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Manchu wrote: Well Jon, thanks for the heads up and I’ll be faithfully buying into FW Factions just as I have been FWW, FO 2d20, and TES CTA.
I quite like FWW for how well it handles narrative play but a FO minis game with less tokens and cards would be nice, too.
FWW isn't going anywhere, but Factions is aimed for folks who like Fallout but might want a slightly snappier and certainly less component driven experience.
It should also mean we can focus Warfare even harder into the narrative angle, thinking of new ways to use the rules and hopefully some story driven expansions rather than new stat blocks for new minis sort of thing.
At some point a second edition that somehow keeps what everyone loves about the game but without carrying all the component bloat over needs to happen, having fun trying to square that circle.
...and you will know me by the trail of my lead...
Hey Jon, is Modiphius still replacing the blue special dice from the starter? I recently got another starter and the blue dice included have the yellow dice facings.
Manchu wrote: Hey Jon, is Modiphius still replacing the blue special dice from the starter? I recently got another starter and the blue dice included have the yellow dice facings.
Absolutely. Drop support a ticket and they will get those swapped out.
...and you will know me by the trail of my lead...
The plastic t-45's in their retail boxes. Should be at the start of the wave 8 release according to Jon wich should be in 4-8 weeks depending on how log it takes to get everything to the warehouses.
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Manchu wrote: Hey Jon, is Modiphius still replacing the blue special dice from the starter? I recently got another starter and the blue dice included have the yellow dice facings.
Absolutely. Drop support a ticket and they will get those swapped out.
Wave 8 is up for order today including the power armor.
The Book, for the NA store, is delayed for another 5-8 weeks but the download's page PDFs should hopefully get updated in the next week.
Do note that the US warehouse is still really behind. I've currently got orders I'm waiting on from November and December of last year as well as March of this year so do not expect anything to ship out soon.
Wondering if we will ever see miniatures, or even STLs of some of the power armors/factions/enemies from 76. Notably the excavator armor (would be really cool running alongside some construction protections). I know the Brotherhood Recon armor is taken from 76, and the scorched corpses STLs.
Midnightdeathblade wrote: Wondering if we will ever see miniatures, or even STLs of some of the power armors/factions/enemies from 76. Notably the excavator armor (would be really cool running alongside some construction protections). I know the Brotherhood Recon armor is taken from 76, and the scorched corpses STLs.
Wave 10 is a year long wave that is all Fallout 76 content (though the release of the “core four” factions in plastic also work for anyone playing those).
Given we haven’t showed the whole of wave 9 yet (soon!) I can’t say too much more, but it’s a really chunky wave with some fun stuff in it for sure.
...and you will know me by the trail of my lead...
Midnightdeathblade wrote: Wondering if we will ever see miniatures, or even STLs of some of the power armors/factions/enemies from 76. Notably the excavator armor (would be really cool running alongside some construction protections). I know the Brotherhood Recon armor is taken from 76, and the scorched corpses STLs.
Wave 10 is a year long wave that is all Fallout 76 content (though the release of the “core four” factions in plastic also work for anyone playing those).
Given we haven’t showed the whole of wave 9 yet (soon!) I can’t say too much more, but it’s a really chunky wave with some fun stuff in it for sure.
That's cool. If nothing else, 76 brought in some really nice Power Armour designs.
Man, hard plastic power armor I really hope sells like Space Marines for modiphius. I know I'll pick up whatever hard plastic they put out - resin is such a massive turn off - it's like a 50/50 shot any resin cast is awful all depending on how delicately you realigned the mold halves. But plastic? Gimme.
axotl wrote: Man, hard plastic power armor I really hope sells like Space Marines for modiphius. I know I'll pick up whatever hard plastic they put out - resin is such a massive turn off - it's like a 50/50 shot any resin cast is awful all depending on how delicately you realigned the mold halves. But plastic? Gimme.
The T-45 set that's been out a while is incredible and has plenty of build options. I know it's not a viable option for every Modiphius release but for the more ubiquitous kits that are usable across multiple factions, it's very, very welcome.
There was a out of the blue (only a day's notice) "live" stream of a game session of the new PVP focused Skirmish game Fallout Factions this Friday. 90min log or so. Shows the basics of the game play.
there will be a starter box with minis, some type of cardboard terrain and rules. Q2 2024 release.
The minis should all be out in their own boxes as last I heard they were also part of the FWW wave 9 release which is having a live stream of it's own on the 23rd of this month as well as Factions will have a stream that day as well for Q&A.
Are the plastic X-01 suits coming in a box of three like the T-51s?
The mirelurk king is very nice, but I'm a touch worried the hand and feet are integrated into the base.
Also, it looks like the new eyebots are resin...I'd gotten the idea they'd be plastic as the resin sculpts were too flimsy and kept breaking on mold removal - I guess the new sculpts solved that issue?
Still, some interesting stuff in this release. Not least of which the rumored rules updates coming with the Nuka-World book. I was very pleased with the pre-made profiles and the region overlay charts in the Capital expansion, so I'm eager to see what actual rules updates can do to manage the complexity and card bloat.
Psychopomp wrote: Are the plastic X-01 suits coming in a box of three like the T-51s?
The mirelurk king is very nice, but I'm a touch worried the hand and feet are integrated into the base.
Also, it looks like the new eyebots are resin...I'd gotten the idea they'd be plastic as the resin sculpts were too flimsy and kept breaking on mold removal - I guess the new sculpts solved that issue?
Still, some interesting stuff in this release. Not least of which the rumored rules updates coming with the Nuka-World book. I was very pleased with the pre-made profiles and the region overlay charts in the Capital expansion, so I'm eager to see what actual rules updates can do to manage the complexity and card bloat.
yes, 3 to a sprue. Raiders are 10 to a box.
Not sure on the Mirelurk king but I own every creature they're released and only bugs and molerats have anything attached to the base so I'd be surprised if this was.
Eyebots are resin. They solved the issue of breaking parts by just removing those parts. there are drill holes for you to add your own antani.
Didn't post the rules changes:
There are some armor changes coming. Starting with wave 9 all humans and human like models will have 0 armor values and only get it from equipment. Mutants/ghouls will have X still for Rad damage. This makes armor less confusing and also makes the armor that's just not a modifier actually useful in the game and is very welcome.
There's a slight aura rework to explain buffing and debuffing auras better (up and down arrows).
Also in the wave 9 book there will be rules explaining more quick actions that exist but never have rule entries like specific weapon types that some units have.
The wave 9 book also represents a overhaul on how they organize books. The books now have different color coded sections that cover rules, painting guides and such. Also being included is the "Vaultec Approved" section (which is blue) where they have pre-made loadouts for all units (and cap costs) so no more having to build units to play. On Monday we're getting a blog post showing these off as they didn't have one for the stream (Jon forgot).
I'll have to look up the name of the guy they used for the book reorganization but he's a prominent designer, or was at some point as Jon called that out, and I think there's a lot of hints now that wave 10 (Fallout 76) will get us a new starter with plastics and updated rules (integrated errata as a lot has been changed over the past 3 years in the forums).
Also, lastly, Jon is no longer working on the Fallout Lines. He stepped down earlier in the year to do his other Job at Modiphius (as he's been doing both for years) and there are two new line managers for FWW and Factions. So while he'll still be around he may not be answering questions as he just won't know much what's going on.
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