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Oh man, I haven't even seen all of these shots yet. Some of these terrain pieces are looking really sweet. I can't wait to find some spare time to get cracking at some of my own creations.

Yup, and the white building (and other white buildings on our facebook page) were done by our very own Insaniak.

For those who are less genius with our terrain, the pieces make excellent ruins if you just add some mashed up sprue and junk around them. The pieces have been designed to be very flexible as you can see!

These are exactly the kind of terrain pieces that I am always looking for. I love to buy the cheap blue electrical boxes at the hardware store and add stuff like this to turn them into terrain. I would buy these things even if I hated everything else about this game.

Looking forward to throwing money your way tomorrow!

3dog wrote:

 Phyrekzhogos wrote:
Something stupid just occurred to me. So I know the maelstrom is pressing ever outward, eating up all the matter in its path right? But that actually doesn't tell em what it is that actually 'happens' to that matter beyond fueling more and more exploding maelstrom. What about the matter and energy back near the beginning point? Has it already blown itself out? Is that energy riding the wave forward and outward still? Like an expanding donut? What's left behind? Most importantly though, does anything "live" in the maelstrom? Maybe focusing it's drive?

Spoil me rotten, Sirs!

According to the Karists there is a sort of heaven waiting on the 'other side' ofthe maelstrom. I assume, of course, that this isn't technically what you're asking but at least some people in universe seem to think that it takes you to another dimension (the one the cybel tunnels go through?) & that this is where we would become the stereotypical "perfect energy beings" you see in some other sci-fi.

Looking at the "angels" i am thinking more of Event Horizon, Hellraiser or even the warp

Ooh, I'm going to have to get my hands on some of those terrain pieces. Ideas are happening.

You glorious bastards. That is massive. That is fanfriggingtastic. If I wasn't going to jump in on this KS already, I would be now.


Top notch work Insaniak.

Gentlemen, that terrain can only be described as...

Total smegging genius! Seriously, what a fantastic idea, and one that I'm sure will end up with all kinds of use beyond MEdge and into the wider wargaming world. For those like me that lack the skill and patience to build 'proper' DIY terrain, this just might be a godsend!

As and when you fund extras for the boxed set as stretch goals, will that also mean they are included in retail boxed sets as well, or just KS ones?

Nice idea with the terrain detailling kit.

Holy sh- terrain detailing sprues? Oh man if you guys have a terrain-only pledge... My Necromunda group will be VERY happy!

Loving the look of the miniatures so far, but that terrain is a fantastic innovation from a team who have clearly been paying attention to what hobbiests are after for a long time. Hopefully there's a few more surprises along this line which really set this company apart from others.

Kind of reminds me of the Mordheim sprues. Good idea. Will those come in the boxed set?

 bbb wrote:
Kind of reminds me of the Mordheim sprues. Good idea. Will those come in the boxed set?

You seem to have missed this (understandably, since it was under all the pretty pictures):

 legoburner wrote:
With our terrain sprue, we want to inspire people to be better hobbyists and build some truly creative things. The terrain sprue is not in the boxed set by default as it is huge (almost A4 sized), and very heavy and very expensive to produce. If we hit $45,000, it will be unlocked as stretch goal number 2 and we'll be able to get them in to the boxed set.

That terrain detail sprue is a really cool idea. Takes me back to when I was getting into the game and White Dwarf still had terrain articles where they'd actually make it out of junk, this seems perfect for terrain like that, man those where the days...

 Ouze wrote:

 bbb wrote:
Kind of reminds me of the Mordheim sprues. Good idea. Will those come in the boxed set?

You seem to have missed this (understandably, since it was under all the pretty pictures):

 legoburner wrote:
With our terrain sprue, we want to inspire people to be better hobbyists and build some truly creative things. The terrain sprue is not in the boxed set by default as it is huge (almost A4 sized), and very heavy and very expensive to produce. If we hit $45,000, it will be unlocked as stretch goal number 2 and we'll be able to get them in to the boxed set.

Thanks!

Brilliant idea... I can see soooooo many uses for that terrain sprue (and many, many, many of them at that...)

I was looking forward to seeing some cool plastic terrain, instead it's basically a big version of Mantic's accessory/connector sprues and you still have to make your own terrain.

Good for those who enjoy making terrain I'm sure, but not for me. I'll stick with Battlezones I guess.

Good luck with the project guys, looks like I'll be saving up for Warpath instead.

You could just, y'know, buy terrain from one company and the game from another?

winterdyne wrote:
You could just, y'know, buy terrain from one company and the game from another?

Buy both.

Jam sets.

Terrain!

I'm actually pretty terrible with stuff like this, but I'll give it a try.

Since it hasn't already been stated (joking...) Terrain Sprue = Awesomesauce!

winterdyne wrote:
You could just, y'know, buy terrain from one company and the game from another?

Game is a cool concept from a fiction standpoint but from a model standpoint right now all I can see is "these blokes in armor are fighting these other blokes in less armor", so until I see more diversity it currently doesn't interest me.

Not trying to say I think it's bad in any way, just not my cup of tea.

 malfred wrote:

winterdyne wrote:
You could just, y'know, buy terrain from one company and the game from another?

Buy both.

Jam sets.

Terrain!

I'm actually pretty terrible with stuff like this, but I'll give it a try.

They are scale compatible - it was on my to-do list to try and get a mashup between the two done as Mantic's latest have been lovely and adding in some of the little details we have would just step it all up a notch to something truly special while remaining low effort.

I'm not quite as excited about the scenery as some people seem to be, however It does look like a solid offering. If you were intent on only creating one sprue of scenery, I think you've done the best you could with the dressing sprue. I'm sure I'll enjoy playing with the bits and pieces when I eventually get them too.

This game is really shaping up to be the hobbyist's 28mm wargame. Between the 'extra' joins on most of the infantry, and the DIY nature of the scenery, complete hobby n00bs may struggle to assemble the starter set.

At least it seems that way, in light of recent push-fit starter sets and what not. Certainly doesn't bother me a bit, I'll enjoy the extra poseability and various uses for the terrain.

It is definitely no secret that this will push the hobbyist muscles a bit, and that is largely by design as we were not very bothered about trying to create push-to-fit models. The easiest models to assemble in our set are probably a 4/10 in terms of complexity, the hardest are maybe an 8/10 due to multiple angle options and glue points (I'd class modern multipart 40k space marines at about a 6.5, largely due to mould line cleanup requirements). We'll be sure to have detailed, heavily annotated assembly guides completed before models are in people's hands to help everyone get the most out of the models. It is certainly possible to just glue the bits together and end up with some odd combinations, so having hand-holding guides will let the more inexperienced hobbyist ramp up their skills without wasting any models.

A suggestion: Maybe a KS pledge level with some of the terrain sprues and some templates, so people can see what they could easily build by just adding some plasticard/foam card/normal card.

Are there any plans for an alien faction?

If you include proper guides, that should alleviate the difficulty somewhat. Just make sure you actually do them if you mean to, its one of those things that often gets forgot by the time models are released

It seems like most companies either release a super-modular giant set of sprue that let's you customize what you are building (ala Deadzone) which then ends up requiring a ton of tooling to get enough variety, or they try to minimize their expense and you end up with the one or two basic buildings that end up looking repetitive by the time you fill up a battlefield with them. So I think that this is a great compromise between the two options.

Of course this is also the exact thing that I am always on the lookout for to make my own scenery on the cheap. And it really is something that is pretty easy to do. Here is what I always end up using as the base for these kind of things:



This is stuff that all costs between $0.50 and $5. Glue on a couple pieces from the sprue and some straws for pipes, hit it with gray spraypaint for that concrete look, quick drybrush, and now you have a table worth of terrain!



It's certainly no award winning terrain, but it wouldn't need much more work to really stand out. And it shows that cheap basic supplies together with a sprue like this can be pretty user friendly and have a great effect.

 D6Damager wrote:
Are there any plans for an alien faction?

Aren't they all, technically, alien factions?

 legoburner wrote:
They are scale compatible - it was on my to-do list to try and get a mashup between the two done as Mantic's latest have been lovely and adding in some of the little details we have would just step it all up a notch to something truly special while remaining low effort.

Your detail sprue is scale compatible with Deadzone terrain? That just jacked up my interest. I've already invested in Mantic's battlezones, so I'm not looking to buy into another building system, but a sprue of details to jazz them up with is a great idea.

If you ever get that mashup done, it would be much appreciated.


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 D6Damager wrote:
Are there any plans for an alien faction?

The Karists currently hit enough weirdness for me with their Angels, but I personally think it would be a mistake to follow up the first two factions with two more human dominated ones.

Some interesting ideas with that sprue! I suppose it really is imagination's the limit there!