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This Kickstarter looks good.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1900818244/vampire-hunters-0?ref=user_menu

The miniatures look great and they have added new game play features.

Those lurker renders for the expansion look great! And 3 separate poses is awesome

Looks great.

I think I remember seeing this before a few years ago? I thought it was funded then but I guess not? didn't bother to read anything, just skimmed. Nice that it's funded already now though

I was about to say, this looks awfully familiar.

I like the look of this one - is this really a...returned Campaign?

(An...Undead Kickstarter?!?)

It funded, started to stall, and they pulled it to tighten everything up if I remember correctly.

Looks interesting. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

My only gripe, which I already aired in the comments, is that when I hear the words "vampire hunter" I automatically think of this fellow.



I would LOVE to see a rendition of D in the game. He fits the hitech setting as well.

Damn if D wasn't a game changer for me growing up...

Well, it's been a week, time for another dungeon crawl KS.

It funded last year by over 50k. The creators wanted and felt they could improve gameplay. Hence,they canceled it.

Highlord - YES!

A Vampire D 'homage' would be great.

Of course, a straight up real official Vampire Hunter D game would be...even better!

@ Alpharius, I don't know if your into comics but ther is the V hunter D KS.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1951067948/vampire-hunter-d-message-from-mars?ref=discovery

Some of the teasers for the first campaign had model silhouettes for Buffy, Blade, Van Helsing (I think) and a fourth I cannot remember but don't think there was a Vampire Hunter D homage in there.

Ernster wrote:@ Alpharius, I don't know if your into comics but ther is the V hunter D KS.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1951067948/vampire-hunter-d-message-from-mars?ref=discovery

I did know about that one - I've got it on 48-hr. reminder - mostly for the RPG stuff! (Wish they'd do more with that aspect of it!)

Aeneades wrote:Some of the teasers for the first campaign had model silhouettes for Buffy, Blade, Van Helsing (I think) and a fourth I cannot remember but don't think there was a Vampire Hunter D homage in there.

Those all sound good - I'm leaning towards backing this one...it looks like a nice, fun, contained game.

Plus it's only a matter of time before Board Game Geek cobbles together rules for these vamps in Zombicide, or Massive Darkness, or some of the Zombie skirmish games.

I do like the mechanics on this one. Busting in on them sleeping, dragging them out into the sunlight... good times.

Still, if comment lurkers can get a Unicorn into Massive Darkness, a pet dog into Myth, Brian Blessed into Mantic, then by all means we should be able to unite and get D into this!

I am definitely in on this one, been waiting for the reboot since the first campaign. Everything looks much nicer this time around, with better tiles, more varied enemies right off the bat and new hunters already appearing (i.e. Isabella)

I like the look of the game. The gameplay seems interesting.

My concern is the miniatures because honestly that is why I would back. I am bothered they haven't at least have some 'idea' of who will be doing the manufacturing. They said since a contract isn't signed yet, they can't announce which manufactures they are talking too.

If they finalize the manufacturer that could help sway to keep me in. But I also am not a fan that they have backed zero other projects.

highlord tamburlaine wrote:Plus it's only a matter of time before Board Game Geek cobbles together rules for these vamps in Zombicide, or Massive Darkness, or some of the Zombie skirmish games.

I do like the mechanics on this one. Busting in on them sleeping, dragging them out into the sunlight... good times.

Still, if comment lurkers can get a Unicorn into Massive Darkness, a pet dog into Myth, Brian Blessed into Mantic, then by all means we should be able to unite and get D into this!

I'll join you in that effort!

TO THE KS COMMENTS SECTION!!!

Everyman wrote:I am definitely in on this one, been waiting for the reboot since the first campaign. Everything looks much nicer this time around, with better tiles, more varied enemies right off the bat and new hunters already appearing (i.e. Isabella)

Good one!

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
It funded, started to stall, and they pulled it to tighten everything up if I remember correctly.

Looks interesting. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

My only gripe, which I already aired in the comments, is that when I hear the words "vampire hunter" I automatically think of this fellow.



I would LOVE to see a rendition of D in the game. He fits the hitech setting as well.

Damn if D wasn't a game changer for me growing up...

So then of course you're aware of this?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1951067948/vampire-hunter-d-message-from-mars?ref=users

Dammit. Ninja'd.

Aeneades, the last image was for Abe Lincoln. Sadly no image of D but that would be cool if they did their version of him

Now see, if Dark Gate wanted to get in touch with Stranger Comics and give shout outs to both campaigns, maybe they could even work out some sort of amicable deal between the two of them and we can get an official D figure.

They're already doing Pathfinder supplements. Gaming figures shouldn't be too much of a stretch of the imagination.

I feel like I need to go play matchmaker here...

Also to keep thing relevant, the stretch goals to get us through the evening (and the first one was broken a while ago)-

Everyman wrote:
Aeneades, the last image was for Abe Lincoln. Sadly no image of D but that would be cool if they did their version of him

Thanks, that was annoying me. Hopefully they are still part of the campaign as I can see them being a bit draw.

Everyman wrote:
I am definitely in on this one, been waiting for the reboot since the first campaign. Everything looks much nicer this time around, with better tiles, more varied enemies right off the bat and new hunters already appearing (i.e. Isabella)

I saw what you did there, lol! :-D

Edit: @Alpharius got to it first! Ninja'd....

Topic creator needs to wake up and keep this mofo updated. Not that I haven't shirked from my updating duties in the past...

Anyway, new goal is up.



I guess this s for marking when Hunters get trapped due to faulty construction or general negligence.

In other news I got in touch with the Vampire Hunter D people, and they said they'd look into getting in touch with Dark Gate. Most likely just a token comment to keep me backing their shindig, but if enough voices start pestering both parties, maybe we'll see something come to fruition. Or not.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:

Topic creator needs to wake up and keep this mofo updated. Not that I haven't shirked from my updating duties in the past...

2016 "NOT SURE IF SERIOUS" AND "IRONY METER MELTER" AWARD front runner, right there!

Anyway, I'll go update the thread's title.

Just like I did, a lot, for a certain someone concerning a certain massive Kickstarter campaign...

Oh ho ho, the irony is not lost there, no sir. That's totally why I posted that too...

More stuff too. Social stretch goals



Facebook shares get items, which are junk you can find searching lairs.



Board Game Geek fans gets new equipment unlocked, which are permanent gear that you can use in a campaign.



Third social goal is more backers. More backers gets us more terror events, which I'm sure won't end well for anyone.

I guess there was a new goal last night.



But it's already been passed, and gives the big bad Elder boss vampires cards to mess with the hunters. Naturally they are very bad things.

So the next goal is a new Elder vampire obviously.



First jump in stretch goals, but it wouldn't surprise me if we see the first add on in the next day or two.

I find this Kickstarter interesting... not necessarily because of the game but just the state of the backers vs other types of miniatures board games.

At this point backers would want to know who is doing miniatures manufacturing. If it was any other Kickstarter there would be "assumptions" or "guesses" and discussions about who was doing the manufacturing. They haven't announced what scale the miniatures are going to be (and no saying Z:BP scale is not a scale). Other companies have been raked for not understanding the importance or proper representation of scale. They haven't announced or finalized the material the miniatures will be made of. No one has clamored that there isn't a physical address for easily found for Dark Gate Games. Then there is the usual they just have renders showing.

The only thing I actually care about though is who is doing the manufacturing because that determines material and quality for me. I don't care about the other things but just interesting that in previous other Kickstarters these were 'sticky' points.

Is it because those were sticky points to people who cared more about miniatures, than the actual board game? Implying that people don't care as much about the miniatures in this campaign vs they like the gameplay? It is just interesting how these questions become focused debate points with other Kickstarters but hasn't with this one.

@Drak Severance Let the first backer ask these sort of questions and all Hell may break loose... :-p

I already tried but they didn't seem to understand my questions.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
It funded, started to stall, and they pulled it to tighten everything up if I remember correctly.

Looks interesting. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

My only gripe, which I already aired in the comments, is that when I hear the words "vampire hunter" I automatically think of this fellow.



I would LOVE to see a rendition of D in the game. He fits the hitech setting as well.

Damn if D wasn't a game changer for me growing up...

Which really is a shame as you SHOULD be thinking of Jack Crow and crew:





THIS is wha the game is about! The winching the blood suckers into the sun and all that stuff is in this flick.

The book that movie is basef on was written by John Steakley. I may have to check that out. I'm with Tamburlaine though. D was what came to mind when he mentioned the Kickstarter to me.