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Dystopian Wars / Re: Legacy models in 3.0

« on: April 23, 2019, 03:41:21 pm »

I see the direction Warcradle is taking the Dystopian Wars game system and honestly really dislike the additional complexity , special extras etc. I will most likely play the old 2.5 version with friends until i can find a customer for my existing   KOB, French, FSA, Australians  and Aliens (my Favorite for Con Demo games). Any takers?

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Dystopian Wars / Re: Revealed painted Warcradle British Battleship from a demo

« on: December 06, 2018, 01:23:23 pm »

The system is a little odd, 1 = blank, 2 = light counter, 3 = heavy counter, 4 = light hit, 5 = heavy hit, 6 exploding hit.  This leads to some odd interactions, with defensive dice being 2 and 3, including gen operation, and a lack of to hits being + or - 1.  So things are done with the logic of these proprietary dice rather than the simplicity of dice rolling your classic d6s.  Not implausible, just lacking the logic.  I would prefer to do a simpler conversion here or elsewhere or discard the dice since while they look pretty they have complicated rules unnecessarily. 

As an old fashioned KoB player I found the model more jarring, although less so than previous versions.  The utilitarian FSA boats seemed more in fitting with the feel of DWars classic.  Either way, no matter how nice these models I would have preferred less of a gap between the ranges.

My simplification of this is hits on 4,5and 6 with 6 counts as two hits and a reroll. Defensive would be 5 and 6 NO exploding dice. Pretty much the original mechanic just a new "coat of paint".

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Dystopian Wars / Re: Revealed painted Warcradle British Battleship from a demo

« on: December 05, 2018, 04:31:04 pm »

Landlubber,
 I would have to agree as a FSA player the new designs don't make me want to go get them. There's just to much ship above the water line.
The Brit battleship does fit into the KOB esthetic, but still a bit busy on deck for a warship.
Enough nit picking, the  presence of those particular dice indicate to me that there will be a proprietary die to be used in the new version. Will we be able to easily convert to regular 6 sided dice?

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Dystopian Wars / Re: HELP Status report!

« on: December 05, 2018, 04:22:33 pm »

Ruckdog,
 Thanks for the quick and concise update. I see some hope for the future but at this time, but as the IP is integrated into another "fluff" background there will be changes.
It seems I have been  terrible at selecting game systems of interest over the years. All have had their parent companies either dump them or the company itself went bankrupt.

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Dystopian Wars / HELP Status report!

« on: November 30, 2018, 10:48:33 am »

Gents,
I'm new to this forum and a big fan of Dystopian Wars Navy game. I have also been out for a few years. Now as I survey my collection of models and discover I no longer have the Company or the game active. What's up?(thumbnail description please) What is the projected future? I was burned by GW dumping game systems in the past, so a bit gun-shy of committing any further effort. The beginning s I have see from Warcradle do not make for warm fuzzes.
It appears that all of the current models will be made obsolete. If this is so, line up folks I have LOTS of KOB, Australians, FSA and French going on the sales block.
Semmes