October 19th, 2020
Woodinville, WA – Privateer Press has launched a Kickstarter for the first expansion for their latest game, the Miniatures Hobby Game Warcaster: Neo-Mechanika. Collision Course expands the Warcaster world by adding an all-new Faction, the Empyreans, robotic aliens who created the galaxy and have returned to eradicate the human Factions that have taken over their designs. The new expansion also includes new weapons and forces for the original three Factions in Warcaster—the Marcher Worlds, the Iron Star Alliance, and the Aeternus Continuum—to increase every player’s combat options on the battlefield. Further, Collision Course introduces a new way of challenging opponents: Race Mode, which gives players vehicles and vehicle weapons to take on all comers across the Thousand Worlds. Finally, this release includes Faction-specific Cypher cards, allowing every Warcaster to tune their decks and play styles to make them as efficient and deadly as possible. The Kickstarter is live now at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privateerpress/warcaster-collision-course and ends November 5th at midnight.
Warcaster is a fast-paced skirmish-level wargame, with a brand-new science-fiction setting, set 5,000 years in the future of the Iron Kingdoms setting previously popularized by their games WARMACHINE and HORDES. The game casts players in the role of Warcasters, psychic heroes charged with defending their chosen Factions. Using the power of Arcanesssence, players power up their squads of infantry, wizard-like Weavers, and their multi-ton machines of war, the warjacks.
“The reception for Warcaster: Neo-Mechanika was excellent,” said Matthew D. Wilson, creative director and owner of Privateer Press. “The mechanics of the void gates took the tabletop strategies to new levels. Now we’re adding greater opportunities for getting into battle quickly and taking on your opponents in new ways, like Race Mode.”
“We’ve also added yet another layer of customizability for each Faction with the newest Cypher cards,” added Jason Soles, lead designer of Warcaster. “The battles become more precise and specific with the additional options we’re providing in Collision Course.”
“In the end, our new universe expands when its original inhabitants return, and we will continue to develop along these lines with the future releases we already have in the works,” said Wilson. “We know our current players are excited to take on the stars, and we’re hoping new players will take this opportunity to go to the Thousand Worlds with them for those battles.”
Collision Course launches includes stretch goals and special bonuses for individual backers, and the Collision Course Kickstarter also includes pledge rewards for retailers who would like to carry the game in their stores. Visit https://home.privateerpress.com/warcaster/ for additional information about the game, the universe, and the Kickstarter launch, and visit the Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privateerpress/warcaster-collision-course
to get in on the battle action now.
About Privateer Press, Inc.
Privateer Press, Inc., is a privately held producer of entertainment and hobby brands based in the Seattle area. Its products include the award-winning WARMACHINE and HORDES hobby miniatures games, the incredibly popular Riot Quest miniatures game, the award-winning Iron Kingdoms property and Iron Kingdoms Full Metal Fantasy Roleplaying Game, the Monsterpocalypse battle miniatures game, and the Formula P3 Hobby Line. To learn more about Privateer Press, visit www.privateerpress.com or contact the president, Sherry Yeary, at (425) 643-5900 or sherry@privateerpress.com.