Weekender: Battle Systems’ Core Space First Look & Super Secret Infinity Updates!
November 11, 2017 by brennon
It's time to delve into The Weekender with some awesome interviews looking at Battle Systems' Core Space, a new Sci-Fi skirmish game, and what lies ahead for Infinity with Carlos.
Weekender Podcast Download
We've got loads of awesomeness to discuss this weekend so stick with us and get stuck into the show.
Updates
Next week, Justin and Az are going to be over in England at SteamCon from Steamforged Games. If you're coming along to the event you can join the two as they play some games of Guild Ball and get involved with a Shadow Games tournament!
If you can't make it then make sure to drop your Questions below in the comments and we'll do our best to get them answered when we're over with the team from Steamforged Games.
Aristeia! week is also coming soon launching on Monday 20th November. Make sure to keep an eye out for it and all of the goodness from this new game by Corvus Belli.
News
We've got some cool news to get stuck into...
- Aristeia! Expansion Detailed - Corvus Belli shows off the Soldiers Of Fortune coming in 2018.
- Warmahordes Resculpts - Privateer Press show off some upcoming resculpts for Warmachine & Hordes.
- New Terminators & Codexes - Games Workshop shows off new Space Wolves and details upcoming Codexes.
- Post-Apocalyptic Prison - Take on the undead and raider gangs in this new prison from PlastCraft Games.
...what caught your eye from the news this week?
What's Ahead For Infinity?
We stop in with Carlos from Corvus Belli to talk about what's coming down the pipeline for Infinity. We've got loads of fascinating bits and bobs to look forward to!
First Look At Battle Systems' Core Space
We had Colin in the studio from Battle Systems as he talked about Core Space and what you can look forward to when the Kickstarter hits in November.
This fast-paced Sci-Fi skirmish game is looking fantastic, mixing Firefly and all manner of cool roguish Sci-Fi troupes into a brilliant game.
Kickstarter Time
We're also checking out what's on Kickstarter this week...
- Bantam Alley Wargaming Terrain - Post-Apocalyptic wasteland terrain for your tabletop, a proper toolkit.
- SpitFyre: Aerial Combat - 10mm Dragons and Eagles clashing in the skies from Hysterical Games.
- Kings Of War: Vanguard - Delve into this skirmish game set in the world of Mantica.
...will you be pledging for any of these products?
Have a great weekend!
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Oh wow, am I first? Epic start to the weekend.
The convention in the future if first is to exclain “it’s the Weekend!” or”Happy Saturday!”
Imagine Columbus landing on San Salvador, Caesar crossing the Rubicon or Armstrong stepping on the Moon and saying…
… “Oh Wow, am I first?” 😉
Apologies for the grievous breach of Weekender etiquette. 😀 😀 😀 But I’ve never really been a fan of “convention.” Also, a quick pause for self-examination might have done Columbus some good since he wasn’t even close to the first person to “discover” the new world. Also, Caesar might’ve paused and asked himself about what he was doing, as he wasn’t the first to cross the Rubicon, even with an army, and crossing that river would lead to his assassination, years of civil war, and the eventual fall of the Roman Republic. And as for Neil Armstrong … okay, you… Read more »
Well played @oriskany! lol
Btw loving the layouts on the Stalingrad post looking forward to seeing them on the big screen rather than just my phone!
Thanks very much, @warzan . We’re taking a quick wargaming-centered look at the Battle of Stalingrad to mark its 75th Anniversary, running games in Battlegroup, Valor & Victory, and PanzerBlitz for the larger flanking actions that took place along the wings.
http://www.beastsofwar.com/groups/historical-games/forum/topic/wargaming-surviving-stalingrad-75th-anniversary/
Going pretty well so far. Having @aras over tomorrow to start the Valor & Victory games. 😀
Missed it by _that_ much….
Lol on the new site we should code an achievement for this eh? Lol
It’s the Weekend!
…and the morning after Leo and the team closed out the Joan of Arc KS with an absolutely manic livestream. Just a year to wait, and with any luck MB:P should be arriving any day soon to help with that wait. I think I’m gonna need to clear some space first!
Increasingly result for Mythic Games.
Huge achievement from the guys
Happy Saturday everyone 😀 . I had a cracking start to my weekend with last nights ToL:JoA KS last hours. Leo is an absolute star and the team have created a fantastic world around the 100 years war and Joan herself. Aristeia! and Infinity never took hold of my shiny syndrome enough to dive into, beautiful mini’s but not for me.The re-sculpts for Warmahordes look nice, but interest in Mk.3 sadly died at my flgc, which is a shame.The new Space Wolves look great, the Cataphractii armour is just lovely and i plan to add some to my SW forces.… Read more »
So close to 10k backers… so close…
That really was an absolutely epic way to end a KS 😀 . Bring on the next Mythic Battles or Time of Legends, my wallet will be ready for it 🙂 .
Norse? Oh please let it be the Norse gods!
It also looked that the pledge per head was higher on JOA
I really can’t wait for the game to come to market and Leo has promised me some big battles when he comes back over! Drool lol
There was a real push for those sitting on $1 pledges (hoping to wait for the PM) to commit to the $120 Maiden pledge in order to get the ‘super KS Exclusive’ models and SGs.
Never has decimating my wallet felt so good, with the added bonus my copy of MB:P arrived yesterday 😀 I really want the lion back in action, i mean who doesnt want space king arthur? especially as who could reforge the lion’s sword…. yup vulkan. Just as long as sanquinius stays dead im happy, and they dont pull some nonsense like his body was killed, but his spirit lived in the warp all this time, although that does explain the sanquinor, and the flaws quite nicely, in so much that they are manifestations of his soul on the battle field,… Read more »
His essence was split into ever piece of nipple armour in the faction mate 😉
@warzan I see a charted addendum about the BA’s third nipple 😉
So glad to see the Mythic Battles team achieve the 2 million and my goodness are they amazing at keeping the hype and stretches going over a campaign. Az
That last expansion was flipping brilliant and just totally sealed the whole system so far.
The creativity levels inside Mythic is of the scale really
The comms throughout were excellent – I don’t expect quite so much over the next year but hope they keep regular communications until fulfilment.
I’ll be back with an update every Wednesday until you’ve got the game in your hands 🙂
The prison blew me away fabulous piece of design.
The only sessions for the super secret squirrel are on the Sunday which is the only day I’m not there 🙁
Aww boo! We’ll have our own Super Secret Special Meeting bud don’t worry <3 Az
<3
“The one with the biggest shoulders always wins!” … what does that remind me of?
https://youtu.be/IN-ut_5i_Bw
https://youtu.be/nW0mK81UTG8
lol dem shoulder pads! Reminds me so much of Friends… push her down the stairs! 😛
Sounds like the new infinity book is on the way with all this activity.
lol big year for infinity coming up for sure by the looks of it!
Core Space is looking fantastic! I like co-opetition. A few questions…
2 crews in the core game, but how many crews will there be to run a multi-player legacy campaign with?
Can more than 2 players/crews take part in a skirmish?
At the demo day we had 8 guys sat around a table, 6 handling a single character each from one of the two crews, and two handling civilians (which would ordinarily be handled by the in game AI mechanics, but don’t have to be), and that worked just fine. You can also have a player (or players) handle the Purge, the Galactic Corps and any other factions in play. There will be expansion packs of characters so that (at least) 4 players can run a crew each. The game can also be run as solo missions with the AI handling… Read more »
That sounds like epic fun! Az
given it was the first time any of us had seen the game so we were all trying to get our heads around the game dynamics and rules in a short space of time, it was indeed epic fun.
I have been blown away by how the game sucks you into its space. The deep interaction with the terrain is very cool.
I’m really looking forward to this. The ship mechanic just sounds fantastic.
in addition there’s a character generator, so nothing to stop you from introducing your own crew made up of whatever other models you wish.
There is going to be a BoW smuggler crew in this oh yes I will make that happen lol
Smuggling leafy boardgames out of planet Essen eh @thisisazrael
As biggus says, multiplayer was pretty seamless, much like Mantic’s Walking Dead All Out War, you can take a single character each or an entire warband each and it plays the same. The demo was awesome and the new Battlesystem terrain looks fantastic, would work great for Infinity too
Cabin in the woods is a great film and if you liked it you’ll love Tucker and Dale Vrs Evil.
Ohh God I love tucker and dale lol
Soooo wasn’t what I was expecting 🙂
@dignity – the lion is hidden in the centre of the rock by the watchers in the dark
Luther is locked up and is interrogated by each grand master.
Ah thank you kindly sir
I like the look of Core space will keep my eye out for that one, if I can afford it after Joan of Ark. What an end to a kickstarter! Just waiting for MB:P to arrive now.
I love the look of that resin terrain. BRB, spunking more money on resin.
People have came across so many cool pieces of terrain on this site it’s unreal 😉
More Steamcon coverage, awesome…. as to questions so many. 1) Will we see a story update before season 4? 2) What can we be told about the new fantasy game? 3) Would they consider expanding rookies with generic option kits and templates? 4) What scenary is coming? @dignity you are 1/2 right, Luthor the second is imprisoned in the Rock. The Lion is also hidden away within it by the watchers in the dark but the Dark Angels don’t know that. Glad you are doing Aresteia coverage, it has gone from zero interest to really keen after guerilla miniatures play… Read more »
Awesome questions @dags thank you! Az
Core Space looks fantastic, can’t wait for the launch.
That picture of jase and Roykirk. Jase is reminding me a bit of Leo. Sorry if spelling is wrong. Not my strongest ability.
If anyone missed the One Last Live video from Joan of Arc yesterday, I recommend going to the KS page and watching it. There was a lot of energy and awesome fun times to be had. There was even a bonus unplanned stretch goal conceived and reached during the last hour.
Amazing stuff, was gutted I couldn’t tune in!
It is still up to watch on the campaign page!
Justin, from Lexicanum;
“The final secret known only to a very select few is that, buried even deeper within the Rock than Luther, Jonson lies sleeping, waiting with the Watchers in the Dark for the time when he will be needed again, to lead the Dark Angels in a new and greater crusade. Save the Watchers in the Dark, only the Emperor knows of this secret”
The Lion is sleeping within the Rock.
Ohhhh now that makes for some interesting options going forward!
@warzan You need to come down to Beacon 3 next weekend and play the all singing all dancing world famous ( Well Belfast anyway) Vogon Spaceship game
Where and when is it mate (I’m going to be in belfast a little more often for a while so may well be able to pop in)
November 17 and 18th Belfast Boat Club For Sat Nav its BT9 5FJ
https://en-gb.facebook.com/TTNBeacoN/
I am loving the look of Core Space and will be following it closely. It’s probably the closest I have seen to “that game in my head” – you know the one we all have where we say “if someone else doesn’t do this I’m gonna!”.
The fact that Battle Systems are doing it with all that lovely terrain just amps up the wow factor.
Hoping it’s possible to cyberpunk it up a bit and make it truly delicious!!
Oh and solo play built in? Another big tick!
always fun times having Carlos in. the knights hospitaller are going to look epic with that new joan sculpt, like we expected anything less. i must be susceptible to jedi mind tricks because every time Carlos said there is something coming and it’s going to be awesome, but it’s top secrect, i’m sold before i even know what it is. the Arestiea art is gorgeous, like we expected anything less. i’ll be off work for Arestiea week cause it’s my birthday, happy days. core space sounds like a fascinating rules set, i’m intrigued. so dazzle me. Hugs for Az, who… Read more »
just realised i broke the 1000 points of karma. it retrospect, probably should of checked whether it was good karma or not. anyway, do i get some sort of a prize for being a gob ………….
CONGRATULATIONS. I still have to be a bit more involved before my karma gets even close to that
why thank you sir
looking forward to the new cryx stuff coming out from Privateer Press.
Core space sounds great as a mix of great games elements flung together, the bantam ally scenery & spifyre & vanguard look fantastic
Vanguard. Done and dusted, now waiting game.
I think the big question about Core Space is “When?”
Oh there we go, November 17.