BFG Internet Battle

[afterimagedan]

In my (our) blog, we have been updating the progress of making our 2nd game table and when we are done, we are going to hold a battle over the internet.

Here's how we would like it to work....
1. The community (everyone who would like to participate) will be able to choose their fleet on a poll here. by you.
2. When the fleets are chosen, we will allow some time for the community to make a list of 1500pts (restricted by what models we have, of course) and discuss deployment. Any of the fleets we have on the poll, we have at least 2000pts of.
3. We will set up the game based on the community's guidance.
4. We will start the game.

Each turn will be a week long and we will take orders from the community on this thread until Sunday where we will play out the turn (the community's fleet and the enemy fleet) and report it back to you.

If you are interested in playing, please voice your interest here in this thread and vote in the poll to let us know what fleet you want to control! Also, any advice on how to run this would be considered and appreciated.

[Mitchca]

I would be interested in this.

[andrewchristlieb]

OMG that is an AWESOME idea! lol I would be interested in participating also

[RCgothic]

What an interesting idea! Totally interested.

[afterimagedan]

Awesome! I'm happy to see the good response. The poll will close at 3/22/12 10:30am US Central time and then list making.

[afterimagedan]

The poll results are pretty clear the the preferred fleet for this game will be Imperial Navy. Now on to step 2, list making. Feel free to chime in with a 1500pt list or ideas for a list right here in this thread. If you are on the Specialist Games forums, I would prefer the majority of the discussion be HERE. I will be posting a picture of the table set up with scenery afterward and we can then deploy the fleets after you find out the enemy fleet.

Here are the models I have available...
Battleship (magnetized Emperor)
1 Magnetized Grand Cruiser
2 Magnetized Battlecruisers
4 Magnetized Cruisers
2 Lance Dauntless
5 Swords
7 Cobras

List making will last a week or so. Thanks!

[afterimagedan]

There are 2 lists that have been posted on the Specialist Games forum post for your approval!

[ELOF]

Can you take some video footage and do a youtube channel... geekporn.

[andrewchristlieb]

So... Does anyone else have any thoughts on fleet composition?

[afterimagedan]

There is now a poll in the Specialist Games thread. Please head over and vote for the fleet you want!

[afterimagedan]

Alright, there are some updates here...

BFG Internet Battle Info
BFG Internet Battle Map

Here are the lists:

Imperial Navy List
Fleet Admiral:50
Retribution:345
Exorcist:265
Mars:260
Lunar:180
Lunar:180
Dauntless:110
Dauntless:110

Chaos List
Warmaster (Desolator) 75
Desolator 300
Acheron 190
Acheron 190
Carnage 1 180
Carnage 2 180
Devastation 1 190
Devastation 2 190
1495

Currently, we are looking for deployment advice and tactics before we start the game. Please submit your advice and orders HERE.

[afterimagedan]

TURN 1 has started HERE. Please submit your orders!

[afterimagedan]

++Turn 1++
+PRIMARY THREAT SPOTTED. TRAITOR VESSELS TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST. FIRE NOVA CANNONS AND DEPLOY STRIKE CRAFT. ADVANCE AND DESTROY+

Imperial Navy 1
Special Orders:
The Lunars attempt to CTNH and pass (barely). They are 22cm from the planet.

Movement:
CTNH on the Lunars.
The Retribution uses the gravity well to aid its turning.
The Dauntlesses cut east quickly and are now within the gravity well.
The Mars and Exorcist advance and turn to starboard.

Shooting:
The Mars fires its Nova Cannon at Acheron 2 which braces. Direct hit cause one shield damage to Carnage 2 and 2 shield damage and 2 hull damage to Acheron 2 which fails to brace both.

Ordinance:
Fighters and Assault Boats are launched.

Chaos 1
Special Orders:
CTNH on the Acheron 1 squadron and passes.
AAF on the Desolator which gains 17cm.

Movement:
Everything advances straight ahead except Acheron 1 squadron which heads south the east.

Shooting:
None.

Ordinance:
The Devastators launch one wave of 4 fighters and 4 bombers towards the asteroid channel.



+++MORE PICTURES HERE+++

Now accepting orders for Turn 2 HERE!
++END TRANSMISSION, FOR THE EMPEROR++

[afterimagedan]

+++Turn 2++
+CLOSING WITH THE TRAITOR FOES. OUR FIGHTERS HAVE ENGAGED THE ENEMY ORDINANCE. PREPARING FOR A CLOSE STRIKE+



This turn's info in the link below.
+++MORE PICTURES AND TURN INFO HERE+++

Now accepting orders for Turn 3!
++END TRANSMISSION, FOR THE EMPEROR++

[afterimagedan]

+Turn 4+

Lots of damage, lucky rolls, and nasty criticals. Check out turn 4 HERE.



Ready for turn 5 orders!

[afterimagedan]

Imperial Navy:
The Mars and Exorcist reload their ordinance.
The Lunars lock on.
The Dauntlesses fail their lock on roll and use a re-roll. They fail the second time as well.
All ships advance.

-The Retribution fires into Carnage 2 causing 4 hits: 2 shields and 1 damage is braced. 1 damage to the hull.
-The locked on Lunars fire on the braced Carnage 2 and cause a massive 6 damage, turning it into a blazing hulk! Acheron 2 has 1 shield knocked down.
-The port broadside guns of the Lunars fire upon Devastation 2. The shooting takes down 2 shields and does 2 damage to the hull.
-The Dauntlesses cause 3 total damage to Acheron 2 taking the second shield down and causing 1 hull damage.
-The Mars and Exorcist shoot at Carnage 1 knocking 2 shields down.

-The Lunars fire their torpedoes separately at the Desolator: 1 wave (from the crippled Lunar) is destroyed by the fighters, the other wave of 6 lose 2 to torpedoes and miss with the rest.
-The Mars and Exorcist launch 4 assault boats and 6 bombers towards Carnage 1 and Acheron 1.


Chaos:
The Devastations reload.
The Desolator locks on.

-Carnage 2 moves forward 12 centimeters and continues to blaze.
-Carnage 1 runs into the assault boat wave killing 0 of them with turrets. Starboard weapons damaged, nothing, nothing, and engine room damage.
-Carnage 1 and Acheron 1 shoot the mars. Take 2 shields down and 1 hull damage.
-The Desolator shoots Lunar 2 with its batteries. Takes 2 shields down, 2 hull damage, and 1 is braced.
-The Desolator shoots Lunar 2 with lances. Braces 3 of 4 damage.
-The Devastations shoot Lunar 2. 1 hull damage.
-Acheron 2 shoots Lunar 2 and causes 2 hull damage after 1 is braced. Drifting hulk!

-The Desolator fires its torpedoes at the Retribution and causes 2 hull damage and gets the engine room damaged critical (another 1 damage and cannot turn).
-The Devastations launch 2 fighters: 1 on CAP on Devastation 2 and 1 on CAP on the Desolator. 6 bombers attack the Retribution causing only 1 damage.
-All 6 Imperial bombers engage Carnage 1 causing 2 damage.
-Carnage 1 repairs its starboard weapons.

More info and pictures HERE.

[andrewchristlieb]

Re-post in case the other site goes down before you see this.


Its late but they're shutting down the site tomorrow for maintenance so I thought id through something together on here. It looks like another round of reload and lockon, same focus for the Mars and Exo but when you move them forward turn them as much as you can to keep them on the inside edge of the asteroids. Target the Carnage and use bombers in two waves instead of bombers/ assault boats, try to force them to the outside edge of the asteroids if you can.

Lock on with everything else that can and move to engage the carriers, focus the weapon batteries of the dauntless and the lunars weapons/lances on the closest carrier first (I am assuming this is the already damaged one) if it braces the focus the prow lances of the Dauntless and the Retribution on the second one to try and force it to brace also (unless the closest carrier happens to be on the cusp of destruction then finish it or if it does not brace then continue to hit it and hope for some roll over ). During the Chaos turn feel free to brace whatever you feel necessary as the turn after that looks like a break and run anyway to try and regroup.

current status is posted here.

[anyone4tea?]

Check out those Lunars and their six hits! Epic.

I'm reading your blog now... really good content, keep the good work up.