Broadcast Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 While we hope you are enjoying the Holiday season, there’s exciting news about what you can expect in January from us here at Warcradle Studios. This month is a massive one with plenty to get excited about for Dystopian Wars and Warcradle Scenics. The Icarus Battlefleet Set sees itself enter the seas of Dystopian Wars for the Enlightened, poised to launch a volley of Squadrons at the first sight of an enemy! Not to be outdone, the Empire employ the use of a terrifying threat as the Heilong Battlefleet Set becomes available to pre-order. New Year means new starts, and there is no better way to start the year than with a new fleet. If you’ve ever wanted an easy way to get started with the Union, Empire, Sultanate or Alliance, then our new range of Faction Battlefleets are for you. The Enlighted Advanced Squadrons and Canadian Frontline Squadrons are available to order outside the Archimedes Battlefleet Set, Sturginium Skies and the Protecteur Battlefleet Set. Finally, the Promethean Complex Set becomes available as individual terrain kits to help you customise your Enlightened complex to host gunfights and twisted experiments. Dystopian Wars This month is packed full of releases for Dystopian Wars; from the introduction of the Icarus and Heilong Battlefleet Sets to the Faction Battlefleet Starter Sets and even the Squadrons - there’s a lot to look forward to. Icarus Battlefleet Set One of the largest vessels built by the Yemoja shipyards in Mombasa, the Icarus features multiple vertical magnetic catapults that can simultaneously launch squadrons of fighters. The class has fabrication and repair facilities comparable to a small naval base and makes use of these to maintain the Icarus’ squadrons and lend support to other vessels in the battlefleet. This box contains: 1x Icarus Aeronautic Fabricator (can also be built as a Daedalus Fortified Tethership) 2x Cruisers (can be built as either a Lovelace, Copernicus, Antarctica, Stiletto, Ulysses or Chatelet Class ship) 6 x Frigate Automata (can be built as either a Germain, Merian or Prevost pattern ship) 2x SRS Tokens Heilong Battlefleet Set The largest vessel produced by the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, the Heilong strike battleship emphasises combined attacks with deadly rocket and Huoqiang fire to annihilate its foes. This box contains: 1x Battleship (can be built as either a Heilong or Ergun Class ship) 1x Tianlong Draconic Colossus 1x Cruiser (can be built as either a Jian, Wusong, Meru or Dao Class ship) 2x Gong Destroyers 2x Shanghai Class Frigates Faction Battlefleet Starter Sets Offering a range of must-have units for a specific faction, these Starter Battlefleets present a great way to pick up a new faction. These sets remove the stress of figuring out the best place to start as they offer a perfect jumping-off point into playing a brand new faction at a great price. Complete with a rule book, victory and valor cards, dice and more, now is the perfect time to try out a new faction this New Year. Union Starter Set - Faction Battlefleet Headed by the Constitution Class Battleship, this set offers Union players the ability to harness the military might necessary to not waiver in the face of a threat to freedom. This box contains: 1x Constitution Class Battleship 2x Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either a Yorktown, Intrepid, Lexington, Reliant Class Ship) 4x Farragut Class Frigates 2x Akron Observation Rotors 2x Union Support Cruisers (can be built as either a Discovery, Roanoke, California, Montgomery, Washington Class Ship) 4x RC-52 Patriot Automata 2x SRS Tokens 1x Rule Book 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks 20x Action Dice 6x Critical Dice 1x Token Sheet 1x Template Empire Starter Set - Faction Battlefleet Take control of a power that has reigned supreme for almost a thousand years, allowing the newer powers to take their positions that they incorrectly assume to be safe. Spread the glory of the Immortal Celestian Empire with the Empire Starter Set - Faction Battlefleet, led by the Kongo Heavy Battleship. This box contains: 1x Kongo Heavy Battleship 2x Japanese Cruisers (can be built as either Osaka, Kanagawa, Hokkaido, Okinawa, Miyagi, Yamaguchi, Ishikawa, Honshu Class Ship) 4x Kyoto Frigates 8x Chita Automata 2x Japanese Submersibles (can be built as either Kensai, Ryujin, Mizuchi, Koromodako, Umibozu or Kagutsuchi Class Ship) 2x SRS Tokens 2x Chubu Submarines 2x Sakata Destroyers 2x Rin Exosub Tokens 1x Rule Book 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks 20x Action Dice 6x Critical Dice 1x Token Sheet 1x Template Sultanate Starter Set - Faction Battlefleet The time for action has come and New Learning has revealed the way for the Sultanate to take back control of the holiest lands. Command your fleet, headed by the Anatolia Battlecruiser and take back control. This box contains: 1x Anatolia Battlecruiser 2x Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either Iskander, Pasha, Izmir or Shadrazam Class Shio. Can be combined to build Hurrum Grand Cruiser or Mehmed Grand Monitor Class Ship) 2x Support Cruisers (can be built as either Aydin, Mihrimah, Konya, Morea, Constantinople Class Ship. Can be combined to build Nemrut, Bursa or Bayezid Class Ship) 4x Temir Frigates 4x Escorts Skiffs 2x SRS Tokens 1x Rule Book 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks 20x Action Dice 6x Critical Dice 1x Token Sheet 1x Template Alliance Starter Set - Faction Battlefleet The Alliance attempt to rise from the ashes and make their voice heard with the introduction of their Faction Battlefleet. Strive to reclaim your once-lost power and authority over Europe, guided into combat by the Oriflamme Battlecruiser. This box contains: 1x Oriflamme Battlecruiser 2x Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either Loire, Picardy, Chevalier or Charlemagne Class Ship) 4x Ecuyere Frigates 2x Levant Vessels (can be built as either Chasseur, Furieux Voliere Class Ship) 2x Submarines (can be built as either Epaulard or Sirene Class Ship) 2x SRS Tokens 1x Rule Book 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks 20x Action Dice 6x Critical Dice 1x Token Sheet 1x Template Canadian Frontline Squadrons The mainstay of the Canadian fleet, these impressive warships are the stalwart frontline in the Crown’s defence against Union expansionist ambitions. This box contains: 2x Canadian Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either a Newfoundland, Bonaventure, Halifax, Toronto or Yukon Class ship) 4x Orca Hunter Submarines 2x SRS Tokens Enlightened Advanced Squadrons A battlefleet represents a huge investment of resources and talent for the Covenant of the Enlightened. Deploying several Origen class Lathe Ships in support, ensures that the risks to such an investment are greatly reduced. This box contains: 2x Advance Cruisers (can be built as either a Newton, Zumeena, Vesalius or Origen Class ship) 2x Assault Machines (can be built as either a Ketos or Lotan Class machine) 2x Enlightened Escorts 2x Orca Tokens Warcradle Scenics Home to the most nefarious experiments of the Wild West, the Promethean Complex becomes host to yet another gunfight as the Promethean Complex Set becomes available as individual terrain kits. This series of scenics are ideal for Wild West Exodus or any wargame where height advantages and deadly machinery are key themes. Promethean - Refinery In the Dystopian Age there are all sorts of curious compounds and esoteric elements that need to be refined before they can be used in engineering applications. These refineries are a common site in and around Promethean complexes. Any visitors are repulsed by the toxic fumes given off by these sites and surprised that any workers in the vicinity could get used to such a foul stench. This box contains: 1x Promethean Refinery Promethean - Derrick Derricks are dotted about everywhere in Promethean Complexes. Used for moving heavy loads where it might be required and a construct wouldn’t be practical, they are also converted to pump jacks on occasion. These ubiquitous sights with their hypnotic, repetitive movements are symbolic of the barely human constructs that seem to act the same, all for the benefit of the Covenant of the Enlightened and their goal of global control. This box contains: 1x Promethean Derrick Promethean - Forge The forges of a Promethean Complex burn night and day to smelt all sorts of raw materials for use in their engineering breakthroughs. It would be impossible to acquire the vast quantities of iron and other metals from outside so ore is brought in from all over the Union and beyond to keep the fires of industry burning. This has the benefit of making it much more difficult for external governments to keep track of all the wonderful and terrible advances made by the Covenant of the Enlightened. This box contains: 1x Promethean Forge Promethean - Walkways The labyrinthine surroundings of a Promethean Complex are home to all sorts of workshops, storage facilities and industrial buildings. Often the only way to traverse these sites is via walkways added after the fact to make sure engineers and construct-drones can get from point A to point F.35b. Access, rather than safety, is the order of the day so handrails are strictly optional. After all, constructs are replaceable and engineers should know better. This box contains: 1x Promethean Walkways Promethean - Mine Entrances Often it’s easier for a Promethean Complex to just be built over a mine in the first place. If that’s not an option then the Enlightened have advanced machinery and indentured servants that allow them to mine otherwise deposits of ore inaccessible to the other great powers. Even mines that aren’t fiscally viable are opened given the insatiable hunger the Covenant of the Enlightened have for coal and raw materials. This box contains: 2x Promethean Mine Entrances We’re starting this year off strong with so many exciting January releases, what are you looking forward to the most? Will you be picking up a new faction in 2023? Make sure not to miss out when these pre-orders go live on the 30th of December 2022 at your FLGS or Wayland Games Online. Keep up to date with all the latest news and releases on the Warcradle Studios Blog and socials, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 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