What to Get Next
A lot of new players begin with one of the 2-Player Starter Boxes. These come with a Light, Medium, and Heavy HE-V each in 2 different styles. It’s a great place to start learning the game with a friend. The Suggestions below are great ways to enhance and expand your force and add variety to your games.
I Need Some Terrain
If you aren’t already playing any 6-10mm games, you may not have any appropriately scaled terrain on hand. You’ll want a mix of buildings and ruins with a base plate to show the area that they occupy. The easiest sets that will get you started are the Skyline: City Set and the Skyline: Stack Pack. The Stack Pack is also available as an STL for printing at home and is a very compact and affordable option for gamers on the go.
Check out other 6-10mm terrain options available here.
I Want a Bigger Force
The main way to expand your force is to simply add more HE-V’s. There are a variety of HE-V singles and faction boxes that offer different aesthetics. Multi-part kits also offer you plenty of parts to kit-bash and make your HE-Vs your own. You’ll want a copy of the Core Rulebook, if you don’t already have one, as it contains all the rules and costs for the various chassis and upgrades. If you started with a full Faction Box, you might need an individual HE-V or two, but it’s typically not neccasary to get a second faction box for the same force.
I Want More Variety
The first expansion, Steel Rift: Burning Horizons (SR:BH), includes rules for a variety of On-Table Support Assets. These include Ultra-Light HE-V Squads, Light/Recon Vehicle Squads, and Infantry with Deployable Bunkers. You’re only able to field one of each of these Support Assets in your Force currently, but in a full 200 ton game, you can use all 3 at the same time if desired.
The second expansion book Steel Rift: Close Quarters (SR:CQ) doubles the number of weapons and upgrades from the core book. Focusing on Melee weapons with new and extra abilities, this expansion amplifies your close-range damage. SR:CQ also contains upgrades that are great for ranged-focused forces and presents 3 new team types to add a greater variety of strategies and Secondary Agendas to your arsenal.
I Want More HE-V Upgrades (Especially New Melee Weapons)
Bring it All Together
Now that you’ve got some ideas of how you’d like to expand your force, try it our on paper first. Our list-builder is in beta right now. We are working the bugs out currently, but we’d love for you to try using it to build and brainstorm your force.
You can also find resources like printable rosters, sample lists, free STLs, scenarios and more on our Downloads page.
