THLZ Sort Of Live: From LVO

Info, straight from the source.

Don, one of the owners of the FLGS I play at, was able to get a quick interview in with Dave from HawkWar Games.

THLZ Episode 6: Review of the Battleships

As the Kings of Space glide in, the mere mortal trembles

Here we are! Episode 6. We are starting to do reviews of the factions now but we are going it a bit differently. We are going by ship type and reviewing ALL of the ships of those types! In this episode we discuss the 9 Battleships in the game.

THLZ Episode 5: Do you choose to accept this Mission?

MISSION TIME!

It is time for the missions! In this episode we will check up on some missions and discuss the rules behind them as they have been explained to us by HawkDave and to our members from there. Then we hit up on the missions themselves and even do some basic strategy.

Battle Report: The Co-Hosts duel again!

Hello THLZ fans! It is I, Levi, and my battle-buddy, Jason A, from The HotLZ Podcast! Today we bring you a written battle report of my first 1500 point game against Jason’s PHR. Read on and enjoy!

Big shout out to Ian Gilbraith at WargamingMats for supplying the vinyl mat we used. It is a fantastic product. Light weight, matte finished, and durable. The models do not slide around, the mat quickly lays flat (even when cold because it was in the trunk of a car for a while). Another good thing is for us US gamers, he can have them printed and shipped stateside, which means CRAZY CHEAP MATS THAT ARE REALLY HIGH QUALITY. Seriously though, check him out on Facebook, or go to his eBay store directly. He’s got a ton of designs in both 6x4, 4x4, and formats for a few other games. I received my mat within 3 days of it being shipped and I live in Kansas. I was a little hesitant about the vinyl material because I’ve never seen it before, but if you have seen the Chessex square grid mats that RPGs sometimes use, it’s the same material, but thicker. If you can’t afford (or don’t want to shell out the cash) for other mat materials, like mouse mat, then give this guy a look-see. It’s good stuff!

THLZ Episode 4: Beginner Friendly how fleets are built

First post of the New Year!!!

Since this is my first post for the year, HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!

Enjoy this audio treat of random assortment of noise and sounds created by the cast!

THLZ Christmas Special: HO HO HO MERRY SCOURGEMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Whatever you celebrate I hope you enjoy them, or have already enjoyed them! Today we have the Christmas special.

THLZ Episode 3: Rise of the Special Rules

YOSH! New Episode is out!

First off, let me apologize. I had notes on the times of everything but I am unable to find them. I will add them later.

So for this episode, we go over the special rules! Now this is almost twice as long as most of our others but don't fret, it rolls pretty smoothly. Like this rum and coke does down my throat. . . ahhhh rum.

The third episode of our series is a .5 episode. . . 

I guess we are doing it right! Here it is, The round-up of last week!


We finish up this the episode with some jumping around. We cover Jason Bruce's Hobby, some war reports, Jason's opinions on the Emergency News from last week, and a wacky rules question that I get overruled on. . . Pesky Democracies :P

Diversification in List Building

SPAMMMMMMM!

No we are not talking about the meat in a can today. Today we are talking about what to look for in your lists to give you a more all around build.

Enjoy. . . oh and if someone can find me a great picture. . .I would be happy. Nothing quite fits the bill here.

THLZ Episode 1: Humble Beginnings

Wait. . .  We do blog posts now?! Seems so. . . seems so.

Yes we have the first podcast episode done! Usually I have something witty but. . . well the gif will have to do.

Dropfleet Files: The different types of units

We have incoming! Damn the Torpedoes! Full Thrust Ahead! NO! NOT REVERSE YOU FOOL!!~!

Well, seems the captain of that ship needs either a new helmsman or a fresh set of brown pants. . .

No matter what units you bring you will have a variety. Now while it can be a bit overwhelming to see all these units and not know where they stand, I am here to bring a little light to your world by going over the various types of ships in the game.

Rules Guide: Bringing the Dakka!

The Confusion is real. . . it is almost like the Shaltnanigans are real!

Pew pew pew! Ahhh the sounds that we make as we command ships across a table while they shoot. . . well for some they make zooming noises but I like the Pew! 

Its all about that Pew, all about that Pew~!

Ok, silly time is over and if you are still here we can move on to the real topic. How attacking works.

Advanced List building: Bump those Groups!

I AM SO CONFUZZLED! Why are there two types of groups!

Yes. I made a word up and it is a combination of Confused and Fuzzy. Yes they are near enough the same thing. 

Ok, for those of you still here. This post is all about how Groups work in Dropfleet Commander. I will be going over the Stat Group and the Group Rule. There is a difference, I promise so bear with my special kind of crazy for a little longer.

Advanced List Building: Drop Tactics

All hands brace for landing! We have flak so hold on!

One thing I have seen from a few prominent people out there are questions regarding the my rule of thumb on Troopships and Strike Carriers. Well I will go into that for you here. . . Be warned, we may get into the weeds on this. I will have a few images from the book as well so Spoiler alert. . . wait. . .that is why most of you come here. . disregard ^_~

Expanding your Fleet: Shaltari

Where to go, what to conquer, what to build?

These questions are perfectly reasonable in the light that the Shaltari are not an easy faction to wrap ones head around. In today's article we will go over some things that the shaltari might need more of than other Factions. I am no expert and have less play time with the Shaltari than any other faction so this may not be a long post.

Ship Overview Shaltari Part 3: The big bad Weapons Free Experts. . .

With the power of a Shaltari Battleship do you really need more?

*sniff* it is finally the end of the series and we will end it with a bang. . .well a Beam. 

In today's article we will cover the Shaltari, Heavy Cruisers, Battlecruisers, and Battleships. There are more shenanigans but I will just likely end up table flipping something by the end of this. . .

Lets get into it!

Ship Overview Shaltari Part 1: Frigates

The swift vessels swoop in from an unexpected vector, its beam slicing into the ship. . . 

Here we are, nearing the end of this series! We have come upon the devious Shaltari and their sparkling vessel. We get to see their wide variety of unique weapons, special rules, and devious styles of play.

Lets jump feet first because as everyone knows, the enemy's base is always down.

Ship Combat tactics: PHR

Employment of your Space Assets 

Tactics are a way of life, a thought process that one does not always have the ability to dig too deep. In this series, I will be going into those weeds for you. I will have pictures, concepts, and things to consider when you use your PHR fleet to cleanse the Cradle Worlds of the uninitiated. 

Expanding your Fleet: PHR

Choosing what to build next . . . 

What should I be building next is the question on everyone's lips. Well the PHR push the boundaries a bit with their style of needing to focus down targets before moving on. Let us go over what to look at building shall we? 

PHR Ship Overview 2: Unleash the Broadsides!

Are you still drinking Tea? Dang that armor is THICK!

Here we are, Part 0b10 of the PHR and we now get to his some of the special ships of the PHR. The PHR have a few nice things, the most cruiser class models, 2 different Troopships, and the only Fleet Carrier that can be in a group bigger than one per slot in a Battlegroup. 

However while the PHR get these cool benefits, they do pay for them and you will see that today's overview.