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I just got the prints for the werewolves and chupcabras (and drones for Mechadrome) and shipped them off to get the masters made. I was going to take pictures but the prints were a clear plastic and they didn't come out good in the pics, you couldn't see the detail too good. I'll take pics of the master models when I get them in a couple of weeks.

Also just got the first screenshot for the new Artillery piece. Was calling it the Grappler before, but decided to change the name to Werecatcher.



It uses the same bottom pieces as the gatling gun, so all we need to do is make the top part. I'm going to ask to thicken the blades and bow a little bit, so there will be less chance of warpage. I'm also going to be getting the sculpts done for the first Monster Hunter character, so the initial funding goal for the Kickstarter will include this, the hunter, the chupacabras and the werewolves But due to the printing and mold delays it's looking like the campaign will be around early-mid July now. I just need to get the beast masters and paint them up. The hunter and werecatcher will probably not be done in time, but I will at least have screenshots or prints to show off when the time comes

Little update for the Werecatcher. We made the blades and bow a little thicker so it won’t bend or warp easily, and here you can see how the pieces go together



Next up we'll be sculpting the infamous monster hunter, J. W. Clarkson.

Werecatcher looks awesome! I'm interested in that all on its own even, looks like something my chaos dwarfs would use ... if they even still exist in a few months after the WHFB changes! But I could see quite a few fantasy players being interested in these (dark elf players, for instance).

Thanks, I like how it came out too and I like how it uses the same carriage as the gatling gun, so it will be cheaper to make

When we start doing the undead stuff I'm also planning another artillery piece also with the same carriage, but it will be like a gatling-wooden-stake-shooter.

Here’s a high res 3D render of the Werecatcher so you can see the detail better. You can click to enlarge it in the gallery.



I’m going to hold off on getting it printed until I get the sculpt for the monster hunter so I can get both done at the same time. So that will be later this month.

Planning out the Kickstarter now though. I’ll have all of the original models available as add-ons, but I’m going to have to charge for shipping after the fact since there will be so many different minis and everyone’s pledge will likely be different, it’s not like a boxed game where you can easily calculate that ahead of time. I do plan to have EU friendly shipping though, since Game Salute/ShipNaked has a UK warehouse we can ship to.

At first I was going to have it were every $50 you pledge gets you a free hired gun or artillery piece of your choice. But with the previous campaigns I know there’s folks out there that already have all the hired guns, so what I thought I’d do instead is every $50 in a pledge earns a $5 bonus, and you can use that bonus cash in the pledge manager to put toward other models or toward shipping.

I’ll probably just have 2 pledge levels though, I’m assuming the werewolf starter pack will be $20, but may be $25 since there’s 6 minis and they’re a little bigger the the average man, have to wait and see what the prices are when I get the masters. So I’d have a pledge for $20 or $25 for just the werewolf, plus another one for $50 or $55 that gets you the werewolves, 1 human gang, 1 rulebook and 1 savage beasts book, like a 2-player starter set. Maybe slightly higher to include the monster hunter and werecatcher too? But I want to keep it simple, no crazy pledges with building kits or anything like that like we did before.

If we’re able to get to the stretch goals for other beasts I may add other pledge levels to include even more, but I imagine most people will be picking a lot of different add-on items. In the end I’ll be using my online store as my pledge manager, and your pledge + bonus will be treated like store credit, like I did for Mechadrome. So the pledge manager will be open to anyone, but you’ll only get the bonus cash if you pledge in the Kickstarter

I just posted a few photos from our Origins demos over on my blog here:

http://www.gangfightgames.com/2015/06/10/photos-from-origins/



Thanks again to Porkuslime for running so many great demos and introducing a bunch of new gang leaders to Blackwater Gulch (and getting me a bunch of sales this week :p )

How about a pledge level for just the books and cards? Or at least an 'add on' pledge level that allows us to get those things?

It’s looking like the card packs will be $6-7 for each faction. We’ll have Outlaw cards, Lawmen, Hired Guns/Artillery and Beasts. So what I’m thinking now, is maybe not doing a printed Savage Beasts book, and just keeping it as a PDF update like we did for the Rebels & Reinforcements campaign.

So there would be the 1 low pledge for just the Werewolf starter set minis, and the next one up would be Werewolves + J.W. Clarkson the monster hunter + Werecatcher + all 4 card packs for $50ish, basically all the new stuff. I decided to add the monster hunter and werecatcher to the main funding goal rather than making them stretch goals.

Then possibly a 3rd pledge around $75 to also add in 1 original gang set and 1 rulebook?

And then for the rewards rather than $5 for every $50 I figured it would be easier to make it “Every pledge $50 or more gets 10% bonus bucks”, so a $75 pledge gets $7.50 extra store credit in the pledge manager, and that can be used for extra models or to put toward shipping or whatever.

Howdy folks!

We just posted another new rulebook update, with a few minor tweaks & corrections, plus info for the new profession, the Moonshiner. Because gangs love booze.

We’ve also update ALL previous character cards PDFs to the new version, and will be offering print-on-demand versions soon (waiting to get my preview copies to see how they look). There are also playtest cards for the Savage Beasts faction now as well, plus playtest cards for a few new hired guns and the Werecatcher. Also, all previous gang members have been promoted to professionals, so there will be a lot more variety in your gangs now.



You can download everything on our downloads page here:

http://www.gangfightgames.com/blackwater-gulch/rules/

We also have some new concept art to share for our Bandit henchmen pack. Again, these are going to be the generic no-name townsfolk that you can use to bulk up your gang. Each henchman type will have 1 of all the same weapon, in this case, the Bandits all have pistols. Hopefully these guys will be unlocked in our Kickstarter in August.



More to come