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2023/04/03 19:08:01
Subject: [Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
Siege Masters: Both mandatory warhound titans may be replaced with Direwolf titans.
Experienced Allies: All Porphyrions in this maniple replace the blast trait of their Twin-Magna Lascannons with the ordnance trait. However, they must also replace the rapid trait of their Ironstorm Missile Pod with the carapace trait. These changes also apply to auxiliary Porphyrions supporting this maniple.
Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.
2023/05/11 21:42:14
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
Siege Masters: Both mandatory warhound titans may be replaced with Direwolf titans.
Experienced Allies: All Porphyrions in this maniple replace the blast trait of their Twin-Magna Lascannons with the ordnance trait. However, they must also replace the rapid trait of their Ironstorm Missile Pod with the carapace trait. These changes also apply to auxiliary Porphyrions supporting this maniple.
The experienced allies rule might need more fleshing out, carapace isn't relevant to knights because of the 360 arc, even the paired rule on the acastus is a bit wonky on account of that too. Also, is the intent the acastus banner because they never released a new terminal, so there's still the older asterius and porphyrion on the same terminal. Unless I missed an update. I know there's an asterius only terminal for the fw one.
Working on an a fan-made expansion for AT. It's going to have a slightly modified engine war scenario, some home brew terrain rules, new weapon options for titans and a compilation of some of my fan-made knight/ordinatus terminals.
Calling it Adeptus Titanicus: Reforged
Little trailer for it, based it off the classic halo trailer that neil blomkamp directed
Spoiler:
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Do you play 30k? It'd be a lot cooler if you did.
2023/05/12 15:17:07
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
I'll end up writing an essay regarding the choices I made for this maniple, but for now I'll just confirm the specfic use of Porphyrions. By all means use an auxiliary Asterius banner as support, but they don't use the "experienced allies" rules.
Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.
2023/05/16 23:32:46
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
Just wanted to elaborate on the carapace trait; the 360 arc is also found on certain titan weapons, and even then the trait itself is only concerned with the distance the unit cannot target smaller scale units.
Swapping the missile pod's rapid trait for carapace accomplishes two things; it allows a 5" safe zone for enemy knights engaging the Porphyrion in melee, and it no longer enjoys bonus hits against the opposition.
The Asterius can also benefit from a look as well. Its a lovely model and enjoyably kitbashed if one cannot justify the £46 asking price for the single FW model. However, the official model includes a new and improved terminal that better represents the character of the unit; mechanicum rules for volkites and self-repair. The final point is that it comes with point changes that no longer require consulting the FAQs. While this is an awful slap in the face to those who purchased the terminal pack that include nothing but rules for both Acastus variants - for £18 no less for 60% wildly incorrect rules, I'd might add - it is at least now a proper Mechanicum unit, joining the Atropos, Moirax and the Mag-Styrix( whatever they're called ).
The 5-terminal pack is clearly a printing error; Games Workshop would not have released a pack of 5 terminals for a single auxilary Knight alone. This Knight was clearly meant to fill out lances, as much as the Questoris and Cerastus Knights, and if it had been an auxilary Knight from the start then it would have been a single terminal in the other Knight terminal pack.
And so with more nerfing and a new role of "nutcracker", this maniple is an attempt to address these issues and provide more enjoyment for a game so starved for new content.
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Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.
2023/06/12 09:58:44
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
So I wanted to support my FLGS, yesterday, and literally the only AT product they had was the Iconoclast. I don't own either Warmaster, and like an idiot I assumed Iconoclast would have both sets of cardboard, and just an added arm sprue.
Long story short... I have this model now, and it seems dramatically worse than the shooty Warmaster. Any suggestions for ways to make this a fun unit, or is it kind of a dud? I am told there are some corruption heavy builds that make it potentially fun/interesting?
11527pts Total (7400pts painted)
4980pts Total (4980pts painted)
3730 Total (210pts painted)
2023/06/12 19:02:30
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
I think it pays to embrace the Iconoclast's strengths, and this is what I make of it from images here and there...
1) This guy is a walking melee nightmare.
2) Slightly cheaper than the Warmaster...?
3) Although not intended for ranged attack, its carapace gatling array looks quite nasty with 12 dice at strength 6, and then the ordnance trait. Not only will it be stripping shields on approach to a target, it can also do some significant damage if its already lost it's shields. Any bonus to range you can wrangle, whether extra range or reducing the carapace distance...do what you can, if you can.
4) Less drain on the plasma engine, thanks to the chainsword. This gives your servitor clades breathing room to focus on other repairs, making it a bit more resiliant.
5) Could be a better option for terrain-heavy boards...
6) ...and maybe smaller boards?
Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.
2023/06/13 04:12:18
Subject: [Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
NewTruthNeomaxim wrote: So I wanted to support my FLGS, yesterday, and literally the only AT product they had was the Iconoclast. I don't own either Warmaster, and like an idiot I assumed Iconoclast would have both sets of cardboard, and just an added arm sprue.
Long story short... I have this model now, and it seems dramatically worse than the shooty Warmaster. Any suggestions for ways to make this a fun unit, or is it kind of a dud? I am told there are some corruption heavy builds that make it potentially fun/interesting?
NewTruthNeomaxim wrote: So I wanted to support my FLGS, yesterday, and literally the only AT product they had was the Iconoclast. I don't own either Warmaster, and like an idiot I assumed Iconoclast would have both sets of cardboard, and just an added arm sprue.
Long story short... I have this model now, and it seems dramatically worse than the shooty Warmaster. Any suggestions for ways to make this a fun unit, or is it kind of a dud? I am told there are some corruption heavy builds that make it potentially fun/interesting?
NewTruthNeomaxim wrote: So I wanted to support my FLGS, yesterday, and literally the only AT product they had was the Iconoclast. I don't own either Warmaster, and like an idiot I assumed Iconoclast would have both sets of cardboard, and just an added arm sprue.
Long story short... I have this model now, and it seems dramatically worse than the shooty Warmaster. Any suggestions for ways to make this a fun unit, or is it kind of a dud? I am told there are some corruption heavy builds that make it potentially fun/interesting?
I appreciate it, and will probably go this route, but I would still need the rules/cardboard.
The warmaster and iconoclast's terminals are identical except for the name. A common gentleman's agreement is to just treat them as one titan, often when warmasters come out to play it's mirror match just for practicality sake, in that both sides have a warmaster.
The upside to treating it as one titan is, you're more likely to see loadouts with a mix of close combat and shooty arms. I would argue it more entertaining to have 2 warmasters squaring off where both only have the 1 plasma suzerain arm and cc arm.
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Do you play 30k? It'd be a lot cooler if you did.
2023/06/13 15:52:57
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
Doesn't the Matched Play Guide include the weapon rules for the Warmaster and it's massive Suzi cannons?
Looking at the Iconoclast's Gatling array weapon card, I can see it being a good foundation for Battlebling's "Super Gatlings" upgrade for the Porphyrion. Just ditch the titan parts, stick with the points cost, and you still have a Porphy at 190 points. Personally I'd have it that such a variant has it's missile rack closed as it needs to store the additional ammunition. For the budding modeller they could add Castigator-style ammunition belts...
Which on second thoughts, ammunition is already stored in two caches at the rear of the dual-cannons. Never mind...
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Casual gaming, mostly solo-coop these days.
2023/06/13 23:04:42
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
SamusDrake wrote: Doesn't the Matched Play Guide include the weapon rules for the Warmaster and it's massive Suzi cannons?
It might, but I just ordered a copy, so I don't know yet. I wish I could just get digital copies of these books without using GW's abysmal e-reader copies. I buy everything I can get my hands on as I like owning physical books, and want to support games, but as a disabled gamer, sometimes a pdf is just easier.
Anyone want to help a guy out... maybe send me a private message? :-p
11527pts Total (7400pts painted)
4980pts Total (4980pts painted)
3730 Total (210pts painted)
2023/06/22 08:20:20
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
I finally managed to get some paint on some weapons and finish off my second Warlord (for this Legio).
This is {Ira Aeterna}.
I tried some funky Plasma Shenanigans
I also managed to get some of the shiny new Forge World Beamers done. They're beautifully detailed and very nice to paint!! I haven't tried them out in games yet but I have faced them down and wasn't a fan of being shot by them!! time to even the score me thinks
2023/06/22 09:52:17
Subject: Re:[Adeptus Titanicus] Report on your AT Projects!
11527pts Total (7400pts painted)
4980pts Total (4980pts painted)
3730 Total (210pts painted) 
