Mantic Deadzone Kickstarter - Completed! - $1,216,482 final total.

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**Lansirill**

PsychoticStorm wrote:
Lansirill wrote:
Mantic never posted an alpha or beta list for Rebs, did they?

for warpath? or for deadzone?

for warpath they said they would not be able to.

For Warpath. I was hoping to use it to give me an idea of how to allocate my pledge (bonus starter, BOGO, add-ons) since they're likely what I'd like to play in Warpath, but eh, I can always just wait for the Warpath KS to do that. I'll probably just go heavy on Plague.

**scarletsquig**

New update! Just to give Alph a break.

Update #85 · Jun 2, 2013 · comment

It just keeps going up and up and up! Madness!

That’s Sergeant Howlett in AND we're less than 100 backers away from a new Nexus Psi Scenario!

Get him here:

Next up:
$1,050,000 – Deadzone Plague/Corporation Strider

We will sculpt and tool the Corporation and Plague Strider in resin and make him available to add-on to your pledge:

This kit is also compatible with our Warpath Mass Battle Game.
$1,065,000 – Eddak P’mera, Rebs Named Character

The twin moons were both full, casting stark shadows across the quiet remains of what had once been a busy loading bay at the Nexus Psi spaceport. A year ago this would have been bustling all 26 hours a local day. Now all was quiet. A lone sentry shifted his weight from foot to foot, scanning his assigned sector and trying to stay awake while his comrades snatched some well-earned rest.

Silently, unnoticed, one of the shadows slowly changed shape and merged into its neighbour. A gust of wind blew some loose papers across the open space in front of the sentry and for a moment he was awake, but only for a moment. It was rubbish in the wind. Nothing to worry about.

The sentry relaxed again and once more the shadow moved, always slightly outside his field of vision. It was as if the darkness itself was stalking its prey.

This darkness was the Rebel scout, Eddak P’mera. The sentry hadn’t spotted him yet. Probably never would. Humans were so inattentive. Without turning, P’mera signalled to the rest of his squad who slid silently out of the shadows and began to make their final approach. He would use his crossbow to take care of the sentry…

We will sculpt and tool Eddak P'mera, the Rebs Named Character.

Add him on to your pledge now!
UP NEXT!
$1,080,000 - Bjarg Starnafall, Forge Father Character

**Alpharius**

I REALLY want to keep this one at $400 - any idea on what is a 'must buy' during the Kickstarter?

The Resin Walkers?

The characters?

Strike Team is a no-brainer...

Do we know what the terrain pricing will be post-Kickstarter?

Help!

**scarletsquig**

^ Everything can be bought in the survey (and second survey), with the same deals, except for the $400, $500 and $750 rewards. And of course, the basic pledge levels.

And with the $750 free book you can buy it as an add-on, at least... not sure if that will be available in the second survey since it's a limited print run.

No idea on terrain pricing post-KS, the minis look like the best deal, IMO as far as radical discounts go.

I also heard that the mats might have to retail for around $40 rather than the $20 KS price.

**Yonan**

Strike team and booster bundles seem the most essential due to high discounts I think. The zombie pack is good too if you need them.

**scarletsquig**

Also, 8 Early Bird Recons available if anyone is browsing and fancies a small $90 investment to get a massive amount of stuff!

**Squat Kid**

Just snagged an early backer strike team goal

are people upping their pledge or dropping out?

**scarletsquig**

^ Upping to Assault, most likely, Double Strike Team works out really well with this KS since everything is useful, even if you're doubling up.

**Yonan**

Given it's going up over $20K an hour - they're upgrading. One strike team just isn't enough ; )

**Lansirill**

Squat Kid wrote:
Just snagged an early backer strike team goal are people upping their pledge or dropping out?

Probably a bit of both. I'm very tempted to go to Assault Team myself, but I don't want to be drowning in figures from this.

**GrimDork**

@SS and people wondering about warpath. If its a smaller model sized unit like standard infantry, you will often be looking at 5s. Bigger stuff like the 2nd gens, striders, etc are 3's. Even the valkyr bikers are 5 man.

**Ronin_eX**

Alright, restructuring my pledge a bit now. The bag is nice, but my need for minis and terrain have won out over the more utilitarian stuff. Upgraded to an Urban War pack and will be grabbing one of those mechs. Leaves $30 to play with in the meantime if something else comes up (already in for the character bundle). If nothing catches my eye then it is enough to push me toward the B3G4F deal on the zombies... because apparently I'm a masochist.

**Pacific**

Guys! Quickly! Do I need an extra mat for this? the 2x2 that comes with the strike team is enough, or I need the 2x4 one?

Like the mech thing, reminds me of the armoured suits from the original Appleseed Manga.

**timetowaste85**

Sergeant Howlett

Most Enforcer sergeants are steady in battle, calmly holding a line when others have fled, or advancing methodically by long-established drill. Sergeant Howlett comes from a different school of tactics.

Most Enforcer sergeants rise through the ranks through the tactical units and it has long been acknowledged that this offers the best all-round training for a prospective leader. Tactical units face the widest variety of combat situations and foes, so the mettle of a trooper is tested most thoroughly. Sergeant Howlett has only ever served with assault units.

Most Enforcer sergeants hang back slightly from combat, their duties being to direct the battle as a whole rather than show individual prowess. If personal leadership does need to be shown then they naturally lead an advance, but always as part of a key move within the structure of the overall operation. Sergeant Howlett leads by example, charging recklessly into the thick of battle to personally cut down as many of those who oppose the will of the Seven as he can. If others follow, that’s fine by Howlett. If not, then he’ll chew them out later, back at base. If they live.

Yeah...if this isn't an homage to Jimmy 'Logan' Howlett, I have no idea what is.

So in the Mantic range, we currently have Iron Man (Enforcers), Wolverine (in Iron Man armor), Colonel Nick Fury (corporation captain-just add eyepatch). My desire for a marvel army nears completion...

**Yonan**

Up to you. Do you just want to play small scale games or do you like the idea of expanding it larger? I'm inn for 6x4 worth of maps so it'll be useable for 40k and allow deadzone to scale up really large for big team games. You could start small and expand later if you decide you like it for a safer bet.

**Lansirill**

I'm only getting the single mat that comes with Strike Team. I figure I can easily make my own 3 inch grid on a table top if I want to play larger games.

**deleted20250424**

Alright dammit...I went up another $150.

Strike = 142
5 Mats = 90
4 Battlezones - 1 Core, 1 Fort, 2 Damaged = 95
Dual Scenery Pack - Military and Warehouse = 65
Ast/FF Starters = 50
3 Boosters + 3 Free - 1 of each = 150
AI Deck = 8
Striders = 40
Characters = 45
Loot Counters = 10
Zombies = 45
Chovar = 10

Worst case scenario, we don't unlock all the characters and I have to rearrange during Pledge Manager, or I scrap the last things I added on and get a second Strike.

**Ronin_eX**

Just $12k to the Strider lock-in! I think we may be able to make it to $1.1-1.2mil at this rate. Really looking forward to the reveal on Bjarg, myself.

**Squat Kid**

Another limited strike team just opened up

**Rolt**

^ I just grabbed it and saved $2! ,I can tell you guys are pretty jealous of me now.

Incidentally just got back from work really great to see this go over the $1mil mark, well done everyone, seriously well done.

**Pox Apostle**

Yeah, that Strike Team was probably mine. :-) I upped my pledge to Assault Team. The amount of money I have wrapped up in this now is getting crazy. My buddy and I are going in on this together, but still, we're in over $600 at this point. And I'm tempted to find a way to bump up the pledge until I can get the hardback rulebook for free. Not hard considering all I'd need to do is add some more Asterian and Forge Father stuff.

**Alpharius**

Ronin_eX wrote:
Just $12k to the Strider lock-in! I think we may be able to make it to $1.1-1.2mil at this rate. Really looking forward to the reveal on Bjarg, myself.

I think that estimate might be a little low!

Still trying to decide if I want that nifty sounding $40 hardcover... decisions, decisions!

**deleted20250424**

Just pledge $750 and then you get it for free.

Sorta.

**Rolt**

@Pox

$600 man thats serious money, I'm up to $245 and thats with going half with my little bro (whos also a wargamer), might increase my pledge by $40 for that ltd-ed book.

Of course if theres a pledge manager later I'll end up adding alot more.

**Ronin_eX**

Yeah, the hard cover is tempting. But I would need to drop something at this point to free up $40, since at $700 in, I just don't have any gaming budget left to push it to $750. Course, I was originally going to stop at less than $500. If we get past this group and a must have item comes up, I may try to justify another $50 worth of stuff.

**Zond**

I'm still not sold on Mantic's sculpting quality, but the deals look interesting so I've put in a placeholder $10. I figure by the time the pledge manager comes out we should have some more models to look at, so if need be I can upgrade to a decent pledge level and some add ons.

**baritowned**

I'm at $250 right now. I'm going to have to wait for the surveys to buy anything else, just my luck they had to put the mech in right after I pledged...

**scarletsquig**

Mech is in, awaiting update!

**Pox Apostle**

Rolt wrote:
@Pox

$600 man thats serious money, I'm up to $245 and thats with going half with my little bro (whos also a wargamer), might increase my pledge by $40 for that ltd-ed book.

Of course if theres a pledge manager later I'll end up adding alot more.

It is a lot of money, but I've recently gotten out of 40K and sold off my Tau army so I've got some spare cash. Plus, I'm looking for a new game system and this looks fun, not to mention a friend and I tried out the Warpath 2.0 rules and found them really enjoyable, so the cross over potential is great.

**Ronin_eX**

Woot, now hopefully we get an art reveal on the FF character.