Topic: IS question for Dan...

Just wondering if the "missing fleets" for Iron Stars will make an appearance in a new IS book first, Starmada, or both? Just wondering. I can't wait to see them either way, but since I am partial to Starmada I am rooting to see them there sooner than later smile I must admit to looking forward to blasting some pink french butt...ummm....that doesn't sound so good!

Hope you are feeling better (the plague swept through here recently too).
Cheers,
Erik

Re: IS question for Dan...

Which "missing fleets" are you talking about?

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

Re: IS question for Dan...

US and France Primarily. I never bought Iron Stars, but I thought I would get the IS suppliment with those fleets in it (to convert), but there doesn't seem to be one (unless I'm just not seeing it, like when I can't find the leftover meatloaf hiding behind the milk). Apologies if it/they exist and I'm being a dumba**.  :oops:
Erik

Re: IS question for Dan...

Blacklancer99 wrote:

US and France Primarily. I never bought Iron Stars, but I thought I would get the IS suppliment with those fleets in it (to convert), but there doesn't seem to be one (unless I'm just not seeing it, like when I can't find the leftover meatloaf hiding behind the milk). Apologies if it/they exist and I'm being a dumba**.  :oops:
Erik

France - have models, mostly. I don't think that Dan's got any good renders of them. France was in the first batch of ships I did, but they didn't make the cut for the first supplement. Matt's imagining of the 'storyline' didn't subsequently include French ships, so they haven't shown up yet.

USA - minimal work's been done on the models. I've been all over the map with the US 'look', and not been satisfied with anything to date. Dan might have some preferences, but I've done everything from a 'Merrimac'-like monster to something very like the Iowa class battleships.

Neither has appeared in anything published to date. I don't know what Matt, Dan, or Todd might want to actually put in the next supplement. I suspect that the Starmada versions will borrow heavily from the IS Supplements. I also suspect that the recently announced SFB crossover (glee!) will be on the front burner, and delay anything official on Iron Stars.

....but I'm just the art guy, and don't plan anything.
big_smile

Re: IS question for Dan...

Been working on Wardogs stuff most recently...though I do have to pester Dan about any conversion guidelines used to update the Spanish fleet... wink

Published fleets...off the top of my head, not included;

The ABC powers
Turks
Spanish
China

But given a limited amount of room, that's not really surprising to me either...

Re: IS question for Dan...

Cool. I was just wondering if I had missed something. I like the IS setting, but I only have enough time for one game, and I like Starmada. I couldn't find the US and Frenchies, so thanks for the answers. If everything is going to be Starmada'd eventually I'll probably wait, but if not I am considering buying the IS stuff to convert to Starmada. A conversion matrix would nice, hint hint nudge nudge.
Thanks.
Erik