BFG Video Game

[Ruckdog]

Ohhhhhhhh yeah:

http://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2015-16-01-space-rts-battlefleet-gothic-armada-takes-the-40k-franchise-to-the-stars

Safe to say, I'm cautiously optimistic about this one 

[markymark1970]

Score!  Yet another time-suck!

[Andrewchristlieb]

I hope this is as awesome as I'm hoping it is .

[Landlubber]

That could be very cool. Hope it's Mac-friendly!

I'll tell you what, gentlemen--it's a good time to be a gamer. And a nerd in general.*

*I learned this on the latest D6G podcast. Of the top 20 highest-grossing movies in the US in 2014, only three--THREE--were not sci fi/fantasy/comic book related. The highest grossing "real" movie was 22 Jump Street, at #11. #1 was, of course, Guardians of the Galaxy. Their source was boxofficemojo.com.

[markymark1970]

That could be very cool. Hope it's Mac-friendly!

Greg, I've run tons of Windows games stuff on my iMac using Bootcamp.  They've always worked great till my video card became overwhelmed with the graphics demands of more recent/graphics hogging games (like EVE).

[Last Rites]

Thumbs up to Total War for adding this to their extensive games list. Not so much of a PC gamer anymore, as i can bring myself to open the laptop when not at work. Not to mention that i don't have a proper machine to run these kinds of games. However, back when i did there were countless hours spent on any of the many Total War games. Brilliant stuff, and i'm assuming the ships here will function much like the ones in Empire. Perhaps I can convince my hardcore PC gamer friends to pick it up and invite me over for a sesh!

[Ruckdog]

A new teaser for the game just went up!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysu6hAT50z8

The developer also has a snazzy new website for the game:

http://battlefleetgothic-armada.com

[markymark1970]

Dag nabbit!  Confirmed, this is going to be another time suck!  How can I get any minis painting when I'm glued to my computer!

[Stephan]

That does indeed look cool......

[Ruckdog]

There is a short (6 minutes or so) interview with the developer that's been posted on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/DspNXEY1esc

I really do encourage you to watch the video if you are interested in the game. There is some neat in-game footage that is played while the interview is being given. A few big points that were brought up:

- Release will be sometime in Q1 2016
- Imperial Navy, Orks, Eldar, and Chaos will be playable at launch
- Multiplayer will be 2 vs. 2
- ships will be custumizable with various upgrades.
- "Most" of the ships from the minis game will be playable
- An effort is being made to represent the tabletop game's mechanics in the video game; the Special Orders, such as BFI, were specifically mentioned.

[Landlubber]

The graphics look good. I really like the detail on the ships. Those incoming missiles/torpedoes looked sweet!

Only thing that looked weird to me are the "light stands" under the ships. Looks too much like actual physical flight stands for miniatures.

[Ruckdog]

Huh...I see what you mean! I had to go back and watch it again; I didn't notice the "stands" when I watched it the first time. I think it looks OK, but I wouldn't worry too much about it one way or the other at this point. This game footage is so early, Who knows? Maybe the stands will be removed by later versions of the game. Or players might be given the option to toggle them on and off!

[Ulric the Grey]

yeah i am liking it so far. anyone know of a release date yet?

[Ruckdog]

yeah i am liking it so far. anyone know of a release date yet?

Nothing firm. The dev mentioned in the video that they are shooting for an "early" 2016 release, so it sounds like it will be a while. We might see an Early Access for it before then, though. A lot of games are doing it that way now.

[Ulric the Grey]

Please let there be an early access.