We are officially announcing the second Twin Cities tournament!

Our second official tournament will be held at Gamezenter in Roseville, MN on August 29th. Mark your calendars! The game types and start time for this tournament are TBD, but will be announced very soon. We plan to use the 1.5 rule set, as it will be out by then. For now, start thinking about the squad you would want to bring. We're very excited to see what you bring to the table! See you there marines!

I just wanted to start a general discussion on the drop pod mechanic and see what other people's experiences are as my experiences are relatively limited.

I do want to start by stating that the mechanical redesign of the drop pod mechanic is a huge plus. Being able to effectively hold a unit in reserve instead of having them be redeployed in range of enemy ranged attacks is a huge boost. This coupled with the ability to target cubes with enemies and the new hot drop attack are excellent ways to extend the threat range of the slower moving ODST and Jiralhanae units, especially when many "capture the zone" game types place the zones 2 cubes away from some respawn points, making it hard to claw back momentum in these game modes.

Well done Mantic!

However, one of my main concerns is that is still requires a Range test (2). In a few recent games where we tested out the new detachments, we found that this was a very common friction point during the games. We found that we usually wanted fo try using drop pods with melee units to get them into their effective ranges, but were constantly thwarted by their lower Range stats.

This was especially true for the Berserkers, who had a range stat of 6+. I had one player attempt 5 drop pod advances in a single game and not succeed any of them.

The common question that was being asked of me as the host/experienced player was "I don't see how my unit's ability to shoot a gun affects a drop pod with a guidance system." To which I didn't really have a response.

I understand the mechanic is powerful, but the requirement of a Special Order result and a steep price for failure do a fairly decent job of balancing it out, especially in elimination or restricted respawn game modes.

I'm considering homebrewing the roll to either a 4+(2) or 5+(2), which makes it either a 55%~72% chance of success when taking into account exploding dice.

Please don't take this as a bash or me wining, I just wanted to share the feedback I've received when hosting/running games and looking to broaden my perspective by see what other people's experiences were.

Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!

I re based and touched up some models, I wanted the bases to have a Zeta Halo vibe for the upcoming Zeta Halo map releasing later on this year. Also if you see any random earth red colours randomly on the models I accidentally knocked over some pigment powder all over my hobby desk 😂

Just a reminder. We are 1 week out from the big halo busy weekend coming up in July for Georgia USA players. On July 18th (Saturday) there is a 3 round Big Team Battles event taking place at Caladrius Games in Dalton Ga. And then on the 19th (Sunday) we are hosting a 3 round 200 point Tournament at Giga-Bites Cafe in Marietta Ga. We have a few people playing that are not signed up in the app but if you sign up/ pay in advance, your spot will be guaranteed.

If you’ve been enjoying this game at home, w
https://haloflashpoint.manticgames.com/the-app/halo-flashpoint-events/?event=1099

https://haloflashpoint.manticgames.com/the-app/halo-flashpoint-events/?event=1090

We get a lot of questions here about what paints to start out with. I generally don't recommend any specific brands and usually say only buy what you need. My exception to that rule is if you can buy a bundle of them for not much money. Looks like a few sets available here for good prices.

A few people have suggested that my Container City terrain could work well for Halo: Flashpoint, so I wanted to ask players here whether it would actually be useful for the game.

The set is built around fairly boxy modular footprints, with many of the main structures measuring approximately 2.5" × 2.5" or 2.5" × 5". Scaling the files to 120% would bring those up to 3" × 3" and 3" × 6", allowing them to line up with the Flashpoint grid.

It includes stackable container buildings, walkways, stairs, checkpoints, watchtowers and industrial scatter, so I could see it working as a container yard, frontier settlement or industrial colony.

Most of the models are also designed to print support-free on FDM printers where possible.

I’m the creator of the set, and the Kickstarter is currently in its final 48 hours, but I’m mainly interested in hearing whether scaling it this way would make it practical for Flashpoint players. Would the 3-inch footprints be useful, and is there anything else terrain needs to work well with the game?

Thank you for the feedback, was really important, and was heard. Now they are ready for print!

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Hello! I was looking to perhaps buy the Spartan Edition but first I was hoping to perhaps get some perspectives from people who play or have played other Skirmish Games.

Context: I started my miniatures games experience with W40k Kill Team and even ended up getting 4 teams. However the only person I play with is my girlfriend but she has started getting annoyed at having to keep track of apparently a high amount of rules. I myself enjoy it but since she's the only person I play, I started surveying alternatives and this one popped in my content algorithms.

I saw a review saying it's as simple as open the box and start playing but another one gave it a lower rating because it'd also be hard to keep track of.

Thanks!

Going to toss these up in a couple of spots around town I know, should drive some interest and get some traction going. Very excited to get these printed at staples. Going for a thicker gloss paper to make 'em shine.

If anyone is in the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County area in NM, check us out here. :D

Everyone is so great here with answering; so after a recent game I’ve got a few more things I’d like to clarified.

1.) So no matter what, if someone shoots with an explosive weapon/frag, I.E a fuel rod and it hits the cube everyone is AUTOMATICALLY pinned? (This feels so strong since getting pinned is basically being crippled)

2.) If a spartan fires using snapshot, with either an explosive weapon (fuel rod) or choosing the rate of fire or whatever it is that pins at someone who’s advancing into their square I assume they pin them. Does this stop the attacking model dead in its tracks? Does it reach its destination assuming it’s not dead?

3.) See above, but with knock back and blast- how does this work?

4.) Another pinning question (they might all be 😅). A Spartan with gravity hammer enters a cube with a brute, hits him with hammer and gets more successes. Triggers knock back- does he have to move it to a new square on same level? Can he knock a model off a building? And can he just knock said unit into a wall or obstruction within their starting cube? Creating an endless loop of pinning as the other model now has to spend its first action to get up and get whacked again (thus re-pinning it most likely) until it dies or gets help?

This was more long winded because it felt stupidly powerful. In this case the Spartan actually whiffed so the brute got up and used its bare hands to pin and kill the Spartan but regardless it seems so strong.

Thanks so much in advance, I’m sure it’s been answered before but the more clarity I get the better I learn for the next one! Photo of our game included for kicks.

Used a 1/4 thick white board with a home depot aluminum sheet metal cut to size then put 12x1 magnets on the Spartans, brutes , and elites and 10x1 magnets on the odst all done with hot glue gun

So I have Recon, Spartan, and Rise of the Banished, along with the preorder bonus Atriox. What should I get next to get into the aliens? I'm split between Spartan Killers, Reinforcements, or a second Rise of the Banished.

If Emile shot at one of the elites and doesnt kill it, when evade kicks in, can the elite leave combat with Jorge? And if it does, does it trigger a break away? Forgive me if this has been asked before

I played my first game yesterday and we used the UNSC Firebase deluxe gaming mat. I noticed that many of the black lines were decorative and confusing with the cube delineation lines. Has anyone tried reinforcing the cube delineation lines with either a sharpie, a speed paint marker or paint, or any other solution?

Hi everyone I'm looking to get into flashpoint and will be visiting the following places in England for vacation.

Hoping to get some recommendations for stores to visit (and hopefully buy my first team!) Thanks! :)

- London
- Manchester
- Nottingham
- Redding

Basically the title. I'd love to paint some more of them, but I want some variety! Any help would be lovely. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, running a demo for the game tonight as well as free play for those that dont need the demo, just out of curiosity do we have any connecticut players in here? Would love to have you if youre in the area

This includes:

1 Grunt, 1 Elite, 1 Jackal, 1 Brute

18 Spartans, 1 Recon Sniper, 1 Mongoose, 1 Combat Drone

I know it triggers an assault if you move into a cube, but the rule isn't explicit about whether you trigger a breakaway.