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Battlestations: The Starships...

Created by Jeff Siadek

Traverse the universe in style. Starship miniatures for Battlestations: Second Edition, the sci-fi tabletop starship simulator!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

We achieved it all! LIVE STREAM tomorrow 9am PST to close this out!
about 5 years ago – Wed, Jan 09, 2019 at 07:01:08 PM

Hi friends, Joey here.

LIVE STREAM TOMORROW MORNING 9am PST!

Jeff and I will answer any last minute questions that we didn't get to, show off some new stuff, and we'll all take this home together. We'll also make a special announcement around 9:30am. You can participate via the chat. (If you can't turn on the sound at work, then you can still submit questions via the text chat and watch us answer the question in the recorded feed later on.)

Are we doing another stretch goal?

No. We hit all the stretch goals and then scrambled to make more, and then hit those also. We want to make this project and ship it to you early. We don't want to spend weeks testing new halfhearted content, and making rash or impulsive decisions that could cause delays. We'll spend the money on the game to make it great, and put whatever is left into the next project, Dirtside.

Instead we will announce a fun Battlestations surprise during tomorrow's Live Stream. This will be a thank you present just for you backers.

Is this Project EU-Friendly?

Not exactly. But don't drop your pledge; let's work this out.

We have a partner company in The Netherlands who can fulfill EU rewards from within the EU. That means our customers in the European Union won't have to pay extra Customs or handling charges. Any VAT charges will likely be incorporated into our shipping costs, and we'll keep that as low as possible. During the Battlestations fulfillment we almost went broke trying to subsidize all these fees. But now with our partners overseas, we can help set up ways for you to get your games fulfilled.

We will be direct and honest. We will also have a fair refund policy that we will announce soon. But we are hoping to find creative solutions so everyone gets their games at the lowest prices. 

Jeff says hi.

Jeff is home with his family today but wanted to send you a special message.

See you guys tomorrow at the Live Stream!

 -Joey (and Jeff)

Minis painted by backer The Respectable Darius Von Hinterhelt. Great work!
Minis painted by backer The Respectable Darius Von Hinterhelt. Great work!

48 Hours Left! Missing Miniatures LOCATED!! New Add-Ons!
about 5 years ago – Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 05:22:07 AM

20 Additional Super Miniatures Tiers Added!

We had overwhelming demand for our last 50 copies of the Super Miniatures Pack. (This tier includes 4 copies of each of the main aliens PLUS the rare stretch goal aliens from the 2016 Kickstarter, plus an extra powered armor and ships.) I went searching in my garage last night and located 20 additional packs. These are truly the last copies of these - the molds have likely decayed by now.This might be the last chance to buy the stretch goal minis in bulk for a very long time.

Even though we are so limited on the stretch-goal minis from the last Kickstarter, you can still get 1 of each from the "45 minis" Add-On. But if you want more than 1 of each, you must change your tier to the few remaining Super Miniatures and then add on the cost of the other items you want on top. We'll sort out the details in the pledge manager afterwards.

Add-Ons are HERE!

Take a look at these add-ons and if you want any, just add the cost on top of whatever tier you are in. If you have a question about anything, feel free to message me or post it in the comments. If I get backlogged, just buy what you think is correct and we can sort out your reward survey in the pledge manager after the Kickstarter ends.

Shipping

We're still weighing and measuring how big the product will be - we unlocked a ton of tiles and a book of missions that will come with the starships, plus a fighter and some other items. We'll get shipping costs to you as soon as we can. We'll be using a weight-based shipping manager so when you answer your rewards survey after the Kickstarter ends, you'll see how your shipping costs are affected by the items in your cart.

Thanks, and let's get blasting past 30k and into the future!

-Jeff and Joey

FIGHTER MINIATURE! BATTLESTATIONS WIKI! STARSHIPS CREATOR!
about 5 years ago – Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 03:06:57 AM

25k. The Fighter miniature has been unlocked.

This response has been incredible. I am literally awed by the support you all have shown us. This whole product began last year with us hearing that people wouldn't mind getting more starship miniatures for Battlestations. I figured we would do a little kickstarter to pay for some molds and it would be fine. Hopefully, enough backers would want this and we would be able to make it.

Nothing prepared me for the outpouring we've seen. Thank you one and all. This is the kind of language that should be reserved for the final update but I'm already beyond my capacity to express gratitude.

'Heroic Adventure' - The Battlestations Wiki

http://battlestations.info

Thanks to Curufea for working on this wiki page to track rules. Currently the registration page is not open as we're bug-testing, but please go there and check out all the abilities, weapons, alien races, etc and leave us your feedback here (or email it to [email protected]). We'll hopefully get the public user registrations up soon.

Starship Creator

This app requires Java (free to download). It is compatible with Mac or PC. On some computers you will need to go to your preferences/Security and set your computer to allow you to download apps from Siadek.com.

Build and print your own starship maps, or edit "classic" starships! Each module should be 5 inches by 5 inches when printed. Click on "All" in the upper left of the app. Some of the modules are 1.0 modules for old timer players, but the new 2.0 modules are also listed.

Starship Creator!   http://siadek.com/ships.jar

Have fun!!

-Jeff and Joey

Starships Creator
Starships Creator

All ship missions unlocked! Let's talk about the 300 page book!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 02:58:16 AM

Hi backers. My plan was not to make The Starships an ambitious project; this is a mini-Kickstarter intended to pay for some cool ship minis and maybe introduce new players to the game and to the Battlestations community. But it's blowing up!

I have a big exciting update I'll release in the next few days but in general I won't do a million daily updates or cheesy stretch goals for this campaign. We just unlocked 7 extra stretch goal missions, and that is very exciting. Now it comes with 2 "fleet" (all the ships) missions, plus one mission based around each special ship ability.

We have one "shoot for the moon" stretch goal at $25k. At this rate, it looks like we'll hit it.

How to Purchase Add-Ons

A lot of you have asked about Add-Ons.

If you want an Add-On like a copy of the boxed game ($90) or the Advanced Rulebook ($50) or an additional copy of The Starships pack ($10,which also has the stretch goal missions and the missiles, etc) then just choose a pledge tier and then add the amount you owe to the total. After the campaign we'll send a link for you to make upgrades.

Advanced Rulebook

Some backers wanted to know more about the 300 page book.

Thanks guys!

-Jeff and Joey

FUNDED IN 1 HOUR! "Galactic Blockade" UNLOCKED!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 02:48:58 AM

Hooray!

First stretch goal down! I was hoping to get to the first stretch goal by the end of the week, but our loyal heroes have stepped up and said "I will stand by your side as we enter the dark realms of the unknown!"

Thanks for sharing the Kickstarter. I'll try to thank each and every one of you when I get back home this evening.

Admiral Siadek out!