Weekender: Battle Systems Terrain In The Studio Going Post-Apocalyptic
October 10, 2015 by warzan
Welcome to The Weekender where we've got another jam packed show for you discussing all sorts of interesting topics. We've also been discussing what we think of Warpath 2.0 after last week and what it's like when you change the scale of your games.
Comment To Win A Battle Systems Fantasy Dungeon Set
Boot Camp Sold Out
First up a quick one to say that the Team Yankee Boot Camp is sold out! We've filled all the places but if we have any cancellations then we'll make sure to let people know.
What Did You Miss This Week?
- Tau Stormsurge - Games Workshop have released another big walker for the Tau. This Stormsurge is armed with more weapons than I've ever seen. Now, where is the kitchen sink?
- Rage of Demons - Gale Force Nine continue their Collector's Series for Dungeons & Dragons with the models for Orcus and the Demogorgon on their way to supplement Rage Of Demons.
- Essen - Essen kicked off on Thursday and will be running throughout the weekend in Germany. They are even going for a world record attempt!
- ZEN Terrain - ZEN Terrain impress us once again with a look at a prototype for an MDF car with plastic lights
- Dark Age - Dark Age, fuelled by CoolMiniOrNot have released some stunning sculpts for October
Warpath 2.0 Vs Warhammer 40,000
Warren has had some time to think and gives his thoughts on where Warpath 2.0 is right now and what you get in each of the three game types of the Warpath universe.
Battle Systems Talk Post-Apocalyptic
Battle Systems are also in the studio as Colin shows off the new terrain that is currently on Kickstarter. If you're looking to build a fantastic Post-Apocalyptic wasteland this could be for you.
Kickstarter Focus
We've also picked out a pair of Kickstarters we think are worth taking a look at...
- Secret Directive - Ever wanted to run a spy agency and pit it against others? Well, this new game is worth taking a look at. The different ways of winning and upgrades could make this very replayable.
- Clear For Take Off - Touting itself to be the most realistic airline simulation on the tabletop will you be able to get your planes into the air before the others? With a bit of a 'take that' element to the gameplay we could see this being good fun.
Do either of these sound like they might make it onto your tabletop?
Prize Winners
If you entered the prize draw to win both copies of Deadzone and for one lucky winner, a copy of Deadzone AND a Battlezones kit from Mantic, then keep an ear to the ground and listen for your name. You might be lucky!
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Good morning :o)
I REALLY want to get a set of the fantasy Battle Systems terrain for Dungeon Saga.
It’s the weekend!
Looking forward to checking out this latest BS terrain. The LAST thing I need is more KS temptations!!!
Damn – just wet myself over Shanty Town. They’ve absolutely nailed it.
My BOAC shoulder bag is still my favorite accessory from my chldhood – a collectors piece!
Happy Weekend! I bought the SciFi and Fantasy sets from Battle Systems and I can say they are awesome! We use the SciFi for Deadzone and we’re going to use the Fantasy with Dungeon Saga. I haven’t gotten in on the Apocalypse one because I have no games to use it with but it looks even more great!
Damn you Colin! Now I have to pledge for the shanty town!!!
Really interested in the battle systems, thinking this would be great for Dungeon saga. How sturdy are they?i I was also looking at the Sci Fi stuff for some 40k narrative campaigns, although I play with a lot of old school metal miniatures, from your experience do you think they are sturdy enough to support the weight of full squads?
@sheepman Check out their videos on YouTube. These sets are really sturdy, handling several metal minis with no problem.
@sheepman – I don’t have any of the battlesystems terrain myself, but I have seen lots of photos and videos of them loading up the terrain with metal figures, etc. If you sat on it you’d crush it but I don’t think any remotely reasonable use of the stuff for gaming is going to be a problem.
Morning 🙂
I’ve backed the sci Fi kickstarter and will be backing the Post Apocalyptic one they are running now, so a fantasy set would round out my collection!
Wow! Loving the BLANK from Battle Systems. Got to go up my pledge now!
Excellent interview with Battle System’s Collin. Very happy to be a part of that Kickstarter.
I’ve already got four of the Battle System’s Dungeon set so don’t add me to the drawing. Leave it for someone that hasn’t had the pleasure yet.
=)
Zen Terrain are such a cool company. Very nice kits. Now I have to go buy bikes!
Oh…you were asking about games to use the Battle System’s Urban Apocalypse terrain with?
I’m planning to use it for Depression era slums with Pulp Alley, squad-based zombie action with Fanticide, a LOT of superhero action with Pulp Alley and SuperSystem 4E, some fun action games with A Fistful of Kung Fu…and really just too many more to remember/list.
OMG yes Xor’Viel campagin needs the dungeon terrain!
I’ll also have to run some Lovecraftian horror games and urban horror games on the Urban Apocalypse terrain.
Time to breakout the Horrorclix and Carneval Rashar!
Good morning ^^ Missed the kickstarter on the battle systems dungeon.
Fire the researchers, @warzan ;). The Essen figure is the combined attendance for all four days, whilst the GenCon figure is the number of unique attendees. So a person who attends the show for all four days counts four times for Essen, but once for GenCon. The bigger show used to be Essen, but GenCon’s recent upsurge in attendance has surpassed it.
GenCon’s combined attendance this year was 197,695.
HA HA!! I knew it, something smelled fishy about the numbers lol
As far as I understand it the two have slightly different focal points…so it is hard to compare. To answer the “which one is bigger” question might depend on what your own focal point is. Attendees vs exibitors…hardcore gamer vs familiy oriented…ect.
This is just in terms of attendance, which is what it seemed to me was being discussed on the show.
@redben To be fair…they did mention the number of exibitors in Essen. But I just wantedt to add another ankle to the topic…thats all.
I was there, definitely was in the near 200k number attendance wise.
You are absolutely fine about the number of Essen visitors!
… and, by the way, you should think of coming over yourselfes one day!
That dungeon set is seriously lovely, I have a craving for a bit of crawling.
I think I need to start backing some of these terrain kickstarters
Battle Systems is just awesome. I’ve got the Sci-Fi set and am in the Post Apoc. KS, but missed out on the Fantasy set due to other obligations. Warren’s enthusiam just makes these sets all the more exciting to see.
The look on Lloyd’s face with Warren’s theme music idea…..priceless.
Too many great Mantic games and battlesystems is awesome.
This is both the best of times and worst. Too much stuff.
There are people who haven’t seen The Grand Budapest Hotel? Sort yourselves out!
Your figures are absolutely correct but GenCon counts unique attendees but Essen count how many people came through the doors over the combined 4 days. This means that 1 person coming 4 days of the show counts as 4 of the attendees of the 1600000 people. Until Essen release how many individual tickets they sell regardless of days attended then we will never know which one has more attendees. My suspicions are that Essen is a far more family orientated event, with families attending for 1 or 2 days, not the entire convention as most of the Gen Con attendees… Read more »
GenCon has a big upsurge of attendance on the Saturday as well, and it has over 30,000 more combined attendees.
The battlesystem stuff looks incredibly handy.
I would really like to add the dungeon set to my terrain options. 🙂
My first thought on Battle Systems new Shanty Town: that’s a map from Call of Duty Modern Warfare. Very cool.
every weekend i watch this and feel my wallet just empty 🙂
Oh my god…my brain went into melt down when Justin said he didn’t know what a DB5 was…..the man is a philistine….it’s the most stylish Bond car ever…shaking head moment…@justin slap yourself….
…Bond is so gay!
I’m sure he’s heterosexual.
I think he makes his mind up on a case by case basis 🙂
I’d be happy as well, with a job like that, fun gadgets and a top notch car to lure the ladies in….that’s what you meant right?
😉