Forgeworld
There were a few rumors about Forgeworld and its upcoming releases this week. First off we start with some rumored delays, discontinued models, and then finally a new update.

from Darnok on Warseer

    1. The latest IA book should have been finished last week but has over run a bit, will be completed and going to the printers very soon.
    2. Work on the next heresy book will increase after latest IA book has been finished off
    3. Black Fire Pass book has been delayed. May not be completed until after the second heresy book could be pushed even further down the line.

The following is directly from Forgeworld, so is not much of a rumor, but what is currently happening and was worth mentioning in this weeks rumor roundup.

    Anything that is removed from the website is, sadly, discontinued. Some of these kits (such as the Lightning) will be redesigned in future, but the Ork Fighta will not be, largely because of the new plastic kit available from Games Workshop.

Finally we get that the Death Korps of Krieg are finally getting updated with a new pdf, rumored to be coming next month. Forgeworld is excellent at answering questions emailed into them, and this bit about Death Korps is from them.

    Our book production team are currently working on a pdf update for the DKK but they have quite a busy work schedule currently. We are hoping to publish this within the next month.

Death From the Skies
Its rather official now about the upcoming 40k compendium "Death From the Skies". Normally I would wait until we have something posted from Games Workshop to call something official, but this is happening from information that I have received.

Death From the Skies is a soft cover compendium 72pages in length and contains updated rules for many of the flyers already in 6th edition. Is there going to be anything new or new model releases alongside the compendium? Who knows. As of now, there is no other information saying that anything else is coming on February 16th.

One last thing, just to clear up some misconceptions. This is not a limited edition product. (Thats not what the information says, and I have seen lots of people misread this).

From Faeit 212

    Death From the Skies (Direct only – Range item)
    sale through Direct on Saturday 16th February (no advanced order)
    •A 72p full colour, softback, Warhammer 40,000 Compendium
    •Contains a fantastic showcase of flyers available to collectors,
    beautifully painted by the ‘Eavy Metal team
    •Contains all the updated 6th Edition rules for the following Flyers:
    - Stormraven (that can now be used in Codex: Space Marines and Codex: Black Templars)
    and Stormtalon Gunship
    - Valkyrie and Vendetta
    - Ork Dakka Jet, Burna Bommer and Blitza Bommer
    - Necron Night Scythe and Doom Scythe
    - Dark Eldar Razorwing and Void Raven
    •Includes the rules for the Space Marine Stormtalon Gunship and Ork
    Bommer previously available in WD
    •Contains cool new content – new scenarios as well as the Dog-fighting
    rules from Crusade of Fire
    •This compendium will be promoted on the web and by the blog
    •English language only
    •Please note: This product will go out of stock for short periods if
    demand is high

Units
Crisis Suits: Look for more posable new models.  Unit keeps its high level of customization, with several upgrades to stat lines possible. New flakk missile pods. New combi-kit includes Broadside parts.

Stealth Suits: Models unchanged. Have stealth, (obviously), plus optional drone granting shrouding.

Sky Ray: Last edition's trainwreck gets a new lease on life. Flakk missiles, plus has orbital bombardment (much like SM version, but with a lingering effect).

Fire Warriors: Same nasty gun. Still BS:3, but with a Shas'O can upgrade unit to BS:4.

Equipment
Drones: Any drone can be used for Look Out Sir rolls for any model in the unit they are attached to.

Markerlights: A single hit increases BS of all other units targeting the victim by +1. Multiple markerlights have no additional effects. OUCH - look out for possible BS:5, Fire Warrior volleys now! Markerlights improve snapfire against marked flyers to 5+ instead of 6, but must first hit the flyer with a 6 themselves.

Networked Markerlights: A longer range twin linked version. Vehicles only.

I have been seeing a lot of play testing for the tau empire and have seen some new models as well. They look so new and epic it makes me really excited. Now I did my hands on some rules and names for units, If you are to pass these on then PLEASE send it to only reliable rumour sites.

I will start with the new sky ray orbital blast ability. From what I can remember on top of my head is that the sky ray has to forgo his full turn of shooting for a single unlimited range blast that is:

strength X AP 3 (wound on 2+,plasma corrosion, blast)
plasma corrosion - any enemy model hit under the blast rolls a d6 every turn for the remainder of the game on a roll of 1-3 the unit or model suffers d6 strength 4 AP5 hits. On a roll of 4-5 the unit suffers 2d6 strength 5 AP 4 hits. On a roll of a 6 the unit is hit with 2d6 strength 6 AP 2 hits with the blind special rule. (these are test rules and subject to change)

Tau fire warriors will have the OPTION to upgrade their tau fire warriors to bs 4 (I put option in bold to show it is an option for all those fluffy players)
I believe the upgrade at the moment is being called 'advance training'

battle suits are getting/got new models but have the same profile as now with the inclusion of an option to make them toughness 5 (cost or name is unknown)

The kroot is getting a HUGE monster that looks like something from fantasy. It has kroot riding it but is under going constant rule changes due to either dying to quickly or for lack of usage. From what I remember seeing it has 5 wounds but only a 5+ save and was over priced IMO.

kroot gain furious charge and move through cover and start with a 6+ save that can be upgraded to 5+ with shaper for an additional 2pts per model (making them 8pts per model) - remember this could change!

finally their is options to make all your battle suits have 2+ saves for 20pts per model - all war gear that is in the current codex has been reduced slightly.

the tau dread knight walker rumours you have read are 100% TRUE - I have seen the concept art/profile and from the top of my memory it is something like this.

WS BS  S  T W  I  A  LD   SV
  4   4   6  8  4  2  4   8   2+/4+

I will not share rules because they were on the next page of document of which I did not see. I did see the points which were : 210pts

Отредактировано Dr.MIB (2013-02-05 09:07:44)

теперь все новые кодексы будут средними по силе, похоже что ГВ пытается ввести некое подобие баланса. В кодексе ДА кстати только один очень хороший юнит - байки рыцари, остальные средние. И еще не нужно верить слухам - в кодексе будет все по другому

Отредактировано Lt.Alex (2013-02-05 09:39:00)

просто я играл в воскресенье против ДА'шного дроп-ростера... сказать нечего

От таких ранних слухов можно оставлять процентов 25) Тем более, что Тау вроде не следущие. На весну ГВ планирует мощное демоническое вторжение - одновременно 40к и ФБ книжка. А после уже Тау. Но пофантазировать по поводу переиздания своей армии - это святое!

Демонов обещали весной. А вот Хаосварриоров ещё осенью. Однако вот, подзадержали релиз, как и ДА. Так что пока всё более менее в рамках) Самое интересное будет после демонов - там поползут слухи о следующих кодексах. Там вот как раз и может быть что угодно.

как-то слишком много слухов за 2 дня...

Вполне себе. Как-то целую неделю форумы лихорадило от слухов по Эльдарам, однако они возможно будут в этом году. Не забывай, что слухи - это только слухи.