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Warcry - Wilderfiend Hunt
Every Christmas I play games of Warcry with my Brother. That was delayed this year as I was sick after Christmas day. This weekend we had a bank holiday weekend in Ireland for Brigid's day, so we got some games in and painted some minis.
This highlight reel has pictures of the three games we played. This followed the story of a Darkoath Warqueen, first attacking a City of Sigmar and then retreating back to Darkoath lands with her price, pursued by the Sigmarites all the way.
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Special - Dumpster Dive!
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Over the weekend I got a tip that there were Games Workshop models being thrown out in a dumpster. So we went to check it out!
Legions Imperialis - Movement Trays
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Movement trays typically have a 3mm base and a 3mm topper with the slots for the miniatures. Personally I think these are a little too big with Legions Imperialis, as the profile of the models is so small. So, as you'll see in this video, what I do is take some cardboard from a GW box and use that as the base along with the 3mm topper. It's a small thing but it makes me happy. Saga Movement Tra...
Special: Looking back at 2024 and thinking about 2025
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In this video I talk a bit about the channel. I look at the full set of 12 free monthly models from Warhammer that I painted in 2024. Then I go through some of my plans for the upcoming year and how that will look on the channel. Please do let me know what you'd like to see on the channel! 00:00 Intro and ramble 11:30 Monthly Models from 2024 25:00 back to rambling
Monthly Review - December
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In this monthly series, I look at all the releases in the previous month for the Warhammer Boxed Games. That's Kill Team, Warcry, Underworlds, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Legions Imperialis, Aeronautica, Titanicus, and Warhammer Quest.
Monthly Review - November
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In this monthly series, I look at all the releases in the previous month for the Warhammer Boxed Games. That's Kill Team, Warcry, Underworlds, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Legions Imperialis, Aeronautica, Titanicus, and Warhammer Quest.
Warhammer Underworlds - The New Edition & Customer Confidence
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The new edition of Warhammer Underworlds has been out for a few weeks. In this video I talk about how I feel the release went, where I think GW made some mistakes, and why ultimately we should just enjoy the game and not worry too much about it all.
Product Review: Gundam Decals
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On one of my trips to Forbidden Planet (a big comic store), I found some gundam decals that were packed with warning signs and text scaled for big mechs. I've used tons of these on my Legions Imperialis tanks and I think they look great. I also used a few of them on the Battletech mechs quite recently. I also go through some of the tips and tricks in applying decals along with some ways to make...
Product Review: AK Markers
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In this video I'm looking at AK Interactive's Real Color markers. It feels like a nice extra tool in my kit and I've quite enjoyed using them. They definitely won't replace brush and paint, but it might be a nice way to get younglings involved in the hobby. Alas this isn't a sponsored video, I got these from the Irish store Eirehobbies who also haven't sponsored this. I just liked using the mar...
Battletech - Learning Lessons from Battletech
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In today’s video, I’m going to talk about Battletech and some of the lessons I think we can take from it, that includes some things I think it does well and some things I think are mistakes. So if you’re a fan of the game, take notes and feel free to roast me in the comments. If you’re new to Battletech, or it isn’t really your thing, the goal here isn’t to pitch the game to you. I want to talk...
Monthly Review - October
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In this monthly series, I look at all the releases in the previous month for the Warhammer Boxed Games. That's Kill Team, Warcry, Underworlds, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Legions Imperialis, Aeronautica, Titanicus, and Warhammer Quest. Reviews of the new Warcry Stormcast: @wargamesontoast th-cam.com/video/tX-pe23Otns/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Vzch1hasL33a8s4K @thesaltyseagames th-cam.com/video/4m9IDMwVcO0/w-d-...
Warcry - Orktober Ironjawz
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For this October I decided to paint an Ironjawz warband. In this video I talk a little about the fighters I've taken and I go through the hobby steps to get them ready for the table. This is mostly just me enjoying my hobby with the occasional tip you might enjoy. During it, I look at the new @AKInteractiveOfficial Real Color Markers and some of the @GamersGrass products including the starter b...
Killteam - Joint Operations Trial
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In my last Killteam video I talked about ways I thought we could improve Joint Ops. In this video I put that into practise and play through the Sabotage Joint Ops mission. This isn't really a battle report, I don't show all the action. I give a few summaries at the end of turns and talk about a few key moments. Then a ramble along about the game a bit. I hope you enjoy it :) For my suggested up...
Kill Team - Improving Solo Play
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Last time we had a look at some of the solo or co-op rules for the new edition of Kill Team. This week I’m going to build on that. We’re going to do is tamper with the solo play rules. The two main goals I have for this exercise are to speed up the game for the players and to remove points where the players have to make decisions for the enemy. We want our players focused on the strategy for th...
Monthly Review - September (Updated!)
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In this monthly series, I look at all the releases in the previous month for the Warhammer Boxed Games. That's Kill Team, Warcry, Underworlds, Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Legions Imperialis, Aeronautica, Titanicus, and Warhammer Quest.
Warhammer Underworlds - The New Edition
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Warhammer Underworlds - The New Edition
Warcry - Darkoath
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Warcry - Darkoath
Kill Team - The New Solo Format
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Kill Team - The New Solo Format
Monthly Review - August
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Monthly Review - August
Warcry & Killteam - Casual or Competitive
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Warcry & Killteam - Casual or Competitive
Combat Patrol Magazine
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Combat Patrol Magazine
Warcry - Wartally
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Warcry - Wartally
WHFRP - Character Generation
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WHFRP - Character Generation
Monthly Review - July
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Monthly Review - July
WHFRP - Rules Primer for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
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WHFRP - Rules Primer for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Warcry - Battle Traits
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Warcry - Battle Traits
Warcry - Briar & Bone
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Warcry - Briar & Bone
WHFRP - Intro to the Warhammer Fantasy Background
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WHFRP - Intro to the Warhammer Fantasy Background
Painting - Jun/Jul Monthly Model
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Painting - Jun/Jul Monthly Model
Blood Bowl - The First Lesson: Turnovers
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Blood Bowl - The First Lesson: Turnovers

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  • @revreg640
    @revreg640 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi, do you need the cards to play legions imperialis, what would you recommend?

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate วันที่ผ่านมา

      You do not need the cards, they just replicate info in the books. Personally, I find flipping through some cards for the rules a little easier which is why I prefer it.

  • @stevenbean297
    @stevenbean297 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love the thematic design of your "mini campaign!"

  • @Valhallra
    @Valhallra 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can someone tell me, how many Boxes and Big Guys you need for Gnomes, Chaos Dwarfs and Vampires?

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They're all a single box plus some big guys. You will want 2 treemen, a minotaur and 2 bull centaurs, and a vargheist. That should cover the major starting roster options. I'd recommend checking out bonehead podcast videos on starting rosters.

  • @earnestwanderer2471
    @earnestwanderer2471 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’d take the stuff you don’t want around to a meetup or small event and let someone else take a look.

  • @earnestwanderer2471
    @earnestwanderer2471 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow. There’s a TH-camr that builds models and terrain out of sprues, so when you’re done with the models you can start working on the sprues.

  • @ChaseDaOrk3767
    @ChaseDaOrk3767 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is there any of those bits I could have?

  • @georgeyboyhowe1685
    @georgeyboyhowe1685 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    nice one

  • @michaelseldritch
    @michaelseldritch 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That’s wild!

  • @kitsunekainko
    @kitsunekainko 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Whoever did this is a monster! 😂

  • @TheNewHottness84
    @TheNewHottness84 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Looks like someone gets evicted

  • @Mrtrippp1
    @Mrtrippp1 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    nice score! I think there were some 3rd ed Blood bowl Dwarfs in the paint pile, def need 2 keep them classic's haha

  • @mikaelpettersson2052
    @mikaelpettersson2052 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is great. Love the ideas

  • @familymeeple
    @familymeeple 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for the vid. Just getting back into Necromunda after a 20+ yr break - lots has changed and I'm trying to get my head around all the latest revisions! 🤪

  • @OnyersixForLife
    @OnyersixForLife 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have the same set of Dark Elves, and the person who printed these for you did a really bad job of removing the supports. I had to clip a few, but nothing as obvious as the ones you were clipping.

  • @andreibareika83
    @andreibareika83 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    nice minis dude, keep going!)

  • @Northilink
    @Northilink 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent video, great sum up with a good flow and a welcomed advises. Thanks

  • @earnestwanderer2471
    @earnestwanderer2471 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m kind of focused on The Old World right now. Wouldn’t mind seeing a set of rules tailored to “spearhead” level, or even skirmish level games for the setting. Maybe I’m actually asking for Mordheim to get re-released?

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's crazy they haven't worked something out for Mordheim yet. They've at least accepted that the Old World is a real thing. Right now it seems the options are Frostgrave, Warcry with old world minis, or go back to Mordheim which based on the social media groups seems crazy popular right now. Lots of people hopeful we'll see the new edition of Warcry in Emberguard which would be a ruined city and might give a similar vibe.

  • @WannaBeRockStar800
    @WannaBeRockStar800 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Humans are tier 1 in the rule book. Are there updated tier ratings?

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check the errata / designers commmentary at www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/downloads/blood-bowl/ currently the last tier update was May 2024 page 18

    • @WannaBeRockStar800
      @WannaBeRockStar800 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ Love the channel it has been very helpful to me on my blood bowl journey. Me and a few of my buddies are at the point to where we have a pretty good understanding of the rules and or at least how to figure out rulings and wanted to start a league. We only have the starter box teams, which are tier 2 teams. Since I’m the one with the history of miniature painting, I’m helping everyone get their teams together. However, my issue is I’m trying to keep everyone at tier 2 teams to be even. Is that worth me trying to do? Are tier 1 teams noticeably better than tier 2 teams? We are obviously very casual and this will be the first time having league play. The only thing I have to go on is blitz bowl and the dwarfs can be very frustrating to play against. Also, I’m having trouble trying to find Bloodbowl communities online. Like forums or discussion threads where I can talk and ask these questions. so if you can point me in a direction that can help me find those. I’d appreciate it.

    • @BarrySheppard
      @BarrySheppard หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WannaBeRockStar800 I think initially it'll will probably be better for people to build and paint the teams they like the look of. New coaches often are their own worst enemy as they're still learning the game and also have to learn a new team. It would be good to let people know which teams are considered better (and by extension making sure people know the teams like Goblins and Gnomes are considered hard to play with) but let the coaches make the decision themselves. Coach skill will still be a big thing and a Tier 2 with a good coach is going to win against a Tier 1 with an average coach (imo). One of my local leagues only allows one of each team in the league and the teams are drafted starting with the last place. Then when the best coaches are winning with Halflings more drastic measures have to be taken 😆 If you do want to try even things out, you could let the coaches pick some skills for players to kick start the league process, but give extra points to the lower tier teams. This is often done with tournaments, this is a discussion from the NAF website www.thenaf.net/tournaments/running-a-tournament/tiers-and-tiering/ Dwarfs will always be frustrating to play against, that 'grind you down slowly' play-style is certainly a way to not make friends but I wouldn't rule them out. They fulfil an important role of pummelling Elves in the ecosystem! 😁 For sources on BB (not necessarily forums but some do have them) these are where I usually go. - www.youtube.com/@BoneheadPodcast it's hard for me to do any bloodbowl content when the Bonehead Podcast is so fantastic at it! - www.thenaf.net this is the main bloodbowl tournament organiser and was the body that kept the game alive while GW ignored it. - Goonhammer.com has some great guides - BBtactics.com also has some great guides For looking for more guidance and asking questions, reddit is always a good stop. - www.reddit.com/r/bloodbowl/ looks pretty friendly. Have fun!

  • @squallgoku777
    @squallgoku777 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do like the static results instead of rolling for enemies, some of my favorite board games do this - Hellboy the boardgame, and Dark Souls the boardgame.

  • @jacawandersmok9043
    @jacawandersmok9043 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:30 i see grete big marcet secondary in poland.

  • @TS-ki8qv
    @TS-ki8qv หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great videos as always. Would love to see you get back into Warcry discussions.

  • @noprobllama9747
    @noprobllama9747 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looking forward to where Warcry goes from this point.

  • @tw1sted1nc
    @tw1sted1nc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    New OSG. Woot! Arguably most GW game lines have too many factions to ever really make them good or balanced games.

  • @phylax6206
    @phylax6206 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video on this, I think the focus on consumer confidence would be incredibly useful to whoever is doing the decision making at GW because its clear its not part of the decision making process atm

  • @kraziel
    @kraziel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible video, very important points and discussion. And didn't feel like a rant at all. But I would like to include one BIG deal breaker into the matter of things: (AS A VETERAN PLAYER) The new decks are not fun. Simple as that. I've read all 6 six decks from top to bottom several times and even built some nemesis decks, thanks to underworldsdb, but still, the new cards are a complete regression, in terms of FUN, and flavor. As you said, it's a good boardgame, you can get that new box, open up and play with a friend and have a blast, yes. I completely aggree. To new players specially, that never played Underworlds before? Awesome. I hope a lot of people gets this new editiom and have fun. But to me, it just feels like a big slap in the face. I have 14 universal rivals decks. I have ALMOST THE ENTIRE Beastgrave, Direchasm, Nethermaze and Gnarlwood seasons of warbands, with aaall their 26 (very flavored) faction decks + more than 300 universal cards (more or less) from Season 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 that I STILL USE to deck-build and play casual Relic games with some friends. I've been there, done that. I still do, I'm still playing, it's my favorite game. But why would I stop using all of that, to play a much, much bare-bones version of it? Most of the new decks use reprints of the very 1st Season. Lots of them. And the new warscrolls, as much as they tried, don't even come close to the flavour of the Faction decks. The Nemesis format was, I would say, perfect, just before they launched this new edition. You could maintain as much flavour AND cool mechanics with the crazy universal Rivals decks. Everything was so unique. Now, it's just so boring.. It's a completely subjective thing, i know, but still, the new 6 decks is last straw for me, they are just not worth it. It's a downgrade. Let's not even mention that most of my warbands have to rely on those generic warscrolls. Hell, Hrothgorn Manstrappers don't even use their "trap", which is a model that comes in the box that isn't used, and Hrothgorn himself doesn't even have GRAPPLE on his fighter card. Let's not even mention the cost too, right? Cause I was considering proxing and printing all the new decks and some warscrolls to test them. I wouldn't even have to pay the huge cost of the new box. And still, getting it all for free, I'm still not interested, at all.

  •  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First: Your Stormcasts look awsome! I struggled long thinking about how I want to paint mine and I think about using black-gold-red now as well. I think having a clear tier beween various warbands is quite nice from a casual standpoint as it makes it easier to introduce people to the game by giving them a strong team and taking a weak one for oneself.

  • @senti5468
    @senti5468 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This didn't feel like a rant at all. I've been buying a ton of Underworlds miniatures for Mordheim and this at least makes me consider getting a core box so I can play them for their intended game too.

  • @henryrodriguez6260
    @henryrodriguez6260 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a well-thought out, editorial piece. As a legacy player who was heavily invested in using faction cards (33%-67% in Nemesis; played Rivals plenty too), I disagree with some of your points particularly how significant the loss of faction flavor occurred. But I like how you presented them in an even keel, reasoned fashion. There are many points I do agree with regarding GW's missteps. I plan on continuing to play WU’17, I do own everything for it after all. I’m not wholly against playing the occasional game of the new edition (I’m buying just the Plaguebearer warband and its Mastery deck), because the game is still essentially Underworlds. Subscribed. Yes, there is room for a 1.5. To be honest, I think the prior faction-specific rivals decks could be used in the new edition with little change.

  • @eggiwegs
    @eggiwegs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One big issue with the Warbands Of Embergsrd card pack is that GW did not make clear that it was a WarHammer webstore exclusive item to order. All of us in my area were waiting to get it at our local non GW game store. By the time I realized what was going on it was further into the first pre order day and it was already sold out….🙄 So, as someone who had most of the Warbands I’d ever need I had to order two grand alliance boxes to get cards and I’m keeping only one of the eight Warbands. I didn’t even bother with the order alliance box as I only need two out of that box, so those warbands will sit on the shelf until who knows when. Next, I have to go through the process of selling the other seven…(minis only) Not a fan of having to jump through those extra hoops. On a positive note, since the change in deck requirements was made and the warband decks going away, my local scene has doubled for the time being. We’ve had a lot of AOS players join who didn’t like the card chasing aspect of the first edition. Also, we’ve seen a return of players who played early first edition who now feel this streamlined 2nd edition is way more enjoyable. So big ups to that.

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh no! The decks being WH webstore only AND selling out so fast was a real buzz kill. I wonder if we'll see the cards for the individual warbands getting sold on ebay 🤔 Great to hear your local community has had an uptick, fingers crossed GW and the local players are able to keep up the momentum.

    • @eggiwegs
      @eggiwegs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ probably will, but honestly I went and made my own to print on plastic card stock. Both fighter cards and war scrolls. They’re going to look virtually identical. 🤷‍♂️ same process with all the warcry cards. Lol Regarding the community, players will come and players will go. I think if your group maintains a form of relevance and an active presence within, people will still play. I’ve encountered no one who’s staying with first edition locally. We don’t have any hardcore Storm of Celeste players that are feeling slighted right now. There are four warbands, two of which I just finished painting, that are out in the grand alliance pasture right now and you know what? Fine. I now have physical cards and unique war scrolls for a shed load of others I can use, some of which I barely touched in first edition that now look interesting. What a time to be alive.

  • @craigjones7343
    @craigjones7343 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is many more campaigns in Necromunda: Dominion Badlands Law and Misrule Dark Uprising Ash Wastes Cinderak Perpetual Underhell/Hive Secundas I think I might be missing a few.

  • @johnmc181280
    @johnmc181280 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think it sucks that they don't use an official 3-player mode. This “We play in threes but one party shares a squad” is not a real 3-player mode, but actually just a 2-player mode, quite nice for beginners.

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      to be fair, I've never worked out how to do a 3-play gam. There's always the risk that 2 player will team up against the other. Very tricky to make it work as a format!

  • @Fortunes.Fool.
    @Fortunes.Fool. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Admission: I started this hobby in 3rd edition 40k and have many, many, many thousands of dollars worth of wargaming models across different game systems. I have never used a waterslide transfer, and despite seeing dozens of videos I've never hard the balls to try it. 7:41 that is a great idea, I love contrast gray over metals, and I'll bet gryph charger would be a neat effect over transfers on some cooler colors.

  • @vver
    @vver 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love it. will try it out later today.

  • @thesaltyseagames
    @thesaltyseagames 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a great idea at the end to try them out on the kiddos to see if they like it. My daughter is starting to get interested in painting, so these might work.

  • @earnestwanderer2471
    @earnestwanderer2471 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good for free handing symbols and numbers?

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, i don't think so. The limit is the tip of the marker, its good but I feel a brush will be easier. You could probably be very gentle and only get the tip (heh) but press a little more and you get more area. That said, I do plan to do the hazard markings for my LI iron warriors, so maybe I should give free handing a shot.

  • @zeroa6
    @zeroa6 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice review!

  • @microcosmos9143
    @microcosmos9143 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing! Explanation of Detachment limits and upgrades when?

  • @tw1sted1nc
    @tw1sted1nc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lots of these seem to have hit the market from different manufacturers in the last couple of years - I suspect a patent expired somewhere. Lots of colours now available; potentially you could do an entire model with them (after basecoating). The opacity is generally very good. Buy an entire set of replacement tips if you can find them - they don't keep their shape for long.

  • @RubberKiwi79
    @RubberKiwi79 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you're waiting until the fight starts to begin employing strategy, you're doing it wrong. A good strategic build can win the game before the first dice roll.

  • @cklai921
    @cklai921 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is an awesome resource! thanks very much. Will the Necromunda Tactic Card generator be updated with the new Spyre Hunter and/or Hive Secundus logos?

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've had a search around and can't find any logos for them. If you can point me in the right direction I'll add them!

  • @Thedagda801
    @Thedagda801 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great stuff! Thank you

  • @kryptonianguest1903
    @kryptonianguest1903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Btw, you don't need to work out your whole target number again for each weapon. If Mech A is shooting at Mech B, work out everything except the range modifier and call that X. Now for each weapon just add its range modifier to X. Once you expand beyond the Game of Armoured Combat starter, there are weapons that have one extra modifier (like pulse lasers apply a -2 to the number you need), but that's still just X + Y + Z. Which is easier than doing the whole thing every time.

  • @ooftaZone
    @ooftaZone 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only started playing 4 months myself. Immediately started a on going Chaos Campaign the second month playing. Classic by the way. Not a fan of the rhetoric that Alpha Strike is 'streamline' system.

  • @savage0987654321
    @savage0987654321 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Catalyst Game Labs is a license holder the owner is Tyco and Microsoft

    • @optimalgamestate
      @optimalgamestate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for that! I saw it mentioned in some discussion around why we haven't seen tv shows / movies. Someone broke down the various ways the licence got split after fasa fell apart. I gather MS just owns the computer game rights, Topps has the board games and books (licensed to CGL), Iron Wind Metals have the metal mini rights. I hadnt seen Tyco before, they seem to have toys from the old cartoon which itself seems to be Saban and through that Disney! A bit of a mess then, hopefully someone pulls it all back together.

  • @zeroa6
    @zeroa6 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice video. Subbed.

  • @The_Cargo_Bay
    @The_Cargo_Bay 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old school Classic player converted over to Alpha Strike (since I got kids and very little time to fill in 3825453 tiny armor pips). I'm a total convert to the Guerilla Miniatures Games method with the d12s. You do tend to wind up with more crits overall (it seems) but I'm kind of happy with that. You definitely see a lot more of the critical damage and far more upsets from an Ammo Explosion/Cockpit Kill. Highly recommend!

  • @Funkin_Disher
    @Funkin_Disher 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Then there's me who got rid of cluster and crit chance rolls, moved through-crits to the attack instead of the location roll and halved range penalties to hit amongst other changes. I'm a bit of a heathen when it comes to the rules as written.

  • @stevenclark2188
    @stevenclark2188 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I fill in heat sinks with heat as I fire so I can tell pretty easily what has and has not fired. I also move the die to the rear of the torso twist direction. No idea for AS. Since the movement dice are actually not part of the rules and just a community-tested notation system you can come up with whatever you want. Maybe place one of the remaining movement dice (since you need about 3 per mech) on top of your card when done?

  • @jrs3739
    @jrs3739 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The IWM metal minis are quite a bit better in quality than the modern plastics - but yeah, a lot of the designs are a bit goofy.

  • @eoinmcmanus1072
    @eoinmcmanus1072 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed the video. I have been playing both Classic and Alpha Strike for a year or two and am enjoying it. I play more AlphaStrike and like the scale of engagement and speed of the game. But I do enjoy the detail of Classic every so often - it definitely is just a different style