Ok, I can see that. Still a bit later than I'd personally prefer, but probably better from a design viewpoint.Originally posted by Colin:
There were a couple of reasons. The first was as Malenfant says, to give time for things to settle out and a new situation to emerge. I wanted some room to add my own ideas, too, rather than just rewrite 2300 for D20.
The focus of the setting on the Kafer War was too limiting. Though the war and its aftermath are still major factors in the new setting, other venues can be opened up now, where they wouldn't have been appriopriate for a setting where Humanity was fighting for survival. Exploration, colonization, troubleshooting, all pale in comparison to survival. In 2320, if you want to fight Kafers, you can, but it's not an imperative for the survival of the species. Time needed to elapse since the end of the Kafer War, and the War itself was a lengthy one, given the logistics involved.
Colin
2320AD writer and line editor
*Thud*Originally posted by Mark A. Siefert:
That... and since it's a D20 product it's a nice play on words.
Um... I have no comment.Originally posted by Malenfant:
That's OK, I didn't either.
The play on words is entirely coincidental and unintentional I think... I've not seen Colin say "we're doing it 20 years in the future so we can tie the name in with d20" anyway.
There's an ongoing debate about that, but likely not. At best, it'll be updated to Gliese 3. Going to the full Hipparcos set causes too many problems, and I don't have the time to work it out. Some colonies would disappear, stutterwarp assumptions would have to change, and there are other problems that go beyond the scope of this project to deal with.Originally posted by Wolfhead:
Hi there,
I'm curious about the star map as well (one of the coolest things about 2300 AD). Has it been updated with all the new star systems discovered since the release of 2300 AD?
Cheers!
Even Gliese 3 has problems. As another poster pointed out, some of the colonies are at stars that Gliese 2 got in the wrong position.Originally posted by Colin:
There's an ongoing debate about that, but likely not. At best, it'll be updated to Gliese 3. Going to the full Hipparcos set causes too many problems, and I don't have the time to work it out. Some colonies would disappear, stutterwarp assumptions would have to change, and there are other problems that go beyond the scope of this project to deal with.