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Updating as SG's get hit!

ced1106 wrote:
IIRC, Mantic will be using plastic similar to The Walking Dead, instead of Dungeon Saga. fwiw, Furniture reviews I've read were mixed, but paint jobs looked good.

Actually, that's good to hear. Happy to pick these up at a future date, funds are tight at the moment.

The DS furniture was good - I'd have been perfectly happy with it if it wasn't for the shiny stickiness.

 Fugazi wrote:

2x sword in stone

Not to rant, but this kind of thing bothers me and smacks of no intelligible thought. Add a unique item to the bundle like a sword in stone? Sure. Add two? Uh, why? If I want two, I can buy two. It's like doing something cool like a blacksmith's anvil. Then adding a second one for no reason. Keep those kinds of pieces at 1x and add another of the more common items, like a straight mine cart rail or another beer keg. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like the "here's a bunch of stuff" approach. I'd rather see some thought put into the component count. On the other hand, the "bunch of stuff" better fits Mantic's company philosophy, often mentioned here: "Mantic...almost."

Are you familiar with how sprues work?

Yeah, but I was hoping for a more common sense approach to the quantity of some of the items.

 Fugazi wrote:
Yeah, but I was hoping for a more common sense approach to the quantity of some of the items.

Think your missing the point a bit.

There's 2 swords because there's one on each sprue and your getting two sprues for each set, hence why everything else is doubled or will be through a stretch goal at some point.

Also.. try using imagination a bit.. What about painting one of them up like a nice shiny Excalibur type sword and painting the other either rusted up or somehow trapped.. or maybe glowing like it's been activated.. or black and purple like it's been cursed.
It's situational terrain and having duplicates of any of it is never bad... okay.. usually not.

Worst case scenario you just use one for gaming and the other for a diorama.

Yeah, I'm certainly willing to be critical of aspects of Mantic's kickstarters (or anyone else's), but this complaint is like you're really searching for a justification to be upset (and failing ridiculously.)

I'm massively offended by the presence of a second Sword in the Stone, because I've never owned a wargaming product where I've not used every component of every sprue.

I also like to hoard all my miniatures, so there's no way I would consider just giving away a spare tiny piece of scatter terrain, even if I had no use for it.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
I'm massively offended by the presence of a second Sword in the Stone, because I've never owned a wargaming product where I've not used every component of every sprue.

I also like to hoard all my miniatures, so there's no way I would consider just giving away a spare tiny piece of scatter terrain, even if I had no use for it.

I know!

I considered cutting it so I could have both a stone and a broken sword to glue to bases but I despise converting.

I think it's best if I do not pledge.

Besides, a sword in the stone is so passe. A stone in a sword, now you're talking. Or a stone sword. Or a stoned sword that talks, but only says, "Heyyyyy.... mannnnn". That would be something.

And now... because someone else demanded it... it's KSE and you can get multiples for the secondary market... A BOX. Made of cardboard and stuff. Like air.

(BTW, Boxes are sometimes the most expensive components for boardgames. Most boardgame companies use standard box sizes, so that's why so many games have extra space in the box.)

Also, the Dungeon Saga doors and furniture sets, although you can get them from Miniature Market at a lower price, when they get restocked.

Oh, and more than 2x miniatures coming up, because they don't need to make more molds for them.

For the rats and skulls, we're getting 2x rats and 2x skulls, just like the good ol' days of HeroQuest.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/terraincrate-plastic-affordable-fantasy-terrain/posts/1875491

I think it's wonderful that mantic provided a free Mimic miniature for every piece of terrain. Now that's thoroughness.

Well, we can now guess what all the other free extras are gonna be. Whatever comes on the same sprue as the first batch.

Dang -- that bonus really IS a bonus. SG's would otherwise be 10K apart, but that bonus is only 5K after the previous SG, and 5K before the next one!\

Some backers wanted more mine track, so more mine track. I'm sure the miniature wargames would like more walls.

 Gitzbitah wrote:
I think it's wonderful that mantic provided a free Mimic miniature for every piece of terrain. Now that's thoroughness.

This both incredibly subtle and incredibly geeky

Oh hint at Sci-Fi sets in the update

Finally, it is of course May the 4th... aka Star Wars Day. Shame we're only doing fantasy scenery for this campaign, otherwise we could have celebrated our favourite film franchise. Unless...

New Sci-fi would be great Star Saga/ DZ repackages not so much have loads of them. Sci-Fi walls or even more chain link fence which works for modem too would be great the chain link fence in Mars Attacks is to expensive in any great quantity.

 Fugazi wrote:
Not to rant, but this kind of thing bothers me and smacks of no intelligible thought.
...
"Mantic...almost."

"Fugazi...almost"

 DaveC wrote:
Oh hint at Sci-Fi sets in the update

Finally, it is of course May the 4th... aka Star Wars Day. Shame we're only doing fantasy scenery for this campaign, otherwise we could have celebrated our favourite film franchise. Unless...

New Sci-fi would be great Star Saga/ DZ repackages not so much have loads of them. Sci-Fi walls or even more chain link fence which works for modem too would be great the chain link fence in Mars Attacks is to expensive in any great quantity.

I wouldn't expect new sci-fi sets, most likely just flogging the Star Saga stuff.

Flogged!

Could OP update the title to mention the SF sets? I imagine some Dakkanauts who were interested them may no longer be reading this thread.

"These sets were previously made available during our Star Saga Kickstarter campaign last year but are not currently available at retail."

Ooo... that picnic table of the future looks mighty tempting...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/terraincrate-plastic-affordable-fantasy-terrain/posts/1876454

I'd like a sci fi crate, but glad they're not doing one now. Better to stick to fantasy for this campaign and hopefully they can do a sci fi themed campaign later on.

Selling doors? I can't even give away my Sedition Wars doors!

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Selling doors? I can't even give away my Sedition Wars doors!

No. You truly can't. And I refuse to take those doors on the principal that you can't give them away.

They are your 28mm albatross, your wargaming scarlet 'A.'

ced1106 wrote:
Flogged!

Title updated and yeah, I'm tempted.

It's funny to me that they're looking for $15 on those sets .. The DS one is available all over the place right now for cheaper.

The DS ones are cheaper? Where? And they actually have them in stock?

I might get some for the time being.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Selling doors? I can't even give away my Sedition Wars doors!

Well, if you're just giving them away I can be of service...

ced1106 wrote:
Dang -- that bonus really IS a bonus. SG's would otherwise be 10K apart, but that bonus is only 5K after the previous SG, and 5K before the next one!\

Some backers wanted more mine track, so more mine track. I'm sure the miniature wargames would like more walls.

The first $75.000 allegedly funded 10 or so sprues. But after that it takes $10.000 to add one or two bits to one sprue. Think about that.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
The DS ones are cheaper? Where? And they actually have them in stock?

I might get some for the time being.

Miniaturemarket.com is currently out of stock of the terrain and doors, but they do get restocks
terrainhttp://www.miniaturemarket.com/mgds14.html
doorshttp://www.miniaturemarket.com/mgds15.html

or buy the base game and get the miniatures, terrain and doors for $54.39
http://www.miniaturemarket.com/mgds01.html

 lord_blackfang wrote:
The first $75.000 allegedly funded 10 or so sprues. But after that it takes $10.000 to add one or two bits to one sprue. Think about that.

EDIT: They're actually either adding more than two bits or a new sculpt now, even though the SG's remain at 10K apart. They've also added Bonus pieces only 5K after and before the next SG.

Heads up on the SG's. Some SG's are marked, like 325K, as "Kickstarter Bones" meaning that these pieces won't be in sets. "Bear in mind, these pieces will be added to a special Kickstarter Bonus section of the Crates and won't be going in the individual sets."

Another set completed!



And, speaking of sprues, he's a new piece backers wanted. Well, I did!

More miniatures? More miniatures!

More dupes, but walls are always good on the battlefield. Plus another mine cart dead-end for your players to smash into.

"If that image gets shared more than 50 times by midnight on Sunday (May 7th), then we'll add everything below to the Crates to make sure the price per piece is even better!"

EDIT: Reached!

https://www.facebook.com/manticgames/photos/a.387258332318.165358.104345532318/10155181004662319/?type=3&theater

More upcoming stuff from the open day (pictures by Fisty Glueman)