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2025/09/01 21:19:12
Subject: Re:Maelstrom's Edge New Releases - Plastic Contractor Drones for the Epirian Foundation!
Trundling onto the battlefields of the Edge, the Epirian Contractor Drone is ready to reinforce your militia forces!
Contractor Drones fill an essential role within militia units, allowing Contractors to focus on their objectives without the need to lug around heavy gear and weaponry on their own. More specialized drones even assist Engineer and Medical units, improving their odds of patching up their respective mechanical and biological patients.
We originally released a gun drone kits in resin way back in 2018, and followed it up with a support drone kit (also resin) in 2021. Along the way, though, we decided that this original design didn't quite fit the brief - from a gameplay perspective, they were too low to the ground, and looked too much like a spider drone with a weapon stuck on. So we've taken this opportunity to redesign the drones a little. The main difference is their height - with taller, bulkier legs, the weapon variants now hold their aim at around the same level as if the weapon was being held by a Contractor, which we felt was important to the unit's profile on the table.
We've also made it a little more modular - the support options slot into the same body piece as the guns now, rather than needing a completely separate model, and the guns can all be left unglued so that you can switch them out between battles. And, finally, we've included two more weapon options - the dual strike missile launcher that was an option that wasn't modeled in the first run, and a dual machine gun option that's new for V2!
Get to work reinforcing your Epirian forces by grabbing the Contractor Drone kit, including two drone sprues, from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!
Our studio drones were painted by the very talented Todd McNeal at Toad Painting!
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2025/09/15 19:23:32
Subject: Re:Maelstrom's Edge New Releases - Plastic Contractor Drones for the Epirian Foundation!
I've been trying to buy the rulebook today.
Got this error on my Android Phone this morning, so I waited till I got home from work to use the PC to order. I get exactly the same response.
All I have in the basket is the rulebook, my login has autofilled my address.
Having taught secondary school maths for 30 years, I think I'm getting the correct answer to 4+4.
All answers lead to...
Have you sold out already? Is that the cause? :-(
Currently most played: Silent Death, Mars Code Aurora, Battletech, Warcrow and Infinity.
2025/09/15 19:29:38
Subject: Maelstrom's Edge New Releases - Plastic Contractor Drones for the Epirian Foundation!
The Maelstrom, a massive energy wave of unknown origin that obliterates all matter it encounters, erupted from humanity’s capital worlds a millennium ago. Chaos now engulfs civilized space as star systems are inexorably consumed by the slowly expanding storm. While common citizens desperately look for ways to escape it, powerful factions throughout the Spiral Arm turn their attention to the systems along the conflagration’s edge. These worlds are filled with precious resources soon to be lost forever, and opportunists take advantage of the turmoil to claim these riches. Deadly conflict escalates as all sides vie for ultimate supremacy of the Spiral Arm.
Do you have what it takes not just to endure, but to thrive in the turbulent universe of the Maelstrom’s Edge?
The new V2 rulebook is a 256 page, full color hardcover, and is available now in the Maelstrom's Edge webstore!
Battles On The Edge Maelstrom’s Edge is a squad-based 28mm tabletop wargame for two opposing sides that brings to life the frantic skirmishes and tense battles of the Edge.
Manageable Forces Easy to collect, paint and play: most forces are around 30 to 40 models for standard sized games, with units composed of 1 to 6 models.
Alternating Activation Each turn, you alternate activating units with your opponent. This reduces downtime and ensures you remain part of the action at all times.
Innovative Dice Mechanics Never get bored rolling dice again! A unique ‘dice flip’ mechanic helps mitigate bad luck and adds an extra layer of control to your tactical decisions.
Suppression Wounding the enemy isn’t your only avenue to success. Suppression can also be used to make enemy units less effective and eventually destroy them.
Command Abilities Command Points generated each turn allow you to lower suppression, trigger special abilities and even bring back destroyed units as fresh reinforcements.
Positioning Matters If you outflank an enemy unit, they’re in trouble as their protection from armor and cover is reduced.
Real-Time Scoring At the end of each turn you accumulate victory points for achieving mission objectives. Outpace your foe by a wide enough margin and you can end the game immediately!
Choose Your Allegiance Along with fiction detailing the state of the galaxy on the Maelstrom’s Edge, this book contains full rules for the five factions in our ever expanding miniatures range:
Epirian Foundation: Corporate security forces equipped with a wide array of powerful robotic drones and warmechs.
Karist Enclave: Secretive zealots who worship the Maelstrom and have enslaved a race of mysterious alien Angels to do their bidding.
Artarian Remnant: Elite exosuit-clad gladiators launching raids from their vast world ships.
The Broken: Refugees, revolutionaries, mercenaries and aliens displaced by the Maelstrom and fighting for their survival.
Kaigus Pact: An all-new faction for V2! Post-human masters of bioengineering overwhelming foes with hordes of scuttling creatures.
Find out more in the Factions section on the Maelstrom's Edge website!
Get the rules now!
The new V2 rulebook is available in the Maelstrom's Edge webstore now. You can also check out the V2 Rules Downloads section for PDF rules downloads (a PDF version of the rulebook will be coming soon!), and the V2 Rules Articles section for some insights into the Maelstrom's Edge rules. The website also includes a handy Force Builder which allows you to easily build and save your force lists!
Stay Tuned for more!
2025/09/15 19:52:18
Subject: Re:Maelstrom's Edge New Releases - Plastic Contractor Drones for the Epirian Foundation!
Not sold out, but definitely selling, so no idea what's going on there. I have passed the error on to our tech support - thanks for the heads up, and sorry about the hassle!
