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 Barzam wrote:
Ah, don't tempt me with new weapons. I still haven't finished up my Kickstarter stuff.

If you're looking for some suggestions for Republic troops, how about some shotgunners with riot shields?

Great idea Maybe SMGs would work with the shields too.

I would be happy with either one. I also wouldn't mind seeing an HMG variant of the Tracer somewhere down the line either.

what happened to your light Exo Mech Armour infantry models? just curious

Those were the Tracers I was asking about.

Hi Guys here's the next 2 minis finished and a photo of the complete Unity Council from the first Kickstarter.
Just the Goliath left to paint and I'm already for the next Kickstarter :-)

ellyll81 wrote:
Hi Guys here's the next 2 minis finished and a photo of the complete Unity Council from the first Kickstarter.
Just the Goliath left to paint and I'm already for the next Kickstarter :-)

Thanks for the photos, and err.. Get painting that Goliath!

I'm pleased to announce that

AFTERLIFE VOLUME ONE : THE SHARDS OF LIBERTY

will launch on Kickstarter at 8pm on October 1st!

Additionally, today we launched the brand new fully updated www.afterlifevolumes.com website.

The site features a huge array of background material including the history of the Afterlife world, the Factions and Corporations which play major parts and also plenty of individual characters who will influence the narrative!

If you are interested in the game and background check out the new website - CLICK HERE

Any questions about the game, the Kickstarter or anything else fire away and I will do my best to answer!

Hello! I would be very interested to have details about pledge levels (specifically price and contents) so I can budget for this. Also a working hyperlink would not go amiss

Gasmasked Mook wrote:
Hello! I would be very interested to have details about pledge levels (specifically price and contents) so I can budget for this. Also a working hyperlink would not go amiss

Wow that was amateur of me.. Thanks I've fixed that now!

Stressing that this is only provisional there will be -

An "add ons only" pledge.
A £65/$106 Basic pledge which will get some stretch goals.
A £100/$165 Main pledge with more figures for each side and ALL stretch goals.

Content isn't finalised yet, but will include figures for both sides, and will be all brand new miniatures. We are also hoping to include premium printed card tokens/templates/scatter terrain but that will have to be a stretch goal due to the cost of doing a print run.

There will be some bigger pledges and also quite a few Add-On options depending on funding.

Hope this helps

Really, you'll have it coming up that soon!? I'm probably going to have to back it. At the very least, I'd like to back it. I hope I'll have some money available to throw into this one.

From the small amount of fluff i read there going to be more factions? (in the future) because there are the 2 main groups and some smaller factions, gangs and stuff and even company armies?

Great to hear about the upcoming KS.

The new site looks smashing. I look forward to going through it in detail.


Also, i've been meaning to send you an email with some rules feedback but just haven't got around to it yet. I should get on that.

The background is quite interesting, like a non-magic, amalgamated version of Mutant Chronicles, Netrunner, and a few more.

I would love to read more on the fluff if you already have it.

Man, that website is looking amazing. Really digging what you guys are doing here, very curious to see how this will further develop!


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By the way, recheck the info on Raul Tennyson, in one bit he is mentioned to be the nephew of Armand Tennyson, elsewhere he is the grandson. When I have a bit more free time I could go through all the texts if you'd like, it is my field of work after all!

Keep up the good work!!

Thanks very much guys!

@Barzam - yep that soon! Glad you are hoping to support us when we launch!

@Jehan-Reznor - Yes lots more factions - at least three full size factions, and also a number of character which exert influence behind the scenes, and could thus command Unity Council forces in battle but be working for their own ends.

Players will also be able to make up their own characters and groups of miniatures to represent small corporations and rebel groups not directly refered to in the main background.

@Snrub,

Thanks very much! Get a cup of tea to sit down with, there is a lot of info in there!

Yes please do send us any rules feedback asap, as we are currently developing the next version which will be the public Beta released with the Kickstarter.

@Gohkm, Thanks I am glad you like it, I will have to look into the universes you mention! We have a couple of great short stories and a bit more background which we will be releasing during the KS.

@Malika - Thanks glad you like it Thanks for the heads up re Raul. We changed him to a Nephew but I missed that section in the Unity Council page.

Cheers

Looks like a very well thought out background and website, which bodes well for the game itself, and I look forward to seeing it develop. I probably won't be able to get in on KS, but will almost certainly dive in when it hits retail.

When are you doing your guardsman sized meltas and plasmas?

28mm? With that much character in the character models?

Your Mech suits are excellent, too. I don't need another KS right now, but I'll check this out at the very least.

And hey - a website that's artfully done and a compelling backstory. Love the wave-synching market idea particularly. Well done.

The only thing missing from this realistic dystopian setting is a race of mutant ice cream cone creatures from planet X.

I'm hoping we see some stuff for the lunar and AI factions in here, even if it's just some allied units.

Any chance of seeing guys with a light augmentation system like Maddox from Robocop or Matt Damon or the crazy dude from Elysium? The cyborg arms you have are already kinda close but would just need to be sleeves with hydraulics and a mount on the shoulder and elbow or similar.

Other than that, I'm loving the newest stuff you guys have put out. The quality of your miniatures is getting better and better!

Check the middle of page 81!

Whoah, somehow I missed the post about the KS.
Be careful with those names.. there is actually a Rand corporation and they might not like having their company in your game.

I have no idea how to get a hold of your rules. However, I will say, please leave some room (if you haven't already) for vehicles. While you currently do not offer much in that area beyond walkers and drones, it would be nice to be able to use vehicles we may already own or that you might produce in the future, even if the rules themselves are way generalized, it would be a nice change of pace to be able to use stuff from Antenociti or "others".

Vehicles are mentioned in the background story. There's not much, but they are there.

I believe there may have been talk about getting tanks into the game at some point. But I don't remember. Best ask Joel.
To me though, this seems like a game where tanks would be far to clunky. I mean, sure, tanks would still "fit" within the rules (as they are now) but I feel it'd be an awkward fit.

Still I guess only time will tell.

Gasmasked Mook wrote:
Check the middle of page 81!

Right idea but I'd like to see them on the upper body more than anything. I am doing a force based on OCP from Robocop.



Someone else mentioned tanks being too clunky in the rules: RE: I still have no idea where to get the rules for this system. I'm starting to feel a bit slow :/

Rules are still in the beta version at the moment and are currently only available to Vanguard backers of the last KS.

So at the moment, if you want to check the rules out;
-You could either see if there are any Vanguard backers in your area who would be willing to give you a game.
-Wait for the next KS which will have the full rule set included.

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the feedback!

@paradigm - Glad you like the site. we are hoping to get most of the models completed before the end of the KS so this hopefully means we will be able to ship rewards and get stuff available at retail quicker than the last KS project!

@Javin - We of course cant make Melta and plasma weapons.. I am working on some smaller versions of our special weapons for human infantry, and the afterlife range, but at the moment Im trying to work out the best way to release special weapons for the afterlife range AND other infantry models, ideally without to many duplicate moulds.
First priority is getting the game out there, but weapon bits are on the to-do list!

@Vermonter? Do you mean character as in background or quality of the models? eitherway yes we are trying to really go for it with the named characters, as they are critical to the backstory and narrative element!
Im afraid I have to disappoint - no plans for mutant icecream monsters!

@Barzam - Sticking firmly on Earth for now. the lunar colonies dont have there own factions as such (At this point) but rather the different earth factions will have corporate interests in space.
There will be a few robot/drone units for CRANE corporation, but at the moment firmly under human control!

@Mlaw - yes plans for light aumetic systems and infantry. The existing "raider" is a medium exo suit of that type, but there will be lighter versions including the Pulse-Mechs I am currently working on for the KS.

Thanks for the heads up about Rand - I doubt they would be offended but I will look at changing it just in case. I named my Rand corporation after Ayn Rand.

There will be vehicles in the game, and certainly rules for all sorts, but probably nothing larger than an APC - main battle tanks don't really exist in afterlife, they are just not effective enough in a world of gunships, Exo-mechs and Rail guns!
The focus will be on infantry and lighter, faster vehicles. I hope to release a number of vehicles at some point but probably not with volume 1.

As Snrub says - at the moment only Vanguard backers of our last KS have the rules.

We are working on a revised version 2 with quite a lot of changes (hopefully improvements) and will release the public beta version during the KS for volume 1.

Cheers

Joel

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


Thanks for the heads up about Rand - I doubt they would be offended but I will look at changing it just in case. I named my Rand corporation after Ayn Rand.

How about Raynd then, you've got ayn and rand I the same word then...?

Thanks for the answer . I like your bits and have ordered from you regularly. Keep up the good work.

 Nicky J wrote:

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


Thanks for the heads up about Rand - I doubt they would be offended but I will look at changing it just in case. I named my Rand corporation after Ayn Rand.

How about Raynd then, you've got ayn and rand I the same word then...?

Yep good idea! Thanks,


Some more previews for the miniatures in the upcoming SHARDS OF LIBERTY Kickstarter, which launches less than one week from now on October 1st! I am putting in 12 hour+ days between now and then to get everything ready!

Here is the Unity Guard Infantry Squad with four automatic shotguns and one LMG version of the same weapon.



And a WIP preview for the Republics advanced Pulse-Mech suit, more advanced than anything they have previously deployed in the conflict.




Our new website www.afterlifevolumes.com is up now and contains loads of background information about the game and factions!

I have got lots of long days of CAD design work between now and the launch, but Im getting excited now!

Joel

Damn that pulse mech looks sweet, I'm looking forward to seeing that completed

Looking very nice. The Pulse suit is very neat looking. It looks very much along similar lines with the heavy infantry powered armor from Infinity. Xian must've really been pulling out all the stops for that suit. It actually looks more advanced than the AJAX.