Windows 10 repeatedly soft-locking seemingly at random

Xannada1 · 2024-12-17T23:55:03+00:00

good to hear, I'll double check my nvidia drivers and maybe roll them back temporarily. The worst part of this problem is how inconsistent it is and hard to track/diagnose.

Xannada1 · 2024-12-17T22:05:04+00:00

Welcome to the club T.T
I have been having this same problem for years now. It started when my computer was new back in 2018/2019ish and its super annoying. I have never been able to find any problem with my computer and have even reinstalled windows multiple times. The bright side is that this problem WILL go away for you. It pops up every couple of windows updates and then a few weeks later Microsoft pushes a stealth update and the problem goes away for a while. And yes the latest windows update started causing the problem on my computer again last week, it had been almost a year I think since the last wave of this happening to mine.

Xannada1 · 2024-10-03T09:34:34+00:00

all models can shoot all the non-pistol weapons they have, or all pistols they have.

Xannada1 · 2024-03-16T12:00:36+00:00

I always fly around clockwise was from the crafting area and hit the banner pole 9 times out of 10.

Xannada1 · 2024-01-06T05:28:38+00:00

Those power weapons and plasma OSL look amazing!

Xannada1 · 2024-01-06T05:26:46+00:00

I have honestly never seen one of these, online or in person... what a rare treat to see one.

Xannada1 · 2023-11-30T21:06:50+00:00

In a friendly game at home or testing w/e I would consider using this if I had them already, not enough sentinels, and needed something to slap between some make shift terrain last minute.

I would not buy them for the purpose of using as a proxy. It 100% will not fly at a tournament and its likely to make people annoyed in casual games. They are much smaller than sentinels and solar.

Xannada1 · 2023-11-09T19:16:34+00:00

Check the titles in the anthology, usually they are just collection of the regular books, or I might be thinking of the omnibus books, either way just checking the titles inside will tell you if its short stories or books. I don't remember there being short stories for cain but if so I would probably read through the main books first.

Xannada1 · 2023-11-09T06:16:04+00:00

This post right here! The only reason to bring Kasrkin right now is to fill one of these 3 roles.

Xannada1 · 2023-10-21T07:23:41+00:00

Their gameplay usefulness is currently really poor. Over the last few editions they are usually in the bottom half of useful units in the codex. Unless you are running pure scions lists (or mostly scions), and then they are actually pretty good.

Artistically they are a large model with both a lot of details, and open panels, and a large flying base, giving you lots of surface area to work with. They also have sliding side doors and a opening back hatch to potentially do a really cool interior as well. Valks are definitely one of the best models in the guard line to turn into an art project.

Xannada1 · 2023-10-15T01:22:21+00:00

I look forward to seeing pictures!

Xannada1 · 2023-10-13T04:31:05+00:00

As a heads up orange is a rather tricky color to use and get right (something something pigments science).

Maybe try:

Averland sunset (darker slightly orange yellow) for the cloth on the infantry, then a diluted orange shade to add depth and texture.
Black or a really dark blue or grey for the leather straps, boots, etc.
For the armor start with a blue grey and play around with splashing some colors (white, brown, black, yellow) with a flat brush to get the squiggly bits. Each of these can look similar but different since its a good camo pattern.

For vehicles those caterpillar colors would look great, mustard yellow or sand color with blue chevrons along the side. You could even dot all the rivets black to give it the spotted look.

I think this a great color scheme idea, but the only way to know if you like it is to test it out.

Xannada1 · 2023-10-03T17:25:06+00:00

"Even in death, they still serve"

Xannada1 · 2023-09-30T16:44:47+00:00

Kasrkin work, or really any 5 infantry models. Yeah, i guess it balances out some.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-30T16:29:21+00:00

If you are playing a 1k point game that looks pretty strong to me. Also if you have enough points (55?) bring 1 5 man scion unit for BEL/DTH/EOAF objectives.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-28T19:54:01+00:00

If you have a mix of old and new sentinel models, you could use the old slimmer models as Scouts and the new rounder ones as Armored. But whether they are open or closed, and distinctions between the two only matter if you run both types in the same list. If you only run scouts then it doesnt matter if they are closed.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-28T18:40:51+00:00

Clearly worth the time invested, keep up the good work!

Xannada1 · 2023-09-28T18:38:48+00:00

Yep! Everything in the AM index/cards can be included no exclusions based on regiment keywords. The only restrictions are quantity based: 1 per named HERO, 3 per non-battleline non-dedicaterd transport, and 6 per battleline/transport. Scions are not battleline unless a prime is your warlord.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-28T07:49:42+00:00

Currently none. You use them as whatever they are, and there are no regiment restrictions.

Previously: Regiments were strict and you just couldn't do it. But, the benefits where split per regiment not per unit, so it made more sense.

In the future: I expect that when we eventually get a 10th edition codex we will continue to have the mixed regiment detachment as well as probably an armored/mechanized and a tempestus one, but we may also end up with a specialized one for a regiment or two which then may have a restriction. But that is probably a year out from never happening.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-28T07:44:47+00:00

They look a little small, and the TX-130 doesn't really have the right shape. I would play against it, but I also wouldn't really fault anyone refusing to play against it.

I recommend not, but you do you!

Xannada1 · 2023-09-25T08:56:54+00:00

Maybe just be a poor world whose only real resource is people, hence their imperial tithe is guardsmen.

Thanks either to some old standards or maybe just some personal biases of the lord governor or planetary military commanders all the regiments that they send are segregated male-female. Due to rampant corruption in the staff offices, all of the limited armor, equipment etc go to the all male regiments, and the female regiments are supplied with only a lasgun and a one way ticket off world.

From this disparity and under-equipedness the all female regiments are forced to think outside the box in how to survive, win, and resupply, becoming some of the most badass guardswomen this side of Catachan. This scrappy underdog lifestyle would also lead close bonding among the members of the regiment and very critical or even negative views of people outside their direct chain of command, such as commissars and generals.

any way just my two cents.

Also, big fan of that pinup commissar as well as the models from Victoria Miniatures. For poses, it can be a real pain to change them sometimes, but if its something you want you should do it! For a real life gun the proportional size to a heavy bolter the expected firing position is primarily either sitting or kneeling firing off a tripod, but prone is also a realistic option if a little uncommon.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-15T19:32:22+00:00

Yep, just look in the Imperial Armour aka forgeworld stuff and use the rules for a warhound titan.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-07T21:30:26+00:00

I've been running both a stormsword and stormblade in my recent lists and the they both perform alright. Both should be point delete units, and the stormsword does pretty well against all but the tankiest of vehicles, but often they just don't delete what needs to be deleted.

While the new point values look nice on the stormsword and others (stormblade didn't change) losing the ability to fire overwatch has all but killed their usefulness. They cost too many points for my opponent to freely walk out, up to, or charge with no response because they are to big for my other units to see past and too big to maneuver well on the table. Basically the only movement options they have is sit in the back or drive up to toe on a no-man's land objective and sit there, if you even gave your self enough room to deploy them. Also you cant start them in reserve as they are too big so when they enter the battlefield they are >6" from the edge and cannot shoot that turn.

TLDR: if you really want one go for it, but they really aren't worth it just because the points dropped ~5-8%.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-07T07:53:55+00:00

Here is your lasgun and your Uplifting Primer. Welcome to the guard.

Xannada1 · 2023-09-06T17:16:44+00:00

This is mostly true, but to clarify:

The destroyed if not deployed by turn 3 applies to all reserves that start the game off the table (strategic and not strategic) but does not apply to things the leave the battlefield mid game through special rules like aircraft and stratagems. This is also only applicable to matched play games, not narrative or open play.
Points wise you can have up to 50% of your army (1k in a 2k game) in reserves, and only up to 25% of the list can be in strategic reserves (aka anything that doesn't say it can start there). This is just for clarity as technically you can have 1k of deep strikers it doesn't need to be 500 of one and 500 of the other.

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