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The Weekender: 40K Eternal Crusade Founding Uncovered
June 28, 2014 by dignity
Warren, Justin and John come together for another epic Weekender with all the latest gaming goings on. There’s plenty this week to get any 40k fan excited as Warren gives us an update on our 40k narrative campaign, before the guys move on to discuss Eternal Crusade and just what is happening with this hotly anticipated game.
Of course, there’s lots more to get excited about as we also get a peek at some awesome new Puppets War minis that have been sent our way, as well as news on a series of articles that will be heading to Beasts of War, asking that all important question, what level of wargame do you play? Finally, we will be bringing all of our competition winners up to date, so be sure to stay tuned in to this Saturday’s Weekender.
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I get my weekender on Friday nights. I’m so naughty.
lol We stayed up late and watched it!!
Ive missed you old friend…….
hate to brake it to you Warren http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Rainbow_Warriors
FFS! lol
@warzan Ahhh that’s right, it was Puppets War I was thinking of during the last weekender. The first version of their Dragonfly aircraft would be suitable for transporting larger walkers (such as the Enforcer in it’s not-Sentinel role). I was originally thinking it could be used to transport the not-Ogryn Steel Guard but I’m not sure how well three of them would fit so the mk2 Dragonfly might be better instead since it has that large under-slung cargo container.
It’s nice to see 40k getting more coverage again, but with a different view of the game.
demyse beat me to it. I was going to say I remember the Rainbow Warriors listed from the first Rogue Trader book. I am not a huge fan of the time period, but it’s kind of fun watching Warren geek on Waterloo. Culturally, the only battle I think that would compare is Stamford Bridge. Of course I am biased, because I do love the Viking stuff ( damned king Henry).
Those conversions were fantastic. Can’t wait to see them painted.
Are you looking at PSC’s BattleGroup series for 1/72?
An article series on battles that changed the course of history might be an interesting read.
“leadmountain” sounds like a man desperately in need of storage lol
Morning all, Congratulations to the winners and great show guys.
Waterloo? Wait, I did what now? 😀
Sorry my mistake!!! It’s @cypher2009 pants, I’ll have to make that up to both of you now! Sorry guys 🙂
Its my pants? What? I never agreed to that… No worries mate. And if you want some facts/information on Waterloo, I am sure I can dig a load of interesting/unusual and plan mad facts for you to read through… Just don’t yawn too much.
I have mixed you guys up as you both came onto the system (Your awesome stuff on pathfinders) at pretty much the same day lol
😉
@17.30 Mins. Jetpack jump chop down with the chain sword. Just so epic!
Eternal sounds very much like Planetside 2 a huge MMO-FPS.
Yeah I was thinking that too – which is no bad thing if they can make it even half as good. That said, I do hope this founders program goes somewhere, unlike Mechwarrior Tactics which has been languishing in some kind of development hell 🙁
You guys really make me want to get a better computer so I can play that game.
Most MMOs have pretty low requirements to run.
Not low enough for someone still running xp like me… Then Microsoft decides to cease support. Lame.
Move with the times lol, windows 7 is the way forward
20mm Wargames making a come back ? My life has gone full circle.
I think I can name a battle as decisive and as important to history as Waterloo – the Battle of Vienna (1683)
The battle was a little larger than Waterloo and marked the end of the expansion of the Ottoman Turkish Empire into Europe.
It involved the greatest cavalry charge in history – 20,000 including 3,500 Winged Hussars the Wiki page is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna
The uniform of the Winged Hussars is amazing including wings of eagle or vulture feathers on their backs.
An Italian/Polish film here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17ijtaVnCM
Hope this is of interest
DJ
Warlord make models of the Hussars here http://www.warlordgames.com/new-polish-winged-hussars/
How about the The Battle of Tours in 732
Nice one chaps. Last weekend felt weird without you.
Congratulations to Greyhunter and Leadmountain. The idea of 20mm or 1/72 scale is great for cheap model availability. There is quite an uptick in scales in the past couple of years, but it does make it harder to keep scale-able terrain on hand. I don’t have enough room for 6mm, 10mm, 15mm, 20mm and 28mm/32mm buildings.
I’m impressed that Eternal Crusade have incorporated the “Forge World selling out early” aspect of the hobby 😉
-rolls eyes- yep… You went there 😉
:O What did Justin do with his finger at about 3:09 … I am shocked haha.
Nice show guys.
Have to admit I do like my 1/71 plastics though you have to be a bit selective from certain manufacturers Newline do some lovely 20mm historicals from Ancients to WW2 as do several other companies , Tumbling Dice springs to mind for these
I am kinda presuming that the 1/72 WW2 systems will be Battlegroup Kursk or Rapid Fire
Quick question on the plascraft stuff.. Is the material the same as Amera use do you think, did you wash it before spraying?
I do like that PVC scenery stuff, HDF is great , especially for walkways and stairs, but for Sci-Fi I think the plastic is better suited to creating the futuristic look of buildings.
Great video as always, thanks.
Any news on the Babylon win your pledge contest?
Yes
Happy Weekend thanks to the Weekender!
That Waterloo box look big enough to live in.
Wow, thanks for the great intro, guys! 😀
Just a heads-up: “Oriskany” is pronounced “o-RISK-an-ee.”
The name is taken from a battle in the American Revolution that’s had a famous American aircraft carrier named after it, USS Oriskany (CV-34).
The way Warren says it at 44:07 is correct. 🙂
All is forgiven, however, an with an ocean of thanks . . . by your tagging of the nickname “The Mighty O.” I feel like I’ve been knighted!
Thanks again, guys. I hope these articles prove worthy of your epic intro.
don’t you mean a “pond” of thanks? The articles sound like they might be over my head seeing as I’ve only ever played individual units or platoon. But as GI Joe says, knowing is half the battle, so I guess any knowledge will help me take on the Grognards.
Look forward to reading the series
But it might just be me but the Mighty O or the story of the same (this being a family site I won’t go any further down that line of thought …)
Yeah, @rasmus , I used the name “Oriskany” for a destroyer I was playing in a starship tactical game, and she survived enough battles to become mildly famous in our group, and we started calling her “the Lady O.” Ah … there might be a double meaning in that. 🙂
Great show fellas, I’m looking forward to @oriskany ‘s articles.
Honestly, have no fear @gladesrunner . Operational or strategic-level games are not inherently “more complex” than tactical games. In fact, because you’re dealing with larger units, time scales, and distances, a lot of details get “rounded off” in abstract values. This also makes room in the game for new complexities like logistics, command, joint-service operations, etc.
Not more complex, just “different flavors” of complex. 🙂
Im mildly peed off now, yes the pack might be $120 (£70 and change) but what they don’t tell you is that its PLUS VAT. So a Captain pack actually a shade under £85! not £70. Sneaky that
@warzan Sorry if i sound pedantic about this but some things you said about Eternal Crusade are not correct, i’ll clarify each one here ( i’m taking the time to rewatch the video so that i don’t miss any ) :
16:55 – There is actually five levels, there is also Heresy Pack and Xenos Pack : https://www.eternalcrusade.com/join-the-war
20:05 – “Arkhona of the Kharon System:
Kharon is located in the galactic northern marches of Segmentum Obscuras, in the dead centre of a void of systems”. More info here : https://www.eternalcrusade.com/game/stories
20:10 – I’m not 100% sure about this but i read that there is a module previous to that, which will be about PvP purely, like a flashback from previous battles, or something along those lines, that will be release before al the spaceship’s modules.
23:00 There is actually not like that : The have Graham McNeill as their main story writter and there will be a lot of it but via PvP and a very few dungeons/events. But yes it will be mainly driven by Players. Here is a interview with him : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBddWDF9OWI
26:30 There is actually 4 subfactions per race, here they are ( scrolldown to see them 😛 ) : https://www.eternalcrusade.com/game/factions-at-war/space-marines The Nids will have only one faction and it will be Devs controller, makes sense since we now know that different Nids subfactions hate each other.
28:05 ONLY ORKS BOYS ARE FREE TO WAAAGH!!!, Nobs and others are Premium. It will be nice if you clarify this… many Ork fans will get this info wrong and won’t buy the founders pack…
30:30 EHM NO! Another important thing 18 of July is the Deadline for buying the founders pack!
33:20 I think there will be but yes, there won’t run that freaking fast.
Well that will be alll, i really hope you do a interview with Miguel Caron in the future, they are very open and i’m sure they will love to do many talks about each feature of the game. I’m definitely buying this.
Great show, I once got an Eisenhorn book out of a pound shop, the 40K game looks very interesting, also that walker looks like a chunkier version of the walker in avatar.
Logistics normally play a much bigger role in the way battles are fought at higher levels.
Glad you are back, now for some XLBS 🙂
Great show, the Plastcraft terrain looks really interesting. As for 1/72 WWII you could stay use Bolt Action, Chain of Command, Rules of Engagement or the other previously mentioned. Should be an interesting project and PSC’s figures/vehicles are an affordable entry point.
Does anyone know a supplier for Puppet’s War models in the UK?
Any links to the founder program for the game? :O
Also PM xD
Warren, maybe you should take a look at the rules for Forge Worlds CASTELLAX BATTLE-AUTOMATA for your Enforcer model. Might get some inspiration.
If you’re looking at WW2 in 20mm, look at the Battlegroup rules produced by Ironfist/Plastic Soldier Company and Too Fat Lardies, you can do either I Ain’t Been Shot Mum or Chain of Command in 20mm.
Great idea @oriskany, have you played World in Flames?? It is a complete recreation of world War 2 from 1936 to 1945. It has won numerous games awards, and uses game mechanics to represent political changes, involves national gearing for production (you cannot just build thousands of units, a country must build up “gear up” to that production) as well as maps of the entire world. Be warned, the game takes months to play, and it is very difficult for the axis to win. It is a very addictive game when you start thou.
@mattgro – I’ve poked around at World in Flames, and played several other very similar games, including some other “grand strategic” monsters. They’ll be briefly touched on in some of the articles. 🙂
Congrats to the winners. I hope you get your prizes in a timely fashion.