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Victory Decision: Future Combat released


Future Combat is the latest game in the Victory Decision line for 2013. A lot of talk about the game and some polls already happened on the ViDe forum on LAF. Initially it started under project name “Planetfall”, but after Spartan Games announced a game under that name, I decide to rename it in Future Combat.


I added a lot of new stuff to the WW II and Gear Krieg rules. Best thing most of these rules can also be used in any of the other books! For a more in depth look into what is new, feel free to read the Design Notes (excerpt from the book-> http://www.adpublishing.de/html/fuco_design_notes.html).

Victory Decision: Future Combat is a comprehensive game system to using SF Infantry units and Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Victory Decision. These rules cover almost all aspects of Science Fiction wargaming, from Troop Quality and Leadership to Air Strikes, Bunker Assaults, Combat in Buildings, Vehicle and VTOL combat.

Victory Decision: Future Combat features a unique Leadership-modified alternate unit activation system with an integrated Electronic Warfare aspect. The result is a fun and fast paced war game that involves both players constantly. The rules cover individually based infantry miniatures and also group- or multibased miniatures, aka Infantry Stands. While designed with 20-28 mm miniatures in mind the Victory Decision game system is flexible enough to handle any miniatures from 6 mm to 32 mm. So whatever your existing miniature collection consists of, you can start playing right away.

This rulebook not only provides 8 generic Scenarios but also point based Force lists that can be used to represent many classic SF settings. All necessary Game Markers are also included within this book.


As with our previous books you get a full colour version with many high quality pictures of fully painted models and a mostly B&W printer friendly version.

You can get the 128 pages high quality, full colour ebook via the Wargame Vault:
http://www.wargamevault.com/product/123481/
for $ 12,74.

More infos and pics: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/future_combat_vide.html

Stop Press: Just ONE day out and ViDe Future Combat is the number one hottest item based on yesterdays sales at Wargame Vault!


THANK YOU all!

Whoa ! Congratulations on such an amazing feat !!!

Thanks, BTW - next is the dedicated Bug/ Xeno/ Alien supplement!

(So get into contact Moloch and we hammer the list in shape!)

Hey this is actually really cool! I see some Red Blok AT-43 stuff in those pics! I may pick this up if it gets around.

 ultimentra wrote:
Hey this is actually really cool! I see some Red Blok AT-43 stuff in those pics! I may pick this up if it gets around.

Thanks!

Well it has "gets around" so far .
Good sales the last two days after the Saturday release and already some lively discussions:
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=61023.0
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=61082.0

Hi,

1st a big thank you for buying "Victory Decision - Future Combat" and all the nice feedback.
Number 1 Hottest Title in 2 days after release. Best Copper Seller within 4 days! Call me happy. 8)

But talk is cheap, getting you something extra is better.

I added a new unit to the book and included some more pics to make ViDe - FuCo even "sexier".

Changes:
Page 3 - Old Crow Models (oldcrowmodels.co.uk) added to "Miniatures shown in this publication"
Page 91 - New unit - Experimental Hardshell Power Armour Combat Suit Squad
Page 120 - 2 Pictures added for the Stationary Weapon Support Platform

I changed again some minor errors; Changes 21.12.2013:
Page 87 - Points for Close Combat Specialist added, other points corrected
Page 102 - Jet-Pack option added to 22.2.2. Hardshell Power Armour Combat Suit Command Section
Page 106 - Points for Close Combat Specialist added

There is now an "Updates" section on my website:
http://www.adpublishing.de/html/fuco_updates.html

And I have added some more example units to give you an idea what kind of units can be created with Future Combat:

Robots by Copplestone Casting - High Tech Infantry Platoon Combat Element;
Multirole Combat Suit Infantry Squad - 335 points; Options: Kinetic Pulse Carbines (-5 points), Pioneer option for whole unit to represent the additional toughness of Robots (the Tenacity ability will help a lot!) (+35 points), 5 minis removed from unit (5*37= -185 points), Overall Cost: 180 points


Modern Troops by The Assault Group - Low Tech Infantry Platoon Combat Element;
Rifle Squad - 130 points; Options: 4* Assault Rifle (4*6 = +24 points), 1* Grenade Launcher (+10 points), 1* LMG (+30 points), 5 minis removed from unit (5*12 = -60 points), Overall Cost: 134 points


Troops by DUST-Models - Mid Tech Infantry Platoon Combat Element;
Ballistic Armour Rifle Squad - 250 points; Options: 4* Experimental Laser Rifle (4*5 = +20 points), 1* LMG (+30 points), Enhanced option for whole unit to represent the weird war touch (+135 points)5 minis removed from unit (5*48 = -240 points), Overall Cost: 195 points

V 010003 – 140111
Changes 11.01.2014:
Page 3 - DreamForge added under "Miniatures shown in this publication"
Ash Barker added under "Creative Consulting, additional Editing and Proofreading"; he edited severalgrammatical and verb tense items out of the book. No rules were changed but reading the rules should now be more accessible.
Page 38 - New Weapon Feature Z Infection/X+ added.
Page 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 94 - Flechette Gun added.
Page 95 - Option to take the new Weapon Feature Z Infection/X+ added.
Page 99 - Lasergun added to 22.1.6. High Tech Infantry Hardshell Weapons
Page 97, 100, 101, 105, 113 - Guided Flechette Gun added.
Page 102, 109 - High Tech Infantry Weapons chart added under Options.
Page 113 - Picture added.

I have updated the Future Combat book again. While writing the next book - Rival Species - for the Future Combat line I added new Actions, Abilities and Psi Powers. I realized that these would be a great addition to the core book as well.
The latest update now includes all the rules to use and cancel Psi Powers in Future Combat!
A small but nice list of useable Psi Powers is also added.

So, here is what changed:

V 010004 – 140201 - Changes 01.02.2014:
Page 3 - Zac Belado added under "Creative Consulting, additional Editing and Proofreading"
Page 23 - Use Psi Action added as an Overwatch action
Page 27 - Use Psi Action added
Page 32 - Psi Sensitive added
Page 84 - 21.1. Mid Tech Infantry Psi Powers added
Page 88 - Psi Sensitive upgrade added as unit option
Page 99 - 22.1. High Tech Infantry Psi Powers added
Page 104 - Psi Sensitive upgrade added as unit option

The rulebook is again updated, I added a new unit!


V 010007 – 140518 - Changes 18.05.2014:
Page 120 - Added; new unit “Giant Combat Mecha”

Just downloaded the rules, they look very cool. I love the flexibility built into force creation. Great stuff!

Thanks! That was exactly one of the design goals!