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Tango01	23 Aug 2017 3:35 p.m. PST
Spartan Games presents new previews of the Firestorm Core Faction expansion sets Main page spartangames.co.uk Amicalement Armand
Covert Walrus	23 Aug 2017 8:25 p.m. PST
One thing you can say about Spartan, they have some truly amazing and clever sculptors coming up with designs for their forces. These are fantastic-looking and do tempt me a lot – if only I wasn't so short of cash at present. And waiting on my KS from them :)
Tango01	24 Aug 2017 10:33 a.m. PST
Glad you like them my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
GypsyComet	25 Aug 2017 8:50 a.m. PST
They just announced their closure, so these are just a dream for now.
ScottWashburn	25 Aug 2017 9:33 a.m. PST
All up in smoke unless someone else buys the rights. Could happen. Look what happened to All Quiet on the Martian Front.
GypsyComet	26 Sep 2017 10:15 p.m. PST
Well, there is now a development. link
GypsyComet	10 Jan 2019 12:27 a.m. PST
And some casting of existing models has now resumed. Wayland carries them.
ScottWashburn	10 Jan 2019 5:23 a.m. PST
Yay! I never really liked the 2nd edition rules, but we played a game using 1st edition recently and it was fun again!
GypsyComet	10 Jan 2019 8:42 p.m. PST
How would you summarize the differences?
ScottWashburn	11 Jan 2019 5:23 a.m. PST
Urk, it's been so long since I read the 2nd Edition rules (I only played them once) that I don't really remember much except that 2nd Edition seemed a LOT more complicated.
GypsyComet	14 Jan 2019 3:16 a.m. PST
FWIW, I find the 2e book better arranged than some rulebooks, but still a typical Spartan hot mess. Quite often the impression of complexity arises because you have no idea that other parts of the book apply to your situation. I'm not sure if the new owners have any clue when it comes to clearly presented rules, but since that perception and the talent to fix it are pretty rare, I'm not leaning optimistic currently. Active beta testing should start soon, which will hopefully give us an idea if they know what they are doing.