"Mechadrome Kickstarter Launched!" Topic

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The campaign finally is live! Here is the URL:
kickstarter.com/projects/gangfightgames/mechadrome-heavy-metal-combat

About the game:

Hundreds of years from now, the greatest sport the galaxy has ever known will explode on your screens as everyone watches their favorite teams of giant Mechs beating each other to scrap. Mechadrome is a 15mm scale "Mech Combat Gladiator Arena Skirmish Game" set in the far future where man and alien races have come together, forming teams that do battle in arenas set in abandoned, war-torn cities and industrial zones. The game is simple, fast and fun, and the Mech models we hope to create with this Kickstarter campaign offer a wide variety of customization. The pieces are universal and can easily be glued to any Mech for lethal combinations of cannons, pistols, missile pods, and devastating melee weapons like jackhammers, buzzsaws and siege drills.

Here is what we're offering:

The Pledge levels

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Add-on Items

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Stretch Goals

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We can't make this game a reality without your help! Please help and pledge your support on our Kickstarter campaign page at:
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If you have any questions, comments or ideas feel free to reply here or better yet leave a comment on the Kickstarter page!

Thanks!

Gangfight Games

Any plans for a rules only PDF level?

I could, but I wasn't going to. I'm actually planning to always have the rules available as a free PDF download. The printed book will more artwork and background and stories

Nice idea, but with no centralised import into the EU for a $45 USD pledge I'm looking at $10 USD Post + $11 USD Tax + $13 USD Handling Charge (Total $78 USD – maybe more) for 3 small models and a book.

Wait, I just realised, that's $78 USD and no book !

OUCH !!

Way too rich for me.

Pricing struck me as a bit off. I can buy 3 light mechs at $21 USD and a medium at $15 USD or $36 USD versus buying together at $45 USD?

I could get the rules at $20 USD, then two sets like I picked out at $72 USD… $92 USD versus the $100 USD pledge.

Just reread the kickstarter itself, the pledge description says 2 light mechs in a squad while the image description says 3, so I'm not sure about my math above.

Interesting idea, but I'll wait to see it "at a friendly local game store" near me.

Sorry, some things have changed a bit and you may have gotten to the page when I was in the middle of an update.

Basically, the $7 USD and $15 USD mechs just come with 1 weapon, while the squad sets come with a lot of extra weapon bits so you can build your squad with whatever you want. I'm probably going to add a 4th mech into the squad sets now, to help with that extra cost too. I have the 4th as a stretch goal right now, so I'll probably move the bonus medium mech up in its place.

Day 1 Recap!

It's been a great first day though a little rocky on my end. There were some complaints about the prices, and rightly so, they were higher than I expected. But, I crunched some numbers and did some reorganizing. Now, all Squad sets will include 4 light mechs rather than 2, and still 1 Medium Mech, and a bunch of extra weapons for conversions too.

I've updated the stretch goals a bit as you'll see on the Kickstarter page. So depending on the funding level we will be able to upgrade the squads to have 2 mediums. And I also added a goal for a 28mm scale Medium Mech as well. I expect to have the 3D prints for the 28mm light mech tomorrow and I'll post photos as soon as I get them!

I also got the final 3D files for the terrain medium mech, and also the first Free Agent mech, Trion. I'll be sending those files out for printing asap. Free Agents are like special characters in unique mechs or with unique weapons or skills. Trion is medium mech armed with 2 Particle Cannons, which are similar to Railguns, but fire more rapidly. And he's also got booster jets and a missile pod. His guns are compatible with other mediums as well. He'll be $15 USD and you can also get him in a squad set instead of another medium if you prefer. Here he is!

Got the 28mm light mech prints today :) Here's the new update!

Well, it's the end of day 2 and things are moving right along. Today the 3D prints for the 28mm scale Terran Light Mech arrived and I took some photos. This thing is actually pretty huge. It's exactly 2x bigger than the 15mm scale, so I guess it's more like a 30mm scale mech, but who's going to nitpick over 2mm when the model looks cool? :) Here's the pics!

So, since he is bigger than I expected, I'm going to have to have him done in resin. I was planning on a $15 USD price tag but due to the size it's going to have to be $20. USD It will come with 1 pair of matching weapon arms of your choice plus 1 upgrade which would be either a missile pod, booster jets or extra armor plates. A lot of folks asked for this guy, at first I was thinking this would make a good proxy for a Warhammer 40K centurion, but it's actually more like dreadnought sized. If we can unlock the 28mm version of the Medium mech, that will probably be dreadknight sized :)

Also, this mech won't be a stretch goal after all, I'm going to add it in to the campaign as an add on item now since I was going to get it done anyway. The $15,000 USD stretch goal is going to change to unlock one of the other light mech body positions in 28mm so there will be more variety :)

Lastly, this mech is a "showcase model", since Mechadrome is a 15mm game. If there is enough interest I may put together rules for large scale games, mostly just doubling the movement and shooting ranges.

So, I finished up all of the renders to show each different weapon for the Terran Medium Mech. Unlike the light mechs, the medium's arms will be in 2 pieces so you can easily swap just the forearm or gun around, so there will be more options for poses, and you can see there's 2 different leg posses, you can just glue em right into the torso.

I'm getting the 3D prints done now, I will probably have them late this week or early next week :) And of course, I'll post pics as soon as I have em!

I posted a pic of Trion the other day, but here he is again, with his bio. We'll be doing one of these for all of the Free Agents :) Eventually I'll have each one as a PDF with a printable pilot card.

Trion will be a Medium Mech, armed with 2 Particle Cannons, 1 Missile Pod and Booster Jets. Like other Medium Mechs, he'll be a $15 USD add-on.

There are many mysteries and surprises within the varied arenas of MechaDrome, but none as perplexing as the free agent known as Trion. Free agents were introduced as a way to spice up what had become line-up-knock-down matches, where one team had outgrown the rest in the league due to increased revenue streams (image rights and licensing had become big business thanks to the uptake of the World Network). Quickly, these Free Agents became like the movie stars of Old Earth – crowds flocked to grab a single glance of their hero, and where there were crowds, there would also be big bucks.

No one knows exactly where Trion came from. His race is a unknown, as he never steps outside his sleek mech. His name is also a mystery – TRION is etched down the left side of the mech torso – whether this is the make of the Mech, his name or a designation from some as-yet unknown military unit. He appeared during a match between Team Bushido and the Terran Titans, joining the Titans as they struggled under the speedy attacks of Bushido. With blistering attacks from his twin particle cannons, and moving with lightning speed thanks to the booster jets fastened to his legs, Trion took out three Bushido's in rapid succession. But it was when a previously hidden missile pod raised from his shoulder section, blasting the final heavy mech into metal shards that the name Trion began to be chanted throughout the arena observation zone as well as across the many World Network bars that had been created for the general populace. The legend grew from there.

Trion is now a regular appearance at most matches, with teams doing everything they legally can (and illegally can't) to secure his valuable services.

Just got some screenshots for the stationary turret. These will actually be smaller than the light mechs, the screenshot makes them look big. The flat bottom makes it good for mounting on a base, or on top of a building :)

I'm still waiting for the other renders. There will also be 2 mobile versions, 1 with little tank treads and the other like a mini-walker. You'll be able to add these turrets to your team roster, and I'm also working out some optional solo play rules where you can have your team vs automated turrets.

I just got pictures of the new turret sculpts. We're going to be calling these "Arena Hazards". There will be 3 types. Fixed Hazards are stationary, they don't move but they have better targeting systems. Roving Hazards have tank treads, and Crawling Hazards are small walkers that are the fastest moving hazard (but still slow by Mech standards).

Some teams may add hazards to their roster to pressure their opponents or defend vital positions, but they are most often used in by the Arena itself to add an extra level of difficulty (and get the crowds roaring). These hazards will attack any Mech, seeking & destroying the closest target, often denying the other team of valuable points. These automated hazards will activate at the beginning of each Game Turn, before any Mechs may be activated, and they will always attack the closest target.

Arena Hazards will be available in 15mm and 28mm. They will be packaged in pairs, both of the same type, including 2 bodies, 2 missile pods and 2 blaster turrets. 15mm scale hazards will be 2 for $8 USD, and 28mm scale hazards will be 2 for $15. USD They will be added to the add-ons menu this evening, and you can visit our Kickstarter campaign page for more info!

kickstarter.com/projects/gangfightgames/mechadrome-heavy-metal-combat

Here are the pictures! They look huge, but keep in mind these will be about half the size of a Light Mech.

Roving Hazards

Crawling Hazards

Fixed Hazards

I did some updates to the campaign page that will hopefully make it easier to see what's included in a squad set. Since I'm getting the 3D prints for the medium mech in both sizes, I added the medium mechs to the add-ons menu, and also made a new pledge level for $70 USD for a squad of 2 28mm light mechs and 1 28mm medium.

Here are the 4 different human teams along with the squad payloads they favor :)