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Legions Imperialis (Epic) released… Solar Auxilia

The new Epic box has been released with 2 forces (Space Marines and Solar Auxilia) and 2 Warhound Titans as well as the full rulebook. Unfortunately there was no scenery included, but this is also available separately.

Epic (then Space Marine) was my first mass-battle game after playing Heroquest and Blood Bowl and I was hooked. With it being released in a new format this weekend I jumped on the pre-order and picked mine up from SCN hobbies this weekend (Saturday).

I have learnt from other ‘Epic’ style games (including Warmaster) I need to use a simple colour scheme that is quick to do, otherwise I fall into delays like I have with Napoleonic Epic from Warlord Games (soooo much detail!!)

So, I am starting with the Solar Auxilia and my intention is to make them quick to do… but first assemble!

4 Leman Russ Battle Tanks

These tanks come with a range of options for hull mounted weapon and for the turret, but I went with Battlecannon and 1 Vanquisher Battlecannon and Heavy Bolters to protect them from close assault. The turrets are meant to be painted and kept separate, so I’ll try that initially.

These come on one sprue with 4 tanks; although there is a lot of detail and small bits – be careful about losing any pieces in the carpet. Some of the bits are very close to the sprue (the tracks/sides for example)… it is starting to get difficult to remove pieces now!

2 Malcador Battle Tanks

These were great and easy to put together, again coming on one sprue., although the engines exhausts at the back are a little fiddly with 3 small connections. The turret isn’t glued so has some movement (although I’m doubtful this will last once undercoated). Once again I’ve gone simple here with Vanquisher Battlecannons and 3 Heavy Bolters (front and both sponsors).

4 Armoured Sentinels

There are 2 each of these on the ‘main’ sprue for Auxilia (also with the troops and Ogryns). The bodies and legs went together really well, but the missile launcher pods are ‘left/right’ versions, which of course I missed and I am sure I got some wrong!

4 Charonite Ogryn

There are two poses here, but with such small models it’s not really a problem. There are definitely some Ogryns in here under all the mechanicals bits and gizmos; so I’m not certain how I’ll paint these but we’ll see how it goes.

Solar Auxilia Infantry

The rest of the troops look good on sprue with no connections on the main models (except the standard bearer, who I will clip before spraying).

Undercoating

I undercoated the models with a black primer to help me cover any gaps… I was tempted to use contrast paints, but I recently used them on some Warlord Games Bolt Action Soviets so I fancy a change.

First colour – Leadbelcher (Drybrush)

My first step was to Drybrush all the models in Leadbelcher to pick out the weapons and some of the detail.

Next Steps

My Solar Auxilia are linked with my Blood Angels (so no guessing what I’ll be painting the other half of the set-in) so I’ll be picking out some of the detail in red tomorrow when I can get in some good lighting and actually see the detail (I’m getting too old for his scale !!)

Warhammer AoS Battleforce Boxes 2023 – How much and whats in them?

Battleforce boxes had success in 2020, 2021 & 2022. These are a fantastic way to get into a new army or even add to an existing one, but whats inside them and how many points of miniatures do you get?

Well Warhammer Community have announced that they are coming back for 2023!

If you’re looking for the Warhammer 40k 2023 article it’s here

Prices are not yet confirmed, but last year they were £130 so hopefully inflation won’t hit us too hard – we are estimating they will be £140 (Edit – Declan – these came in at £135 each so we’ve slightly adjusted the figures below). In the meantime I thought our readers would like to know the value of the toys… so see below against each box:

Battleforce BoxsetCostRRP
Seraphon – Primordial Starhost£202.50£135
Ossiarch Bonereapers – Praetorian Spearhead£230.00£135
Slaves to Darkness – Warhorde of Eternus£192.50£135
Soulblight Gravelords – Vengorian Court£192.50£135

There are significantly fewer than last year (4 vs 7), but hopefully there is something there for you. Three of the boxes are around the £200 mark, with Bonereapers being a much bigger saving at £230 retail for the individual models. I wonder if the price of the Bonereapers Battleforce will be above our estimate?

But I can tell you a way of saving even more money by purchasing these at 25% off the recommended retail price! Just visit SCN Hobby World and sign up to their mailing list for 25% off all GW products and 20% Warlord Games products.

Alternatively, if you regularly use Element Games, you can pick them up there… using our affiliate link (for which we receive a small contribution to the site)

So what do you get inside and how much would it cost you normally? I’ve also included the points for the troops as sold, but you can make small changes with the way some of the models are built.

Seraphon – Primordial Starhost

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
Slaan Starmaster290£52.50
10 Saurus Warriors180£37.50
3 Kroxigor160£37.50
3 Aggradon Lancers190£37.50
Hunters of Huanchi (Warcry)210£37.50
Total1,030£202.50
RRP£135
Saving£67.50

Ossiarch Bonereapers – Praetorian Spearhead

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
Arch-Kavalos Zandtos190£35.00
5 Kavalos Deathriders190£37.50
20 Mortek Guard260£37.50
Gothizzar Harvester160£35.00
4 Morghast Archai440£85.00
Total1,240£230.00
RRP£135
Saving£95
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Slaves to Darkness – Warhorde of Eternus

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
Eternus, Blade of the First Prince180£37.50
3 Ogroid Theridons150£40.00
5 Chaos Knights220£40.00
5 Chaos Chosen230£37.50
10 Chaos Warriors180£37.50
Total960£192.50
RRP£135
Saving£57.50

Soulblight Gravelords – Vengorian Court

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
Vengorian Lord300£42.50
5 Blood Knights230£42.50
20 Deathrattle Skeletons220£37.50
10 Dire Wolves150£35.00
3 Fell Bats90£35.00
Total990£192.50
RRP£135
Saving£57.50

So what do you think good value or not? Will you be picking up a set?

— Declan & Eeyore

Warhammer 40k Battleforce Boxes 2023 – How much and whats in them?

Battleforce boxes are back after their success in 2020, 2021 & 2022. These are a fantastic way to get into a new army or even add to an existing one, but whats inside them and how many points of miniatures do you get?

Well Warhammer Community have announced that they are coming back for 2023!

(If you’re looking for the 2023 – Age of Sigmar – it is on it’s here!!)

Prices in 2022 were around £130 each so hopefully they haven’t increased much – we’ll let you know as soon as we have the RRP! In the meantime I thought our readers would like to know the value of the toys… so see below against each box:

Battleforce BoxsetCostRRP
Votann – Defenders of the Ancestors£237.50£140.00 (Est)
Orks – Beast Snagga Stampede£220.00£140.00 (Est)
Astra Militarum – Cadian Defence Force£207.50£140.00 (Est)
Space Marines – Spearhead Force£197.50£140.00 (Est)
Tyranids – Onslaught Swarm£200.00£140.00 (Est)
World Eaters – Exalted of the Red Angel£215.00£140.00 (Est)

There’s a range of value in each box with the starter set armies (Space Marines & Tyranids) having the lowest value… but who doesn’t love big guys with wings / jump packs! With their own Primarch leading their box it is no surprise that the World Eaters box has the most points in it.

But I can tell you a way of saving even more money by purchasing these at 20% off the recommended retail price! Just visit SCN Hobby World and sign up to their mailing list for 20% off all GW products and 20% Warlord Games products.

Alternatively, if you regularly use Element Games, you can pick them up there… using our affiliate link (for which we receive a small contribution to the site)

So what do you get inside and how much would it cost you normally? All of the points have been given for the basic unit options and include no upgrades, but you can make changes with the way some models are built.

Leagues of Votann – Defenders of the Ancestors

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
10 Einhyr Hearthguard300£75.00
Einhyr Champion60£25.00
Hekaton Land Fortress225£70.00
Grimnyr Living Ancestor65£27.50
Sagitaur ATV100£40.00
Total750£237.50
RRP£140.00(Est)
Saving£97.50(Est)

Orks – Beast Snagga Stampede

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
Mozrog Skragbad195£35.00
3 Squighog Boyz110£40.00
Nob on Smasha Squig60inc above
Painboss Medic60£25.00
10 Beast Snagga Boyz105£35.00
Psyker-Strapped Kill Rig200£85.00
Total730£220.00
RRP£140.00(Est)
Saving£80.00(Est)

Astra Militarum – Cadian Defence Force

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
20 Cadian Shock Troops120£60.00
5 Cadian Command Squad65£27.50
2 Rogal Dorn Tanks520£120.00
Total705£207.50
RRP£140.00(Est)
Saving£67.50(Est)
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Space Marines – Spearhead Force

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
15 Jump Pack Intercessors255£105.00
Captain with Jump Pack85£25.00
3 Outriders95£37.50
Invader ATV70£30.00
Total505£197.50
RRP£140.00(Est)
Saving£57.50(Est)

Tyranids – Onslaught Swarm

Warhammer Community / Games Workshop
UnitPointsCost
Norn Emissary290£70.00
Winged Hive Tyrant210£37.50
20 Hormagaunts130£60.00
10 Genestealers170£32.50
2 Ripper Swarms40inc. above
Total840£200.00
RRP£140.00(Est)
Saving£60.00(Est)

World Eaters – Exalted of the Red Angel

UnitPointsCost
Angron, Primarch of Khorne415£100.00
10 Khorne Beserkers200£40.00
6 Exalted Eightbound300£75.00
Total915£215.00
RRP£140.00(Est)
Saving£75.00(Est)

So what do you think good value or not? Will you be picking up a set?

— Declan & Eeyore

Tacticus Tuesdays – Raiding

A mobile game based on Warhammer 40k

We are continuing our look at Warhammer 40k Tacticus, a turn based strategy game that I’ve been recently playing on mobile.

You can check out our Introduction, Character, Resources & Campaign Battles articles from previous Tacticus Tuesdays. There’s also a ‘live unboxing’ of my recent 10 Requisition Drop. This week I’ll look at Raiding – a quick way to get stuff, without fighting the full Campaign Battle.

Raiding

If you’re short on time, but still need upgrades or character shards you don’t need to fight a full campaign battle, you can instead raid it.

Raiding gives you the same chance of getting the nice thing from a campaign battle, and will nab you some gold. But, beware, because you won’t be fighting the battle, it’ll be no help to most of the missions that you’ll be trying to work towards.

However, the daily task mission does include a requirement to raid twice, so you’ll likely be doing this soon and regularly.

Where to find Raiding (method 1)

The easiest way to get to Raiding is to go to the campaign battle you want to Raid! (That’s in the battle section on the bottom ribbon – see Campaign article if you need a screenshot for that).

Click on the Battle you want to raid.

Note: You can only raid a campaign battle if you have got 3 medals on it already – if you haven’t yet achieved this you’ll need to do a full campaign battle or pick another battle to raid.

Get Raiding!

You will (naturally) see the same screen as for Campaign battles, but to raid you’ll need to press the blue button.

Be careful though Raiding costs the same amount of energy as Campaign Battles and 1 Raid Ticket – I’ve never come close to running low of these, but it is possible you will if you do a lot of raiding and not a lot of chest opening. That said it’s unlikely, so treat them like they’re unlimited if you have time to raid, but not to do a full Campaign battle.

Result

As soon as you press the button, you get a results screen which shows the coins awarded and any other upgrades or shards. In this case I’ve not got the shard I was looking for – oh well!

Result – Again!

But raiding is all about speed (just ask the Drukhari). So you can click the ‘Raid Again!’ button to immediately raid the same campaign battle. There is a limit of how many times you can do this (10 for most battles) and once that limit has been reached you will see a clock which will tell you when that battle will be available again.

This also counts towards your campaign battle limit but don’t worry; it’s only for this particular battle so you’ll never run out of places to raid before running out of energy.

Good news – I got the shard I wanted on the 9th raid!

Where to find Raiding (method 2)

The other method you can use to find a battle to raid, is by clicking on a character’s upgrade that is greyed out (insufficient upgrades in stock). This takes you to a screen (see above) that shows what you need to upgrade the equipment.

I want the right hand upgrade first, so click on that and…

You will be able to see how to get the upgrade. We will use the first option for now, so click ‘Find’. When I write an article on Guilds we’ll look at the second button.

As you progress in the Campaign battles and achieve 3 medals on missions, they will appear in this list if the upgrade you need is available in the campaign battle. In the case above, I’ve already achieved 3 medals on mission 37 of the Indomitus campaign so ‘Go!’ button is available and in green.

(You may notice the 10 in laurel leaf above the number – this is the number of times remaining I can raid or Campaign Battle this battle today.)

Ready to Raid Again

Raiding

You now know how to raid – have fun and grab some shards and upgrades to improve the stats of your characters.

Woehammer Articles

I’ll be bringing you regular articles on the game as I progress and learn more; with the first articles being about some of the concepts of the game including the large number of resources available. I hope you’ll join me; and let us know if there’s anything in particular you would like me to cover.

Linking up

If you think this game may interest you, follow along this series of articles. I have been playing for a while already so some of it will based on what I know from further down the process. Woehammer isn’t receiving any sponsorship for this article (it’s just Declan and Eeyore – and Peter – having fun), but if you want to support me on my Tacticus exploration then please use my referral code: LIT-20-RAP

Thank you to the 5 players who have used the referral code already. (cwoac, Lejoptic, Mrmorph, PajamaSam & Sergei!) It’s great fun to get occasional updates on your progress and thanks for the Blackstone.

See you all next week!

— Declan and Eeyore

Tacticus Tuesdays – Campaign Battles

A mobile game based on Warhammer 40k

We are continuing our look at Warhammer 40k Tacticus, a turn based strategy game that I’ve been recently playing on mobile.

You can check out our Introduction, Character & Resources articles from previous Tacticus Tuesdays. Last week I also showed what a 10 Requisition Drop looked like and whilst I wasn’t as fortunate as I could have been it was a good haul. This week I’ll look at Campaign Battles which is what you’ll spend most of your game time interacting with.

Campaign Battles

Campaign Battles are where you can gain most of the character shards and upgrades, and where you spend energy. All of these concepts will be dealt with in a later article, but for now the Campaign Battles.

At time of writing there are 6 Campaigns in Tacticus and you’ll characters to unlock 5 of them – we start in the Indomitus Campaign (I assume there’ll be a tie in to Leviathan later in the year). The other Campaigns are:

  • Fall of Cadia (playing as Chaos)
  • Octarius (playing as Orks)
  • Indomitus Mirror (playing as Necrons)
  • Fall of Cadia Mirror (playing as Astra Militarum)
  • Octarius Mirror (playing as Black Templars)

These are unlocked when you obtain 3 specific characters in the allegiance that is leading the campaign. For this article, we’ll just look at Indomitus which is the first campaign and forms part of the Tutorial.

Where to find Campaign Battles

In the Battles section (bottom of the screen, 4th icon) you’ll be brought to this. If there are events ongoing they’ll appear first and then the three campaigns and 3 mirror campaigns. The number in the bottom left is the number of stars unlocked – see later.

Click on the Campaign you want to play – I’ll do Indomitus.

Selecting your battle

Each campaign has 75 missions and you initially play them in order, but once you have done them once (on any number of stars) you can replay them in Campaign battle mode to improve your stars, get coins and experience, or to (maybe) get an upgrade.

Each Campaign has 5 parts, of 15 battles and the last battle will help unlock a character. Once completed, you can come back and get character shards from these. (In the above example I’ve completed all the battles at 3 stars). The green plus signs against some of the battles means that at least one of your characters needs these items.

Click on the mission you want to play.

Mission Information

The introduction sheet will show you the difficulty of the mission the enemies you will be fighting an what rewards are available. The dice above the Purity Seal means that this is not guaranteed – click on the dice to see the odds. The number in the laurel leaves (10) shows how many times you can play the mission in the day. The Battle button shows how much Energy is needed to play the mision – it will either be 5 or 6.

Click the Battle button to continue.

Deployment

Before starting you get to pick the characters you’d like to use in the battle – these are limited by the Campaign you are playing. Indomitus requires Imperial troops so there’s loads of options.

Deploy your chosen characters in the blue hexagons, check the blue number (right) against the red number (left) to see the power of your troops and the power of the enemies’. [6358 – 197 means I should be winning this.]

Turn 1

In Campaign battles you will always get the first turn, but the Lightning requirement (top right) will encourage you to go for the quick kills and win. In my first turn I have moved my characters as far as possible. Only Belator (blue chap on the left) can reach the enemy as he can fly – so he kills a Necron.

Turn 2

I can now attack the enemy. I have killed some of the enemy, but my Librarian is not able to reach the enemy due to the barbed wire under Ulf (the Space Wolf). My last character to move is the scout so I’ve selected him and you’ll see that he can move 2 hexes in a turn. He normally attacks with his Bolt weapon, but does have the ability once a game to get a better kill.

You will also see that the Necrons all have yellow damage bars and skulls – this means I can attack any of the three, and should kill the one I attack.

Turn 3 & Victory

In turn 3, I finish off the remain 2 Necrons and the game tells me how well I did:

At the very top it shows any achievements I have advanced, the number of stars (based on how many characters you lose in a game (none lost = 3 stars, 1 loss = 2 stars, 2 losses+ = 3 stars)).

It also says if you’ve done it quickly (Lightning) which will get you a small bonus. In this case the amount of coins is doubled. Each character who participated will get XP based on their appearance and kills.

Finally you will see what you have won – 13 coins, a purity seal and some progress towards the current event. I can fight this campaign battle another 9 times today if I need more Purity seals.

Press continue!

Progressing the Campaign

Before you have achieved 3 stars for a campaign battle you can win additional items – an these are not random. In the example above from the Indomitus Mirror Campaign I win an upgrade for each star and was also lucky enough to get the additional upgrade as well. There is no lightning bonus here though as I progressed a little more carefully through this battle.

And that’s Campaign Battles. They’re good fun if – like me – you like turn based combats, and they can be done quickly – perfect for that short gap or whilst waiting for the train to arrive.

Woehammer Articles

I’ll be bringing you regular articles on the game as I progress and learn more; with the first articles being about some of the concepts of the game including the large number of resources available. I hope you’ll join me; and let us know if there’s anything in particular you would like me to cover.

Let me know what you think of this reveal article… I may repeat it the next time I’ve got 10 Requisition Orders to see if I can be more lucky next time. In the mean time, if you are playing Tacticus good luck and see you next week.

Linking up

If you think this game may interest you, follow along this series of articles. I have been playing for a while already so some of it will based on what I know from further down the process. Woehammer isn’t receiving any sponsorship for this article (it’s just Declan and Eeyore – and Peter – having fun), but if you want to support me on my Tacticus exploration then please use my referral code: LIT-20-RAP

Thank you to the 3 players who have used the referral code already. It’s great fun to get occasional updates on your progress and thanks for the Blackstone.

See you all next week!

— Declan and Eeyore

Hobby Update – Reaper War Mammoth

Reaper Bones War Mammoth

I’ve cracked it – a quick scheme to get some models done and then I can use them for scenery (or maybe a cheeky Kings of War army if I can work out the basing)… the scheme will be familiar to regular readers of the blog as I’ve used it on a bit of terrain recently, including on some Age of Sigmar terrain, Guardian Idols, and some Reaper Giants.

This week I’ve gone big… and I mean line of sight blocking big. And what is bigger than an elephant… well a wooly one! The Reaper War Mammoth.

Reaper Bones

For those who have not seen them, Reaper are a miniature company in the US who predominately deal in figures for RPGs and painters. As such they can be used for any game system and I’ve definitely seen them in Kings of War armies before where the different base sizes are not too much of a limitation… just put as many as you want to on each unit base.

I picked him up along with my Reaper Giants on the last Kickstarter, and unfortunately he’s not on the website yet… but he is a beast.

Pictures

How do they play?

So I’ve painted mine as Terrain so he’ll be blocking line of sight on a table near me, once I work out the basing for him. In the meantime these models could easily be placed on square bases and used for Kings of War.

Woe Points and Hobby Bingo

This also contributes to two of the methods I’m trying to use to reduce the pile of shame or potential! Woe Points is -2 for him (although I’ll be seeing if Peter will be nice and give me a few more) and a monster square on Hobby Bingo. If you want to be involved in either of these aides to clearing the pile of potential then join us on our Discord Channel.

Paints Used

The painting scheme used is the same as the terrain from the last 3 weeks, repeated here with another sparkly new picture! (Eagle eyed viewers will notice he blends into the background better as I’ve been undergoing an intensive week of training on the IT we use at Woehammer from Peter!)

Buying a Box

I got mine through Reaper Bones Kickstarter. This is not available anymore and he hasn’t reached the website yet; but no doubt he’ll there soon as he’s a lovely looking model and was a joy to put together and paint.

— Declan and Eeyore

Tacticus Tuesdays – 10 Requisition Drops

A mobile game based on Warhammer 40k

We are continuing our look at Warhammer 40k Tacticus, a turn based strategy game that I’ve been recently playing on mobile.

You can check out our Introduction, Character & Resources articles from previous Tacticus Tuesdays. Last week on the Resources article I mentioned that Requisition Orders are one of the most expensive and rare resources in the game and that 10 of them guarantees a character… as luck would have it I now have 10 Requisition Orders, so I thought I’d open them ‘live’ on this article.

Requsition Drops

When you spend Requisition Orders you ‘buy’ Requisition drops which have a random thing inside (common to many aspects of Tacticus. You don’t know what you will get but the odds are available.

  • 10% Character
  • 20% 5 Shards for one character
  • 24% 10 Shards for one character
  • 5% 40 Shards for one character
  • 0.5% 80 shared for one character
  • 10% 5-6 Uncommon Orbs
  • 10% 4-5 Rate Orbs
  • 10% 3-4 Epic Orbs
  • 10% 2-3 Legendary Orbs

Spending 10 Drops in one go guarantees a character (although not necessarily a new one)

Live Opening of Requisition Drops

You’ve all seen the videos on YouTube of opening random boxes, or Magic cards, or similar… well we’re going to do it in text! Because some things are better in writing. Will it work? Well – we shall see.

Drop 1

5 x Uncommon Chaos Orbs – you’ll need to trust me on this one – I wasn’t quick enough on the screenshot on my phone (see – always professional)! I’ve already got loads of these (this takes me to 54) so not an ideal start!

Drop 2

Drop 2 – with working Screenshot!

This is much better. Whilst I have 18 of them now, these will definitely be needed in the future for ascending characters.

Drop 3

20 Shards for Haarken Worldclaimer. I’m not sure how I got 20 of them given the published odds, but happy to get more for this Chaos lad. I already have him, so this will help his promotion prospects.

Drop 4

Another weak Drop here. 5 x Bellator Shards. But I can raid for 3 of them a day (approx 9 raids needed), and he was previously at 0 having had a recent promotion. I’ll not be using these for a while unfortunately.

Drop 5

10 x Imospekh Shards. Whilst this may seem a little weak as well I use Imospekh a lot so it’s great to get him closer to a promotion. Happy with this!

Drop 6

5 Darkstrider Shards. Not brilliant as it only takes me to 13 of these, but when I do get him he’ll be a good rarity so it’ll prove useful (in about a year!!)

Drop 7

My third 5x Shards this time for Snotflogga. That’s a little disappointing as I would expect only 3 based on the displayed odds. However I am enjoying the Orks and getting closer to a promotion is bound to be useful in the future.

Drop 8

10 Shards for Ulf is handy as there isn’t a way to consistently get these. There is a new Space Wolf event on the horizon though so maybe that’ll help. Again not sure when this will be useful but it’s good to get them – and I like him for completing Melee battle tactics.

Drop 9

My ninth Drop is more shards – this time for an AStra Militarum Bullgryn (Kut Skoden). Whilst I don’t have him yet this 10 makes it very tempting to play the mission with his shards a little more. When I was 26 away it felt like a long haul. 16 is much more manageable.

With no character yet, I knew I would get one in Drop 10… but which one?

Drop 10

There’s good news and bad news here. Unfortunately I already have unlocked Imospekh so I get his shards. As a common character at unlock this means 40 shards. A little weak. However as stated above I really like to use him in my games and this also allowed me to promote him, and get close to another promotion – so all in I’m happy again

Summary

Overall a little weak but the shards for Imospekh will prove useful so I’m happy with the set. I would always prefer a new character but the odds are getting lower now as I unlock more characters so I’m looking for orbs mostly. Having only picked up 1 set that will be useful is a bit of a disappointment. Maybe I’ll get better luck next time.

Woehammer Articles

I’ll be bringing you regular articles on the game as I progress and learn more; with the first articles being about some of the concepts of the game including the large number of resources available. I hope you’ll join me; and let us know if there’s anything in particular you would like me to cover.

Let me know what you think of this reveal article… I may repeat it the next time I’ve got 10 Requisition Orders to see if I can be more lucky next time. In the mean time, if you are playing Tacticus good luck and see you next week.

Linking up

If you think this game may interest you, follow along this series of articles. I have been playing for a while already so some of it will based on what I know from further down the process. Woehammer isn’t receiving any sponsorship for this article (it’s just Declan and Eeyore – and Peter – having fun), but if you want to support me on my Tacticus exploration then please use my referral code: LIT-20-RAP

Thank you to the 2 players who have used the referral code already. It’s great fun to get occasional updates on your progress and thanks for the Blackstone.

See you all next week!

— Declan and Eeyore

Hobby Update – Reaper Bones Giants

3 Reaper Bones Giants painted as statues

After a few weeks of painting terrain I’ve discovered I can paint the scheme I’ve got quickly and with multiple disruptions. This is great and still keeps me painting and doing hobby! A win, win!

Reaper Bones

For those who have not seen them, Reaper are a miniature company in the US who predominately deal in figures for RPGs and painters. As such they can be used for any game system and I’ve definitely seen them in Kings of War armies before where the different base sizes are not too much of a limitation… just put as many as you want to on each unit base.

I picked up these models (1 Storm Giant and 2 Yephima, Cloud Giant) via a Kickstarter. They are nice and large and imposing and the Storm Giant could definitely be a statue of Sigmar on the battlefield. I would guess that Yephima will be a little more of a marmite model (love it, or loathe it), but I think she works well as a large statue to join my ever growing pile from the last few weeks.

Pictures

How do they play?

So I’ve painted mine as Terrain so I’ll definitely need to combine them to make a table at some point! In the meantime these models could easily be placed on square bases and used for Kings of War.

Woe Points and Hobby Bingo

This also contributes to two of the methods I’m trying to use to reduce the pile of shame or potential! Woe Points is -6 for these group and three squares of Hobby Bingo which I’ll ask Peter to update for me! If you want to be involved in either of these aides to clearing the pile of potential then join us on our Discord Channel.

Paints Used

The painting scheme used is the same as the terrain from the last 2 weeks, repeated here with another sparkly new picture!

Buying a Box

I got mine through Reaper Bones Kickstarter. This is not available anymore and the larger Storm Giant hasn’t made it onto the website yet, but Yephima (the Cloud Giant) is. The good news is that Reaper now sell and ship within the UK both to FLGS and direct from their website!

— Declan and Eeyore

Tacticus Tuesdays – Resources

A mobile game based on Warhammer 40k

We are continuing our look at Warhammer 40k Tacticus, a turn based strategy game that I’ve been recently playing on mobile.

You can check out our Introduction and Character articles or just dive into the resources!

Resources

Mobile games thrive on multiple resources and Tacticus is no exception have no fewer than 5 core resources, and many additional items and equipment that we’ll review in future articles. For now let’s take a look at the five you’ll be using most times you play!

Coins; Raid Tickets; Energy; & Blackstone

That’s four, but to get to the fifth you’ll need to click on the Shop… and right at the top there’s requisition:

Requisition – also repeated below the big picture of drop pods.

But how do you get these resources and what are they used for?

Coins

Gained from everywhere (battles, raids, chests etc…) you’ll gain loads of these and there’s not a lot of spend large amounts on. You’ll need it all the time though so don’t spend it all in the shop on the daily deals section. It’s needed for giving upgrades to characters, upgrading abilities (along with badges), and upgrading items.

I’ve never found it to be limiting and, even though you can buy coins for real money, you won’t need to do that for much of the game.

Raid Tokens

Gained from chests, once again you’ll get loads of these but they are only spent in one place. Once you have completed a campaign battle with 3 stars you can Raid it which gives you some coins and a possibility of an item or a character shard. It’s a quick way of farming for what you may need but be careful – raiding also uses energy – so it’s not the only resource limiting raiding. As with coins I have never come close to running our of Raid Tokens.

Energy

This is the key resource and one you’ll want more of than you’ve got. Each Campaign battle or Raid uses an amount of energy (normally 5 or 6). It regenerates at 1 point in 5 minutes (even when not logged in). This means that you can play a game every 30 minutes (or so).

There is a maximum you can reach as well to encourage the player to return to the game regularly (this is increases as your ‘power level’ increases. As the most important resource for actually playing the game, you can get 50 more of them for watching an advert (only once per day) and then buying them with Blackstone – but unless you desperate to fight this is an expensive method – I prefer to just wait.

Blackstone

This in the first of the two premium resources and it can cost a lot to buy. It is used for getting items and upgrades from the shop and can be used to gain additional energy if required. I tend to save mine for when requisition is available in the shop (300 Blackstone).

Blackstone can by purchased with real world money, by opening chests or by completing achievements. You’ll definitely run out of this if you spend it on everything offered so be careful! It is possible to slowly build it up though.

As a bonus for using a referral code you and your friend also pick up some additional Blackstone (our referral code is LIT-20-RAP).

Requisition

Requisition is how you can get drop pods to support your fighting. In practice this means you’ll get new characters, character shards or orbs.

Requisition can be seen in the shop (it replaces the ‘slot’ of the Raid tokens). You spend them in the shop and you can spend 1 at a time, but you’re going to want to wait for 10 of them (or 3,000 Blackstone). This is because you get a guaranteed character if you pay in 10 at once. (If you already have the character you’ll the shards for them based on their starting rarity, so it’s not quite as good as it first seems).

You’ll pick up loads of these at the beginning of the game as the tutorial guides you through the start, but pretty soon they start drying up. However you’ll get one when you get 45 medals in a Campaign section, increase your Power Level or from completing Battle Tactics. Once you get started there’s enough of these being awarded to keep you gaining characters or improving them.

Keep an eye out for when you finish a campaign subsection of 15 missions – these often spawn time limited aims to gain a Requisition. Make sure to do them within the time limit. There is no second way to get the Requisition if you miss it here.

Woehammer Articles

I’ll be bringing you regular articles on the game as I progress and learn more; with the first articles being about some of the concepts of the game including the large number of resources available. I hope you’ll join me; and let us know if there’s anything in particular you would like me to cover.

I may even be joined by Woehammer Peter as he also plays so expect the occasional second opinion.

Linking up

If you think this game may interest you, follow along this series of articles. I have been playing for a while already so some of it will based on what I know from further down the process. Woehammer isn’t receiving any sponsorship for this article (it’s just Declan and Eeyore – and Peter – having fun), but if you want to support me on my Tacticus exploration then please use my referral code: LIT-20-RAP

See you all next week!

— Declan and Eeyore

Hot News – Friday Follow

He’s back! Back Again!

There’s a lot of YouTube and Twitch for Warhammer and Age of Sigmar but there’s not many using the written word. So it’s great to be able to share a Friday Follow that we know you’re going to love.

Plastic Craic has been a one-man enterprise for a while with some great articles focusing on Peter’s love of Age of Sigmar! (Much like our own web-master Peter).

Well the good news he’s coming back… and he’s brought some friends. I’ll let him tell you what’s going on though – go to PlasticCraic.blog, check it out and if you like it (which you definitely will) join his Patreon. It promises to be a blog we all keep an eye on over here on Woehammer.

— Declan and Eeyore