Aldarra is a fast-paced 4x combat focused strategy game with 152 huge minis, buckets of dice, and an expansive world.
The game plays 2 - 4 people (5-6 with the expansion) and plays between 90-180 minutes.
The base game comes with 152 finely detailed miniatures (28 unique sculpts). The Savage Skies expansion comes with 72 finely detailed miniatures (14 sculpts).
**Shipping will be charged at a later time (prior to physical shipping)**
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Manufacturing Update August 2023
8 months ago
– Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 04:11:25 AM
Greetings all! As promised our monthly updates begin now!
There may not be a ton of information in these updates, as we go through production, but when we do have things to show you from the manufacturer, we will let you know!
The main thing to update today is that the manufacturer has been going through and approving our miniatures and files, and we have had to make some slight changes here and there in order to make sure the tooling can be done without issue!
Shipping
We are going to start looking at updated shipping prices in the next couple of month. We are going to be shopping around to make sure the prices are as close as possible to the quoted prices we ran during the campaign. We still intend to have multiple hubs around the world to make non-US backers have a reasonable amount to pay for shipping this massive beast of a game!
Gameplay Videos
As soon as we have our PPCs ready or in progress (there may be some iterations), we will start producing some more gameplay videos (especially with 5 and 6 players!).
And that is all for now! I hope you all have been having a fantastic summer so far! Will be back again next month with any updates! As always, if you have any questions, please just send us a message on Discord or Kickstarter!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Best
Benny and the AM team
Aldarra Manufacturing Started & Update on Arcane Minis Projects!
9 months ago
– Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 11:51:32 AM
Aldarra is in Manufacturing!
Hey everyone! Sorry for the slight delay in update. I intended to put this update out yesterday, but we were also launching our brand new, free to play, tabletop wargame Skies Ablaze. I was up until 9am just prepping files and just didn't have the energy in me to keep working! But it's a new day and I am fresh and excited to write you all to let you know we are officially in manufacturing now!
Timeline
The timeline for manufacturing will be 4 - 5 months which means we should be shipping before the end of the year. I want to start by again thanking you all for your patience and understanding as we were delayed a little bit the last year, but we made it through. The additional art we had to do took much longer than we anticipated!
Brand New Miniature (Replacement!)
As I mentioned in a previous post, we are actually replacing one of the miniatures with a new one. The decision came purely because we weren't happy with the original sculpt so we decided it was worth it to change it.
The Torrent Class Frigate is the frigate for the Odarian Empire faction. We love the new design of this ship and we hope you do as well! This render is from our Skies Ablaze tabletop wargame. It uses the same models for the basic factions
This is a render from the Skies Ablaze game, but the model is the same so this is the one you will get in your boxes (important to note that the Skies Ablaze stands are different and the model sizes are larger than their Aldarra counterparts).
The Torrent Class Frigate is the frigate for the Odarian Empire faction. We love the new design of this ship and we hope you do as well! This render is from our Skies Ablaze tabletop wargame. It uses the same models for the basic factions
Localization
A sad bit of news is that this specific print run will not have localization into other languages. We tried to find a localization partner, but it never really panned out. So we will continue with the English version only. On the plus side, we will still release a digital version of the rules for the original languages we said we would! Those will be released along the time of shipping!
Shipping Charges
We will start charging for shipping around the time when manufacturing is finishing up and not before. We made the mistake of charging too early for shipping before and we don't intend to make that mistake again! It put too much of a burden on ourselves and our customers!
Aldarra Updates in the Future
Going forward, I will be updating you all once per month. This update may come at the start, middle, or end of the month, but you will see an update once per month just to keep you all in-the-know of what's going on.
Myself, and everyone at Arcane Minis, is really excited to be finally at this stage of manufacturing and I am looking forward to sharing more updates with you all and taking more videos of gameplay with the pre production copies of the game to hype you all up!
Summary
That's it for Aldarra updates for now, everyone! Thanks again for the support! If you don't care about the other things we do at Arcane Minis, please feel free to ignore this next section and have a great rest of your day!
We just released a new free to play tabletop wargame game called Skies Ablaze (Still in beta for another 4-5 months). It uses the same base STLs as Aldarra for the starting factions, but we have plans to grow the community every month with updated rules, new STLs and new factions!
If you have access to the STLs from Aldarra, you receive the Skies Ablaze STLs completely for free! Simply check your MyMiniFactory Library for the files and they should be in there!
With the launch, we are also releasing 3 new ships. All Tribers (monthly supporters) on our MyMiniFactory Tribe, get access to all 3 of these for as low as $1. The purpose of the tribe is to be a vessel for the community. The game is free to play and, especially while in beta, we are trying to make it as accessible as possible to anyone that wants to play!
The final cool thing to mention with Skies Ablaze are the neoprene mat preorders we are selling! These awesome designs are vivid and full of chracter. Sure to bring your games of Skies Ablaze to life! (can be used for other games too!). These mats are discounted 38-42% for the duration of the preorder.
We have a fun new product in the store as well. Metal Tumblers. We have less than 100 in stock so order them while you can! The same FIRSTTIME10 code can be used for another 10% off as well =)
Double-wall
Vacuum insulated
Clear sliding lid
Clear straw
Matte finish
BPA free
Attached rubber protective bottom
Silicone removable bottom sleeve to help prevent damage if dropped
Have you wanted to get more use out of your Airship Campaigns book? We make monthly content for over 1,700 subscribers! Brand new airships, themed one-shot adventures, soundtracks and even VTT versions of them as well! Our current release this month - The Junker's Plight, is a brand new adventure with one of our favourite new airships - the Belugo Junker Barge!
Check out the content and subscribe if it's your cup of tea! We really love making this content for people who love to explore the world of Sordane!
That's all for the updates today, everyone. Thank you all for your support on this, and our other project. We couldn't do any of this without you! We are forever grateful.
Best
Benny and the AM team
Manufacturing Update!
10 months ago
– Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 08:28:20 AM
Hello fellow admirals of the sky!
As promised, here is the manufacturing update for June! We have been very hard at work finishing off all of the art. Which has been the main delay as of right now. It's taking much, much longer than anticipated, but it's about 50 extra pieces of art which, unfortunately, takes time to get right. We are also going to be going over the original pieces to bring them up to the same level as the new ones (the new ones are actually much nicer than the old ones and the artist wants to bring them up to the same level!). I'll share a handful of the new art pieces / cards with you below!
When are we going to manufacturing? Current date to start manufacturing and working with the factory is July 19th! That should give us enough time to get the remaining art and all of the final bits done below.
We have a final meeting with the manufacturer this week and then we should be good to go next month!
First set of new cards to tease!
Redoing Odarian Frigate Scult
Bit of an odd one, but a few months ago, I made the decision to redo the Odarian Empire (Yellow) frigate and its design. It will get a new name and it will look cooler. It's been long mine (and some other members on the team), least favourite sculpt and we decided to do something about it. We are especially wanting to do that because the sculpts from Aldarra are also being used for our new, free to play 3d printable tabletop wargame - Skies Ablaze - going into beta next month.
Here is some concept art for the replacement ship! Same size, just a little different looking =)
No name for this new one yet.... taking suggestions from the community! =) Post a name you would like to see this new frigate called! We will pick one we like the sound of and it will be enshrined in Sordane lore forever!
More card art ;)
GameTrayz In Progress
One other final thing we are waiting for is the GameTrayz team to finish the inserts for the box! They assure us this will be done by the 19th so there should be no delays here. We are gonna have some excellent excellent inserts for your massive and beautiful boxes of Aldarra! Keeping all your game pieces as safe as can be!
Yet even MORE card art... not done yet, keep scrolling down ;)
Delivery Date Estimate
So as mentioned, we are going to manufacturing on July 19th! But what does that mean for delivery?? Currently it is not really possible for us to put an exact date on delivery, but as mentioned last month, we are REALLY going to try to get everything done and delivered before December of this year. At the latest it should be by early 2024! It means we will likely close the pledge manager between October and December. All the addons you want to get, kickstarter exclusive upgrades (only being printed once), will be locked out at that time. All items like resin, elixir dice, etc, will all be shipped at the same time as the game to save on shipping costs!
We will be putting out at least one update per month going forward from now until delivery.
The final card preview!
That's all for the Aldarra updates today, everyone. If you don't want any more information about what we have going on, you can take off! Buuuut, if you are curious about new projects, please check out below!
Skies Ablaze is an in-depth airship-based fleet combat game based in the expansive world of Sordane. Your airships will be armed with powerful weaponry and crewed by legendary wizards and captains as you navigate the battlefield to overcome your opponent!
What Does it Cost to Play?
Absolutely nothing! The core game itself is free, and always will be! It will come with 2 free factions (Arrodan Syndicate and Cin'darian Empire), a handful of terrain pieces, and all of the supplements you need to play and wage epic airship battles with your friends!
How Can I Support?
Our objective with Skies Ablaze is to make the barrier to entry immensely low. Like with everything we do, we want to make it easy for people to support us. With that said, the best way to support Skies Ablaze is to join the Tribe and simply to play the game and provide feedback, paint your miniatures, share images on your socials and on Discord and just spread the word! We would love for Skies Ablaze to be a well loved game, niche or not, for the community that loves playing it!
Check out the Tribe here. We are launching the first files on July 19th when we go to manufacturing with Aldarra!
Are they the same STLs as Aldarra?
Yes and no. Same sculpts, different sizes and different bases!
Note: If you have access to the Aldarra STLs, you will receive all of the 6 base faction units (5 for each faction) completely for free. You will be sent an invite to redeem them when we launch the beta on July 19th!
That's all for now!
And that's everything this time!! Really thankful for all of your patience and understanding as this year has been a wild one for us already and we are already halfway through.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please post a comment, send us a message, or ping us on the Discord!
Have a great rest of the month!
Benny and the AM team
Quick Aldarra Art + Manufacturing update (larger update coming in June!)
11 months ago
– Tue, May 16, 2023 at 12:24:38 AM
Hey everyone! Benny here with just a very very quick update today to let you all know that we are going to have a larger update in June (as mentioned in our last update). I've had a few people request an update and so to make sure to keep you all in the loop, I'm doing a mini one today just to tell you all when to expect the next large update!
Things are going well and the majority of the art which was left to do is nearly done! Should have more information on manufacturing and finalizing playmodes!
As a teaser for next month's release, here is the "Titan Hunters" Event Card! Really excited to share more of the final process with everyone and move onto the manufacturing of the game where we start to get the prototypes back, share with you all and make our way towards delivery!!
"Titan Hunters" Event card art from the Savage Skies expansion box.
We are still hoping to deliver the game before the end of the year. Hopefully only a few months late of the original planned date! Thanks for your patience everyone. Have a fantastic month. Look for the next update in mid-late June!
As always, if you have any questions, you can join us on our Discord and get involved with our community!
Best
Benny and the AM team
Aldarra Development Update! Release of Extra STLs
about 1 year ago
– Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 08:19:09 AM
Aldarra Development Update! Release of Extra STLs
Hey everyone! Benny here. Sorry for the slight delay in this update! I was going to put it out on Friday, but we were waiting on a couple of assets for this update and just got them finished!
We have had a super busy 2023 already, but not a lot of focus on Aldarra specifically as we have been fulfilling our previous Kickstarter - Airship Campaigns - for the last couple of months and sending out over 3000 pledge rewards! 1,000 of books and map tiles. It has been a huge undertaking in terms of logistics and customer service. Quite a wild year so far!
Now that the majority of those pledges have been fulfilled and shipped (and we have been receiving really great feedback overall in terms of quality of the product), we can turn our focus back to Aldarra!
Kickstarter Upgrades STLs Release on MyMiniFactory!
We had intended to release these remaining STL files for the game at the start of 2023, but as I mentioned, fulfilling the Airship Campaigns Kickstarter has basically been consuming all of our extra attention so they fell by the wayside in terms of priority. But no worries, they are here now! Please check your MyMiniFactory account if you either backed at the All-In tier or added the "Kickstarter Upgrades (STLs Only)" addon to your pledge. These are not being sold retail, you can still add them on while the pledge manager is open, but after it's closer, we will not sell them again.
Note: If you think you should have access to the STLs and you didn't receive an email or they are not in your MyMiniFactory account, please send me a private message on Kickstarter or email through [email protected] and we will get you sorted!
Tabletop Simulator Testing for 2, 5 and 6 players. We need more testers!
We have been getting some testing done for 2, 5 and 6 players, but not nearly enough on Tabletop Simulator to declare the new rules as "final". The 2 player mode especially has been back and forth a couple of times on new rules. As we designed the game initially with 3-6 players in mind, the 2 player rules, while they work, aren't to the level we want them to be at yet. The 5-6 player rules are much more fleshed out and finalized. We just have to get some more reps in on the new addition of "Event Cards" (see below for more info)
We really encourage folks to come and join us on our Discord server to play some test games and hang out with me and others in the community! If you would like to learn the game or get some time in playing Aldarra, come join us!
On Monday, I will be starting a new method for scheduling people to play against each other. I'm not 100% sure how we will do this yet (taking suggestions on schedule apps that may help us organize the community on this), but it's clear we have many people in many time zones and it's hard to arrange games for people sometimes. So we need to schedule it a bit more within the community to make sure we get people on at the right times.
Myself and others who have played Aldarra before would love to see new playerswho haven't had a chance to play yet. We would love to teach you! It's true that playing online just simply isn't as much fun as playing in person, but I promise you it's still a bunch of fun to play with new people! We have a great community on there =)
It's quite simple! First, you will need to download Steam and then you will need to have Tabletop Simulator (there are so very many different board games you can play on here as well). Once you have that, you simply need to install the Aldarra Tabletop Simulator Workshop File (Expansion and updated art included)
Remaining Work - Event Cards - Expansion Box New Mechanics
A new mechanic we added into the expansion box is the Event Cards. These awesome cards are a simple, yet incredibly dynamic addition to the game. Every round, the entire table will flip over a brand new event card and that card affects the table accordingly. Check out a few of the Event Cards below that have been finished and mocked up, ready for our first print run of Aldarra!
Additional Final Art for Expansion Box Explore, Objective and Event Cards
The majority of the card art has been finished for the game for quite some time, but we were waiting on mechanics of the additional expansion box cards to be finalized before we could finish the art for them (so they made sense). The wording and abilities of these additional cards are about 95% finalized now which means we can now finalize the art for them!
The additional expansion art will take about 8 weeks to finish. There are 30 individual pieces and we can finish about 3 per week. So this is where the majority of the unfinished work needs to be done right now on Aldarra (in addition to finishing the 2 player mechanics). Once the art is done and the 2 player mode mechanics are set in stone, we will push the go button and the manufacturing process will begin.
Localization Update
I know a handful of you have been waiting for localization news, and we had some leads, but unfortunately we have not been able to find a reliable localization partner. So at this time, we are currently planning to go into production without other languages being physically manufacturer. We will, however, have the rulebook, at the very least, translated for everyone to use in a downloadable PDF.
There's a chance, however slight, that we will support a very very low print run of localized versions in Spanish, French and German. This decision will be made right before we go into production in a few months. We just have to have a plan for it. It's unfortunately not cheap to introduce a new language into a print run, but we have heard the vocal minority of you who would like more localization and we will try to make it happen.
Manufacturing Timeline & Process
Once we have the art for the expansion cards (Explore, Objective & Event) finished in the next 8 weeks (finishing around the middle of May), and the 2, 5 and 6 player modes have been tested further, we will be going into production around the middle to end of June of this year.
During production, we will be receiving , samples, PPCs (Pre-production copies ) and finally our MPC (Mass production copies). We hope this will take no longer than a 4 months, but we will share the entire process with you! After the game is perfect and exactly how we want it to be, we will need to ship to our warehouse and then we start fulfillling!
If all things go to plan from here on out, we should be looking at being fully fulfilled sometime from December 2023. Based on our experience fulfilling another physical campaign now, we know to expect the unexpected and we are making sure to mitigate any delays ahead of time by preparing things for the manufacturer so that there will not be a lot of back and forth once the production has started.
Shipping Charge Date & Shipping Distribution Centers
We will likely start charging for shipping around a month before we ship it from the manufacturer to the warehouse. That should be close enough in time from factory to fulfillment to give us an exact number on shipping. We have learned a lot about physical shipping from Airship Campaigns.
With Airship Campaigns, we fulfilled the entire thing from our US warehouse. With Aldarra, if we did that, it would make shipping to the rest of the world prohibitive in the current shipping climate, so, as mentioned in the Kickstarter info, we will be trying to have as many distribution hubs as possible to make the shipping fees as digestable and as reasonable as possible for our backers. Europe, Canada, Asia, etc. Hopefully we will have a distribution center near everyone!
Did you Preorder Airship Campaigns from the Aldarra Backerkit?
If you preordered Airship Campaigns through Backerkit, I will be in touch with you this upcoming week to sort out shipment of that specific reward. Since we can ship that preordered item now, as they are in stock, we figured it would be silly to make you wait until Aldarra is ready! So we will manually fulfill those! Stay tuned and keep an eye on your email if you preordered a book!
If you didn't get Airship Campaigns, you can buy it for 20% off right now, our map tiles, and in addition to all our other currently available physical products from our store. Visit our physical store here
That's it for the update today everyone. I'm very sorry for the delayed update and the silence from the beginning of the year! We were just uber focused!
I'm really hoping to see more of you on Discord and TTS to help us test the new player modes a bit more before we go to manufacturing just to make sure we have this game as refined as possible!
I can't wait to see you all with this game on your tabletops playing and enjoying all the hard work the team has put into this project. We hope you will love it!
