Mantic Deadzone Kickstarter - Completed! - $1,216,482 final total.

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**scarletsquig**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Drat,

I can't get the numbers to add up with what I need to spend in the next few months

(note to boiler makers, old boilers seemed to last forever, why do newer more efficient ones just die? grumble, grumble)

I hear you on this, I haven't had hot water (other than the electric shower) for 6 months. Newfangled nonsense that takes up a carbon-monoxide-threat-ilicious corner in my bedroom and drips from time to time. Too expensive to fix the thing. Move out next month though!

I'm at $180 for Strike + Hardcover currently. I'd like to pledge more, and could go a bit further (really want faction boosters and zombies), but the KoW survey got a lot of cash put into it, too.

**GrimDork**

Alright everyone else has been asking for verification, you guys think this looks legit?

Pledge/Add-on Cost--- Total 758
Assault Team 290
Chovar Psychic 10
AI deck 8
Urban War 185
Deluxe gaming mat x2 40
Urban detailing Mega bundle 65

Booster bundle + BOGO 50
Booster bundle + BOGO 50
Booster bundle + BOGO 50
Resin Loot counters 10

**Yonan**

More additions to the starters, score.

**Ahtman**

Barzam wrote:
Are any of you guys completing any of the factions?

Forge Fathers and Marauders. Might blow another 85 just to get Corp and Asterians ($35 for Ast Starter and $50 in BOGO Boosters).

**Triszin**

question is the 300$ + printed rulebook essentially the 40$ collector rule book?

**scarletsquig**

Update:

Faction Boost!
Update #88 · Jun 2, 2013 · 9 comments

And another one bites the dust - that's Bjarg Starnafall in!

$1,100,000 - Marauder Stuntbot

An older generation Strider combat suit, the Stuntbot is piloted by a single dextrous Goblin who, with a fully enclosed set of armour and a big gun, suddenly isn’t that frightened of getting into a scrap.

If we hit this goal, we will sculpt and tool the Marauder Stuntbot in resin and make it available for you to add on to your pledge.
NEW! $1,120,000 – Faction Starter Boost!

After some discussion with our toolmaker, it turns out we can still get some more models into the Faction Starters.

So, if we hit this goal, we will boost your Faction Starter(s) to their full contents!

We will add:

- 1 Enforcer with Heavy Rifle with the Enforcer Faction Starter

- 1 Plague 3rd Gen with the Plague Faction Starter

- 1 Rebs Human Trooper with the Rebs Faction Starter

- 1 Warden with Charge Glove with the Asterian Faction Starter

- 1 Brokkr to the Forge Father Faction Starter

Note that with the addition of two sets of weapons and arms to the Marauders earlier in the campaign, the Faction Starter is already at its full capacity – sorry Orx Fans!

However, don’t be too upset…
NEW! $1,140,000 – Chief Radgrad, Marauder Character

If we hit this goal, we will sculpt and tool Chief Radgrad, the Marauder Named Character!
And there's still more to come!

**Triszin**

I just upped mine to 367

strike team early bird 141
helfather 8
urban battle 95
expanded univers 50
zombies 15
enforcer howlett 8
booster expander 50

**Ronin_eX**

Almost at $200k for the day! A pretty impressive pull and it still isn't over. Can't wait to get Radgrad in the bag so I don't have to fiddle with the $45 I put in for the bundle.

**Pacific**

Have to say I'm surprised by how many people were holding out till the last possible moment with this one..

Wonder if it has anything left in the tank?

**GrimDork**

I'm tapped out. I could maybe put up another 40 or so for a couple of the LSV but I'm really trying to hold off.

**primalexile**

I am going after Strike Team, Loot Containers and AI deck. I figure I can buy everything else down the line. With Kingdom Death dropping on us in November I do not want to completely overwhelm myself and my gaming friends with a flood of models.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Triszin wrote:
question is the 300$ + printed rulebook essentially the 40$ collector rule book?

No, the $40 hardcover has lots of additional content that you'll only have in PDF otherwise (eg the Nexus Psi campaign & other stuff)

I'll dig for mantics quote and add it

Edit to add 2 mantic quotes

The mercenary scenario will only be in the hardback book. It's a bit of cool exclusive content

&

@Robin - The $300 one is just the compendium, the other one is the rulebook, the compendium, the short story compilation and other stuff in one book!

**Triszin**

/\ i'll wait till you find the quote, then, if true raise my pledge by a final 40$.

**deleted20250424**

Man, I wish the Chief was lower down.... 50k in 2 hours....

/crosses fingers

**wiper**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Triszin wrote:
question is the 300$ + printed rulebook essentially the 40$ collector rule book?

No, the $40 hardcover has lots of additional content that you'll only have in PDF otherwise (eg the Nexus Psi campaign & other stuff)

Actually, the Nexus Psi campaign is one of the things that will be in the Compendium, but the collector's book has the actual core rules (the compendium only includes the extra rules (e.g. Solo, Zombie etc.)), the short stories, a developer diary and an extra scenario, all in one place.

So, essentially, it's the rulebook, the compendium, the digital writings plus a developer diary and extra scenario all bound in one hard-back book. Probably going to be a bit of a hefty bugger!

Edit: I really need to remember to use the quote function

**DaveC**

You can now add extra terrain accessory sprues for $5 each.

**scarletsquig**

^ Yep, the hardback has *Everything*, including the stuff that was .pdf only, and not included in the compendium, such as the fiction collection.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Triszin wrote:
/\ i'll wait till you find the quote, then, if true raise my pledge by a final 40$.

Quotes found,

The mercenary scenario will only be in the hardback book. It's a bit of cool exclusive content

&

@Robin - The $300 one is just the compendium, the other one is the rulebook, the compendium, the short story compilation and other stuff in one book!

basically the hardback will have lots more (in print) than the compendium ($300 spend freebie)

**Triszin**

I will say this, the next Mantic kickstarter needs to be organized by pictures nice and neat on the front page. gak, i'd put the updates together and message them, its a bit confusing now to go scrolling and searching for stuff.

**pretre**

Gah, I think I'm chickening out and just going Strike + Expanded. I can always add boosters on the survey

**Triszin**

well thats that, i just upped by another 40 for a final total of 407. I as of now am tapped out. Anything else I might want to buy i'll add on the second survey.

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is dakka better now? ddos attack?

**scarletsquig**

^ Dakka hiccuped for a second!

Stunt bot is in!

Free minis up next!

Radgrad!
Update #89 · Jun 2, 2013 · 1 comment

And that’s the Stuntbot in and now available to add-on to your pledge!

We’ve now added the Accessory Sprue to the front page as an individual add-on for your pledge!

NEW! $1,120,000 – Faction Starter Boost!

After some discussion with our toolmaker, it turns out we can still get some more models into the Faction Starters.

So, if we hit this goal, we will boost your Faction Starter(s) to their full contents!

We will add:

- 1 Enforcer with Heavy Rifle with the Enforcer Faction Starter

- 1 Plague 3rd Gen with the Plague Faction Starter

- 1 Rebs Human Trooper with the Rebs Faction Starter

- 1 Warden with Charge Glove with the Asterian Faction Starter

- 1 Brokkr to the Forge Father Faction Starter

Note that with the addition of two sets of weapons and arms to the Marauders earlier in the campaign, the Faction Starter is already at its full capacity – sorry Orx Fans!

However, don’t be too upset…
NEW! $1,140,000 – Chief Radgrad, Marauder Character

Zrakan let rip with another massive burst of fire, his grinning green face shuddering with the fierce recoil. “Raaaagh!” he shouted out of pure excitement. “Eat that!” He fired again and again, pausing only to shout abuse and reload. The mutant bodies were stacked high now, but still they kept on coming, clambering over the shattered corpses of their fallen comrades to get down the narrow alley to the Orx’ position.

The click of another empty magazine and Zrakan was looking around for more ammo. Only one clip left. Where were those reinforcements? The enemy certainly didn’t seem to be running out. Things might be getting interesting pretty soon.

Slapping the last mag into the weapon, Zrakan aimed down the alley once more, but before he could pull the trigger he noticed that the attackers had paused. Saving his ammo Zrakan watched and waited for the next surge that was sure to come. Then, without warning, a body flew through the air, smacking into the alley wall. Another mutant was smashed against the others and several went down in a tangle of limbs. From the shadows a massive figure crashed into the horde, slashing this way and that with buzz-saws and blades, tearing into them with point blank fire from a dozen guns that ripped great holes in their ranks. In mere moments the blood-spattered figure had smashed through the broken attackers to stand in the alley entrance, gore dripping from his blades and armour.

“Oh Radgrad”, said Zrakan “there you are.”

If we hit this goal, we will sculpt and tool Chief Radgrad, the Marauder Named Character!

Wow guys, just wow. Just how far can we can keep going?

**Pacific**

Yup definitely something going on, shame as this thread (and others like it at the end of a KS) are always a lot of fun.

**H.B.M.C.**

*Adds Enforcer Mech*
*Adds Plague Mech*

**GrimDork**

I'm gonna get enforcer mech and use a spare zombie and some magnets! Maybe even some alternate distressed plasticard to swap in for damaged sections, maybe just pilots tho.

**Yonan**

Lots of new backers rolling in still. Happy the starters are getting fully filled out, an extra 3-5 troops for each strike is great.

Just under 2 hours to go. $1.2M yay.

**Pacific**

Is it just me or did an extra hour get added to the clock?

**darkPrince010**

I think it did, as it went from "1 hour remaining" to "110 minutes remaining"

Either way, I ain't complaining

**DaveC**

Nope when kickstarter shows hours left it rounds down to the nearest full hour so 2 hours 59 minutes shows as 2 hours left no time has been added it's just that minutes left is more accurate.

**Ronin_eX**

Pacific wrote:
Is it just me or did an extra hour get added to the clock?

The way KS counts down is a bit weird (mostly because it eschews giving an exact number of minutes). When the clock switches to N hours it is rounding down and tends to mean N hours and 59 minutes.