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Hey there all. I’m Ross Franks, long-time gamer, painter, modeler, 3D graphic designer known as Pancreasboy. I've been out of the gaming world for a while and I want to see what's being played these days, their positive and negative aspects and if my 3D design skills can contribute in any way.

To do that I’ve created this questionnaire that should only take 5-10 minutes and I'll release the results in the future.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdf1pi9GXy1Ja7vp5m8WkXkx4JHbVLDAFppfGZXOPMAT3MntQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Looking forward to your comments.

I’ve taken the survey. Not sure how much help that’ll be.

Sweet, thanks man, anything is helpful.

Any questions you think I might have missed in regards to anything missing in the wargaming world at the moment?

It seemed like there was an assumption that gamers will have attended gaming conventions or be interested in historical games. There were a lot of choices for historical periods, and far fewer for fantasy and Sci Fi gaming, with some categories being overly broad. I struggled a bit to convey how I and my friends approach the hobby.

Sorry if this sounds negative but I lost interest when I needed to log in to complete the survey (and yes I get the deter trolls thing)

There you go, I may be a it of an outlier though.

Submitted.

Yep submitted, not sure how much it helps since i play loads of games including some that are less popular outside my local area.

No worries guys, thanks for those who have given feedback so far, and feel free to tell me if questions or information was missed (eg were there any specific categories I should have added for the fewer choices for fantasy and Sci Fi gaming?)

If you haven't used the Questionnaire yet feel free to give it a go when you can.

Thanks again.

Hey there all, as promised here’s the results to the questionnaire I provided recently, on my Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twistedpancreasgames (or if you sent me your email address you should have received it already, check your junk mail).

Thanks to over 560 responses (and more people are still contributing) I’m looking to start with something that was fairly in demand and yet serves all genres of gaming… modular Battle Mats which I’ll start a new post about it here ( https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/805090.page#11364468 ) or on my above facebook group link.

Thanks for all your help again and hopefully I can provide you all with some exciting and useful items for your wargaming!

Game on!

Hey there guys, for easier access I’ve released a direct link to the questionnaire I provided recently, here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKVMxZByydSS-exA-O1qGERX5Rsuzq8X/view while I’m considering the Battle Mats option I’m also looking to start with something that was fairly in demand, ie humour, modularity and quick games, that will be great to casually invite new players into the hobby and also give veteran gamers a bit of a beer and pretzel game.

It will be called “Bad Goods”. Think aliens who turned our everyday “goods” into killing machines against humanity, only for them to rebel and turn on the aliens as well. Now the Bad Goods roam the planet seeking their enemies and fighting amongst their own factions whilst upgrading themselves.
Basically before and in-game you will be able to change front and back sections (Numbers 1-3 in the linked image below) with different chassis then you can loadout the “Bad Goods” with addons and weapons (Numbers 4-7 in the linked image below) all with a snap together system. And then let the carnage begin with scenarios, speed ramps, teleporters and more!



Anyhow I thought I’d see what you all thought and you can see it’s all in the early stages with very simple 3d models and some test 3d prints (which will eventually be resin print files with post apocalyptic details, such as chains, skulls, damage, etc).

Keep in mind I will also be creating some popular scenery files for other games as well at the same time.

So thanks again for all your help again and hopefully I can provide you all with some exciting and useful items for your wargaming!

Game on!

Feel free to follow future updates here https://www.facebook.com/groups/twistedpancreasgames