A small update on the painting progress

Note: Kushans missing drone frigate and minelayers, Taiidani missing bombers and support frigate.

Feedback Welcome

With regard to that last photo - are fighter squadrons comprised of several different types of ships or is that just for demonstration purposes?

Thats just demonstrations, I am going with the core idea of 3 fighters per squad, 1 corvette pe r squad though i think when i start demoing ill use one fighter to represent one squad, as i havent really made enough of them yet

Got it. Those Taiidan almost look like they're carved out of wood in that second photo. That'd be sick.

Do you have any interest in or plans to selling HW miniatures?

2 hours ago, FortyInRed said:

Got it. Those Taiidan almost look like they're carved out of wood in that second photo. That'd be sick.

Do you have any interest in or plans to selling HW miniatures?

Oh well, I don't think they are of good enough quality to sell to be honest, at least not from my printer. My original idea was to have this as a diy project, as anybody with a 3D printer have access to these via thingiverse. Besides, the time for me to print these alone would make the price so big, that it would be cheaper to buy a printer of your own.

my CR10 was 350 €, 1 kg of filament 20€ and the paints 20€. Lets say that I would charge 150€ for one set. If you buy 2, to be able to play, it would already almost be better to print them on your own. You get the added benefit of beeing able to add even more ships, beeing able to test even more strategies "without" any more cost.

Thats why I think its better to get into the printer scene

Hello Again, Time for a small update

I have finished the Somtaaw 3D Files, and as of now all the 3D Files are complete. (pain in the *** they were, almost all files broken..)

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2850070

Now I can finally devote all my time to painting and working on the cards (witch are almost done by the way).

Will update when anything interesting happens

MAJOR UPDATE TIME

The Cards are pretty much finished. All 143 of them..

Heres a few for you

Link to the cards: http://kdyards.com/user.php?id=312

Please note, I have not yet playtested these , as I 'm still painting most of the factions, and I haven't been able to print the cards.

Any thoughts welcome! Really need your input on these as I've been staring at a screen for too long and I'm not thinking clearly anymore

Picture Time!

Hiigarans Painted (still going to do some highlightin' but going to the Spa today so that's gonna be another time)

Also All the cards printed and laminated, so one I get one buddy to play with I can start demoing

Hello Again!

Finally managed to play a few games with a friend, and had a blast (cant say the same for him, he rolled horribly most of the time and got a tad bit salty)

First game:

Me As Kadeshi, him as Turanics. 300p game.

Easy Victory for me

Second game:

Me as Kushans, he as Hiigarans, 300p game

Second victory, but hard earned with magnificent rolling by me and crap rolling by him.

Managed to test out several of the own creations gameplaywise. Mines and repairs for squads and Ion cannons and repairs for ships (and titles).

Turned out really balanced, but his rolling really saved the day for me

@Foba Are you planing on adding any flotilla counterparts to this?

1 minute ago, Indy_com said:

@Foba Are you planing on adding any flotilla counterparts to this?

No, not really. All the races ships have been used already, and the homeworld universe does not have any counterpart to flotillas

1 minute ago, Foba said:

No, not really. All the races ships have been used already, and the homeworld universe does not have any counterpart to flotillas

Ah, OK.

I was looking through your cards and was wondering if that transport ship in the squadrons could be use as a flotilla.

Thanks for clearing that up!

1 minute ago, Indy_com said:

Ah, OK.

I was looking through your cards and was wondering if that transport ship in the squadrons could be use as a flotilla.

Thanks for clearing that up!

Well of course it could be, all one would have to do is covert it to a ship based unit with a ship card I not gonna do that becaus i don't own flotilla stands for the og game And Im curious, with squad would be the transportship you mentioned?

2 minutes ago, Foba said:

Well of course it could be, all one would have to do is covert it to a ship based unit with a ship card I not gonna do that becaus i don't own flotilla stands for the og game And Im curious, with squad would be the transportship you mentioned?

These ones:

Hiigaran Resource collector

http://kdyards.com/squadrons.view.php?id=5336

Vagyr resource collector

http://kdyards.com/squadrons.view.php?id=5337

I saw their names and assumed they were some kind of auxiliary/fleet support ship, so if i was wrong I apologise.

1 minute ago, Indy_com said:

These ones:

Hiigaran Resource collector

http://kdyards.com/squadrons.view.php?id=5336

Vagyr resource collector

http://kdyards.com/squadrons.view.php?id=5337

I saw their names and assumed they were some kind of auxiliary/fleet support ship, so if i was wrong I apologise.

Not at all, you are absolutley correct in your assaumption that these are auxiliarys, as they only repair friendly squads. My idea was to have similary sized (in the game) ships in the same category, therof they are squads. The only thing I could think of makeing into a flotilla would be the support frigates, but they are so **** huge so I don't think it would be appropriate.

2 minutes ago, Foba said:

Not at all, you are absolutley correct in your assaumption that these are auxiliarys, as they only repair friendly squads. My idea was to have similary sized (in the game) ships in the same category, therof they are squads. The only thing I could think of makeing into a flotilla would be the support frigates, but they are so **** huge so I don't think it would be appropriate.

That's understandable.

If I remember correctly, the squadron "Branch" fits in the slot for the flotilla stand.

If so you could fit 6 of the auxiliary squads on a small base, treat it as one ship and call it a Hiigaran/Vagyr Support Escort.

Not sure if that would break anything else you've made though.

I don't think so, It might really be a viable option for hiigarans and vaygr to have a "big sized" repairer. Now the collectors pull duble duty to repair both squads and ships, wich might be a little bit off, since their kushan and taiidan counterparts only repair squads and not ships

6 minutes ago, Foba said:

I don't think so, It might really be a viable option for hiigarans and vaygr to have a "big sized" repairer. Now the collectors pull duble duty to repair both squads and ships, wich might be a little bit off, since their kushan and taiidan counterparts only repair squads and not ships

That does make sense.

Thanks for answering though.

Just now, Indy_com said:

That does make sense.

Thanks for answering though.

No, thank You for the feeback and new ideas

Minor update time

Kushan HD Remastered models uploaded:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2892079

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@Foba , Any updates? I'm adoring this tread.

12 hours ago, iSether said:

@Foba , Any updates? I'm adoring this tread.

Not yet, trying to get my republic and CIS fleets painted before I do anything to the homeworld models, i have not forgotten them though ? stay tuned ?

Small Update, Taiidan HD models released:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2984940

Enjoy!

Well then, was a bigger update than i tought..

All factions done, only sometaaw as non HD.

HD Turanic Raiders: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2985046
HD Kadesh: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2985006
HD Taiidan: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2984940
HD Kushan:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2892079
Sometaaw: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2850070
Hiigara: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2810070
Vaygr: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2817723
Kadesh: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2739820
Turanic Raiders: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2754113
Kushans: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2765918
Taiidans: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2781465

Finally done with the 3D side!

or am I...?

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Well then..

More updates on the 3D front:

Playable faction addition: Imperial Hiigara

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2996745

Sourced from the derelicts file comes a alternate verison of the kushans.

A nice new carrier and Heavy cruiser design, minor update to the bridge of the destroyers, updated frigates to have the imperial style bridge, 3 new corvette designs but no new strikecraft.

No new card yet, will start with them now.

The second update:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2994894

Ever wanted a chimera station? look no further!

A lot of Misc files to be used as terrain, addition to faction fleets or Objectives/campaign use!

Enjoy ?