Dark Future

ardyer

ardyer

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Over on the openable Facebook group the other week, Andy Hoare mentioned that dark future takes place in the 40k universe, during the age of strife. As a result, I really want to read these rules now. I know GW had released the rules as a free PDF, but it doesn't appear to be on their site post-redesign. Does anyone know if this is still available?

Also, was there any fiction/fluff other than the Route 666 novel produced?
 
Hi Mate

I didn't know they took place in the 40k age of strife. I always thought it was a seperate game from the warhammer universe. Pretty cool though never got to play this but would of loved to. :(
 
wolfden76":3ssarsd9 said:
Hi Mate

I didn't know they took place in the 40k age of strife. I always thought it was a seperate game from the warhammer universe. Pretty cool though never got to play this but would of loved to. :(
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Yea, I didn't either. But if never had the chance to even see the game for sale, so my familiarity was minimal anyway :lol:
 
From the Lexicanum:
The Age of Strife, aka the Old Night, was a destructive, anarchic and regressive time period prior to the forming of the Imperium. It followed the Dark Age of Technology, which by all accounts was an age of great prosperity. Depending on sources, the Age of Strife began between M23 and M254 and ended in M30.

From wikipedia:
Dark Future is a 1988 alternate history and post-apocalyptic science-fantasy miniature wargame by Games Workshop. It is set in the then-future year of 1995 (later updating the setting to 2021), in a post-apocalyptic fantasy-inspired alternate reality where the United States of America—as well as the rest of the world—has fell apart. Society has collapsed (almost back to the times of both the Dark Ages and the Wild West—where there's no law and no order), and the natural laws of physics have broke down. Megacorps are now in total control, technology runs rampant, and Sanctioned Ops patrol the roads and highways tracking down and destroying the renegade scum who live there, outside of the law and doing what they please.

Dark future can't really be set in the age of strife is seems
 
@Dooz, I was thinking about that too, one I got my hands on the rules. It's fun to read anyway though!
 
The natural laws of physics broke down?? Does that have any reflection in the game mechanics? ! Also what did those bastards do back in '88 to break physics itself....? Wait a minute...look at the Billboard end of year chart - the number 4 song of the year was... was.. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
 
I can't really remember any of the rules, but after having played Car Wars previously I did find them to simplistic. So we took the Dark Future models and background and upscaled the Car Wars rules to use with it.

Now I would probably be happy about simpler rules since I have a day job other than not doing my home work and playing tabletops instead, so I need to give them a try again sometime.
 
Re: AW: Dark Future

I remember that I played it on a con with car wars rules and rulers too (different scale?). It worked great. I think the game would also benefit from the GW deviation dice.
I did not like the lack of variation though.
At that time I have also been playing Battletech and those construction rules were the benchmark. Dark Future was pale in that regard.
 
Have them somewhere in my Hobbyroom. I always liked the "Mad Max" style about them and the fact that you could easily convert some old Matchbox cars....too simple?? I do not think so. The easier the rules the easier it is to bring others into playing them.
 
Dude, I have two copies of the game (accidentally, it's a touchy subject). I also have a bunch of books. And Demon Download is good enough to be a Hollywood movie script. It's THAT good. Daemon in a credit card. Killer catholic nun in a Ferrari with an American cowboy Texas ranger/US Cavalry shotgunner.
 
Captain Crooks":2iahn5w5 said:
The natural laws of physics broke down?? Does that have any reflection in the game mechanics? ! Also what did those bastards do back in '88 to break physics itself....? Wait a minute...look at the Billboard end of year chart - the number 4 song of the year was... was.. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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I never expected to be Rickrolled here of all places :lol:
 
I have got to admit that 1995 was pretty bad year for me, but not apocalyptic to be sure.
I am sorry, but I never played it, we played car wars for far too long and by then it was too late for my gaming group to get into another car game.
 
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