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Message: <blockquote data-quote="oknazevad" data-source="post: 7737825" data-attributes="member: 6778182">Oh, it gets more complicated than that. The original Traveller, now usually called Classic Traveller, was published by Game Designers Workshop (GDW) in 1977. They published two follow-ups in ensuing years, MegaTraveller in 1987 and Traveller: The New Era in 1993, which used entirely different mechanics. GDW folded in 1996, but the rights to the game reverted to original creator Marc Miller, who quickly released a new version called T4: Marc Miller's Traveller through a start-up called Imperium Games. Though bringing back many of the classic mechanics and resetting the setting timeline (because the metaplot of MT and TNE got a mixed reception), it wasn't that successful, as it was seen as a rush job. Miller was actually bought out of the new company, but still retained rights to Traveller and wound up licensing the setting to other publishers, who used it for publishing versions that used other game systems, including GURPS Traveller in 1998, a D20 version in 2002, and a Hero System version in 2006. Mongoose also picked up a license, and released a version closely based on the original in 2008, and it became their best selling line. Their second edition was released late 2016. But, to make matters more complicated is that Miller, through his IP holding company Far Future Enterprises released his own 5th edition in 2013. Most have said it's a good source book for the Mongoose version. So there's sort of two current official versions, but the Mongoose second edition is more choherent (and much nicer looking).</blockquote>

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