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 .Mikes. wrote:
Non Dystopian Wars player here (that could/probably will change), but I saw the Armoured Clash models on OnTableTop's youtube channel and me and my sons are excited as hell. But I can't seem to find muhc info on release dates and sets. Has anything been released or confirmed and I'm just sucking at search engines?

Just whispers on the Discord. IIRC June-ish release, single player starters starting with Empire (Chinese) and Crown, then Union towards the end of the year, then... Enlightened? early '25 and so on.

 .Mikes. wrote:
Non Dystopian Wars player here (that could/probably will change), but I saw the Armoured Clash models on OnTableTop's youtube channel and me and my sons are excited as hell. But I can't seem to find muhc info on release dates and sets. Has anything been released or confirmed and I'm just sucking at search engines?

Right now there's not much. We know its coming and its coming this year, but not really any great detail beyond that. I think they are aiming for around mid-year somewhere; but we also know there's a new AoS editoin landing them so they might try and land one side or the other of it .

Righto, thanks guys. I'll keep an eye on this thread and facebook then.

The May releases are now available to pre-order!

Make sure to check out the Warcradle Studios Blog for more information.

 .Mikes. wrote:
Righto, thanks guys. I'll keep an eye on this thread and facebook then.

There are some small tidbits being released in the DW boxes with some artwork for Armoured Clash, so a release is very imminent. Here's a Crown and Empire banner from the latest Vauban boxed set:

The most interesting thing is seeing the aircraft in those images. We already know they are making a big investment in resin models with the large tanks they showed off at Salute.

Aircraft in them could be huge - as big as any of GW's aircraft if to scale.


Of course they might just be there for the artwork, they are not bound to do what they show in art to theme the release and certainly infantry and tanks are going to be a big focus

The things in the sky are regular DW fliers, much too large for Clash scale.

One the one hand i understand whey they didn't want to combine DW and AC but on the other they miss out on a lot of cross-buying and double dipping

I know when they originally proposed it years ago it was a very unpopular idea. That was when Spartan closing doors was a very fresh event and everyone thought WC was going to start up production very soon (I think even WC thought that until they got the messy post-closedown material*).

That said I think time has helped ease that pressure off and people are more excited to see fresh models. The change in scale does let them do different tings and I think there is a sane point that the combined arms approach to all 3 theatres in one led to the land game having some issues. Mostly because battleships on the high seas and airships were often very very powerful. So many smaller tanks and the like had issues keeping up.
Plus there were practical board issues that if you've a board great for one theatre its often a bit small for the other, greatly limiting choices unless everything was a walker/hover unit.

They've also had enough time to hook people on the story and style of the setting once again. So in theory whilst they aren't double-dipping on the model front, they are on the lore, story and faction aspects. People with a sea force of Crown are likely to want a land force of Crown to go with it.

I think when we see a lot more previews it will help out. Plus the scale they've gone for lets them have more crazy tanks and vehicles; more so than a 32mm game would have allowed (which Spartan also did back in the day)


*Its important to note that Spartan didn't sell themselves ot WC, but went through bankruptcy and being auctioned off. So instead of getting a working firm they got a bunch of pallets of stuff shipped down to them with stuff on them

Hidden in the unknown depths of the sea, a devastating Enlightened Colossi has been given the command to come to life.

This month, the Enlightened add to their arsenal of mechanical marvels as a viscous, vermicular form has awoken. The Aronnax Colossus Squadrons box offers Enlightened players a terrifyingly effective tool that emerges from the depths to tear their opponent's vessels to shreds.

With the recent release of the Vauban Battlefleet Set, the Alliance are receiving even more French aerial support with the Alliance Levant Support Squadrons.

These are due to be released at the end of June 2024.



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Two new Squadron boxes, the Aronnax Colossus Squadrons and the Alliance Levant Support Squadrons, are coming to Dystopian Wars this June. These boxes are excellent additions to any Enlightened or Alliance fleet.

Aronnax Colossus Squadrons



Huge mechanical constructions lay immobile at the bottom of the sea. The darkness is only occasionally broken by the bioluminescence of strange creatures never seen by man. Uncategorised organisms began to converge, drawn in by the only source of heat for miles around. Crustacea gently crawled across the surface of the metallic things, testing to see if this was an unusual form of whale fall. With no food to be found, the gathering was small.

This box contains:
3x Aronnax Vermiform Colossi

Alliance Levant Support Squadrons



As the squadron of Levant skimmers passed by the port, they forced a spray of seawater into mist with their repulsor generators. A sparkle of rainbow light delighted everyone who saw it. The same sunshine glimmered off gold filigree that was yet to be damaged in combat. They were a glorious sight, inspiring awe in all those who were gathered at the dockside. It was no secret that these support cruisers were passing by while gaining additional supplies before they left France for whichever exotic sea needed protection in the name of the glorious Latin Alliance.

This box contains:
2x Dieppe Levant Cruiser (may also be built as Alma, Lyon, Marseille or Gascony Class)
2x Honneur Levant Destroyer
2x Frelon Tokens

You can pre-order all these exciting new products at your FLGS or online at Wayland Games on the 31st of May 2024.

Stay up to date with the latest news and releases on our Facebook, Instagram, and X and on the Warcradle Studios Blog.

The June releases are now available to pre-order!

Make sure to check out the Warcradle Studios Blog for more information.

Armored Clash previews from UKGE

I'm loving those designs, but for the love of God, I hope they're easy to assemble. By the time I built enough Legion Imperialis to play a good size game, I already actively hated it due to how unnecessarily over-engineered all the models were.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
I'm loving those designs, but for the love of God, I hope they're easy to assemble. By the time I built enough Legion Imperialis to play a good size game, I already actively hated it due to how unnecessarily over-engineered all the models were.

Most of the Dystopian Wars ships are dead easy to put together.

Those Levant airships are great, they'd also fit into the Grim Darkness of the Far Future space lanes.

More info about Armoured Clash: https://www.beastsofwar.com/featured/what-is-armoured-clash-primer-dystopian-age/

Aside from the turrets being a little oversized for my taste, those would make good space ships. The armored clash looks cool - good choice of scale I think.

Big news, James Hewitt (designer of Necromunda 2017 and Adeptus Titanicus 2019) has joined warcradle as their lead developer or something like thar. Excited to see what he does

OOH that is very cool!

The best-laid plans of mechanics and engineers are often pilfered, and this month’s Dystopian Wars pre-orders are no exception. Thievery is afoot as the Crown and Commonwealth each deploy their own appropriated ships, commandeered to further their own firepower.

The Legends of the Crown set is sure to bring glory to a Crown fleet, introducing the highly-anticipated Nautilus to Dystopian Wars, supported by the equally renowned HMCS Tilloch Galt.

Revelling in the spoils of his greatest heist, Markov’s Prometheus is ready to take to the seas, clad in Commonwealth regalia. The sight of this Once-Enlightened vessel supporting the Commonwealth is a painful reminder of the outcome of the Hunt for the Prometheus.

These are due to be released at the end of July 2024.



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The Legends of the Crown and Markov’s Prometheus boxes offer Crown and Commonwealth players the perfect way to show off their faction’s prestige, employing the use of stolen ships to add insult to injury.

Legends of the Crown



The prototype submersible Nautilus was famously appropriated from the Crown by the daring and swashbuckling privateer Captain Rani Nimue. Her loyal and eclectic crew have adventured the globe, their tales of seeking legendary artefacts and fabulous treasures are the fodder of lurid tales that captivate all who hear them. As a mercenary, the Nautilus serves any with the coin, even the Crown who reluctantly must pay for the services of their own erstwhile submersible.

This box contains:
1x The Nautilus
1x HMCS Tilloch Galt
5x Escorts

Markov’s Prometheus



“Without the heroism of Markov, a steel cage might have been built around the world, fashioned by those greedy intellectuals. Now, everyone can access the marvels that supply power to the homes of the workers; tireless machines can take the strain in the fields and the factories to keep the Commonwealth the beacon of greatness it is known to be across the globe. We humbly give thanks to Helsinki Markov and the Ministry of Technology for their efforts in empowering the people of the Commonwealth”

An intercepted transcript from the Commonwealth Ministry of Propaganda.

This box contains:
1x Markov’s Prometheus

You can pre-order all these exciting new products at your FLGS or online at Wayland Games on the 28th of June 2024. Stay up to date with the latest news and releases on our Facebook, Instagram, and X and right here on the Warcradle Studios Blog.

Oh no that poor ship, it had to be fitted with a russian reactor.

Markov's Prometheus looks silly lol

The July releases are now available to pre-order!

Make sure to check out the Warcradle Studios Blog for more information.

More info on Armoured Clash releases:

https://blog.warcradle.com/blog/armoured-clash-launch-preview

I'm liking the look of those Imperium units¬!

 Overread wrote:
I'm liking the look of those Imperium units¬!

Yeah, the tank is a nice update of the old design (basically a fantastical A7V) and that walker looks great. As a lover of small-scale wargames I'm hoping my group already being in to the setting will make this an easy sell so that I can continue indulging my love of small-scale armour minis.

I'll be interested to see how the French units turn out when they get around to them (part of me is hoping they double-down on the hover-tech angle and we get hovertanks for them).

They've certainly brought a lot of elements of the classic massive ships into these redesigned ones and I really appreciate that.

Can't wait, but the Imperial aesthetic does nothing for me. I wish they'd launch with three faction starters to give us some options.

This August, a new Battlefleet Set is ready to appear out of seemingly thin air to strike their foes, and the Dystopian Wars Dice Set becomes available as a separate release.

The Enlightened have been lying in wait, biding their time as they ready an ambush from below. The Xenophon Battlefleet Set features a host of vessels that are perfect for Enlightened fleets looking to harness the element of surprise to their advantage.

Also releasing in August is the Dystopian Wars Dice Set, an individual release of the familiar dice set you know from our Two Player Starter Sets and Faction Battlefleets.

These are due to be released at the end of August 2024.



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The introduction of the Xenophon Battlefleet Set lets Enlightened players make an unexpected arrival into battle, and the separate release of the Dystopian Wars Dice Set offers an easy way to pick up a spare set or keep some in reserve for that massive focused attack.

Xenophon Battlefleet Set



They seemed to come from nowhere without warning. The Alliance battlefleet of Italian vessels had no time to prepare, barely even enough to power up heat lances.

Fighters slashed the sky as Amo Carrier Frigates broke the surface following their submerged approach, small hatches opened on their surface, and small drones launched into the sky almost immediately. The Enlightened formations remained uniform as they closed the distance, pre-programmed and soulless.

From another direction came the flagship. The Xenophon Battlecruiser ploughed through the waves, still glistening wet from its underwater surprise attack. Particle beams pierced the hulls of Alliance vessels as men still ran to battlestations. The screams of steel and souls were drowned out by the screech of Enlightened Scythe Fighters, strafing the set-upon ships, aiming to exacerbate the damage caused.

This box contains:
1x Xenophon Battlecruiser (may also be built as Kepler or Loew Class)
2x Lovelace (may also be built as Stiletto, Copernicus, Ulysses, Chatelet or Antarctica Class)
6x Amo (may also be built as Merian variants)
2x SRS Tokens

Dystopian Wars Dice Set



Dystopian Wars is played using custom six-sided dice known as Action and Critical Damage dice. Each side has a special symbol that relates to the result. Action Dice are used to inflict damage, defend against attacks and carry out other important actions. The Critical damage dice are used to generate and mark critical damage to your models during the battle.

This box contains:
20x Action Dice
6x Critical Dice

You can pre-order all these exciting new products at your FLGS or online at Wayland Games on the 26th of July 2024.

Stay up to date with the latest news and releases on our Facebook, Instagram, and X and on the Warcradle Studios Blog.

The August releases are now available to pre-order!

Make sure to check out the Warcradle Studios Blog for more information.