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 dulydude wrote:

 Northstorm wrote:
Hey everyone, hope I'm not necroing too much here, but I have a question.

Does anyone know if there is a dedicated, active forum for AT-43 anywhere?

I just found two complete army boxes at a fleamarket a few days ago (one ONI and one COGS), and I grabbed them just to use for some Savage Worlds stuff or whatever if we ever went to space, but after looking up the game online, I can see that an ONI Army Box is like $300 on EBay, and that seems kinda crazy for a game where I personally can't find any active communities for it?

Other than here, there are two other places that have been active. The main place, at-43.understairs, has been down since mid 2018 though. The owner of the site though still has the rights to it so one day it may come back online. His main website is http://at-43.understairs.nl/index.php, and you can find the forum through it, plus other AT-43 resources.

The other place is the Esoteric Order of Gamers, as the owner there still a massive fan of AT-43. Threads pop up every now and then in his forumns and he does videos on youtube from time to time. Plus he redid the AT-43 quick reference stuff into an easier to read and print format

I just checked out the Esoteric Order of Gamers resources -- fantastic, thank you so much for the heads up. We play very rarely but their website will come in handy.

They are great for the other games the cover, too.

I miss the http://at-43.understairs.nl/ forums! I used to be on there regularly!!

We have to find a way to bring this game back.

Anyone in the Vancouver (BC, Canada) area?

I used to have some, when it came out. Then got rid. In January I grabbed an Operations Damocles boxset going cheap on a whim.. still not sure quite why. But it has turned out to be a savior.. my friends two young lads have been stuck on their Xbox since the lock down started here in the UK and have been growing more and more anti-social and aggressive.. It all boiled over in a huge family argument and their mum laying down the law.

So I gave them the box to paly with and it got them off the x-box and they are loving it. They have played all the missions in the book and more now. I make up missions for them and have even got them playing some games using good old Rogue Trader 40K fist edition.. but mostly its with the Rackham rules.

Now I am on the hunt for some more bits and pieces to expand their armies.. got a handful of karmans and 5 red block infantry from a gaming buddie thus far to add.

Hoping I can find some more bits and build up some where near some legitimate armies for them in time for their birthdays in late august.

Its a great system. So easy to teach even over video calls and distancing lol. If anyone is getting rid of stuff please give me a shout.

Now off to design this weekends games for them.. ! Hunting a fire toad renegade!

Recent interview with one of the creators of AT-43

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWTdRGITZS4&feature=youtu.be

Just bought one of each of the Therian walkers (including the character and the big Gol Gatha walker) for use in playing Gamma Wolves. They're the perfect scale and pre-painted. Can't really ask for anything more.

I never thought of that! Any of the four races from AT43 would provide great mechs for Gamma Wolves (though good luck with UNA Fire Toads, those went out of availability when the game was still alive)

 AegisGrimm wrote:
I never thought of that! Any of the four races from AT43 would provide great mechs for Gamma Wolves (though good luck with UNA Fire Toads, those went out of availability when the game was still alive)

Noble Knight has several. https://www.nobleknight.com/Products/AT-43---UNA---United-Nations-of-Ava

When I first heard of Gamma Wolves, the AT-43 models were the first ones I though of as well!

Hey all !
I've been following this thread for awhile !
I recently spent a lot of time trying to restart things up for AT-43, virtually !

It is TIME !!!
After some hours spent trying to get the best of TTS, finding compatible maps, and getting all the resources together:
WE CAN PLAY !
I created a dedicated discord, it's empty for now, it's just a meetup place:
Discord invite link: bcDCkrfgqp

(If anybody wants to join the project and help me get this discord rolling let me know)

I know it's not the real deal, but it's the closest we have and after testing a full game on TTS I can say it does the trick !
Feel free to join, write, tell me when you're free to play !
Build a 2k and 3k list and we can get things rolling !

Can't wait to meet you guys

I have a question for those still looking to play At-43. What would you think about a re-release of all the miniatures? It would be a truly massive undertaking but I think it is possible. I have been in the 3d printing wargame space for a few years now and the art that is coming out of there is to the point of being higher detail than what some of the big companies are making. Kits can be made modular and using good design concepts support locations can be fully hidden within the internal faces of models. It has also been over 10 years by my count since anyone claimed the AT-43 IP and with EOoG having all the rules out there it might be time to add the models. The goal would be new sculpts based on the original art, added detail, and kits that can be posed. Original models can be scanned to use as templates from which the new parts can be sculpted to keep the core design elements intact. This was one game I saw growing up and always wished I had the money to get into, but once I was able to the game was no longer in print. The hardest part of all of this would be the initial asset files for each race, getting the source material to start to build from, but it is well within reach. Thoughts?

It didn't go so well when Vor: The Maelstrom tried. Judging from Archon not continuing the license, Warzone didn't fare so well in the end though had (for it's time) a very successful kickstarter. I don't know. I'd be interested in picking up a few models here and there for scifi rpg purposes but not getting fully into the game.

Yeah, as much as I love AT-43 as both a game and a setting, I think it's been too long to pull off a resurrection, especially since Dust pushed so many of the same buttons(no surprise considering who was involved and that it was the original AT-43 premise) for all those intervening years.

I wouldn't say it would be impossible to pull off a resurrection. If anything, time can allow an opening that when its original release was never ready for.

For example, the general lack of hobby in AT-43 was one of the reasons why it never took off in our local groups. Fast forward a few years, and FFG pulls it off with X-Wing.

It might work if a proper investment in advertising the release.

Success is of course relative. While I don't see it reaching the hobby mass market distribution channels with prepaints again, I could see it reaching a more modest success with a 3d model and physical figure kickstarter using small batch as needed resin production.

So I'm not really even looking for a retail option, I want the STLs out there for people to use and so more people can get into the game for as cheap as possible. The real hangup is the cost of the scanner to start the project and getting the models to work on. If I could cover the cost of the equipment I would love to have all these kits for free or next to it.

So I have been looking at the numbers, and assuming people who have the minis could get them to me for modeling, this project could be underway and making cheap STLs for roughly 5k on Kickstarter.