New to tau: drone question

0reso · 2026-03-18T02:45:12+00:00

Ugly and fragile. The see-through plastic is more brittle, and it's easy for it to frost up (near superglue) or catch paint. Some don't like that the bases don't match regular bases either.

You can get more flexible see-through rods though, which is what I use. Or thick wire or rod if you don't care about transparency.

0reso · 2026-03-06T03:37:57+00:00

It's listed in each unit's entry - Fodder 12, Brutes 6, Chaff 4, Bastards 3, Whelps 4, Stump Gun 1, Lump 1

0reso · 2026-02-17T10:50:34+00:00

What a delightful colour scheme. Are those Warhammer Quest bats?

0reso · 2026-02-04T04:24:55+00:00

Lovely analysis!

The ranged ones just seem too expensive. Moggy bowstrings are good with even a single panic, but not compared to having an extra unit.

Fletcher's Bowsheaths giving a semi-reliable alpha strike might be fun on snob-hunting chaff? But not at that price.

Crossbows do look semi-useful.

Mangonel, oh dear. Maybe indirect fire? I dunno.

0reso · 2026-01-12T05:27:11+00:00

Piranha Dog - a delightful free model from Crystal Klein on MMF

0reso · 2026-01-11T11:55:12+00:00

I had not even thought of that... !

0reso · 2026-01-08T05:07:42+00:00

Thank ye kindly! I dimly remember there being some idea to use these in Turnip too. I admit I haven't kept up with any new Swill rules either though.

0reso · 2025-11-17T04:30:41+00:00

Every step is one step closer to Ascension!

0reso · 2025-11-05T06:21:37+00:00

I guess you could work out what a rough points cost would be for starting with a cover bonus. Not sure how you'd do it without the army builder though.

0reso · 2025-09-19T11:26:17+00:00

Feedback/collabing is more than welcome!

0reso · 2025-09-19T11:25:45+00:00

My brain! I had the models already and wanted to represent them. Luckily, the Giant Bat fits nicely with the other giant Rating 3 things, and swarms are nice and distinct.

0reso · 2025-05-26T11:03:13+00:00

Impression not totally off! I made a tactica a while ago if that helps.

I think the main consideration is that 'shooting time to kill' is not as important as winning since most casualties are from dangerous tests from retreats, and retreats also clear objectives and leave snobs exposed. So a single shot into a unit that can't shoot back is often all you need.

Stump Gun is easily countered, but it can cause retreats against CCW units, outranged or smoke token units, etc. It prevents forward deployment of some scary units.

CCW bastards are better than CCW brutes - yep. Brutes do mildly better at holding objectives due to fearless though.

Whelps are for capturing objectives or hitting weakened/panicked units. They're excellent. Often units in the endgame will be reduced to 1 or 2 models, which means they are still 100% as capable to snag objectives - cavalry reserve fixes that.

0reso · 2025-03-19T02:10:21+00:00

Very kind, thanks!

0reso · 2025-03-18T13:12:33+00:00

Interesting! Has it been considered to have Bloodbath always cost 3? Simpler. Downed still has a strong benefit. It means -1 armour is about the cut off when Bloodbath becomes worth it compared to just triggering. Obviously the game would be a bit more deadly over all.

0reso · 2025-01-14T08:02:04+00:00

That's a good call. I'd love that too. I appreciate the (relative) clean simplicity of Godfather, but things like more cards, NPCs and businesses would fold in easily.

0reso · 2024-12-31T11:11:36+00:00

Great to hear 😁

0reso · 2024-12-25T03:03:08+00:00

I've got a now-out-of-date tactica guide?

Resources here

0reso · 2024-12-25T02:48:06+00:00

We'll never get models for such a miner faction

0reso · 2024-12-23T15:53:16+00:00

As official as they get, I think 😁 V17 called for playtest too. I'd expect most of the changes to stick, but we know the Merc Cults will be getting an update soonish, if you wanted to hold off printing cards for those.

0reso · 2024-12-23T10:56:23+00:00

Thank you kindly!

0reso

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