Armada Cards Are Coming to DarkWarForge in January 2027
Good news for fleet commanders: physical Armada cards are coming to DarkWarForge in January 2027.
The Armada Community Edition team has revealed redesigned card templates, alongside improvements to printable ship and squadron base tokens. With cleaner layouts and larger gameplay elements, the new designs put readability first while giving the artwork more room.
A Clearer Card Design
The community team has rebuilt its card templates from scratch. The updated designs feature:
- Larger text and gameplay elements for easier reference during a game.
- Reduced margins and visual clutter.
- Larger artwork across the redesigned layouts.
- New high-quality ship blueprints and silhouettes.
- Revision tracking to help identify different card versions.
Easier Updates and Future Translations
The new cards are generated through code, replacing a workflow that required individual edits to each card. This should make future updates and language versions easier for the community team to produce.
This is a change to the production process, rather than confirmation that translated card sets are already available.
The templates also include built-in bleed areas for printing, helping prepare cards for trimming.
Points Printed Only When Needed
Under the new system, printed cards omit points by default, so a future points adjustment does not automatically make the physical card outdated.
Players can check current points in fleet builders. Star Forge’s Print n Play tools also allow players to include points when printing, and vendors can choose whether to offer that option.
Details of DarkWarForge’s January card range and print format will follow separately.
Updated Ship and Squadron Tokens
Star Forge now supports squadron base tokens in Print n Play, and ship tokens have received a quality upgrade.
Nexus content has also been rebuilt using the new templates. Players can preview the redesigned cards through the “New Card Designs” toggle in Star Forge’s personalization menu.
What Comes Next?
The Community Edition team is still collecting feedback. The previews are work in progress, and artwork placement, text or stats may receive further corrections before the designs are finalized.
The team has also identified unique promo cards and the return of twice-yearly tournament kits among its goals, with promo cards next on its development agenda.
For DarkWarForge, the next step is bringing physical cards into the shop in January 2027. We will share the available sets and ordering details closer to launch.
Read the original Community Edition announcement on Reddit.
Armada Community Edition is a community-led project. DarkWarForge’s forthcoming cards are third-party products, not an official Fantasy Flight Games or Atomic Mass Games release. Preview images and artwork belong to their respective creators.