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Are you referring to the PC game "Homeworld"?

I meant a table top version of it, as the PC game does have instantaneous light travel, and a tactic of mine was light speed jump right underneath them then kamikaze all my stuff into the enemy mothership...

Okay, that's not really anything new though.

X-Wing v. TIE Fighter, you could slingshot fighters right into capital ships via FTL. I played with a group of guys and we'd always assault Star Destroyers with that tactic using a B-Wing squadron.

Like kamikaze it or just to get in close and destroy point defense?

Ratbarf wrote:Like kamikaze it or just to get in close and destroy point defense?

B-Wings are capital ship killers.

So, we'd jump in destroy the bridge and then jump out to rearm and do it again.

Huh, I should try that the next time I play it, havn't played it in like a year. But this is getting really off topic.

You need a really, really good squadron of people to work it out with.

However, it's TOTALLY on topic!

Because fighters in Star Wars don't engage just other fighters or warheads or light escorts.
We've got the TIE Defenders/Bombers, the B/K-Wings, Skipray Blastboats, etc which all had a very unique role:

They were made to hunt capital ships.

honestly I didn't know you could have in theater FTL jumps, when ever I hit the FTL button it just went off in a random direction and then I ended up back at base.

Ratbarf wrote:honestly I didn't know you could have in theater FTL jumps, when ever I hit the FTL button it just went off in a random direction and then I ended up back at base.

You can't in Single Player, you can in multi player.

so....

any definitive answers as to which are true ? anything from battlefront ?

It was an april fool joke but people hijacked this thread to talk about star wars video games and such. Strangely this was never closed.

tl:dr APRIL'S FOOL

Well, half are true and half are false. Battlefront having the rights is within the realm of possibility.


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I realize that this thread hasn't done much but wishlist, but it probably shouldn't be locked until we get some sort of resolution from BF.

Did they ever mention when that would be?

Well here's one of them confirmed- http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2010/04/15/35318

The Early War delay has been confirmed as a hoax, and the book will be released in August. Hell yeah !

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1910

Looks like the uniform bit could be true.

The last line of HudsonD's link wrote:P.S. - A photo of a member of staff in their new uniform will be coming soon but we are having trouble finding a suitably attractive candidate.

They also mentioned Pacific being in the works. Maybe their naval combat game is a board game?


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What we have so far:

1. We are making a 15mm Captain America figure with special rules so he can join US forces in Flames Of War. (Unconfirmed)
2. We have the rights to produce the Star Wars tabletop miniatures game now that the Wizards of the Coast license have expired. (Unconfirmed)
3. A free Osprey book with be given away with every issue of Wargames Illustrated in June. (Confirmed)
4. Early War has proved to be much more work than we expected and we have to move its release back by six months. (False)
5. Our next big thing is going to be a Pirate vs. Ninja skirmish game in 30mm. (Unconfirmed)
6. To help improve morale in the Battlefront offices, all staff is being given a uniform consisting of a black shirt with silver skulls on the lapels and pink piping. (Hinted at)
7. Having looked at the Pacific theatre, we have decided to make a naval game to go along with the Flames Of War books we are working on. (Hinted at)
8. We have a World War Two aircraft game almost finished so you will be able to dogfight your way through the war. (Unconfirmed)
9. As part of a new license deal we will be releasing themed dice and gaming sets for the greatest comic book heroes in the world. (Unconfirmed)
10. German forces will soon be able to add the Ark of the Covenant to their lists as a special occult unit. (Unconfirmed)

Have I missed anything?

a little OT but, can someone point me at any 40k scale Star Wars minis? if there any exists. (can't find anything except ugly wotc ones)

penek wrote:a little OT but, can someone point me at any 40k scale Star Wars minis? if there any exists. (can't find anything except ugly wotc ones)

The WotC ones are 28mm. There were some 25mm or so ones from West End Games but that was in the 80s.

penek wrote:a little OT but, can someone point me at any 40k scale Star Wars minis? if there any exists. (can't find anything except ugly wotc ones)

Well, there is Knight Models. Just heard about them the other day myself. They do mostly 70mm showpiece miniatures, but they do make four 30mm Star Wars minis..

Original trilogy: Han, & Luke
Prequels: Obi-Wan, & Anakin

Not really enough yet to be viable for gaming, but they are awesome sculpts!

Jack of all games wrote:

penek wrote:a little OT but, can someone point me at any 40k scale Star Wars minis? if there any exists. (can't find anything except ugly wotc ones)

Well, there is Knight Models. Just heard about them the other day myself. They do mostly 70mm showpiece miniatures, but they do make four 30mm Star Wars minis..

Original trilogy: Han, & Luke
Prequels: Obi-Wan, & Anakin

Not really enough yet to be viable for gaming, but they are awesome sculpts!

Holy hell those are nice.

I still think its an odd choice for an aprils fool if it does indeed turn out to be false.

April fools are meant to be partially funny, not tick off fans because it would have been one of the best things ever.

If we're concerend about support ships againstlrger Cruisers & the like, Fighters in Full thrust are disgustingly effective when engaging cruisers.

So I see no problem with making fighters weak against big ships, quite the opposite. A mass of small torpedo bombers would overwhelm the Point Defense of most large ships.

Wait, are you bringing up X-Wing vs Tie Fighter or are you going back to Tabletop Game Rules?

Tabletop I meant, sorry guys.
I was just trying to point out that Fighters don't have to be anti-torpedo/bomber/other small craft shields for larger ships.

I don't expect anyone to believe me, but Battlefront is indeed producing a Star Wars miniatures game. They won't be revealing any details until after August.

Tanus wrote:I don't expect anyone to believe me, but Battlefront is indeed producing a Star Wars miniatures game. They won't be revealing any details until after August.

Ooooh a tantalizing rumor!
Now, I'm not the type to immediately doubt, but I do try to remain skeptical. So, how do you know this?

I'm interested to know the answer since the "I heard it from a Red Shirt at my local GW store" answer does not apply here.

Jack of all games wrote:

Tanus wrote:I don't expect anyone to believe me, but Battlefront is indeed producing a Star Wars miniatures game. They won't be revealing any details until after August.

Ooooh a tantalizing rumor!
Now, I'm not the type to immediately doubt, but I do try to remain skeptical. So, how do you know this?

I'm interested to know the answer since the "I heard it from a Red Shirt at my local GW store" answer does not apply here.

Hehehehe, well it's kind of like that. I'm close friends with a few of the guys at Battlefront. The game is indeed being developed and will be in 15mm scale.

If this is true, they have a new customer, 100%

If it isn't, I'll be hunting you down like a dog Tanus.

Tanus wrote:Hehehehe, well it's kind of like that. I'm close friends with a few of the guys at Battlefront. The game is indeed being developed and will be in 15mm scale.

Well assuming that it's true, that's an extra large order of Awesomesauce for me. Can you tell me one more thing Tanus? The one thing, besides scale (so happy its 15mm), that I'm curious about is if it will be Original Trilogy or Prequel Trilogy, -or- will it be both much like Battlefront does with WWII (Early/Mid/Late War)?

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:If this is true, they have a new customer, 100%

If it isn't, I'll be hunting you down like a dog Tanus.

I'm with you Morathi! Excited as all get out.. but I'm polishing my bolt pistol just in case

I would guess that it would start with the Clone Wars, and add in other factions through later expansions.

seems odd to specifically wait till Aug to announce something as big as Star Wars... and not be going to Gencon.