■ Haste Games presents ' The Empire ' [March 23th, 2014 on Kickstarter] ----> LIVE NOW

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**howie**

Ah right well when he puts up his painting blog could you supply us with a link? I'm really anticipating this kick starter. Will it be a points buying system or what?

I'm looking forward to seeing what units get produced. If you're making musketmen can I suggest kneeling front rank. And if you're doing crossbow men a pavise is surely a must?

I've posted a link to your first post on warseer to try and drum up more support.

Kind regards,
Howie.

**Haste Games**

howie wrote:
Ah right well when he puts up his painting blog could you supply us with a link? I'm really anticipating this kick starter. Will it be a points buying system or what?

I'm looking forward to seeing what units get produced. If you're making musketmen can I suggest kneeling front rank. And if you're doing crossbow men a pavise is surely a must?

I've posted a link to your first post on warseer to try and drum up more support.

Kind regards,
Howie.

Hi Howie, thanks you! Sure I will let you know.

About your question; yes, first line will be kneeling

btw, new update:

Are you ready for some hard plastic ( HIPS ) ?
Pic: Regiments preview - soon at kickstarter

**howie**

Winner. Can't wait to see the picture explosion when you launch.

So you've got:
Great swords
Artillery
Swordsmen
Cavalry
Pistolliers
Some sort of militia?
Riflemen
Halberdiers
Pikemen

Very interesting. Can replace my entire army.

Regards,
Howie.

**Haste Games**

Hi everyone,

New update with some background:

Background of Empire Swordsmen:

Clash professional troops who are always on the forefront in the battle. They are armed with swords and shields. Their armors are steel breastplates, shoulder pads and greaves. They take no prisoners in battle, they have no mercy: their wounded or captured enemies are capped.

The swordsmen are trained in the armories of the empire for years before going to battle. They are professional soldiers who charge a monthly salary to defend the empire, are armed with light steel armor. They are in charge of guarding the social order of cities, obey and protect their lords and their castles or fortresses.
They also protect the empire from the outposts that are in the limits of imperial territory. They form patrols in the vicinity of the outpost to kill wild creatures and protect the villagers living nearby.

**Thraxas Of Turai**

I have always been a fan of "normal" human fantasy figures, I will be watching these ones with great interest.

**JoeRugby**

I'm liking the look of these definitely prefer the concept to the concept of GWs empire troops which are too frilly and ornate for me

**Piston Honda**

I like the fact they son't have ham fists.

**Ketara**

Color me intrigued. I like the thought of something that's fantasy medieval, but less 'fantastical' than Warhammer. Subscribed.

**Marine_With_Heart**

This is looking quite interesting. I have a soft spot for normal fantasy human beings in armour but the GW Empire ones have always looked a bit too comical for my tastes. These look very well done from what you've shown us so far.

**Yodhrin**

Piston Honda wrote:
I like the fact they son't have ham fists.

So much this. It's wonderful to see models in "heroic scale" that don't look like bizarre pseudo-human mutants with ankles like thighs and fists bigger than their already comically oversized heads. Just slight exaggerations here and there where necessary, not OTT.

I sense a gaping hole in my wallet in the near future if the rest of the range matches the quality of the test print.

As an aside, it would be nice to see some "frillyness", here and there, perhaps just as an accent on some characters and the more "elite" regiments; I like the more realistic take on ordinary soldiery, but there is something to be said for the Warhammer Empire aesthetic when it's used in moderation as it was in Mordheim for eg(which is where I suspect many of your models will be finding themselves when I get hold of them, heh).

**BobtheInquisitor**

Man, these Basileans look good.

**Piston Honda**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Man, these Basileans look good.

You just mentioned these wonderful looking minis in the same sentence as dead dog [MOD EDIT - No 'workarounds' for the expletive filter, please! Thanks - Alpharius]

**howie**

This has been on FB for a few days and not shown here, so I thought I'd drop it in.

The fluff to go with it:

The Heavy-armoured Knights are the elite troops of the empire. Dressed in chain mail, armour and protection in their extremities with which may withstand any attack on the battlefield. Also, their weapon is a heavy broadsword able to open any enemy carcass standing on their path.

To become part of the heavy infantry it takes many years of seniority as a soldier of the empire. The best and most veteran soldiers become heavy infantry.

Regards,
Howie.

**Piston Honda**

Is the nick name for the Empire troops the Bearded Brave or Whisker Warriors?

they all have facial hair.

**Haste Games**

'The Empire' Kickstarter Date Announced – March 23th, 2014

**JP1138**

looking forward to this.

**cerealkiller195**

can't wait to see whats in store for the kick starter, love the look of the minis

**willb2064**

Any preview of pricing or pledge levels, start time/early birds?

**Pacific**

Some of the best miniature sculpting in the world seems to be coming out of Spain at the moment.

This looks like that trend is set to continue. Absolutely fantastic stuff, if these are at all reasonably priced I'm sure they will be (and deserve to be) a massive success.

**howie**

I would also like to see if there are any early bird specials/ start time if there are any early bird specials.

Been anticipating this since I seen that swordsmen :/

Kind Regards,
Howie

**Haste Games**

howie wrote:
I would also like to see if there are any early bird specials/ start time if there are any early bird specials.

Been anticipating this since I seen that swordsmen :/

Kind Regards,
Howie

We will release the preview link later today. btw I just sent you a pm.

**Alpharius**

Having some really good looking Empire troops available has got me excited about getting back to building that long in planning WFB Empire army again!

**edlowe**

'The Empire' Kickstarter Date Announced – Sunday March 23th, 2014
- 11am US EST - 3pm GMT

Looking forward to this

**Haste Games**

New update

Check out the preview for 'The Empire' Kickstarter Campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/haste/406776314?token=5ad2dd3e

**Piston Honda**

I'm in.

There goes my pledge to Mercs.

EDIT:

I am in at the 155 dollar level.

A little math depending on which boxes you get, each model is about a 1.70 a pop. Obviously more for the more complex or elite units, I assume.

Good price. Considering they are hard plastic (meaning NO gakky restic)

And these actually look good and not something Picasso made.

**edlowe**

Piston Honda wrote:
I'm in.

There goes my pledge to Mercs.

Did the same

, much more interested in this ks.

**Yodhrin**

Can we get a direct link to the vimeo video explaining the reward structure please? It's broken on the page in Firefox, no video plays just audio.

**AlexHolker**

I'm just going to point out that if you pay $80 plus shipping a year in advance, you can get 25 infantry and a cannon.

Or, if you pay $80 with free shipping, you can get 80 infantry and 12 knights.

**howie**

I'm really hoping this kick starter hits the high notes. As I'll want a lot pikes and muskets.

Also the guy I was speaking to on FB seemed like a genuinely nice guy and I hope he gets what he wants so we can get what we want, a bucket of great toy soldiers. :-D

Kind regards,
Howie.

**Haste Games**

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

Yodhrin wrote:
Can we get a direct link to the vimeo video explaining the reward structure please? It's broken on the page in Firefox, no video plays just audio.

Sure

Second video: https://vimeo.com/89272021
Third video: https://vimeo.com/89272022