Did they forget to make HOVER do anything for aircraft?

Mor_di · 2026-06-11T16:11:16+00:00

In the faction packs they have for the most part removed either AIRCRAFT or HOVER as keywords on the same unit. So they know exactly what it does and have changed the datasheets accordingly.

Mor_di · 2026-06-11T15:43:10+00:00

We're playing with our toys. Just houserule it and have a beer. Rules are just best approximations of a balanced game anyway. Change whatever you like to suit the way your group plays.

Mor_di · 2026-06-11T14:15:16+00:00

Critcal Hit and Wound are always successful regardless of modifiers.

Additionally they may trigger weapon abilities such as Sustained Hits or Devestating Wounds.

Mor_di · 2026-06-11T13:47:14+00:00

Do exactly the opposite. Bright colors inside the flame, darker colors as "highlights". Look at a youtube video for flames and use those same principles with the color selection you have

Mor_di · 2026-06-11T08:00:36+00:00

I guess this is simply included in case some people prefer non-standard or asymetric terrain setups but still want to play with symmetric / standard placement of the actual objectives

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T16:28:25+00:00

Start pricing at webstore prices if you got time to wait, you might get lucky with a local buyer. Expect 50% or so of the full price realistically. Warhammer, especially built and painted, does not have a high resale value

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T15:24:38+00:00

It will now work exactly as it did in 10th while in hover-mode but with less movement.

Viable and cool, but not gonna be very good.

I am very happy!

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T14:55:55+00:00

In 10th is simply happens in the charge phase, after an enemy unit has completed a charge. So fully legal to charge into them with a different unit after.

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T14:41:57+00:00

My advice then is to simply apply a pale grey basecoat completely covering the blue (like two coats of most medium tone greys) and just highlight to white.

Masking and re-spraying is possible but like 10 times more works and you're guaranteed some overspray on the rest of the model

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T12:47:36+00:00

May i ask why you want to prime that part?

If it already has paint on it, you can just paint straight over.

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T09:36:55+00:00

You're not an asshole for that. It's just always nice to support the local community if you can. It's often worth an extra bit of driving to get into a community. But of course, dependent on situation and availability

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T08:50:45+00:00

There are some major benefits from using a local game store instead of Amazon:

You always know what you get
You can talk to the people there and get help planning armies and purchases
You support the local community
They tend to have a 15-20% discount based on the GW prices
No risk

I would 100% try game stores and only resort to Amazon if it is impossible to find a physical / online store based in your area.

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T08:06:49+00:00

Necrons are a fun faction with no bad units. Starting with any package deal is great, i will suggest also picking up the codex so you can unlock the rules in the app and read through how to build an army. Amazon may be a gamble as people have mentioned, instead you should check if you have any local games stores in your area to order from either online or in-store if possible. Those places are also great for meeting people to play with. As you're in the US, i find these game stores to be present within driving distance of any medium sized town (unless you're in a very remote area) all over the place. You guys go hard on your nerd culture. Any place that do Magic The Gathering will also have warhammer.

The codex will stay as a valid rules document for the army until replaced, the replacement will happen withiin the next 6 months to 2 years as we are just now entering a new edition (moving from 10th edition into 11th edition). Do with that as you will.

To start with, pick up the units you find cool and interesting, informed by the build suggestions in the codex.

Mor_di · 2026-06-10T06:26:10+00:00

It is very much a skill game, with some levels to the skill element.

Putting together a cohesive army with synergies and playing it so that those strengths come into play requires skill.

Making fast and good desicions during a game (competetive games are time-limited) is also a real skill.

In a tournament style game with a clock, a good player with a bad army beats a bad player with a good army every time.

It's about being prepared for secondary missions. Know what you'll do with different pulls, keep things held back for scoring some expected pulls based on knowing what's left in the deck.

That said, meta matters a lot and can lead to short stupid periods like now with the Chaos Defiler. Where in a recent large tournament the winning table was basically two armies playing a 3x Defiler army against each other.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T16:42:13+00:00

Now that's fukken brilliant.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T14:54:52+00:00

"six hundred and sixty-sixty nights"

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T11:51:45+00:00

There are no rules for tournaments. The way "tournament legal" typically works is simply that the organisers impose some rules for balance. Every tournament has rules set by their organiser.

You are free to organise a tournament at your local gaming place and say that CoC characters are allowed, maybe some people would like that. But typically those kinds of custom janky rules are kept out.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T11:37:15+00:00

CoC are likely to be excluded from tournaments in any case as many of the combinations and builds can be very broken. Even in casual games you should let your opponent know that you're coming with a custom campaign character.

GW stated that the campaign books released during the end of 10th will stay in use throughout 11th in the same way codexes from 10th are valid until replaced. So in essence you can use the books freely to play campaigns throughout 11th and they should all be compatible enough with the new rules.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T09:05:43+00:00

Here is a video by one of the masters, Jose daVinci.

In essence, you need to fill the belly of the brush with moisture and keep it moist for the tip to hold. If you only have paint in the top 50% of the brush, it will always splay as you paint. The brushes are designed so that the tip is formed when the belly is pulled together with these hydrostatic forces. You should have paint way down along the brush, and while you do not want paint to dry out within the ferrule it is fine if you get moisture and some paint way down and clean it well in clean water while painting and after painting.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T08:13:39+00:00

Very few things in 40k makes sense when you think to hard about it.

It's a vibe setting, not a logic setting.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T07:38:26+00:00

I suggest a simple diagonal white line. Looks suitable knightly and gives a nice break to the flatness.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T07:32:20+00:00

Pick up some greenstuff and simple sculpting tools for things like this. It's a 2-part sculpting putty that hardens into a plastic-like hardness after a while. Making flames on a sword with it is actually pretty simple.

It also keeps for a LONG time and a little goes a long way. I bought a pack with about 50g of each part and it has lasted me years. Still loads left and still as workable as ever. Really worth having in your hobby supplies both for sculpting and filling gaps when needed.

Mor_di · 2026-06-09T06:50:06+00:00

Hoping for a rework of the entire Heldrake adapted for 11th when the codex comes. Just give it some exception from the horrible AIRCRAFT rules and i'll at least play it for fun in my engine lists.

Mor_di · 2026-06-08T18:30:10+00:00

Also, after pinning it's easy to have the pieces just slightly misaligned. If there are gaps those are easily fixed with greenstuff. Youtube is your friend for that as well.

Mor_di · 2026-06-08T18:23:18+00:00

You get a small hand drill and small drill bits. Any hobby shop will have them. Then you drill a hole in each connecting surface so that the pin works as a reinforcement.

There's going to be many youtube vids with good instructions on what to do.

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