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chaos0xomega wrote:
I'm not sure if that's true or not, but I can say they raised their prices - they had the battlegroups listed for ~$110 a few weeks ago, now at $155.

I checked Wayland and the prices are the same. Maybe you saw the british pound prices and got confused.

That doesn't even make sense, why would I, an American, be looking at uk pound pricing on an American website?

It was $110 USD, discounted from a higher price (iirc $135 USD or $140). It was displayed with the original price struck through as are all other discounted items on their site. That base price has been increased and the discount removed now.

Gadzooks is the same, when the game was announced for preorder they had it listed at $135, then that increased to $150, and somewhere in September iirc that changed to $165.

Assuming wayland has them discounted then the current price has the same discount from retail. But honestly I'm just glad to have a place that I can buy them from.

Wayland doesn't have them discounted, Wayland is the manufacturer.

Gotcha. Either way Valhala isn't overcharging. At worst they're doing msrp. Which seems fine.

Gadzooks just had a small restock and is now marked UP 8% so it really highlights how much it will be an issue letting a couple small shops control the entire US stock... Gadzooks and Valhalla have kept raising prices with each small restock feels perilously close to price-fixing.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Gadzooks just had a small restock and is now marked UP 8% so it really highlights how much it will be an issue letting a couple small shops control the entire US stock... Gadzooks and Valhalla have kept raising prices with each small restock feels perilously close to price-fixing.

Again, Valhalla at least is just priced the same as MSRP. That's not price fixing. That's just not discounting. Probably because they have to order direct. Warcradle needs to find a US distributor.

Someone on fb posted that gadzooks isn't the distributor for the US anymore so maybe that has something to do with it?

I agree that there is the look of pricefixing or gouging here though. There's more demand than there is supply and basically 2 sites control all of it, and they are both progressively hiking prices in response to the limited availability.

Update: i have learned that Occam will now be handling distribution for warcradle in the US

Who's Occam? I'm not familiar with them. Hopefully they and Warcradle are equipped to handle a potential trade dumpster fire in 2025.

Apparently also owned by Wayland/Warcradle. Apparently they are establishing a US warehouse or something.

A new year means exciting new releases, and 2025 is no exception. Kicking things off are our exciting new January releases for Armoured Clash and Dystopian Wars.

Commonwealth players can add a new nation to their Dystopian Wars fleet as the Zamiec Battlefleet Set introduces Polish-Lithuanian aerial forces to the game. Also releasing in January is the Union Long Range Squadrons, offering support to any admiral looking for a long-range game plan.

Sticking with the Union, generals looking to add more units to their army can pick up the Lakota Battlegroup Set, Union Armoured Regiment, and Union Infantry Regiment. Customise your Federated States force with a selection of these boxes of reinforcements.

These are due to be released at the end of January 2025.



Armoured Clash

The Union are a force like no other. Priding themselves on the reliability of their weapons and technology, the Union deploy simple, mass-assembled arsenals.

Expand your Union troops in January 2025 with the new Armoured Clash Battlegroup Set and Regiments Boxes.



Lakota Battlegroup Set



The aging Great Powers have had their time, stagnating and stale. After the chaos of the Ore War, the Union has been reborn in fire and poised for expansion. Manifest Destiny awaits! This Lakota Battlegroup Set contains a Lakota Heavy Rail behemoth and a supply of infantry, ready to bombard the battlefield and decimate their enemies. This Behemoth is unique in its abilities compared to those of the Empire and the Crown, where each of its carriages has a speciality ready to be discovered and feared by the enemy.

This box contains:
1x Lakota Heavy Rail
6x Federal Trooper Platoon
4x Pacifier Heavy Infantry Platoon
4x Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon
2x Federal Gatling Fireteam
2x Federal Rocket Fireteam
2x UR-31E Arc Trooper Fireteam
5x Iron Horse Cavalry (may also be built as Blazer Heavy Cavalry)
2x Ironhide Transports (may also be built as Lamplighter Flame Trucks)

Union Armoured Regiment



This Armoured Clash Armoured Regiment box allows you to add more mechanised Units to your Union force.

This box contains:
2x Rolling Thunder Main Battle Tanks (may also be built as Kodiak Artillery Tank or Reaper Arc Tanks)
4x UR-45 Heavy Mechs (may also be built as UR-45E Arc Mechs)
5x UR-31E Iron Eagle Cavalry
2x Armstrong Heavy Artillery (may also be built as Moab Thermobaric Mortars)

Union Infantry Regiment



This Armoured Clash Infantry Regiment box gives you flexible additions to your Union collection.

This box contains:
6x Federal Trooper Platoon
4x Pacifier Heavy Infantry Platoon
4x Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon
2x Federal Gatling Fireteam
2x Federal Rocket Fireteam
2x UR-31E Arc Trooper Fireteam
5x Iron Horse Cavalry (may also be built as Blazer Heavy Cavalry)
2x Ironhide Transports (may also be built as Lamplighter Flame Trucks)

Dystopian Wars

Union troops expand not only on land but also at sea with the new Union Long Range Squadrons being added to the arsenal, while Commonwealth players can look forward to further air power to their Battlefleets.

Continue to update, or start your Dystopian Wars Battlefleets with the new releases in January 2025.



Zamiec Battlefleet Set



The Zamiec Battlefleet Set is a perfect way for a Commonwealth player to add Polish-Lithuanian air power to their Dystopian Wars force. The Zameic Skyfortress allows fighters to strike from the skies wherever the Commonwealth needs, Szpada fighters racing towards their target using speed to close range before the enemy can lock on.

This box contains:
1x Zamiec
2x Voivode (may also be built as Szlachta, Stanislaw or Jadwiga)
4x Smok
4x Escorts
4x SRS Tokens
4x Ground Assault Tokens

Union Long Range Squadrons



This Squadron Box for Dystopian Wars is perfect for reinforcing your Union fleet.

This box contains:
1x Midway Long Range Landing Ship (may also be built as Chicago Long Range Cruiser, Nashville Long Range Support Ship, Philadelphia Long Range Arc Cruiser, Wisconsin Long Range Assault Ship, Senator Command Cruiser)
2x Farragut Frigates
2x Puritan Submarine Automata
1x Akron Observation Rotor
1x Aerial Escort
1x Talon SRS Token
1x Ground Assault Token

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

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

It's gonna be a good year to be... any faction!

<Deep breath>...... LAND TRAIN!...... <Deep Exhale>

The January releases are now available to pre-order!

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

Just a small point, I saw images or an ad for Armoured Clash somewhere and it took *far too long* for me to actually be able to determine it is the land forces game along side Dystopian Wars. I mean, I was 99pc sure but even going to the official website it was difficult to determine. But perhaps that's because I remember land forces previously existing under DW?

The legends were true, people can still make an actual roadmap if they want to

Waiting to see what the Imperium's like before pulling the trigger on a second faction.

I'm sure the A7V at least was spoiled already

Oh yea a little slideshow is here https://blog.warcradle.com/blog/whats-next-for-armoured-clash-warcradle-studios-2025-roadmap