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Somewhere in south-central England.

Pretty nice looking SF plate/power armoured infantry.

I hope there will be a helmet option, though it should be easy enough to replace the bare heads with 3rd party helmetted heads if necessary.

I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories...

We're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. What's here is about it. 
   
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http://www.warlordgames.com/showcase-beyond-the-gates-of-antares-algoryn/#

Close up images

I like the skin tones, but the armour looks a bit bland for my tastes, could have done with a few edge highlights to define the edges better and stop it looming a bit 'soft'

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Maryland

While they do look better painted than as just renders, I'm still not sold. The armor looks clunky and amateurish. They just don't hold up to other ranges, or even Hansa from the same game.

Plus, that write-up by the painter is doing him zero favors...

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 Theophony wrote:
So how long ago did h kickstarter flop? And we are just now seeing "Alpha" rules . Glad fulfillment wasn't going to be an issue.

Edit: okay, so I troubled myself to go back and look. Canceled funding in feb. of 2013. Original expected shipping was dec. 2013. "Alpha" rules and a few models shown July 2014


While most companies use Kickstarter as a Pre-order, he was going to use it as an actual Kickstarter.

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I'm from the future. The future of space

I've never been a fan of "I've got this amazing high tech armour everywhere, but no helmet" miniatures. It might be an issue with the angle, but it also looks like there's no way someone with a head like those without helmets could possibly fit into the helmets of the ones who are wearing them.

I think these might be great figures to remove/drill out the heads and replace them with new helmeted ones. Though the second guy from the left isn't as bad as the tiny head the middle guy has.

I think them, but the head size mismatch and no helmets is a problem I'd have to fix.

Balance in pick up games? Two people, each with their own goals for the game, design half a board game on their own without knowing the layout of the board and hope it all works out. Good luck with that. The faster you can find like minded individuals who want the same things from the game as you, the better. 
   
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SoCal

So, what you're saying is that they aren't worth bothering with when there are so many other models on the market in the same or better material for the same or better price, but that don't need massive work to become presentable?

'Cause if so, you're saying what we're all feeling.

   
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I'm from the future. The future of space

I do like them, I just have a whole lot of things I could purchase that I wouldn't be purchasing knowing I'd have to fix something I didn't like.

So yeah. <-- just the reaction everyone wants for their new miniatures

Balance in pick up games? Two people, each with their own goals for the game, design half a board game on their own without knowing the layout of the board and hope it all works out. Good luck with that. The faster you can find like minded individuals who want the same things from the game as you, the better. 
   
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 edlowe wrote:

Painted Algoryns.



Am I alone here in thinking that the guy in the center has a tiny, tiny head? Perhaps it's intended to be some really odd angle but... what angle could you hold your head at to accomplish this?

   
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SoCal

Maybe that one is male?

   
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I like them.
   
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New York

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
Overall the design and concept are rather disappointing, with a few average parts mixed in, it needs a breath of fresh air to unstuck it from the 80's....

As much as I want to like GoA, this is exactly the feeling I get. GoA is like a mish mosh of all the ideas that didn't get into Rogue Trader.
   
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I'm from the future. The future of space

Playtest document is up. I've only really glanced at it. The obese power armour and helmetless miniatures to show off their alienness has really sapped my interest in the direction of this project, but I'll take a closer look later.

Balance in pick up games? Two people, each with their own goals for the game, design half a board game on their own without knowing the layout of the board and hope it all works out. Good luck with that. The faster you can find like minded individuals who want the same things from the game as you, the better. 
   
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I just struggle too see why anyone should look at it? What's different about it? Unique? Amazing minis? It's humdrum and only the author is getting this any attention, I am perplexed why Warlord is risking anything on this.
   
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 TwilightSparkles wrote:
I just struggle too see why anyone should look at it? What's different about it? Unique? Amazing minis? It's humdrum and only the author is getting this any attention, I am perplexed why Warlord is risking anything on this.

Maybe Paul Sawyer owed Priestly a favour?

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I'm quietly interested in this. The kickstarter was a travesty, but some of these minis might be worth a look once the range is larger - even the fat dwarf termie. Those power armoured aliens even seem to be channelling Infinity. The only model I actively dislike is that freeborn human with the fur cloak.

Edit: Just wish they weren't metal, I hate metal minis.

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I thought the aliens were basically an EA Mass Effect lawsuit waiting to happen should the game ever actually gain much traction.....
   
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Considering that EA was just drawing from Sid Mead, I think they'll be fine.

   
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On an Express Elevator to Hell!!

Some updates for this game, Alpha Rules are now apparently available for playtest (has anyone downloaded the rules for this yet? I've signed up on the forum so hopefully will have a go at some point)



Some new miniatures have appeared also, guns for two of the factions

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Algoryn X-launcher

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Okay since there hasn't been an update in quite a while this is going to a long one.


So first up, you can now sign up for the Beyond the Gates of Antares – Alpha playtest, you can sign up
here: http://www.warlordgames.com/beyond-the-gates-of-antares-sign-up-now-for-the-alpha-playtest/

You must have an active warlord game forum account to participate.


New Renders and previews for BoA are as follows:

Concord Heavy Plasma Cannon and Plasma Drone
Link: http://www.warlordgames.com/preview-concord-heavy-plasma-cannon-and-plasma-drone/
Spoiler:


More Concord Renders
Link: http://www.warlordgames.com/preview-more-concord-renders/
Spoiler:



Boromite team with Mag Light Support
Link: http://www.warlordgames.com/preview-boromite-team-with-mag-light-support/
Spoiler:

Painted Algoryn Command & Concord renders
Link: http://www.warlordgames.com/preview-painted-algoryn-command-concord-renders/
Spoiler:


Concord NuHu
Link: http://www.warlordgames.com/3d-preview-concord-nuhu/
Spoiler:


Theres also a neat little3D viewer for the NuHu at the above link, I suggest you all check it out.

Until next time, Enjoy.

   
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I like the drones.

For the rest, the basic designs are ok (although they're a bit chest-heavy) but the posing is awkward. Running guys with the foot flat on the ground, guys aiming down the sights with the support foot on tippy-toe, guys kneeling with the knee off the ground... and the rest are just 'stiff'. Like they're posing for a photo, rather than a snapshot of a guy in motion.


I love the helmets on the Concord guys, though.


 
   
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Well at least they've updated to the 2000s by using hexagon shapes on clothes

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They look great... just 10+ years behind the times in terms of sculpt quality.

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Scotland

Yeah, after really getting excited for this project, to the point I was pledging a fortune on kickstarter, it's been an utter anti climax for me. Look at what is out there just now for infinity, malifaux, dust, war machine, 40k etc, and these just look second rate sadly.

   
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Central Cimmeria

I really like that Boromite Mag Light and the Concord plasma drone and heavy plasma cannon. I basically can't get enough drones. There is something about the Concord designs that makes them look a little bit off but I can't quite put my finger on it. The Algoryn are growing on me.
   
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I'm from the future. The future of space

The drones are pretty cool.

Balance in pick up games? Two people, each with their own goals for the game, design half a board game on their own without knowing the layout of the board and hope it all works out. Good luck with that. The faster you can find like minded individuals who want the same things from the game as you, the better. 
   
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The Frigid North of Minneapolis

 Guildsman wrote:
They look great... just 10+ years behind the times in terms of sculpt quality.


Exactly what I've been thinking this whole time. These would be awesome if it was the turn of the millennium. But compared with what many other non-GW companies are currently producing, these are inferior in nearly every way, from concept to design to execution. These aren't *bad* per se, but compared to what, say, Malifaux is producing, it's not even in the same echelon.

-C6
   
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 catharsix wrote:
 Guildsman wrote:
They look great... just 10+ years behind the times in terms of sculpt quality.


Exactly what I've been thinking this whole time. These would be awesome if it was the turn of the millennium. But compared with what many other non-GW companies are currently producing, these are inferior in nearly every way, from concept to design to execution. These aren't *bad* per se, but compared to what, say, Malifaux is producing, it's not even in the same echelon.

-C6


I own a few packs and while they certainly have a "retro" feel to them, the detail is very crisp.Unlike Mailfaux's plastics.
   
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I got some free figs from the Warlord "free figures in October" special, and they are really, really well detailed and excellent casts. Algoryn infantry I think. Power armor with rifles.

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Hilariously phallic gun on rulebook cover is hilarious.

 Stormonu wrote:
For me, the joy is in putting some good-looking models on the board and playing out a fantasy battle - not arguing over the poorly-made rules of some 3rd party who neither has any power over my play nor will be visiting me (and my opponent) to ensure we are "playing by the rules"
 
   
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 JohnnyHell wrote:
Hilariously phallic gun on rulebook cover is hilarious.


The guys expression isn't helping either. Someone's REALLY excited about this game at least!
   
 
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