May Preview + Roadmap

We have some exciting releases coming up, and we're excited to preview many of them here. This will be what you can expect next month as well as a roadmap of the months to follow.

May New Releases

The Human Empire make their debut next month, marching onto the field with the brave common folk that make up the Infantrymen and Fanatics all available with a wealth of weapons and customizations. They're lead into battle by the Captain, available on foot or on horseback, who is emblazoned with the the image of the boar representing the element of earth. The Infantrymen even have a boar mascot companion. Representing the element of air, the Knights charge into battle on armored steeds to deliver powerful attacks to their foes.

This is also the final month for the Blessed Sisters, and they brought some of their best and heaviest toys to play. The elite upgraded Celestials bring a wealth of special weapons to bear, marching alongside the heavily armored Destroyers. But even their armor doesn't compare to the much requested Exo-Suit Superior or the even larger Assault Walker and Support Walker!

Rounding out the 3D releases are the re-released FTL Nomads Fleet, as well as Plague Daemons Medium Terrain and the Jackals Small Terrain to fill your game tables.

For 2D print we'll have the Saurians Set #5 as well as the War Daemons Set #2 and their terrain sets, plus the re-released FTL Nomads Fleet.

For gaming we're going to be releasing 8 missions for all games, and the betas for Grimdark Future: FTL and Age of Fantasy: Quest.

3D Print Rewards (1 legend + 90 models + 6 terrain + 88 bases + 18 game aids):

• Legendary - Alien Hives Devourer Titan x1

• Human - Captain x7

• Human - Captain on Horse x3

• Human - Infantrymen x18+1

• Human - Fanatics x8

• Human - Knights x9

• Human - Themed Bases x44

• Human - Game Aids x9

• Sisters - Exo-Suit Superior x2

• Sisters - Destroyer Superior x3

• Sisters - Destroyers x11

• Sisters - Celestials x17

• Sisters - Assault Walker x2

• Sisters - Support Walker x2

• Sisters - Themed Bases x44

• Sisters - Game Aids x9

• FTL - Nomads Fleet x4

• Plague Daemons - Medium Terrain x3

• Jackals - Small Terrain x3

2D Print Rewards:

• Saurians - Set #5

• War Daemons - Set #2

• Saurians Terrain

• War Daemons Terrain

• FTL Nomads Fleet

• FTL Space Terrain

Games Rewards:

• 8 Game Missions

• GF: FTL (beta)

• AoF: Quest (beta)

The above is only the new stuff that's being added next month, so you're also getting a ton of other welcome pack minis, 50% discount code, games, and much more!

Project Roadmap

The Human Empire will expand their roster in June to include the General & the Standard Bearer to inspire the troops, the Marksmen to provide support for the infantry as well as the heavy hitting Gryph Riders and War Wagon.

June will also see the first of the Alien Hives re-release models besides May's Legendary, with over 11 different units from the Warriors, Swarms, and Shooters all the way up to the massive Carnivorex, Tyrants, and more!

June will also be when the welcome pack is updated, with the new pack including the War Daemons and the Saurian Starhost!

About the Alien Hives Re-Work!

Now those of you that have been around for a while know that we originally released the Alien Hives back in September 2020, so you might be wondering what the Alien Hives re-work is.

The short story is that over the last 3 years, OPR has improved the quality of sculpting and completeness of unit releases to the point that the Alien Hives don't feel up to snuff anymore. Whilst we love the range as a whole, there are many units that are missing weapon options, and there are key models that we don't think look neither good, nor consistent with the rest of the army.

Over the last few months, we have been working on a re-fresh of the units, updating 99% of them either with some new weapons, improved texturing, or by making completely new takes of existing models. We're also going to be updating a few models with adjusted poses, so that they fit on their intended base sizes better.

Here's a WIP example of our new take on the Flamer Beast:

We know that a lot of you have either purchased the Alien Hives models recently, or were originally supporting back in 2020, so we wanted to clarify what will happen with the models, and how they will be released.

Since this is the re-release of an existing army, we will be doing a shorter 3-month cycle for them, instead of the usual 6 months it would take to release such a big army. That means that you'll be getting double the amount of sci-fi models you usually get each month!

As part of this cycle, each month you will get 3 brand new takes on existing units, as well as an additional 7 re-worked units with either new weapons, improved texturing, or adjusted poses. This way if you already bough the models, you're still getting something new each month, on top of all the improvements to things you already had.

Here's a WIP example of some new weapon options for the Hive Warriors:

"What happens to the models I already bought?" - you may rightfully ask:

• Models that are only getting new weapons, improved texturing, or adjusted poses will be automatically updated in your MMF library. This means that even if you decide to stop supporting over those 3 months, you will still be getting those updates.

• Models that are getting completely new takes will be archived on MMF, meaning that you will still be able to print them as they were, but they won't be available for purchase anymore. This means that you don't have to worry about losing access to the original look of those models you paid for.

• The only exception is the Hive Titan, which is getting a hybrid of improved texturing and a new take, so it will be archived on MMF as well. This means that the new Hive Titan will not be updated in your library, so that you get to keep the original look of it.

Here is a comprehensive list of all the models you will be getting, and how they are being re-worked. Note that only the Swarms and Spores are staying the same, and so they are not being listed here. (But they will still included with the release of the other models.)

Models that are being re-posed:

• Assault Grunts

• Shooter Grunts

• Winged Grunts

• Soul-Snatchers

• Snatcher Lord

Models that are being re-textured:

• Synapse Floaters

• Venom Floaters

• Toxico-Rex

• Psycho-Rex

• Hive Titan

Models that are getting new weapons:

• Hive Lord

• Prime Gunner

• Assault Prime

• Winged Prime

• Hive Warriors

• Hive Guard

• Ravenous Beasts

• Shadow Hunter

Models that are getting re-made:

• Carnivo-Rex

• Burrower

• Artillery Beast

• Spawning Beast

• Devourer Beast

• Tyrant Beast

• Flamer Beast

• Mortar Beast

• Invasion Spore

Here's a WIP example of our new take on the Burrower:

We hope that this explanation has been clear, and we are very excited to get these awesome models into the hands of more people. If there are any doubts, please let us know in the comments, and we will clarify. :)

Here's a roadmap for the next few months:

• June - Human Empire & Alien Hives + New Welcome Pack

• July - Human Empire & Alien Hives

• August - Human Empire & Alien Hives

That's it for now, happy wargaming!

- OPR Team