April Preview + Roadmap (Patreon)

Hi everyone, here's a preview of all the new stuff you'll be getting next month, plus a roadmap of what you can expect in the near future!

April New Releases

Next month we're seeing releases for the Ratmen and Blessed Sisters. The Ratmen's final month shows that the modestly sized rodents know when to bring big friends and big toys, including the much requested Beast Captain riding a giant ferret that comes in both cute and spicy varieties, large vehicles like the Platforms and Great Death Roller, backed up by the Storm Ogres, Militia, and a host of sidekicks to bring charm and character to your units.

The Blessed Sisters aren't holding back either, with the heavy weapons of the Support Sisters, the Witch and the Canoness heroes, and the fire power of the Battle Tank to bring glory to their faction. Not to mention next month's legendary release: The Blessed Sisters Procession Altar which includes a special hero, a special group of Protector Sisters, and the Procession Altar itself, complete with an animated flaming sword wielding statue!

Rounding out the 3D releases are the re-released FTL Marauder Fleet, as well as Lust & Plague Daemons Small Terrain to decorate game tables.

For 2D print we'll have the Saurians Set #4 for you, as well as the War Daemons Set #1, plus the re-released FTL Marauder 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+7 legend + 69 models + 6 terrain + 88 bases + 18 game aids):

Legendary - Blessed Sisters Procession Altar x1+7

Ratmen - Beast Captain x2

Ratmen - Militia x10

Ratmen - Great Death Roller x2

Ratmen - Platform x6+3

Ratmen - Storm Ogres x21

Ratmen - Sidekicks x5

Ratmen - Themed Bases x44

Ratmen - Game Aids x9

Sisters - Witch x4

Sisters - Canoness x6

Sisters - Support Sisters x5

Sisters - Battle Tank x3

Sisters - Exo Suits x3

Sisters - Themed Bases x44

Sisters - Game Aids x9

FTL - Marauders Fleet x4

Lust Daemons - Small Terrain x3

Plague Daemons - Small Terrain x3

2D Print Rewards:

Saurians - Set #4

War Daemons - Set #1

Saurians Terrain

War Daemons Terrain

FTL Marauders 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

With April being the final month for the Ratmen, next month will see the debut of the new Human Empire models for Age of Fantasy! They will be making their debut with their brave Infantry and their Fanatics to put bodies on the field, commanded by the Human Empire Captain and Knights.

The Blessed Sisters will have one more release in May to finish their list, with heavy armor being the theme as we release the Destroyers, Walkers, and the much requested Exo Suit Hero.

April will also see the release of the new loyalty rewards! The Lust Daemons Avatar and the Saurian Starhost Behemoth.

Then we move on to the next Sci-Fi release: the Alien Hives re-work! :D

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:

May - Human Empire & Blessed Sisters

June - Human Empire & Alien Hives + New Welcome Pack

July - Human Empire & Alien Hives

That's it for now, happy wargaming!

- OPR Team