3/30/2006
- DP9 seems to be getting back
into gaming with Jovian
Chronicles Blitz rules
scheduled for release sometime this
summer. They are working on new
miniatures and have pictures up of new
fleet scale fighters. JC
Blitz will have 2 levels of
play the first will use the existing
Spaceships along with the new squad
counters for Exos (2 small exos),
Fighters (3 small fighters) and Aces
(1 Ace exo). When the squad counters
get close to one another the players
can choose to play the second level
which is a zoomed in battle, where
they pull out the full size Exos,
Fighters and Aces Exos, but without
the Spaceships.
7/15/2005
- The SilCORE Miniatures Rules
will no longer cover all of their
games. The new miniatures rules
will only cover Heavy Gear with
another book for future release to
update miniatures battles in the Jovian
Chronicles universe.
4/18/2004
- DP9 has pushed back the SilCORE
Miniature Rules to June but
has announced the release of some Heavy
Gear landship miniatures which
are also due out in June. In the
Heavy Gear universe
"Landships" are huge
land-going vessels which use magnetic
repulsion and hoverfan technologies to
float a few centimeters off the
ground. The miniatures could be
used for spaceships with little
effort. Click on the picture for
a full size version that it
"actual size" according to
the DP9 website.
DP9-934
Khan Class Landcarrier (2
per blister; $19.95us)
DP9-935
Caesar Class Cruiser (2
per blister; $19.95us)
DP9-936
Alexander Class Frigate
(3 per blister; $14.95us) |
DP9-931
Vortex Class Landcarrier
(1 per blister; $19.95us)
DP9-932
Tornado Class Cruiser (2
per blister; $19.95us)
DP9-933
Storm Class Destroyer (3
per blister; $14.95us) |
1/22/2004
- DP9 announces the new Silhouette
Core Miniatures Rules for and
April release:
The new SilCORE
Miniatures Rules take the
acclaimed Silhouette game mechanics
and use them to drive exciting
tabletop wargaming play. Directly
compatible with the SilCORE
roleplaying rule set (DP9-909), the
Miniatures Rules support play in a
large variety of settings and scales,
from historical skirmishes to modern
warfare and all the way to far-future
space fleet engagements.
The SilCORE Miniatures Rules also
contain the required information to
drive tabletop play in all of Dream
Pod 9’s existing game lines,
such as Heavy Gear, Jovian
Chronicles and Gear Krieg
(WWII and Modern).
The Silhouette
CORE Miniature Rules includes rules
for the following:
Skirmish Scale -
Tactical Scale - Fleet Scale -
Tactical Air
At
GenCon 2003, the guys at the DP9
booth mentioned this as a
comprehensive set of rules that would
replace Lightning Strike
and other miniature rules, combining
them into one system.
5/24/2002
- In DP9's April informational
fax, it states that the drones pack
has been canceled, but the drones will
be in the Jovian Chronicles
Weapons pack.
2/23/2002
- The second Venus mini, the Shan-Yu
has been released by DP9 and
should be in stores soon.
2/9/2002
- DP9 has released the mini for
the Huang-Ti. The Shan-Yu is now
listed as a February release the and
Drones pack still listed for April
1/4/2002
- Now listed for a late January/early
February release are the Venus
spaceship minis Shan-Yu and Huang-Ti.
Then listed as an April release is a
Drones Pack.
9/28/2001
- The Lightning Strike Companion
along with the other September
products have shipped to
distributors. Covered in the
supplement are:
-
Advanced rules
for combined ships, colony
cylinders, escort/strike missions
and more!
-
Extensive
campaign rules, including resource
management and strategic
deployment;
-
Campaign,
Historical and Training scenarios;
-
Information and
game statistics for Mercury, Mars,
Titan, Nomads, STRIKE and United
Space Nation Guards combat
spacecraft;
-
Provisions for
giant colony cylinders, magnetic
sails, escort units and and even
nuclear weaponry
-
Four full-color
modeling pages.
9/21/2001
- The LS Companion is back from
the printer and should ship to
distributors later this week. A
bit more info from DP9's
webpage; Lightning Strike
players are getting the Companion,
full of advanced options and a set of
grandiose campaign rules, including
fleet movements and resource
management!
Also
listed for a December release are
miniatures for a couple of Venus
ships, the Shan-Yu and the Huand-Ti.
9/8/2001
- The Lightning Strike Compendium
has been send to the printers for
release later this month.
Lightning
Strike Companion (DP9-324)
This
companion book to the core Lightning
Strike tabletop
space combat rules (DP9-322) features
new
options and new scenarios, along with
additional
vehicle datacards and options for your
fleets.
DP9-324,
80 + 4 color pages, $19.95us/$21.95can
ISBN
1-894578-60-0
8/29/2001
- The Javelin
class Missile Cruiser (2 per pack) and
the Uller class Missile Cruiser (2 per
pack) are now available.
6/22/2001
-
Looking a bit further in to DP9's
release schedule shows as a September
2001 release:
DP9-324 -- JC: LS2 Companion (80 + 4
color pages, ISBN 1-894578-60-0)
6/7/2001
- Looking at DP9's
schdule of releases for the next few
months, in August (shipping August
31st) wil be the Javelin class Missile
Cruiser (2 per pack) an the Uller
class Missile Cruiser (2 per pack).
Also of note, in July
DP9
is releasing the
Spaceship Compendium
for Heavy
Gear:
This
companion sourcebook to Tactical Space
Support (DP9-060) examines the many
spacecraft in
use by the various factions of the
Heavy Gear universe. From the massive
and nearly immobile Gateships
down to the small and agile combat
drones, this book has it all. Vehicles
like shuttles, clippers
and Gateships are examined in details,
including some interior deckplans. The
book also include
a few installations (outposts, moon
bases) and adventure seeds.
DP9-066,
80 pages, $17.95us/$19.75can
5/1/2001
-
Two more packs of Lightning
Strike
minis have shipped to distributors,
the the Godsfire Supercarrier and the
Bricriu-class Corvettes
12/1/2000
- DP9's
website states that Lightning
Strike, Second Edition
has shipped to distributors.
10/21/2000
- A 2nd edition of
Lightning Strike
is in the works, from their webpage:
"Lightning
Strike, Second Edition
is a revised version of our
best-selling space fleet combat game.
Having run out of rulebooks, we
decided to do a slight upgrade rather
than just another reprint. The
differences between editions are
minor, consisting mostly of rule
clarifications. The presentation has
been redesigned to make learning the
game easier, and a new color section
showcases the miniatures and tabletop
terrain. If you already own the first
edition, you don't need the new one,
but we're betting you'll surely want
it nonetheless because it's much nicer
and easier to use."
4/6/2000
- DP9
now has a 2000
Product Schedule
up on their website. No
aditional Lightning
Strike
supplements are listed (though Gear
Krieg
sounds cool). The following
miniatures are listed:
DP9-403,
Athena-Class Destroyer
DP9-404,
Hachiman-Class Destroyer
DP9-407,
Valiant-Class Strike Carrier
DP9-408,
Poseidon-Class Battleship
DP9-415,
Thunderbolt-Class Cruiser
DP9-416,
Tengu-Class Escort Carrier
DP9-417,
Godsfire-Class Supercarrier
DP9-418,
Bricriu-Class Corvette
3/30/2000
- Call
to Arms
came back from the printer while DP9
was at the GAMA Trade show. It
shipped out to distributors on
Wednesday along with the Tactical
Space Support
manual for Heavy
Gear.
3/10/2000
- Call
to Arms
as gone to the printer. Also DP9
has posted some pics of the Lightning
Strike
minis due in June, and they will
include decals (which may be different
than those pictured). Take a
look at the Athena-class
Destroyer
and the Hachiman-class Destroyer.
3/3/2000
-
DP9
has updated their webpage with info on
their March releases, inlcuding the
second Lightning
Strike
supplement, Call
to Arms
which is almost ready to go to press:
Call
to Arms is
the second supplement for Lightning
Strike,
completing the space-based rules set
with provisions for advanced ECM,
minefields, unit variants and space
stations. In addition to twenty-four
new CEGA and Jovian units, vehicles
used by the neutral Mercurian Merchant
Guild are also presented. Within these
covers you will find:
-
Full rules and datacards for fielding
the exo-armors, fighters and warships
of Jupiter, Earth and Mercury;
-
Advanced rules for new weapons, cargo
and low orbit battles;
-
Two full-color counter sheets
DP9-318,
32 pages +counters
2/12/2000
- Marc A. Vezina <mavezina@dp9.com>
of DP9
posted the following information on
rec.games.miniatures.misc about
miniatures for Lightning
Strike:
They
are coming out this Spring, at the
rate of two ships and two exos or
fighters per release. Ships are in
1/5000 scale (roughly 1-3" long)
and the rest in 1/500 (most exos are
1" high).
Update
2/18/2000
- DP9's
February Dealers Newsletter is online
and lists releases through June.
Slated for June release are miniatures
of the Athena-Class Destroyer and
Hachiman-Class Destroyer along with
minis of the Pathfinder and Wyvern
exos.