The Samurai Gunslinger

Rackham recently released a .pdf with some very interesting sneak peaks into thier future plans. For those without acess to a adobe at work or just dont feel like downloading the file I have transcribed the important bits here. If you want to dowload the entire .pdf I will have it available at the end of the post.

The coolest bit is this piece of preview art for the Cog faction due out later this year.

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The next AT-43 faction will be the Cogs.

The civilization designated by this name has not developed as a coherent whole. It is not held together by an sense of belonging. The Cogs do not feel they belong to the same species, race or any other word used by more primative life forms. The Cogs are a relatively loose alliance of four genetic bloodlines. The best and more advanced lineages their original species ever gave birth to. Each bloodline is considered a civilization of its own. They are the closest to what non-cogs generally qualify as a species.”

In addition to this they have given us a quick rundown on their plans as well as a number of answers to community questions.

We are working on several projects for AT-43.

Just before the new Operation: Frostbite campaign (available for GenCon USA), we are going to publish an augmented version of the Damocles campaign developed in Cry Havoc last year. This
Campaign Book will compile the elements previously published and will include rules for the Karmans. So this campaign will be playable with all the factions presented in the Army Books.

In September, just after Operation: Frostbite, we will publish AT-43 - Tactics. This book will complete and improve the rules tested by the readers of Cry Havoc. These two supplements, Campaign Book - Operation: Damocles and AT-43 - Tactics, are an answer to strong demands on behalf of our players. Each book will be complete and will take into account all the miniatures available by the time of their release. Later their will be a new game mode dedicated to heroic pilots and their vehicles: Armored Heroes.

There has been some concern over how attachment boxes are being handled in AT-43. This seems to be rectified with newer releases such as the Karman’s. Is Rackham planning on re-releasing these older attachment boxes (Therians, UNA, Red Blok) in a more logical manner to reflect how the newer boxes are handled?

Indeed, we have solved the packaging problem with the arrival of the fourth army, the Karmans. The next Attachment Boxes and the new rules introduced by Operation: Frostbite will benefit from a new packaging to make sure everything in the box can be played.

Prior to the AT-43 release we saw a supposed Rackham concept mini - a robot or power armor suit - that I can only describe as being very “anime” in design. Was this a Rackham design? Whatever happened with it? Will we see it again?

It is a Rackham miniature indeed, but it was made during the pre-production phase of AT-43. It allowed us to carry out technical tests for combat striders notably: nature of the plastic, number of
pieces per mould, number of moulds needed to produce a large piece, and so on.

While we were adjusting the industrial production technical details, the universe of AT-43 was evolving. In the end, the faction, to which this robot belonged, did not make the final cut in the
development of the first edition of AT-43. For the time being, it is not on the production plan. However, it could find its way into the Rackham Legends range.

Will the other AT-43 faction’s Type 3 heroes be AFV bound as well?
No.

When will we be seeing support units for AT-43?
These units will be playable with the Attachment Boxes thanks to the new rules from Operation: Frostbite.

There has been some controversy about the Operation Frostbite playtest rules. As Frostbite is so close to release, is there any chance that these rules will be changed based on feedback from players?

We asked the community to test and contribute to balancing the rules for Operation: Frostbite. We always intended to consider their feedback. What would have been the point if we didn’t?
In my opinion, the community gathered around our games should take part in the development of certain aspects of our universe. This doesn’t mean we don’t know want we are doing. Of course, therewill be no consensus possible when you allow thousands of players to give their opinion, but there is always a tendency that appears.

Concerning these tests, they allowed us to evaluate the level of complexity we could introduce with extra rules. In addition, it also helped us avoid certain mistakes. Though our team is the architect behind the game, it is only logical to ask the community when we
are having hesitations. We are thinking about doing it again later in order to associate the gamers to selected projects

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