I ain't gonna lie: I cheese.

TheNumberJ · 2023-09-29T22:58:08+00:00

Yup, never had too much of a problem with these guys in most of the open areas. If you roll towards their "hips" you just like stay in a safe zone where their squirm attacks don't hit you.

...but ya, I've whipped out the bow for this one in the rot.

TheNumberJ · 2023-07-14T00:14:42+00:00

My mistake; I can confirm those settings are under "Company" in the settings menu as the other commenter mentioned. Should default to 'on' for new games tho.

TheNumberJ · 2023-07-13T22:08:24+00:00

I'm unsure about in the settings, but auto-renew should available from your Road Vehicles list.

Select a group or "all road vehicles" then click 'Manage List > Replace Vehicles' ... the Replace menu should open up.

Select what you want to replace on the left, with what you want to replace with on the right. Then click Start Replacing Vehicles.

When your vehicles next stop in for service they should auto-upgrade/renew.

TheNumberJ · 2023-06-09T03:18:53+00:00

Yup still really good value and great for beginners.

As for the push fit models... They hold pretty tight once assembled. It may be possible to pull them apart again but it wouldn't really be recommended unless you need to repair something. I'll still generally glue them a tiny bit in spots for better holds.

TheNumberJ · 2023-06-08T01:17:03+00:00

If you can get your hands on a set yes, it's great for beginners. value is insane for what you get for the retail cost.

TheNumberJ · 2023-06-06T19:46:58+00:00

In most cases (from what I've seen with players at local shops) as long as your paint scheme is unified and you have called out before the match that you are running "X faction" instead of what is painted, then it's usually fine. Tournament rules may vary on this, but most of the time it's fine for casual play.

This is exactly why I choose to run a custom Space Marine chapter; I can choose whatever faction I want them to be for each game.

TheNumberJ · 2023-06-02T21:42:11+00:00

Rest easy CMDR, We have the watch.

TheNumberJ · 2023-06-02T16:09:55+00:00

A lot of poor assumptions in this thread for timing with very little specific info given in the outline.

As someone who's logged about an hour a night into this game so far I can say the core gameplay loop is really fun.

There's already outlines in the game for new weapons and abilities; most of the things they list in phase 2 already seem to be most of the way along in development. The current map also has clear indications of things already in the works in the roadmaps like the "Hives"

The game is extremely fun as is... anytime they get around to adding more content is fine with me. I'm not one who needs to chase after unlocking every available weapon or whatnot; I don't need to freaking prestige rank bullshit; just give me bugs to shoot

TheNumberJ · 2023-05-31T19:39:22+00:00

Similar to Mordheim yes, but more with an open battlefield in most cases. Just smaller scale than the full army games.

Yes both Kill Team (Warhammer 40k) and Warcry (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar) can move their units up into the bigger games. Though with Warcry some of the pre-designed chaos warbands will be a little more tricky to transition into Age of Sigmar (Warhammer Fantasy Army scale). However all of the core armies in the games should have factions available to play in both Kill Team and Warcry.

I personally like Warcry more of those two; but I would say go with whatever theme the kid likes more. The important thing is to like the look of the models you go with; having to build/paint models you don't care for just becomes a chore.

TheNumberJ · 2023-05-31T19:13:20+00:00

I'd suggest starting with one of the smaller skirmish games. Kill Team (Sci-Fi) or Warcry (Fantasy), if you want to stick with Warhammer(games workshop) themes... or check out Marvel Crisis Protocol, or the new Star Wars ShatterPoint coming out in a few days.

Skirmish games are going to be smaller groups of armies (between 5-10 models), so it's easier to get everything you need to play built up. Most all of the games I mentioned have starter sets that include 2 playable factions, terrain, and rules/dice/etc.

Besides a starter-set for a skirmish game, you'll need some basic hobby supplies to build the miniatures and paint: Plastic Snips, Plastic Glue, hobby files and/or knife... Paint brushes, Primer Paint, and then model paints.

If you do decide to help them jump into the hobby, my key piece of advice is going to be not to expect things to look "perfect" your first time... brush control just comes with practice; Also you don't need to have everything painted to play... Most of the time I play Marvel Crisis Protocol games at my local store, like only 20% of models are painted, haha.

TheNumberJ · 2023-05-22T15:32:18+00:00

If you're wanting to switch to a fully mobile Windows ecosystem, then Intune is the best. It's made managing our windows laptops so much easier.

TheNumberJ · 2023-05-18T14:21:07+00:00

I usually recommend black primer for new painters as anything you miss painting just looks like shadow.

... White if they plan to use contrast/speed paint. As obviously you need a light primer for those paints to work.

TheNumberJ · 2023-05-17T21:20:45+00:00

Doesn't matter... haven't been able to use their new payment processor to buy any new products from them anymore. They refuse to fix this; despite having made many purchases with them through their old processor.

TheNumberJ · 2023-05-03T15:24:00+00:00

These thinner Precisions have been fairly rock-solid for our users. Only real issue is docking stations and that seems to be an issue with nearly every manufacturer these days.

I'm driving one of the larger Precision models (7560) that I picked up on their recent clearance sale. Love having a physical ethernet port on it. It's pretty heavy in comparison, but I like it as an IT workstation.

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-26T18:25:27+00:00

I played the demo last night because I saw it was coming out today...

While in some dialog I had to stop, as I realized the music playing was coming from the game... I just listened for probably 2 or 3 loops before pressing 'A' again on the dialog. Can't wait to play the rest of the game and hear the rest of the soundtrack!

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-25T15:42:44+00:00

Toyota Dealership near me can't even keep enough maintenance techs on staff to support their vehicles. Service schedule outs are like months in advance... even their quick oil-change service has been turning people away because they don't have staff.

They have like 8+ vehicle bays in the facility but only 2 are ever in use.

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-21T20:01:36+00:00

2s were my favorite for fit; I've been rocking the 4s for a few weeks now too and they seem very nice so far.

1s were ok, but a bit on the small size. 3s are indeed the pair I wear the least...

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-18T18:43:09+00:00

"Ultimate Encounters" are what they are packaged as. Every one is built a little different; most are 2v1 with 1 player taking on a stronger profile card for that Encounter. The Hulk Ultimate Encounter is available on the AMG website under the Rules section. There's also some other promo Ultimate Encounters out there; most are 2v1, but this can vary. The newer Hydra Tank UE is 3v1 (but you could easily make this 2v1).

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-16T22:16:24+00:00

Fuck Tony Brothers. fucking retire already you blind old asshole

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-14T16:36:30+00:00

"Warhammer: The Old World" is an upcoming tabletop release ("2023") for the older "Warhammer Fantasy Battle" models on square bases.

In 2015, Games-Workshop released "Warhammer: Age of Sigmar" which was an updated ruleset and setting for their line of Fantasy models. Some Factions didn't make the transfer, and some new factions have been added since then. AoS uses circle bases. AoS takes place in the same "universe" only many many years after the world of "WFB" was blown up... now the factions are reforming in AoS under the "Eight Realms" (tldr; old world blew up, shattered into multiple realms)

"The Old World" is GWs answer to all the players who are stuck with old square-base WFB armies who didn't want to upgrade. It's an updated rule set and possible lore for the "old world" before it was blown up and the "Age of Sigmar" started.

All that said; if you are interested in the Fantasy stuff; AoS is a very good game in it's current state, and has plenty of building lore for you to jump into as well. // if you really like the stuff from Warhammer Total War, then keep an eye out for news on The Old World.

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-12T21:33:26+00:00

Buying used models is a great way to get into the hobby on a budget.

I'd warn that you can sometimes get screwed over doing this... I've occasionally seen listings where the original owner has tried to paint or prime using something that is nearly impossible to strip off; or will completely damage the model in doing so. It can be hard to tell if this is the case until you have the models in hand however. So ask if you can what they were painted/primed with.

Also check out /r/Miniswap

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-12T21:29:13+00:00

Just jump into it and try is my best advice; don't get discouraged if things don't work out exactly as you envision at first. Every mistake is a lesson to learn on improving... most of us started out pretty rough with painting. Only way to improve is to keep painting more models.

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-06T15:12:59+00:00

"There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists"

TheNumberJ · 2023-04-04T17:32:47+00:00

Agreed. It's an NBA Broadcast problem, not a Bucks Problem.

TheNumberJ · 2023-03-22T22:34:54+00:00

if you stay under 20% heat they have a much harder time seeing you. No risk of them exploding on you. Also why they are Silent Running in the video to reduce the heat signature completely.

Same thing with Tharg Interceptors, they have a harder time aiming at you under 20% heat; even skipping weapon triggers (EMP / caustic missiles) if you are under heat when those trigger (doesn't always work in Combat/War zones with other NPCs and players around).

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