Sentinel Games: Total Extinction

[tnjrp]

SG's KS is up and running. They don't seem to be dicking around with an artificially low pledge level...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sentinelgames/total-extinction-battle-for-karnak

[CptJake]

The dice as one of the stretch goals is pretty underwhelming.

Most gamers have dice.   Game already comes with these dice.  The dice are not custom/unique in any way.  You can already buy them as an optional additional purchase (so clearly the 10k bump isn't needed to fund these dice).

Just seems an interesting choice of a way to pad pledges.  I would rather see game content (even if not minis) to justify the 10k bump.

[Commander Vyper]

I'd say the theme is more generic... Personally I don't see the Halo equivilents, and although the vehicles and combat armour are quite cool, there is just something about the whole scene that makes me feel 'meh' about it.

Of course if it was in 15mm I would probably show a little more interest, but thats just me.

That big although not big enough) quad track tank is very similar to the Scorpion tank, the larger aliens machine are very much like some of the convenant ground based equipment from Halo Wars. Granted there's only so many ways to do sci-fi humans in powered armour.

[beefcake]

Nice looking stuff. Won't be getting this though.

[Marauderman]

Was able to get in at Captain (Early Bird) Pledge level Starter box, if the miniatures turn out like the renders I will be happy, quite  like the human troops (future Soviet Block style type troops, well that's how they come across to me in my minds eye) and I will be able to use as such in other futuristic style games, and T-94 Tank design, and the Aliens like look good.

[Predatorpt]

Good move on their part - the Corporal level - for the people who only want the add-on units.

I was hoping for more European backers (due to the free shipping) but the KS is still rolling along fine.

[Predatorpt]

I've asked if we (the Major level backers, with 4 Army Boxes) could mix the vehicles in our 2 Colonial Army Boxes and they said yes. So...I'm thinking about having  2 of these:

and the other 2 will be:

and:

[Keeper Nilbog]

Looking at the tanks as usable for 15mm vehicles, as will do with the Alien figures - armoured walking suits. And have an EB captain, so won't kill the bank account.

[Predatorpt]

Looking at the tanks as usable for 15mm vehicles, as will do with the Alien figures - armoured walking suits. And have an EB captain, so won't kill the bank account.

They will be massive in 15mm, no? 

[rwwin]

I'm thinking I will pass.  

I asked a few questions through kickstarter, including the intended model material.  Sentinel responded that they haven't decided, but it's down to PVC or polystyrene.  I asked a follow up question as to how that was going to be decided and got no response.

I'm certainly not an expert on model production, but from information I've read out of Warlord and DreamFogre in the past few years, the stated funding goal wouldn't cover the production of hard plastic molds for the starter set, let alone the production and distribution, so unless they come out with a definitive statement, I'm going to assume the models will be PVC (aka restic).

The figures will probably turn out fine, but I'm skeptical how the vehicles will translate to PVC.

[Keeper Nilbog]

Read somewhere that the tank hulls are about 140mm (14cm) long, between 80-90mm wide.

Big, oh yes, but not massive.

[tnjrp]

The figures will probably turn out fine, but I'm skeptical how the vehicles will translate to PVC.

I'm pretty sure they explicitly said vehicles will be done in hard plastic. The jury is out for the infantry. They could end up being the same stuff Mongoose used for Starship Troopers, which given the similar themes of the games would count as a coincidence...

Anyway, love 'em or hate 'em, SG are going for an exclusive too -- and what do ya know, it's a female officer:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sentinelgames/total-extinction-battle-for-karnak/posts/641844

Fairly light in the fanboy service (read: boobs) department, luckily. Available at Captain level and above.

[rwwin]

I've searched all over the comments and didn't find any confirmation of vehicles being hard plastic, just "plastic".  Do you have a link?  I'm more interested in the tanks than the infantry.

[tnjrp]

Well, if it's not in the comments, in the KS main page, in the company page or the company Facebook then I suppose it wasn't official anyways anyways and my "pretty sure" wasn't good enough

My network connection is exceedingly shitty ATM so I won't be checking. Can't really think of anything I could've confused this project with but I apparently did then.

[Predatorpt]

£20,151 reached. Let's see if we reach £30,000 this week 

As for the material used, I can't find the original thread/post, but someone quoted this when I asked:

@Rodrigo
This is what's been said on the material used so far, though I'm sure we'll get an announcement once the material has been finalised:

It will be plastic: or hard PVC (shore hardness 95) or high impact polystyrene. This days we are talking with the factory to choose the material that could give the better details