The Icarus and Heilong Battlefleets launch for Dystopian Wars and more in January

Warcradle Studios is kicking off 2023 with quite a few releases for Dystopian Wars as well as some new Warcradle Scenics. It’s a new year with new ways to start and get into the game!

Icarus Battlefleet Set

One of the largest vessels built by the Yemoja shipyards in Mombasa, the Icarus features multiple vertical magnetic catapults that can simultaneously launch squadrons of fighters.

This box contains:

1x Icarus Aeronautic Fabricator (can also be built as a Daedalus Fortified Tethership), 2x Cruisers (can be built as either a Lovelace, Copernicus, Antarctica, Stiletto, Ulysses or Chatelet Class ship), 6 x Frigate Automata (can be built as either a Germain, Merian, Caidin or Prevost pattern ship)
2x SRS Tokens

Heilong Battlefleet Set

The largest vessel produced by the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, the Heilong strike battleship emphasizes combined attacks with deadly rocket and Huoqiang fire to annihilate its foes.

This box contains:
1x Battleship (can be built as either a Heilong or Ergun Class ship), 1x Tianlong Draconic Colossus, 1x Cruiser (can be built as either a Jian, Wusong, Meru or Dao Class ship), 2x Gong Destroyers, 2x Shanghai Class Frigates

Union Starter Set

Headed by the Constitution Class Battleship, this set offers Union players the ability to harness the military might necessary to not waiver in the face of a threat to freedom.

This box contains:
1x Constitution Class Battleship, 2x Cruisers (can be built as either a Yorktown, Intrepid, Lexington, Reliant Class Ship), 4x Farragut Class Frigates, 2x Akron Observation Rotors, 2x Union Support Cruisers (can be built as either a Discovery, Roanoke, California, Montgomery, Washington Class Ship), 4x RC-52 Patriot Automata, 2x SRS Tokens, 1x Rule Book, 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks, 20x Action Dice, 6x Critical Dice, 1x Token Sheet, 1x Template

Union Starter Set

Empire Starter Set

Spread the glory of the Immortal Celestian Empire with the Empire Starter Set – Faction Battlefleet, led by the Kongo Heavy Battleship.

This box contains:
1x Kongo Heavy Battleship, 2x Japanese Cruisers (can be built as, either Osaka, Kanagawa, Hokkaido, Okinawa, Miyagi, Yamaguchi, Ishikawa, Honshu Cruiser), 4x Kyoto Frigates, 8x Chita Automata, 2x Japanese Submersibles (can be built as either Kagutsuchi, Kensai, Koromodako, Mizuchi, Ryujin or Umibozu Class), 2x SRS Tokens, 2x Chubu Submarines, 2x Sakata Destroyers, 2x Rin Exosub Tokens, 1x Rule Book, 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks, 20x Action Dice, 6x Critical Dice, 1x Token Sheet, 1x Template

Empire Starter Set

Sultanate Starter Set

The time for action has come and New Learning has revealed the way for the Sultanate to take back control of the holiest lands. Command your fleet, headed by the Anatolia Battlecruiser, and take back control.

This box contains:
1x Anatolia Battlecruiser, 2x Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either Iskander, Pasha, Izmir or Shadrazam Class Shio or combined to build Hurrum Grand Cruiser or Mehmed Grand Monitor Class Ship), 2x Support Cruisers (can be built as either Aydin, Mihrimah, Konya, Morea, Constantinople Class Ship or be combined to build Nemrut, Bursa or Bayezid Class Ship), 4x Temir Frigates, 4x Escorts Skiffs, 2x SRS Tokens, 1x Rule Book, 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks, 20x Action Dice, 6x Critical Dice, 1x Token Sheet, 1x Template

Sultanate Starter Set

Alliance Starter Set

The Alliance attempt to rise from the ashes and make their voice heard with the introduction of their Faction Battlefleet. Strive to reclaim your once lost power and authority over Europe, guided into combat by the Oriflamme Battlecruiser.

This box contains:
1x Oriflamme Battlecruiser, 2x Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either Loire, Picardy, Chevalier or Charlemagne Class Ship), 4x Ecuyere Frigates, 2x Levant Vessels(can be built as either Chasseur, Furieux or Voliere Class Ship), 2x Submarines (can be built as either Epaulard or Sirene Class Ship), 2x SRS Tokens, 1x Rule Book, 1x Victory and Valor Card Decks, 20x Action Dice, 6x Critical Dice, 1x Token Sheet, 1x Template

Alliance Starter Set

Canadian Frontline Squadrons

The mainstay of the Canadian fleet, these impressive warships are the stalwart frontline in the Crown’s defense against Union expansionist ambitions.

This box contains:
2x Canadian Frontline Cruisers (can be built as either a Newfoundland, Bonaventure, Halifax, Toronto or Yukon Class ship), 4x Orca Hunter Submarines, 2x SRS Tokens

Enlightened Advanced Squadrons

Advanced weaponry makes its way onto the table for Enlightened players, offering the Ketos and Lotan Assault Machines separate from other, larger sets

This box contains:
2x Advance Cruiser (can be built as either a Newton, Zumeena, Vesalius or Origen Class ship), 2x Assault Machine (can be built as either a Ketos or Lotan Class machine), 2x Enlightened Escort, 2x Orca Tokens

Promethean – Refinery

In the Dystopian Age there are all sorts of curious compounds and esoteric elements that need to be refined before they can be used in engineering applications. These refineries are a common site in and around Promethean complexes.

This box contains:
1x Promethean Refinery

Promethean - Refinery

Promethean – Derrick

Derricks are dotted about everywhere in Promethean Complexes. Used for moving heavy loads where it might be required and a construct wouldn’t be practical, they are also converted to pump jacks on occasion.

This product contains:
1x Promethean Derrick

Promethean - Derrick

Promethean – Forge

The forges of a Promethean Complex burn night and day to smelt all sorts of raw materials for use in their engineering breakthroughs. It would be impossible to acquire the vast quantities of iron and other metals from outside so ore is brought in from all over the Union and beyond to keep the fires of industry burning.

This product contains:
1x Promethean Forge

Promethean - Forge

Promethean – Walkways

The labyrinthine surroundings of a Promethean Complex are home to all sorts of workshops, storage facilities and industrial buildings. Often the only way to traverse these sites is via walkways added after the fact to make sure engineers and construct-drones can get from point A to point F.35b.

This product contains:
1x Promethean Walkways

Promethean - Walkways

Promethean – Mine Entrances

Often it’s easier for a Promethean Complex to just be built over a mine in the first place. If that’s not an option then the Enlightened have advanced machinery and indentured servants that allow them to mine otherwise deposits of ore inaccessible to the other great powers.

This product contains:
2x Promethean Mine Entrances

Promethean - Mine Entrances

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