We are able to confirm that we have just received our delivery of printed material. This means that we have begun to pack specific rewards, and will begin to dispatch very soon. In terms of timeframes, we will now do everything we can to get these out as quickly as possible, and can only thank you for your support and faith in us to get us to this point.
We are really happy with the quality of everything we will be sending out to the backers of this Kickstarter, whether that is the Dropfleet Commander Core Rulebook, and of course the rules themselves, through to the Tape Measure in the 2 Player Starter Set.
The dispatch process should take an estimated 3 weeks due to the quantity of shipments and collections, though we have organised extra vehicles in advance to ensure we get shipments out as quickly as possible, and with as high a quantity as possible. During this period we will endeavour to get back to you quickly about questions you might have, though we have planned to utilise some of our brilliant office team for extra shifts at our warehouse and dispatch centre.
We will be showing a full break down of every item that was a reward over the coming weeks, so that you know what will be coming your way, and we will be sharing more about key Dropfleet Commander events that we have planned for the retail launch and during the rest of this year!
Nolan Howard
Thank you to all of those who turned up to our Autumn Invasion 2016 two day tournament. It was a great success, and we really appreciated all those who visited us for the open weekend too. The attendance was the highest ever for a Dropzone Commander Tournament, and the representation for the tournament included the USA, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and of course, the UK! Dates for Invasion 2017 will be out soon, along with a date for our first (Invasion sized) Dropfleet Tournament in 2017 too!
Thank you to all of you who have supported us to get to this place. Not long now... back to packing!
Kind regards
The Hawk Wargames Team.
Landon Howard
fucking knew they'd update on the first business day they had the books. Good to have some hard numbers from them. So going off the claim of about 3 weeks, we should be expecting everything to be out by October 10th, maybe October 11th for safeties sake.
Planning to paint Scourge first, with UCM right behind them. i've also got a few people lined up to do some basecoats thanks to called in favors, so I can hopefully get everything basecoated in short order.
Justin Sullivan
ITS HAPPENING
Christopher Russell
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Adrian Long
>So going off the claim of about 3 weeks, we should be expecting everything to be out by October 10th, maybe October 11th for safeties sake. Only if you're on the extreme tail-end of dispatch, I'd expect some lucky stuff to be going out after a week, maybe before two weeks.
Jose Lee
THE TIME HAS COME AND SO HAVE I
Brayden Bell
>The dispatch process should take an estimated 3 weeks due to the quantity of shipments and collections
Would this mean they'd start sending stuff in three weeks, or stuff will finish arriving in three weeks?
Jack Myers
I assume that means everything should be out within three weeks.
Christian Butler
After the Marcus Barros Overcompensation Hour last thread, here is a challenge
Invent weapon sets for these PHR ship classes
Priapus Sappho Eros
Anthony Gonzalez
I'm a Houston user and the mail sometimes forgets my address exists, so I'm just gonna hope for October 10th and be pleasantly surprised if it arrives earlier.
Luke Fisher
assuming they'll have batches getting sent every day or two, they probably intend for everything to be out the door and on the way within 3 weeks.
Zachary Jones
>Priapus Cruiser with a light DMC for a prow weapon, with all of its broadsides replaced with capacitors
>Sappho Support frigate that can deploy regenerative nanites to friendly ships within a few inches
>Eros ECCM corvette that randomly affects enemy movement and turning within an aura.
Connor Morales
Paint Schemes: PHR: White Hulls, Orange Stripes, Red Markings UCM: Either Kiith Somtaaw (HW Cata) or Mass Effect Systems Alliance Scourge: Borg. Green under-lighting, under charcoal with light grey highlights.
Aaron Wood
bretty good; honestly, I think I'm almost definitely going to go for the studio colors, but if I had to go for custom;
>UCM Grey rather than slate blue, with white and black accents. Full on NASA, "Grey Ships of Man" kind of vibe. Alternately, the GDI scheme from CnC.
>Scourge A proper pearlescent blue, with complementary highlights and details.
>PHR Blue and gold main, with the normal dark metal for the gribbly bits. Full on EMPEROR'S FINEST
>Shaltari Make them look like ships made of ice and lightning maybe, shocking, electric blue with water-like cores.
Matthew Cooper
>A proper pearlescent blue, with complementary highlights and details. Actually, maybe a pearlescent white instead, like actual pearls.
Grayson Murphy
>So going off the claim of about 3 weeks, we should be expecting everything to be out by October 10th, maybe October 11th for safeties sake. So, as a non-backer, does end of October seem like a reasonable sort of date to hope for stuff in shops?
>Initial topic Probably going to buy the starter box to get into the game, so my multiple fleets will just be scourge and UCM th begin with. Will be painting scourge first as I like them more, and I also think they may be easier (less greebles on the ships than the UCM, and I'm hoping just drybrushing the ridges will go a long way).
Jaxson Gomez
>So, as a non-backer, does end of October seem like a reasonable sort of date to hope for stuff in shops? Most likely, at the very least by the first week of November.
Alexander Cox
>nine months of waiting >and the end is finally in sight Post yfw, lads
Jacob White
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Parker Cox
>If you have multiple fleets coming in, which one(s) will you be painting first?
Well, not sure. I really like the PHR ships (my love of broadsides is hard to contain), but the UCM is starting to grow on me.
Probably do what I usually do - Paint up a frigate from each faction, and see which I like the look of the most.
In terms of schemes for the fleets... >PHR Either hot-rod red, or a metallic purple for the smooth plates. Otherwise similar to the studio colors. >Scourge Really want to try my hand at a colorful coral reef scheme. Really push that crustacean look home. >UCM Homeworld. Not sure which, either Kushan or Somtaaw. >Shaltari Cant remember if I selected a Shaltari starter or not, but if I did, going to paint them exclusively with inks and washes over a basecoat of white. Should be fun to experiment and see what I can come up with.
John Collins
>Really want to try my hand at a colorful coral reef scheme. Really push that crustacean look home. Oh, I like that; lots of greens, oranges, pinks, and purples. Might be hard to pull off, but it'll look great if you do.
Adrian Edwards
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Leo Martinez
P R A I S E
Marcus preserve me, the hype is too real.
Jace Garcia
It's gonna be hard to toe the line of "pretty underwater fleet" and "who vomited on my palette." Definitely gonna be an interesting process.
Connor Lewis
>dispatch in three weeks >I move out in two For once it is a good thing I've been living with family.
Joshua Harris
Yeah, if you're not careful it could end up like this. It's a shame to see that some of the first painted ships are so... sticky and unthinned.
Jeremiah Campbell
Nah, dispatch BY three weeks. If you're lucky, you'll get it before you move out.
Elijah Parker
Ehh...with another wash and some highlights it could be saved, but I see what you mean. There will be lots of hideous looking frigates painted before I decide on a final scheme.
Also, in regards to PHR, which one in the pic do you folks recommend? Kinda partial to both.
Jaxon Green
>that pic So THAT'S what caused the huge crater in west Africa.
Robert Thomas
I like the bluish, spectral purple on the bottom.
Gabriel Harris
I'm a big fan of bottom, get it looking like a proper dildo.
Jacob Evans
I like the top one, but the bottom one would probably look better painted onto a ship because it's brighter. The dark purple of the top would be harder to get to 'pop'
Wyatt Brooks
I'm assuming the dual-tone metallic is a solvent based paint (MEK probably, same as automotive paints)? Just keep in mind that you probably can't spray that with an airbrush that has been used for acrylics, it'll destroy the brush if you're unlucky.
I have a dedicated cheapo Iwata Neo just for Alclad solvent based paints like that.
Ryder Barnes
Thanks for the input, leaning that way now. Seems like there are a lot of spray cans with similar colors available, but I'm antsy about the thicker automotive stuff.
Used to use Duplicolor Sandable primer for everything, and that stuff goes on nice and thin (for half the price, too), so maybe they'll have something similar.
Jace Reed
Yummy caramel ship.
Logan Hall
GOD DAMMIT I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE FUGGGGG
Ayden Cruz
>All those subtle color changes >All those details picked out >That hint of interior color pointing to sub-assembly style painting
I don't know if I can do it.
Mason Lee
It's really just a metal base and then some washes, user.
Kayden Roberts
;^)
Benjamin Powell
Duplicolor Sandable is the best primer for Minis full stop.
Lincoln Wood
>tfw got a good airbrush +compressor for cheap Lads, how does using washes/glazes in an airbrush work out?
Caleb Lopez
You might want to go check out the /WiP/ generals, there are a lot of handy guides in the first few posts (unless someone fucked it up).
Charles Gray
Daily reminder that the Shaltari battleship is clever as fuck.
Christopher Roberts
>unique launch assets when
Parker Campbell
Why, when Droparmada Commander releases, user :^)
Jonathan Thompson
When Dave's compulsive obsession overrides his good sense.
Aaron Ross
Or, alternatively, when they release fully 3d dropsquadron commander for orbital space dogfightan and atmospheric interceptan
Wyatt Ramirez
PHR one isn't too far behind, looked a fairly simple switch of the two nose sections in that video.
Hunter Nelson
Stop toying with my fragile hopes, user.
Isaac Hernandez
Nah, by clever I mean how they integrated the visible hangar, while making it entirely hidden for the Diamond
We'll be getting that one after their heroic scale skirmish game, Droptroop Commander.
Jaxon Thompson
Don't suppose anyone who saw the beta rules can remember the stats for this thing's gun by any chance? I know the cruiser lances are 3+ damage 2 (ignoring armour). Wondering if the frigate will be 4+ lock, only damage 1 (ignoring armour), or both.
Elijah Morgan
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Aaron Adams
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Isaac Martin
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Josiah Cox
>three command cores I wonder how often they have 1v1v1 honor duels to decide which gets to be in charge of gunnery/ATC.
Caleb Howard
Been thinking, the shaltari's speed may actually prove to be a disadvantage. Because you have to go up to half speed under all but one orders, shaltari ships may have trouble hanging back out of range as they have to cruise forwards (at least 5" per turn for their cruisers).
On a similar topic, I wonder if the best use of the scourge's sneaky ships (especially the shenlong) isn't to shoot while silent running, but to go full thrust without taking a spike. Just really close the distance and start oculusing stuff.
Xavier Hill
>plotting firing solution >goddammit Frank that's the second time you forgot to carry the remainder >fuck you Bill >pistols at ten paces
Isaiah Taylor
Where should I preorder DfC from? I'm in the US.
Nathan Rivera
Pistol duels are laughably primitive compared to the ancient Shaltari arts of Thunderbird Chicken and Rock-em-Sock-em Warsuits.
Cameron Butler
>implying they don't play zeroG volleyball in warsuits >with a lucky pungari as the ball
Julian Brown
>UCM A part of me really wants to paint them like Amarr ships (Cream with Gold trim) or Caldari ships from EVE Though I might go with a HW style paint job. Either Hiigaran or Vaygr. >Scourge I don't know yet. >PHR I might paint these guys up like Amarr ships. Though I also want to try a Kadeshi paint job. >Shaltari Probably like the Bentusi (Gold/Copper mix with bright gold detail).
Jose Robinson
>3 or so hours after update >THAT guy is already whining about not getting the update last Friday >not because he wanted it earlier, but because Invasion attendants got to hear it first. wew
Jace King
There's just no pleasing some people, user. It's sad, really - this is the kind of guy who could win the lottery, then bitch that it didn't happen sooner in his life.
Mason Brown
Obviously models and books getting out is the best thing about the kickstarter delivering, but some of those fuckers hopefully finally moving on from moaning on the kickstarter page is a nice bonus.
Lincoln Jenkins
>You're easily pleased, so I'll excuse you're comments. Hawk have not provided a good level of comms in this and a belated piece of good news a full 3 days (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) doesn't make up for the fact they've been showing these over the weekend when backers have been guessing what's going on. This might be your acceptable standard, it's not mine and (I'll say it again) it's not an unreasonable expectation that this should have been announced last week. Their organisation and communication have been a bloody joke. >Now, they've got the books, let's just get the stuff shipped so we can get started...
>Sorry, they've been working this weekend and given they're behind this update should've been a priority. I'm not going to debate this, if I'm behind schedule on a project and something happens worthy of update after 17.00 on a Friday afternoon I'll update the folks who need to know. It's pretty simple. >Just because the final piece of the puzzle is alegedly in place doesn't mean they've done what they said they'd do (try reading the risks for the KS).
>the 'fucking' point is I'm not a comms 'god'. It's the basics. If I say I'll do something, either I do (and I tell the client 'job done') or I don't and I tell the client when there's a change. I don't let someone else (a third party) deliver the message in vague terms and update the client after the weekend. That's not good enough and I wouldn't consider that to be seen as acceptable by those who've paid for my product. >I love Dropzone as a game, but I don't confuse bad delivery of a good product as faultless...
Colton Bell
Just imagine the glorious butthurt if Hawk cancelled someone's order (with a refund, of course) for being too offensive and abusive at this late stage.
David Richardson
I'd probably cream myself in schadenfreude
Wyatt Price
More leaks; look like the "split dice" mechanic was removed; so stuff like the Ajax can only ever hit one unit per side, contradicting its fluff.
Robert Nelson
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Hunter Anderson
A shame that we didn't get the full fluff.
Andrew Brown
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Parker Walker
Fucking hell, scourge specialised CA is incredible.
Samuel Bailey
Didn't someone say the Linked-[X] rule allows the weapon system to be allocated to [X] additional targets?
Caleb James
The thing that allows the Ajax to do that is that it has two different weapon systems per broadside and those two can be independently targeted
Daniel Young
I did, and that's what I was GUESSING that it would do, but it's a fairly strange name for such an ability and seems to conflict with what admirals have been saying.
We'll see when the book comes in.
Joseph Cook
Each broadside is comprised of two weapon systems that can fire at the same time. Which means it can attack two targets at once.
Jayden Sanders
But it doesn't; The linked rule would make sense if they had the full four profiles, but it's been condensed down to two.
Chase Morales
see
Jaxson Scott
>The Bloody Rapier, the Immolator, or the Haymaker Good names. Also holy shit that close action damage and that speed. Just gonna run in and spray that damage out.
Aaron Jackson
>Little Satan
Isaac Long
I particularly like how a lot of infamous Scourge vessels are named after how they fucked up some unlucky UCM captain or admiral.
>Chang's Doom >Kronstein's Lament >Grant's Killer
Liam Murphy
Huh, that's weird.
Maybe... it can fire both sides without going weapons free, like the gunship frigate can?
That's what the admirals are saying, but it still explicitly disagrees with the fluff beneath if in regards to "being able to threaten 4 frigates". I'm betting on it being one of the (hopefully) few misprints, either fluff or rules wise.
Eli Cook
>Small Baal
Christian Howard
>the switchblade now I know what I'm calling all my Djinns. Also, its really interesting how close in cost these 2 are. You're paying 1 point to lose a damage on your oculus shot and getting an extra d6 CA shots. I feel like in most scenarios I'm taking the Djinn and hoping for beats.
Ryan Miller
Technically it can still threaten four if it positions exceedingly well.
>broadside one >broadside another >BLT one more >close action the last one
Mason Smith
....white?
Thomas Garcia
>Rapier >Haymaker A versatile ship then.
Easton King
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Carter Brooks
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Chase Kelly
Not the same user, but it may have been a reference to the PHR's magic 8 ball.
Jason Campbell
Oh, well now I just feel silly for not getting it.
Zachary Myers
w2c DfC 2 player starter set preorder?
Gavin Walker
Check miniature market if you're in the states
Ayden Murphy
Yeah, but look at the Point Defence. It can dish it out, but it can't take it. You get initiative on this and a CAW strike of your own wouldn't be a bad option.
I mean, Bombers would be best, but PD 2 is tiny. Worse than some Frigates.
Carter Martin
Looks like they deleted all their Dropfleet items :