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I don't think the Queen would be pushed back, personally... putting it in with more time to go allows more people to freak out "OMG Alien Queen!?1!" and pledge.

So I'm sticking to my prediction of the last 4 visible goals, and that they would add on other goals if those were exceeded, but not move the (presumed) Queen back.

Don't prove me wrong, Prodos


Editing in my prediction due to page rollover:

Predator- Elder Predator
USCM- Power loader / exosuit
Alien- Eggs / nest
Alien- Queen

(With the only other non-game-component stretch goal earlier being an Alien one, which I'm guessing is chestbursters)

Update would be grand right about now.

Not sure why they would push the Queen back. She'll net plenty of money for them. Plus, there are bigger fish to fry than her.




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 BrookM wrote:
Update would be grand right about now.

They're really funny about this, aren't they? Maybe they're wary of updating until the goal has been met by some amount in case of "take backs." Or maybe they're trying to decide whether to include more free stuff.

I'm hoping they add a spot under the queen for an APC, followed by a drop ship that's big enough to carry said APC

£20 each ouch! OK they're off the list for now

I mean if we look at the size of the Predators, and then think that a Praetorian is about half the size, maybe 3/5's, of a Queen I think 20 quid is worthwhile. I've come round to the prices, and I think when we start to see the Tyranid kits come out people might not be as off put about that price point as they once were.

I can't really afford to go all in for this, so I hope a lot of the regular kits make it to standard release. Not too bothered about the Berserker Predator, also not keen on the Samurai Pred. I think there are other more pressing gaps to be filled first. If they make an APC/Drop Ship nobody will be getting any presents...

Update 9 - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/513277403/alien-vs-predator-the-miniatures-game/posts/659935

Extra Stretch: Free Model(s) of your choice (Predalien/Predator Hellhound/2x Sentry Gun)





£165k Goal: Resin Objective Markers
And we have unlocked the Royal Guard (Praetorian):



So now upto £55 of Free Upgrades per Pledge:

Nice new freebie at 155k GBP:

No brainer for me, sentries!

Nice I think it has to be the Predalien for me - now I can reallocate that £10 and get 1 Royal Guard after all sorted the hound seems to be the odd one out at £7.50 value - unless you want 3 or 5 of them.

 BrookM wrote:
No brainer for me, sentries!

Same here. Don't want either of the other minis.

Hmm, that free stuff (and, yes, sentries) is getting me closer to putting a pledge in... still feels pricy to me, but they've got a lot of time to win me over...

dunno what freebie I'll pick.. probably predalien, but I do like the sentry guns.

No pics for the resin markers? I'm hoping they'll be cool sculpts like cocooned people and stuff

Is that what the sentry guns will look like? Surely those legs pieces would be awfully thin?

I believe the Sentry guns like the Praetorian and Hounds are just pictures of props, collectable figures or other film images I don't think they have renders for the later unlocks yet - they siad they have started working on them and will post more nearer the end.

I think the sentry gun images are fan repros as they do look quite different from the props used in the movie.


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1001 backers at the moment btw!

Live chat on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhxQGoBlmUY&feature=youtu.be

I pulled out a few days ago as I don't need any more games (for goodness' sake!).

I am almost certainly going to be back in by the end though

I don't know of anyone has an answer or maybe I missed it but is there any information on the variation of poses? I know the models are
Multi part but does that mean I can only adjust arms etc if I want to vary the poses?

Are the poses duplicated or are there head/arm/weapon variants? If I bought 2 sets will I have 6 preds in 3 poses? Or 10 marines 5 poses?

Do you guys have any reason to think there will be an APC or Dropship? I mean, I know for the APC at least there are other options; but the dropship is a little more difficult.

Praetorians are 8cm high on a 50mm base acording to the live stream... The queen is going to be on a 100mm base.

NICE!

 Ouze wrote:
Do you guys have any reason to think there will be an APC or Dropship? I mean, I know for the APC at least there are other options; but the dropship is a little more difficult.

I'm wishing. It might make an appearance at some point after the kickstarter if this becomes a decent tabletop game. *dreams*

I'd love to see more variety in the basic USCM range first before moving on to the bigger stuff like the M577 and the UD-4L.

At the moment I'd be very surprised to see either the APC or the Dropship.
This is, after all a board game, and they are outwith the scope of the game.
If it's successful and the tabletop game goes ahead, then I would expect them and more besides.

Regarding USMC - might we see some of the weapons listed in Aliens that the Marines were equipped with?

Do the Marines have any more interesting variations in regards of outfits and equipment? Otherwise they are obviously going to have a fairly 'uniform' appearance.

To break that up Prodos might give us a few of the convicts that are onboard the ship. They could be much more varied in terms of appearance.

Lastly we have the ship's crew be they cyborgs or human officers (if such things exist?)

I confess to hoping for a handful of non-canon cheeky crossover miniatures. Zombicide, Mantic, Kingdom Death kind of thing.

PredMartian, anyone? Twilight Marine?

 Forlorn wrote:
I don't know of anyone has an answer or maybe I missed it but is there any information on the variation of poses? I know the models are
Multi part but does that mean I can only adjust arms etc if I want to vary the poses?

Are the poses duplicated or are there head/arm/weapon variants? If I bought 2 sets will I have 6 preds in 3 poses? Or 10 marines 5 poses?

From what we have seen it looks like repeat poses. But hey it's resin so you can bend tails!

Hopefully some of the stretch goals will open up some alternate poses.

I've been posting in the comments asking for a high pledge level (like 150 - 175 pounds) just for models, for wargamers / collectors who want the models but not the base game. This way, folks like that could pledge big and be eligible for the stretch goals, without incentivizing folks making double accounts to get more stretch goals (i.e. because the level is high enough to discourage that).

I think it'd open this up to more folks, like the poster above who said they don't need another game... but they sure as heck need ALIENS models

Feel free to post in the comments if you think it's a good idea, etc! Prodos said to "watch this space" in response, so I think they're considering it

 basement.dweller wrote:
Praetorians are 8cm high on a 50mm base acording to the live stream... The queen is going to be on a 100mm base.

NICE!

Awesome! I need to watch the whole thing when I get home, but could anyone summarize what other information they gave? Particularly any revelations about model size / details like that.

Today has the lowest pledge/backers amount but the second highest comment amount ... can someone who's following comments explain?

We did pass the 1k backers way point with 16 days to spare.

 Forlorn wrote:
I don't know of anyone has an answer or maybe I missed it but is there any information on the variation of poses? I know the models are
Multi part but does that mean I can only adjust arms etc if I want to vary the poses?

Are the poses duplicated or are there head/arm/weapon variants? If I bought 2 sets will I have 6 preds in 3 poses? Or 10 marines 5 poses?

Would be good to hear Prodos response to this.

In other news while looking around for Drop Ship/APC models I can across this. It's 1:32 and it's a custom build but it's so awesome I had to share.

http://alienscollection.com/dropshipclub.html