Steam Forge Games buys Iron Kingdoms / Privateer Press IP and games

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**Kanluwen**

NAVARRO wrote:
Shame really, I think the new starter in HIPS is quite tempting but all falls a bit flat once you want more and look at the resin Print expansions.

Does it really though?

It's not like they used Siocast. It's resin-resin. The details are there.

**LunarSol**

I've got the whole Khador line so far minus the colossal. The models are wonderful. Huge jump in detail over the previous metal and HIPS stuff. Zero assembly and minimal cleanup. I've been really happy with everything so far.

**lord_blackfang**

Buying prints when I can print at home hella lame tho.

**Albertorius**

Yeah, simply no from me. Not that you could buy anything here, though.

**.Mikes.**

TalonZahn wrote:
The new store pages are up - https://steamforged.com/blogs/brands/warmachine-iron-kingdoms-rpg-now-available

And they come complete with a price rise on most stuff that I bothered to look at.

Starter Armies aren't there, the Core Expansion Boxes are +$30 more and Auxiliary Expansions are +$20 more.

Does not ship to Australia.

Well this is off to a great start.

**deleted20250424**

LunarSol wrote:
Basically, they removed the $200 entry level and leaned into the Battlebox concept as the primary starter. In its place, they've reshuffled things so the previous Core Starter can still act as a stand alone army or can expand the Battlebox. The Axillary expansion seems to be designed to be the must have purchase that turns either starting point into a full game.

In terms of cost....

Previous:
$200 - Core Army Starter
$130 - Army Expansion
$13 - Solo Caster
$13 - Character Upgrade
$20 - Heavy Body for Upgrade

$376 - Total

New:
$70 - Battlegroup Box
$160 - Core Expansion
$150 - Auxiliary Expansion

$380 - Total

So mostly a remix rather than a price increase, though it looks like they cut a standard bearer from the starters, which is rather unfortunate and definitely an odd gouge seeing as the prices otherwise are pretty much the same.

Thanks for the breakdown.

**Monkeysloth**

.Mikes. wrote:
TalonZahn wrote:
The new store pages are up - https://steamforged.com/blogs/brands/warmachine-iron-kingdoms-rpg-now-available

And they come complete with a price rise on most stuff that I bothered to look at.

Starter Armies aren't there, the Core Expansion Boxes are +$30 more and Auxiliary Expansions are +$20 more.

Does not ship to Australia.

Well this is off to a great start.

SFG said that they're going to set up production there as it's cheaper in the long run vs shipping.

**.Mikes.**

That's good news. Hopefully it has a positive impact on Aus prices.

**Sunno**

The new Khador sculpts are very nice although im still not totally sold on the slight change in Jack design. However, that could just be the paint job.

Im trying to find the image but SFG did state on their discord that they will only be producing the nu stuff. So all old non-Mk4 models are now gone. Which is interesting because entire factions like Rhul are in that category.

**LunarSol**

Sunno wrote:
The new Khador sculpts are very nice although im still not totally sold on the slight change in Jack design. However, that could just be the paint job.

Im trying to find the image but SFG did state on their discord that they will only be producing the nu stuff. So all old non-Mk4 models are now gone. Which is interesting because entire factions like Rhul are in that category.

PP had already discontinued production on the old models I believe over a year ago. Anything they had for sale was old stock.

**Platuan4th**

Kanluwen wrote:
NAVARRO wrote:
Shame really, I think the new starter in HIPS is quite tempting but all falls a bit flat once you want more and look at the resin Print expansions.

Does it really though?

It's not like they used Siocast. It's resin-resin. The details are there.

Yeah, I have a bunch of the resin prints and they're really nice models.

**RaptorusRex**

I'm on-board.

**Johanxp**

Can't find a rulebook to buy in the shop. Where can I find game rules?

**LunarSol**

Johanxp wrote:
Can't find a rulebook to buy in the shop. Where can I find game rules?

Everything is in their app. It's just called Warmachine App and more or less completely free. You can subscribe to get Lore releases and some league event stuff, but there's no paywall for the rules for the game or models.

**Kanluwen**

Kanluwen wrote:
They are!

Spoiler:

Caine+a new Ace seems to be a thing.

Bringing this back, but the new Khador Warcaster has been named!
From the reddit AMA:

teases? I can confirm that the new Khador warcaster is called Kapitan Zahara Vilkul, and she likes axes!

**.Mikes.**

The new AMA is pretty cool. Some promising noises from from SFG.

**Kanluwen**

It was nice seeing them say that their priorities are to strengthen the production process.

**Johanxp**

LunarSol wrote:
Johanxp wrote:
Can't find a rulebook to buy in the shop. Where can I find game rules?

Everything is in their app. It's just called Warmachine App and more or less completely free. You can subscribe to get Lore releases and some league event stuff, but there's no paywall for the rules for the game or models.

Found thanks! I love those old book made of old paper but hey... that app will work fine.

**Cyel**

Johanxp wrote:
LunarSol wrote:
Johanxp wrote:
Can't find a rulebook to buy in the shop. Where can I find game rules?

Everything is in their app. It's just called Warmachine App and more or less completely free. You can subscribe to get Lore releases and some league event stuff, but there's no paywall for the rules for the game or models.

Found thanks! I love those old book made of old paper but hey... that app will work fine.

There was a pdf of the book in their online store for free download, I guess it will return when their store is online again. I printed it out as it is much easier to navigate. Erratas and rules changes are a pain, though.

**Eilif**

I'm also all about paper, but for a competition-focused game like Warmachine, an app really makes the most sense. Especially for the ability to tweak unit stats for balance and clarify rules without extensive eratta sheets.

**NH Gunsmith**

Eilif wrote:
I'm also all about paper, but for a competition-focused game like Warmachine, an app really makes the most sense. Especially for the ability to tweak unit stats for balance and clarify rules without extensive eratta sheets.

They used to provide downloadable versions of the cards you could print out. I always preferred that to using the app.

Before any important game like a tournament, it was easy enough to just check the version date of the card versus the app.

I greatly disliked using the app, found it a bit clunky in Mk. III, so always used the physical cards.

**Platuan4th**

There is an option now to print from the app.

**Johanxp**

When the preorders are supposed to be shipped?

**LunarSol**

Johanxp wrote:
When the preorders are supposed to be shipped?

Mid July I believe.

**NH Gunsmith**

Platuan4th wrote:
There is an option now to print from the app.

Downloaded the app to give it a look, to see what I can make with what Legacy models I still have laying around, I am not seeing a function where I can print the cards off.

**Platuan4th**

NH Gunsmith wrote:
Platuan4th wrote:
There is an option now to print from the app.

Downloaded the app to give it a look, to see what I can make with what Legacy models I still have laying around, I am not seeing a function where I can print the cards off.

It's currently PC version only and gives you a printable PDF with truncated cards for the whole force.

**.Mikes.**

Have alink?

**Longstrider**

https://home.privateerpress.com/2024/05/14/print-your-army-info-from-the-warmachine-app/

There's one, which hopefully still works.

Re: news - apparently the pre-orders are pushed back to the end of the month. I've been following the AMAs and blog posts, and I must say I'm being drawn back in, along with two other home-gamer friends. By all accounts from the discord the resin is still a little inconsistent, and SFG is still working on getting a European distribution service up (and is apparently making progress on NZ/Aus), so we're still wait-and-see.

But they're certainly saying all the right things (for us anyway - 3D terrain, a hobby focus, legit development for smaller game sizes, etc. etc.) so we're continuing to keep an eye out. Just broke out some old minis we had and enjoyed a 30 point game last weekend.

**.Mikes.**

Longstrider wrote:
https://home.privateerpress.com/2024/05/14/print-your-army-info-from-the-warmachine-app/

There's one, which hopefully still works.

Awesome, thank you.

**LunarSol**

Longstrider wrote:
https://home.privateerpress.com/2024/05/14/print-your-army-info-from-the-warmachine-app/

There's one, which hopefully still works.

Re: news - apparently the pre-orders are pushed back to the end of the month. I've been following the AMAs and blog posts, and I must say I'm being drawn back in, along with two other home-gamer friends. By all accounts from the discord the resin is still a little inconsistent, and SFG is still working on getting a European distribution service up (and is apparently making progress on NZ/Aus), so we're still wait-and-see.

But they're certainly saying all the right things (for us anyway - 3D terrain, a hobby focus, legit development for smaller game sizes, etc. etc.) so we're continuing to keep an eye out. Just broke out some old minis we had and enjoyed a 30 point game last weekend.

PP is still doing the manufacturing so I'd assume the actual prints won't change at all really. I've been really happy with everything I've bought though and the few bad prints I've gotten have been replaced by PP within a week.