tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post4362249063821164138..comments2023-04-27T07:06:09.269-07:00Comments on Dux Homunculorum: Reasons to be CheerfulDux Homunculorumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00536604035307855671noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-86578838018636134152012-10-20T19:27:22.085-07:002012-10-20T19:27:22.085-07:00Some interesting perspectives there that I hadn...Some interesting perspectives there that I hadn't pondered before - I think the improvements in plastic (and resin) figs have enabled the proliferation of starter sets. I am whole heartedly agree that he shift to more Historicals is great! I really want to go for some War of the Roses but will have to wait a bit for that at the moment.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-82692024331038881592012-10-20T14:57:43.978-07:002012-10-20T14:57:43.978-07:00To be honest, these comments really apply to Basic...To be honest, these comments really apply to Basic Impetus - I don't have the Extra Impetus volume on the Year 1000, and they might deal with things differently there. In BI shieldwalls are purely defensive formations - you lose shieldwall formation once the unit moves, and only fresh units can form or maintain shieldwall. What we found was that shieldwalls therefore broke too quickly (ie once they suffer any losses), so there was no sense of a gruelling shoving match, and also that there was little incentive to be the one to charge the enemy when two shieldwalls faced each other. THese are the sort of issues that games like DBrit and DBell handle well, because they are the core issues the games designers are focussed on. For ancient and renaissance battles Impetus and BI are my favourite systems.Dux Homunculorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536604035307855671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-72572409857247615492012-10-20T14:47:44.893-07:002012-10-20T14:47:44.893-07:00That is truly strange - I will have to look that u...That is truly strange - I will have to look that up. Presumably the meat soldiers wouldn't come with uniforms, so our hobby would transform into sewing little uniforms rather than painting. Yup, I think I would have taken up lawn bowls before we got to that point.Dux Homunculorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536604035307855671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-61871669935178617052012-10-20T10:56:16.416-07:002012-10-20T10:56:16.416-07:00A great read. One of the first armies I got was an...A great read. One of the first armies I got was an Essex 15mm NMA, not quite the same as all you need in a box but it was some time before I had the know how to build an army from a list. I have noticed FoG figure sets are now available<br /><br />IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113835961977211021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-81649316494460304122012-10-20T09:20:03.343-07:002012-10-20T09:20:03.343-07:00About 3D printing, I recently have read an article...About 3D printing, I recently have read an article telling of a company whose business plan is to print out meat within 10 to 15 years. Meat! Like steaks or T-bones! They believe it could resolve the problem of methane gas released by intensive breeding. The process was not really clear to me, but it involves the culture of genes that are then printed in series. I thought of a joke at first, but the source is serious enough to be trusted.<br /> <br />Now I am asking, if this is something the industry could master within 15 years, why wouldn't we get at some point, soldiers printed out of flesh and bones, and not anymore miniatures made of lead or plastic ?<br /><br />We would have to keep them in the fridge, but at the same time this would spare us the cost of the varnish. That would open a vast field of philosophical questioning to this hobby, don't you think?<br /><br />Thank you for the great note! And the Crusade... I see it coming!Ni. Tchirititchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280086390465620293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-76437596349759046552012-10-20T07:19:04.115-07:002012-10-20T07:19:04.115-07:00The starte boxes are great ideas, at last historic...The starte boxes are great ideas, at last historical figures being sold like the dreaded GW, that helps bring in the kids and older gamers into new periods. As for the £D printers, I never knew they existed???? They're do seem a bit pricey at the moment but I'm sure we'll all have one in our homes in a couple of years. The troops look excellent btw!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-27446451563383400162012-10-20T07:08:31.642-07:002012-10-20T07:08:31.642-07:00Agree absolutely about the golden age. This has b...Agree absolutely about the golden age. This has been an on-going discussion at the club for the last few days; it's nice to see another perspective.<br /><br />Out of curiosity, could you expand on your comments re: shield wall era and Impetus? I love the game, but have used it exclusively for ancients. What issues do you think the mechanics don't fully engage?fireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-9511994922497514842012-10-20T06:23:21.217-07:002012-10-20T06:23:21.217-07:00I certainly agree with you on CAD designed figures...I certainly agree with you on CAD designed figures - they just don't have the same standard that a 'properly' scupted model does.<br />A potential problem with home 3D printing getting more and more common is that, as Tamsin says, the industry is going to have to adapt their business model - but that could lead to the sort of DRM fiasco that the music industry went through<br />I think the thing is that with starter boxes, you get a kind of transitional GW experience - When I was an avid Warhammer collecter, it never even occured to me to try and source any other model, because GW don't even acknowledge that kind of thing exists, so going from that mindset to one with huge possibilities is somewhat intimidating - box sets ease the way, as it were<br />That video made my day, thankyou! and get better soon!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296980392501516045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-30750730803326714112012-10-20T05:16:53.981-07:002012-10-20T05:16:53.981-07:00It has been a very interesting year for new rule s...It has been a very interesting year for new rule sets and the various Kickstarter projects that I've seen kicking off. It is definitely a good time to be in the gaming hobby with so much going on.<br /><br />I think starter sets are a great idea for getting young people interested. It's not a new concept after all - GW have been doing it for years I understand.<br /><br />On the 3D printing, whilst you can get home printers for about GBP 1500 now, I'm not sure what resolution they give nor the costs of the materials used in the printing. I don't think piracy of figures will be an issue for a while either as you would need access to a high resolution 3D scanner to create the print files - scanners capable of doing this at the required resolution aren't cheap.<br /><br />When the prices of scanners and printers come down, and the printers have a high enough resolution then it may become a problem. The industry would need to adapt their business model to cope with it, but as I say this is probably quite a long way off. It will probably be more of a problem for the big names like GW than for the historicals market.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better soon! :)<br /><br />TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-21119595907625972012-10-20T05:00:20.278-07:002012-10-20T05:00:20.278-07:00A good read. I enjoyed that.
I agree that there ar...A good read. I enjoyed that.<br />I agree that there are so many great games and figures available at the moment. It makes it hard to decide what to buy next.<br />CheersThe Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.com