ricochay,
welcome back.
We have seen pictures of pre-paint figs,
In January Mongoose is releasing their first pre-painted minis game called Battlefield: Evolution. It is a near-future game placed 10-15 years in the future with current modern and proposed combat units in a semi-fictional future.
The rules system is supposed to be relatively compatible with the new SST: Evolution system pre-painted units to start release April 2007 with new Rulebook to include all Four existing armies at that time: MI, Arachnid, Skinnies, Forth with multiple sub-army types for each Species Army. This major revision of SST is supposed to eliminate most if not all of the current rules problems and clkarify many rules. Streamlined (as in less rules conflicts) but not simplified to 10 year old level.
Certain Tactical elements are supposed to be added in the new rules: Suppression Fire and supposedly Reacting to being fired upon.
I may have missed a lot or misstated things a bit but in general that should bring you up pretty close to the current.
Check out the Battlefield:Evo article and various SST related articles in S&P 36 for Wargamers, should give you more information there.
