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TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 09 July 2021, 23:48
by Lunalol
In fact, it is on alpha since one month now, but without 'official' announcement.
I just finished implementation of missiles, so game is more interesting (you can play scenarios 1 to 3).
Like my other wargame (USE), you can play solo even multiplayer scenarios.

Link on BGA: https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=talon
Link on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/145976/talon
Link on GMT: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-910-talon-3rd-printing.aspx

Screenshoot: Image

Please, don't try it on smartphone.

DONE:

3. SEQUENCE OF PLAY
3.1 Rounds, Impulses, and Turns
3.2 Sequence of Play Outline
4. THE IMPULSE DISPLAY AND INITIATIVE
4.1 THE IMPULSE DISPLAY
4.2 Initiative Control
5. SHIPS
5.1 Ship Properties
5.2 Hull designations
5.3 Firing Arc and Shield Arc
5.4 Power Curve
6. POWER
6.1 Spending Available Power (AP)
6.2 Reinforce a Shield Arc
7. MOVEMENT AND TURNING
7.1 Moving
7.2 Turning
7.3 Side Slip
7.4 Collisions
7.5 Floating Map (replaced by INFINITE map)
8. FIRING
8.1 Charge Bar
8.2 Target Selection
8.3 Firing Procedure
8.4 Damage and Criticals
8.5 Critical Damage Table
8.6 Ship Destruction
8.7 Repair of Critical Damage
9. THE POWER PHASE
9.1 In General
9.2 Charge Weapons
9.3 Adjust Power Curve
9.4 End Turn Activities
10. BATTERIES AND AFTERBURNERS
10.1 Batteries
10.2 Afterburners

DOTO:
• Explosion Damage
• Select New Missile Target

MISC:
Two columns/rows shield if more than 6
Two columns red/yellow bars if more than 2/3
Animation for collisions
Multiple markers on same ship
Critical roll 10: FTL Offline
ROTATION BUG
A ship cannot choose a Speed that would cause it to have negative Power.

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 10 July 2021, 04:46
by Barbarossa41
Could I please be added to the alpha test? :D

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 10 July 2021, 10:38
by Lunalol
Done.
@Barbarossa41: with your pseudo, i don't play at Unconditional Surrender! What a heresy ;)

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 12 July 2021, 22:54
by cpt_von_ondine
Says I have to be a BGA reviewer to play solo.

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 14 July 2021, 01:00
by Sagrilarus
This is coming along beautifully! Had a blast playing this afternoon.

How many players you looking to fit in? I’ve played as many as six irl and it stills plays beautifully.

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 14 July 2021, 02:29
by Lunalol
Sagrilarus wrote: 14 July 2021, 01:00 How many players you looking to fit in? I’ve played as many as six irl and it stills plays beautifully.
I will first limit game to two player, it's not easy to play in team on a computer version.
After we will see.

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 02 August 2021, 00:06
by Lunalol
Scenario 12 - The Battle of the Line is available for testing on BGA.
All rules are implemented except displacement effect of wave motion gun.

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 18 August 2021, 13:18
by Sagrilarus
Is there a way to zoom the map in and out on tablets? It's dreamy on my laptop but I don't see a way to zoom out on iPad.

My love/hate relationship with my iPad continues. I should throw it in the closet.

3rd wargame on BGA

Posted: 15 September 2021, 21:17
by Lunalol
If you are a fan of wargames (it is the case since you are on this forum), my last production is available in closed ALPHA, it is :

SE4X Space Empires

The game still needs a lot of development, remember to read the "about" tab of the reviewers group.
Ask to join reviewer group https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=10418422

The option to merge SE4X and TALON is not yet functional (it is first necessary that TALON reaches a sufficient level of maturity and therefore sufficient approval to go to BETA).

Like my other productions, you can, to test it, play SOLO the scenarios made for 2, 3 or 4 players. The "real" single player mode is not yet available because I have to fix the problem of the fights against the "Doomdays Machine".

Have fun :D and I look forward to your feedback (and bug reports :( ).

Re: TALON is on alpha.

Posted: 08 March 2022, 04:47
by mleduc64
Is Talon still in Alpha or Beta? If so, I would love to be added to the list of players.

Thanks,
Mike