Dropzone Commander Rules

Dropzone Commander Rules The Battle For Earth

The year is 2673. 160 years ago humanity was evicted from their home, invaded by the terrifying Scourge. A parasitic race determined to capture or kill every living being, they overwhelmed mankind’s defences.

Humanity escaped to the Colonies, abandoning Earth and the Cradle Worlds to their attackers. Now the United Colonies of Mankind have come back, fighting a bitter war known as the Reconquest.

They are beset on all sides not just from the Scourge, but the ancient alien Shaltari, the abandonists of the Post-Human Republic, and even on occupied worlds by the Resistance.

Now a brief window of opportunity has opened, allowing the UCM to return to Earth and finally take it back from the Scourge. It will be a hard-fought battle, although aid may yet come from unlikely sources. Humanity might have a chance at returning to their home, although they don’t expect a friendly arrival.

Battle for Earth is the first cross-game expansion for Dropfleet Commander and Dropzone Commander. It takes the ongoing narrative and puts it into overdrive as the Reconquest faces its bloodiest conflicts yet, both in space and on the ground.

Written by David J Lewis and Lewis Clarke, this book contains a huge amount of material! With a massive new chapter in the story, be prepared to learn about brand new parts of the universe, including the biggest battles ever fought.

Dropfleet Commander fans will find rules for all sorts of new ships, including the massive Dreadnoughts and much-anticipated Monitors, as well as full rules for Resistance fleets – the newest players in this intergalactic game.

Dropzone Commander Core Rulebook 1.1 Edition

156 page A4 full colour perfect bound core rulebook for Dropzone Commander. Contents include:

• Core Rules: All the rules you need to play.
• Background: Rich and detailed setting for the DzC game universe, as well as in depth background for all four races and their units. You’ll be in no doubt as to where you’re fighting, why you’re fighting and who you’re fighting with!
• Army Lists:  The full stats, lists and special rules for all four races.
• Scenarios:  A wide selection of scenarios to keep your games fresh! 
• Colour Schemes:  A wide selection of colour schemes and camouflage patterns are showcased for each race, giving you plenty of inspiration when painting your armies! Further hobby tips, articles and information will be made available from our downloads section in the coming weeks. 
• Guest Painters Pages: Some inspiring work by keen gamers and painters unaffiliated with Hawk Wargames.

Dropzone Commander Special Edition Rulebook

We are proud to announce the release of our core rulebook, in a special limited edition, 176 page hardback run of just 1500 copies. Only a limited number of these copies will be available from us direct. The book has been reimagined, with new cover artwork, Spot UV front-plate, printed end papers and a marker ribbon, printed on thick paper stock and finished with a high quality silk coating.

20 new pages, and over 50 new pieces of artwork sit alongside lavish photographic images, creating a gorgeous tome for your coffee table, sci-fi library or gaming room. This book comes in a printed box, to ensure the book is protected, and each book is cellophane wrapped. 

This special edition still includes all the gaming content of the core rulebook, including:

• Core Rules: All the rules you need to play.
• Background: Rich and detailed setting for the DzC game universe, as well as in depth background for all four races and their units. You’ll be in no doubt as to where you’re fighting, why you’re fighting and who you’re fighting with!
• Army Lists:  The full stats, lists and special rules for all four races.
• Scenarios:  A wide selection of scenarios to keep your games fresh! 
• Colour Schemes:  A wide selection of colour schemes and camouflage patterns, showcased for each race, giving you plenty of inspiration when painting your armies! Further hobby tips, articles and information will, made available from our downloads section in the coming weeks. 
• Guest Painters Pages: Some inspiring work by keen gamers and painters unaffiliated with Hawk Wargames.
• Index: Double page index of terms and key phrases.

Dropzone Commander Core Rulebook

152 page A4 full colour perfect bound rulebook for Dropzone Commander. Contents include:

• Core Rules: All the rules you need to play.
• Background: Rich and detailed setting for the DzC game universe, as well as in depth background for all four races and their units. You’ll be in no doubt as to where you’re fighting, why you’re fighting and who you’re fighting with!
• Army Lists:  The full stats, lists and special rules for all four races.
• Scenarios:  A wide selection of scenarios to keep your games fresh!
• Hobby Section: Plenty of hints and tips for painting and working with Hawk Wargames miniatures – discover how the presentation models were painted, and learn fast paint tips for getting your army onto the field quickly!
• Guest Painters Pages: Some inspiring work by keen gamers and painters unaffiliated with Hawk Wargames.

Dropzone Commander Reconquest: Phase 2 Version 1

152 page A4 full colour perfect bound Expansion Book for Dropzone Commander. This is the Second Expansion Book for Dropzone Commander. The cover matt laminated with spot UV.
Contents of this book include:

The Continued Story of the Reconquest

• Environmental Rules
• Environmental Scenarios
• New Tournament Scenarios

5 Key Faction Sections:

• UCM
• Scourge
• PHR
• Shaltari
• Resistance

This book introduces a brand new mechanic to broaden the gaming experience further – Environmentals. The Environmental Rules include World Conditions, Ecosystems, Random Events and Fauna. These Fauna include fantastic creatures, from Feral Vampires to huge rampaging behemoths, each which has the capability of affecting the battle scene with their presence and activity.

There is a new Famous Commander for each race, and a variety of new units too. The previously released units which had experimental rules, now have definitive versions of their rules.

As the Reconquest continues, more is in the balance and death and destruction are everywhere.

Dropzone Commander Reconquest: Phase 1 Version 1.1

152 page A4 full colour perfect bound Expansion book for Dropzone Commander. This is the updated 1.1 version of this book, and is printed with a matt laminated and spot UV cover. All the changes from the previous version are free to download from our download section. Contents include:

Background

• The Story of the Reconquest so far
• New Scenarios
• Some Special Rules

5 Key Race Sections:

• UCM
• Scourge
• PHR
• Shaltari
• Resistance

This book introduces a brand new faction to the DZC universe – The Resistance. This diverse and colourful army made up of the ragtag but hardened survivors of Scourge occupation. They have lived their entire lives at war and while their equipment may not be state of the art, each and every fighter can considered a veteran. Their armies contain an eclectic mix of machines from antique armoured remnants of a bygone age to weaponized civilian vehicles in a bewildering array of designs. This expansion also introduces several new rules mechanics and scenarios to DZC as well as a range of characterful Famous Commanders for all five races.