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Hello folks!
We would like to introduce you to our brand new project - Human Interface Nakamura Tower. Some of you may ask: well great, but what the hell it is ;-)
Do you remember Cyberpunk 2020? Interface zero? Johnny Mnemonic? Are you funs of Blade Runner, Matrix, Repoman, Ghost in the Shell? So we are sure, you will love our new game. Hint (abbreviation for Human Interface Nakamura Tower) it's a board game taking place in near future, when the world will be dominated by cyber technologies and the dirty plays of mighty corporations and powerful governments. The world that is all about the quickness of reaction and the speed of fired bullets.
The game is for 1+ players, and it features excellent models, modular board and detailed rules. Combat in network? We have. Gunfire? No problem. Mortal combats. Sure! Operations in tactic networks? Present. Cyborgs, drones, clones, assault groups? There are, or will be soon.

Stay tuned on Facebook. More information is coming soon.

Oh yes, something is missing. Who we are? A group of enthusiasts and professionals, who are taking advantage of their experience, want to create something exceptional and unusual. Our background? We are working on Warzone, By fire and Sword, Wolsung, AvP and some other big titles. Now is time for something new. Completely new. Something BIG!
Are you excited yet? We are!
   
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Shadeglass Maze

You have my attention

However, I have a question about this part:

HINT The Game wrote:
Oh yes, something is missing. Who we are? A group of enthusiasts and professionals, who are taking advantage of their experience, want to create something exceptional and unusual. Our background? We are working on Warzone, By fire and Sword, Wolsung, AvP and some other big titles. Now is time for something new. Completely new. Something BIG!

Are you Prodos Games? If that were the case, I definitely don't think taking on a new "BIG" project would be good, when they are struggling with finalizing Alien Vs Predator and have not delivered it at all...

However, if you just mean, you've done modelling for these various projects, then that's different. So, could you clarify? I'm guessing by your country flag you are just referring to having done modelling for them, which have looked excellent!

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Not sure about By Fire and Sword, but the other three certainly had minis done by Prodos.

Wasn't there also some recent rumor off them rebranding or there being a offshoot company?

My mild interest just dropped to zero.

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Made in pl
Fresh-Faced New User




Hi guys,

thanks of sharing.

About Prodos. We know the situation : ) for your information. We work for Prodos as a OUTSOURCER - graphic designer and concept artist. This project - HINT - is completly different, independent and we are not related anyway with them. We have own 3d printing house, our modeller and artists.

Stay tuned to see the progress.

THX.


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 Alex C wrote:
Not sure about By Fire and Sword, but the other three certainly had minis done by Prodos.

Wasn't there also some recent rumor off them rebranding or there being a offshoot company?

My mild interest just dropped to zero.


Alex, i think we will have your attention soon : )

BFAS is historical wargame in the 17th century. We working together for many years, we done successful 2 KS campaigns and now growing fast : )

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Shadeglass Maze

Okay then, I'll be very interested to see what you show regarding the cyberpunk project! I absolutely love that genre

I hope the project stays manageable in scope, that's one of the frustrating things about AvP - beautiful miniatures, but they can't get them cast and delivered! (although mostly due to Fox's not approving things)
   
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 RiTides wrote:
Okay then, I'll be very interested to see what you show regarding the cyberpunk project! I absolutely love that genre

I hope the project stays manageable in scope, that's one of the frustrating things about AvP - beautiful miniatures, but they can't get them cast and delivered! (although mostly due to Fox's not approving things)


Many of the AvP minis have been done for almost a year. They're apparently not allowed to ship them yet...

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Made in pl
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You will be positively surprised : )


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Some update:

https://www.facebook.com/hintthegame

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Next update:

https://www.facebook.com/hintthegame?ref=hl

   
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Welcome to dakka

   
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Shadeglass Maze

The render definitely has me intrigued! Do you know what material the models will be cast in?
   
Made in pl
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Thanks for comments. Models will be produce in metal for 95%. Resin is an option. We made some samples in both techniques and the votes goes to metal but we are open to suggestions.


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Guys, see news on our https://www.facebook.com/hintthegame. Something new. Don't be shame to like it : )

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Shadeglass Maze

Metal or resin sound great! Although that would mean you're aiming at the wargame / miniatures market, since most board games don't use such nice components. But sounds great from my perspective (that of a war gamer)
   
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Interesting that you're aiming for metal minis in a board game. Will they be single piece? Pre-assembled? Or require assembly?

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Made in pl
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Hi guys,
Thanks for intresting. About assembling - some of our figures require assembly and some not. But the process is easy. For example our Shoko model requires to glue right hand with gun. Glued part always have special pin to make the process easier and to avoid mistakes.


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And another update. Check our Facebook.


   
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Warwickscire

Oooooo Cyberpunk! I have a weakness for near future dystopian settings. Will be watching this
   
Made in pl
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another update. Let's check.

   
Made in pl
Fresh-Faced New User




Hello everybody,

this time something special : ) Let's check our Facebook/hintthegame page.

   
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NC

Reminds me of Malifaux's Viktorias right down to the mohawks, one wielding a gun+sword+midriff and the other with a sword and stripperikni. I guess this is some stereotype that I'm not aware of.

It's also really weird that the one in front is holding the sword like a knife and holding the knife like a sword. The other is just holding the sword backwards because why not? Looks only a little goofy.
   
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Once more : )

   
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Lancaster PA

Yea, those sword and knife holds really bother me. Enough that I saw them, made a little face and left the thread, only to come back because I felt the need to post.
Reverse grips on swords like that is really not a good one for combat. Works well for moving in cramped spaces, and sometimes for fighting in same, but the other 95% of the time it is terrible. No leverage at all, no reach, and no ability to gain extra angular momentum. Knives it works a bit better for because those issues don't apply with a 6 inch blade. Both grip styles work pretty well for a knife, but not for swords.

I might just be cranky about that sort of thing, but it screams "Silly" and "Sculpted by someone who never swung a sword before'.


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Ah, brings back memories of a short-lived Cyberpunk campaign where the GM would shout at me whenever I did something he considered wrong. I guess rule of cool IST VERBOTEN when it's down to Cyberpunk.



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 Wehrkind wrote:
Yea, those sword and knife holds really bother me. Enough that I saw them, made a little face and left the thread, only to come back because I felt the need to post.
Reverse grips on swords like that is really not a good one for combat. Works well for moving in cramped spaces, and sometimes for fighting in same, but the other 95% of the time it is terrible. No leverage at all, no reach, and no ability to gain extra angular momentum. Knives it works a bit better for because those issues don't apply with a 6 inch blade. Both grip styles work pretty well for a knife, but not for swords.

I might just be cranky about that sort of thing, but it screams "Silly" and "Sculpted by someone who never swung a sword before'.
Traditionally cyberpunk games are close quarters fighting, close range in tight, cramped spaces and slumlands. You are also comparing a current sword technique with what you know about weapons and current tech but not applying futuristic weapons/technology. Who said the sword is just a sword, it obviously doesn't look like a traditional blade? Powerswords, plasma swords, laser swords, lightsabers do not typically require traditional leverage, momentum or reach, the gun is what is used for reach. Depending on the cyberware they can be used to protect one body while striking in a low position. Not to mention just because a sculpt has it reverse, doesn't mean they wouldn't flip it around as they come around to strike when you want or use multiple sword techniques. You are looking at a snapshot in motion with a sculpt. Not to mention one of my favorite characters Ahsoka Tano uses a two sword lightsaber style around reverse blades and often switches styles.

There is also the more traditional sword style Reverse Grip "Zatoichi Style".
   
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Houston, TX

That article pretty much reinforced what is bad about the style. It is a limited use technique for close quarter infighting. Still, I find it hard to nitpick that versus the whole gun and sword thing, which is equally ridiculous.

It's just rule of cool in a world where you probably have magic masquerading as "technology" or "the 'net", too.

-James
 
   
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Lancaster PA

Yea, like I said, the reverse grip is useless in about 95% of combat situations. It also notes that it is better with wakizashi (short sword/long dagger) than with a regular katana, which is more the size of those. Even with fancy lazor blades you are better off holding a long weapon in a normal grip. Try it with thin wiffle bats. You can use a normal grip about as well in close situations as you can a reverse and the advantage in all other cases is immense.

So sure, some people think it is cool looking, but it is one of those things that when you know how it actually works just looks silly. It is similar to movies where people bring up a gun and it goes "click" even though it is a Glock without a switched safety. Or when they have military guys calling magazines "clips". Its the little details.


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NC

I may be on the internet, but I'm no Japanese weapons expert. Even as an ignorant person, it looks silly especially when the sword is held like a knife and the knife is held like a sword. Seems like the sculptor got the two mixed up for some reason?
   
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Or it could be the rule of cool, which obviously has no place in games according to you lot.



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I say it is an attempt at Rule of Cool as well.

Some will like, it some wont.

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The only problem is that it doesn't look cool, it looks silly!
   
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Unfortunately it does look silly. It makes no sense to do. Even if they were some sort of powered sci-fi mumbo jumbo sword why would you elect to hold it in an inferior way?

Which leads to it looking like a design by someone who's never used a sword. Not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, but it does leave a distaste in the mouths of those of us who have, and know had 'wrong' it looks
   
 
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