Do my eyes decieve me? More Reprints? page 1

plop101

December 29th, 2002, 10:31 PM

Do my eyes decieve me? I see Challenge, Atlas of the Imperium, and Aliens reprints coming out in 2003! Can it be true? Does anyone know what the pricing and release dates are going to be? Are any going to be released at 2003 GenCon? Will there be an actual TravCon this year?

RocketTurtle

December 30th, 2002, 03:23 AM

What's more interesting is something listed under the explanations of all the different traveller versions. There's a logo for Traveller 5 there, meaning it's still being worked on.

While the reprints are nice. I'd like to see some fresh material with a more modern format and pacing. As a new player and a busy man, I don't have time to decipher CT.

FlightCommanderSolitude

December 30th, 2002, 08:22 PM

Does anyone know what the pricing and release dates are going to be?If you click through the Traveller portion of the site, you'll find pages for the Survey and the first Aliens book, which providethe following details:

Survey: $32, mid-2003
Aliens 1: $32, elsewhere listed as Jan-2003

Uncle Bob

December 30th, 2002, 11:18 PM

Considering the number of 2002 reprints that are still MIA (T2000, T2300 and I don't know what else) I wouldn't hold your breath.

Mysterion

December 31st, 2002, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by Uncle Bob:
Considering the number of 2002 reprints that are still MIA (T2000, T2300 and I don't know what else) I wouldn't hold your breath.Hmmmmm....guess I shouldn't try to pre-order the upcoming stuff, then?

MichaelL65

January 1st, 2003, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Mysterion:
Hmmmmm....guess I shouldn't try to pre-order the upcoming stuff, then?I wouldn't. To my knowledge, nothing has shipped on time in years. Most of the stuff that actually made it out last year was well over a year behind.

Personally, I wait for it to come out on e-Bay. There are a few on-line game stores that use it to sell their wares, and a couple of them carry the CT reprints. Usually save a couple of dollars on the price too.

Mysterion

January 2nd, 2003, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by MichaelL65:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Mysterion:
Hmmmmm....guess I shouldn't try to pre-order the upcoming stuff, then?I wouldn't. To my knowledge, nothing has shipped on time in years. Most of the stuff that actually made it out last year was well over a year behind.

.</font>[/QUOTE]Well, bummer, that. I guess paitience is a virtue.

I will say, though, that they are VERY prompt about shipping the stuff already released. I mailed (snailed) an order the Saturday before Christmas, and had the books in my hands the following Saturday.

notagoodusername

January 3rd, 2003, 06:31 AM

I had a brief e-mail exchange with Marc yesterday and he had the proofs ready for the printer next to his PC. He expects ALiens 1 and 2 back in 3-4 weeks from now.

Shane

Mysterion

January 3rd, 2003, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by Shane Mclean:
I had a brief e-mail exchange with Marc yesterday and he had the proofs ready for the printer next to his PC. He expects ALiens 1 and 2 back in 3-4 weeks from now.

ShaneOUTSTANDING!!! These and the Grand Survey book are the ones I'm most wanting to have in my own two hands! (maniacal laughter) Ahem.

hirch duckfinder

January 6th, 2003, 12:09 PM

fasa reprints ? YESSSSS ! does anyone know when ? ive been trying to get hold of "legend " for ages .
anyone who doesn't know the fasa material should check it out at the earliest .
im so exited i think i may just ref "ordeal by eshar" for myself again . theres still a couple of my characters who don't know the plot .

plop101

January 12th, 2003, 12:48 PM

Just looking again...

I see they have the paypal stuff up, but not the snail mail form. I really could use the snail mail order form.

FlightCommanderSolitude

January 28th, 2003, 08:19 AM

Here's something I just noticed at the Far Future site, a sector mapping tool from ProFantasy:

http://www.farfuture.net/n0003.html

Interesting...

trader jim

January 28th, 2003, 09:42 AM

i also just checked the Far Future Net...looks good...lots of goodys headed our way...just wondering when....and how much. graemlins/file_22.gif

Mysterion

January 29th, 2003, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by FlightCommanderSolitude:
Here's something I just noticed at the Far Future site, a sector mapping tool from ProFantasy:

http://www.farfuture.net/n0003.html

Interesting...Wow. That's very cool. Hope it'll run on my pathetic 486/Win95 machine..... smile.gif

Shadowdancer

January 29th, 2003, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by plop101:
Just looking again...

I see they have the paypal stuff up, but not the snail mail form. I really could use the snail mail order form.Under Traveller Quick Order, there are order forms you can print out to order by snail mail.

trader jim

February 3rd, 2003, 01:53 PM

any one out there hear any new "news" about the reprints??? any dates of release????. anything about prices?....ANY GOOD NEWS????? ;)

notagoodusername

February 3rd, 2003, 02:55 PM

Official Release Dates:

Aliens 1 Jan 31
Twilight Feb 28
Aliens 2 Mar 31

All $32 a pop.

Shane

HideousChickenLord

February 3rd, 2003, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by Shane Mclean:
Official Release Dates:

Aliens 1 Jan 31
Twilight Feb 28
Aliens 2 Mar 31

All $32 a pop.

Shane So does that mean that Aliens 1 has shipped???

FlightCommanderSolitude

February 4th, 2003, 01:41 PM

So does that mean that Aliens 1 has shipped???Probably hasn't shipped. Presumably there will be an update on the Far Future site when it does. It would be REALLY REALLY NICE if a) said site made a lick of sense and b) we could rely on it for product news.

notagoodusername

February 4th, 2003, 04:10 PM

I preordered them directly from Marc's site, so I'll keep you posted as to when they arive.

Shane

Dynamo

February 5th, 2003, 12:32 PM

As much as I like Marc, the production dates on his web site are very very unrealistic. Or at least have been so far. Dont hold your breath for reprints anytime soon.

plop101

February 15th, 2003, 05:16 PM

Dang! On time and on target with the Aliens modules.
The Check is in the mail FFE; sent it out 2:45pm CTZ.

hunter

February 15th, 2003, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by Dynamo:
As much as I like Marc, the production dates on his web site are very very unrealistic. Or at least have been so far. Dont hold your breath for reprints anytime soon. Guess you were wrong ;)

Anyone that preordered Aliens 1 and/or 2, along with Twilight 2000, your orders shipped out this past week (I got mine).

Hunter

notagoodusername

February 15th, 2003, 05:29 PM

Originally posted by hunter:
Anyone that preordered Aliens 1 and/or 2, along with Twilight 2000, your orders shipped out this past week (I got mine).Grrr. Yeah, go ahead and rub it in why don't you! Some of us have to wait international postage times for the Alien Module goodness.... :-(


Shane

Dynamo

February 18th, 2003, 11:15 AM

Hunter he only did it to show me up!

Hey more power to Marc.

/me throws a rerelease party

Gallowglass

February 19th, 2003, 04:17 AM

smile.gif The scary thing is that according to Leisure Games New Releases listing, the first volume should be available now in the UK as well! And it's pay day for me on Friday... :D

notagoodusername

February 19th, 2003, 07:06 AM

Well, contrary to my earlier post about postal times my copies have arrived. Mmmm... Alien goodness... I don't know how the people that didn't preorder can stand waiting until the end of march for volume 2... tongue.gif


Shane

GBoyett

February 19th, 2003, 09:47 AM

Here is an important update. While visiting my FLGS yesterday guess what they have on the new release table. Alien Reprint #1! So it is being distributed. :cool: :D

trader jim

February 19th, 2003, 11:40 AM

got mine on E-BAY!!!!!! graemlins/file_23.gif :eek:

Captain Tylor

February 19th, 2003, 01:33 PM

BookMark in Huntsville, AL got about 5 copies in last Wednesday, so it's getting out there.

plop101

February 22nd, 2003, 07:54 PM

Shane writes:
I don't know how the people that didn't preorder can stand waiting until the end of march for volume 2... [Razz] Well, I'm not waiting. I dropped the check to FFE 2/15/2003 at the Hot Springs Central Post Office. When I came home from work today 2/22/2003 I found a little brown parcel with both Aliens volumes inside.
Thats got to be some kind of record for the X-Boat Office. graemlins/file_22.gif

plop101

February 22nd, 2003, 08:40 PM

Continueing from my last post...

This puts me into a bit of a quandry now. I know getting the aliens volumes this fast was plain luck. Now I'm wondering when I should pre-order for the Grand Survery and the 3rd JTAS installment :confused:
Does anyone have pricing on that stuff yet? I know that there coming out sometime in the summer, but not what the cost is going to be.

daryen

February 25th, 2003, 12:25 PM

Originally posted by plop101:
Continueing from my last post...

This puts me into a bit of a quandry now. I know getting the aliens volumes this fast was plain luck. Now I'm wondering when I should pre-order for the Grand Survery and the 3rd JTAS installment :confused:
Does anyone have pricing on that stuff yet? I know that there coming out sometime in the summer, but not what the cost is going to be. Well, the pricing information for those two are already on the FFE website (and have been since the last update).

As to when to preorder, do what I do. Wait for the announcement that the first of them is out, then order both of them. He still counts that as a "preorder" even though the announcement only covers the first.

I did this with both JTAS 1&2 and Aliens 1&2, and I got both both times.

daryen

February 25th, 2003, 12:28 PM

Onto a problem with the reprints:

My copy of Alien Modules 5-8 is missing AM5 page 7. (The page "slot" is there, but the page is completely blank.) Is there a way we can get a full scan on that page?

I am sure there is not a copyright problem, as you are usually allowed to copy "about a page" anyway.

Thanks.

Mysterion

February 26th, 2003, 10:20 AM

Originally posted by daryen:
Onto a problem with the reprints:

My copy of Alien Modules 5-8 is missing AM5 page 7. (The page "slot" is there, but the page is completely blank.) Is there a way we can get a full scan on that page?

I am sure there is not a copyright problem, as you are usually allowed to copy "about a page" anyway.

Thanks. Ayup, noticed this today when I got mine in the mail.

Is there/will there be anywhere on-line to download the missing page, naybe?

Rodina

February 26th, 2003, 10:24 AM

It's fair use, but it's also something that FFE intended to sell you - so getting a copy of that missing page is well within your rights.