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there is the first series of how to play articles on the blog

https://www.manticgames.com/news/how-to-play-firefight-second-edition-what-are-command-points/
https://www.manticgames.com/news/how-to-play-firefight-second-edition-movement/
https://www.manticgames.com/news/how-to-play-firefight-second-edition-shooting/
https://www.manticgames.com/news/how-to-play-firefight-second-edition-close-combat/

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Seen on the Mantic FB page, does anyone know if this is 3rd party terrain? (Looks familiar but not sure)


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 kodos wrote:
Seen on the Mantic FB page, does anyone know if this is 3rd party terrain? (Looks familiar but not sure)



Resin terrain by Quantum Gothic

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Reading them now, and I really like the rules. Thanks for posting the links!
   
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 lord_blackfang wrote:
Resin terrain by Quantum Gothic

I knew I have seen it before, are they still in business?


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 kodos wrote:
 lord_blackfang wrote:
Resin terrain by Quantum Gothic

I knew I have seen it before, are they still in business?



They've been out and in of business for probably the last 10 years. Last post on their FB profile is 2 years old and the webshop is currently down with a note that it's coming back soon.

I had plans to buy some of their stuff for a long time but I never seem to find them in their "in business" stage. Also, now, Brexit makes it too much of a chore and 3d printing makes them redundant (for me)

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A couple more articles have been released.

https://www.manticgames.com/news/firefight-second-edition-faction-focus-gcps/
https://www.manticgames.com/news/how-to-play-firefight-second-edition-cover-and-line-of-sight/

I'm getting quite tempted by Firefight
   
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I am already kind of hyped started to prepare for the starter box

some bits from PuppetsWar to convert the Marauders into Skyscrapers,

and also started to convert a HQ model for the Enforcers
Spoiler:

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First unboxing is up



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Another one (with more insight into the books)



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The Battle Barge Buffet Line

Is there no commander for the Enforcers in the box? That's a bit disappointing. I like their chonky caped guy.

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 kodos wrote:
Another one (with more insight into the books)




Enjoyable video.
May even get me to keep all my models over the Deadzone numbers.
(Assuming all infantry styles can compete potentially..)
   
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 warboss wrote:
Is there no commander for the Enforcers in the box? That's a bit disappointing. I like their chonky caped guy.
there are no specific commanders for both factions in the 2 player set (the new resin models are exclusive to the army sets for now)
but you can build one out of the plastic frames

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and the first video from Mantic is up:


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First How to get started article with Enforcers is up:
https://www.manticgames.com/news/getting-started-with-the-enforcers-in-firefight-second-edition/

I calculated the points on the Strike Force box with ~950 based on the Beta List

the list from the Article:
Spoiler:
Command:
Peacekeeper Captain with Pistol and Phase Claws, 2 additional Peacekeepers (180pts)
Troops:
2x 5 Enforcer Operatives – replace one Weapon with a Burst Laser (125pts each)
2x 5 Assault Enforcers – replace one Weapon with an Incinerator (95pts each)
1x 2 Peacekeepers with an extra Peacekeeper + Burst Laser (115 Pts)
Specialists:
2x 2 Jetbikes (80pts each)
Support:
Accuser Interceptor (100pts)

995 points

so lets see if the other boxes also come around 1000 points

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Certainly curious about how the Plague box is going to measure up.
   
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live Q&A on Youtube today, 21:00 CET

https://youtu.be/SC1DF12EM08?list=PLN_ibJ7WHcx72V-SE1I5zFNtE4cvea6jF

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That's an awful lot of minis for that price.

I'm not massively enamoured with the human factions I'll be honest, but think the rats, orks and dwarves look great.

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 krijthebold wrote:
Certainly curious about how the Plague box is going to measure up.


I can help with that, here's a list using the plague strike force contents which comes to 1215 points, focuses on melee and a lot of pinning/ indirect fire weapons, classic plague playstyle.

Lord - 150
9x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 125
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
30x zombie - 125
Plague Mule (laser cannon) - 65
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
Aberration - 90
Aberration - 90

Not even completely maxed out, if you build two plague 3As as generals from the plastics you can get to 1300, but that's probably pushing it.

There are numerous builds possible with the box (3a's alone have 5 special weapon options, leader weapons and dog) and they are all going to come in at over 1000 points.

You can even pop three dogs on a 40mm base and call it a plague swarm if you're not keen on the unit attachment option, kinda like the rippers that come with tyranid sets.

The plague really lucked out with their strike force, it's better value than the older army sets from Mantic and a 44% discount compared to buying seperately, only the starter set beats it in value.

Strike Force + a few extras gets you a complete 1500 point army for most of the factions. Starter set + Strike Force works perfectly for Enforcers and Marauders.

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Rulebook

Army lists

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scarletsquig wrote:
 krijthebold wrote:
Certainly curious about how the Plague box is going to measure up.


I can help with that, here's a list using the plague strike force contents which comes to 1215 points, focuses on melee and a lot of pinning/ indirect fire weapons, classic plague playstyle.

Lord - 150
9x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 125
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
5x Stage 3A - HMG, Dog - 85
30x zombie - 125
Plague Mule (laser cannon) - 65
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
2x Weapon Team (mortar) - 105
Aberration - 90
Aberration - 90

Not even completely maxed out, if you build two plague 3As as generals from the plastics you can get to 1300, but that's probably pushing it.

There are numerous builds possible with the box (3a's alone have 5 special weapon options, leader weapons and dog) and they are all going to come in at over 1000 points.

You can even pop three dogs on a 40mm base and call it a plague swarm if you're not keen on the unit attachment option, kinda like the rippers that come with tyranid sets.

The plague really lucked out with their strike force, it's better value than the older army sets from Mantic and a 44% discount compared to buying seperately, only the starter set beats it in value.

Strike Force + a few extras gets you a complete 1500 point army for most of the factions. Starter set + Strike Force works perfectly for Enforcers and Marauders.


Thanks, that's a really good breakdown!
   
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New Video about Buildings:




if I am not mistaken, how buildings work is the part of the game that changed the most from the beta rules

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Controlling buildings seemly give a huge advantage to controlling the battlefield. I like how Firefight is back to the old "imagine your troops are here" way of dealing with buildings rather than the way Infinity, or 40k deal with it.

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I'm curious to know what people think - could this be the game that gets mantic a bit more credibility in the Sci Fi squad level arena? I haven't been this excited for a game for a long time, and I will certainly be pushing it locally even if it means 'trading' demo games for other systems...

Due to a bit of a mis-communication with Mantic, my review copy was a bit late getting to me. I'm getting some videos out this coming week, but I just want to drop in here and say that the book quality is *excellent*. If you have the softcover KoW 3rd edition, or Armada book, you'll know what I mean. The layout, full colour images, great quality stock... they are very well produced items.


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 Tabletop_Magpie wrote:
I'm curious to know what people think - could this be the game that gets mantic a bit more credibility in the Sci Fi squad level arena? I haven't been this excited for a game for a long time, and I will certainly be pushing it locally even if it means 'trading' demo games for other systems..

hope so,
for now the game feels very much like the best of the past years of gaming (or like a good mix of Warhammer 3rd/4th, SW Legion, Deadzone/Warpath and Vanguard), with a good setting and fleshed out armies and at the right time

but a big point here is the request for a translation, not because no one can read it otherwise but people see it as a sign that the company cares and supports the community and therefore are more likely to invest into the game

with KoW now being finally released in other languages and the hint in the FAQ that they try with FF, this might be enough goodwill to get things going

PS: most items on the Mantic Shop for FF are already on backorder, so could be that they already sold more than they expected


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Unboxing by Ronnie himself (might be biased)


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last vid of the "How to play Series" is now online



Full Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN_ibJ7WHcx72V-SE1I5zFNtE4cvea6jF

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Here's my coffee break sized starter set contents review... absolutely NOT an unboxing.





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 kodos wrote:

hope so,
for now the game feels very much like the best of the past years of gaming (or like a good mix of Warhammer 3rd/4th, SW Legion, Deadzone/Warpath and Vanguard), with a good setting and fleshed out armies and at the right time

but a big point here is the request for a translation, not because no one can read it otherwise but people see it as a sign that the company cares and supports the community and therefore are more likely to invest into the game

with KoW now being finally released in other languages and the hint in the FAQ that they try with FF, this might be enough goodwill to get things going

PS: most items on the Mantic Shop for FF are already on backorder, so could be that they already sold more than they expected


Agreed with your overall summary. There is something quite nostalgic about the game while it also feels new. And yes, having 7 full factions on release should provide something for pretty much everybody.

Interesting point about translation, Kodos. With the rules being so streamlined, hopefully it won't be too much of a task to translate and get our international fellow nerds playing too!



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translating the text is always the easy part

the current problem why it took so long for KoW was that they got the text translated but needed an editior who spoke both languages and understood enough of the game to get the text into the right layout (so that page numbers for rules matches in all versions)
and I am curious on how good the translation is (my book should come in the next 2 weeks) and if they make the same mistakes as GW in the past (there are some tricky false-friend translations in the old warhammer books)

that said, now that the books are done Mantic should now how to get things done and follow ups should be faster

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