Space Hulk Has Emerged From Warp! (Is this gonna be another bug hunt, sir?)

[BanzaiCat]

Oops, sorry. I'll go check that out.

[undercovergeek]

Oops, sorry. I'll go check that out.

apologies, i didnt mean it to sound abrasive

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=4229.0

[LongBlade]

Since the conversation delved that way, if I wanted to read some Space Marine/40K stuff, what the heck would I start with? I mean the fiction, not the games, although I might be interested in the minis at some point.

if you were to visit the reading thread, someone kindly posted just this advice not so long ago - i think the consensus of opinion will be the Horus Heresy books

Belay that order and have that servitor flogged!

Start with either the Ultramarines Omnibus or the Space Wolves Omnibus. The Gaunt's Ghosts series is also excellent.

[LongBlade]

Baneblade, the Imperial Guards Omnibus, and Flesh and Steel are also excellent starting points.

http://grogheads.com/?p=1008

[Nefaro]

^^ European spelling?

Nope!

"Lightening" is a derivation of "To Lighten" - make something lighter in weight.   I'm not even sure if it's a proper use of it.

"Lightning" is the stuff that shoots out of Emperor Palpatine's hands when he's really enjoying himself.   :D

[bob48]

A useful and informative post there, Jason - sounds like good advice.

I have definitely noticed that the Lightning Claws are very weak considering they are 'specialist' CC weapons. Without exception, they have always gone down on the second round of combat and are thus almost useless.

I agree and the use of both the flamer and assault cannon as being used to kill as economically as possible but not used to hold critical points. Only the guys with bolters are really effective as 'reliable' defenders, and the key with them is to establish long fields of fire wherever possible. rather obvious stuff, I know, but worth pointing out.

However, despite the negative parts, I still think is keeps to the flavour of the board game quite well. As we have noted before, one of the key aspects of the game is how well you deploy your assets - which again is true of the board game.

[JasonPratt]

However, despite the negative parts, I still think is keeps to the flavour of the board game quite well. As we have noted before, one of the key aspects of the game is how well you deploy your assets - which again is true of the board game.

True, I meant that more as a general criticism of the board-game design as well, being ported over to the port. ;) (And to the 90s FPS game in its own way. My impression is that the melee units are more useful this game, as I recall even the thunder-set kit going down pretty quickly in the old FPS.)


ARGH! -- MY OLD SPACE HULK GAME NO LONGER RUNS ON D-FEND/DOSBOX FOR UNKNOWN REASONS!!! Do not understand, want old space hulk game this morning, sadness... Must now look to see if D-fend/DB has Win8 updates yet.

[FarAway Sooner]

If you want "the High Road" into WH40K (with epic heroes and bad-ass fights), there are a lot of good suggestions out there.  I recently finished the Blood Angels, Omnibuses 1&2, and found them to be very enjoyable.

If you want "the Low Road" into WH40K (written from the eyes of soldiers much lower in the Imperial pecking hierarchy but still damn good at their job), I recommend going with Gaunt's Ghosts.  I'm a sucker for the underdog and really enjoyed the tales following Commissar Gaunt.  The second trilogy in particular was quite strong.

I'm still on the fence for the genre as a whole, but have enjoyed all 12 books that I've read, so I guess that says I must like 'em!

[JasonPratt]

Thank God, finally done, thought I was never going to find the problem...

I mean with getting SH93 to run on my system. ;)

Apparently D-Fend had updated DosBox to version 0.74 at some time in the past on my older computer, and naturally included the most recent edition when I installed it in Win8. While normally that would be good, a whole afternoon of research finally turned up the clarification that SH93 has trouble running on DB.74, producing looping cycle sound crashes of the sort I was experiencing.

The older versions of DB aren't entirely easy to find on their homesite, but once I found and downloaded it, I installed it in a separate folder within the D-Fend shell folder. Then all I had to do was point my Hulk file within D-Fend to the alternate DB install.

NOW I CAN HEAR ALL 60 SECONDS OF THE CRAPPY 90s METAL SONG THAT STARTS THE GAME, and more importantly the wav files won't crash the game anymore.

(The sergeant shouting "DIE!" at the end of the opening animation still brings a fond laugh after all these years... ah....)

[undercovergeek]

peh, old shmold

just as it gets boring you can buy this

http://www.lightninggamingnews.com/leaked-images-reveal-unreal-engine-4-fps-space-hulk-deathwing-set-in-warhammer-40k-universe/

[JasonPratt]

 ??? That page kind of crashed my browser. Possibly not from awesomeness. (But I do have an old browser.)

I also checked around to see if VotBA had been picked up by anyone (because I can't find my PC-CD and the PS1 version sucks), but GW seems to be keeping a thumb on it without actually doing anything.

[Nefaro]

peh, old shmold

just as it gets boring you can buy this

http://www.lightninggamingnews.com/leaked-images-reveal-unreal-engine-4-fps-space-hulk-deathwing-set-in-warhammer-40k-universe/

Ugh.  Another WH40K first-person shooter?  I didn't like the last over-the-shoulder one, that leads you by the nose in full console style. 

Need moar strategeries!!!

[undercovergeek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nr1zMtEsJQ#t=18

not saying anything after my last roasting! merely posting

[LongBlade]

I just finished the Escape mission with the Wrath of Baal. Finally. Took about a dozen times.

This game would be more fun if my librarians' Psi power didn't have a memory leak :/

[JasonPratt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nr1zMtEsJQ#t=18

not saying anything after my last roasting! merely posting

There is no sin in that teaser.

(The official page has only the teaser and images from it so far.)