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2012/09/21 17:52:33
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Here are a couple of screen grabs from a Skype conversation today. The picture quality is moderate but should give you an idea of the details they were able to capture. Wai Kee will be sending me a set of legs and I will get you some clearer shots once I have them in my grubby little hands
WGF is working on the pledge manager coding and we hope to have it available, barring any issues, by Thursday of next week. As you can see the production side is moving forward regardless of the pledge manager, so I would ask for your understanding as they work out the coding and test the pledge manager.
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2012/09/21 18:34:42
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Shouldnt she have a scopw, or at least iron sights? :p
No cheek weld for a scope or iron sights... The armor is too bulky to use sights. The sniper units have a flip up display on the side of the rifle; I could not fit that here due to the pose and how close it is to the chest, so it needs to be a sci-fi, techno babble explanation with some sort of holographic or retinal projection of a targeting system. You are welcome to kitbash whatever you want
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2012/09/21 18:49:11
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Shouldnt she have a scopw, or at least iron sights? :p
No cheek weld for a scope or iron sights... The armor is too bulky to use sights. The sniper units have a flip up display on the side of the rifle; I could not fit that here due to the pose and how close it is to the chest, so it needs to be a sci-fi, techno babble explanation with some sort of holographic or retinal projection of a targeting system. You are welcome to kitbash whatever you want
<3 I love how you've actually gone through and worked out if it's even possible to get a proper cheek weld with a rifle in this gear.
That's just awesome.
Hi I'm KM and I'm a DFG customer for life.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
Gun looks super now Mark. That extra detail is perfect!
Those plastic parts... Wow, I knew they were supposed to be just as good as the resin kits but I always thought that they would come down in quality ever so slightly. But no! If anything details look a tad sharper due to the nice clean edges, this bodes very well for the rest of the model!
Shouldnt she have a scopw, or at least iron sights? :p
No cheek weld for a scope or iron sights... The armor is too bulky to use sights. The sniper units have a flip up display on the side of the rifle; I could not fit that here due to the pose and how close it is to the chest, so it needs to be a sci-fi, techno babble explanation with some sort of holographic or retinal projection of a targeting system. You are welcome to kitbash whatever you want
Just you wait until i have that dev forum access tough guy!
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2012/09/21 19:09:20
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Maybe I missed the infos, but for the ladies, will it be possible to mix them in with the normal troopers? So your squad can have both boys an girls? or will they just be a one special unit?
2012/09/21 22:54:20
Subject: Re: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Necros wrote: Maybe I missed the infos, but for the ladies, will it be possible to mix them in with the normal troopers? So your squad can have both boys an girls? or will they just be a one special unit?
I will try to outfit them with some variation. You need to get your tank killers to the target and to do that you need a good variation of weapons.
Will the weapon be unique to her, or will it be available in Valkir or Black Widow kits?
To be honest, I have not decided.. I know they will have AT rifles but perhaps not the coil gun 'Capacitor Rifle', Ada is supposed to be something special
I think he was asking if they could mix into a normal stormtrooper unit... but it is fantastic to hear they'll get a variety of weapons
I'll have a lot of leftover guns from the accessory sprues I think, so if the ladies' guns aren't too integral to the model, I can probably do some easy conversions (I imagine the arms won't be able to swap on directly since they might be shorter on the female models, but at least the guns themselves should be usable ).
2012/09/21 23:19:11
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Moopy wrote: As a student studying 3d sculpting, I LOVE these updates! Keep them coming! If there's anyway we could see a wireframe of the the finished ones, I'd be in heaven.
No wire frames to show you, Rhino is a NURBS modeler, so no mesh is used.
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RiTides wrote: I think he was asking if they could mix into a normal stormtrooper unit... but it is fantastic to hear they'll get a variety of weapons
I'll have a lot of leftover guns from the accessory sprues I think, so if the ladies' guns aren't too integral to the model, I can probably do some easy conversions (I imagine the arms won't be able to swap on directly since they might be shorter on the female models, but at least the guns themselves should be usable ).
Ahh I see, yes, no reason men and woman would not serve in the same unit. As far as the conversion, the parts should work fine.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Forgot to mention.... Ada will be a multi part plastic just like the Stormtrooper sets ENJOY!
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2012/09/21 23:37:40
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
NoseGoblin wrote: Barrel detail. I hope you like it because I am done with the revisions on Ada
<snip>
Ah, artists! Gotta have her standing while she shoots her suicide gun eh?
Seriously though, much better (still looks like a sausage, but a better kind of sausage... a merguez, perhaps, rather then a ballpark frank); but the female troopers are compatible with the upgrade arms for normal troops? Outstanding!
NoseGoblin wrote: Barrel detail. I hope you like it because I am done with the revisions on Ada
<snip>
Ah, artists! Gotta have her standing while she shoots her suicide gun eh?
Seriously though, much better (still looks like a sausage, but a better kind of sausage... a merguez, perhaps, rather then a ballpark frank); but the female troopers are compatible with the upgrade arms for normal troops? Outstanding!
LOL Buzzsaw..
It should be said that the arms will not look right, the female ST have smaller arms. but the accessories, packs etc. should work out fine. I will provide enough arms in the female box set to deal with having a nice selection to choose from.
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2012/09/22 00:26:18
Subject: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Ada's just so awesome I HAD to write some fluff... word of warning this is probably in horrible need of an editor and to be beaten into line with the proper Eisenkern rank structure and the like. I ended up using terminology from the Bundeswehr/Herr because I guessed they'd be a little similar at least. I also made it kinda generic by necessity. I wasn't sure what to call a Keilerkopf APC with the Stuka zu Fuss upgrade for example, and I didn't want to use any of the factions specifically simply because we don't have enough information on them.
Spoiler:
1700 Hours
Ambush Position Gamma 7
This frozen canyon had to be one of the most miserable hellholes she'd ever had the pleasure of serving her people. She took a final drag of the rough tobacco, herr issue, probably less painful to get shot then keep smoking them but they all still managed. She surveyed the steep and craggy cliff faces below her, uninspiring and snow covered grey as far as the eye can see, trained markswoman's eye seeking the well hidden explosives packages at either end of what was about to be become a choke point... and a violent end to the enemy force.
A slightly out of breath female junior officer, the commander of one of the Black Widow squads, raced up behind her, knocking the Hauptmann from her slight revery and back in to the realities of command.
"Hauptmann Ada! sentries report that the enemy armored convoy is at the first picket!"
"Excellent Oberleutenant, pull the sentries back, get everyone in position and alert the vehicle crews, they'll fire their rocket barrage on my mark!"
"Jawohl!"
The lieutenant's heels clicked together as she turned to carry out her orders, a little formal for the field but the younger woman clearly didn't want to be seen as lacking in any way under the eyes of her famous superior. It's not every day one's unit was hand picked by a legendary anti-tank specialist for her ambush.
The plan was simple enough, an enemy armored column was moving up this pass. Intelligence had managed to confirm it after the capture of some senior officers last night by a unit of Valkir deep behind enemy lines. The remote detonated explosives the pioneers under Ada's had laid early would trap them, combined fire from her troops and the rocket artillery fire from their Keilerkopf would crush the enemy, assault troops would clean up any survivors once the smoke cleared.
Ada stretched and flicked the cigarette away, grinding it under her heel as she strode slowly towards her chosen fighting position. It offered a commanding view of the engagement zone, the prize pick of any marksman, so what if she hunted tanks instead of men? They were simply that much more challenging. The huntress grinned as she dropped into position bracing hard into the the stock of her capacitor rifle, wanting to feel the pressure even through her armor before settling into a more relaxed shooting stance. Her shrouded holographic sights pop up as she begins to regulate her breathing, the soft hum of the capacitor charging keeping her company as the second line of pickets report visual contact with the enemy and the sound of heavy vehicles began to fill the canyon.
She whispered into her head set "All troops, weapons tight, radio silence at this time. Engage on my order."
A chorus of "acknowledged" rang back in her ear as the officers and SNCOs on her command circuit set about a fast and quiet final check of their troopers. The dull thud of an enraged sergeant smacking one of his charge's helmets over a critical mistake of some kind echoing across the fighting holes for a soft second before the first heavy tank turned the corner. Seconds dragged by like minutes as the convoy moved deeper into the stretch of canyon that had been chosen as their graveyard, the lead vehicle finally crossing the invisible line that marked the point of no return. A silent cutting motion across her throat, directed at the Pioneer Feldwebl that was crouched down next to her was all it took. She tightened up on her rifle, scope fixed on what she knew had to be a weak point in the vehicle's armor, one breath, one half breath, hold, one breath, one half breath, hold. The rhythm was familiar and comforting, as easy to fall in to for her as others walk through out their day. A second of that routine was all it took, and she issued the command, sharp and terse.
"First rank! Fire!"
The canyon was filled with the sharp cracks of heavy anti-tank rifles, followed by the booming discharge of her own capacitor rifle as her practiced finger whispered across the trigger of the big rifle, breath caught in her throat at the exact instance of discharge. The recoil kicked Ada back, her dug in toes dragging furrows in the hardened earth. She recovered instantly, all ready on the radio.
"Second rank! Fire!"
The softer roars of panzerschreck rockets leaping from launchers, the sharp booms as they found their target. Ada moved back into her shooting position, lining up another target already. As she continued to work her radio, resenting the machine keeping her from her hunt.
"All forces, fire at will, Hauptmann Konnig, you may fire your bombardment when ready."
The crisp and taciturn vehicle commander responded at once, letting his force's missiles report the launch, the deep roar of the boosting vehicle launched heavy rockets filling the air as the heavy missiles arched down into the canyon, a rain of death and flame.
It ended quickly. The assault troops were not even needed to go into battle, no call to repel a counter attack, or clean up survivors came. The enemy simply died as they were bidden, the funeral pyres of their vehicles the only things left to mark them. Another job well done.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
NoseGoblin wrote: Barrel detail. I hope you like it because I am done with the revisions on Ada
<snip>
Ah, artists! Gotta have her standing while she shoots her suicide gun eh?
Seriously though, much better (still looks like a sausage, but a better kind of sausage... a merguez, perhaps, rather then a ballpark frank); but the female troopers are compatible with the upgrade arms for normal troops? Outstanding!
LOL Buzzsaw..
It should be said that the arms will not look right, the female ST have smaller arms. but the accessories, packs etc. should work out fine. I will provide enough arms in the female box set to deal with having a nice selection to choose from.
More seriously, so the arms are particular to the female STs, but they are compatible with the guns from, for example, the "Eisenkern Trooper Accessory Pack" (the panzerfaust, the SMGs and rifles)?
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Ada's just so awesome I HAD to write some fluff... word of warning this is probably in horrible need of an editor and to be beaten into line with the proper Eisenkern rank structure and the like. I ended up using terminology from the Bundeswehr/Herr because I guessed they'd be a little similar at least. I also made it kinda generic by necessity. I wasn't sure what to call a Keilerkopf APC with the Stuka zu Fuss upgrade for example, and I didn't want to use any of the factions specifically simply because we don't have enough information on them.
Spoiler:
1700 Hours
Ambush Position Gamma 7
This frozen canyon had to be one of the most miserable hellholes she'd ever had the pleasure of serving her people. She took a final drag of the rough tobacco, herr issue, probably less painful to get shot then keep smoking them but they all still managed. She surveyed the steep and craggy cliff faces below her, uninspiring and snow covered grey as far as the eye can see, trained markswoman's eye seeking the well hidden explosives packages at either end of what was about to be become a choke point... and a violent end to the enemy force.
A slightly out of breath female junior officer, the commander of one of the Black Widow squads, raced up behind her, knocking the Hauptmann from her slight revery and back in to the realities of command.
"Hauptmann Ada! sentries report that the enemy armored convoy is at the first picket!"
"Excellent Oberleutenant, pull the sentries back, get everyone in position and alert the vehicle crews, they'll fire their rocket barrage on my mark!"
"Jawohl!"
The lieutenant's heels clicked together as she turned to carry out her orders, a little formal for the field but the younger woman clearly didn't want to be seen as lacking in any way under the eyes of her famous superior. It's not every day one's unit was hand picked by a legendary anti-tank specialist for her ambush.
The plan was simple enough, an enemy armored column was moving up this pass. Intelligence had managed to confirm it after the capture of some senior officers last night by a unit of Valkir deep behind enemy lines. The remote detonated explosives the pioneers under Ada's had laid early would trap them, combined fire from her troops and the rocket artillery fire from their Keilerkopf would crush the enemy, assault troops would clean up any survivors once the smoke cleared.
Ada stretched and flicked the cigarette away, grinding it under her heel as she strode slowly towards her chosen fighting position. It offered a commanding view of the engagement zone, the prize pick of any marksman, so what if she hunted tanks instead of men? They were simply that much more challenging. The huntress grinned as she dropped into position bracing hard into the the stock of her capacitor rifle, wanting to feel the pressure even through her armor before settling into a more relaxed shooting stance. Her shrouded holographic sights pop up as she begins to regulate her breathing, the soft hum of the capacitor charging keeping her company as the second line of pickets report visual contact with the enemy and the sound of heavy vehicles began to fill the canyon.
She whispered into her head set "All troops, weapons tight, radio silence at this time. Engage on my order."
A chorus of "acknowledged" rang back in her ear as the officers and SNCOs on her command circuit set about a fast and quiet final check of their troopers. The dull thud of an enraged sergeant smacking one of his charge's helmets over a critical mistake of some kind echoing across the fighting holes for a soft second before the first heavy tank turned the corner. Seconds dragged by like minutes as the convoy moved deeper into the stretch of canyon that had been chosen as their graveyard, the lead vehicle finally crossing the invisible line that marked the point of no return. A silent cutting motion across her throat, directed at the Pioneer Feldwebl that was crouched down next to her was all it took. She tightened up on her rifle, scope fixed on what she knew had to be a weak point in the vehicle's armor, one breath, one half breath, hold, one breath, one half breath, hold. The rhythm was familiar and comforting, as easy to fall in to for her as others walk through out their day. A second of that routine was all it took, and she issued the command, sharp and terse.
"First rank! Fire!"
The canyon was filled with the sharp cracks of heavy anti-tank rifles, followed by the booming discharge of her own capacitor rifle as her practiced finger whispered across the trigger of the big rifle, breath caught in her throat at the exact instance of discharge. The recoil kicked Ada back, her dug in toes dragging furrows in the hardened earth. She recovered instantly, all ready on the radio.
"Second rank! Fire!"
The softer roars of panzerschreck rockets leaping from launchers, the sharp booms as they found their target. Ada moved back into her shooting position, lining up another target already. As she continued to work her radio, resenting the machine keeping her from her hunt.
"All forces, fire at will, Hauptmann Konnig, you may fire your bombardment when ready."
The crisp and taciturn vehicle commander responded at once, letting his force's missiles report the launch, the deep roar of the boosting vehicle launched heavy rockets filling the air as the heavy missiles arched down into the canyon, a rain of death and flame.
It ended quickly. The assault troops were not even needed to go into battle, no call to repel a counter attack, or clean up survivors came. The enemy simply died as they were bidden, the funeral pyres of their vehicles the only things left to mark them. Another job well done.
Well done! I loved it.
Sooo much better than my writing style, you painted a great mental image as I read it.
"More seriously, so the arms are particular to the female STs, but they are compatible with the guns from, for example, the "Eisenkern Trooper Accessory Pack" (the panzerfaust, the SMGs and rifles)? :
Correct, the shoulders are thinner and ams smaller but the weapons will be the same size... as they should be
Nope.. what you will have, is basically an open shopping cart to pick and choose but there will still be a limit of 5 Ada to each backer ( 1free 4 optional adds.)
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2012/09/22 00:53:10
Subject: Re: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Nope.. what you will have, is basically an open shopping cart to pick and choose but there will still be a limit of 5 Ada to each backer ( 1free 4 optional adds.)
Excellent, just what I was hoping for (regarding the cart/manager)
2012/09/22 01:24:52
Subject: Re: DreamForge-Games: We are going plastic! Kickstarter Finish @ $205K
Ada's just so awesome I HAD to write some fluff... word of warning this is probably in horrible need of an editor and to be beaten into line with the proper Eisenkern rank structure and the like. I ended up using terminology from the Bundeswehr/Herr because I guessed they'd be a little similar at least. I also made it kinda generic by necessity. I wasn't sure what to call a Keilerkopf APC with the Stuka zu Fuss upgrade for example, and I didn't want to use any of the factions specifically simply because we don't have enough information on them.
Spoiler:
1700 Hours
Ambush Position Gamma 7
This frozen canyon had to be one of the most miserable hellholes she'd ever had the pleasure of serving her people. She took a final drag of the rough tobacco, herr issue, probably less painful to get shot then keep smoking them but they all still managed. She surveyed the steep and craggy cliff faces below her, uninspiring and snow covered grey as far as the eye can see, trained markswoman's eye seeking the well hidden explosives packages at either end of what was about to be become a choke point... and a violent end to the enemy force.
A slightly out of breath female junior officer, the commander of one of the Black Widow squads, raced up behind her, knocking the Hauptmann from her slight revery and back in to the realities of command.
"Hauptmann Ada! sentries report that the enemy armored convoy is at the first picket!"
"Excellent Oberleutenant, pull the sentries back, get everyone in position and alert the vehicle crews, they'll fire their rocket barrage on my mark!"
"Jawohl!"
The lieutenant's heels clicked together as she turned to carry out her orders, a little formal for the field but the younger woman clearly didn't want to be seen as lacking in any way under the eyes of her famous superior. It's not every day one's unit was hand picked by a legendary anti-tank specialist for her ambush.
The plan was simple enough, an enemy armored column was moving up this pass. Intelligence had managed to confirm it after the capture of some senior officers last night by a unit of Valkir deep behind enemy lines. The remote detonated explosives the pioneers under Ada's had laid early would trap them, combined fire from her troops and the rocket artillery fire from their Keilerkopf would crush the enemy, assault troops would clean up any survivors once the smoke cleared.
Ada stretched and flicked the cigarette away, grinding it under her heel as she strode slowly towards her chosen fighting position. It offered a commanding view of the engagement zone, the prize pick of any marksman, so what if she hunted tanks instead of men? They were simply that much more challenging. The huntress grinned as she dropped into position bracing hard into the the stock of her capacitor rifle, wanting to feel the pressure even through her armor before settling into a more relaxed shooting stance. Her shrouded holographic sights pop up as she begins to regulate her breathing, the soft hum of the capacitor charging keeping her company as the second line of pickets report visual contact with the enemy and the sound of heavy vehicles began to fill the canyon.
She whispered into her head set "All troops, weapons tight, radio silence at this time. Engage on my order."
A chorus of "acknowledged" rang back in her ear as the officers and SNCOs on her command circuit set about a fast and quiet final check of their troopers. The dull thud of an enraged sergeant smacking one of his charge's helmets over a critical mistake of some kind echoing across the fighting holes for a soft second before the first heavy tank turned the corner. Seconds dragged by like minutes as the convoy moved deeper into the stretch of canyon that had been chosen as their graveyard, the lead vehicle finally crossing the invisible line that marked the point of no return. A silent cutting motion across her throat, directed at the Pioneer Feldwebl that was crouched down next to her was all it took. She tightened up on her rifle, scope fixed on what she knew had to be a weak point in the vehicle's armor, one breath, one half breath, hold, one breath, one half breath, hold. The rhythm was familiar and comforting, as easy to fall in to for her as others walk through out their day. A second of that routine was all it took, and she issued the command, sharp and terse.
"First rank! Fire!"
The canyon was filled with the sharp cracks of heavy anti-tank rifles, followed by the booming discharge of her own capacitor rifle as her practiced finger whispered across the trigger of the big rifle, breath caught in her throat at the exact instance of discharge. The recoil kicked Ada back, her dug in toes dragging furrows in the hardened earth. She recovered instantly, all ready on the radio.
"Second rank! Fire!"
The softer roars of panzerschreck rockets leaping from launchers, the sharp booms as they found their target. Ada moved back into her shooting position, lining up another target already. As she continued to work her radio, resenting the machine keeping her from her hunt.
"All forces, fire at will, Hauptmann Konnig, you may fire your bombardment when ready."
The crisp and taciturn vehicle commander responded at once, letting his force's missiles report the launch, the deep roar of the boosting vehicle launched heavy rockets filling the air as the heavy missiles arched down into the canyon, a rain of death and flame.
It ended quickly. The assault troops were not even needed to go into battle, no call to repel a counter attack, or clean up survivors came. The enemy simply died as they were bidden, the funeral pyres of their vehicles the only things left to mark them. Another job well done.
Well done! I loved it.
Sooo much better than my writing style, you painted a great mental image as I read it.
Glad you enjoyed it, if you want to use to for real I'll clean it up, run it past my elite team of editing ninjas and send it to you.
Edit:
And yesssssss very excited to get to the pledge manager, hopefully my pay gets worked out shortly!
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
NoseGoblin wrote: Barrel detail. I hope you like it because I am done with the revisions on Ada
While not amazing, it's still much better. (I'd rather give honest feedback than be a fanboi and blow smoke up your arse.) (note, I'm not suggesting that anyone who actually does love the new barrels is nothing but a fanboi.)
It should be said that the arms will not look right, the female ST have smaller arms. but the accessories, packs etc. should work out fine. I will provide enough arms in the female box set to deal with having a nice selection to choose from.
Will they have some weapon options (SMG/Rifles/LMG?) or just those antitank rifles?
scipio.au wrote: It should be said that the arms will not look right, the female ST have smaller arms. but the accessories, packs etc. should work out fine. I will provide enough arms in the female box set to deal with having a nice selection to choose from.
Yep, I agree… not fantastic but I just don’t have time to tweak it any more, she is a phase 1 shipping so the model needed to be at the manufacturer yesterday. Luckily I will have more time for the other new models, but anything new in stage 1 was a major time issue
"Will they have some weapon options (SMG/Rifles/LMG?) or just those antitank rifles? "
I will try to outfit them with some variation. You need to get your tank killers to the target and to do that you need a good variation of weapons.
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THE FUN HAS BEEN DOUBLED!!! 
