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As noted in the most recent round of BattleChats, the upcoming Alpha Strike core module is starting to take shape:
Alpha Strike
[17:45] <Pa_Weasley> Can you give any nuggets of information about the Alpha Strike book/product you mentioned in previous chats? (Sorry if that's already been asked.)
[17:48] <@Habeas2-Catalyst Representative> At present, the book is well into writing, and is planned to release as a hardcover, full-color supplemental rulebook. The core writing is largely done or well underway, and we have ample material for a series of PDF-exclusive support products that simply wouldn't have fit in there without breaking the bank. Fans of miniature wargaming, in particular, should find it a great resource.
[17:55] <garydee> Is Alpha Strike Quick Strike renamed?
[17:58] <@Habeas2> Garydee - Mmmmmmmmmmaybe?
[18:06] <@Habeas2> Pa_Weasley - You're not the only one.
Alpha Strike:[01:05] <Jo_Jo_Monkey> Is the Alpha Strike book considered a “core” rulebook?[01:06] <@Habeas2> Jo_Jo_Monkey - It is core in the same way the A Time of War Companion is considered core, but it is not an actual part of the Total Warfare-Interstellar Ops thing.
[01:38] <Nerroth> Is there a particular era in which Alpha Strike will be set, or will it come with enough rules to allow it to cover all six currently-listed eras?
[01:39] <@Habeas2> Nerroth – Yes
[01:40] <Nerroth> So, if a new player were handed a copy of AS, along with a copy of a 3145 pdf (as and when such a file becomes available), he ir she would have all they need to get started with Quick Stike-level play in the Dark Age era?I don't follow CGL close enough to know how fast they develop product. So, I've no idea how quickly this might come out.
[01:41] <Nerroth> I mean, a pdf QS set based on the units in TRO: 3145, akin to the sets already available for the likes of TRO: 3050.
[01:41] <@Habeas2> Nerroth - It is possible, yes.
Thank you to forum user Nerroth for letting me copy and paste his post.
A hardcover book for the 10 page quick-strike rules? I suppose they're going to fluff it out a lot or it will look plain silly.
ReplyDeleteGood point Mikko. Now you've got me thinking it could be a while before it comes out. In interviews I've Randall Bills say he's played dust warfare/tactics. And, I believe, Heavy Gear. And hearing how he spoke of it on the video, it will be like one of those books.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few oddities in the QS rules that I think are in need of fine tuning, at least. For example, the maximum speed of a mech is what matters when calculating to hit odds, not the actual speed it traverses. Also, no modification is made based on the speed you move. I think this takes a bit away from the tactics and it's inclusion wouldn't overcomplicate matters. Just plop down a colored bead next to the mech to show how fast it is moving (or place it on the unit card).
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