Helldorado

[Xenon_Wulf]

Here's another preview of a mini from the french Helldorado blog - a Sarcen Blessed Warrior:

http://test.helldorado.fr/ressources/medias/news_id36/hsa006-combattant-sanctifie_2.jpg (http://test.helldorado.fr/ressources/medias/news_id36/hsa006-combattant-sanctifie_2.jpg)

[supervike]

Is that project happening? I thought I read somewhere where it was given the kabash....

[Xenon_Wulf]

French release date is May 2007 - the last blog update shows the concept artists, sculptors and painters hard at work (said update was actually done last week....)

Right now, the English version of it is planned, but as all the news we get from the french branch is "the project is coming along nicely", we've placed it on hold for the moment.

Retour des Dieux and Chroniques de la Lune Noire (Ilyad minis games) are both dead, though, the sculptors having been hired by Asmodee when Ilyad went bankrupt, and put to work on Helldorado.

[Ritual]

That's quite a nice miniature! Perhaps not one I would buy, but it shows great quality and from what I've seen earlier I'm very thrilled about this line of miniatures. I hope you can get the minis separately without having to buy the game.

[Xenon_Wulf]

I believe you can - though the way the releases are planned doesn't seem all that cool to me: it's semi collectible.

The releases are scheduled as cycles or waves, each produced for a specific amount of time. If you want something which was released in an earlier cycle/wave, too bad, you're out of luck.

I was told there were two reasons for this: 1- It keeps the catalog references to a manageable level, 2- It's a way of actually thanking players who get into the game earlier, as they have models which newer players can no longer have access to.

As I said - not sure I like the idea. :/

[Ritual]

Me neither... but nothing to be done about it! I'll just have to keep my eyes open and buy the releases I want at once!

[Jabberwocky]

Nice look to him--I'll have to keep an eye on this line...