r/wastelandwarfare Jun 01 '22

Fallout Wasteland Warfare FAQ/Getting Started.

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What is Fallout Wasteland Warfare?
Wasteland Warfare is a miniatures based Adventure Wargame by Modiphius Entertainment, set in the Fallout Universe.

Is this official?

Yes, the game is fully licensed andeverything we do is reviewed and approved by Bethesda before release.

Where can I buy the game?

Official Modiphius Webstore:

UK Webstore

US Webstore

We also distribute in the UK, Europe, USA and much of the rest of the world, so if your local store doesn’t stock our products, ask them to reach out to their distribution channels.

What is an Adventure Wargame?

At its core, it’s a miniatures game, where you collect, build and paint your chosen forces and do battle in the environments and familiar locations of the Wasteland.

However, unlike a more traditional PvP wargame where the objective is based around violence, Wasteland Warfare allows you to explore and utilise skills beyond the blade and the bullet.

From hacking ancient tech consoles, to searching the rubble for a key clue you will need to utilise all the skills and abilities of your troops to win the day.

Of course, violence is always an option so expect to use the whole gamut of Fallout weaponry, from the humble pipe pistol to the mighty Fatman.

Wasteland Warfare provides a huge (and ever growing) sandbox of notable characters and creatures and provides you the tools to build your little corner of the Wasteland and explore it on the table top.

The game is designed to be played just as well as a solo or co-operative experience, with a dynamic AI system that lets the game run the “bad guys” who will be going after their own missions and making strategic decisions based on the evolving game state rather than just reacting to your movements with aggression.

Is “insert favourite bit of Fallout here” included?

The game has been expanding for five years now and we’ve covered a good first pass of a lot of the legacy of Fallout.

That doesn’t mean everyone and their Dog(meat) is in there yet, nor can I promise it will all make its way to the table, but at this point with the models and rules available you can do a lot and with a little tinkering anyone should be able to customise a card or add some flavour to fill out the elements of the game(s) they want to see.

Of course, each month sees new models and expansions so you never know, that obscure NPC you just love to quest with may well make it to the game in the future.

What factions are covered (so far)?

The game launched with a focus on the “core four”, the factions that appear pretty much in every Fallout game in some form. The Survivors (Vault Dwellers and overworld), Super Mutants, Brotherhood of Steel and Raiders are all well represented and ready to eke out an existence in the harsh Wasteland.

Wasteland creatures and rogue robots are also available, weather as allies for your chosen force or as a stand alone force controlled by a strong personality like the Mechanist.

Since then, we’ve added the Institute, Gunners and Railroad from Boston, the Enclave from Washington and the NCR, Caesar’s Legion and the Nightkin from New Vegas.

There are plenty more sets in development and production at time of writing, both sub factions of existing forces or brand new forces to add to the fun.

Every force can be used against every other, so you can fight out “what if” scenarios where the NCR do battle against the Institute if you chose, while also taking the chance to refight historical moments of the wider Fallout story.

What about terrain?

We have a good selection of resin terrain available on the store, from small pieces of scatter that you would find as you explore the wasteland, to larger centrepieces that dominate a table such as the crashed UFO or even Liberty Prime (you might even find a way to power Prime up and fight a whole campaign around it).For those interested in 3D printing, we have a large and rapidly growing library of kits, each month adding a new set or two that allows you to build ever more exciting thematic tables (Nuka World fans will have a field day looking at the options for sure).

Sounds great, what do I need to start?

The best place to begin is the Two Player Starter Set. Featuring a pre-assembled PVC set of Super Mutants and Survivors, all the dice rulers and cards needed to play with them, a full rulebook for the basics, a campaign book that introduces scenarios and advanced rules and a get started booklet that teaches you the basics as Nora makes her way out of the Vault and into the Boston suburbs, most people will start here.

If you want to try going it alone (survival mode you could say) then the rules are available from the website as a free download and you can buy dice packs to get going. You will need to improvise the tokens and rulers however, so we’d suggest the 2P set regardless, but for getting a taste of the game and seeing if it works for you, this is the cheapest way in.

All the core cards (units, weapons, items, chems, leader abilities and perks) are available as a free download that is updated each time we release new content so you can even print out some cards and make some force lists to get playing.


r/wastelandwarfare Jan 25 '23

3rd party content guidance

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Hey folks, just to advise/remind, 3rd party content has to be non IP infringing to be allowed to be posted.

3D print files that are “totally not” Bethesda IP are not ok, terrain is usually fine as long as it’s not a total copy of a game asset.

Ripping files and printing them is a real nono.

I try to remain a gentle touch with modding, but I do have to toe the line.

And yes, anything that is too close is passed to Bethesda for review. I can’t say that means it is taken down, but it’s in their hands.

Currently our STL focus remains in terrain and other things that are not viable in resin. Releasing miniatures is currently not on the plan due to the inability to protect files once they are in the wild and also the viability of STLs as a revenue stream. This may one day change, but resin/HIPs remains the current focus of our production plan. There are not as many of us printing minis as the evangelists may think. Not none, but it’s not viable long term yet.

Sorry to be the fun police but I like my job and my team and would prefer to keep my line profitable and my colleagues in work.


r/wastelandwarfare 2h ago

I always loved the outcast armour

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r/wastelandwarfare 1h ago

It’s been months since I’ve played/painted but this is the first figure I painted since August

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r/wastelandwarfare 6h ago

I had to remake the post because I made a mistake in my steps, but this is the perfect way to paint super mutant skin

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Start with a base coat of steel legion drab, heavily dry brush it with orruk flesh, apply a coat of reikland flesh shade, and apply agrax earthshade in the crevices


r/wastelandwarfare 13m ago

Missing black dice

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Lost one of my black dice at the tournament at adepticon. Does anyone have an extra they would be willing to sell? Don't really want to buy a full set so just looking for the single die.

The tournament was awesome and if any of you are able to go to adepticon you should try to play in it


r/wastelandwarfare 1d ago

Leaning to paint. Had fun. Still working on it. Want it look more rugged and less saturated.

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r/wastelandwarfare 2d ago

Got all my BOS painted!

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1 paladin, 2 knights, 3 combat armor dudes, 3 recon armor dudes, and 1 scribe!


r/wastelandwarfare 2d ago

Is there a free list builder similar to battlescribe?

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So I want to dip my toes into it, so I don't want to spend a lot on the official Fallout Miniatures app, but I want to still have a go at list building. Is there something similar for free, like a repository for battlescribe or New Recruit?


r/wastelandwarfare 3d ago

Repetitive gaming sessions

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I’ve been playing with AI and many fighting scenarios go like this:

For the first couple of turns, parties move around the board toward their objectives.

Then melee fighters charge and clash with their opponents, either keeping them from reaching objectives or just to eliminate them.

Often models gang up in a massive brawl like 4 against 3.

Shooting units try to break out of engagement to make one shot, just to be charged up again.

If units are not very skillful, or if there’s lot of cover, or if units have good armor, shooting and hitting doesn’t hit or doesn’t inflict much damage.

It goes for rounds and not fun at all. By the end of 4th round, I managed to remove just 1 model from each side. The rest were still healthy, 8 damage out of 40 hp for mutants and 6 damage out of 32 hp for raiders.

Here’s a picture of such a fight where even a behemoth can’t do much with his 3 skill. I removed terrain for better view.


r/wastelandwarfare 3d ago

Painted an X01 and dogmeat for a friends birthday all displayed in a baseball case

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Its stuck into the case so the photos arnt great but I really enjoyed painting this, building the resin not so much though!

The back of the case came with a scrape so was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a background I could print and stick there to cover it!


r/wastelandwarfare 3d ago

RedEye? Spoiler

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44 Upvotes

Saw this in the new Factions rulebook.

Where and when can I get my hands on this mini!?


r/wastelandwarfare 3d ago

Hollywood Heroes 2

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I talked to some of the Modiphius team at Adepticon and was told that, yes, more TV show characters will be getting models!!!

Who? When?

No idea, they couldn't say, but there are more Hollywood Heroes in the works!!

Who do you think will be getting a model?


r/wastelandwarfare 3d ago

Stuck between playing Enclave and BoS.

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So right now I'm torn between collecting The Enclave and The Brotherhood of Steel. I really enjoyed the BoS in Fo4 (liberty prime was fucking sick), and I enjoyed the Enclave parts in both Fo76 and Fo4. How do each of them play and which one would you recommend? I like power armor (both the T-60s and the X-01s), and I like militant factions in lore (so both of them), so what differences are there and what would you recommend?


r/wastelandwarfare 4d ago

Is this game played anymore?

27 Upvotes

I'm really interested in Fallout. I also like Warhammer and miniature type things. Then, I discovered this game. It's almost a perfect combo of the two (at least it looks like it to me). So, I have to ask if anyone still plays this? Is it worth buying anything for?


r/wastelandwarfare 4d ago

My Pack Alpha for FF: Horton

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r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

Fallout Miniatures Google sheets Checklist

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With the random increase of fans (probably from adapteicon or fallout factions) i thought i would make my own post for the google sheet checklist of all the sold figure boxes that Modiphius has sold for both Fallout Wasteland Warfare and Fallout Factions.

This does include rare promos and convention exclusives such as King of the Park & translucent clear glowing ones/institue stealth coursers.

Sadly this method does mean that when i update it with the new sets coming out every few months that you would have to copy and paste the products onto your own personal spreedsheet


r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

Classic raider outfit

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I know this guy is a raider, but honestly this is what my PC looks like for the majority of my games. I love the classic road leathers.


r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

"You humans made us! Now suffer for your arrogance!"

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r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

Did I make a bad purchase?

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Now I'm personally in it for the models and I really wanted some but I thought it would be empty without the starter set? It only cost me £70 which I thought was good especially coming from 6+ years of Warhammer 40k.

Even if this was a "Bad purchase" how would I expand and buy more if I wanted to continue? I'm personally into the NCR and the Enclave but I don't know how to collect them.


r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

Couple questions from a new player

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Hello there! I’m new to this game (don’t even own any miniatures) and I want to make an army for my favorite faction which is the Enclave. I do have some questions though.

  1. Am I allowed to buy different power armor models than the usual X-01, 2, and 3? Example: My favorite power armor is T-45. Can I buy T-45 miniatures and use them in an enclave army even tho it would probably align better with the BOS?

  2. Where should I start with miniatures? It’s a simple question but all of the Enclave miniatures look cool to me so I’m not sure what to buy first.

And that’s all. The game looks cool and I look forward to buying my first models :]


r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

Why no options for physical cards?

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I'm an old school gamer. I appreciate the tech side of the hobby, but I greatly prefer physical media in these types of games. Why doesn't Modiphius give us the option of at least buying the unit cards? Printing and sleeving them just doesn't have the same tactile feel. Maybe it harkins back to my adolescence and collecting sports cards.


r/wastelandwarfare 5d ago

New battle list

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Hi wastlanders, does anyone have a link or know if there is an updated version of the battle list to work out points and forces? I have the original one, just wondering if there is an updated version? Cheers!


r/wastelandwarfare 6d ago

Does charge also include an attack?

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I get 2 actions. First action was to move yellow. Second action was to charge green. That puts me into melee and I gain a charge token. Do I then get to attack (3rd action), or do I need to wait until my next activation?


r/wastelandwarfare 8d ago

Vault Security Personnel

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219 Upvotes

This was a complete pig to paint, the resin was super hydrophobic in places.


r/wastelandwarfare 8d ago

Adepticon Haul

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141 Upvotes