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Check it out people:

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=20621

Actually, my first thought on hearing this news was... "so, no point in buying SST stuff until next April."
At first I was put off by the thought of pre-painted minis- after all, you want your personal army to be personalized, don't you? But the examples they show have an acceptable paint job, and I can always re-paint later if I truly want to. And the Skinnies really need a redesign.

I confess to being quite intrigued by the Battlefield: Evolution rules.

/sigh

I love those suits (are those the Cougars?). Too bad I don't love much else
in the range.

Well, maybe you just don't like how mongoose is painting/modeling them.  Take a look at what you can do with a little better paint scheme and a some basic modeling techniques...

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=23162&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Those are all some pretty cool looking armies to me... by any standards.


The overhaul will be really nice though.  More strategy than 40k, but playable 5 minutes after you open the box!

Seriously, of those armies posted, I really like the Cougars. The rest is kind of "meh"
(especially the Skinnies...ew). My wife would also kill me if I painted those bugs. She
kind of has a phobia about insects in the house.

Well, back on the topic of the major overhaul...

Here are some tidbits that I can share because they've already been posted on the MGP forums...

" Fire Zone: Allocated to nearest models first, but some weapons can bypass this - a Javelin can pick out models of Size 3 or higher, for example. Sniper rifles, if a Ready action is taken, can pick out any model.

Cover: Target and Kill are both +2 against shooting only. In close combat, the models in cover can react in-between an enemy moving to engage them and rolling CC dice.

Suppression: If every model in a unit is allocated a damage die (ie they are all caught in a Fire Zone) during a single Shoot action, the unit is then considered Suppressed. This means that it loses its next action and may only move as a reaction. Most bugs are immune to suppression except, of course, the brain.

Reactions: Each unit is now limited to one reaction per turn. In addition, all models in a unit can now act if an enemy model completes an action within 10" of any model in the unit.

Artillery: There are new deviation rules (no details yet...).

Shatter point: This is a special victory condition that only applies to the basic rules sheet. The main rulebook will have a revised engagement system as well as specific scenarios. "

In addition, all the rules will fit in about 5 pages (with advanced rules to follow shortly after release), which retain pretty much all the rules of the current game (with even a few new fun rules). 

As a playtester, I must say it's going to be a great game, and I love the direction it's going in.