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When's the exact launch day? I need to get me that limited edition Captain pledge.

Not sure - next newsletter should tell us, but believe it is very soon

Launch day's the 30th (possibly at 6pm GMT).

Info on pledge levels http://hawkwargames.cmail2.com/t/ViewEmail/j/6E9634A68C15892C/37AE72AEED424464419C69E1CEBE89F9

Not sure I like the fact that the special limited Battlecruiser is tied to specific tiers.

 Duskland wrote:

Not sure I like the fact that the special limited Battlecruiser is tied to specific tiers.

Agreed, that's a bit crappy. It's close to Christmas, so funds are tight. All depends on how much that tier costs in pledges... It wouldn't have been so bad, buy two copies of the game to get the limited cruiser? Hmmm

Also

This gives two players the option to have a much larger fleet to start with, with each player getting all of the game accessories found in the 2 Player Starter Set

is jarring, considering you only get 1 limited cruiser?

Also - just found out that Captain (Limited) tier will have a maximum number of backers!

Remember that it's just a limited battlecruiser sculpt, so it's only an aesthetically different battlecruiser. Anyone can buy and use the normal battlecruiser model when it comes out. So, no one is missing out on using battlecruisers, and this one isn't special in any way rules-wise.

Commander it is.

I love the Shaltari ship. From the one angle we've seen, it looks much more menacing than their John Carter of Minbar style DZC skimmers.

I may be looking to split the two-starter-set pledge with a Scourge player. That'd let us both get the basics (rulebook / tokens / mat / etc) plus two sets of the starter ships for a nice sized fleet. Apparently there might be more bonuses and I think they should for sure be unlocked for that level. Any takers from US-based Scourge lovers?

 Duskland wrote:
Not sure I like the fact that the special limited Battlecruiser is tied to specific tiers.

They changed their plans somewhat regarding that kickstarter exclusive battlecruiser. It's still tied to specific tiers but those are not limited anymore:

1. Regarding the UCM Kickstarter Only Battlecruiser - this is now no longer going to be limited (in terms of the quantity that are available on the Kickstarter). However, due to the nature of what it is, it will be only available (as a reward) with the Captain and Admiral Pledge levels, and only from this Kickstarter Campaign.

more on battlecruisers:

3. Going back to Battlecruisers, we are happy to confirm that if we are successful in hitting our initial goal, then we are hoping to unlock Kickstarter Exclusive Battlecruisers to go along with each race that is on the Kickstarter. These will be available as Bolt-ons that can be added to any pledge.

launch date (less than 24 hours left):

The plan is currently for a launch in the early Afternoon (UK time), but we will of course send a message out when the Campaign is up.

and teaser pick

That's one helluva ship!

Really looking forward to drop fleet the minis look great just worried about the price and the release schedule as hawk wargames has not been great on either front in the past.

I am so temped to let this be the first kick starter I back but I would need to know they where going to have a good release schedule.

Great to hear you can add on the exclusive battle cruisers rather than pledging for two sets being the only way to get it.

 Minx wrote:

Spoiler:

I want. Must buy.

Probably worth noting that Hawk stated on their forums that they are targeting 2pm gmt as launch time now.

I'm tempted despite swearing off further KS. Really depends on pricing , if it's not equivalent to 20% discount or some awesome freebies then I'll wait and keep my money.

I will buy this KS. They're a now more established company with a proven record of actually delivering a product. This product is a modest offering as far as KS goes (just making core sets for 2-4 races in plastic), from a company that's already very successfully delivered plastic (the plastic starters are of great quality, aside from the meh teeny plastic infantry).

This is very different from standard 'Fund our totally new game, from a company that has no experience in making minis games!' places with huge stretch goals promising big bux savings, and ending up giving you a Sedition Wars or Relic Knights type mess. Or worse yet, a goddamn Robotech failure.

I trust in Hawk, since it's actually an extremely MODERN miniatures company and has hit the mark on everything thus far.

 TwilightSparkles wrote:
Probably worth noting that Hawk stated on their forums that they are targeting 2pm gmt as launch time now.

I'm tempted despite swearing off further KS. Really depends on pricing , if it's not equivalent to 20% discount or some awesome freebies then I'll wait and keep my money.

Linky? If so, that suits me better!


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Confirmed by Simon @ Hawk:

An update on the launch time, we are aiming for 2pm GMT!

Thanks for the update, zed!! I hope you'll transform the original post once this is live

 RiTides wrote:
Thanks for the update, zed!! I hope you'll transform the original post once this is live

I'll do my best...

To whet your appetites, here's some more piccies that haven't been shared here:

The ships are amazing, but what has won me over is the new basing they showed off in the BoW interview. That is such a key component and it looks like they nailed it! Looking forward to seeing updated pics of hopefully all the ships on them once the campaign launches.

Some more goodies:

Box cover:


Scourge Missile Cruiser:


Painted model:

Should be anytime now, right?

 RiTides wrote:
Should be anytime now, right?

50 minutes approx. Keep an eye on Hawk's Kickstarter profile. I'll add links when I spot it as well...

Very excited for this!

Nothing yet...

Lunchbreak is over now too, looks like I won't be backing it until I get home tonight.

I wonder if they've only just submitted this to Kickstarter for approval. In which case, it'll be next week when it launches!

 zedmeister wrote:
I wonder if they've only just submitted this to Kickstarter for approval. In which case, it'll be next week when it launches!

Maybe they forgot to change their clocks for winter?

 Zaku212 wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
I wonder if they've only just submitted this to Kickstarter for approval. In which case, it'll be next week when it launches!

Maybe they forgot to change their clocks for winter?

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We are just finalising the last few things - an update about launch will be coming out soon. Thanks for your patience!
Kind regards,
The Hawk Wargames Team

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It's started!

Half funded already. I get the suspicion that this will be a successful KS

UCM

The below shows some of the possible ship classes that can be built just from the standard UCM Cruiser Sprue.

Wow.. some serious backers there as the 500 GBP pledges are all gone. WHile I like the ship designs, I think the similarities in all those cruisers might lead to some confusion in game with the models.

Well, the small number means people are probably going to grab them now and then evaluate later in the campaign when they see how it's going.

I've grabbed one, whilst they were there.