Warzone Eternal: Kickstarter läuft

Res Nova wagen einen neuen Anlauf mit Warzone.

THE WORLDS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM RING WITH CONFLICT.

The rival megacorporations – Bauhaus, Capitol, Cybertronic, Imperial, and Mishima – engaged  in an endless jockeying for power and territory, send their bravest and best to war in a futile effort to improve the bottom line, all while  the true threat to all of humanity grows in power. Emerging from dark  citadels sprouting across all of the inner planets, from the caverns of  Mercury to the fertile lands of Mars, the extra-dimensional forces of  the Dark Legion scour the planets, their military might lead by Algeroth, the Apostle of War. Only the Brotherhood, the holy order of the Light, can muster humanity’s last stand.

This is the time of the Second Corporate Wars. This is the time of Warzone Eternal!

As this campaign progresses and we hit our initial funding goal, and beyond, we have a slew of Stretch Goals planned that will enhance gameplay, add more model options, and expand the narrative for Warzone Eternal! Here’s what we’re currently working on:

BRINGING BACK A CLASSIC

Warzone, the classic tabletop miniatures game of skirmishes in the techno-fantasy universe of Mutant Chronicles, returns with Warzone Eternal!  A massively popular miniatures game in the 1990s, Warzone captured the  imagination of players with its adrenaline-fueled imagery and its quick  and engaging ruleset. Res Nova seeks to recapture that spirit with Warzone Eternal and has assembled a crack team to do so.

Warzone Eternal is a fast-playing skirmish  miniatures game in which players collect a force representing one of the factions locked in struggle across countless warzones – the powerful megacorporations of Bauhaus, Capitol, Cybertronic, Imperial, and Mishima, the hordes of necrobionic warriors of Algeroth, the Dark Legion Apostle of War, or humanity’s mystic warriors of the Light, the Brotherhood. Through scenario-driven battles, players will engage in the constant covert, or not so covert, fight for supremacy amongst the megacorporations or the never-ending battle against the darkness to preserve humanity – or destroy it.

By supporting this campaign, you will bring Warzone back to life and help Res Nova continue exploring the many exciting opportunities for battles in the Mutant Chronicles universe!

Warzone Eternal gameplay is fast and engaging.  Played on a 3 foot by 3 foot table with forces of 10-20 models (though you may of course play smaller or larger games), combatants get to grips with each other quickly, eliminating turns spent maneuvering just to get into range.

As with classic Warzone mechanics, each game turn consists of players alternating activations of the units in their force, with each unit able to perform a number of different actions during their activation. To represent the skirmish level focus of the game and the heroic possibilities of every combatant, most models will activate and operate independently. Only the most raw foot soldier or the mindless undead are activated in groups – but even then each model is able to act independent of the other models in that group.

In addition, Warzone Eternal introduces a reaction system, offering players a limited range of actions that can be performed in response to the actions of their opponent. The result is a constantly engaging game where no player sits idle awaiting the completion of another player’s turn.

With a broad assortment of special abilities and a variety of weaponry to represent the iconic armaments of the Mutant Chronicles universe, you will have a rich range of different unit types from which to build your force – even just from the Faction Starter Boxes available through this Kickstarter campaign.

Scenario-driven gameplay helps further define the narrative experience, with objectives that go beyond simply eliminating your opponent’s force – though that’s a perfectly fine way to play the game as well!

Download the rules preview below to get an idea of how a game of Warzone Eternal plays.

Regel Download (PDF)

Warzone Eternal launches with a Faction Starter Box for each of the five megacorporations of humanity and the Brotherood, each containing models from three iconic troop types for that faction. Algeroth, Dark Legion Apostle of War, with its preference for units dedicated to specific roles on the  battlefield, launches with a Faction Starter Box and a single Faction Expansion Box from which you can build your force.

Most of our human models are approximately 32-34mm tall, with the Dark Legion beasties appropriately larger. They will be produced using Siocast technology, a highly reusable thermoplastic that significantly reduces manufacturing waste.

Das sind die Pledges:

We have created a number of different reward levels from which you can choose based upon your interest level in Warzone Eternal. Additionally, most of the items in each reward level are separately available as Add-Ons, thereby allowing you to pick exactly the collection of items they’re looking for.  Actual selection of options will occur in the post-campaign pledge manager.

Please note that all images shown in the reward levels below are works in progress and may differ slightly in final form, subject to design and production considerations. 

Prices are not inclusive of VAT or other applicable taxes, which will be charged post-campaign in the pledge manager.

ADDED BONUS FOR ALL PLEDGE LEVELS!

Secret Cow Level is giving all backers at the Recon Reward Level and up 5 card packs for Doomtrooper, their digital version of the classic Mutant Chronicles card game. Codes for these free packs will be made available by Secret Cow Level after the conclusion of the Kickstarter campaign and may necessitate release of backer contact information to Secret Cow Level. If you do not wish  for this information to be released, please note this in the post-campaign pledge manager.

Once you’ve selected your Reward Level, you may additionally include any of the following Add-Ons. Prices are not inclusive of VAT or other applicable taxes, which will be charged post-campaign in the pledge manager.

Stretch Goals:

We have a number of Stretch Goals planned for this campaign. The current Stretch Goal we’re working towards is shown at the top of the page, under „In the Crosshairs,“ and all achieved Stretch Goals will be listed here.

Modellpreviews:

With some of our prototypes making their way into the world and into the hands of some great painters, we’re happy to be able to show some of their work here:

Versand:

Kickstarter pledges do not include shipping costs or any applicable taxes, all of which will be collected in the post-campaign pledge manager. Shipping for rewards will be calculated based on actual shipping costs. Your shipping information will be collected in the pledge manager and you may update that information until the pledge manager closes. We cannot ship to PO boxes, either domestically or internationally.

For backers in Canada, UK, and EU, any applicable duty or VAT will be clearly identified and charged in the post-campaign pledge manager. For all other destinations, backers will be responsible for any local import duties or taxes.

Estimated shipping costs at this time can be seen below. Please note that these are only estimates and, as final costs will be determined right before shipping, could fluctuate, potentially significantly. These costs will also vary for pledges that include numerous add-ons and thus make use of volumetric measurements, as opposed to strictly weight.

Die Kampagne ist finanziert und läuft noch 28 Tage.

Quelle: Warzone Eternal