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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8453414" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>Classic actually has several sub-editions with moderate and minor differences, plus CT was still available until at least 1988 from GDW, with the last CT book being published after the MegaTraveller (MT) base box, and it was in distribution to about 1990.</p><p>The 1977 printing has a number of major differences (ship encounters, ship construction, weapon damages, damage and healing) from the...</p><p>1981 printing. All of the 3 little black book printings from 1981 to 2008 (it went back into print in a limited way in 1999) are this, essentially, 1.5 edition. It's often called CT 2E.</p><p>the 1983 release of The Traveller Book is essentially CT2.1 or Traveller 1.6 - it's got some minor changes to damage/healing, and a few minor wording changes elsewhere. It's the first Traveller Corebook to include the OTU setting. (The Regina subsector of the Spinward Marches, and two adventures).</p><p>1984 saw the release of Starter Traveller. It's essentially CT 2.2 or Traveller 1.7... it includes a handful of minor changes... all missable unless comparing side by side... and a new ship combat variant. It includes 2 adventures, one of which is also in TTB.</p><p>Note also: the Games Workshop version is CT1E... To my knowledge, they never upgraded to CT 2E.</p><p></p><p>Also note: CT Bk 5 (an expansion) has 2 editions... 1979 and 1980. They're not compatible with each other, but have a lot of commonalities.</p><p></p><p>1999 saw the "Big Floppy Books" - which used the 1981 LBBs (and Bk 5 1980). </p><p>In the late 1990's or early 00's, Quicklink was permitted to reprint the 1981 3 LBB set as a single volume. I've never looked at one. It was included with the QLI VTT, <em>GRIP: Traveller Edition</em>.</p><p></p><p>This year, Marc has released via a bundle another consolidation... it's the 1981 3 LBB's, with margin notes for errata, and the errata in the back, as a single white cover volume. (It's PDF only in the bundle; Marc sent me a copy on dead tree. Watch DriveThruRPG for it, and get the POD if you like dead tree. It's great to have it with errata to hand.)</p><p></p><p>Marc is considering another reprint relayout with all the errata applied, and possibly including ST's ship combat.</p><p></p><p>Mongoose (MGT) 1E was derived from the GW version, not Marc's preferred CT2E...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 8453414, member: 6779310"] Classic actually has several sub-editions with moderate and minor differences, plus CT was still available until at least 1988 from GDW, with the last CT book being published after the MegaTraveller (MT) base box, and it was in distribution to about 1990. The 1977 printing has a number of major differences (ship encounters, ship construction, weapon damages, damage and healing) from the... 1981 printing. All of the 3 little black book printings from 1981 to 2008 (it went back into print in a limited way in 1999) are this, essentially, 1.5 edition. It's often called CT 2E. the 1983 release of The Traveller Book is essentially CT2.1 or Traveller 1.6 - it's got some minor changes to damage/healing, and a few minor wording changes elsewhere. It's the first Traveller Corebook to include the OTU setting. (The Regina subsector of the Spinward Marches, and two adventures). 1984 saw the release of Starter Traveller. It's essentially CT 2.2 or Traveller 1.7... it includes a handful of minor changes... all missable unless comparing side by side... and a new ship combat variant. It includes 2 adventures, one of which is also in TTB. Note also: the Games Workshop version is CT1E... To my knowledge, they never upgraded to CT 2E. Also note: CT Bk 5 (an expansion) has 2 editions... 1979 and 1980. They're not compatible with each other, but have a lot of commonalities. 1999 saw the "Big Floppy Books" - which used the 1981 LBBs (and Bk 5 1980). In the late 1990's or early 00's, Quicklink was permitted to reprint the 1981 3 LBB set as a single volume. I've never looked at one. It was included with the QLI VTT, [I]GRIP: Traveller Edition[/I]. This year, Marc has released via a bundle another consolidation... it's the 1981 3 LBB's, with margin notes for errata, and the errata in the back, as a single white cover volume. (It's PDF only in the bundle; Marc sent me a copy on dead tree. Watch DriveThruRPG for it, and get the POD if you like dead tree. It's great to have it with errata to hand.) Marc is considering another reprint relayout with all the errata applied, and possibly including ST's ship combat. Mongoose (MGT) 1E was derived from the GW version, not Marc's preferred CT2E... [/QUOTE]
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