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Yeah, naval is probably the best bet if you are joining a group that is already playing the game since the naval forces have been out longer.

Leigen_Zero wrote:@Schnitzel:

They have a damn fine customer service record for things like this (on par with GW).

A couple of people have posted this sort of thing on the official forums, response is always the same (and this info can be found on the website):

Mail Order/Packaging issues: Doreen Marsh – doreen@spartangames.co.uk


I haven't had to use it myself, but the forum responses are always singing praises of the customer service from Neil & Co.


Specials (squid, sub, metzger) are supposed to be coming out in July, I can't wait!

Awesome, thanks. I just shot them an email.

The squid comes out in July?! I am so stoked for it. It's hilariously awesome looking.

It sould be a really nice model; the poseable arms leave the door open for all kinds of conversion possibilities! It is also pretty good on the table top; I've faced a proxied one, and it took a lot of firepower to bring down.

Ruckdog wrote:It sould be a really nice model; the poseable arms leave the door open for all kinds of conversion possibilities! It is also pretty good on the table top; I've faced a proxied one, and it took a lot of firepower to bring down.

Oh Oh what were you playing?

So need to get my fleets primed.

Pael wrote:

Ruckdog wrote:It sould be a really nice model; the poseable arms leave the door open for all kinds of conversion possibilities! It is also pretty good on the table top; I've faced a proxied one, and it took a lot of firepower to bring down.

Oh Oh what were you playing?

I was running my FSA at 800 pts. It took two drosera and my battleship to bring it down!

I haven't played enough games to really know much about the list structures.

But what does everyone think? concerning average army sizes and point costs.

Like with 40k, 1500pts is considered average for a good game.
Warhammer 2000pts, Warmachine 50pts is a HUGE army etc etc....

So what would everone say the best (interesting battle in reasonable time) point sizes are for Dys Wars?

It seems like 1,000 is about right for a 2-3 hour game from my experience. At that level, you have enough points to add enough stuff that it doesn't feel like a starter box battle, but it doesn't feel unmanageable either.

@Ruckdog I want to get a game in on Thursday or Friday I live in Hagerstown, MD and see you are in Nova. What stores do you play at and will there be DW on those nights? 07/07 or 07/08?

Pael wrote:@Ruckdog I want to get a game in on Thursday or Friday I live in Hagerstown, MD and see you are in Nova. What stores do you play at and will there be DW on those nights? 07/07 or 07/08?

Hi Pael! I usually play at Eagle & Empire in Alexandria, VA (http://www.eagleandempire.net/). I have DW events scheduled there for every Friday in July, incuding the 8th. I am usually at the store starting around 5:30 pm, and play through to closing at 10. Unfortunately, I have night school on Thrusdays, so those are out.

That being said, it is going to be quite a hike from Hagerstown (about 2 hours in memory serves!), so I can understand if you can't make it. Let me know!

Anyone seen the price of the battlefoam boxes £50 (empty)

Miss Dee wrote:Anyone seen the price of the battlefoam boxes £50 (empty)

Are you for reals?
Amending this post, I thought Miss Dee meant single trays. Apologies

@Ruckdog

Thanks for the information I will see what I can do.

Miss Dee wrote:Anyone seen the price of the battlefoam boxes £50 (empty)

Yeah, the BF bags are pricey, but then that is par for the course with BF. I'm convinced they are worth it, though; my FoW bag is really nice! I am definitely interested in one of the Spartan bags, but the problem I have right now is that with new ships still on the way, my fleet list is far from finalized. I am thinking I might wait a few months for that to settle out before plunking down the cash for one.

Pael wrote:
@Ruckdog

Thanks for the information I will see what I can do.

Hey, no worries! If you would rather set something up to do a day trip on a Saturday, I would be up for that too.

Change of plans for me Ruckdog we are going to the beach earlier than expected. I will let you know if I can make it down some other time or if we can schedule a day.

Pael wrote:Change of plans for me Ruckdog we are going to the beach earlier than expected. I will let you know if I can make it down some other time or if we can schedule a day.

No worries! Stay in touch...

For all of those interested, Table Top Gaming news has posted what I believe to be the first publicly released renders of the Covenant of Antarctica forces:

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2011/07/11/48567/

I think I just found my 3rd DW fleet....

Hey folks, quick question.
I'm aware that Litko makes tokens and movement templates for US and FA, but has anyone seen anything for DW? The turning templates seem to be a little bit different, so I'm assuming the US/FA are not compatible. And the marker tokens are different of course.

I'm just not a big fan of the cardboard cutouts.

Funny you should mention this; Litko has posted som stuff for Dystopian Wars recently, and I just ordered some yesterday! They are listed in Jim's Lab, which is where they put experimental stuff that may or may not go into production. Here is the link, just scroll down till you see items marked "Steampunk Wars":

http://www.litko.net/categories/Jim%27s-Lab/

Among the goodies are a set of turning templates and some neat dials for use with tiny fliers

Oh wow, I must have glossed right over these. The tiny flyer token markers look interesting. I might have to pick some of those up in addition to the movement templates. The rest seem kinda frivolous, though.

Sweetness

Just got my fleet in the post, haven't been this excited about miniatures in a while. It's a good feeling. Can anyone tell me: do these minis need a wash to get rid of mould release before painting?

I would to be on the safe side HTJ

Cool, thanks Miss Dee.

I haven't had an issue but it never hurts!!

Didn't want to start a new thread for this, as it seems frivolous. Can anyone tell me who owns Northern Greenland? I can't tell if the colour is red for Britannia or orange for Blazing Sun.

I think it is Brittania

That's what I was thinking. Seems like a cool staging ground for some early land battles between the Brits and the Prussians.

Ya and you could come up with some ingenious terrain effect like a frozen lake that can sustain the weight of a landship......for a while.....

Looking at the map, I'm going to have to go with Britannia; it is definitely red-orange and not yellow. Plus, it just makes no sense to me that the EotBS would have spread that far; certainly the fluff does not indicate that they have, although the fluff is pretty limited so anything is possible, I guess.

It is true that Greenland appears to be split between Brittania and Prussia, so it would definitely fit as a setting for ground battles

Pael wrote:Ya and you could come up with some ingenious terrain effect like a frozen lake that can sustain the weight of a landship......for a while.....

sounds like an interesting terrain rule. maybe 'stress points' based on the size of land vessel and time spent on it...i like it.