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2021-05-28 08:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis article is one I'm hoping to offer to Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine as a quid pro quo for some advertising space. If they bite (and, thus far, I've had a nibble) then I'll pass it on to them for publication in a few months' time. If not, it'll appear on TTGUK in due course.
In recent years, we’ve seen ...
2021-05-26 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post...ish.
It is (almost literally) 99% perfect. The borders around the text on the back of the book are too narrow to my eyes, but they're not wrong.
So what I'm going to do is release the POD straightaway, along with the PDF. But I'm also going to update the POD files, re-submit them and get a new test copy with narrower bord...
2021-05-25 11:20:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhen a microenterprise wants to create something new, how do they do it? In the modern age, crowdfunding has become a core part of the business plan of any small creative business, and in the tabletop industry, Kickstarter is the colossus.
I use this episode to try to take apart the alternative options, look at what kinds of businesses are...
2021-05-21 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought you guys might like to see the new art for our Miniature Wargames advert that will be published in June.
I'm going to need to update my website to add a link to Wargame Vault for Infinite Dark!
2021-05-20 10:11:36 +0000 UTC View PostCampaign play is one of those things that every wargamer says they want but only a tiny number ever actually use, and I’ve always thought that was a huge shame. But having run wargaming clubs and organized events for both tournament and narrative play in the past, I understand both where the desire for campaign play comes from and why it so of...
2021-05-19 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMore general content I've written for Tabletop Games UK. The site owner, there, is going through some personal challenges right now, which has put a stop to most new content, so this stuff may not see the light of day beyond this Patreon, or I may find another miniatures blogging site to write for.
What ho, chaps and chapettes! Th...
2021-05-18 08:35:57 +0000 UTC View PostMy files were approved today and the proof copy has been ordered. Current lead times are 2-3 weeks, but they often do better than that. So I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll see the POD edition at the same time as or very shortly after the PDF release... assuming that the POD edition comes back with everything looking right (of which there is ...
2021-05-17 13:21:25 +0000 UTC View PostAnother unscripted ramble through my brain, as I talk about my personal experience of CQB (spoiler: none) and how my understanding of it is informed by my studies and training. I have a bit of a go at mostly Warhammer 40,000 but also Infinity the Game for how they handle CQB, and obviously talk about how my games do it better (...
2021-05-14 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostYour deadline for submitting an entry for the Battle Report of the Month is the end of Sunday 16th May. So if you've not played a mission yet, this weekend is going to be your best opportunity to get some dice rolling.
To enter, all you have to do is play a Horizon Wars: Zero Dark or Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark m...
2021-05-14 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I know you guys already saw the art, but I thought you might like to see the cover design.
2021-05-13 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest Livestream is no up on YouTube as an Unlisted video.
After a lot of interest in my urban scatter terrain, made from old Jenga sets, I thought I'd do a focus on how I made and painted them.
Other than my usual "can you actually hear me?" panic, I thought it went quite well.
2021-05-12 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post‘The thing with space, see, well, the thing with space… the real thing with space… the thing most people don’t really appreciate until they actually get there… Space, you see, it’s big.
'Now, you probably think “Oh, sure, I get that - it’s basically infinite, right? Of course it’s big. That’s why we call it...
2021-05-12 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis is another article I've written for Tabletop Games UK, which I'm releasing early to patrons for your consumption. I'm currently trying to sort out some access issues with TTGUK, but this should be public in a week or so.
There is a certain inevitability about the path that independent miniatures wargames follow, and anyone in...
2021-05-11 08:25:27 +0000 UTC View PostA short episode, this week, because I'm taking it a bit easy. Back to normal service next week. But as (a) I'm taking it easy, and (b) it's 12 months since I started this series of weekly podcasting, I thought it would be a good opportunity to review the stats of the last 12 months and talk about my hopes and plans for the next year.
Well, I think it's pretty awesome.
2021-05-07 15:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostDeep breath in. Deep breath out.
The manuscript is off to the proof-reader for final checks, but otherwise the book is done. I'm still waiting for the cover art from David, but the preview sketches look awesome!
Weighing in at 98 pages long, this is the largest publication I've made so far and, I think, the best looking.
... 2021-05-06 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm loving how David's work is taking shape, here. We're getting a real sense of a mash-up between Hornblower, Star Trek, Honor Harrington and Warhammer 40k.
In the last day, I've also finalized the narrative of the fiction in the rulebook, which is a whole set-up for the three supplements coming down the track. It's great to feel all thes...
2021-05-05 15:55:33 +0000 UTC View Post
With Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark on the cusp of its end-of-May release date, I thought I'd give you guys a few previews of some content, starting with the tokens pages. I've added a downloadable PDF for anyone who wants to print the...
2021-05-05 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis is an advance post that will appear on the Precinct Omega Blog on 12th May 2021.
To find out more about the vessels in Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark, you can read the last two blogs, talking about 2021-05-05 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Last year, I shared with you the rules for Dzedai Warriors in Horizon Wars: Zero Dark. This year, possibly inspired by the Disney+ subscription I no longer have but ...
2021-05-04 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
To help de-conflict what the different games are in the Horizon Wars family, I thought I'd talk about it in last week's livestream.
Took me a while to sort this out.
As ever, you can join the livestream any Friday between 2pm and 3pm UK time on the Precinct Omega Facebook page. I am actively looking to livestream somewhere o...
2021-05-03 09:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostAgain, in line with the request from patrons that they get a one-stop-shop for my online content on the Patreon, here are the first four parts of my Infinite Dark design blog.
Obviously, very little here should surprise patrons, but if you've not already sampled the beta edition, you can get it 2021-05-02 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Operation Kurgan will be conducted in the full glare of media attention. Mars has a complicated relationship with its media. On the one hand, they are respected and mostly trusted. On the other, they are seen almost as a shadow government that influences policy and public opinion. Consequently, their mission on Earth has attracted a lot...
2021-05-01 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA feature of Operation Kurgan will be an increased focus on taking targets alive, representing the fact that the Martian forces are under far more public scrutiny than their Venusian counterparts in Operation Nemesis.
Generally speaking, you can assume that a captured bogey who is removed from the table in the no...
2021-05-01 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe monthly compendium is a way for new patrons to find easy links to the most popular and significant content in the Patreon. This compendium contains all of the content available to Defence Mech patrons. Because this is the first month, really, that I've started doing tier-specific rewards in a meaningful way, you'll not find anything here tha...
2021-05-01 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI met up with Alex Handley of Aotrs Shipyard to discuss his work designing an enormous range of spaceship miniatures as 3D sculpts, and his experience of getting them to retail through third-party printing services.
2021-04-30 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI was recently asked if I would begin to add to the Patreon content I create for other outlets, like my own blog at Precinct Omega and Tabletop Games UK. I'm quite happy to do so, but there is a lot of it, most of it has very little to do with Precinct Omega, and I don't want to overwhelm my patrons with notifications. So i...
2021-04-29 10:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised (and requested), here's last week's Livestream video. This brings you up to date with the current livestreams. From now on, I'll be posting the previous week's livestream here every Wednesday. They'll then be made public on YouTube the following Wednesday.
In this video, I'm painting a Primaris Space Marine. The aud...
2021-04-28 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In response to several requests, now, I'm going to start posting the unedited footage from my Friday livestreams: first, here, and then the following Friday, I'll make them public on YouTube. But to kick off, I'll start with a double from the last two weeks.
If you want to join the Livestream, right now it's every Friday at 2pm UK time at ...
2021-04-26 14:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post