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WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 13:54:43


Post by: Panic


yeah,
I got this link via Reds8n on facebook.
http://www.warhammer40kchess.com/
Edit: It was a count down. we waited and watched with baited breath... and nothing... great.

ALL WHO GIVE YOUR MARKETING THE TIME OF DAY GET NOTHING.

And then hours later The website updated.
But now it's a website with buttons and links that when I click nothing happens...
Not a great start.. hope the game is less bugged.

Rumours of multi platform. Ipad or iPhone will be nice.
For Multiplayer at work (where I'm most likely to find time for chess!) I'll need it to be web based...

...
In the mean time heres the trailer.


It Looks Awesome.
I'm sure this game will be good, but come on Hammerfall give us the proper details... ... ... ... We've waited.

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:01:23


Post by: Jaceevoke


Interesting, I wonder who the creator of this is? I doubt its FFG considering they still have that wh40k card game their releasing, any others that GW tends to give their IP to?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:12:56


Post by: Hotrod


http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/05/13/warhammer-40k-chess-regicide-announced

So yeah, it's basically a video game version of chess with 40k guys... Includes a Blood Angels story (how?) and several factions.

I don't know what to think of this... Has anybody actually asked for this?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:14:44


Post by: Vain


It is also a bit...plain of a name to be for a website of GW. Where is the 'Regicide.com" or something like that.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:17:59


Post by: reds8n


They have a Facebook page too...

https://www.facebook.com/WH40kChess


There was a thread on this last week or so, which we removed after some discussion with relevant parties, as it seemed someone jumped the gun somewhat with regards to the announcement of the game.

Ross Watson -- who did some fine work with the 40K RPG range -- was the lead writer on the project.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:26:33


Post by: Panic


yeah,
If it's just chess with a 40K coat on.... I'm still interested!!
Especially if it has a 'play by mail mode' or whatever its called and Especially if it's web based and I can play while at work.

I found this in the wiki...
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Regicide

Regicide wrote:Regicide is a human tabletop game played across the Imperium of Man. It uses a board and pieces or can be played using a virtual holographic display. It is similar to the ancient Terran game of chess, and can be played on a "hooded" board where only certain pieces are visible, making the game more complex. It is known that this game was played by Chief Librarian Petrok of the Iron Snakes Space Marines Chapter as a trainee Librarian to improve his tactical ability without relying on his psychic talents.

SourcesEdit
Eisenhorn Trilogy (Novel Series) by Dan Abnett
Straight Silver (Novel) by Dan Abnett


So Regicides in the fluff as future version of chess.. evolved..
Chess with fog of war! sounds cool.

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:56:06


Post by: H.B.M.C.


Less than 5 minutes.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 14:58:39


Post by: Jaceevoke


It would be hilarious if this was an elaborate hoax


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:00:22


Post by: Davor


0. Nothing.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:00:26


Post by: H.B.M.C.


And zero.

And... nothing.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:00:48


Post by: Thud


Well, that was... disappointing.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:00:59


Post by: Vain


Nothing indeed. Where is my kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:01:38


Post by: Panic


yeah,
Nothings happening...
If you include seconds in your count down I expect things to happen!

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:01:46


Post by: Vain


Oh this was on facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NswEA5N4As


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:02:16


Post by: Co'tor Shas


By the source, it looks like it was just a timer and nothing else.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:03:43


Post by: H.B.M.C.


This just went live at IGN.




WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:03:51


Post by: Icculus


Maybe some delay in getting it up and running.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:03:54


Post by: OrlandotheTechnicoloured


There have been a fair few timer issues where folk think it's counting down for a specific time zone, but instead it's counting down based on whatever machine/server it's hosted on

so give it 24 hours to be sure it's not just that sort of glitch


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:05:00


Post by: H.B.M.C.


Also this:




WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:05:38


Post by: Vain


Not buying thaqt one Orlando, we got Aussies and Brits both seeing the Zeros. Someone just didnt have the the time to recite the litany of smooth transitions.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:06:20


Post by: Panic


yeah.

So how many of us are doing this?
...
I'm a cmd+R man but you get the idea...

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:07:35


Post by: Mathieu Raymond


Maybe it was just a countdown until all the money for the project was spent. To "motivate" employees.

And of course, it failed to do so.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:08:57


Post by: Panic


yeah,
I guess in a few minutes we get the youtube video link?
I'd hoped for more details.

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:13:34


Post by: Co'tor Shas


If you search site:http://www.warhammer40kchess.com/ in google there is only one page on the site apparently.

Also, the time listed in the source is:
day: 13, month: 5, year: 2014, hour: 16, timeZone: 1


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:19:08


Post by: Davor


So does this mean GW is going to screw up the rules for chess now?

Are we going to be flooding the forums of how chess is suppose to work now?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:19:50


Post by: Co'tor Shas


I am just imaging them just substituting models in for pieces.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:20:25


Post by: H.B.M.C.


Davor wrote:
So does this mean GW is going to screw up the rules for chess now?

Are we going to be flooding the forums of how chess is suppose to work now?


You'll be allowed to take allied Chess detachments, which means everyone will use it to just bring more queens.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:21:20


Post by: Panic


yeah,
IAP extra Queens!

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:25:02


Post by: Leigen_Zero


Davor wrote:So does this mean GW is going to screw up the rules for chess now?

Are we going to be flooding the forums of how chess is suppose to work now?


No but there will be a huge rant on the fact that the queen is grossly OP (and how Queen-spam lists are ruining the meta), the rules for a bishop are badly worded and if taken RAW allow them to voluntarily move like a knight, and that the king is a useless unit that is severely overcosted for its abilities...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:30:02


Post by: Senden


The thought of chess with a shooting and assault phase suddenly amuses me



BS WS S T W I A Ld Sv Unit Type Wargear
Pawn 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 6 6+ In Laspistolm Close Combat weapon
Rook 2 3 4 5 3 3 1 8 2+ In Laspistol, Power fist
Knight 3 4 4 4 1 4 2 7 5+ Cv Laspistol, Power Lance
Bishop 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 8 5+ In, Psyker Laspistol, Force weapon
Queen 5 5 4 4 2 5 3 9 3+ In (Ch) Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon
King 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 4 3++ In (Ch) Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon




WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:31:17


Post by: sing your life


 Leigen_Zero wrote:
Davor wrote:So does this mean GW is going to screw up the rules for chess now?

Are we going to be flooding the forums of how chess is suppose to work now?


No but there will be a huge rant on the fact that the queen is grossly OP (and how Queen-spam lists are ruining the meta), the rules for a bishop are badly worded and if taken RAW allow them to voluntarily move like a knight, and that the king is a useless unit that is severely overcosted for its abilities...


Also, the charging bonuses are deeply overpowered.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:38:22


Post by: Davor


 sing your life wrote:
 Leigen_Zero wrote:
Davor wrote:So does this mean GW is going to screw up the rules for chess now?

Are we going to be flooding the forums of how chess is suppose to work now?


No but there will be a huge rant on the fact that the queen is grossly OP (and how Queen-spam lists are ruining the meta), the rules for a bishop are badly worded and if taken RAW allow them to voluntarily move like a knight, and that the king is a useless unit that is severely overcosted for its abilities...


Also, the charging bonuses are deeply overpowered.


Wait! What?! No Overwatch?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:40:19


Post by: decker_cky


Worse yet....what if they add overwatch to chess?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:46:16


Post by: sing your life


Davor wrote:
 sing your life wrote:
 Leigen_Zero wrote:
Davor wrote:So does this mean GW is going to screw up the rules for chess now?

Are we going to be flooding the forums of how chess is suppose to work now?


No but there will be a huge rant on the fact that the queen is grossly OP (and how Queen-spam lists are ruining the meta), the rules for a bishop are badly worded and if taken RAW allow them to voluntarily move like a knight, and that the king is a useless unit that is severely overcosted for its abilities...


Also, the charging bonuses are deeply overpowered.


Wait! What?! No Overwatch?


It's much worse than that. The charging unit automatically wins the combat . I've had the grossly OP queen slaughtering pawns one turn and then being run down by one pawn the next.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:46:32


Post by: Panic


yeah,
Deep Striking Bishops.
Infiltrating pawns.
Outflanking Knights.
Kings with 2++ saves.
Rooks with unlimited charge range.
Queens with Strength D blasts.

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 15:53:39


Post by: Davor


What happens if I want to use my Queen, do I have to roll 2d6 to charge? What if I fail my charge what happens then?

If I want to use my Knight, can I say Knight, GW lawyers will not get ansy with me? Do I need direct LoS? Do I bend over the table and use the Knights view to see if I can make my Jump assault? What if I use my jump ability in the movement phase, can I still assault?

Oh what fun we are going to have.

Oh can I have my queen summon deamons now?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 16:27:09


Post by: reds8n


http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/13/5712746/warhammer-40k-chess-regicide-2014-tablets-mobile-pc



Warhammer 40K: Chess - Regicide, a game that blends the Warhammer IP with the strategy and tactical gameplay of chess, is coming to multiple gaming platforms in 2014, Hammerfall Publishing and Games Workshop announced today.

Cathrin Machin, project lead at Hammerfall Publishing, told Polygon that two of the defining principles of Warhammer 40K: Chess - Regicide are compelling and tactical gameplay mechanics combined with a strong emphasis on visual fidelity. Based on this, the game mixes in stunt choreographed and motion captured animation to create "merciless kill and death animations" using military trained fight and stunt choreographers.

"The animation is a really critical aspect of the project, there are countless unique kill and attack sequences and we've worked tirelessly with motion capture stunt performers in a state of the art studio to ensure each move is realistic, and of quality," Machin told Polygon. "Thousands of hours have been dedicated to asset creation, and I feel the teams passion and effort shines through in the final product."

Featuring upgradable characters, players can choose to play from several factions from popular Warhammer 40K races. The game offers single and multiplayer classic chess modes, along with a Blood Angels story-driven campaign powered by the new Codex chess engine and written by Games Workshop published author Ross Watson.

Warhammer 40K: Chess - Regicide features cross-platform gameplay. Specialists for PC, tablet and mobile games, Hammerfall is slated to release the game on multiple platforms; however, the company was unable to confirm specific platforms at this time.

Those who sign up in the in the first 30 days of its launch will receive a free in-game Space Marine White Scar army. You can get a taste of Warhammer 40K: Chess - Regicide in the cinematic teaser trailer above, created by cinematic studio Plastic Wax.

"We have a great respect for the Warhammer 40K IP, the many loyal fans, and Games Workshop," said Tyrone Maddams, art director at Plastic Wax, in a prepared statement. "We wanted to break new ground, and chose to create the cinematic using a real-time engine. It was important that we created a cinematic which not only represented the quality of the game by using in-game assets, but also does justice to the IP."





WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 16:29:37


Post by: Jaceevoke


The counter reset to an hour and 30 minutes


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 16:51:17


Post by: Brother SRM


That's... kind of arbitrary. The graphics look really lovely from the teaser (made with in-game assets apparently) and the turnarounds and models on the IGN page, but that's a really weird thing to announce. Why they couldn't put those same resources into a squad-based turn based strategy game like Squad Command or Chaos Gate is beyond me.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 16:53:32


Post by: Theophony


My alpha strike will remove all your pieces before you can even place them on the board


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 16:58:49


Post by: notprop


So chess but with DLC skins...Hmmmm....but its 40K....I'll take one!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 17:34:25


Post by: MajorStoffer


Is it Battlefleet Gothic or Dawn of War 3?

No?

Moving right along.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 18:00:35


Post by: Co'tor Shas


It now has a link to facebook, but I'm blocked, so it will have to wiat until I'm home.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 18:30:44


Post by: Flashman


Wish they'd stop portraying bolt guns as dakkadakkadakkadakka weapons. The firing action should be more THUD. THUD. THUD.

The Playstation 2 game Fire Warrior is the only time I've seen it done right.

EDIT - See video below from 02:15 onwards as some Space Marines massacre some defenceless Tau. That is what bolt gun fire should look like.




WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 18:41:08


Post by: lucasbuffalo


Tried registering on the website and nothing happens when I click "create free account". Tried in every web browser.
Edit: After refreshing after a bit I got a "success" message. Hopefully I'll get an email so I can sign in?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 19:12:21


Post by: Brother SRM


 Flashman wrote:
Wish they'd stop portraying bolt guns as dakkadakkadakkadakka weapons. The firing action should be more THUD. THUD. THUD.

The Playstation 2 game Fire Warrior is the only time I've seen it done right.

EDIT - See video below from 02:15 onwards as some Space Marines massacre some defenceless Tau. That is what bolt gun fire should look like.



Dawn of War 2 had bolters with a VERY satisfying "THUNK" every time they fire.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 20:35:22


Post by: Flashman


Hmm... I shall have to check that out.

Like many people, I skipped Dawn of War 2.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 23:24:05


Post by: Panic


yeah,
So clicking around the website none of the links work.
I can't sign up.

Any one else having these issues?
I hope the games better than the website.

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/13 23:40:24


Post by: Dr. Temujin


40K chess sounds like a good idea... if someone made a physical version of it. Seems too bland to throw it on to a gaming platform, unless it sounds like they're really going to change up gameplay and mechanics.
And what do they mean by "free White Scars army"? Is everything else a DLC?
Been too wary of these little games coming out since the horrendous trainwreck that was "Storm of Vengeance". The only game I've been looking forward to has been Eternal Crusade, and that's not going to be ready until next year.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 00:00:05


Post by: Mr Morden


cool video - love to have a 40k chess game with all the factions


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 01:35:00


Post by: Scottijt


I'm able to sign up successfully..

Turns out it's an Australian production..


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 01:38:39


Post by: mattyrm


As If a well-trained Space Marine would fire a 20 round burst from a bolt gun!

Game looks interesting though.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 02:27:29


Post by: Jehan-reznor


Is it unbound chess? I wonder if they release it on consoles


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 07:01:17


Post by: H.B.M.C.


 Dr. Temujin wrote:
40K chess sounds like a good idea... if someone made a physical version of it. Seems too bland to throw it on to a gaming platform, unless it sounds like they're really going to change up gameplay and mechanics.


Did you ever play Battlechess? That was a great game. If it were just that with a 40K coat of paint it'd be worth buying. This is apparently more than that.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 08:24:00


Post by: Pilau Rice


 H.B.M.C. wrote:
 Dr. Temujin wrote:
40K chess sounds like a good idea... if someone made a physical version of it. Seems too bland to throw it on to a gaming platform, unless it sounds like they're really going to change up gameplay and mechanics.


Did you ever play Battlechess? That was a great game. If it were just that with a 40K coat of paint it'd be worth buying. This is apparently more than that.


Here's hoping. Battlechess was a lot of fun, to watch and play.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 08:26:45


Post by: reds8n


http://warhammer40kchess.com/

Site is up and running now.

You can sign up for info -- one receives a free White Scar .... skin ? army ..?



WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 09:31:21


Post by: H.B.M.C.


LOL! The ability to log in is "coming soon".


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 09:43:51


Post by: Vain


Yeah, I saw that earlier today when I tried to log in.

Well, time to play the waiting game!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 09:46:45


Post by: H.B.M.C.


I also love how there's a fourth button titled "Coming Soon", the functionality of which is, I presume, coming soon!




WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 10:01:40


Post by: Fafnir


I think we can all agree that a 40k reskin of Chess was what we all as a community have been waiting with baited breath for years for.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 10:04:20


Post by: Paradigm


Signed up, it's free and I like chess so what the hell. At the very least, I'm interested to see where this goes, and if they just port chess over or actually change anything (to be honest, I hope the former)


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 10:35:58


Post by: H.B.M.C.


It's probably both really, a straight chess adaptation with fancy pieces and then specialist methods of playing chess.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 12:37:36


Post by: Erik_Morkai


Finally GW comes out with a balanced version of 40K.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 12:45:44


Post by: Captain Avatar


Panic wrote:yeah,
Nothings happening...
If you include seconds in your count down I expect things to happen!

Panic...


40k Chess online, brought to you by the people who designed the Obamacare website.


Erik_Morkai wrote:Finally GW comes out with a balanced version of 40K.


Balanced? "White"scars always gets to go first. This game just proves GW's bias for SM factions.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 12:45:55


Post by: Theophony


Once they've milked this Han 40k checkers? Tau vs assault marines where they are having a fun game of leap frog until someone gets their eye poked out and then the plasma starts to fly .

I video looks good though .


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 12:48:09


Post by: Squidbot


Gork's (Or possibly Mork's) balls, that Ork render is beautiful.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 16:17:36


Post by: Brother SRM


 Squidbot wrote:
Gork's (Or possibly Mork's) balls, that Ork render is beautiful.

Yeah, like I said earlier, it's really curious how good the graphics are looking in this if what we've seen is any indication. Just makes me wish that much more for a 40k game with a good budget again, since we could get graphics like those with gameplay to match. This should still be fun, but, well, it's chess.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 17:14:27


Post by: Nicky J


did anyone get a confirmation email or anything when they signed up?

cos I did it this morning and haven't seen anything yet...

and you cant test whether its worked by logging into the site, because, as others have pointed out, apparently that 'feature' is coming soon!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/14 17:37:36


Post by: Mathieu Raymond


Oh good. I'm not the only one wondering. I found out my ISP had locked out my email account at the same time as I registered for this. Now I was wondering if I was still locked out.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/15 06:36:50


Post by: Schlyne


Back on topic...who on earth is hammerfall publishing? Anybody heard of them before?

GW's last venture in video games made me


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/16 13:33:29


Post by: Commander Cain


Given that post I am now very interested in the game. Sounds awesome!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2014/05/16 14:29:25


Post by: Brother SRM


 reds8n wrote:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer/comments/25o079/hi_rwarhammer_were_the_developers_of_the_recently/



"We are not a re-skinned version of chess. Our primary gameplay mode has a strong tactical and strategic overlay with a nod to chess tactics.. We have an extended warhammer40k regicide themed ruleset, of course you can play a classic game if you desire, but it extends much further than that with upgradeable classes/races coupled with countless kill/attack/death sequences/environments and missions."

Okay, you have my attention!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:02:43


Post by: Redemption


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gknpa8PXk5Y

New trailer. Cool graphics, and the game + cool t-shirt for € 20 isn't bad, really, even if you play it like once or twice.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:11:03


Post by: alphaecho




"He must be ANNIHILATED"

Nice stomp by the Terminator.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:22:23


Post by: Paradigm


From everything I've read, this game is going to be free to play. So is the 'bundle' just for the sake of getting the shirt, or are they now going to charge to play the game?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:36:58


Post by: Arctik_Firangi


I'm one of the lead devs for Regicide. It is not F2P, but will be modestly priced.

Feel free to ask me anything!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:48:55


Post by: str00dles1


Under 3 bucks?

For Ipad?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:50:14


Post by: Panic


yeah,
How much will it cost?
What platforms will it be on?
Cross platform support?

Will it contain any Day 1 DLC? units held back?
Will it contain gakky IAP like new chapter skins?

Panic...


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 20:50:57


Post by: Scrub


Pleasantly surprised by this, it looks like a fun little diversion!

The different attack animations look fun too!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:06:41


Post by: H.B.M.C.


 Arctik_Firangi wrote:
Feel free to ask me anything!
What are the microtransactions like? What parts of the game are behind a paywall?



I'm (mostly) joking, but given the state of the gaming industry, it has to be asked.


Game looks killer though. I haven't been looking forward to a 40k game this much since Dark Crusade.





WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:07:59


Post by: angelofvengeance


Now THAT is an Ork Warboss!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:28:09


Post by: heartserenade


Nowpeople on Dakka has something to link to when other posters say "You like balanced games? Play chess."


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:42:51


Post by: H.B.M.C.


 heartserenade wrote:
Nowpeople on Dakka has something to link to when other posters say "You like balanced games? Play chess."


Chess isn't balanced. Queens are broken.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:49:21


Post by: Accolade


I really like all of the kill animations, they're quite well done. Perhaps this may be something I can pick up for my iPhone?

Makes me really wish this was a full game, I think this game has the look of the Space Marines and Orks down really well. They all look nicely imposing.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:57:11


Post by: Arctik_Firangi


str00dles1 wrote:Under 3 bucks?

For Ipad?


It will likely be more than three dollars, sorry. We're planning a cross-compatible mobile version of the game, but it certainly is not being developed as a mobile game. The pickup by excited mobile review sites has distorted that perception somewhat, but yes - you will likely be playing Regicide on you iPad in the future.

Panic wrote:yeah,
How much will it cost?
What platforms will it be on?
Cross platform support?

Will it contain any Day 1 DLC? units held back?
Will it contain gakky IAP like new chapter skins?

Panic...


$14.99 is our planned launch price, but that's TBD.
Platform for initial launch is PC, because nothing screams 'master race' like the Imperium of Man.
Cross platform is intended to be totally integrated when platform supprt expands, all the way down to being able to resume saved games on different devices as long as you are logged into the same game account.

No Day 1 DLC. Aside, surely that would be crazy for a development phase launch.
You've indulged in subjectivity for that last question, so I'll break it down. Content without value is not worth anything. I'm a writer. I'm currently working with several Black Library authors to develop campaigns for multiple chapters so that our factions are not just 'M and Ms' - different coloured sweets that taste the same - when we explore different chapters/clans etc. It's possible that we'll sell these 'stories' at around the price of a Black Library digital novella - that is, a few bucks. If that sounds gakky, stick to the core game.

I believe those two quotes cover the questions asked later on, but remind me if I missed you. I'm covering the entire internet of coverage here!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 21:59:07


Post by: Da Stormlord


40k chess? Why didn't they just start space crusade again?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/03 23:27:01


Post by: AegisGrimm


Too may people would want that for GW to be interested.






WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/04 01:10:23


Post by: Jehan-reznor


The death animations made me think of battle-chess (although why so serious! )
Spoiler:



WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/04 01:27:09


Post by: ncshooter426


I threw in for the t-shirt+game combo. I figure I usually drop 15-20 on tshirts, so a little coin for some new 40K stuff to stave off boredom while on the road. I like chess, I like 40K, I like dakka.. for 10 bucks, why not.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/04 05:31:02


Post by: Breotan


We are unable to ship to the following counties:

CI - Cote d'Ivoire, CD - Democratic Republic of the Congo, LR - Liberia, LB - Lebanon, BY - Belarus, IQ - Iraq, ZW - Zimbabwe, MM - Burma, CU - Cuba, IR - Iran, KP - North Korea, SL - Sierra Leone, Palestinian Territories, South Sudan, SY - Syria

Heh.



WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/02/04 08:06:03


Post by: SeanDrake


Sounds like loka re-skined.

Looks pretty though.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/21 09:41:09


Post by: OrlandotheTechnicoloured


It’s the date you’ve been waiting for - Warhammer® 40,000®: Regicide will be available on Steam Early Access from Monday, May 4th!






Join us on REDDIT today as we host an AMA with the game’s writer Ross Watson from 1400 UTC (Midnight Sydney,

7:00am Los Angeles, 10:00am New York, 15:00pm London) in www.reddit.com/r/warhammer!


We look forward to meeting you upon the field of battle as we kick off the final phases of development and move towards the introduction of new, exciting content!

The video below contains a mysterious transmission sent from the remote world of Hethgar Prime. The frontier world is in peril, and the feared warriors of the Space Marines are dispatched to investigate. The Blood Angels will eventually find themselves up against unexpected adversaries in the struggle to liberate Hethgar Prime.


This transmission is linked to the multi-part Blood Angels campaign, featuring 50 missions. The Regicide Blood Angels campaign will be revealed in several acts throughout the course of Early Access.


Check out the video now - here’s a Youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv1Mp3v25fA







UPCOMING EARLY ACCESS CONTENT:
Due for release every few weeks after the launch of Early Access, these upcoming content drops will inject plenty of exciting new additions into Warhammer 40,000: Regicide’s gameplay.


These include the full single-player campaign, new Chapters, Clans and a host of incentives, rewards and unlockables for participating in the Regicide online forums and community!


The Angels of Blood
The Regicide - Angels of Blood campaign will be revealed in a future Early Access update, which is due to be released in three Acts as the drama and action unfold upon the frontier world of Hethgar Prime.

New Chapters and Clans
Regicide has eleven planned Chapters and Clans to fill out the Space Marine and Ork ranks by the end of the Early Access phase. Phase 1 features the Space Marine Blood Angels and Ork Goffs, plus White Scars and Bad Moons as exclusive community rewards for those who have supported us! You can learn more about accessing this content here.






Cross-platform play. Regicide showcases a tactical, single-player Blood Angels campaign. It also features a cross-platform multiplayer experience. Go to war anytime, anywhere against opponents worldwide as traditional gaming meets highly detailed production.


Play anywhere versus anyone. After the game’s launch on PC, Regicide will arrive on mobile devices later in 2015, and allow cross-platform matches with persistent progress.


Go to war. Anywhere. Anytime. With one unified account, experience cross-platform multiplayer gaming between PC, tablet and mobile; against friends and foes on another platform.


Warhammer® 40,000®: Regicide will be available May 5

via Early Access on Steam:


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As always, feel free to fire me any questions at social@hammerfallpublishing.com and I'll get back to you.
Thomas / Arc
Community Manager
Hammerfall Publishing



WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/21 10:13:00


Post by: JohnnyHell


Chess hype. For realz. I am dying of laughter.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/21 10:28:38


Post by: Co'tor Shas


I don't know, I'm pretty excited. I love chess and 40k, so it works perfectly. Been a few years since I've played a game of chess though.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/21 10:37:49


Post by: Haljin


Tactical... single-player... campaign of... chess?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/21 11:19:23


Post by: Pete Melvin


Hahahahaha


 Haljin wrote:
Tactical... single-player... campaign of... chess?


AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/27 09:26:51


Post by: Redemption


That campaign intro already sounds like a more interesting narrative than most 40k games (or that Ultramarines movie...). I somehow feel like this developer's talents are sorely wasted on a simple game of 40k chess.

Give these guys a bag of money and let them make a 40k RPG or something!


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/27 09:31:33


Post by: Bull0


 Pete Melvin wrote:
Hahahahaha


 Haljin wrote:
Tactical... single-player... campaign of... chess?


AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Yay wilful misinformation in N&R threads!

The game features loads of mechanics beyond what you'd find in chess, so all the hilarity here is misplaced. Watch a trailer, educate yourselves.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/27 09:48:08


Post by: Nilok


 Bull0 wrote:
 Pete Melvin wrote:
Hahahahaha


 Haljin wrote:
Tactical... single-player... campaign of... chess?


AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Yay wilful misinformation in N&R threads!

The game features loads of mechanics beyond what you'd find in chess, so all the hilarity here is misplaced. Watch a trailer, educate yourselves.

That's nice, what does it bring to the table that we couldn't do with our existing miniatures, dice, and a checkerboard?

Dawn of War brought the game into real time and it was a different perspective on the game. Unless there is a radical element that we aren't being shown, this is just Chess with some special rules.

Who's betting there will be a special edition box for the board game that will sell out in under an hour because GW didn't produce enough?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/27 09:51:17


Post by: notprop


GW licences Computer games but doesn't make them.

GW have made their money on this, any special editions will be down to the developer.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/27 10:00:59


Post by: Bull0



That's nice, what does it bring to the table that we couldn't do with our existing miniatures, dice, and a checkerboard?

Dawn of War brought the game into real time and it was a different perspective on the game. Unless there is a radical element that we aren't being shown, this is just Chess with some special rules.

Who's betting there will be a special edition box for the board game that will sell out in under an hour because GW didn't produce enough?


Not really interested in debating the merits of a game I haven't played yet, just wanted to combat the falsehood that it's pure chess and that therefore campaign mode etc is laughable


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/27 10:19:59


Post by: SJM


Yea tbh, I hear that Chess has been around for a while, isn't really my thing, I doubt this will change.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/30 01:32:26


Post by: adamsouza


This thread would probably benefit if the OP title was changed to say 40K Regicide, instead of Chess.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/04/30 16:11:05


Post by: NuggzTheNinja


 Breotan wrote:
We are unable to ship to the following counties:

CI - Cote d'Ivoire, CD - Democratic Republic of the Congo, LR - Liberia, LB - Lebanon, BY - Belarus, IQ - Iraq, ZW - Zimbabwe, MM - Burma, CU - Cuba, IR - Iran, KP - North Korea, SL - Sierra Leone, Palestinian Territories, South Sudan, SY - Syria

Heh.



GW does not negotiate with terrorists?


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/05/06 02:02:48


Post by: Eadartri


I clicked on a banner ad from this page and looked at the Regicide trailer. Is it like animated chess with some other mechanics added? I'm not sure I understand it. What is it?

Edit: From what I can tell it seems to be a combination of chess and 40k. A demo should be interesting. I like the multi-player capability.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/05/06 07:56:13


Post by: jayko657


Eadartri wrote:
I clicked on a banner ad from this page and looked at the Regicide trailer. Is it like animated chess with some other mechanics added? I'm not sure I understand it. What is it?

Edit: From what I can tell it seems to be a combination of chess and 40k. A demo should be interesting. I like the multi-player capability.

Pretty much. Just finished playing a game, and it's fun so far. There's "Classic Mode" which is...well...classic chess, and then there's Regicide which still plays like chess in terms of movement and capturing, but units can use your initiative points, which are given every turn, to make other actions, such as shooting or pinning down an enemy in order to keep them from using their own abilities. Even kings can die if you shoot them enough. Shooting is something every unit can do, but each one has their own special abilities. The captain can call in an airstrike, librarians can life steal , tactical marines get grenades, etc. There are also player abilities that you can use on any unit, mostly consisting of buffs and debuffs. The campaign isn't out yet, but the extremely short tutorial for Regicide mode had things like barricades on the map and various troops placed here and there instead of the normal 2 row army, so I'm assuming that the campaign missions will have different scenarios with different units for each one. There's an exp system too for each unit type (Rook/Terminator, Bishop/Devastator, etc get their own exp bars) but I don't know what those do yet as we're locked out of the Armory still.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/05/06 13:57:35


Post by: Pilau Rice


The only minor criticism I have so far is that the animations for the kills seem to be a bit relaxed, the characters don't seem overly enthusiastic about smiting their bitter foe. The animations themselves are good though. The Storm Boyz thrust with his knife, for example, seems to be a poke more than a stab. If the speed was increased maybe slightly it might look more vicous. Same thing with the thrown grenades.

Loving the look of it so far though and the audio of the orks is perfect.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/05/06 23:47:10


Post by: jayko657


 Pilau Rice wrote:
The only minor criticism I have so far is that the animations for the kills seem to be a bit relaxed, the characters don't seem overly enthusiastic about smiting their bitter foe. The animations themselves are good though. The Storm Boyz thrust with his knife, for example, seems to be a poke more than a stab. If the speed was increased maybe slightly it might look more vicous. Same thing with the thrown grenades.

Loving the look of it so far though and the audio of the orks is perfect.

The animations in general seem kinda weak, and a bit wonky at times (Terminators shoot more into the ground then they actually do at the enemy when making Snap Shots), but I hear that the devs are listening to the reports and suggestions so I guess we should expect improvements in time. It is Early Release after all.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/05/07 03:18:38


Post by: Arctik_Firangi


You may find it amusing to know that I'm the Thomas / Arc who wrote the video release article above that Orlando pasted in. I've been absent from Dakka for a good few years now, but popped back about a year ago when we announced this title.

I cannot tell you how exhaustedly proud I am that it's finally out, and that people appreciate the fairly hardcore, abstract strategy direction we've taken. I also directed all of the voice actors in the game - probably the most fun thing I've ever gotten to do creatively!

Yes, we've made a niche strategy game that combines chess and Warhammer 40,000. It's probably not something anyone expected or asked for, but for those who remember me from ages ago when I was a daily regular here - kitbashing is kind of my thing.

And yes, it's in Early Access. Non-voice audio is all first-pass, so there's plenty of improvement to come there. A few FX sequences need to be fixed up such as the Assault Cannon bug jayko mentioned.

Regarding the story, we worked with Ross Watson on that one. HBMC has worked with Ross in the past, too, and he's a brilliant bloke. We're doing something a little more psychological and head-screwing in this story - a dark story set upon a bleak, vanquished world - to match the 'thinking' game that it is.

We're a few months from full release but as mentioned, Early Access has been available since Monday, and the reception has been amazing.


WH40K Regicide - Grim Dark Chess @ 2015/05/07 10:45:18


Post by: Pilau Rice


jayko657 wrote:

... but I hear that the devs are listening to the reports and suggestions so I guess we should expect improvements in time. It is Early Release after all.


I know, that's why I provided the suggestion