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DakkaDakka is a large, independent wargaming community that features discussion, tutorials and images for many games. If you are new to the world of wargaming then learn about it in our introductory article: What is Wargaming?
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DakkaDakka - Warhammer, 40k, Warmachine and Flames of War Community.
DakkaDakka is a large, independent wargaming community that features discussion, tutorials and images for many games.
Warhammer 40,000
Our warhammer 40k forums are among our most popular. They have been operating the longest and contain discussion about every facet of warhammer 40k from tactics and army lists to background and upcoming releases.
Warhammer Fantasy
The Warhammer Fantasy Battle Forums are consistently increasing in popularity and are almost on a par with our 40k forums covering the same large range of content with advice from some of the best tacticians the world has to offer.
Warmachine and Hordes
Dakka now has one of the largest Warmachine and Hordes forums on the web, and has a huge range of Warmachine Pictures in our gallery.
Flames of War
Flames of War and other historical games are growing in popularity here on dakka and we invite anyone to join in and discuss them in detail. As flames of war grows more popular, Dakka's coverage will only increase. Be sure to check out the Flames of War gallery to see some inspiring stuff.
Dakka Features
Dakka is a big site with a lot to explore. Here we highlight some of our more interesting features:
Wargaming Gallery
The dakka gallery is one of the largest wargaming galleries in the world and has a huge range of tagged miniatures from many game systems. From flames of war to Maelstrom's Edge, and of course 40k. You can vote on images (like using hot-or-not), and use our advanced gallery search engine to find exactly what you are looking for, be it space marines, orks, cryx or Dark Elves!
Forums
The dakka forums are growing faster and faster and are the bread and butter of the website. They still maintain quality and a fair level of freedom compared to many other forums. Our most popular forum is News and Rumours, but Dakka Discussions and 40k army lists are very popular too. There are some important rules to consider (no spam, no swearing, no piracy) but everybody gets on well enough thanks to our great moderation team.
Articles
The dakka wargaming articles are run on a wiki (like wikipedia). We have a huge range of wargaming articles covering everything from tactica to modeling and painting and even some great funny stuff. If you are bored and want to have the equivalent of dozens of magazines to read then head over to the main articles page and start clicking around. Because it is a wiki, anybody can hop in and click the 'edit' tab at the top of the page, so if you have anything to add or just see some typos or bad grammar then you can help make it better for everyone.
Army Profiles
Dakka's army profiles are a throwback to the very earliest version of dakka from the late 1990s, where various armies were highlighted in detail. Our army profiles section now contains many armies from different game systems with in depth photographs, army lists and explanations of their signifigance from their owners.
DCMs
Help keep Dakkadakka.com running by becoming a DCM (Dakka Contributing Member) and enjoy a ton of perks for doing a good deed! For a small donation of only $25 a year you gain the following benefits:
- Surf with ease! Get an ad-free site.
- Be a celebrity! Get a 'DCM' marker in the forum listings and under your username.
- Name yourself! Create your own custom title in the forums.
- Expand your conversation! Post and chat in a private DCM forum.
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Forum post by Calbear, 37 responses at time of this post.
The combat sequence are hit rolls, wound rolls, and save rolls for each attack. I feel the current edition is pretty good. The past editions based on the summary seem pretty complicated and swingy. Ideas like an expert duelist is being harder to hit in melee should be represented by unit rules and not by fundamental game rules. I feel the same about armor values and D weapons.
Here's a summary by Gemini for those who never played Oldhammer:
1. The Simulation Era (1st & 2nd Edition)
In the early days, 40K functioned more like a skirmish RPG. The sequence was heavy on modifiers and lookup tables.
Hit Rolls: Used a Weapon Skill (WS) vs. Weapon Skill table for melee. Shooting used Ballistic Skill (BS), but it was a calculated stat (e.g., BS 4 meant you needed a 3+). Crucially, there were dozens of modifiers for cover, movement, and range.
Wound Rolls: Used a Strength (S) vs. Toughness (T) table.
Save Rolls: Armor saves were modified by the Strength of the attack. If you had a 3+ save and were hit by a Strength 4 weapon, your save might become a 4+. This made high-strength weapons naturally better at shredding armor.
2. The "Classic" Era (3rd – 7th Edition)
This era introduced the "stat line" we recognize today and focused on speed to accommodate larger army sizes.
Hit Rolls: Shooting became a fixed check based on BS (e.g., BS 3 always hits on a 4+). Melee still used a comparison table, but it was simplified: if your WS was higher, you usually hit on a 3+; if equal, a 4+; if lower, a 5+.
Wound Rolls: Used a standardized S vs. T table that remained virtually unchanged for nearly 20 years.
Save Rolls: This era introduced "All or Nothing" AP (Armor Penetration). Every weapon had an AP value (e.g., AP 3). If your Armor Save was equal to or worse than the AP, you got no save at all. If your...
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