Gale Force Nine Unveils Large Gothic Ruins and Holo Command Terrain

Gale Force Nine expanded its Battlefield in a Box release slate with new large Gothic ruins and Holo Command furniture that change how you build boards for skirmish and larger games. The update adds Large Ruins packs for both the Hab Block and Warehouse ranges and introduces Holo Command Tables and Desks as scatter and objective pieces.

The announcement arrived on January 23, 2026, as part of a wider rollout that begins with a smaller Castograd set due in February and continues with these larger terrain packs in March. The sequence gives painters and game organizers a clear timeline to prioritize builds and paint queues ahead of tournament season and narrative campaigns.

The Large Ruins packs are intended to add height and genuine line-of-sight blocking to existing Gothic kits, creating verticality that matters in games where positioning and cover decide matches. These taller elements can break up sightlines on compact tables and scale up to support larger game maps without feeling like afterthoughts. The Holo Command Tables and Desks are designed as furniture-sized scatter terrain that work as objective markers or character pieces in Stargrave, Kill Team, and boarding actions in Warhammer 40,000, offering both tactical relevance and photographic focal points for display boards.

Practical value is immediate. Use the Large Ruins to create multi-level firing lanes, enforce choke points, and craft realistic ruined cityscapes that reward smart movement and boarding tactics. Place Holo Command pieces at mission-critical locations to provide clear objective hubs and narrative hooks; their smaller footprint makes them suitable for objective races or heroic last-stand scenarios. For painters, these pieces provide attractive, easy-to-pick-out focal items that can anchor color schemes across larger sets of Battlefield in a Box components.

Compatibility with existing Hab Block and Warehouse kits ensures you can mix and match rather than rebuild entire tables. The phased release - Castograd in February, larger ruins and furniture in March - also means you can stagger assembly and paint, tackling smaller pieces for quick wins before moving on to the bigger scenic builds.

This rollout gives you tools to refresh boards, tighten mission design, and create more cinematic encounters. Expect the Castograd set in February and the larger ruins and Holo Command pieces in March, so plan layouts, queues, and paint strategies now to make the most of the new Gothic terrain when it arrives.