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If they take a note from Aeronautica Imperialis then we don´t need to worry about the dials.

I actually think they might be unlocking something other than the KS exclusive Battlecruisers (which now that I know they will simply "count-as" a normal type of cruiser, I'm not as interested in - good for the long-term health of the game, though).

The KS exclusives are listed at the very bottom of the stretch goal map as time based unlocks:

Timed based Rewards:

25th November - KS Exclusive Battlecruisers for Scourge, Shaltari and PHR (Bolt-on)

But in the normal stretch goal map, there are these slots:

Still Locked:

£275k - Miniature Unlock to be announced
£290k - Dropfleet Commander Bases Pack (Bolt-On)
£300k - High Rank Backers - 1 Free Shaltari Frigate Sprue (makes 4 Frigates)
£310k - Miniature Unlock to be announced
£325k - Miniature Unlock to be announced
£350k - High Rank Backers - 1 Free PHR Frigate Sprue (makes 4 Frigates)

Only 3 of the "Miniature Unlock to be announced" lines, but it certainly seems like it must be the above station at £275k, since they preceded the picture with this line:

We will have a lot more information about the next few stretch goals in the next update, along with some more previews too. But in the mean time...

I'm going to guess that it is a civilian space station or the like that would function as terrain / an objective / something to defend or attack in a scenario (they are very big on scenario play in DzC and seemingly will be here, too). Copying the pic over to the new page:

 Silent Puffin? wrote:


It looks like Space stations are incoming.

 Malika2 wrote:

By the way, will there also be ordnance? Stuff like torpedoes, fighters, bombers, landers, etc?

There are strike craft (but not torps or boarding craft)but no idea what they do except that fighters can be assigned to ships to increase their point defense value.

 Silent Puffin? wrote:

 Malika2 wrote:

By the way, will there also be ordnance? Stuff like torpedoes, fighters, bombers, landers, etc?

There are strike craft (but not torps or boarding craft)but no idea what they do except that fighters can be assigned to ships to increase their point defense value.

That's too bad about the Torpedos and boarding craft but I can see it. I'm interested to see how they do this, as the ordnance phase was one of the things that made Battlefleet Gothic so good.

I'm looking forward to it, gameplay from the BoW videos looks awesome!

Well, I caved, this just looks too good to pass up!

Nice, welcome aboard Alex

I think the two starter pledge in particular is amazing, if you can find someone else who wants in! (Even if you both just want a starter each and split the stretch goals)

We're actually splitting one three ways (UCM for me, Scourge, and everything else!). But even if you both want to keep both factions, since the exclusive ship has no gameplay content (just counts as another type of cruiser) it's not a huge loss for one to go without it (I'm actually forgoing it in our pledge even though I'm doing UCM - the later battleships will be my centerpiece!)

Yeah I went with the 2x 2-player starter with the KS exclusive ship. With the free cruisers, frigates and map it really tempted me over the edge! Added a couple of map packs and am looking forward to seeing the space stations and other battlecruisers.

If I go in it'll be at the Captain level. If it hits 500k then I can sell enough of the stuff I don't want more than likely to make it worth my cash so early.

Looking forward to whenever we see PHR. That's the faction I'm most interested in because it's the only one I'm kinda interested in on the ground game.

Yeah it seems like a really good value - 20 free ships once we hit 350k (250k already, can't imagine we wouldn't get there by the end!). And even a single starter will get 20 free ships if it hits 500k (and double starter pledges would get 36, not even counting the KS exclusive).

Can always swap some of the extras with folks who plan to run those factions, too

Not botherd about the value, I just want to help KS this project (even though they don't need it!) I hope they do mouse mat style gaming mats and t-shirts as add ons.

Dave confirmed in the podcast, that there will be torbedoes! But boarding would only be done via command cards, if it will even be in. This is not 40k.

More on torbedoes:
Usually missiles and such are counted as close action weapons. They can't fire outside your scanning range, because they would be all shot down by enemy point defense anyway. "standard" sized torpedoes should also be included as a close action weapon.
The torpedoes that will be used as a special weapon in Dropfleet are not the torpedoes we know. They may even get another name. They are huge, like 1/3 size of a frigate. They are so heavely armored that point defense can't shoot them down before impact. This kind of torpedo is used as dreadnought killer. It still has only a short range, because aiming. But they are the bane of heavely armored vessels.
So far, only PHR has a ship with those "special" torpedoes.

All infos taken from the podcast. And i have to say, it sounds awesome.

EDIT: Fighters and bombers will have models according to the podcast.

Kind of reminds me of the "Dreadnought" from that Star Trek Voyager episode.

So much hate in the comment section...

Comment section of what?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Comment section of what?

Dropfleet Commander.

Y'know, the Kickstarter that this thread is about...

I have a rule about not venturing into KS comment threads, so please share with me what the hate is about. Rules? Pricing? Brian Blessedlessness?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I have a rule about not venturing into KS comment threads, so please share with me what the hate is about. Rules? Pricing? Brian Blessedlessness?

As far as I can tell, every Kickstarter since Bones 1 has complained about not having as many miniatures in it as Bones 1, despite the fact that most Bones 1 ended up buried in closets.

 judgedoug wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I have a rule about not venturing into KS comment threads, so please share with me what the hate is about. Rules? Pricing? Brian Blessedlessness?

As far as I can tell, every Kickstarter since Bones 1 has complained about not having as many miniatures in it as Bones 1, despite the fact that most Bones 1 ended up buried in closets.

Most of my Bones 1 was painted by minors and lost in the back yard/eaten by the dog. Money well spent.

While I will never argue against more miniatures in a kickstarter campaign, I'd consider Dropfleet to be solidly on the quality-over-quantity side, a Kingdom Death: Monster of spaceships if you will.

How does DFC compare to the Halo game? It seems like Halo gives you more ships, but they are smaller on average, for a slightly higher price. Certainly DFC blows Armada out of the water on every metric except play-it-out-of-the-boxiness and IP-milkability.

First PHR cruiser images up. Flippin' gorgeous!




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That's beautiful. OMG I may have to get a UCM and PHR fleet.

They look like Giger xenomorph heads - so that's probably why I am in love with them

The PHR look great!

That's a quality spaceship.

I'm going to have to find out how the really glossy white PHR were painted for DZC, it would suit these ships perfectly.

A couple of thin coats of gloss varnish over the white, I suspect.

Agreed that would look pretty neat.

Great ship design, the Alien analogy struck me also.

Now it pains me even more that I am "forced" to get Scourge...

Yeah, I'm liking the PHR and the UCM. I can live with the Scourge, and I'd have to see the Shaltari in person but I'm not a fan of the renders.

So, a pretty decent success rate overall, IMO. I'll probably end up at Captain+ at the rate they're going.

Man, I love the sleek design of that PHR ship. Very minimalist but enhanced by the fins. Can't wait to see these on a board!

 Souleater wrote:
A couple of thin coats of gloss varnish over the white, I suspect.

Agreed that would look pretty neat.

mix some Vallejo Gloss Medium into your white, apply a few thin coats.


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 Krinsath wrote:
Yeah, I'm liking the PHR and the UCM. I can live with the Scourge, and I'd have to see the Shaltari in person but I'm not a fan of the renders.

So, a pretty decent success rate overall, IMO. I'll probably end up at Captain+ at the rate they're going.

Honestly the Shaltari look so bizarre and alien that I think once they're 3d and in-hand they'll be several orders of magnitude better - and imagine a whole fleet of them on the table.

I love the Shaltari designs. I don't actually understand what is so off-putting about them. They look a bit like Babylon 5 ships.