In response to requests, I am going to start releasing a Mission of the Month each month on the 1st of the month, starting in May. For May and June, these will be Zero Dark missions and will, at least initially, be exclusively fo...
2021-04-26 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I look at some interesting news from:
Fancy a chance at sort-of fame?
The Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark manuscript is looking positively glorious, but I have an absolute shed-load of gaps to fill which need fluff text of all sorts. So would you like to appear in the book,...
2021-04-23 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI can't lie, I was rooting for "Access", but the patrons have spoken and "Unknown" took it by a nose.
So I'm giving you guys a week's head-start before I post publicly asking for submissions.
These are the rules:
1. Submissions s...
2021-04-21 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to use up a couple of extra polystyrene hemispheres I had lying around but, instead of making them into regular moonlets, I thought I'd combine them with a piece of scrap MDF I had to make a terrain piece that could double as either a ju...
2021-04-21 07:10:43 +0000 UTC View PostShooting is a critical part of most tabletop miniatures wargames, but it is frequently given woefully little consideration by designers who think in narrow terms about the experiences of the soldiers they represent. Players, too, often think purel...
2021-04-16 11:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
These are sketch concepts rather than finished works, but I thought you'd be interested.
I asked Tan to do illustrations of three sample heroes, including the narrative lead, Klayr Ngana. Coordinating between Tan and David will be tricky to ...
2021-04-15 08:58:47 +0000 UTC View Post
David shared an early sketch of the cover with me, based on my own drawing that I shared with you guys last year.
I love that he's given Klayr a more elegant posture compared to my version. Her left hand will be engaging with a holographic ...
I had some reservations regarding my original printer. The price was very high, and the only available material was white, which was incredibly hard to work with, when it came to QC. So I took the advice of my sculptor and had 2021-04-13 08:34:53 +0000 UTC View Post
OK, I've had a brief brainstorm of the theme for the compendium, and would welcome your feedback.
Access could be about breaking in or out, hacking, or just rules for doors and locks in more detail. It could potentially be b...
2021-04-10 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI take at look at:
My budget ran a little dry on the art front, which led me to have a bit of a stress a few weeks ago (it collided with other things and was a contributor - albeit a small one - to my panic attack). But as I mentioned in my podcast episode on commis...
2021-04-05 18:15:11 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to try a thing. I mentioned this idea before, but now I'm fleshing it out somewhat.
The idea is to try to have an annual compendium of fan-created material for Horizon Wars: Zero Dark. Each compendium will have...
2021-04-05 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA couple of weeks ago, I got to meet up virtually with patron Andy Strauss, whose input into the development of Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark was really insightful and informed from a lifelong obsession with spaceship combat games.
We had a ch...
2021-04-02 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNB: Not an April Fool. ;)
The Patreon has got a bit deep, these days, making it hard for folks to find things that might interest them. So I'm going to do a monthly compendium post with hyperlinks to the most recent and/or most signifi...
2021-04-01 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA radical new concept in miniatures game design, Pitch Black takes the concept of visibility levels in Horizon Wars: Zero Dark to a whole new level by having players fight in the actual dark!
Deploy your forces, set your ti...
2021-04-01 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFor those of you who aren't aware, Precinct Omega as the company it is today basically began with the purchase of the intellectual property rights to a range of miniatures called "ballmonsters", which are, well, ball-shaped monsters.
Occasio...
2021-03-27 14:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I shared the video with you guys already (because that's what patrons are for!), but here's a link to the page where TTG is promoting Horizon Wars: Zero Dark and my little introduction to it. I would really appreciate the signal boo...
2021-03-27 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I've noticed that somehow, in a conflict of communication between me and the sculptor, Anya's rifle is two thirds the size of Kurtz's. This will mean having to go through prototyping again, but I'm painting up the demo mini anyway, so you can see...
2021-03-26 15:10:36 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to get some flak for this one. *braces self*
News from:
The second of the test prints for the Zero Dark Miniatures project arrived this morning and I did a test assembly as shown above.
I'm still trying to decide whether these prints are adequate to go to casting, but we've got two more...
The first set of prints has arrived, in the form of this four-piece kit.
Obviously, the white SLA makes it very hard to show you, but as far as I can tell, the print looks flawless. I'll be painting this one up as a proof of concept in due...
If you ever want to get a group of wargamers talking (like we need the encouragement) just ask them about points systems. It's one of the most controversial and hotly-contested arguments to be had in our world.
In this podcast, I take ...
2021-03-19 13:37:20 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a follow-up to the draft I posted last month, just for anyone who's interested to check if their favourite question or mistake hasn't been addressed.
If I hear nothing else, I'll post it on WGV at the end of the week.
WOMBAT UP...
2021-03-15 13:24:47 +0000 UTC View Post
On 27-28 March 2021, Tabletop Gaming magazine will be hosting a Spring Showcase - a virtual convention, with content from all across the tabletop world and, as an advertiser with their sister magazine, Miniature Wargames, I was i...
2021-03-15 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe wargames world - much like the rest of it - seems to be waking up from COVID-19 with a wealth of new miniatures releases ready to swamp us with joy. But that means that now is the perfect time to be thinking about the post-COVID world an...
2021-03-12 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
[Photo credit to Gav Thorpe]
First of all, an apology to those patrons who got the first batch of notebooks, because I sent them out with no scribbles in by me. If you'd like a scribble, let me know and I'll send one on or, if you're i...
2021-03-12 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHere it is, folks!
So, a few things about the beta edition before you get into it:
This document is as much a tool for me as it is a read for you. So there are blank pages and other pieces of space. They are there for me ei...
2021-03-09 09:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostA quick summary for new patrons:
Back last Autumn, I decided to have a go at commissioning miniatures inspired by the characters in the Operation Nemesis operation manual for Horizon Wars: Zero Dark. Thanks to some ti...
2021-03-09 08:38:41 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, in a sight deviation from the usual schedule, I take a look at the last ten months of podcasting and re-visit some of the topics I've talked about, and also bring up some listener feedback for a response.
2021-03-05 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post