mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
    
 | | 01/24/2006 3:46 PM |
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Originally posted by Alakhai
And they were probably designed in a hurry to cover the lack of anything new between Set 4 and 5...
Well, since it also a replacement for Ultimate Missions: Universe, at least two maps should not have to of been rushed...
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so I don't expect anything that was actually playtested
While that is a possibility, I would like to point out they have been listening to the complaints about broken maps (changing starting area, giving away 'cleaned up' maps as league prize support etc.) So it is entirely possbile that much thought/testing could have gone into some of these Attack on Endor maps. | | | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 01/24/2006 7:46 PM |
| Most of the Huges I run with prefer to keep out of HTH actually. I rarely use the Rancor and the Arena Beasts. Although with Exar Kun coming out that could change.....
Mmmmmm.... Rancor with Jedi Hunter[:D]
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Originally posted by Luisjoey
Maybe it should be more friendly to huge but it must have lots of difficult terrain not for cover if not to make huge move a little bit slower, beacause having a huge at close combat fast could be really nasty!
Well is a Forrest lots of trees and bushes could do great! The scout trooper would be work excellent! and nom anor would be very nasty in that place.
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oldben1
Sneak
70 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 11:42 AM |
| I saw the Attack on Endor selling for 13.99 on Iconusa.
I thought I would let you guys know.
I think the scenario pack is a great idea. I'd like some more maps (not a lot of Endor maps out there) and you get an At-ST for 20 bucks. How can you go wrong? | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 12:49 PM |
| Okay, looks like the Maps are:
1. Endor
2. Ruined Base
3. Jedi Temple
4. "dungeon full of arena beasts"
And the figures are AT-ST Walker, Scout Trooper, Stormtrooper & Stormtrooper Commander.
Got this from kidzworld.com (well, a Google cache of said site- my workplace blocks the actual site. [}:)]) | | | |
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oldben1
Sneak
70 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 1:00 PM |
| I think that sucks. Why can't they stick with the Endor theme? How about:
1. Forest floor
2. Ewok village
3. Shield Generator
4. Forest and bunker
I understand they are trying to produce maps for the other huges but I don't think they should mix and match. If the maps were compatible, then you can put two together. You need that with huge minis like the rancor. | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 2:02 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by oldben1
I think that sucks.
I, on the otherhand, think it rocks.
This is essentially the only "Map Pack" on the 2006 schedule, so I am glad they chose to spread the the wealth instead of only being Endor. Much as I would like an Ewok Village (so we can kill 'em at the source [}:)]), all Endor would get boring.
And for all we know, the League Kits may contain tiles that modify the Endor map. And if not, I am sure we will get more Endor/Ewok tiles/maps from the mapmakers out there. | | | |
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oldben1
Sneak
70 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 2:06 PM |
| | I hope your right. I was actually hoping for more than 1 Endor map, that's why i am disaapointed. I think a forest map would also be useful for other jungle scenarios. Do you think the maps will be standard size or bigger? | |
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Warlord
5189 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 2:08 PM |
| | At least 2 of those maps sound good for DDM. | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
Username - he deals in minis
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Ghengis Ska
Warrior
334 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 2:26 PM |
| | Yeah i was talking to Chris West the some time back and the last UM maps evolved into what got put into AoE, so i wasn't expecting them to be all endor. | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 2:35 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by oldben1
I think a forest map would also be useful for other jungle scenarios.
Check out Mongoose Publishing's Starship Troopers RPG Floorplans. Same scale as SWM.
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/home/detail.php?qsID=939&qsSeries=35
"This new boxed set of original artwork contains four, double-sided poster-size floorplans provides eight different terrain types, varying from rocky wasteland to searing jungle."
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Do you think the maps will be standard size or bigger?
Standard size. | | | |
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Ghengis Ska
Warrior
334 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 2:43 PM |
| | I grabbed them, but for the price i thought they weren't that great, the art is kind of sub-par. | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
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Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 01/25/2006 3:58 PM |
| | I've thought about getting the Starship Troopers maps myself. On the sub-par side you say, that's too bad. The Enddor Maps sound lovely, the Jedi Temple, Forest and Dungeon are all perfect for D&D as well as Star Wars. | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 01/25/2006 4:11 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Ghengis Ska
I grabbed them, but for the price i thought they weren't that great, the art is kind of sub-par.
Well, at $2.50 per map (retail) I guess I am a lot more forgiving. Particularly since for some of the maps there is nothing else out there like them. | | | |
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oldben1
Sneak
70 Posts
| | 01/26/2006 1:01 PM |
| | I haven't seen these maps before, what are they like? | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 01/26/2006 4:53 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by oldben1
I haven't seen these maps before, what are they like?
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Originally posted by Mordantos
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/home/detail.php?qsID=939&qsSeries=35
"This new boxed set of original artwork contains four, double-sided poster-size floorplans provides eight different terrain types, varying from rocky wasteland to searing jungle."
Same scale as SWM, just no terrain markings. But not too hard to figure what is Difficult Terrain/Low Objects etc. | | | |
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Darthrau
Underboss
2233 Posts
| | 01/27/2006 6:51 AM |
| | Huh I haven't been checking kidzworld. Guess I should start. I believe if this set(pack?) sells well. We'll see another before the end of the year. The question is, will they always put "resculpted" huges in with the packs or will they increase the number of normal sized minis? Heck I'd even be for them making a special huge for the packs. They would know how many needed to be made and we'd get something that maybe we wouldn't have gotten any other way. | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 01/27/2006 1:19 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Darthrau
Heck I'd even be for them making a special huge for the packs.
While anything is possible, I suspect new figures will remain part of a set, with Colossal minis like the AT-AT being the exception (and I am not sure we will even see another of those).
The Attack on Endor is a stopgap, to fill the lull between getting the SWM line back up to speed as well as replace the highly criticized Ultimate Missions line. So I am not sure we should take it as an indicator of future products.
That being said, notice the scenarios and the maps are the only new items. The miniatures are the same with the AT-ST only a repositioning. So, the miniatures expense was kept to a bare minimum. I expect the next map/scenario product will be the same to keep the expenses down, with all new minature design/production remaining part of 'traditional' sets. | | | |
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Ghengis Ska
Warrior
334 Posts
| | 01/31/2006 1:06 PM |
| Star Wars.com put up a thing about the AoE box set
http://www.starwars.com/gaming/other/rpg/news20060130.html
Star Wars Miniatures: Attack on Endor
January 30, 2006
Rid your battleground of pesky Ewoks with a giant AT-ST walker that can do your bidding. Unleash the dark side with the Star Wars Miniatures: Attack on Endor expansion set, due to hit shelves this February.
As previously reported, last year's release of the Universe Expansion Set to the Star Wars Miniatures game added 60 more figures from the original trilogy era and beyond, as well as introducing a big new aspect to the game which may be a contradictory of terms -- the Huge miniature.
This year, Wizards of the Coast bring gamers the Attack on Endor set which includes: a huge AT-ST walker, a scout trooper, a stormtrooper, a stormtrooper commander, a mission scenario book with four new maps of Endor and other combat zones, as well as scenarios for a ruined base, a Jedi temple and an arena creature dungeon. Ewoks, however, are not included.
Sterling Hershey, contributing missions writer for the Star Wars Miniatures, says he had fun writing the scenarios and other material for the new booklet. "The maps and scenarios are not restricted to Endor," Hershey reveals. "The maps feature a ravaged base, a rancor pit, a Jedi Temple on Yavin 4 and, of course, a bunker on Endor's moon. They are fantastic and work very well with the new Universe set with its Huge size minis. The scenarios span all eras available so far in the game (prequel through New Jedi Order). They all feature the Universe set, but some also include characters from the previous three sets."
"None of these scenarios attempt to recreate any specific movie or Expanded Universe scene, though they are heavily inspired by both," Hershey continues. "Some are prototypical Star Wars encounters -- Clones vs. Droids, Empire vs. Rebels -- and several will feel familiar to Expanded Universe fans. For instance, there's an overwhelming Yuuzhan Vong attack in one, and Black Sun makes an appearance in another. And with a map called the Rancor Pit, you can bet that beast will also make an appearance."
For more information about Star Wars Miniatures, be sure to visit the official Wizards of the Coast site here. Also be sure to check out Star Wars Miniatures contributing missions writer Sterling Hershey's VIP blog Delusions of Grandeur for behind-the-scenes information on various Star Wars RPG projects.
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 02/04/2006 11:43 AM |
| Maps alone might drive me to get this set....Don't really need a new At-ST.......Is it really only $20 (US)?????
Good value I guess....Is it out now???? (2/04/06) | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/05/2006 3:46 AM |
| | I could always use a Third or Fourth AT-ST.... and hey they come with some more Storm Troopers as well.[:D] | |
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 02/05/2006 3:29 PM |
| More Stormtroopers............(Quiet sigh...)
I'd rather have an Ewok Shaman or Tuskin Raider with a Rifle....
I have all the Stormys I could ever realistcly use... Heck I could probably do a nice "welcome Emperor Honor Guard"......grin | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 02/05/2006 5:18 PM |
| From a Star Wars mailing list:
An AoE AT-ST next to an Universe AT-ST
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 02/05/2006 5:30 PM |
| First Look: They added the weapon flames!!!!!
Not sure I like this......Hmmmmmm???? | |
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/06/2006 12:13 AM |
| | It looks pretty battle damaged and dirty... maybe their tripulation would receive a punish from their superiors for have the unit in that state [:D] | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 12:47 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Thor
Not sure I like this......Hmmmmmm????
If not, it is very easy to mod. | | | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/06/2006 2:10 AM |
| | Very dirty looking.... I'll likely be removing the translucent plastic blaster effect but that will be about it. | |
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 10:54 AM |
| I guess I'll have to actually go see one of these.....
I hate to ruin the mini by removing the "Plasti-Fire"...yet....
Is it a Rare mini or what??? are the stormys marked AoEndor???
So torn so torn.......Gawd what a dumb set.....
Any pics of the maps?????? | |
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Darthrau
Underboss
2233 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 11:56 AM |
| | I must be one of the few who like the new look. It definately looks as though it was at the Attack on Endor. I must say though I would've liked to have had the "Battle of Hoth" with a sneak peak of the Snow Speeder. But we can't have of cake and eat it too. Thor it's 20 bones and with help support more "battle packs" in the future. I can see us getting atleast one more pack this year. I hope [xx(] as lord know's SWM aren't gonna be coming out in forever. | |
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Ghengis Ska
Warrior
334 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 12:04 PM |
| | I like the new look as well | |
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 12:23 PM |
| Only $20 ???? Hmmmm??? That's not bad at all.
For some reason I was thinking 29.99 like the RotS pack....
4 maps and an AT-AT for $20??? That's a great deal....
I guess I just wanted more. Easy to see how this could have been a real nice super set. (Ewoks, Gliders, other cool stuff)
It just feels like "left-overs"..............GRIN | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 4:52 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Thor
It just feels like "left-overs"
That's because it is.
Attack on Endor replaces the low selling Ultimate Missions line, so some of the maps that were originally going to appear in UM:Universe appear in AoE.
Considering the price, and the fact that one can always use more Imperials*, I don't mind the 'reuse' of maps, figures & sculpts.
*And if for some strange reason you don't want them, the figures selected make good trade bait for even nonSWM players. | | | |
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/06/2006 6:55 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Thor
4 maps and an AT-AT for $20??? That's a great deal....
An AT-AT for 20 bucks!!! where??? [:O]
This Scenario pack is the Ultimate mission that never comes with Universe, if you look it looks like Universe boosters. [:D]
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/07/2006 5:38 AM |
| | $20 is a pretty sweet deal for an AT-ST + all the other figures and the maps. The Two AT-ST's I got online set back around $18 each I think. | |
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Darthrau
Underboss
2233 Posts
| | 02/07/2006 3:32 PM |
| | I believe for that very reason this map pack will sale well. Here's to hoping they get even more creative for the next ones. Though I'd have to say if they use another Universe huge. The only other one I'd want in mass is the Tusken on Bantha. Unless of course they remove the Tusken and make it a plain ole Bantha. Then I'd want oodles. Or maybe a BARC with the right Clone driving this time:). | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/07/2006 3:56 PM |
| How about another Endor map pack with a Rebel and Imperial Speeder?
I'd get like six of them. [:p] | |
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LCS
Underboss
1825 Posts
| | 02/07/2006 8:32 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Darthrau
The only other one I'd want in mass is the Tusken on Bantha. Unless of course they remove the Tusken and make it a plain ole Bantha.
It's pretty simple to remove the Tusken from the Bantha (it's a separate piece), and it doesn't look too bad even without any additional work.
All you have to do is gently push forward on the Tusken's shoulders, and then use a flat bladed screwdriver to pry off the Tusken's legs. Just work slowly down towards the feet and it should come off without damage to the bantha or rider.
There will probably be some of the beige paint stuck to the glue underneath the Tusken's legs, and there are small molded impressions for the rider's legs, but it should be relatively simple to clean up with a little bit of work.
There's a plastic tab on the Bantha that even allows you to put the Tusken back on and have it stay (usually) without needing any glue.
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/07/2006 11:03 PM |
| | I like bantha convertions! The one that place the top part of a tusken with the ganderfi placed on the wrist of a riding bantha one is really nice and pretty simply convertion. | |
Knight of the Quori
Champion of King Kaius III of Karrnath
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10615 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 02/08/2006 12:08 AM |
| Well the Attack on Endor is now listed on the Wotc SWM site.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=swminis/article/AoEannouncement
I may have to make some re-positioned scout troopers now. | |
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Luisjoey
Underboss
1704 Posts
Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/08/2006 2:03 AM |
| Well now play endor scenario could be easy with the minis we got:
Han solo rebel hero
Luke skywalker jedi knight
Leia rebel Hero
Chewie Rebel Hero
C3PO
R2-D2
Rebel Commando
Plenty of ewoks
Lots of scout troopers and some stormtroopers
some imperial officers
AT ST
The only thing that lacks here is the Ewok glider and the ewok catapult!
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Champion of King Kaius III of Karrnath
Purple Knight of Venezuela
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