Steamforged Games: Warmachine Roadmap & Two Player Starter Set Pre-Orders
Steamforged Games has dropped an updated Warmachine Roadmap and released pre-orders for the new Two Player Starter Set.
Warmachine players get ready for some good news because Steamforged Games has put out a roadmap for Warmachine and they are already hitting some of those stops along the way. Check this out:
The roadmap covers most key releases up until April 2025 – although as you can see there are clearly some surprises waiting…and a few things that may not be on that roadmap yet that will be revealed in due course…
Warmachine Roadmap
Okay! Now this is a roadmap we can follow along with. And while there’s a few symbols and silhouettes of miniatures Steamforged Games went one step further and actually spelled this all out in text, too:
October:
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- Cryx Necrofactorium Auxiliary Expansion
November:
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- Khador Annihilators Avalanche Warjack
- Cygnar Storm Forge Borealis Warjack
- Warmachine 2 Player Starter Set
December:
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- Cryx Necrofactorium Necroharvester
January:
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- Cygnar Storm Legion Maelstrom Colossal
February:
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- <Redacted> Apotheosis Warlock
March:
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- <Redacted> <Yeah… we can’t talk about this one yet!>
- <Redacted> Gargantuan
- Cygnar Gravediggers Battlegroup Box
- Cygnar Gravediggers Command Starter
April:
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- Cygnar Gravediggers Core Expansion
- <Redacted> Apotheosis Warcaster
- <Redacted> <Yeah… this one too…>
June:
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- Old Umbrey releases begin this month
Warmachine Format Updates
They aren’t messing around! Additionally to the roadmap they also announced some upcoming changes to the various formats for playing Warmachine, too. They are rearranging some of the units and armies available in the Warmachine App specifically. They will also be renaming the formats to be more inline with what some of the other industry standards are.
The “Prime” MKIV Format covers the newer options and those armies will be called “Prime Armies” moving forward. The “Legacy” Format is being renamed to “Armies of Legend” and they will still be valid for the Prime format but, because getting those miniatures can be tough for new players, it’s being moved to a separate folder in the Warmachine App.
Here’s the weird one. The “Unlimited” format is going to be renamed “Legacy” — which, yes, they admit is confusing at first. Here’s what Mat Hart, COO of Steamforged Games had to say:
“Yeah, I know it’s a bit weird that what was Legacy is now Armies of Legend and what was Unlimited is now Legacy, but when we look at other games in the market and how they’ve handled similar situations, they often use the term “Legacy” (such as Magic: The Gathering) to describe things that are still valid to play, just not in the current main format.”
Lock & Load Returns
One more exciting announcement is that Steamforged Games is looking to bring back Lock & Load events.
Our plan is to bring back Lock & Load events, starting in the USA next year and expanding to the UK/Europe the following year. At Lock & Load, we’ll be officially supporting and running events for the Legacy format.
That’s just more good news for Warmachine fans who’ve been wanting to attend official events! And if you’re looking to dive into Warmachine then they’ve got one more important announcement for you…
Two Player Starter Set Pre-Orders Live
The Warmachine Two Player Starter Set is up for pre-order right now and has a planned ship date of November 20, 2024.
Warmachine: Two Player Starter Set $99.99
Across the Iron Kingdoms, where powerful steam engines and arcane magics intertwine, the factions of WARMACHINE clash in a relentless struggle for dominance. With the world teetering on the brink of chaos, mighty warcasters and warlocks command brutal machines and savage creatures into battle, forging the fates of their unyielding nations in the fires of war.
Stride into the Iron Kingdoms with this Starter Set. Inside, you’ll find two opposing armies depicted as detailed HIPS miniatures and terrain to fight across. Choose advanced Cygnar or militaristic Khador, give control of the other to a friend, and go head-to-head in cinematic battles for hours of entertainment. This box is an excellent way to get into Warmachine or expand your existing collection.
What’s in the box?
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- Major Allister Caine (Cygnar waracaster)
- Deuce (Cygnar character warjack)
- Captain Bastian Falk (Cygnar character solo)
- The Black 13th (Cygnar character 3-model unit)
- Kapitan Zahara Vilkul (Khador warcaster)
- Razor (Khador character warjack)
- Sergeant Goran Lazarenko, the Jackal (Khador character solo)
- The Hounds (Khador character 3-model unit)
- Scatter Terrain (4x Walls and 2x Shallow Water/Hazards)
Models supplied unpainted
Steamforged Games also has a TON of other stuff up for pre-order for Warmachine as they are ramping back up for the future. They’ve got a plan and it looks like they are sticking to it. I can’t wait to see where they go from here.
The Warmachine is rolling once again…
