Astra Titanus FAQ 
FAQ for Astra Titanus
Info taken from FAQs in file area and various forum threads, consolidated into a Wiki page so that people can more easily find all the info in one place and update it.
List of game FAQs
[2.0] Set Up
Asteroid belt "hex columns" run north/south (perpendicular to Titan's general movement)Based on the use of "hex column" in [6.1], it seems "hex columns" run north/south (i.e. in the shorter dimension of the map). So asteroids in an "L-N" asteroid belt would all need to be east of L and west of N (inclusive).
http://boardgamegeek.com/article/7819220#7819220
[4.0] TDF Movement
The destination hex must be sufficiently far from the start hexThe path a ship takes is irrelevant (it's teleporting). The key is that the distance between the start and end hexes for a ship with M movement points must be between M/2 and M hexes. E.g. A battleship (4 movement points) must jump to a hex which is 2, 3, or 4 hexes away from its starting hex.
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/642138/tdf-movement
Intervening hexes have no effect on jumpsIt does not matter if the "intervening" hexes are occupied by ships, asteroids, Titans, etc. The jumping ship is teleporting and not going through the intervening hexes!
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/642138/tdf-movement
[6.0] Titan Movement
2 cards cause the Titan to go backwardsNote that cards #1 and #17 cause the Titan to move backwards (left) one hex.
A Titan will stop when entering an objective hexA Titan devastates an objective when it stops its movement in the same hex ([6.4]). A Titan will not move to the right of an existing objective ([6.1]).
http://boardgamegeek.com/article/8816534#8816534
A Titan checks devastation in every entered hexThe Titan could destroy units in several hexes of movement. It only stops if it enters an objective hex, not if it enters a hex with a ship or asteroids.
http://boardgamegeek.com/article/6052319#6052319
[7.0] TDF Combat Procedures
[8.0] Titan Combat Procedures
Titans may loop through their target lists, but don't have unlimited attacksE.g. an undamaged Atlas will fire its primary beam at most 3 times in a turn, even if it loops several times through the target priority list on the current Titan card.
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/798573/titan-attack-procedure
Defensive Lasers
No more listed targets in rangeCombine all remaining defensive lasers (2 for the first one + 1 for each additional) for a single attack against the closest capital ship (2-step ship) in range. If there is no eligible capital ship, the remaining lasers don't fire.
Don't do that if there was a stop signThe stop sign halts all defensive laser attacks after going through its list once.
Primary Beams
No more listed targets in rangeCombine all remaining primary beams (4 for the first one + 1 for each additional) for a single attack at the closest target of any type (ship or objective) within range.
Don't do that if there was a stop signThe stop sign halts all primary beam attacks after going through its list once.
Spinal Mounts
Always shoot at objective if it's in rangeOnly use the Spinal Mount targeting list if no objective is in range.
No more listed targets in rangeAny remaining unused spinal mount attacks (no objective and nothing in the target list) are not used.
[9.0] Missile Combat
Missiles can placed directly onto a Titan adjacent to the launching shipI.e. the missiles don't have to move after being launched; they can blow up directly on a Titan adjacent to the launching ship.
http://boardgamegeek.com/article/12309833#12309833
If a Titan moves onto missiles in flightIf a Titan moves onto missiles in flight, the missiles immediately attack. They use their original "3 dice" side since Titan movement occurs before the Missile Phase (which is when missiles in flight are turned over to their "2 dice" side). Remember that the Titan's defensive laser benefit is applied only once in a turn (see [9.6]).
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/808516/titan-movement-and-missiles
[11.0] Titan Repair and Damage Control
Scenarios
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Titans
Rhea
Rhea Omega Weapon delays jumping in for a turnThe Rhea card confuses people since it says "Skip the next Jump Out and Jump In phases". ("Jump Out" and "Jump In" appear in the opposite order from what one might expect.)
When a Rhea fires its Omega Weapon, skip the Jump In phase of that turn. Then skip the Jump Out phase of the following turn. I.e. the ships currently in hyperspace stay in hyperspace for an extra turn, and no additional ships will jump to hyperspace next turn.
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/595948/rhea-titan-omega-weapon-clarification
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