Hi there, ?
it was suggested to me by the Tac-Com 'Powers That Be' that this may well be a very good place for people to discuss and provide input into the development of the Command Horizon project. ?While there is already a Yahoo group devoted to the system, I felt that I had to agree. ?There seems to be a very strong and active membership here with lots of good ideas and a very firm idea of what they like!
So...here we go.
Some of you may be familiar with CH already. ?Some may not. ?I thought I'd start the ball rolling by outlining what we are doing and how we are going about it.
The Command Horizon Model range
Baccus has acquired the old Gladiator Games 'Hardkill' range. ?This forms the basis of the CH models. ?We have already started the process of remoulding and in some cases remodelling the older items. ?You can see all the initial releases Baccus 6mm site
Thus far we have released a part of the human range. ?There are a significant number of models yet to come, many of which were never actually released before.
There are also two well developed Alien races; The Centaurs and the Worms. ?Both are scheduled for release sometime in 2007. ? Once again we are having to overhaul these models in order to release them in the CH format, and once again there are some models that were never released. ?The most notable of these are the Centaur 'walking city' sections. ?
Two more races are partially developed and there are plans to get these out in 2008. ?These have never seen the light of day and exist only in master form.
Command Horizon Rules
We are developing a full rules system to accompany the range. ?Version 2.9 is available for download on the Baccus site. ?I'll add it here if anyone can point me to a files section or similar.
The aim of the rules is (predictably) to give a fun, fast-moving, easy to play game. ? To my own surprise, they are turning out to do just that. ?
They are unusual in that they are designed for larger actions rather than mass skirmish games. ?They are not for the rivet counters out there. ?We've kept very broad bands for weaponry. movement etc. focusing the play on the command, not necessarily the hardware.
The game does use 60mm x 60mm bases rather than individually mounted models. ? Lots of reasons for this, but my own favourite is that it allows you to make really effective 'mini-dioramas' with your units. ?Have a look at some of the bases that we've done and you'll see what I mean.
The Command Horizon Background
This is currently the missing link. ?In fact we've actually created a full background to the CH universe, complete with timelines, ?histories and factions. ? Unfortunately the member of the team who was managing the dedicated site put up for this purpose got taken ill just prior to launch, so this will be delayed until early next year.
Maksim is a member of the core development group, and I think that he'll confirm just how much we've managed to put into this section.
We'll be adding to this as time goes on with army lists, faction colour vehicle schemes/marking etc.
So, that's the CH project to date. ? Please feel free to ask questions and make suggestions about any of the above. ? Please start separate threads for specific areas as I've covered too much ground in this post to keep all the replies here.
I'll be updating you with news and developments as they happen, but for the meantime, over to you! ?
There's always room for more high-quality 6mm minis.
