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**CptJake**

No panic at all here, just wishing it would get here already.

**.Mikes.**

Tell me about it :( My wife's heading off for a girls weekend this weekend - two evenings where I could be clipping and glueing. I'm hoping fervently it gets delivered today.

**Alpharius**

.Mikes. wrote:
Tell me about it :( My wife's heading off for a girls weekend this weekend - two evenings where I could be clipping and glueing. I'm hoping fervently it gets delivered today.

That way you could even build some models too, right?

Thank you, thank you - I'll be here all weekend!

**baritowned**

Not really panic, just wanting to make sure they got the address right and that someone's home to make sure it gets signed for.

**H.B.M.C.**

Alpharius wrote:
I'm here in Massachusetts, and I haven't received a package or a notification yet...

I got my shipping notification yesterday afternoon after I'd already received the package.

**greenskin lynn**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
I'm here in Massachusetts, and I haven't received a package or a notification yet...

I got my shipping notification yesterday afternoon after I'd already received the package.

i got my shipping notice today....the package arrived monday i think

**Yonan**

None here, but I only just started painting some deadzone rebs so no rush really for me other than just really liking receiving parcels ; p

It seems as though the general thoughts are "Mantic has done pretty good with the quality" this shipment?

**Azazelx**

I'm not so fussed about the figures (I can proxy 40k figures for day-1 gaming), but the rest of the stuff I'm very interested in.

**Yonan**

AI card deck for solo and co-op play, really looking forward to seeing how fun that is. Jake said he'd learned a lot doing the Deadzone and Mars Attacks ones, so chances are the Dungeon Saga one will be better but hopefully these are still good.

**Barzam**

highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Two boxes just showed up for me, no notice prior so it was a pleasant surprise.

HOWEVER-

Did the Forge Father starter Brokkrs ship?

I got the dudes in the booster- biker, demo guy, boss man, but no other FFs- obviously I'm aware the sprues are later, but wasn't sure if the other Brokkrs were shipping or not.

I was really looking forward to the mining laser. I guess I'll keep looking forward to it!

Also got Bjorn, and he's one chunky little guy! I want more FF drop troopers now!

I have my package going to my parents' house, which is quite literally only 5 minutes away from Tamburlaine. How does he keep getting his packages before me!?

**Alpharius**

Finally got my shipping notice!

It shipped out today - all 7.7kg of it!

And I got mostly terrain, so that number seems...low compared to a lot of you!

**Bolognesus**

I think most of us with 20lbs+ packages got mostly, or at least a lot of, terrain

don't think 7.6kg would even accomodate 8BZ plus box?

Anyway, plastic zombies are indeed very, very good and of course Mantic didnot pack my order correctly: one fortified BZ too much and a ruins BZ missing.
...TBH i'm relieved that that seems to be the only error (or at least, the biggest - I haven't started parts-checking the restic baggies yet!).
I really can't help bt feel they're doing themselves a disservice though. I don't think I've gotten even one wave shipment on one KS from Mantic where they disn't have to send some missing stuff in a separate shipment. That gets expensive, I would say.

**Compel**

On the subject of plastic zombies. - Here's mine so far.

And, mixing them in with my Z-Corps conversions.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Just got my package. 0.45kg.

**highlord tamburlaine**

Barzam wrote:

I have my package going to my parents' house, which is quite literally only 5 minutes away from Tamburlaine. How does he keep getting his packages before me!?

Because I'm awesome?

I should totally go intercept your package and snatch up my space zombies! Maybe accidentally make one of those Asterians disappear!

Nah, I guess I'll be good.

If you do end up getting any extra mispacked Space Elf robots send one my way!

**Krinsath**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Just got my package. 0.45kg.

It's not the size of the package that matters Bob, just that you got it.

Still waiting on mine over here...

**Azazelx**

Bolognesus wrote:
I think most of us with 20lbs+ packages got mostly, or at least a lot of, terrain don't think 7.6kg would even accomodate 8BZ plus box?

Anyway, plastic zombies are indeed very, very good and of course Mantic didnot pack my order correctly: one fortified BZ too much and a ruins BZ missing.
...TBH i'm relieved that that seems to be the only error (or at least, the biggest - I haven't started parts-checking the restic baggies yet!).
I really can't help bt feel they're doing themselves a disservice though. I don't think I've gotten even one wave shipment on one KS from Mantic where they disn't have to send some missing stuff in a separate shipment. That gets expensive, I would say.

I don't remember what I ordered, actually. I know I'm getting a gakload of stuff in Wave 3, though. I'd dig out the list, but if it's going to arrive at my ship address next Monday and be in hand on that Friday, I may as well just check then. I know I got more terrain in MA, though...

**Yonan**

Yay for more Dreadball Extreme unlocks! More season keeper and prone models and another giant.

Update #65 - Sep 13 2014. Free Agents for hire!

Hi DreadBall’ers!

Bit of a production update for you! The rules are in, edited and in layout. These will be sent to print at the end of the month and released digitally to you sometime between then and shipping. The cards, roster pad, box and counters are all in layout and will be completed by the end of the month, and the pitch has been re-artworked and sent off for feedback to the playtesting group. I've managed to swipe the latest version for you here:

All of the boxed game miniatures have been painted and photographed. We’ve shown off the Convicts and Asterians before, but what you won’t have seen are the Free Agents:

We’re also had the first mold-tests into the office and those are looking great. We’re really happy with how they’ve turned out, coming ready-to-play out of the box makes a huge difference. We’ll get photographs taken as soon we can. Beyond the boxed game, Season 4, Season 5 and Season 6 rulebooks are all in editing and play-testing. They will then go into lay-out when they are ready. The remainder of the miniatures are all being molded at the moment. As you know we’ve broken the shipping down into two waves. The first will include the Boxed Game, the second will definitely include the Expansion set. What else goes in the first shipment will depend on what tooling is finished at the time. All-in-all everything is going nice and smoothly!

Pledge Manager Update
The 30th September is the final deadline for submitting your pledge manager, giving you just over 2 weeks to get it completed! There are a few outstanding issues that we're aware of:
- Option to select free team on additional pledge bundles
- Adding M'zai Kein and Phantasm to pledge levels and list of MVPs (and the Krastavor to the Xpansion set - see below!)
- Updating pledge level graphics

We're working hard to resolve these before the pledge manager closes, though unforutnately we cannot actually update the system ourselves as it's ran by a third-party. If there are any more issues please let us know and we'll get them fixed as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience.

Stretch Goal update
Since the last time we spoke, we’ve locked in the Season 5 Keepers and Prones. In fact, we’ve also broken through another stretch goal since we last looked – the Season 6 Keepers and Prones! That means that all twelve teams now get Prone Miniatures. It also means that most teams also get components to convert Guards into Keepers! Note that the Kalyshi and Tsudochan Team cannot take a Keeper. The Hulk in the Hobgoblin team and the Crystallan guards are too large to fit on the keeper components and so also don’t have them. With the funds we’ve raised since we’ve opened the Pledge Manager, we’ve also been able to squeeze on the Krastavor!

Krastavor, Xtreme Giant

The Koris inhabit a dimension filled with many horrors, little more disturbing than the Krastovor. Resembling a huge, biomechanical arachnid, these creatures are far more intelligent than their bestial form suggests, although whether this is their natural state or due to their cybernetic “upgrades” is open for debate. The Koris are known to bring them through when they make incursions to real-space, using them as guard-beasts for the secluded hideaways they set up on ruined worlds.

This means we've unlocked the Krastavor and thrown it free into the Xtreme Xpansion boxed set included in Rampage and up, completing the miniatures range for DreadBall Xtreme.

Pretty cool huh?

**Azazelx**

Robo-spider looks alright. I haven't even looked into the PM for this yet, though.

**GrimDork**

Yeah arachnomechanid is acceptable. Kind of looking forward to getting these in mars attacks plastic. From the sound of it the general quality of it is even better than my set, and its easier to clean than restic so far.

Did they say colored plastic or all grey?

**privateer4hire**

How long did Xtreme get to be playtested, then?

**Barzam**

Well, my stuff decided to show up. I don't think I'm missing anything, but I haven't taken too close of a look yet. Seems like the packing was handled much better this time around.

I'm very pleased with how the new restic mix turned out. Details seem much better and the mold lines are much more under control. I opened up my Asterian booster bundle to just check 'em out and they actually look pretty good.

I'm surprised though that nobody's posted a single painted miniature yet! I need to correct that!
These two were test figures.

The zombie was made using the new Deadzone legs and head and a fantasy torso, just to see how well they mesh, since Mantic had expressly pointed out that they were making them compatible. I can safely say that they are fully compatible and the parts do mesh very well together. This guy even looks pretty good with my other Z-Corps kitbashes.

**Yonan**

Interesting Asterian scheme. Simple but I like it! Zombies mesh with Z-corp nicely which a few of us plan to do iirc.

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I wonder about the DBX spiders ability to be a not-Necron Spyder. Really happy about the full set of prones and guards though. Can't remember on the plastic grim.

**edlowe**

Well tomorrow is zombie assembly day! Woogoo indeed

Special secret message here for dz backers (but you didn't hear it from me

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Spoiler:

but I didn't tell you that

nudge nudge wink wink

**Azazelx**

hmmmmmmmm... I wonder how expansive it will be?

**.Mikes.**

Where didn't you not hear that from?

**edlowe**

I didn't hear it from an email to Mantic, not that I heard it at all

plus it'll be a few weeks off yet

**Yonan**

Good to hear not-Ed, I'll take them up on that I think ; )

**Thraxas Of Turai**

As someone who had to severely curtail spending on my wave 2 shipment that is excellent news not to hear, thanks Ed. I am still unsure whether the manufacturers can deal with the sharp lines and detail that the plastic Forge Guard and Enforcers require, but at least Mantic have been a lot better with their quality control thus far.

**.Mikes.**

Hold on.... does this include the Peacekeepers?