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Captain level looks about right for me at the moment, Im not interested in Shaltari or PHR but want enough Scourge for a decent-sized fleet and the UCM can be repurposed for BFG or something.
Have they explained the significance of the special bases? It looks like they've got clock faces on them and combine normal bases with an x-wing/clix dial.
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There are two dials, one to show altitude and one to show if it's got a spike on it (similar to stress in xwing but instead makes it so you can be shot at from longer range)
Edit: and a clock face, they didn't explain it in the BoW video, I assume hull points
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RiTides wrote: ....but in the starter box there are 3 Cruisers...
Yes and the only picture of the starter UCM fleet so far shows one of those Cruisers to be a carrier. I still think that the starter fleet will be 5 cruiser and 4 frigate hulls.
It's definitely just what's pictured - 3 big ships (cruisers) 4 small ships (frigates / carriers), so 7 ships total... not sure how you're listing 9 ships.
Alpharius, I think you missed this - Scourge freebies at 150k!
Oh poor Hawk wargames.... I feel like they are trying to drink out of a firehose. We're throwing money at them too fast.
I don't care for the Shaltari, but they're quite consistent with their ground forces. Weirdly, I'm thinking weaponized internal organs.
I'm really surprised at how much I like the Scourge- that basking shark choice over the usual squid deep sea creature aesthetic makes some beautiful, truly alien looking vessels. It's odd to say, but they look as if they were crafted from something else's dreams, rather than our nightmares.
And the UCM is just glorious guns with guns on their guns. Even the depths of space may not be able to hold the money I want to give them if they release a roughed up Resistance fleet based off of the UCM.
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2015/10/30 21:31:46
Subject: Re:Dropzone and Dropfleet Commander news - Dropfleet Kickstarter - Shaltari Fleet Pg1 / 16 - £140k next
Hahahaha, oh dear. Though, the honesty is refreshing:
Project Update #2: Dropfleet Commander by Hawk Wargames - It's happening very fast!
Firstly, we want to say a huge thank you for all of your support. We are very proud of Dropfleet commander as a product and we always had high hopes of exceeding our pledge target, but none of us expected the explosive level of pledging that we have experienced.
Planning out the stretch goals for a Kickstarter involves a certain amount of educated guess work and flexibility. Although we have planned a series of stretch goals, including the unlocking of both Shaltari and PHR factions, we had expected the unlock process to much more gradual. This was to ensure that we didn’t promise too much and be unable to deliver, or indeed over-promise and then be unable to hit our original goal because of huge amounts of extras to delivered. As a result it will take a little more time to calibrate full range of stretch goals in order to ensure the we don’t exhaust them too soon and also to make sure that the rewards reflect the level of support that the community has shown.
We have mapped out the stretch goals up to the £150K mark and will be reviewing the next series of unlocks tomorrow (The PHR will be among them, and give the levels of support we’ve had so far, almost certain to be unlocked). Hawk Wargames are a small but dedicated team, and we appreciate your patience as we adjust to meet the demand. You can rest assured that there are plenty of goodies to come and all of our backers will be generously rewarded for their support.
Kind regards,
- The Hawk Wargames Team
To be fair though, hawk are producing a space combat game. With miniatures of that quality. With Mr Flippin' BFG writing them. This will attract a lot of people!
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Apparently regarding 'resistance fleets', they aren't likely to be a faction at start, but pre-war refugee ships will apparently be in the game. Battlestar Galactica style.
The Shaltari do little for me, but considering I collect UCM, Scourge and PHR... I'm not displeased.
Currently in at Captain, looking to bolt on lots it seems.
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Killionaire wrote: Apparently regarding 'resistance fleets', they aren't likely to be a faction at start, but pre-war refugee ships will apparently be in the game. Battlestar Galactica style.
Oh man, where did you see this? Could you link to it? Sounds very cool (and more appropriate than having the Resistance have access to spaceships, really).
Anyone else read the last update as we're going to recalibrate our stretch goalso to increase the cash needed between them? I did and I would honestly have preferred they just run till they are out of what they planned but oh well. Looking forward to the phr.
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Hulksmash wrote: Anyone else read the last update as we're going to recalibrate our stretch goalso to increase the cash needed between them? I did and I would honestly have preferred they just run till they are out of what they planned but oh well. Looking forward to the phr.
Yes, I read that. As long as they don't take the piss or try any deception Raging Hero's style...
To be fair to Hawk they have nearly funded the project 4 times over in under 12 hours of a 30+ day project, I could see how they would be a little taken aback.
But are they aware of the front loaders and the potential of the pledge total to start backtracking quite a bit if the perceived value of the KS does not go up?
I prefer realistic stretch goals that are calibrated to increase the revenue generated. Arbitrarily fake linear stretch goals lead to delays and over commitments.
Is anyone interested in splitting the two starter set pledge? It gets you all the basics needed to play, two sets of ships, and access to all stretch goals. It seems like you'll want two sets of ships since otherwise you'll only have 3 cruisers!
For those here that haven't interacted much or just don't know Hawk Wargames very well. Their interaction with their fans and the community is top notch. Those guys are so passionate about what they are doing and are doing their best to deliver the best gaming experiance possible. I'm 100% positive that they will do their absolute best to deliver what they promise. But they are also a very small company and it's their first kickstarter. So in order not to set the expectations too high, they went in with a conservative approach. Unfortunately (yeah i know ) they got steamrolled with money, so they will have to take some time to adjust everything.
In short: With Hawk Wargames track record i would blindly throw money at them and be confident, that i will get what they promise. Just be a bit patient, for they are a small company.
(and more appropriate than having the Resistance have access to spaceships, really).
) they got steamrolled with money, so they will have to take some time to adjust everything.
