There’s another ‘ask me anything’ that took place recently and we got the first update on Adeptus Titanicus that we’ve seen in awhile. Come check it out!
The release of Adeptus Titanicus has been pushed back and we haven’t received an update in quite some time. Well that was until a recent ‘ask me anything’ with James Hewitt.
But who is James Hewitt?
I’m James M Hewitt, freelance tabletop games designer (formerly of Games Workshop and Mantic Games). You might know me from Silver Tower, Gorechosen, Betrayal at Calth, Blood Bowl, Necromunda or DreadBall. G’wan, Ask Me Anything!
The top question on James Hewitt’s ask me anything Reddit thread was pertaining to Adeptus Titanicus, and gave us a lot of insight on what’s taking so long.
So it looks like the success of Blood Bowl pushed the release date of Adeptus Titanicus back a little once Games Workshop noticed how popular plastic was over resin. According to James Hewitt they went back to the drawing board and decided to make the miniatures for Adeptus Titanicus completely out of plastic. Of course, making everything out of plastic now is going to take some extra time to retool all of the models and cast them.
He was not able to provide a time frame for the release and simply said maybe soon.
Last year we got a lot of previews during the Horus Heresy Weekender including a preview of the Adeptus Titanicus book, and some commentary by James Hewitt as well:
The Frontis (First Page):
Titan Schematic:
Getting Started:
We had a chat with James Hewitt after the Adeptus Titanicus seminar this morning and got ahold of some cool images from the upcoming book.
James: While the game was clearly inspired by previous editions of Titanicus, as well as Epic, it’s very much it’s own new thing. We tried to make it so that it has lots of detail, but still plays quickly. The overall gist is that it puts you in the command throne of an individual Titan, so you are directing the action as shields and limbs take damage and crew succumb to the rigors of battle.
Adeptus Titanicus was supposed to be getting a Black Book release in 2017, but we haven’t seen it yet.
According to J Martin who talked with Andy Hoare the game is done, and was supposed to be released this year. But has that changed? We’re running out of time in 2017. Or did it simply conflict with the Necromunda release and got pushed back?
Or maybe we’re going to see it sooner than we think. This rumor engine picture could have hinted that something Adeptus related is on it’s way.
For now this is all we know about when we’ll actually be able to see Adeptus Titanicus on the shelves. Make sure you’re checking back in with us for the latest updates.
So what do you think? Are we going to be seeing the release of Adeptus Titanicus in the near future? Or is the release just going to continue to get pushed back even further? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below?
