KickStarter Warmachine: Tactics

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Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409030043/warmachine-tactics

https://warmachinetactics.com

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I don't know exactly what this is, but apparently it's a thing: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409030043/warmachine-tactics?ref=live

Turn-based tactical combat for PC and Mac, set in the steam-powered world of the award-winning WARMACHINE tabletop game.

Imagine wading into battle with a squad of skilled warriors at your command, a cadre of ten-ton robots that obey your every thought, and the power of a thunderstorm in the palm of your hand.

That’s what we want you to experience in WARMACHINE: Tactics, the turn-based tactics game that, with your help, will bring the award-winning WARMACHINE miniatures game from the tabletop to your desktop PC or Mac.

Privateer Press Interactive and video game developer WhiteMoon Dreams have joined forces to bring WARMACHINE to life. Inspired by the predecessors of this hallowed genre like Valkyria Chronicles, Final Fantasy Tactics, and the X-COM franchise,WARMACHINE: Tactics seeks to break new ground for turn-based tactics games by delivering a never-before-seen level of dynamic battlefield combat.

As you’ll see in the video, the development team has worked around the clock for several months to prove we have the experience and the ability to turn WARMACHINE into an incredible video game worthy of your pledge. Kickstarter has provided the opportunity to realize this vision, and with you on our side, we can make it a reality.

Trash Whisky

 

[Duraframe300]

It's Scott Campbell's (original Fallout Lead Designer) game as well.

 

[felipepepe]

So, Tactical Turn-Based game on Steampunk Warhammer-ish setting? Sounds cool.

 

[evdk]

Is Privateer using the TT rules for this?

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

Gameplay looks similar to Valkyrie Chronicles.

 

[felipepepe]

Gameplay looks similar to Valkyrie Chronicles.

True, and I'm 110% okay with that.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Annoying franchise, Warhammer copycat with outlandish themes and features. Since such promising gameplay looks to be about something so lame.

 

[evdk]

The huge UI wheel looks weird in a game supposedly developed exclusively for PC/Mac.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Gameplay looks similar to Valkyrie Chronicles.

It still looks to have a grid, so I don't think so.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Interesting.. just when I started to have an interest in tabletop wargames.

Guess this will be funded in no time by Warmachine's fans.

 

[Indranys]

Looks interesting.
But I prefer something like Gearhead/Gearhead 2 roguelike but with smaller, focused world and greater details instead.

 

[Stabwound]

This looks surprisingly cooler than I anticipated. I'm not really into the mech/futuristic setting but the gameplay looks solid. Since it's for PC/Mac only and based on a tabletop game, it sounds like it could be promising.

 

[Trash]

I don't know exactly what this is, but apparently it's a thing: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409030043/warmachine-tactics?ref=live

Turn-based tactical combat for PC and Mac, set in the steam-powered world of the award-winning WARMACHINE tabletop game.

Imagine wading into battle with a squad of skilled warriors at your command, a cadre of ten-ton robots that obey your every thought, and the power of a thunderstorm in the palm of your hand.

That’s what we want you to experience in WARMACHINE: Tactics, the turn-based tactics game that, with your help, will bring the award-winning WARMACHINE miniatures game from the tabletop to your desktop PC or Mac.

Privateer Press Interactive and video game developer WhiteMoon Dreams have joined forces to bring WARMACHINE to life. Inspired by the predecessors of this hallowed genre like Valkyria Chronicles, Final Fantasy Tactics, and the X-COM franchise,WARMACHINE: Tactics seeks to break new ground for turn-based tactics games by delivering a never-before-seen level of dynamic battlefield combat.

As you’ll see in the video, the development team has worked around the clock for several months to prove we have the experience and the ability to turn WARMACHINE into an incredible video game worthy of your pledge. Kickstarter has provided the opportunity to realize this vision, and with you on our side, we can make it a reality.

Trash Whisky

http://www.tacticularcancer.net/#4186

Looks pretty kewl btw. Heard good things about this game (in a thread here if I remember right) and bringing magic/steam driven mecha in a fantasy setting to the pc is something I'm all for.

 

[Branm]

Anyone ever play the tabletop? How does this compare to Warhammer 40k in scale? Seems unit variety limited. How big can battles get?

This should be Warhammer 40k tbh....meh

 

[evdk]

This should be Warhammer 40k tbh....meh

Don't hold your breath.

 

[KoolNoodles]

Looks kinda lame and cheesy, hate "steampunk" crap, but I'll support it because TBS+PC is like an endangered species. Save the whales.

 

[Whisky]

I'm actually rather intrigued, despite having never played the game before.

I will keep an eye on it.

 

[OSK]

Looks nice.

How's combat play out?

 

[Azira]

 

[Space Satan]

Turn-based tactical combat for PC

they could leave just that. Would be enough for success

 

[Branm]

Now.... cmon.... seriously??? It looks like these guys are taking the new X-Com as inspiration

Same with all the close up action sequences in the pitch... meh....

That intrusive and ugly as fuck skill wheel better be a work in progress...

 

[evdk]

Why is the UI wheel so huge? It looks like a console game.

But I would would mostly like to know how true are the rules to TT.

 

[Spectacle]

Warmachine is basically Warhammer for the popamole generation. The aesthetics lack the amusing over-the-top grimdarkness of 40K and are just plain dumb, and the scale is much smaller than any Warhammer, a handful of models can be an "army".

The rules are tighter than warhammer and less prone to exploits, but they're extremely "gamey" and lack even a hint of simulation, so old-school wargamers see no point in the game.

 

[Ulminati]

Warmachine is basically Warhammer for the popamole generation. The aesthetics lack the amusing over-the-top grimdarkness of 40K and are just plain dumb, and the scale is much smaller than any Warhammer, a handful of models can be an "army".

The rules are tighter than warhammer and less prone to exploits, but they're extremely "gamey" and lack even a hint of simulation, so old-school wargamers see no point in the game.

Warmachine is basically Warhammer with less idiocy. The aesthetics tend towards steampunk - although you can mix it with their compatible Hordes game and add in various kinds of monsters as well. The scale is smaller than warhammer - instead of having to buy and paint 80+ models to field a warhammer fantasy army, you buy and paint 5-10 minis to field a WarmaHordes army. That means the monetary barrier for entry is way lower and that players usually have more armies and options to play around with. Furthermore, instead of having to buy a bunch of add-on codexes/army lists, all rules are contained in the main rulebook and all unit boxes/blisters come with reference cards that lists the stats and abilities of the units. Pop the reference cards in card sleeves and use a whiteboard marker to mark off their hitpoint tracks, and you basically have your army list ready to go once the game starts instead of having to prebuild and print it or wasting precious time noting everything down on a piece of paper before the game starts.

The rules are tighter and allow for a greater vareity of tactics. The game differs between front/back side of models, allowing for flanking. Units that move in squads have various formations (tight/loose/skirmish). All other units have multiple hitpoints (as opposed to the 1 wound = dead unit for most non-heroes in Warhammer), various special abilities and attacks they can perform and - and here's the big one - lose some of their abilities when various parts of their hit point trackers get depleted. Finally, WarmaHordes employ a meta-resource called either Fury or Focus, depending on whether you're playing a warmachine or hordes army. Warmachine leaders generate a set amount of Focus every round, which they can distribute to nearby units under their command to boost their actions or allow for special actions to be performed. Hordes armies, conversely, have their monsters generate fury when they are forced to perform various actions. The army Warlocks can then leech the fury off of nearby friendly monsters to power their spells. Monsters with leftover fury run the risk of going berserk, attacking friend and foe alike.

Calling Warhammer (40k) simulationist at any point since 2nd edition is too dumb to even warrant a retort. The main difference in the systems is that Warhammer has you rolling buckets of d6'es whereaqs WarmaHordes goes for 2-3 d6 + modifier for most of its resolution rolls.


All in all, WarmaHordes is a tighter game that's gaining a lot of popularity. But since a lot of old-school wargamers have thousands upon thousands of kwabucks sunk into GW pewter, they make up a bunch of excuses to pretend they aren't a dying breed.







No birds-eye view of the battle in the kickstarter is an immediate turn-off for me.

 

[Logic_error]

I am excited about this. Finally a good squad based tactics in TB based on tabletop that will be really good.