Full Thrust

Full Thrust is a science fiction strategy wargame written by Jon Tuffley and published by Ground Zero Games of England.

However, the rulebook states that this background is entirely optional; the game is intentionally designed to allow players a high degree of creativity within the rule set.

However, the Second Edition and the Fleet Books are all available as free downloads in PDF form on the Ground Zero Games online store.

Other human powers also include various mercenary units allied to the highest bidder and numerous smuggling and pirate gangs operating within and outside the territories.

Alien species:[4] [3][5] Full Thrust (FT) uses six-sided dice, or d6, for all combat resolutions.

For a pick-up game rather than part of a more extended campaign, players build fleets of warships based on point values.

Each ship has a Mass Factor which represents the size of its hull; all systems (weapons, drives, defences, etc.)

This number represents how many Movement Units (MU) on the battle map a ship can change its speed per turn.

The FTL is normally used not for tactical but for strategic purposes, allowing a damaged ship or an outnumbered fleet to flee from battle and preserve its remaining strength.

Due to the physical nature of the FTL system, it can (in desperation), be used as a weapon itself although it has as much a chance of destroying the ship that deploys it as it does an enemy vessel.

For every power level of the battery, the beams can fire out 12 Movement Units (MUs) from the ship on the table.

Other systems Other kinds of offensive weapons include Pulse Torpedoes, Needle Beams (which can target a specific system on an enemy ship and disable it), Submunition Packs, Missiles, Minelayers and "mega-damage" weapons, such as the Nova Cannon and Wave Gun.

Ships can be protected by Point-Defense Systems (PDSs), which are clusters of smaller weapons used to shoot down missiles and enemy fighters.

There are also Screen systems to use against beam attacks, though not all weapons are impeded by them; missiles and mass driver projectiles can pass through to the hull, which are why PDSs can be an asset.

Ground Zero Games licensed out the Full Thrust engine to British Isles Traveller Support, or BITS.