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Glad I skipped this one. Though it's a real shame how badly every part of the campaign has turned out.
We'll see how the upcoming Mantic stuff looks. The sculpts are certainly a major step up from the past, and we'll see soon enough what their new plastics are like (preliminary reports are good, but we'll see...)
Chillreaper wrote: I rather like Mantic's plastics (don't mention the goblin archers!), and no-one does plastic undead like those guys.
Restic is a funny creature, though...
I'd expand that to not mentioning any of the non-metal goblins...
Including the fleabag riders? Those are some of my favorite goblins ever. I traded and bought my way to 80 or 90 of them...
"...and special thanks to Judgedoug!" - Alessio Cavatore "Now you've gone too far Doug! ... Too far... " - Rick Priestley "I've decided that I'd rather not have you as a member of TMP." - Editor, The Miniatures Page "I'd rather put my testicles through a mangle than spend any time gaming with you." - Richard, TooFatLardies "We need a Doug Craig in every store." - Warlord Games "Thank you for being here, Judge Doug!" - Adam Troke
Haha yes right.. I don't mind if someone makes a comment about Descent once a week or so, just to keep the thread somewhere near the top page to remind us of this game!
I think that I've sort of written this off mentally and emotionally (and financially!) which is a bit of a shame. The concept renders looked great, but everything seems a bit too quiet on the western front.
an official update!!!! - which tells us absolutely nothing basically more done but no pictures to back that up and they won't be showing the game off, other than a video, at the event they are attending next week but still on schedule for December (really?), so yeah as you where then.
will have to make do with google translate for now
Three months entered radio silence mode rather abruptly and unexpectedly ago. The commissioning manager rewards in our online store for patrons Lázanos campaign has been (and still is) a real torture and the stakes against heroquestclassic.com server eventually fill our patience.
The team responsible for the development of the 25th anniversary edition of HeroQuest, the game, their illustrations and miniatures, has remained completely isolated from these problems for the sake of your sanity (we're all wringing our points of mind as possible), and in this time we have made great progress in the production of the game. We have dozens of new illustrations, we completed a number of miniatures and are in the middle of the process of refining their models while learning through trial and error, but rapidly, how to squeeze the most of the 3D printing technology we are using for the molds.
Everything is booming, but there's an event, a disturbance in the force, which has forced us out of this creative confinement. As many of you know, next week will take place in the Challenge Wargames Zaragoza (from 28 to 29 June), an event that will attend to show a preview of how things days, but in which, despite what ye may have heard, not make any physical presentation of the game or its components.
We would like to have everything produced and take the rest of the free to enjoy a dream vacation summer, but it will not be able to. We still have work to do and just did not seem appropriate to teach only a portion of the total. What we show in Zaragoza event will be a new video, a mega-update where you can see how it goes.
But back up a bit to explain everything. Months ago, our distributor for Spain, E-minis, communicated to the organizers of Challenge Wargames that take place in a talk that would teach how the HQ25 project. From "briefing" was passed somehow "official presentation" assume, led by enthusiasm. When we found out it was already everywhere on the net so we assume that there was no turning back.
Just clear, once the financing stage production phase began, which is huge. This phase will end in a few months and we are working to make it within the time limit set as goal: to deliver the game to the founding in December. Everything is organized for that time, and although it is true that there are prototypes of virtually all elements of the game, we're still pretty reserved when it comes to teaching things we know for sure will change. We prefer to keep the surprise until the end.
In any case, I invite everyone to go near Zaragoza to meet you personally. They'll be a must-have for lovers of all kinds of wargames with demonstrations, competitions, workshops and conference tournaments, and of course, will also be the first place where you will see the video update on HeroQuest 25th anniversary. I hope!
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Did worry this was just going to be a post saying 'the barbarian looks cool' or similar, and then a lot of teeth-gnashing as a result, but when I saw your name there DaveC knew it would be a proper update
Good to hear that things are still in progress anyway, will be worth keeping an eye on that webpage next weekend!
So far, seems like the dice have been rolled a few times, but we are still lucky and keep getting our armour save
Three months ago we went into radio silence in quite a sudden and unexpected way. The process of putting to work the reward manager for the Lánzanos campaign at our online store has been (and still is) a real torture and the attacks against the heroquestclassic.com server succeeded in ending our patience.
The team in charge of developing the HeroQuest 25th Anniversary Edition, the game, the drawings and the miniatures, has been kept completely apart from all these problems for their own sanity (we all are draining our mind points to the max), and during this period of time we have made great progress in the game production. We have dozens of new illustrations, we have finished quite a bunch of miniatures and we are about half the way of the trial-and-error process of refining their models, although we are taking giant leaps in some areas such as getting maximum value from the 3D printing technology we are using to get the final moulds.
Everything goes just fine, but there is an event, a disturbance in the Force, that has forced us to leave this creative confinement. As many of you already know, next week will take place at Zaragoza the Desafío Wargames weekend (on June 28th and 29th), an event we will be attending to show you a preview of the current state of things, but, contrary to what you might have heard here and there, we won’t make any physical display of the game or its components.
We would really love to have everything done by then and take the rest of the summer as well-deserved vacations, but that is just not possible. We still have plenty of work ahead of us and we feel it is not appropriate to show you just a small portion of it. What we will show you at Zaragoza is a new video, a huge update of the current work in which you will be able to see the current state of things.
But let’s step back a little to better explain everything. Months ago our Spanish distributor, E-minis, told the Desafío Wargames organisation staff that they were going to give a talk at Zaragoza about the ongoing HQ25 project. From an “informative talk” the thing escalated somehow to an “official presentation”, we assume, led by pure enthusiasm. When word reached us the news was already spread all over the web, so we had to cope with the fact that there was no turning back.
But once the funding process was over we went right into the production process, which is huge. This phase will take several months and we are working hard to meet the fixed deadline: deliver the game to the backers by December. Everything is set for that timetable and, although it is true that there are some prototypes of almost every component of the game, we are still quite shy when it comes to show things we know for sure that are going to change. We prefer to maintain the surprise to the very end.
Anyway, we heartily invite you to drop by Zaragoza to meet you in person. This is going to be an essential meeting for wargame lovers, with all kinds of demos, contests, workshops, tournaments and, of course, the first place where you will be able to see the new update video about the HeroQuest 25th Anniversary edition. We will be waiting for you!
It will certainly be interesting to see what this weekend brings. I'll probably end up hedging my bets and getting the Mantic one as well, with hopefully a bit of AvP to keep me ticking over in the meantime.
cincydooley wrote: Anyone wanna place odds on whether the new Mantic Dwarf Kings Hold will be launched, fund, and be delivered before this one is?
I've been following various Hasbro IP lawsuits, and the Spanish site Cultural Association is worth reading. Falomir has "tributed" several Hasbro games resulting in a 2008 lawsuit. (HeroCults was not named.) As a result, these Falomir games were recalled and destroyed -- in other words, the games were available on the market. "The judgment could be read against Falomir that should "cease acts of imitation games" and "condemning the recall and destruction of the games (...) "or later ( Supreme Court ) to " recall those games where infringements have materialized, also coming to its imnediata destruction with their boxes, packaging, catalogs and advertising in which such is contained . "
Since HQ25 backers will be shipped the game directly (and I doubt they'd obey a court order to have their copies recalled), backers could receive their games before Hasbro litigation goes into effect, anything from a C&D, or settlement or an actual lawsuit, which would take years. By not revealing updates to backers, GZ minimizes its chance of Hasbro litigation before backers receive their copies. Assuming damages don't bankrupt the company and the molds et al. are not destroyed, GZ will still have had backers paid for molds and other costs GZ could not have paid for themselves.
Wow, I am so happy to finally see some word on here, I find myself only remembering this project when I happen to scroll past it in my bookmarks. Still remaining optimistic.
Thanks for the updates DaveC
Was there any other diligence required from backers since registering on their site?
Was there any other diligence required from backers since registering on their site?
Nothing else yet other then setting up your account.
Hopefully there will be more details after Sundays show, I doubt they will officially release the video presentation so we'll probably have to wait for reports back from someone who was there. This has very much been filed in the forget for now and hope it pays off later category.
Any news is good news I guess. I can't understand why they're still messing around with their site if it's getting attacked. Just bite the bullet and post paper forms to people with a pre-paid envelope inside. I'm sure it will get back to Spain before December :p
Production video - random people doing random casting/production work absolutely none of which confirms it's even HQ
and what we really want to see - the miniatures (well 3D renders anyway). I must admit these do look good and all unique sculpts as promised. I hope they can keep all the detail intact in the final minis. They added a bit of comedy to the goblins.
New dice image - still a D6 at the end of the day kind of reinventing the wheel here
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The level of detail in the renders looks good. Very good, in fact. I'm just a little worried that they're being too ambitious with them. Having said that, I'll be very happy if they get anywhere close to them.
The barrel D6s really confuse me though; it does seem like a bit of a waste of effort, even if they look novel. Unless they're weighted in such a way to occasionally land on an end and this means something in-game.
Someones report from the presentation (again translated from Spanish using google)
Spoiler:
Video presentation
Dioni us to put a video where you could see his workshop, people currando, large tupperware made miniatures, figurines mountains, and some production process. 3D videos and images Orcs and goblins He presents all orcs and goblins, I've loved, actually a goblin carrying a shield a paella pan, enough said ... jajja, Foul embrutecerlos yet, but looking very good. Confirming two goblins go with bows and 2 orcs with crossbows Spider Queen-Va in the line of spiders that have taught, but much larger. In fact leave enough of the box, will have more height than the barbaric and not take stand. Murderer-go with shackles and carrying a knife, so you can be a character that I think he may attack Prisoner-I said, can be separated from the stand that attaches to the wall and you can lower the arms Vampira is inactivated in her bed peacefully sleeping covering it with a sheet. When and seen me come out a wow .... Awesome Armero-Very handsome too, supported a lot of weapons and realistic door-will take a small column on each side is suppose to hold up well. Illustrations Drakks-By finally known to be. According dioni semi dragons are going to the beach as the thousand turtles laying eggs, lol. It is something like a dragon with a kind of rhino horn to Tyrannosaurus rex and cola. Are first illustrations and although much can we know how they will not think anything finalized Heroes basically Confirms box have become retouched, the barbarian would have lowered the size of the sword that felt very manga, and seek the reality, Dwarf cast have stronger and more elegant elf. Heroes High above side-draw several illustrations / sketches, little definable and very quickly, so I had time to not stay with those who can be. Morcar and Zargon - sketches both appear. 's also more color illustrations Vampire, spectrum, etc ... Rules, and several questions / answers Pos if Dice-movement, the great mystery revealed. They will be 8 faces, 6 equal numbered 1 to 6 and 2 hexagonal punched square bases, one with the logo of hq and one with a question mark. as a general rule will always 1 to 6, but falls out a possibility? that will blunder or hq will be maximum movement. He will throw two dice and chances are they go two blunders are contemplated. Will a copper color with incustraciones in light blue (as oxide). Screen mentor-will behind everything necessary to facilitate the game, as will the hole created below and incorporate a system to roll the dice. costs Book-It is considering the possibility of offering the opportunity to have it send to the stores of our saving us cities the cost of fresh Store Monday on-line-will be launched, everyone who participated will be given a voucher the money you have made and a purchase on-line regular be held. Contributed money than you want to buy or able to pay more to get more stuff for a while (not that term) is then deducted. There will be all pieces individually for sale (from one table leg, to full thumbnail) Rules-Avanza will be very simple, which will be based 90% on the classic hq, who will use the points of mind, the magician will be a character worth taking into account. There will be no increase in levels but if defects and improvements from the experiences gained in each adventure (think that a warrior gets stronger from one day to another, but if you learn new things or have accidents) Traps-You are looking for how to create effect deep in the trenches without increasing the height of the piece and others. doors-Maintain a guide and allow shifting them to open them. Others-Dionysius says he is not concerned at all the issue of rights, therefore I think Amarrao okay. Also says he does not like to teach things that you want / works to open the box when we see one surprise after another and it will not give many details to avoid removing the surprise (eg, the thing to kick the system dice). He says that during the CF taught and updated much but that part is over and now it's make and manufacture. It has 3 and 2 sculptors illustrators working nonstop to HQ. It also says that the HQ will box measures 2 boxes of Warhammer together but fatter and it will be close collaboration with shops. It also has groups testing waiting to start testing, including English speakers, and is refining the rules to begin with alpha and give the beta open after the summer, which will be used to test the game and this is what I remember memory: In conclusion I think I proved that is working nonstop, following polishing day to day things. Do not think there's any updates or run out teaching many more. I think with this we have until the Beta rules, that maybe teach something out, and then to delivery.
It looks like backers will get their store credit and choose their rewards from Monday
the presentation in full (50 minutes)
The Illustrations video
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The credit has now been added to backers accounts and the Heroquest store is live however you must be logged in to see it it's not publicly available. You get a voucher code corresponding to your total pledge amount to use at the checkout.
I had a look around it's all there but the prices are all listed exVAT and the cart doesn't add it so the €110 level is priced at €90.91 for example not sure if that's meant to be like that or if they will fix it. No update has gone out yet and I'm going to hold off finalising the cart until it does just in case.
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This weekend we've had a great time during the Challenge of Zaragoza Wargames days. We loved to meet in person with many of you and see your reactions to live the last thumbnail and illustrations that we have been working. It's been great, but we could not go back to the dungeon without sharing with all videos with unpublished material prepared for the occasion ...
No word about the store yet.
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Has anyone else got the correct HEROQUEST 25th link with the correct €110 price? I still have the HEROQUEST link with the €90.91 exVAT price. Hey I'll pay €20 less but I'd like to sort it without having to contact GZ which could take a while :(
Google Translate version - probably need to wait or the proper English Translation there's instructions in Spanish in the video and I can't follow what they are doing.
YOU CAN NOW CHECKOUT
Mentor Lánzanos, Store Heroquest,
In late March we sent an email to all patrons to begin the transition from platform Lázanos our own online store, the place through which will manage all shipments. Well, if at that time I asked for that data revisaseis your account gamezoneminiatures.com , when completing the process has come confirming the level of support of Heroquest 25th Anniversary ye will and optional additives that will accompany the huge package that you will receive at home.
You just have to go into the store with your founder account , go to the section Heroquest column on the left and add whatever you want. We have generated a coupon custom off with the exact amount paid each patron through Lánzanos and if you do not change or add anything, all you have to pay to complete will the shipping calculated according to the way shipping you choose and volume of a particular order.
Take a look at the tutorial video that we have prepared to help in the process and do not hesitate to contact us to resolve any problem.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Am I in time to change my level of support as a patron?
course! Here is a comparison with the detailed content of each of the three levels of support Heroquest Boss Edition 25th Anniversary. You can go from level 1 to 3, from 3 to 2 or whatever you want.
Can I add more copies of the game?
Without any problem. Just remember the name, nickname or autograph that you want to appear in each box.
Do I have to add to the intrepid young if I'm qualified to get them free?
There, patrons that you were regaled with young intrepid not have to add them through the store, as they are included with the game. The only reason to select them is that you should once no time for promotion or want more than one copy to play in large families.
When is the deadline to complete my order?
have not set a date yet closed, but ideally you to try to complete along this July to take for this phase closed in August and can concentrate on other aspects production and logistics of this project.
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But I am not sure how this "special coupon" thing works
Automatically Appended Next Post: Actually, it's quite simple - when you go to the cart, there's a list of coupons - I had one for 110 EUR with a special code, adding it took the total to 0.
However I'd forgotten that postage was extra, so I have to pay 31 EUR for that.
Automatically Appended Next Post: It's all gone through successfully.
Back to waiting with fingers crossed, albeit with a bit more cash invested now...
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No email issued yet about it, I've only noticed the updates by periodically checking Lanzanos - I'd say alot of people will be in the dark if they don't check back.. I'm going to wait for the English version of the update there's a few bits in the video I'd like to see explained in English.
I still can't get the price to show at €110 I think if it's not resolved I'll just put it through anyway with a note in the relevant box really don't wnat to have to contact them and wiat for them to get back to me - they have my money so they can sort it at their end.
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I joined to post this. I backed this project on Lanzanos, but never received the so-called "Mentor" email. Checked my spam folder and everything I can think of. I've sent a couple of emails to the support@heroquestclassic.com address with no actual reply (only automated messages).
Is anyone else having this problem? Is there any way I can manually register on the site without the Mentor email?
I still have some faith that the project will be completed, but I'm not overly optimistic with the lack of communication regarding my pledge's very existence. I'm hoping it's not too late for me to dispute the charges with my CC company and Lanzanos.
I joined to post this. I backed this project on Lanzanos, but never received the so-called "Mentor" email. Checked my spam folder and everything I can think of. I've sent a couple of emails to the support@heroquestclassic.com address with no actual reply (only automated messages).
Is anyone else having this problem? Is there any way I can manually register on the site without the Mentor email?
I still have some faith that the project will be completed, but I'm not overly optimistic with the lack of communication regarding my pledge's very existence. I'm hoping it's not too late for me to dispute the charges with my CC company and Lanzanos.
Would appreciate any advice/ideas.
I've just sent you a PM with details of what the Mentor email said. You should hopefully find that you have an account set up on there with a default password, which is in the PM I sent.
