Victory Decision: Future Combat, free QRS released

[Agis]

There was some talk over my latest book for some while now...
See http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=38951.0
Now it is finally released!


Future Combat is the latest game in the Victory Decision line for 2013. A lot of talk about the game and some polls already happened on the ViDe forum on LAF. Initially it started under project name “Planetfall”, but after Spartan Games announced a game under that name, I decide to rename it in Future Combat.


I added a lot of new stuff to the WW II and Gear Krieg rules. Best thing most of these rules can also be used in any of the other books! For a more in depth look into what is new, feel free to read the Design Notes (excerpt from the book-> http://www.adpublishing.de/html/fuco_design_notes.html).

Victory Decision: Future Combat is a comprehensive game system to using SF Infantry units and Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Victory Decision. These rules cover almost all aspects of Science Fiction wargaming, from Troop Quality and Leadership to Air Strikes, Bunker Assaults, Combat in Buildings, Vehicle and VTOL combat.

Victory Decision: Future Combat features a unique Leadership-modified alternate unit activation system with an integrated Electronic Warfare aspect. The result is a fun and fast paced war game that involves both players constantly. The rules cover individually based infantry miniatures and also group- or multibased miniatures, aka Infantry Stands. While designed with 20-28 mm miniatures in mind the Victory Decision game system is flexible enough to handle any miniatures from 6 mm to 32 mm. So whatever your existing miniature collection consists of, you can start playing right away.

This rulebook not only provides 8 generic Scenarios but also point based Force lists that can be used to represent many classic SF settings. All necessary Game Markers are also included within this book.


As with our previous books you get a full colour version with many high quality pictures of fully painted models and a mostly B&W printer friendly version.

You can get the 128 pages high quality, full colour ebook via the Wargame Vault:
http://www.wargamevault.com/product/123481/
for $ 12,74.

More infos and pics: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/future_combat_vide.html

[Dargoth]

Finally

[CptJake]

Any chance of a hard copy book?

[YPU]

Damn it, thought I escaped buying into another 15mm game when I found Fast and Dirty. But this one has to get in. Buying this now and printing this at school Monday.

[Commander Vyper]

Hurah! 

[Agis]

Thanks folks!

Any chance of a hard copy book?

Not at the moment. I tried print on demand with my WW II rulebook and Gear Krieg, the books looked great BUT the sales were very low, something like 1% of the ebook sales...

I will do it anyway, since the book is already in printable shape (CMYK colours, 300dpi etc.).

[Conquistador]

Supplement requiring a core rules set to use or stand alone rule set?

Edit:  Looks like stand alone, backward compatible to other VD rules.

I am looking at the THW 5150 sets for SF but would consider this...

Gracias,

Glenn

[Agis]

Supplement requiring a core rules set to use or stand alone rule set?

It is the core set!   No additional book required!

However - the charm is that it works perfectly with my WWII and Gear Krieg books.
So if you want to use your SF robots against some evil Nazis, now you can do it!

[Commander Vyper]

Thanks folks!
Not at the moment. I tried print on demand with my WW II rulebook and Gear Krieg, the books looked great BUT the sales were very low, something like 1% of the ebook sales...

I will do it anyway, since the book is already in printable shape (CMYK colours, 300dpi etc.).

I suppose you could use one of those online book printing deals?

[CptJake]

I suppose you could use one of those online book printing deals?

I think Wargame Vault can deliver printed copies...

[Agis]

I suppose you could use one of those online book printing deals?

Exactly!

I am going to use the Wargame Vault option, just like I did with WWII and Gear Krieg.

Even combined offers had no great effect, the time for printed rulebooks might be soon over.

[CptJake]

Exactly!

I am going to use the Wargame Vault option, just like I did with WWII and Gear Krieg.

Even combined offers had no great effect, the time for printed rulebooks might be soon over.

Offer a combined PDF/print for this one and I'll be picking up a copy.

Jake

[Agis]

Offer a combined PDF/print for this one and I'll be picking up a copy.

No risk here, you can buy the ebook now and at the time the print version comes out all who have bought the ebook so far will get a discount on the printware book, so basically the same condition for all.

I have done the same with Victory Decision  WW II, email went out to all buyers of the ebook only.

[Conquistador]

Exactly!

I am going to use the Wargame Vault option, just like I did with WWII and Gear Krieg.

Even combined offers had no great effect, the time for printed rulebooks might be soon over.

While it was the reaction system that sold me on THW (along with speed of game, solo, coop play,) if I can't get Hardcopy I probably won't buy it unless it is the only rules set in a genre I like. 

Respectfully, I can't say that about VD at this time since I have never seen it played locally (lots of stuff is in that category) or played a game to test it out for myself.

Ability to get both PDF and Hardcopy ($1 - $2 extra) is what makes the "cherry on the top" for me with THW games.

As an a side:  If the time for printed rules is over, than so is my future participation in the hobby.  I want something in my hand...

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

No risk here, you can buy the ebook now and at the time the print version comes out all who have bought the ebook so far will get a discount on the printware book, so basically the same condition for all.

I have done the same with Victory Decision  WW II, email went out to all buyers of the ebook only.

I would much rather buy both at the same time.

Just my "policy" at this stage of my life...   

Gracias,

Glenn