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Miniatures Adventure => Other Adventures => Topic started by: emergencyoverride on November 28, 2012, 06:37:06 PM
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Hey guys! I hope this is the right place to post this as it doesn't really fit the other catagories.
My friend Ben Boersma (Song of Fur and Buttons, GhostRangers, Nuttin but Net) has designed a game called Rise of the Occulites. We have been playtesting it for about a year and a half and it has gotten picked up by Eagle Games!
They have decided to go the Kickstarter route and that will start in January. I'll post more about it as we get closer, but for now here are some pics of the tribe miniatures. They were all sculpted by Bob Olley and cast by Eureka!
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/14951/the-figures-of-dawn-rise-of-the-occulites
And his website and development blog: http://www.darwin-games.com.au
http://riseoftheocculites.wordpress.com/
Check it out. It is easy to pick up, but requires some thought to master.
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I have seen the miniatures and think they are very unique in a good way. I wish him succes with the kickstarter.
PS are you from the Netherlands( Boersma is a name common in a province here)?
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I have seen the miniatures and think they are very unique in a good way. I wish him succes with the kickstarter.
PS are you from the Netherlands( Boersma is a name common in a province here)?
Thanks!
No he is actually from Australia and I live in the States. :D
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Thanks for posting mate! I had missed it before sorry.
Onimusha. I am from Australia, but the my father's side of the family are indeed from the Netherlands. :D
Which province is it common in? I would be interested to see if that's where my family originated from as well.
Cheers,
Ben.
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IF... If I was looking for a new funky large figures (bigger than 20 mm) fantasy set, this would be it! I love what I see so far.
Fortunately for me, (unfortunately for you,) I am not looking for more fantasy (other than more Der Kriegspsieler Dwarves and Goblins from the person who owns the molds/rights for those currently) so no sale to me.
It looks like a lot of fun and maybe someone locally will pick this up and run a convention game.
Gracias,
Glenn
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@Boromir, the province is called Friesland, their language is one of two regions in our country with a very different dialect. I live in the other one :P
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Limbo... lol
Nice range of minis! NOt to my personal taste, but they are certainly flavorful and unique. Best of luck with the game and miniature line! :)
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@ Onimusha - The name originates from the North, but my father's father was originally from the Hague.
@ Glenn - Thanks mate. I will be uploading how to play videos as well, so you'll get an idea from those. If you ever change your mind the game will be waiting ;) :D
@ Daeothar - Thanks mate, even though they aren't to your taste, I appreciate the kind words.
Cheers,
Ben.
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The figures are available directly from me at
www.darwin-games.com.au (http://www.darwin-games.com.au)
But only for a limited time. They have been available for quite a while now, but since the game has been picked up by Eagle Games and the sculpts will be used in the boardgame, I cannot sell them while the game is in print. This means that I have limited stock available at the moment and that it won't be around for very long unfortunately as we will be focusing hard on the boardgame. That being said, the game translates very well from hexes to standard wargaming terrain.
If you are after something in particular before the game goes live, you can email me on benATdarwin-games.com.au
These are big, heavy metal figures and as such are expensive to cast and ship overseas. The figures in the boardgame will be plastic and produced en masse, so the cost may end up being similar as what it would cost to purchase in metal (costs are still to be confirmed though). The base game will contain two tribes and then expansions will have one tribe each in them along with more scenarios and other game related materials.
I hope that helps/clears things up a bit.
Cheers,
Ben.
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G'day guys,
I recently did an interview with James Yee of Kickstarter Conversations about the upcoming Kickstarter of Dawn - Rise of the Occulites.
If you'd like to find out a bit more about the game or if you just want to read an interesting interview, check it out here.
http://kickstarter-conversations.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/dawn-rise-of-occulites.html (http://kickstarter-conversations.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/dawn-rise-of-occulites.html)
Thanks for the interest guys and all the very best!
Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers,
Ben.
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Sorry for the thread necromancy, but I thought it best to keep it in one thread. The Rise of the Occulites kickstarter is ready to begin!
It officially starts on Wednesday June 19th @9:00pm est. Come check it out and join the journey!!
I'll post the link when it goes live. :D
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Beat you to it: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites?ref=live
;)
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Thanks for the link! :D
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The game looks great but the $55 postage to the Uk is ridiculous. :-[
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Thanks guys! If anyone has any questions, please ask away!
Rob, I'll find out what the deal is with shipping and let you know.
EDIT: Eagle are looking into it, so the UK shipping is subject to change for the next day or two. I will post back here when I know what it will be.
Cheers,
Ben.
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The game looks neat, but I'd rather be able to just purchase miniatures. If you had an option for that I'd be in. I have too many games that I'll never play. Minis, on the other hand, I'm not cured of yet.
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Thanks Doomsdave. The rules are fully downloadable if you wanted to check them out.
I have had a few people interested in a miniatures only option, so I have asked Eagle Games if we can do this. But I don't know how this works with the way the expansions are set up.
When I sold the figures as metal Tribes, they were around AUS$40 - AUS$45. Expansion packs through the KS with a whole plastic Tribe and all their accompanying stuff is looking like it will be US$20 which is half the price of the metals. So that is an option to look at as well.
I hope that helps! :)
Cheers,
Ben.
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Ok guys, Eagle Games have worked hard to reduce the shipping rates and have posted an update with the changes:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites/posts/516478 (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites/posts/516478)
UK Shipping has dropped from $55 to $35, so some significant differences. :)
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The game looks pretty neat, and I like the concept. Still undecided about whether I can afford it (both cash and time-wise) but will keep an eye on this project.
I assume the miniatures in the game come unpainted? What material are they made from?
With the painted sets of miniatures, are they painted by a commissioned painter, or is it some sort of machine that paints them?
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Thanks Timbor. :)
The miniatures in the game do come unpainted. They will be plastic figures and their colour will match the tribe. So Palaudis will be in Green plastic, Hydris in Blue, Floris in Yellow, Ignis Red and Nimbus will be purple (matches their alternate paint scheme, but yellow and green were taken and orange is set aside for Silicus if we hit that stretch goal).
As far as the painted sets, I'm not 100% sure of the method and will try and get some more info on that and post back here for you.
All the best and thanks for the interest. :D
Cheers,
Ben.
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Thanks for the info!
Regarding the plastic, what kind of plastic are the occulites made from? Is it like the reaper bones plastic, resin, restic, hard grey plastic (like GW plastic)?
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No problems Timbor. :D
As to the kind of plastic, I am not sure, but am trying to find out (I want to know too!) so will let you know as soon as I do.
Cheers,
Ben.
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I thought I was getting this, but postage is too much... I'll wait to see if it's stoked somewhere later.
In fact - are the metal ones still available?
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G'day Dr. The Viking,
Thanks for the interest. Apologies for shipping, but we are limited by the postal service.
Unfortunately if it does not fund, it will not be appearing in any shops.
The metal ones are currently unavailable due to the Kickstarter. When they were people complained about the shipping (which was around $30 for two Tribes and some Luftles due to the weight). The pricing for the Tribes (Palaudis and Hydris) was $40 each, $35 for the Luftles.
So if you were to buy (all metal) the two Tribes and the Luftles and had them shipped out to the UK for example, it would have cost you $145. You would then be short all the other pieces (the cardboard, six fold board, all the terrain overlays, 108 card Natural Selection Deck, player boards, over 80 tokens as well as a bunch of other stuff etc...
Expansion Tribes were (in metal) $42 - $45 plus shipping and came with nothing but the figures.
Expansion Tribes through the boardgame are $20 in the KS and $25 afterwards (if it funds). They include five unique figures as well as a mini rulebook with new scenarios, rules for the tribe, new terrain overlays, playerboards, tokens etc...
I think the game is excellent value for money. The shipping is unfortunate, but is a result of sending a heavy package full of stuff overseas and is sadly unavoidable.
Anyways, not trying to have a go at anyone, just trying to explain the situation. Buying the figures separately has never been and likely never will be cheaper than investing in the boxed board game.
Again, thanks for the interest and apologies that we can't do more to lower the pricing. But we cannot take a loss, we have to cover our costs.
I just hope people understand.
Cheers,
Ben.
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I completely understand your points.
And in hindsight I would probably have put my words differently. :)
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It is no problem, I was just trying to explain, there are no hard feelings. What you said was totally fine. :)
My sincere apologies if I came across otherwise.
Cheers,
Ben.
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Hey guys! More news on the Rise of the Occulites kickstarter. It is 81% funded! Give it look!
Also, Ben just posted an overview of the Sungem campaign season in the game on his blog:
http://riseoftheocculites.wordpress.com ... m-of-dawn/
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If you're wondering how the Rise of the Occulites game plays out, here is a video just uploaded of Ben playing the first scenario using just the core rules. A future video will show the advanced stuff. Cheers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-pPZndb-w
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Advanced gameplay video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nPD7UE9iUc
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New Sunmaster pledge level! Check it out. All the expansions are included and all come both painted and unpainted, plus extra luftles. There is a cool graphic here:
http://riseoftheocculites.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/what-do-you-get-in-a-sunmaster-pledge-answer-lots/
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95% funded thus far. Looks like you guys will pull ths one off. I hope to see these stocked in my FLGS. Good Luck.
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New video from the kickstarter! Also, new stretch goals! Check it out!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G26Ni-dC14s
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Relaunched on Kickstarter here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites-0 (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites-0)
Already funded, currently at 164% and three stretch goals down. Currently hunting down our fourth. Would love to see you guys over there. :D
Cheers,
Ben.
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Very cool!
But... I am on furlough and I really don't knowhow I would fit it into my miniatures collection.
Very, very unique.
Congratulations on your success so far and hope you make your next goal!
Gracias,
Glenn
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Thanks Glenn. :D
No problems mate, just trying to spread the word.
Cheers,
Ben.
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Great to hear this is going ahead, you've been so determined it'd be a shame to see it go wrong. I'm a big fan of the models, since the first greens started floating around the web all that time ago. 8)
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Amazing stuff. :)
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Thanks guys!
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Just letting everyone know that the Dawn - Rise of the Occulites Kickstarter is in its final 48 hours.
All five Occulite Tribes are unlocked, as well as an extra Luftle Pack and several card packs.
At Puscual Hunter (unpainted) and Sunmaster (painted) you get (in addition to the fantastic game itself, the board, cards etc...) 25 unique Occulite figures and 36 Luftle figures (in 5 unique sculpts). We are working towards 8 Puscual figures and 12 Nymphlet figures. So please come and check it out.
Puscual figure
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/242/476/1c6ff1b54a46c1009f2e58fcc74aae19_large.jpg)
Nymphlet figure
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/242/487/ebff205d08d7af90bae702be908bb552_large.jpg)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites-0 (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/dawn-rise-of-the-occulites-0)
Cheers,
Ben.