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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #600 on: 07 July 2020, 13:22:42 »
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #601 on: 07 July 2020, 13:31:11 »
all new camospecs art must be done on the original sculpt battle hawk
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #602 on: 07 July 2020, 13:35:01 »
i definitely had to cut several hundred dollars worth of addons the first time because my credit rating didn't deserve that kind of pounding. at most i'll go back through the stuff that isn't going to be as sure of a thing for common retail.

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #603 on: 08 July 2020, 14:11:51 »
It's that time again. 



Any updates on our overdue scenarios and fiction?
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #604 on: 08 July 2020, 14:13:15 »
It's that time again. 



Any updates on our overdue scenarios and fiction?

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #605 on: 08 July 2020, 14:25:08 »
Let somebody else take a couple of whacks every now and then.   ;)
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #606 on: 08 July 2020, 14:37:48 »
Which dead horse are we accosting now?

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #607 on: 08 July 2020, 14:59:40 »
KS Scenarios and fiction like the Founding of the Clans I & II
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #608 on: 08 July 2020, 15:01:33 »
When the second round comes, will there still be a chance for a canon character?  I might actually have money when that happens, and even be allowed to spend it on something silly.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #609 on: 09 July 2020, 21:04:12 »
Anthony posted the 3D render of the Sentinel.

Damn it looks good.

Hopefully a Recognition Guide variant will make it good.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #610 on: 09 July 2020, 21:27:24 »
Yeah it looks sharp. Big improvement on the legged potato of yore

Believe it or not the sentinel has a good variant. The sldf royal is pretty nasty

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #611 on: 09 July 2020, 23:19:04 »
Showed it to my wife. Her response:

"I feel they spent too much time on its ass."
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #612 on: 09 July 2020, 23:31:36 »
Anthony posted the 3D render of the Sentinel.

Damn it looks good.

Hopefully a Recognition Guide variant will make it good.

Making the Sentinel look cool and threatening is somehow just wrong.

Whar's to become of the feeble sprinting egg!?

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #613 on: 10 July 2020, 04:11:09 »
Making the Sentinel look cool and threatening is somehow just wrong.

Whar's to become of the feeble sprinting egg!?

There’s always the Fireball.

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #614 on: 10 July 2020, 06:32:53 »
It me the Sentinel reminds me of PacMan with peg arm and legs.  Its bad enough it was retoconned into becoming Lyran house mech that was kept in production vs extinct and revised.   I will see if the Kickstart page shows image of it yet.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #615 on: 10 July 2020, 07:56:39 »
Quick ? for ya'll.

Is it too late to participate/be a backer in the kickstarter??
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #616 on: 10 July 2020, 08:10:56 »
Nope. I just became a backer like 3 weeks ago.

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #617 on: 10 July 2020, 08:43:45 »
Making the Sentinel look cool and threatening is somehow just wrong.

Whar's to become of the feeble sprinting egg!?

When I was younger, I avoided some books because of the mech on the cover. Feeble mechs scream 'stay away' at new players.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #618 on: 10 July 2020, 09:04:27 »
Quick ? for ya'll.

Is it too late to participate/be a backer in the kickstarter??


It looks like you can still sign up for late backing at Crowdox, but the deadline for Wave 1 shipping has passed, so if you back now you won't get anything until Wave 2 ships. This means that Wave 1 items will be at retail before you get your stuff.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #619 on: 10 July 2020, 09:10:12 »
Quick ? for ya'll.

Is it too late to participate/be a backer in the kickstarter??


Be aware that all your selections may only come in Wave 2 though.

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #620 on: 10 July 2020, 11:14:44 »
It's that time again. 



Any updates on our overdue scenarios and fiction?
it looks like the second scenario was stealth released. The third had been done for a long time and should be rebound led with the other two soon. The fourth and fifth are in development. They’re a little more…”high concept” so we need to get around to beating them with a stick to work in a simple page of rules and scenario setup.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #621 on: 10 July 2020, 11:15:44 »
where is the second scenario currently hiding?

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #622 on: 10 July 2020, 12:38:23 »
Done and turned over…during the KS I think. I don’t have any idea how these are being released, but if it hasn’t already, I believe they’re collecting everything for a bundled release to backers.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #623 on: 10 July 2020, 12:54:41 »
does that include the first 2 Founding novels?
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #624 on: 10 July 2020, 13:11:24 »
Don’t think so.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #625 on: 10 July 2020, 13:35:09 »
Is it too late to participate/be a backer in the kickstarter??

Since you'll probably get your stuff in Wave 2, as others have said, I think it only makes sense to back it if you intend to back at Star Colonel or higher.  At that point you're almost certainly getting a lot of products that were only going to come out in Wave 2 anyway, and there are significant savings.  Without those savings you'd probably just want to get your stuff from retail stores.

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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #626 on: 10 July 2020, 14:22:19 »
would it make sense to back as a new supporter (say at blood named): get all the extra loot (b/c I kinda want another set of dice and shirt, and more mechs-- esp ones I didn't pick this time around)

Or

Just add on to existing pledge?

of course, all is dependent on finances at that time.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #627 on: 10 July 2020, 15:20:38 »
would it make sense to back as a new supporter (say at blood named): get all the extra loot (b/c I kinda want another set of dice and shirt, and more mechs-- esp ones I didn't pick this time around)

Or

Just add on to existing pledge?

of course, all is dependent on finances at that time.
if your selection of addons comes close to the content of a pledge level, you always have the better deal with adding the additional pledge, even if it contains some stuff that you don't need. In particular piling up mech addon boxes isn't worth it given they notably higher price point.

Of course there are exceptions to the rule, for example if you want multiple of a specific item, e.g., t-shirts, then it would be a bit expensive if you want a dozen of them. ;)
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #628 on: 11 July 2020, 15:36:12 »
That Pack Hunter is evil looking.

Baboon is a huge improvement.

Fire Falcon has all the right weapons in all the right places.

The Kodiak actually looks less bear-like (and I like it!).

Hellion isn't much different. Looks more like the WizKids sculpt if anything.
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Re: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Discussion 7
« Reply #629 on: 11 July 2020, 15:53:05 »
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