Kickstarter Link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/282429745/star-eagles
I'm just a backer for this Kickstarter, but realised I've not seen it listed up here.
It looks like it uses some of the core Song of Heroes rules with a variety of alterations
Snippets taken from the Kickstarter page...
Info:
Star Eagles is a science fiction action game of futuristic space fighter combat that allows you to play out the battles from your favorite books, movies, and TV shows. In a standard game, each player controls a squadron of 4-12 ships competing in exciting, objective-based missions in space, on moons, and in the atmosphere of planets. The game is easy to learn, yet tactically rich with many options that provide variety without bogging down the pace. Players build their squadron from a variety of small craft ranging from nimble, yet fragile, light fighters all the way up to larger gunboats and corvettes. Although Star Eagles may be used to play one-off missions, the game is intended to be played as a campaign where your pilots gain experience and you manage your squadron's resources over a series of linked scenarios.
A unique feature of Star Eagles is an open source unit building system that lets you create your own ships. You can recreate your favorite ships from any media, or entirely new designs from your imagination. If you prefer to jump right into the action, we created a whole background for you, including beautiful detailed resin 1/285 scale miniatures.
THREE WAYS TO PLAY
STANDARD – This is the default game mode which involves 8-12 ships per player on a 4’x4’ gaming surface and is usually concluded in 60-90 minutes. Ships are controlled and maneuvered individually, but individual pilot traits and detailed ship damage are abstracted.
DETAILED – Designed for 3-4 ships per player and concludes in 45-60 minutes on a 3'x3' playing surface. Uses the standard engine, but includes more detailed ship damage by location. Pilots can be customized with unique skills.
EPIC BATTLE- This is for those who demand a truly grand spectacle on the table. Players each control 20-50 ships organized into squadrons of 3-6 ships each. Played on a 4’x6’ table, all movement and attacks are performed by groups rather than by individual ships. Dogfighting is more abstracted, but combined arms and good use of the various capabilities of different classes of ships becomes critical. Contact markers are used to create a 'Fog of war'. Scanning and recon are important to avoid ambushes. Games can still be finished in 90 minutes.
STAR EAGLES RULEBOOK
The Star Eagles rulebook is a 6"x9" full color, 84+ paperback which includes all the rules needed to play the game, run campaigns, and design your own ships. It also has a background history of the Star Eagles universe, including details on ConStar, the S'Sekai, ASEC, and all the ships we have designed for the game.
DESIGN AND PLAY YOUR OWN SHIPS!
One of the great features of Star Eagles is you can easily design your own ships. We provide a spreadsheet tool that allows you to select the traits of your ship, automatically calculating point values and generating a profile. This lets you play with any miniature spaceships from your own existing collection.
Use your own spaceships alongside ours
Play in your own universe
Re-create ships from your favorite book, movie, or TV show.
Scale Comparison:
5 Main Starters/Factions
Con-Star Squadron:
S'Sekai Squadron:
S'Sekai Swarm Squadron:
Con-Star Colonial Squadron
ASEC A.I.:
Models are in resin, but there are options to get more models in a squadron by taking some in metal rather than resin.
Lots more info on the Kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/282429745/star-eagles
