The Fantasy Scapers Project

[Venom_killed_Superman]

Originally Posted by Claws of Death

I can help you guys out. Just give me a custom to critique and I'm set. I can even try the custom out if you want.

Sounds really cool. What do you think of this?:

[Killz]

I can help, although as I have said before I can't always get on, but can lend a hand in testing.

[Venom_killed_Superman]

Sounds awesome, thanks!
I have some more customs on the way. I'm also going to put up a poll on the front post. EDIT: Except I forgot that you can't.

[clancampbell]

I would be happy to help with this endever. Let me know what I can do to help.

[Venom_killed_Superman]

Originally Posted by clancampbell

I would be happy to help with this endever. Let me know what I can do to help.

Well, you'd be absolutely welcome to help design cards for the project. A couple of people have volunteered to play test, but no one to help create cards. Or if it's not our thing, you could still help play test and suggest stuff for cards. Right now, I'd like to know what historical stuff should be made for this project.

[clancampbell]

By designing cards you mean actual layout and graphics and pics? My computer skills are not that good, and I'm afraid I'd come up real short in that department.

Playtesting is all well and good, and I don't mind offering advice on units and such.

Historical units. There are several Native tribes that could be fleshed out, including Aztecs and Mayans.
An expansion of the "lawman" theme. Huns and Mongol hordes would be a welcome addition as well.
Also civil war era soldiers are often asked for. The problem with that is making them different from the 4th Mass. and 10th foot, and I can see where someone might get offended.

[Lamaclown]

I guess I can offer my services whenever I am available. I will be slowing my own customs production so I could give some time to this.

I will glad to help with card design as much as I can. The only problem I see is if you have multiple card designers who are using different programs. If we get multiple designers we might want to try to use one program, if possible, to have continuity in card appearance. Or, maybe it won't be as big a deal as that- we'll see.

[Venom_killed_Superman]

Originally Posted by Lamaclown

I guess I can offer my services whenever I am available. I will be slowing my own customs production so I could give some time to this.

I will glad to help with card design as much as I can. The only problem I see is if you have multiple card designers who are using different programs. If we get multiple designers we might want to try to use one program, if possible, to have continuity in card appearance. Or, maybe it won't be as big a deal as that- we'll see.

Well, in the end, we can have one person make the finished cards, whether it's through the add-on made for magic set editor or through photoshop/gimp/paint.net (As I have every one of them but GIMP.)

[clancampbell]

So, are we just going to be making customs from scratch or will we be reviewing already made customs for inclusion in this project?

I know Lamaclown has some very sweet customs in his section.

[Venom_killed_Superman]

Well, I think that for now we should put together a list of figures we would like to see in classic scape to make customs of. I would like to see:
Golems
Neanderthals
Some war-based goblins (Goblins that are not necessarily chaotic, but fight with a purpose)

I also have a couple cards that I've made, but I'm not necessarily saying that only customs I make should be in. I just want to start us off. And we need to stick to using commonly and cheaply available figures.

[White Noise]

I could help with this in my spare time. I wouldn't say I have a ton of experience, but I can certainly try.

So, looking at your first custom, I immediately see a few problems:

It's a squad (presumably with 2 figures), but the hit zone only shows one of them.

The class name should be plural.

The point cost seems off. Compare them to the Minions of Utgar (at 110):

Pros:
1 more attack (more like two due to deadly strike).
1 more range.
1 more move.
Soulborg (immune to things like Marro Plague).
Boost Blastatron attack when engaged.

Cons:
1 fewer member.
Unique.
No flying.
No Utgar's Orders (which I never bother using).
Soulborg (vulnerable to Repulsors).

I'd put them at 90.

EDIT: Does the skull warder's attack bonus stack if you have more than one?

To add to the list:
Cho-Ko-Nu's (an ancient Chinese crossbow with rapidfire capabilities)
More insects
More primadons
Centaurs
Siege weapons/artillery (perhaps a civil war cannon?)

We could always invent an alien race or two...

[NecroBlade]

I would love to work on classic customs again, especially if there was something as organized as C3G or even the Star Wars customs. Someone had proposed the idea not too long ago, but this is the first attempt at it I've seen. What exactly is the structure here, though? Are you just posting random customs for people to critique and playtest? Needs to be a bit more organized than that.