This is a News and Rumours Roundup for Warpath and Mantics other Science Fiction Tabletop Miniature games.
These SciFi rumours have been updated as of February 2nd, 2012.
Recent updates are in Green. Sources are from a combination of contacts within Mantic, hobby industry insiders, video and online interviews, with the odd tidbit picked up from this and other forums, and Mantics own Newsletter and Website.
PROJECT PANDORA-Release expected for April 2012, with a prerelease unveil on February 13th.
-A "Dwarf Kings Hold in Space" style of boardgame.
-The Corporation and The 8th Race will be the miniatures contained in the game.
WARPATH MINIATURESMARAUDERS (Space Orcs)- The best shock troops (and mercenaries) in the galaxy. Trained from barbarians by the Corporation, but broke away (violently) and now work for themselves. The A-team of Warpath.
FORGEFATHERS (Space Dwarfs)- Elite space Dwarfs based on Norse mythology. Only race powerful enough to stand up to the Corporation.
- The Drakkarim(pictured above) are the next ForgeFather mini's to be released.
- Mantic is also coming out with several different Bitz packs so folks can add a bit of variety to ther units.
THE CORPORATION (Humans)- Oppressors, intrigue, bribery, assasination, think East India Trading Company, expansion of the British Empire.
Corporation RangerRangers on patrolCorporation Marines- Pic of a preproduction Corporation Major General mini.
- Pics of the preproduction Corporation Heavy Weapons Team minis.
- The first Corporation vehicle will like be something "Hummer" like.
- Ronnie has said that any tank kits Mantic might do will likely be straight resin and that they would not be cheap, but that they just
might have something out in 2012.
THE 8TH RACE (Vermynn)- Mantic is saying nothing about this race/army, except for possibly gerbils. Giant, vicious, humanoid gerbils.
- The 8th Race will actually be the 4th army released.
- The exact date of release is unknown, but given that they are expected to be one of the two races being features in a boxed game with an April release date, they should be showing up pretty quick after The Corporation.
REBS (Mixed Races)- Breakaway from the Corporation, plus a variety of non-human races. A rebel alliance, which may or may not involve psychic trickery and glow-in-the-dark swords. The entire cast of the Cantina bar. List will start mostly human (70%) but will look towards encompassing lots of aliens. Also, could be a testing ground for new unit types.
- Order and date of release unkown.
ZZ'OR (Bugs)- The hivelike alien menace - think Aliens, Nids, Zerg. Not approachable.
- Order and date of release unknown.
THE PLAGUE (Space Zombies)- Alessio is more of a fan of slow zombies. Think Resident Evil's genetic experiments, Dawn of the Dead. Plague causes nervous system damage most of the time, creating Zombie Hordes, although in rare cases it causes random mutations.
- Order and date of release unknown.
ASTERIANS (Space Elves) - Based very much on the concept of Grey Aliens. Superfast ships, turn up, take specimen, vanish. They have pointy ears.
- May have an ingame teleportation ability.
- Order and date of release unknown.
-Thanks to Warseer poster Stormcrow, we have some screen captures from a Beasts of War video of examples of concept art for some of the upcoming Warpath vehicles. Just click on the links below.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/toBIASFTY/beasts1.jpghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/toBIASFTY/beasts3.jpghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/toBIASFTY/beasts2.jpgThat's all I have for now, but expect more updates shortly. Thanks to Mantic and all those who contributed.