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2016/02/02 17:02:46
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
the sprue pics are the OLDER sprue pics, and have since been redesigned to have even MORE bodies per sprue!
definitely excited!
Spoiler:
We were lucky enough to visit Warlord Games today at just the right time!
As you can see below, this is a sample plastic sprue that was created by Wargames Factory of Ultramodern multipose warriors. These were never released prior to the deal made with Warlord Games. The idea behind the sprue is that you can use the weapons attached to the arms or the spare items to create warriors from a number of different armies, so you can use the AK74 arm and a suitable head for Russian troops, the M4 arm for US forces or the SA80 arm for UK troops for a range of theatres of operation.
As this was one of the original versions of the sprue layout from Wargames Factory, there are more weapons than warrriors that can be constructed. The good news is that Warlord Games have re-designed the sprue to include more torsos and legs, so you can construct more figures per sprue but still have a range of weapon and other options.
These will be out at Salute, as will the new Project Z boxed wargame – it’s time to gather weapons and ammo and prepare for the zombie apocalypse!
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2016/02/02 17:06:39
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
BrookM wrote: They mentioned boxed game, here's hoping the book will also be available on its own.
I can't imagine that Warlord are daft enough to not sell the rulebook separately. Though if the box is a good deal I see no reason not to buy it.
As for those modern military minis. I am really glad that I picked up a copy of Skirmish Sangin now. All that's needed is some plastic generic insurgent types to compliment them and modern day middle eastern wars are pretty much sorted (yes I know loads of metal minis exist but I would rather have plastics if possible).
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BrookM wrote: They mentioned boxed game, here's hoping the book will also be available on its own.
I can't imagine that Warlord are daft enough to not sell the rulebook separately. Though if the box is a good deal I see no reason not to buy it.
As for those modern military minis. I am really glad that I picked up a copy of Skirmish Sangin now. All that's needed is some plastic generic insurgent types to compliment them and modern day middle eastern wars are pretty much sorted (yes I know loads of metal minis exist but I would rather have plastics if possible).
I imagine that between the military set and a few pieces here and there from the Survivors, insurgents would be pretty easy. especially if you're even remotely adept with a little Green Stuff.
2016/02/02 17:19:46
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Wow. Those soldiers look great! My only disappointment comes from the lack of gas mask heads and that there are no heads wearing a balaclava with a helmet. Pretty minor quibble though and not one that will stop me from buying some of these guys.
I like the soldiers The original sprue would have only got you what... 16 guys per box? I'm thinking 4 sprues per WGF kit (3 of survivors/zombies, 1 of extra gear), but with a heavier balance towards weapons on each sprue... you might just get 4 sprues, or something... I guess the vixens box only had 3 sprues to make the 30 zomladies plus crawlers though. I guess we'll see. If the box even comes with 20 of those guys it will be worth it, probably worth getting more than one for various factions. Modern Warfare / Call of Duty the Skirmish Game! (tm)
2016/02/02 17:51:43
Subject: Re:Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Now I know what to spend my mantic TWD kickstarter funds on
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2016/02/02 18:07:07
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Paradigm wrote: Those sprues are pretty packed! And according to the article, there's now more legs/torsos per sprue than the pics thanks to a WLG redesign, which is good (there's quite a horrific arm/body imbalance on the original sprue, you'd be wasting a lot of plastic with only 4 guys per frame and 20-odd arms)
Price and final contents pending, I'd be very tempted to pick up a box, put together half a dozen or so guys for various nations (from the look of the sprue and what they say, there's parts for US, British and Russian troops, so a fourth militia/insurgent faction wouldn't be too hard to do either) and write up some rules for a tabletop version of CoD/Battlefield-multiplayer-style games; if I can make them familliar-ish/play like the video games, and simple enough, it might be a good one for playing with less wargamery types.
What you're describing is exactly what The Battlefield does - it has game modes taken directly from CoD, respawns, loadouts, multiplayer, etc.
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2016/02/02 18:09:17
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Paradigm wrote: Those sprues are pretty packed! And according to the article, there's now more legs/torsos per sprue than the pics thanks to a WLG redesign, which is good (there's quite a horrific arm/body imbalance on the original sprue, you'd be wasting a lot of plastic with only 4 guys per frame and 20-odd arms)
Price and final contents pending, I'd be very tempted to pick up a box, put together half a dozen or so guys for various nations (from the look of the sprue and what they say, there's parts for US, British and Russian troops, so a fourth militia/insurgent faction wouldn't be too hard to do either) and write up some rules for a tabletop version of CoD/Battlefield-multiplayer-style games; if I can make them familliar-ish/play like the video games, and simple enough, it might be a good one for playing with less wargamery types.
What you're describing is exactly what The Battlefield does - it has game modes taken directly from CoD, respawns, loadouts, multiplayer, etc.
Might look to that for some inspiration then. I'll probably still end up writing my own simply as I greatly enjoy the process of rules-writing, but it'll be good to have something to compare to.
2016/02/02 18:11:14
Subject: Re:Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Paradigm wrote: Those sprues are pretty packed! And according to the article, there's now more legs/torsos per sprue than the pics thanks to a WLG redesign, which is good (there's quite a horrific arm/body imbalance on the original sprue, you'd be wasting a lot of plastic with only 4 guys per frame and 20-odd arms)
Price and final contents pending, I'd be very tempted to pick up a box, put together half a dozen or so guys for various nations (from the look of the sprue and what they say, there's parts for US, British and Russian troops, so a fourth militia/insurgent faction wouldn't be too hard to do either) and write up some rules for a tabletop version of CoD/Battlefield-multiplayer-style games; if I can make them familliar-ish/play like the video games, and simple enough, it might be a good one for playing with less wargamery types.
What you're describing is exactly what The Battlefield does - it has game modes taken directly from CoD, respawns, loadouts, multiplayer, etc.
The Battlefield is one of those rulesets that I've always wanted to play, but I didn't want to get a bunch of metal models for.
If a single boxset gives me at least two teams to play with, then I'll buy one in a heartbeat.
Paradigm wrote: Those sprues are pretty packed! And according to the article, there's now more legs/torsos per sprue than the pics thanks to a WLG redesign, which is good (there's quite a horrific arm/body imbalance on the original sprue, you'd be wasting a lot of plastic with only 4 guys per frame and 20-odd arms)
Price and final contents pending, I'd be very tempted to pick up a box, put together half a dozen or so guys for various nations (from the look of the sprue and what they say, there's parts for US, British and Russian troops, so a fourth militia/insurgent faction wouldn't be too hard to do either) and write up some rules for a tabletop version of CoD/Battlefield-multiplayer-style games; if I can make them familliar-ish/play like the video games, and simple enough, it might be a good one for playing with less wargamery types.
What you're describing is exactly what The Battlefield does - it has game modes taken directly from CoD, respawns, loadouts, multiplayer, etc.
The Battlefield is one of those rulesets that I've always wanted to play, but I didn't want to get a bunch of metal models for.
If a single boxset gives me at least two teams to play with, then I'll buy one in a heartbeat.
If you use 28mm models you only need 4 guys per team, unless you want to use squads (I think squads are mainly meant for 15mm) in which case you would need 16 models per team. Squads makes the most sense game-wise (in squad mode, you have 4 models per unit, and models are essentially "wounds", whereas with one figure representing each unit, that figure would have 4 "wounds").
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2016/02/02 18:22:41
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
If you use 28mm models you only need 4 guys per team, unless you want to use squads (I think squads are mainly meant for 15mm) in which case you would need 16 models per team. Squads makes the most sense game-wise (in squad mode, you have 4 models per unit, and models are essentially "wounds", whereas with one figure representing each unit, that figure would have 4 "wounds").
Is that the difference between the "First Person Shooter" and "Third Person Shooter" modes?
lord_blackfang wrote: Boy, that modern soldiers sprue is awesome ,but it desperately needs more balaklavas.
I'm not sure what happened to them, but Crooked Dice did do a set of balaclava heads and gasmask heads for their soldiers that may work on these. That preview just caused a cancellation of TWD as the bikers and these soldiers sound much much better!
lord_blackfang wrote: Boy, that modern soldiers sprue is awesome ,but it desperately needs more balaklavas.
I'm not sure what happened to them, but Crooked Dice did do a set of balaclava heads and gasmask heads for their soldiers that may work on these. That preview just caused a cancellation of TWD as the bikers and these soldiers sound much much better!
GIJoe games in 28mm, now we just need suitable Cobra troopers
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LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2016/02/02 19:48:39
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Could someone who is more knoweldgable on guns do a quick list of what gun types are actually on the sprue, aside from the standard machine guns? I can see the RPG and the rocket launcher, and what might be a shotgun, but I can't make out any sniper rifles or LMGs that, from a gaming perspective, might be quite handy to have for assorted rulesets.
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2016/02/02 20:03:59
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Looks like various types of M4, AK74, L85 (SA80) and what looks like Sig STG's. Benelli M4 shotgun. There's some LMG varieties of the L85 by the looks of it, and some sort of H&K LMG. There's RPG-7's and AT-4's. Don't see any sniper rifles.
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2016/02/02 20:17:36
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
Cool, cheers for that. I think there are a fair few long rifles and maybe an actual sniper rifle on the survivor sprues, so if need be I'll just commandeer something from there should I need one.
2016/02/02 20:25:59
Subject: Warlord Games Announcement: PROJECT Z – ZOMBIE SKIRMISH GAME (with Wargames Factory)
" - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke 
GIJoe games in 28mm, now we just need suitable Cobra troopers 