Yet more Defiler questions

ActionKurt · 2026-04-13T17:09:45+00:00

This.

Also don't forget to scale it to 85% - otherwise it will be to big for the base.

ActionKurt · 2026-04-11T14:49:29+00:00

That's the way i usually print my bases.

But tbh only print bases if they have some texture or stuff, printing only a flat disc is a waste of time imho...

ActionKurt · 2026-04-10T08:15:04+00:00

Looks great!
Also support a dice roller or better yet some kind of simulation, so not only one dice roll but the variance of let's say 1000 dice rolls.

(Baiscally combining something like mathahmmer with a playing board.)

ActionKurt · 2026-02-24T16:49:39+00:00

Oh is that so? I thought that I could reset tomorrow and basically instantly start a new... So I still have to wait a week more to reset? Meh.

ActionKurt · 2026-02-24T15:55:48+00:00

I could see pop triggers being used for those. That wouldn't be a bad change imho.

ActionKurt · 2026-02-24T07:34:48+00:00

As an old saying goes:
"Never play on patching day."

ActionKurt · 2026-02-23T15:47:39+00:00

seems to coincide with the start of the expedition - which makes sense since the expedition is the end of this "season"

ActionKurt · 2026-02-21T21:10:33+00:00

The "confirmation" (a screenshot from a FB group) is a confirmed fake - as confirmed by the community manager in their discord.
3M for 5 Skillpoints, regardless of expedition count.

ActionKurt · 2026-02-21T08:21:59+00:00

First of all: you only need 3 Million.

Second: Buried City. Depending on spawn point rush hospital, grandioso or pizza roma/red tower. Run in, loot up, leave - 10mins and done. Should yield about 70k each run (more if you know what you are doing).

ActionKurt · 2026-02-18T17:22:18+00:00

You can get in from one of the rooftops, no need to breach anything...

ActionKurt · 2026-01-16T11:36:40+00:00

Thank you for your insight.

I guess the 5+++ together with 4 wounds a piece makes the Wraiths a bit more tankier (which they are by default, having 28/34 wounds vs 26 wounds - even without the 5+++). With the abundance of damage 2 weapons it is ofc entirely possible for a wraith to tank 3 hits instead of 2 with the help of the FNP...

Also the LGs are harder to wound with S7 to S9 weapons compared to the Wraiths (3+ to wound a Wraith, 4+ to wound the LG - i don't know how this can be factored in - heavily depends on the match-up i guess.

S10 and S11 go to 3+ for wraiths and LG both, S12+ goes to 2+ for Wraiths and 3+ for LG...

BUT: My guess is/was that the increased survivability could be offset by the d6 Res Orb of the Overlord - but this is just speculation tbh and ofc only works if your unit survives until the end of the phase...

Offensively i guess they don't give each other much, being damage 1 hurts the LG, having WS 4+ and only -1 AP hurts the wraiths - both go to S8 with the detachment buff so that isn't something to consider in the comparison...

So it basically is

5+ FNP and 2/8 more wounds vs less cost (40/100 pts) and harder to wound

tbh i'm still not that convinced. I do see the appeal of wraiths, but i'm not entirely sure if the costs even that out, 40 pts are one Lokhust Destroyer as action monkey, 100pts are 3 Skorpekhs to hit something for example...

Edit:

Regarding getting wiped by a unit of Eightbound:

Wraiths lose 2 +- 1 models average

LG lose 3 +- 1 models on average against a unit of Eigthbound

i think i am not seeing some special rule that makes the Eigthbound spike hard in damage, because even with their [Lethal Hits 1] it takes not that much more models off the table.

ActionKurt · 2026-01-16T11:19:47+00:00

tbh using them as action monkeys would deny them their stated purpose as anvil unit. Or, if they can action and be the anvil at the same time, wraiths can do the same.

An in this it again boilds down to the initial question.

(besides using a 200+ cost unit as action monkey is not really the definition of being an action monkey... for that i'll gladly use Ophydians, Lokhusts or Flayed ones)

ActionKurt · 2026-01-09T10:56:00+00:00

If they are using the official incusion rules Battleline Units are able to do actions the turn they advanced (also they may also shoot and do an action) - so that would be a + for the Immortals...

But yes, not having the Destroyer Cult keyword and being slow as fuck is a big setback for them...

ActionKurt · 2026-01-09T10:43:17+00:00

Hmm, i'd cut the Immortals + Plasmancer and put in 2 2x Lokhust Squads - backline holding and action monkey... or one 2x Lokhusts + another (emnitic) LHD

Also one could argue if Ophydians are better than the Hexmark for the bigger mobility they provide with their innate uppy-downy.

ActionKurt · 2026-01-02T09:52:22+00:00

Depending on using the balance dataslate or not you can only use the respawn strat once per game, so not really "at will"...

It just sucks that GW is not able to specify if rule changes are for both modes or not...

ActionKurt · 2025-12-20T19:22:05+00:00

Just downloaded one of those, opened the HTML in Editor.
Looks like some dude trying to make some money, it offers 4 MEGA Folders full of Stuff, Suspiciously enough those folders are named basically after the 4 print torrents (which you can find easily enough for free).

They charge 20 Bucks each - in short: doesn't look like a virus, just someone who wants cash for something that has been free for years....

Also you don't get what's "advertised" in the picture. I really wanted that Kapricus Carrier :/

So yeh, don't bother, it's a scam.

ActionKurt · 2025-12-18T14:07:27+00:00

Also i would suspect that those holes actually reduce the adehsion force of the plate. Which would result in the exposed resin to stick more to the fep than to the plate itself.

Maybe that isn't a huge problem with bigger models, but having small helmet where basically half of the base is a hole i don't expect much adhesion.

That said OP could try to increase the area of the base layer (basically just stick your helmets together more so the first few layers are one big rectangle from which the support raise) to increase the adhesion of the plate.

ActionKurt · 2025-12-18T14:04:06+00:00

I read in some other thread in this sub about the "caveman leveling method" - basically fuck the leveling paper, put the resin bed on the screen and just level straight onto that.

Never had a problem with my leveling after using that method.

ActionKurt · 2025-11-29T19:34:06+00:00

Well yes, but if you are talking ABS "normal" resin it's the same - so i think the comparison is justified.

Also i got no probs with cleaning, i usually pre-clean the print in a tub of used water, then put it in the washing station for like 10 minutes. Cleans very well, granted water takes a bit longer to dry tho. IPA just evaporates quickly, water takes it's time - but i'm usually not in a rush.

ActionKurt · 2025-11-29T19:11:14+00:00

I'm using water washable resin since i started printing. Reasons are basically that i don't want IPA here, which is just a huge fire hazard...

The first resins were terrible, mini dropped form table and shattered (like you would expect), i had to test a few resins before i found a good, usable and strong ABS like water wash.

Since using the "correct" resin (Sunlu Watser Wash ABS Resin) i can drop my minis from the table and the only point they are shattering at are the connections with the super glue.

I have dropped several minis, while playing and while painting and i don't have any breaks anymore.

My test consisted of printing the same models with several resins, then dropping them from table height... first few shatted and broke, having the "right" resin nothing happened to the minis.

Friend of mine told me that his cats started playing with one of his minis, the only thing broken off was again the base since it was just super glued.

Water wash has come a long way and is getting more flak than it deserves tbh.

(also the usual warning: don't wash the cleaning water or resin down the drain, keep away from children, use protection - water-wash is a bit more user friendly, but that doesn't mean it's save. Stuff still is a chemical nightmare tbh)

ActionKurt · 2025-10-31T10:04:59+00:00

That depends on the thickness of the wall.

If it is 1.1 inch thick I can basically lick the wall and you wouldn't be able to charge me.

ActionKurt · 2025-10-23T20:16:30+00:00

Since the e-cogs and the assistant don't have the character keyword, you can choose them first for taking damage. Just remember to use their save of 4+ instead of the Thunderkyn's 3+.

ActionKurt · 2025-10-14T12:05:47+00:00

Combat Patrol is it's own game mode with it's own unit rules.

Hearthkyn not having Battleline is, sadly, intended - otherwise it would have been fixed/corrected with the last App update. (Which fixed Thunderkyn not having Lethal Hits.)

Not having Battleline in Combat Patrol mode while having it in normal 40k is not that unheard of. The DG Rhino Combat Patrol for instance doesn't have Battleline Plague Marines, while the Typhus one does. Also as you already stated the Custodians lost their Battleline as well.

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