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Post by NonSequitur on Apr 20, 2009 15:19:15 GMT -6
Games Workshop has created a preview youtube video showing off some of the new Planetstrike stuff:
Shows off some of the new defensive terrain and the force organization charts. The attacker aparently gets +3 elites choices and the defender gets +3 heavy support choices.
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Post by Andrew on Apr 20, 2009 15:53:00 GMT -6
Updated FOC:
Attacker:
Minimum: 1 HQ.
Optional: 2 HQ, 6 Elites, 6 Troops, 6 Fast Attack, 3 Heavy Support.
Defender:
Minimum: 1 HQ, 2 Troops.
Optional: 2 HQ, 3 Elites, 6 Troops, 3 Fast Attack, 6 Heavy Support
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Post by NonSequitur on Apr 21, 2009 0:17:42 GMT -6
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Post by ddaypunk06 on Apr 21, 2009 12:12:18 GMT -6
I looked back at some posts, and I do like a lot of the new things. They seem to be changing the style of their new models though. A lot more over the top...lots of extras.
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Post by genestealerbill on Apr 22, 2009 2:43:45 GMT -6
Finally a new FOC! I was beginning to think that the guys at their R&D were asleep at the wheel. I still think they are, but at least they are able to make small leaps and bounds.
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Post by NonSequitur on Apr 23, 2009 11:30:05 GMT -6
Small update: Link to Imperial Bastion box cover: warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57312&d=1240362928I thought Planetstrike was going to be another Apocolypse expansion, like Reloaded, but it is looking more and more like a Cities of Death style expansion that changes the existing game play style. The fact that there are force organization charts allueds to this, I do wonder if they will end up adding Apocolypse sized units anyways, the talk about the Trygon and the Thunderhawk could both come out with Panetstrike reinforces this. It does sound interesting nonetheless. |
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Post by Andrew on Apr 26, 2009 10:00:54 GMT -6
It is 40k sized, not Apocalypse sized as its base, but it can be very good for narrative Apocalypse games.
Hre we have a basic rundown of the game setup procedure for Planetstrike missions, along with some sample Strategems.
PLANETSTRIKE LAUNCH PROCEDURE
1. Determine attacker and defender
2. Choose forces
3. Select a Planetstrike mission
4. Prepare the battlefield
5. Determine objectives
6. Attacker prepares invasion
7. Determine stratagems
8. Defender deploys forces
9. Attacker launches firestorm
10. Launch the Planetstrike!
SAMPLE STRATAGEMS (Apparently a bit more powerful than the Cities of Death ones)
-IG: a mass deep-strike ability; a single reserve dice is rolled for the whole army, but each squad that deep strikes must make a dangerous terrain test when it lands.
-Dark Eldar: a penalty to enemy leadership equal to the number of turns passed since the beginning of the game (an interesting bit of background: it mentions Khaine-worshipping Dark Eldar).
-Imperium: Power of the Machine Spirit. BS 3, unshakable turrets.
-Adeptus Mechanicus: a teleporter beam that kills any model in a building on a successful armour save, as its flesh melts with the walls.
-Space Marines: when a Drop Pod deep strikes, all enemy units surrounding the landing zone must make a morale test.
-Tau: a massive EMP blast that disables all targeting systems on the battlefield; all vehicles are now BS 1, but all infantry units gain +1 BS,
-(possibly Ork) basically throwing an asteroid at the enemy
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Post by NonSequitur on May 4, 2009 23:34:03 GMT -6
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Post by ddaypunk06 on May 6, 2009 11:47:23 GMT -6
Some of those stratagems are ok. The imperium is nice, but what is unshakable turrents? When vehicle is shaken they are not affected?
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Post by Andrew on May 6, 2009 14:06:38 GMT -6
Yea, I'd say that it's a vehicle upgrade that gives any turrets BS 3 and are not affected by shaken/stunned for shooting purposes.
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Post by Andrew on May 9, 2009 20:24:44 GMT -6
Korsarro Khan and Vulkan. I think Khan is much, much, infinitely better than Vulkan. Though it looks like he's about to swing for the fast ball with closed or very squinty eyes. Regardless, I like the Khan model.  |
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Post by NonSequitur on May 23, 2009 10:59:35 GMT -6
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Post by NonSequitur on Jun 3, 2009 22:33:03 GMT -6
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Post by NonSequitur on Jun 4, 2009 15:38:38 GMT -6
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Post by NonSequitur on Jun 6, 2009 12:51:54 GMT -6
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