AdAstraGames
@adastragames.com
Publishers of tabletop 3D flight simulators for space and jet combat, plus other games like Minimus (a tiny RPG) and non-fiction works useful to gamers and SF writers.
https://adastragames.com | https://discord.gg/uuYC48wE4c | https://ascbi.net
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· Dec 5
The Merits of Momentum:
One of the great divides In spaceship gaming is the concept of "momentum." In part because lots of gamers are math-phobic, or they've had bad experiences with vector movement games In the past. It's easy, when unfamiliar with vector movement, to have a bad experience!
One of the great divides In spaceship gaming is the concept of "momentum." In part because lots of gamers are math-phobic, or they've had bad experiences with vector movement games In the past. It's easy, when unfamiliar with vector movement, to have a bad experience!
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I appreciate everyone who places an order even if you just get a single sticker. It’s currently my only source of income and every little bit makes my life slightly less stressful
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I appreciate everyone who places an order even if you just get a single sticker. It’s currently my only source of income and every little bit makes my life slightly less stressful
Today's schedule: A Squadron Strike teaching game using Newton's Cradle. Three players have signed up, one who had to reschedule would like to play next week!
They need a wing-sophont!
This is @gamingtrend.com's writeup preview of Newton's Cradle!
If you're free next Thursday, reach out!
They need a wing-sophont!
This is @gamingtrend.com's writeup preview of Newton's Cradle!
If you're free next Thursday, reach out!
Squadron Strike: Newton’s Cradle preview — A fully 3D flight/combat sim for your tabletop
Physics? In my tabletop space fighter? It's more likely than you think.
gamingtrend.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today's schedule: A Squadron Strike teaching game using Newton's Cradle. Three players have signed up, one who had to reschedule would like to play next week!
They need a wing-sophont!
This is @gamingtrend.com's writeup preview of Newton's Cradle!
If you're free next Thursday, reach out!
They need a wing-sophont!
This is @gamingtrend.com's writeup preview of Newton's Cradle!
If you're free next Thursday, reach out!
Due to a last minute cancellation, I have an open seat for a Newton's Cradle teaching game tomorrow at 2 PM Eastern US time. DM if you're interested!
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Due to a last minute cancellation, I have an open seat for a Newton's Cradle teaching game tomorrow at 2 PM Eastern US time. DM if you're interested!
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Turn off Autorun Python in your Blender preferences as a precaution
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Turn off Autorun Python in your Blender preferences as a precaution
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Noble Knight's Annual Holiday Sale is Live.
This is their biggest sale of the year with over 100,000 items on sale.
Personally I can't be bothered to browse, I just search my grail and wishlists :D
#ad www.nobleknight.com/AllSales?awi...
This is their biggest sale of the year with over 100,000 items on sale.
Personally I can't be bothered to browse, I just search my grail and wishlists :D
#ad www.nobleknight.com/AllSales?awi...
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Noble Knight's Annual Holiday Sale is Live.
This is their biggest sale of the year with over 100,000 items on sale.
Personally I can't be bothered to browse, I just search my grail and wishlists :D
#ad www.nobleknight.com/AllSales?awi...
This is their biggest sale of the year with over 100,000 items on sale.
Personally I can't be bothered to browse, I just search my grail and wishlists :D
#ad www.nobleknight.com/AllSales?awi...
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they deported him
José's crew spent a week in August battling the Bear Gulch fire, then a 9,000-acre blaze + largest in 70+ years in WA’s Olympic Peninsula.
Border Patrol showed up to his remote forest location, surrounded the crew + ultimately arrested José + another immigrant firefighter.
"It’s backstabbing.”
Border Patrol showed up to his remote forest location, surrounded the crew + ultimately arrested José + another immigrant firefighter.
"It’s backstabbing.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
they deported him
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150) As all children were taught to sing by Gordon Lightfoot after the Edmund Fitzgerald's crew died in a solar storm when their magsails quenched one after the other after the other...
"Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
"When Cerenkov
Paints things cerulean."
"Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
"When Cerenkov
Paints things cerulean."
August 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
150) As all children were taught to sing by Gordon Lightfoot after the Edmund Fitzgerald's crew died in a solar storm when their magsails quenched one after the other after the other...
"Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
"When Cerenkov
Paints things cerulean."
"Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
"When Cerenkov
Paints things cerulean."
We publish games made by humans, for humans, where we expect you to use your brain and numeracy.
Wanna fly a spaceship?
Wanna fly a spaceship?
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
We publish games made by humans, for humans, where we expect you to use your brain and numeracy.
Wanna fly a spaceship?
Wanna fly a spaceship?
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If you’re at Rhode Island Comic Con, stop by 727 for prints, playmats, books and creatures!
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you’re at Rhode Island Comic Con, stop by 727 for prints, playmats, books and creatures!
Did you know we have teaching videos for Attack Vector: Tactical?
We do!
Video 1 of a 3 part series.
Embrace the Crunch!
We do!
Video 1 of a 3 part series.
Embrace the Crunch!
[081] Learning Attack Vector:Tactical Part 1
YouTube video by Analog Space Combat By Internet
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Did you know we have teaching videos for Attack Vector: Tactical?
We do!
Video 1 of a 3 part series.
Embrace the Crunch!
We do!
Video 1 of a 3 part series.
Embrace the Crunch!
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If anyone is going to Geek Girl Con in Seattle this weekend ArenaNet still has some slots available for portfolio reviews. We have representatives covering the majority of game dev disciplines:
Portfolio Review: Level Up Your Game Career – Hosted by Women of Arenanet
We’re back for 2025! Get pro feedback on your game portfolio at GGC. Build skills, grow confidence. GGC ticket required to attend.
www.eventbrite.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If anyone is going to Geek Girl Con in Seattle this weekend ArenaNet still has some slots available for portfolio reviews. We have representatives covering the majority of game dev disciplines:
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Hey, friendly reminder that Scott Cawthon's donations to the GOP literally contributed to SNAP suspension and you shouldn't buy or stream Five Nights at Freddy's anything.
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hey, friendly reminder that Scott Cawthon's donations to the GOP literally contributed to SNAP suspension and you shouldn't buy or stream Five Nights at Freddy's anything.
Doing the loop of:
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke. Fix what broke in migrated sheet. Fix what broke in template sheet.
Save both, move template sheet into migration folder.
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke.
Repeat...
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke. Fix what broke in migrated sheet. Fix what broke in template sheet.
Save both, move template sheet into migration folder.
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke.
Repeat...
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Doing the loop of:
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke. Fix what broke in migrated sheet. Fix what broke in template sheet.
Save both, move template sheet into migration folder.
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke.
Repeat...
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke. Fix what broke in migrated sheet. Fix what broke in template sheet.
Save both, move template sheet into migration folder.
Migrate old data to new ship design sheet. Look at what broke.
Repeat...
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Mailcall!
Well, this little set has “seen some action”, as they say, but a very welcome addition to my #OSR #RPG collection: 2nd edition of Marc Miller’s terrific sci-fi game #Traveller!
I loved playing this as a teenager in the 80’s, but wished I’d played more. Looking forward to diving back in.
Well, this little set has “seen some action”, as they say, but a very welcome addition to my #OSR #RPG collection: 2nd edition of Marc Miller’s terrific sci-fi game #Traveller!
I loved playing this as a teenager in the 80’s, but wished I’d played more. Looking forward to diving back in.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Mailcall!
Well, this little set has “seen some action”, as they say, but a very welcome addition to my #OSR #RPG collection: 2nd edition of Marc Miller’s terrific sci-fi game #Traveller!
I loved playing this as a teenager in the 80’s, but wished I’d played more. Looking forward to diving back in.
Well, this little set has “seen some action”, as they say, but a very welcome addition to my #OSR #RPG collection: 2nd edition of Marc Miller’s terrific sci-fi game #Traveller!
I loved playing this as a teenager in the 80’s, but wished I’d played more. Looking forward to diving back in.
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UK Games Expo promoted a tabletop RPG on Instagram that claimed to use "fully ethical and transparent" generative AI. Everything went downhill once the publisher began responding to criticism.
UK Games Expo criticized for promoting RPG with generative AI imagery
Gates of Krystalia’s creators insult commenters, struggle to explain provenance of LLM training material.
www.rascal.news
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
UK Games Expo promoted a tabletop RPG on Instagram that claimed to use "fully ethical and transparent" generative AI. Everything went downhill once the publisher began responding to criticism.
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With 40 million users, not enough of them are following the people on this Starter Pack of Space Opera writers.
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
With 40 million users, not enough of them are following the people on this Starter Pack of Space Opera writers.
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
With 40 million users, not enough of them are following the people on this Starter Pack of Space Opera writers.
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
With 40 million users, not enough of them are following the people on this Starter Pack of Space Opera writers.
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
go.bsky.app/9cgiqKv
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"[T]he company has spent decades being acquired by and divested from private equity firms, served as a revolving door for senior leadership."
Private equity firms exist to extract value from profitable companies, leaving behind a pile of debt and destruction.
#VultureCapital
Private equity firms exist to extract value from profitable companies, leaving behind a pile of debt and destruction.
#VultureCapital
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"[T]he company has spent decades being acquired by and divested from private equity firms, served as a revolving door for senior leadership."
Private equity firms exist to extract value from profitable companies, leaving behind a pile of debt and destruction.
#VultureCapital
Private equity firms exist to extract value from profitable companies, leaving behind a pile of debt and destruction.
#VultureCapital
Had a fun teaching game of Squadron Strike using Newton's Cradle as the setting. One of the players was gobsmacked at how easy 3D vector movement actually was...and at the way we got Tsiolkovsky's rocket equation to work on the ship sheet.
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Had a fun teaching game of Squadron Strike using Newton's Cradle as the setting. One of the players was gobsmacked at how easy 3D vector movement actually was...and at the way we got Tsiolkovsky's rocket equation to work on the ship sheet.
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I really hate to have to do this but i just had a deer jump in front of my work van (and everday car) on the highway and total the bumper/fender and I need to open some emergency commissions to help cover the cost of repair and help me stay afloat while it's in the shop.
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I really hate to have to do this but i just had a deer jump in front of my work van (and everday car) on the highway and total the bumper/fender and I need to open some emergency commissions to help cover the cost of repair and help me stay afloat while it's in the shop.
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Requisite Russ Heath acknowledgement
October 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Requisite Russ Heath acknowledgement
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By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
HOP Shirt
A T-shirt with the legendary Portland frog rendered in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE image
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
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Brought to you by the same voters who started losing faith in the government when government forces attacked the Branch Davidian complex in Waco in 1993
....sigh
....sigh
October 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Brought to you by the same voters who started losing faith in the government when government forces attacked the Branch Davidian complex in Waco in 1993
....sigh
....sigh
A US or New York State version of this...plus the NHS?
This would go a _long_ way for Ad Astra Games.
This would go a _long_ way for Ad Astra Games.
Worth noting: After the end of the three-year pilot program this year, the Irish government found that for every pound invested, they got 43% profit. Keeping artists alive and financially safe is not just for moral good, it's also beneficial in terms of economics. Just let artists keep making art.
Ireland Offers $1,500 Monthly Basic Income for Artists to Support Innovation
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A US or New York State version of this...plus the NHS?
This would go a _long_ way for Ad Astra Games.
This would go a _long_ way for Ad Astra Games.