• Moving Ships Under The Vector System

Ship design and construction

• Overview
• Scale
• Systems
• Mass rating
• Names
• System mass
• Primary ship systems
• Hull strengths
• Advanced Hulls
• Drives
• Advanced Drives and FTL
• Atmospheric streamlining
• Additional primary ship systems
• Hangar bays
• Launch tubes / flight deck
• Launch catapults (optional)
• Fighter racks
• Gunboat rack
• Boat bay
• Secondary systems
• Cargo and passengers
• Troop berthing
• Passenger berthing
• Marine Boarding Parties
• Additional Damage Control Parties
• Shipyard facilities
• Enhanced Sensors
• Superior Sensors
• Minesweeper system
• Ortillery systems
• Flawed design (Optional)
• Ship design procedure
• Monster ships and bases
• Starbases
• Starbase and SSDs
• Movement and starbases
• Monster ships

Ship construction summary

• Primary ship systems
• Defense Systems
• Secondary ship systems
• Direct fire weapons
• Spinal Mount Weapons
• Ordnance weapons
• Fighter Types
• Gunboat Types

The Imperial Tech Base

• Master Tech Base Reference
• Primary ship systems
• Defensive systems
• Targeting systems
• Direct fire weapons
• Spinal Mounts
• Fighters
• Gunboats
• Secondary ship systems
• Example Factions

Special moves

• Thrust zero drives
• Rolling ships
• Towing ships
• Moving table
• Disengaging from battle
• Docking
• Ramming
• Ramming ability

Terrain effects

• Planetoids and dense asteroid fields
• Damage to asteroids
• Dust or Nebulae clouds
• Solar flares
• Asteroid Fields, Meteor swarms and debris
• Battle debris
• Depicting spatial phenomena
• Collisions
• Planets
• Orbital table
• Medium scale
• Entering and leaving orbit
• Large scale
• The super simple and totally unrealistic way
• Atmospheric entry

Battles, Scenarios and CPV

• Deployment
• Tournament fleets
• Fleet composition
• Combat Points Value (CPV)

Timeline Continuation

• The GZG Universe and Background

Final Thoughts

• What’s new and what’s changed
• What does ‘Official’ mean?
• A few notes from Hugh Fisher

Various companies that make miniatures

Introductory Scenario player fleet

• Introductory Scenario counters for Eurasian Solar Union
• Introductory Scenario counters New Anglian Confederation