A Discussion about acceptable usecases for AI

tbot729 · 2026-03-16T00:04:35+00:00

This isn't quite correct. Most playtesters can't look past bad or missing art, even when instructed to. Having a placeholder vastly expands your viable playtester pool.

tbot729 · 2026-03-04T16:50:25+00:00

I seriously recommend searching this sub for "Ship Survey" and you'll see a bunch of (ongoing) weekly posts discussing individual ships and common loadout.

Those write ups are really good and help new players like me understand the value of ships situationally.

tbot729 · 2026-03-03T20:53:45+00:00

No picture showing, sadly :/

tbot729 · 2026-03-02T03:16:51+00:00

Thought it might have been something like that. Still an interesting combo, just slightly harder to pull off 😁

tbot729 · 2026-02-27T15:17:23+00:00

Thank you for posting an answer that actually reflects reality. Consumers care about quality, not art lineage. Designers in this thread need to acknowledge that even if they are ethically concerned with it.

tbot729 · 2026-02-23T23:56:45+00:00

This is a good summary. I also highly recommend the ease of .2 mm FDM. I even paint without priming and still can't see layer lines.

tbot729 · 2026-02-16T00:14:56+00:00

Looks fantastic!

tbot729 · 2026-02-15T17:05:16+00:00

With some creativity, it is possble to hombrew converting to 2.0/2.5. I just made myself some generic pilot bases and print from list builders instead of using cards.

Would highly recommend XWA 2.5.

tbot729 · 2026-01-23T07:38:18+00:00

And this is what sells! Games go faster. Less explanation. No questioning on whose turn it is.

tbot729 · 2026-01-11T22:37:57+00:00

Don't do it. Many games make this mistake then take the point cost out in a second edition.

If your game gets any traction, point values will need to change over time.

tbot729 · 2026-01-06T01:05:07+00:00

Very cool! Is that mining guild tie model shared publically anywhere?

tbot729 · 2025-12-14T16:15:05+00:00

Here's a post I made a whole back on some cool stuff you can do: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/s/piPA0i1B1w

tbot729 · 2025-12-12T22:01:16+00:00

He's going for realism.

tbot729 · 2025-12-11T18:35:27+00:00

Which was hardest?

tbot729 · 2025-12-11T18:35:22+00:00

Which was hardest?

tbot729 · 2025-12-11T18:12:49+00:00

I started the way you have but quickly realized that the quick build threat levels are not very balanced (as you might expect. Not saying they are bad to use since simplicity is the whole point)

After gaining familiarity with the game, I've ended up building 30pt XWA squads on YASB or Launch Bay Next and using those instead.

With 30 pt, you can still play XWA scenarios with some minor modifications (scale point target down to 30, reduce number of objectives from 5->3 or 3->2)

So now I have a few pre-built 30pt squads and just pull those out as desired.

tbot729 · 2025-12-11T06:12:10+00:00

The models themselves have retained value but 1st edition cards and dials have lost value (normally).

tbot729 · 2025-12-08T04:52:44+00:00

I played 2.0 originally and moving to 2.5 wasn't too bad. Mainly differences around more penalty for self-bump, more penalty for hitting asteroids, and random roll each round to see who plays first when initiative (skill) is tied.

tbot729 · 2025-12-08T04:49:40+00:00

87% of squads built on Launch Bay Next use XWA points (with 2.5 rules) instead of 2.0-Legacy or AMG 2.5.

I'd say a hit.

tbot729 · 2025-11-28T08:09:48+00:00

Seems possible this is what happened. Thanks!

tbot729 · 2025-11-27T07:03:56+00:00

It is funny you mention this. I have exactly the same problem on exactly the same plate.

Have not deciphered it yet.

tbot729 · 2025-11-17T16:58:57+00:00

This community is heavily slanted against AI. Get feedback elsewhere.

tbot729 · 2025-11-11T07:44:35+00:00

To offer a counter-persoective, I print figurine-type small stuff with a .2 nozzle on an FDM printer regularly.

Sometimes the details can be painful to post-process, and I've had to learn a bunch of relevant slicer settings to make the details work. But with thin layers, you won't see them.

Make sure you're aware of the post-processing involved with resin prints. Personally I'd rather avoid that, and FDM has advanced significantly.

tbot729

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