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Burris

Mar 3rd, 2008, 06:54 AM

Penguin

Mar 3rd, 2008, 07:44 AM

That reminds me, now that I've replaced my HDD I need to reinstall it. I can't wait for the Soulstorm expansion.

Ska Wars

Mar 3rd, 2008, 02:52 PM

I finally picked it up (30 bucks for all three games, not bad) and I really like it. I used to play Warhammer as the Imperial Guard (I didn't use the Cadians though, I used Praetorian Guard) so I find it pretty enjoyable.

Never liked Cadians either (especially the new ones), always prefered Mordian's. Only decent new IG legion they've released in years was the Steel Legion.

Burris

Mar 3rd, 2008, 04:02 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/Brandnew70x7/praet-hq2.jpg

Bunch of them die, Empire of Man forgets about them thinking they were wiped out, and they come back with a vengeance. Best backstory ever.

jow

Mar 3rd, 2008, 04:43 PM

i played the first two games, they were good. I sucked though. Problem was I was too stubborn to play anything but Orks.

ORKS ORKS ORKS ORKS ORKS. DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!

SWK

Mar 3rd, 2008, 08:08 PM

DoW and CoH make me wish that I didn't suck at RTS's.

Penguin

Mar 4th, 2008, 12:51 AM

I suck at RTS games but so far CoH is the only one that induced such rage that I threw my headset across the room, shattering it.

I miss that thing.

CrazyTalk

Mar 4th, 2008, 08:05 AM

is soulstorm gonna be like dark crusade where you have to invade areas by turn and all that stuff?

Penguin

Mar 4th, 2008, 08:49 AM

Speaking of Guard models we like and dislike... I wish there were more Rough Rider options than "Mongolololol". I thought it'd be cool to have some based on late 1800s US Cavalry, but doing that would require more conversion work than I'm capable of.

is soulstorm gonna be like dark crusade where you have to invade areas by turn and all that stuff?
Yep, only you get to do it on several planets.

CrazyTalk

Mar 4th, 2008, 09:44 AM

gaw, i like the regular DoW and winter assault play style. i don't like to micromanage although it's really not a lot. i guess i just prefer a straight story line

Ska Wars

Mar 4th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Ginger Lord

Mar 4th, 2008, 07:11 PM

I just installed Dawn of War last night, got it ages ago with Company of Heroes, MoH:AA, Bf1942 and C&C Generals for £9.99 total from Gamestation.

Burris

Mar 4th, 2008, 08:59 PM

Yikes I didn't think the guard were that popular, with the Space Marines and all.

I'm just glad Tyranid aren't popular.

jow

Mar 5th, 2008, 01:21 AM

Orksorksorksorks..

WHEATLEY007

Mar 5th, 2008, 08:55 AM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/Brandnew70x7/praet-hq2.jpg

I see that even since Rogue Trader they still cant sculpt hands well.

Steffmeister

Mar 9th, 2008, 11:01 PM

Can you people introduce me? Im kinda in need of an RTS here.

jow

Mar 9th, 2008, 11:53 PM

Its on steam. Just buy the Platnium edition.

Bismarck

Mar 10th, 2008, 12:04 AM

Yikes I didn't think the guard were that popular, with the Space Marines and all.

I'm just glad Tyranid aren't popular.

Guard rocks, probably the best thing about the Guard is that you could theoretically field an army inspired by any army in human history. I've had inspirations in the past to field a Zulu army once, using models from another company converted to carry lasguns.

It's too bad that GW doesn't make the older minis anymore, like the Valhallans and Tallarns and whatnot.

Bismarck

Mar 10th, 2008, 12:07 AM

Speaking of Guard models we like and dislike... I wish there were more Rough Rider options than "Mongolololol". I thought it'd be cool to have some based on late 1800s US Cavalry, but doing that would require more conversion work than I'm capable of.

Used to be some Tallarn models that would make for an awesome Bedouin-style force. If you go to the Forge World website there's some really nice looking WWI-style Rough Riders for the Death Korps of Kriegs, with gas masks on the horses and everything. They're not cheap, though, like all FW stuff.

PrivateParts

Mar 10th, 2008, 12:20 AM

I never finished the orginal DoW campaign. I have a habit of not finishing some games i enjoy.
Though it probably had more to do with that i started playing company of heroes.

Squad combat RTS ftw.

Anyway, installed DoW again. Hopefully ill finish it this time.

CrazyTalk

Mar 11th, 2008, 05:10 AM

bah, you guys made me reinstall the whole thing. i'm playing Dark Crusade as the guard

jow

Mar 11th, 2008, 10:15 PM

Pathetic li'l 'umiez! We'll crush'em ALL ova!

Ska Wars

Mar 11th, 2008, 10:26 PM

Changed my mind, these (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/DEATH_KORPS_OF_KRIEG.html) are now officially the coolest Imperial Guard Legion

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4290/comm7ft0.jpg

The Hotchkiss style heavy stubber on their vechicles is a cool touch too. Cheers for the heads up Bismarck.

Burris

Mar 11th, 2008, 10:56 PM

They look very WWI tinged. Probably for Political Correctness purposes. Still way cool.

Ska Wars

Mar 12th, 2008, 02:38 PM

They look very WWI tinged. Probably for Political Correctness purposes. Still way cool.

Don't think they're really worried about the PC of it (they have political commissars already lol), think these were more to go along with the new 'trench' and 'siege' rules they came up with. Just a bitch they're so expensive. Reminds me of the old days when IG regiments were about £18 for 10 models :(

Love the bren carrier style tank they've made to tow the siege guns too.

WHEATLEY007

Mar 12th, 2008, 05:30 PM

Just a bitch they're so expensive. Reminds me of the old days when IG regiments were about £18 for 10 models :(

Very True. I collected this stuff in the early days of Rogue Trader and the original Blood Bowls & Space Hulk. At the age you firstly get interested in this stuff, say 14, you've got no hope in affording bugger all. £10 for 2 Epic Land Raiders ?? I dont think so. Not on pocket money.

Ska Wars

Mar 12th, 2008, 06:14 PM

Acutally it was kinda the opposite for me. Got into it when i was a kid around 7 or 8 when BattleMaster came out (watered down version launched by MB if I remember right). Wasn't until around 14/15 that I realised I musta spent near a grand of them over the years (birthday/xmas presents, pocket money etc) and packed it in. Still have a shit load of them about, should sell them really or atleast bother to paint them lol

Once this semster is over I'm gonna try and make a high poly Imperial guard model, just for old times sake lol

Penguin

Mar 12th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Speaking of Guard models we like and dislike... I wish there were more Rough Rider options than "Mongolololol". I thought it'd be cool to have some based on late 1800s US Cavalry, but doing that would require more conversion work than I'm capable of.

If you could get me some concept sketches I'd be tempted to throw together a 3D model of it for you.
That's cool, only limiting factor is that I suck at drawing. :shifty:

Ska Wars

Mar 12th, 2008, 07:37 PM

lol bugger.

Ah well, as I said, I wanna make some guards models just to get back into character modelling, so if you fancy helping out and pitching some ideas just give us a shout.

Penguin

Mar 12th, 2008, 07:49 PM

Well, if it helps, lemme dig up some pics from the Interweb:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8990/uscavreenactmentgm3.jpg
Reenactment, not sure what's up with that guy's face.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2209/800px1stcavalrydivisiongu9.jpg
Army cav unit of something-or-other.
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6769/800pxcommandinggeneralsqn6.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8516/littlebighornkr0.jpg
Custer getting his ass kicked at the Little Bighorn.

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3479/redoubtablesergeantqo3.jpg
Buffalo Soldiers. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier)

Ginger Lord

Mar 12th, 2008, 11:46 PM

Once this semster is over I'm gonna try and make a high poly Imperial guard model, just for old times sake lol

Awesome idea.

I might have to do something similar, was more of a Warhammer than 40k fan though. I did have a small collection of the Guards though, one platoon and a weapons platoon with a Chimera painted out in some bitching snow camo.

Valhallans iirc.

CrazyTalk

Mar 16th, 2008, 11:47 PM

how bout you guys show us some of your collection ;)

PrivateParts

Mar 17th, 2008, 03:23 AM

Finished DoW.
Anyone know if the expansion campaigns are a continuation of the DoW strory line?

Ginger Lord

Mar 17th, 2008, 04:32 PM

how bout you guys show us some of your collection ;)

This thread inspired me to go round to my mates house and get back all my Warhammer stuff from his games room (shed). Sorting them out now so piccys later, christ my painting was terrible 9 years ago.

jow

Mar 17th, 2008, 07:05 PM

Finished DoW.
Anyone know if the expansion campaigns are a continuation of the DoW strory line?

Sort of. Winter Assault is kind of disappointing TBH, but Dark Crusade is fucking great, and I hear Soulstorm is even better.

Penguin

Mar 17th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Finished DoW.
Anyone know if the expansion campaigns are a continuation of the DoW strory line?
Not really. The Blood Ravens are completely absent from Winter Assault, and while they're back in Dark Crusade and Soulstorm, the companies involved are not commanded by Gabriel Angelos (he doesn't even have a cameo). I suppose this is somewhat understandable though because I'm pretty sure Angelos' voice actor is the narrator in those two.

For continuation of the vanilla DoW storyline, you really have to pick up the books by C.S. Goto.

P.S. Multilaser.

PrivateParts

Mar 18th, 2008, 12:20 AM

Penguin

Mar 18th, 2008, 03:54 AM

Tried out soulstorm. Doesnt seem to have any story line at all.

Sort of wondering why the sisters, imperial gaurd and space marines would be even fighting each other in it.

Do the previous two expansions have an actual story line?

Winter Assault does.

With Dark Crusade and Soulstorm the storyline is pretty much determined by which race you play. There's a narration when you defeat each race.

Sisters of Battle fight the Guard because obviously they are cowardly and corrupt for things to have gotten so far out of hand. They fight the Space Marines because the Space Marines refuse to cede authority to the Ecclesiarchy, a sure sign of heresy in their eyes.

The Guard is fighting everyone because they want to take back their system as a matter of pride and are unwilling to give up command to anyone.

CrazyTalk

Mar 18th, 2008, 09:28 AM

yea thats why i dont like Dark Crusade that much, the story line is "meh"

WHEATLEY007

Mar 18th, 2008, 02:00 PM

I have the retails DoW. Can I buy WinterAssault and Dark Crusade through Steam - will they work together ?

CrazyTalk

Mar 21st, 2008, 01:01 AM

i tried putting my cd keys into steam for the platinum edition of these games and it wouldn't accept them so maybe not

Azevedo

Mar 27th, 2008, 02:12 PM

Dark Crusade absolutely screwed the gameplay up because of the Necrons. I loved to play as Imperial Guard, and Necrons simply cannot be beat. Winter Assault was decent but it always came down to blob wars, which is why I moved onto Company of Heroes...then that turned into blob wars again with the expansion (or so I've heard).

Penguin

Mar 27th, 2008, 09:25 PM

The Emperor accepts no excuses.

Besides, the Necrons have been toned down a bit.

CrazyTalk

Mar 27th, 2008, 11:42 PM

make a baneblade and watch those necrons go down...or most things for that matter

2ltben

Mar 28th, 2008, 01:22 AM

There's been a Warhammer 40k, a Warhammer Fantasy game, and there's a Warhammer Fantasy RP game in development. Seriously, when does Battlefleet Gothic get its turn?

jow

Mar 28th, 2008, 03:04 AM

http://kotaku.com/373218/first-dawn-of-war-2-details

Puddle

Mar 28th, 2008, 03:11 AM

Don't make me go here!
I had the minitures, cost me 2 grand.
GIGGIDY!

Penguin

Mar 28th, 2008, 04:30 AM

http://kotaku.com/373218/first-dawn-of-war-2-details
Oooh...

Relic are bringing some of Company of Heroes' tricks over to the Warhammer universe, with units now able to occupy buildings and also use the same kind of pathfinding and cover AI as that found in CoH.

PRAISE BE TO THE EMPEROR

Also... Ska? Any further thoughts on the Rough Riders/Cavalry? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Riders) :D

Puddle

Mar 28th, 2008, 04:42 AM

Giggity
got rights of war .

gigity ggggiggty gooo!

WARHAMMERR!

RTS Msn guys aint git the time. sorty But
GIGGIITTTYY!
I'm watcin.

WHEATLEY007

Mar 28th, 2008, 05:13 PM

http://kotaku.com/373218/first-dawn-of-war-2-details

/ Fingers crossed they allow you to pan the map out higher.

Ska Wars

Mar 29th, 2008, 03:03 PM

Also... Ska? Any further thoughts on the Rough Riders/Cavalry? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Riders) :D

Nah no progress, still a bit groggy from my birthday so can't see me doing owt this week, but it's definately on the back burner.

2ltben

Mar 31st, 2008, 03:29 AM

Apparently you can choose missions from a Battle Barge in orbit of whatever planet you're on. It'd be nicer if it was more than an interface, but still, damn. Those things are big and nasty.

WHEATLEY007

Apr 3rd, 2008, 04:30 PM

http://www.gamearena.com.au/forums/536/ ... hp/4648990 (http://www.gamearena.com.au/forums/536/thread.php/4648990)

Dawn of War 2 STUFF.