SYSTEM UPDATE
WAR SYSTEM 5.2 ACTIVE AS OF 20210221
WAR SYSTEM V5.2
MAJOR OVERHAULS
Stealth
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IC Cost is raised to 75 IC per aircraft from 25 IC
--- Stealth based on my research is extensively more expensive than previous, and this is to allow for a sense of balance to prevent excessive abuse of the ‘Stealth on Everything’ feature currently present.
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Speaking of the ‘Stealth on Everything’ feature, this will now be updated to reflect that the intention of this was similar to real life engineering updates to specific aircraft and ships where the vessel was not designed with stealth in mind but there were minor updates that helped to reduce its radar cross-section a fair bit. See the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as an example of this principle.
Unless you have a product (like the F-22 for example) which was designed IRL, or RPed to intrinsically involve stealth the same benefits will not be reaped comparedly.
RL/OOC Theoretical Techs
- Technology/Prototype of new defense industry products such as tanks or aircraft that do not have a working prototype in Real Life, and by that specifically a prototype marketed as an the initial version of this product with a projected mass production date within the next five years are hereby banned unless the following is met.
Technologies/Prototypes such as the Japanese F-X program or the Korean F/A-X which fall under this category can still be brought into Rp through direct, long term research RP that slowly results in their admission into RP. This is RP on the timespan of at least a year or two, working with War System admins to slowly phase in the tech, with trial and error, and setbacks to the RP as dictated by the admins.
For example, the newly /somewhat/ discussed US 6th Gen Fighter would not be allowed since the estimated production for it is about 10 years out even though there is a working prototype.
For example, the Indian HAL/AMCA is not allowed since its prototype is not expected for another 3-5 years, with at least 8 from mass production.
For example the US F-15EX would be allowed since it has a working prototype currently, and is expected to enter mass production within the next year.
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No technologies/prototypes shall be grandfathered in, and any RP mentioning them is still ‘canon’, but use of them in RP is not allowed until the research/development RP and other assorted requirements put on by the admins on a case by case basis are met.
Much like previous war system updates, a ‘refresh’ of war lists is allowed for affected areas specifically.
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Descriptions on Custom Units/Classes/Variants shall be updated to reflect this stance.
Clarification on Producers and their companies
Producer Nations get the Direct Company responsible for their products, if a product overlaps into another company under the same ‘corporate group” (see Boeing with their commercial airplanes and defense airplanes businesses), the producer gets the commercial/civilian counterpart as well. For example, the USA Producer gets General Electric Aviation due to its work in military aircraft engines, but does not get General Electric Healthcare. The producer however owns the brand rights.
For specific questions see the War System Mod/Admin Team.
When are we getting S P A C E update?
- Soon, it might be coming up a 'budget' system. Maybe. IDK. Spoilers.
MISC
- Some minor unit description edits.
All these changes are considered live, a new war sheet has been already linked in the main system thread, but here it is for convivence as well.
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I will try and get around to updating the system thread on Saturday during my day off, or some other random free time I may find open to me. These notes are otherwise functional for gameplay purposes.
Similar to previous updates, you get two weeks to update your war lists to readjust to the new system. No RP is required as long as its simple numbers adjustment.
Feel free to @ me or @Duxburian-Union with questions either here on the forums or in discord. I will try my best to process timely responses. I'm human so there might be an error somewhere, so please ask questions or point something out!