"PMC 2640 Preview Article up" Topic

I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but Assault Publishing has previewed their upcoming ruleset PMC 2640… it sounds very interesting!

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From the end of the article:

The PMC 2640 rulebook is the first product of Assault Publishing to include an original background story. It contains a brief history of the future from 22nd to 27th century, a description of the rise and fall of the corporations, the genesis of PMCs, and many other events which allow you to get immersed in the world of the year 2640. But do not expect another "Oh-My-God-Evil-Aliens-Are-Murdering-Us!" setting – instead, you will find a hard science fiction universe, inspired more by Alien or Blade Runner than Star Wars, where mercenary commanders fight for powerful corporations, corrupted states or colonial authorities – depending on who provides the highest salary! To further help you feel the mood of the 27th century, the rulebook is illustrated by Łukasz Marko (Markotny Drawing Studio) whose independent, rough style perfectly portrays the grim nature of future battlefields.

PMC 2640 is designed for scales between 15mm an 28mm, with 15mm as the default one. However, there is a possibility of using smaller scales (like 6mm, 10mm) using minor modifications included at the end of the book.

The game premiere date is planned for May 2013.

Coming up in about eight minutes in Hobby News, coincidentally!

This looks promising, and the campaign system is right up my alley :)

But do not expect another "Oh-My-God-Evil-Aliens-Are-Murdering-Us!" setting

Well, thank God for that!

– instead, you will find a hard science fiction universe, inspired more by Alien

Oh my God, evil aliens are murdering us!

LOL!
Glad to see that I wasn't the only one that noticed that contradiction.

It looks interesting, but there were a couple cases where the marketing language made me roll my eyes. My "favorite" was, "We don't have a points system. We have a Tier system that we are going to describe in such a way to make it sound exactly like a points system."

Hello,

Have you nocited how marginal role Aliens have in Alien universe? :P They killed a few hundred of peaple in 4 parts of the movie, mostly due to other peaple actions. Probably less than in one day of African tribal conflict. The inspiration was about general mood of the universe (evil corporations, corruption, little meaning of human life in this machine etc.). In PMC2640 there are also bugs, but…

Tiers in some respects act similar to points system, but they are used also in army composition, campaign and as the limiting factor. All in one. :)
They are only five tiers and in the same Tier there are completly different units.

Regards,
Marcin

Thanks for the clarification on that Marcin!

Will you guys also be doing 15mm miniatures? (You might have said, but I can't seem to find it!)

All-in-all i'm very excited for this ruleset… any chance of a preview AAR?

Looked over the artwork on the assault publishing site and it just further confirms that they are staying well away from the evil-aliens-are-killing-us trope:

That's a clearly a misunderstood alien rather than an evil one.

To be fair though, they describe that as a co-op/solo play scenario, along with several other scenarios:

And if you want to try something different than typical competitive battles, PMC 2640 allows for solitaire and cooperative games! These are described in a separate chapter with additional rules, six dedicated scenarios and new special units (insurgents and space bugs). Solitaire/cooperative games might not be perfectly balanced (which is probably impossible), but are intended to be as cool and fun as possible. Whether you wish to crush a rebellion of disappointed miners or evacuate civilians attacked by oversized bugs, you will find these games challenging and unusual compared standard battles.

They probably should of said they are staying away from ONLY evil-alien-kills-us stuff, but I see no reason to limit scenarios.

This is how they describe the normal play (competitive)

PMC 2640 focuses on tactics and proper use of even the slightest advantages the commanders have at their disposal. Terrain pieces are not just decorative dioramas, but play a very important role. They may hide your troops from enemy line of sight, provide them with a defence bonus and/or boost their firepower – definitely something to take into account. Additionally, some of the terrain pieces can be demolished, and buildings or barricades may become deadly traps!

Perhaps the most interesting component of PMC 2640 is its campaign system, which resembles those featured in skirmish games. Instead of a chain of several more or less playable scenarios, the players develop their PMCs by playing standard battles. The commanders gain funds to recruit new troops and develop their companies, while the units get experience, upgrades and trauma, all of which affect their performance in later games.

Overall it does sound interesting, so when it goes on sale I'll probably buy a copy, mainly to try out the solo rules.

I can reveal a piece of secret. The bugs in PMC 2640 universe are not alien in the origin. They are rather a technology out-of-control and a problem which need to be "decontaminated" than agressive race as they inhabit mineral-rich areas…

This illustration comes from "Kill the Queen" scenario, so very big and very ed bug was more than needed. ;)

There will be no official miniature line. Althought I have some 15mm models by Oddzial Osmy in the offer (and I cooperate with them with the project), the ruleset is the main product.

I am intrigued.

Some more of the cool artwork from their site:

I really like those…

And of course you have to get paid:

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The rulebook is full of cool artwork in this style: 13 full page pictures, a few dozen of smaller ones (unit pictures, fillers, PMC logos, even a cross-section of space cruiser). A little piece-of-art. :)

I just got my the first cartons of the rulebooks from printing :)

That's great, can't wait to see it!

Pre-orgers launched!
assaultpublishing.com

Already ordered… 8^)

The pre-orders end on Wendesday so there is a little time to get the rulebook with a promo poster. :)

From today PMC 2640 is in regular sale! You may get it from Assault Publishing on-line store or from PicoArmor :)

Reminds me of the Thresher Maw…..

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Gentlemen,

We will have the PMC2640 rulebook available at Historicon 2013.

Please visit PicoArmor at booth #210.

Thanks,
John
picoarmor.com

Has anyone gotten their hands on this?

I have a question about language. I know the authors seem to have a decent command of English, but it doesnt appear to be their primary language. Since I have never seen a rulebook from Assault Publishing, but have played Infinity (and dealt with some of the early interpretation gafs), I am curious how the writing reads to a native English speaker.

Beyond that, I havent seen any recent reviews of this ruleset. Im so very, very tempted…

Has anyone gotten their hands on this?

I have a question about language. I know the authors seem to have a decent command of English, but it doesnt appear to be their primary language. Since I have never seen a rulebook from Assault Publishing, but have played Infinity (and dealt with some of the early interpretation gafs), I am curious how the writing reads to a native English speaker.

Beyond that, I havent seen any recent reviews of this ruleset. Im so very, very tempted…

I have the rulebook and I have found no problems understanding it. I also looked for exactly that problem, but didn't have any issues.

Unfortunately I've been delayed, but I am working on a review for the rulebook. I quite like it with my read-throughs.

I am going to try and play my first solo game with it this week.

There were a few reviews, unfortunately 3 the longest ones are in Polish. You may use Google Translator. It's far from perfect, but reviews can be understand.

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PMC 2640 was also reviewed in last issue of Miniature Wargames with Battlegames, there the game survived very well the contact with very experienced reviewer Neil Shuck. ;)

Hi All,

Anyone in Canada pick this up yet? I'm looking to order (mostly for 6mm and/or 28mm – but hey take the average of those two and its pretty close to 15mm ;-), but as always costs more to get it shipped to Canada from the US than it does to get it from the UK.

-Tim

I have sold two or three rulebooks directly from Poland to Canada. It takes up to two weeks to receive it. But I quess you should check PicoArmor store – they have good shipment rates and great service.