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Infinite Dark - Defence Mech 50% OFF Discount Code
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ULTRAMODERN WARFARE
This 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...
POD Test has arrived and it looks good...
...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 ge...
Precinct Omega Podcast - News #39 - Crowdfunding
When 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 optio...
New Infinite Dark Advert
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!
Infinite Dark Design Blog #7 - Campaigns
Campaign 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 desir...
REVIEW - IN HER MAJESTY’S NAME 2nd EDITION
More 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 f...
Infinite Dark POD Update
My 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...
Precinct Omega Podcast - Design #12 - Close Quarter Battle
Another 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 abou...
Battle Report of the Month (May)
Your 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...
Horizon Wars: Infinite Dark Cover
I know you guys already saw the art, but I thought you might like to see the cover design.
Friday Livestream 7th May 2021 - Urban Concrete Scatter Terrain
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.
Infinite Dark Design Blog #6 - Missions
‘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...
THE LIFECYCLE OF THE TABLETOP WARGAME
This 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 independen...
Precinct Omega Podcast - News #38 - One Year of Podcasting!
A 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 t...
Infinite Dark - Cover Art
Well, I think it's pretty awesome.
Infinite Dark - I'm done!
Deep 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...
Infinite Dark Cover WIP
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 supple...
Infinite Dark Tokens
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 them out. Scaling to your choice of counter size is going to be...
Infinite Dark Design Blog #5 - Pilots
This 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 basics and stats.We're getting closer to the planned release date of Friday 28th May 2021 for Hor...
May the 4th Be With You - 2021
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 which I enjoyed very much while it lasted, I bring you rules for Dogg Hunters.First, though, an extra upgrade choice for your Dzedai:Th...
Friday Livestream - The REAL History of Horizon Wars
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 l...
The Infinite Dark Design Blog - Parts 1-4
Again, 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 h...
Mission of the Month May 2021 - Publicity Stunt
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, thei...
Rule of the Month - Capture
A 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 ta...
~Defence Mech Compendium~ May 2021
The 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 ...
Precinct Omega Podcast - Design #11 - Aotrs Shipyard
I 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.
THE APPROACHING 3D STORM
I 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...
Friday Livestream 23 April 2021 - Hobby Time
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 vide...
The Horizon Wars Setting
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 Livest...
