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Thanks for the answers! Hope you get those technical issues worked out, I’d think pre-colored and pre-cut at this affordable level would do quite well.
(and those figures look great!)
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantBTRs look cool, but just don’t have the protection and combat ability of the BMP, and often people try to use the BTR like an IFV rather than an APC, leading to high loses.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantSilly questions for you Ali: 1. How well does the cardstock take paint? (I am worried about de-lamination of the layers if it gets too “wet”). 2. Would it be possible for you to have these be pre-colored as well as pre-cut?
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantAre they cheaper to care for, and do they talk back less than camels?
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantJust don’t accidentally sub artillery for the frozen peas… no one likes crunchy stew!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI think it helps give it a worn/aged cast concrete look, really works with the paint job you gave it. On a space ship though, I’d think the lines would be a major distraction.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantHey that’s pretty nifty! End result looks pretty darn good.
There are now products on the market that can be used to fill the print lines, and some that even slightly “melt” them depending upon material. I have found that higher end prints, though more expensive, are a lot less work to get looking good.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantSeems like an excellent way to go.
Thinking on scenario books… might be cool to do something like have 8 scenarios, but linked in a branching fashion so you might play all 8, or maybe only 4 or 6 depending upon the outcomes of the previous scenario. Maybe include a flow chart. For ease of player organizing there could be a part of the front end that say “to play these scenarios the miniatures you will need are: 1 hero (player), 2 possible henchmen (player), 6 bandits with hand weapons, 4 bandits with bows, 1 giant sand viper, 3 large scorpions, 1 sorcerer and 1 Bandit Chief” and then sell the figures in a special scenario pack!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantCop for that Great Lame Tosspot!”
“Pity you didn’t paint that dikhead with war paint instead of squaw paint, innit!”
Ok, that made me laugh hard. Not very accurate “old westisms” but funny none the less.
So where’s the rest? Did the Pregnant Lady save the day and strangle ole Smelly with her pettycoat? Did the cav ride to the rescue 2 days too late? Did the reds bury Doc up to his neck, smear his head with blueberry jam, then turn loose their western prairie weinner dogs to lick him to death? Must have closure!!!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantWow, wood flooring in a dungeon, those goblin slaves have been hard at work! 😉
I think they will not only do the job, but the tiles look darn good doing it!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantStandard window frames and shutters and doors are a great thing to have! Wall mounted torches and sconces, yes! Skulls on spears… I honestly wouldn’t use them much, but I can see them being very useful for tribal village decoration, boundary marking, warning markers, etc. A separate pack of 6 or 8 might be a good seller.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantUS forces in Vietnam suffered a skills gap with the 12 month tour system, constantly replacing experienced troops with FNG’s, unit rotation would probably have increased performance in the jungle rather than watering down the skill set.
The US also suffered from command directives that did not take the reality on the ground into account, forcing units to move through jungle as quickly as possible causing much noise due to hacking at the green, rather than allowing them to move at the pace the jungle requires.
So lets bust a falsity right here. Make no mistake, the US had some great jungle fighting units in Vietnam, though most were recon units (like SOG, Sigma/Omega/Delta, USMC Stingray, ASAS, etc). The Mobile Guerrilla Force was probably the best of all “regular” sized formations at jungle fighting, but the ARVN had some Ranger companies that were also exceptional. The Montagnards/CIDG, though excellent in the jungles they were born to, were not “the best” jungle fighters because they lacked a military tradition and experience which would sometimes lead them to be only as effective as green regular units, though also generally much more courageous due to this lack.
The NVA were not that great at jungle fighting. They had excellent camouflage discipline for the most part, but the jungle was not their friend, and they suffered massive casualties just from the environment. They also did not own the night, as they were just as afraid to move around at night as the FWF if there was enemy in their area.
I could really rant on, but I will stop short of getting loose…
Back to the question of WW2, I’d have to say the Gurhka would be the best jungle fighters. They were indeed born to the environment, brave to a fault, extremely effective, and feared by the enemy.
Is a good soldier a good soldier no matter where he fights?
That could be a “yes, but…” question. It’s not just a question of fighting ability, but conditioning and preparation for living in the environment. A unit that is given extensive jungle training will obviously fare better when introduced to the combat zone than one that has not had the same pre-exposure. BUT, all of that means nothing if the troops themselves cannot cope with the environmental conditions. Can a good soldier adapt to the environment? Yes, probably more easily than a poor one. But people from a climate zone that differs extremely from the jungle will suffer incredibly. For example: I spent 6 months in Costa Rica. It took me about a month to fully adapt to the climate (hot humid jungles/rainforest and awesome beaches). Two of the guys I worked with were form Norway, 1 was from Scotland, another from Egypt and the last was from Liberia. The Norweigans had been there for a year already and had not adapted well at all (Peter had heat stroke twice in a month and went home soon after). The Scott suffered quite a bit as well, and was always “borrowing” water from me. Marco (the Liberian) was right at home, almost never even broke a sweat. Youseff (Egyptian) hated the humidity, but enjoyed the heat, but was not very good at jungle movement. Whether he was just naturally clumsy or just didn’t pay attention in the woods I don’t know, but if anyone was going to fall or get hurt it was him.
Bit of a ramble, probably lost my point. YMMV…
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantCould you not use a game system that is established that deals with this sort of thing, like Delta Green or Shadowrun, as the framework for the engine?
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI’d think you’d want to do a “pretty background” pdf for webviewing (even without monster mini pix, hut the page background) and a printer friendly one with zero frills. Either (or both) way getting it out will be a Good Thing. You can maybe even do a short campaign book or 2 later.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantWow, that is some great black uniform painting. The highlighting is fantastic, gives definition and detail without looking cartoony. Excellent job!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantHey, i recognize those civies! Dude, she IS a big ‘un. I really like the reactive armor and the point defense nodes (if that’s what the trio of domes is on each side of the turret)
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantSpeaking of accents (and hopefully not hijacking the thread) I was recently told by a linguist that the English had the same accent as Americans until a divergence in the late early 1700’s when people in England began to effect the proto-current English accent. Who knew!
And congrats on the interview, I’ll give it a listen.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantthe Goat took a shot, but she isn’t down for the count! A Super Goat (Chupacabra? Boer goat? Billy Goat?) sounds like an excellent idea, especially since they have no encountered the Greenies and the tech-heads back home can analyze the damages.
I just hope the crew hasn’t developed a taste for canines. “Lock up your puppers, Panky and Co are in town!”
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantAh, I see. Sort of an odd adaptation to sci-fi, but goats for floats I guess!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantGreat write up! I had never heard how this game actually plays, and the different armies sounds like a pretty good boon. How would you compare it to other unit-on-bases games you’ve played? (Like maybe Patrol Angis, 40k, etc)
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantEdit, and I know this may make a few people’s hair stand on end… but Gor had great promise, until the author allowed the fact he was monumental pervert and mad as a hatter to sadly spoil it.
Somehow I missed that whole setting.
For me my first attempt at fantasy battles occurred using the old D&D Chainmail battlegame and was set the Greyhawk world. Not my fav, but my first RPG world I played in (well, second if you count the generic redbox D&D) before moving to mostly sci-fi.
There is a lot I like about the Harn setting, but it can also be quite restrictive and is very low-fantasy.
But one that I really enjoyed when I was younger but can no longer find any info on is Lavondyss, and RPG based in the “other world” from the Mythago Wodd cycle. No idea where my buddy got it, but it was very much like playing in a dark ages fantasy setting, but with more moviesque/epic/dark feeling. I was all very mysterious and edge of your pants survival.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantBasically I did what looked cool
Heck ya you did. I really do like them.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantso I’m thinking about a 28mm scale Liberator flight deck…
I’d like to see that, get working!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantLoving the mixture of action and mundane, makes it feel very much alive.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantIn fact, I love the Darkest Star civilian vehicles, I’ve order some before and mate great ‘bedfellows’ with the Anvil. I’ve actually been using them to litter a cityscape urban environment. I’ll try to get some pics at some point.
That’s great, thanks! I would loooove to see them in-situ! We should have some new cars (more grav like) coming out in the next month or so, so more options!
There we have it! An exploration of the tank’s capabilities in the battlefields to come.
It IS a beast! Looking forwards to seeing more.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI still haven’t been able to watch this series (hopefully some day soon) but those figs look great!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantThat’s the problem with Shapeways, you never know who is going to grow your prints, nor how well they will print them, can be real hit-and-miss.
Those are lovely little ships T.
So John, any progress with finding your minis of choice?
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantLooking good! Each base equals a unit? Or part of a unit?
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantReally enjoyed reading that (and the humorous photo tags!). COmmented on your blog, but found and FAQ at https://www.departmentoffabricantmanagement.com/faq.html , might help when things get murky.
Now, play more! Post more! Liking this a lot!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantYay! Glad you’ve gotten back to it, can’t wait to read them!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantOh yes Fredd, tanks are mentioned quite frequently, though not in relation to any of those other things…
Thank you for the info Frank. Best has been figured out so far is that there was a Chinese company buying up the Chinese domain names for every game maker (miniature, RPG, video and mobile) and then holding them hostage for big buy outs (easy to ignore as I get at least an email a week from some foreign locale or another that warn me that my website domain for that country is not secured/for sale/undeveloped/etc.). Those that weren’t ransomed off got used in some sort of mass email and marketing spamming for various unsavory sexual or “helpful immigration” concerns. This led to basically a form letter ban-hammer being created and sent out to all businesses that seemed to be sort of involved and all of those domains being shut down. Legitimate businesses or ones whose IP was hijacked can appeal and be reinstated (basically “I am not a bot” sort of thing), but there’s no point for me as I do not do any business in China.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI would think you’d want a mix of the wealthy, the “middle class”, and the street urchins. The lower the status the simpler the clothing. But then you also have to ask if Simurgh is a crossroads where people from different cultures pass through (thus bringing their fashion sense with them) or if it’s more of a monocultural kind of place?
One place you can look for different fashions types would be the Star Wars movies, especially Ep.1 -4. In those movies there are a lot of scenes on different planets, some of which are desertish, and much of the clothing of the more wealthy people seems to have a bit of fantasy edge to it (rather than “future-utilitarian”)
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI love their Warrior With Round Shield, even at such a small scale the dude has a lot of character.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI think the mongoose ACTA was heavily based on Battlefleet Gothic
I believe that is incorrect. There certainly was a B5 game that was based off of BFG, but ACTA was not it.
Dang it, now I’m going to have to dig out my box-o-misfit-games and give it a read. I ain’t got no time fur dis!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI absolutely love the B5 ‘period’ but never found rules that tick all my boxes
Ya, is a common issue. I’ve seen Starmada conversions, FT, and even 1 loony attempt at someone trying to make Federation Commander/B5 work. I liked to watch the Mongoose B5 game, but there was something about the compulsory movement that seemed off. B5 is one of those universes where it’s tough to make it both not too gamey and not overly hard.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantYup, that’s the “problem” with LOS beam weapons: anything that comes over the horizon it’s dead meat. (Real good reason why big stompy mechs are not feasible in a beam weapon society!)
This attack seemed a bit like taking on a Tiger with a sharp stick, and a short one at that! But, at the same time, I totally get why this sort of surprise fast assault might be the only option when going after such a force defending the shuttles. Anything else would have been detected and intercepted further out…
Anyhoo, are (or have) you going to paint that 2nd stealthy up?
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantWelcome Les! Those are some fantastic renderings, really great work.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantI bought a TON of the smaller scale ships from AoG when they had their big “end of” sale many moons ago. I believe they are what you’d call “fleet scale”. They are a heck of a lot less fiddly than their larger cousins, though some would say the detail is too hard to paint for those getting a little aged in the eyes.
Never did get to play a game, as by the time I had everything all painted up people had moved on to the next shiny thing. Wouldn’t mind busting the old stuff out though, some lovely ship designs. To me, the 40k Eldar ship designs always fell short compared to the grandeur of the Minbari.
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantDoes look like quite the beast!
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Darkest Star GamesParticipantThey look a treat! That cutting table looks to be really effective.
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