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Been thinking about this now that the 28/30mm mechs are a reality.. and because I've been playing Titanfall lately ... should I add infantry to the game? I'm not sure if it's something I could add to the Kickstarter.. maybe as a stretch goal? At first I didn't really want to, I wanted it to be all Mechs.. But, I think it could be kinda cool.. you'd have a squad of maybe 3 men with heavyish weapons. They would work like a squad in 40k, they all shoot at the same target 1d6 to hit for each guy in the squad. 30mm scale would be single figures, but 15mm scale would probably be a 40 or 50mm base with all 3 guys on it?

I would personally stick to all mechs, infantry at this small scale doesn't always come out well, and there are plenty of 15mm infantry alternatives on the market, but not plenty of equivalents to these mechs.

Using those same funds to make more mechs / unlocking new kinds of mechs sooner would be the path to take, imo.

I think stick with the Mechs for now

You can always add in troops later,

but you need a bunch of play testing to make sure they don't end up being the go-to choice or completely useless

Stick to the mechs- it's Heavy Metal Combat, not Metal and Soft Squishy Bags of Meat Combat.

Get the mecha gladiator game out the door first, then see about adding squishies, I say.

So, I finished up all of the renders to show each different weapon for the Terran Medium Mech. Unlike the light mechs, the medium's arms will be in 2 pieces so you can easily swap just the forearm or gun around, so there will be more options for poses, and you can see there's 2 different leg posses, you can just glue em right into the torso.



I'm getting the 3D prints done now, I will probably have them late this week or early next week And of course, I'll post pics as soon as I have em!

So there's a few things I just remembered, that I forgot about. I'm going to be giving a $5 "bonus credit" to Mechadrome backers who backed a previous Blackwater Gulch campaign. So if you did 1 campaign, you get $5, but if you did both campaigns you get $10. You can use this credit to spend on add-on items, or put it toward shipping charges

And I also, all MD backers get their name in the rulebook too.

I'll get the MD page updated with this info in a bit

Are you planning to have weapon arm packs as add-ons?
Specifically interested for the 15mm mediums, but I'm sure people would be interested in those for any of the scales.

Yep! I'm not sure how much the mediums will be, so I haven't added them yet. I was going to do a pack of all weapons & equipment sprues for $20, you'll get 2 of everything, so that will be 22 pieces in all. Or I could do all guns or all melee for $10, haven't decided yet.. but that's for the light mech. Hopefully I'll get the medium prints soon

Such an interesting game. What size boards do you envision this played on? Will there be a black water gulch crossover mech?

It depends on the scale.. for 15mm games, a 2x2 is good for smaller games and a 3x3 for really big ones around 10 mechs per side or more. For a 28mm game you'll want a 3x3, and 4x4 or bigger for large games

For 15mm games I've been using my 15mm scale Warboard that I got from their Kickstarter 28mm games I think the city boards from Secret Weapon would be perfect

 Necros wrote:
So there's a few things I just remembered, that I forgot about. I'm going to be giving a $5 "bonus credit" to Mechadrome backers who backed a previous Blackwater Gulch campaign. So if you did 1 campaign, you get $5, but if you did both campaigns you get $10. You can use this credit to spend on add-on items, or put it toward shipping charges

And I also, all MD backers get their name in the rulebook too.

I'll get the MD page updated with this info in a bit

For a Kickstarter Campaign that supposedly had such tight margins at the beginning your finding an aweful lot of wiggle room as the campaign goes on... This worries me.

Not much wiggle room at all, more like sacrificing a bit in the hopes that it'll get the game out there in front of more people who might share it with more potential backers

I posted a pic of Trion the other day, but here he is again, with his bio. We'll be doing one of these for all of the Free Agents Eventually I'll have each one as a PDF with a printable pilot card.

Trion will be a Medium Mech, armed with 2 Particle Cannons, 1 Missile Pod and Booster Jets. Like other Medium Mechs, he'll be a $15 add-on.



There are many mysteries and surprises within the varied arenas of MechaDrome, but none as perplexing as the free agent known as Trion. Free agents were introduced as a way to spice up what had become line-up-knock-down matches, where one team had outgrown the rest in the league due to increased revenue streams (image rights and licensing had become big business thanks to the uptake of the World Network). Quickly, these Free Agents became like the movie stars of Old Earth - crowds flocked to grab a single glance of their hero, and where there were crowds, there would also be big bucks.

No one knows exactly where Trion came from. His race is a unknown, as he never steps outside his sleek mech. His name is also a mystery - TRION is etched down the left side of the mech torso - whether this is the make of the Mech, his name or a designation from some as-yet unknown military unit. He appeared during a match between Team Bushido and the Terran Titans, joining the Titans as they struggled under the speedy attacks of Bushido. With blistering attacks from his twin particle cannons, and moving with lightning speed thanks to the booster jets fastened to his legs, Trion took out three Bushido’s in rapid succession. But it was when a previously hidden missile pod raised from his shoulder section, blasting the final heavy mech into metal shards that the name Trion began to be chanted throughout the arena observation zone as well as across the many World Network bars that had been created for the general populace. The legend grew from there.

Trion is now a regular appearance at most matches, with teams doing everything they legally can (and illegally can’t) to secure his valuable services.

Looks great and the sentry guns intrigue me, too. Will they be in both scales or just 15mm?

 RiTides wrote:
Looks great and the sentry guns intrigue me, too. Will they be in both scales or just 15mm?

Pretty sure he mentioned both.

Edit: Yep, just double-checked the e-mail.

Also, was the question just a sly way to ask him to post about the turrets in this thread?

Yep sorry, I thought I posted the turret info here too!

They will be in both scales. Each will have 1 body piece, and one of the top shoulder turrets from the terran medium mech, so there will be missiles or blasters. If we get the heavy mech unlocked, then we'll be able to add a chaingun turret too. And there will be 3 different bodies, one is a fixed stationary turret, one will have little tank treads and the third will be a mini walker.

You can add them to your teams, 2 turrets = 1 light mech for team organization. I'm also working out some optional solo play rules for 1 team vs automated turrets.

I got the first of the turret renders today. This is the stationary turret that will come with a base, but can also be added to terrain pieces like bunker roofs. Hoping I'll get pics of the other 2 turrets tomorrow

Patiently waiting for the tread-turret...

Yeah, I'm all about a tread turret, too . Any idea of cost on those in the two scales? And will they have different weapon load outs? Not pushing for that, just asking

I just got pictures of the new turret sculpts. We're going to be calling these "Arena Hazards". There will be 3 types. Fixed Hazards are stationary, they don't move but they have better targeting systems. Roving Hazards have tank treads, and Crawling Hazards are small walkers that are the fastest moving hazard (but still slow by Mech standards).

Some teams may add hazards to their roster to pressure their opponents or defend vital positions, but they are most often used in by the Arena itself to add an extra level of difficulty (and get the crowds roaring). These hazards will attack any Mech, seeking & destroying the closest target, often denying the other team of valuable points. These automated hazards will activate at the beginning of each Game Turn, before any Mechs may be activated, and they will always attack the closest target.

Arena Hazards will be available in 15mm and 28mm. They will be packaged in pairs, both of the same type, including 2 bodies, 2 missile pods and 2 blaster turrets. 15mm scale hazards will be 2 for $8, and 28mm scale hazards will be 2 for $15. They will be added to the add-ons menu this evening.

Here are the pictures! They look huge, but keep in mind these will be about half the size of a Light Mech.

Roving Hazards




Crawling Hazards




Fixed Hazards

I think I actually like the fixed ones the best! I will definitely be picking up 2 of those in 28mm, should make a nice little terrain feature

Cool Yep I will be using them to add to some buildings and bunkers myself. I was also thinking about doing a kind of trap door hatch that you can lay place around the arenas for hazard "spawn points".

So, I've done some stretch goal adjustments. Moved some things up, and decided to unlock the new races sooner so we can get some more variety. So I'll do the light & medium mechs for all 4 races, then move on to heavies after the 4 races are done. So we're starting with the Bionic light mechs at $15,000, and then a new sculpt every $10k.. both 15mm and 28mm

Well, I'm thrilled about the Bionics moving up. They'd make excellent "enemies" for your Terran mechs. Just don't go bankrupt on us (but seriously!)

Yep. you got me with those roving turrets...I'm unable to resist little track units I'll add a couple of those to my pledge.

Thanks

And no worries.. by pushing back a more costly sculpt like the heavy mechs, I can bump up all of the other lights and mediums, and they're still in the order I planned on anyway, just happening sooner

Whelp, it just hit the halfway funded point. So far so good.

Yep we're getting there

Wish I had more news at the moment. Right now I'm waiting for the samples of the resin 28mm light mechs that I should have soon, and the 3D prints for the medium mech will probably come next week

I did some updates to the campaign page that will hopefully make it easier to see what's included in a squad set. Since I'm getting the 3D prints for the medium mech in both sizes, I added the medium mechs to the add-ons menu, and also made a new pledge level for $70 for a squad of 2 28mm light mechs and 1 28mm medium.

Here are the 4 different human teams along with the squad payloads they favor

So how do we select our teams after the kickstarter is over(at the $100 level)? Can we choose from all unlocked races(say if we unlock the bionics), or do we choose from Team Bushido and Terran Titans(and the other human teams)?