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Here ya go: Battlescribe repository for DzC

Only Scourge at the moment, it'll be a template for the others. And yeah, it's a mess - the choice was between a nice clean file and no validation, or decent-ish validation and lots of unit duplication

PM bugs to me

Now to work on the others, should take a couple of days to do each army, but don't hold me to that

Just downloaded, seems cool! Thanks for doing this

I am not sure about bugs as I've never used BattleScribe before. Will PM you a few things in just a moment

My mega army deal has been "undergoing customs clearance" since Thursday. I can just imagine some government worker looking at the pieces of a Shaltari dropship, trying to figure out what it is.

Dave replied to me personally last night and they are going to ship out what was missing to me

Charax wrote:Here ya go: Battlescribe repository for DzC

Only Scourge at the moment, it'll be a template for the others. And yeah, it's a mess - the choice was between a nice clean file and no validation, or decent-ish validation and lots of unit duplication

PM bugs to me

Now to work on the others, should take a couple of days to do each army, but don't hold me to that

Can you explain how to get the info to load.

Please assume I am not fluent in gobbledigook while doing so.

1. Download and install Battlescribe

2. Run the Battlescribe Roster Editor

3. There should be a popup that says "Add data repositories". Click on that, copy the link from my post and paste it into the "Repository URL" box there.
3a. press "Add"
3b. press "Update Data"

there you go, should be all done. Now when you choose "New Roster" you should have the option of making a Dropzone Commander Scourge army.

1. Did thet yesterday.

2. I even downloaded some rosters, so long as they were in a format I could 'use'.

3. Here is the gobbledigook:

<dataIndex battleScribeVersion="1.12b" name="Dropzone Commander" xmlns="http://www.battlescribe.net/schema/dataIndexSchema">
<dataIndexEntries>
<dataIndexEntry filePath="/Dropzone Commander.gst.zip" dataType="gamesystem" dataId="375d1690-401a-4598-ab1e-3a244dcd356a" dataName="Dropzone Commander" dataBattleScribeVersion="1.12b" dataRevision="3"/>
<dataIndexEntry filePath="/Scourge.cat.zip" dataType="catalogue" dataId="e754a3eb-3ea1-ad5e-935d-1b433fd6802a" dataName="Scourge" dataBattleScribeVersion="1.12b" dataRevision="3"/>
</dataIndexEntries>
</dataIndex>

I has already tried to add and upload http://www.battlescribe.net/schema/dataIndexSchema which is the only address I could find in the above mess.


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Ok, worked it out.

Normally when you click a link to data the stuff inside is what you want.

No wonder I was confused.

You're clicking on the link, rather than copying the address

put " http://www.specialist-games.co.uk/dzc/index.xml " (no quotes) into the Repository URL box

I tried it this morning and it worked great!

I am pondering roster stuff and just want to make sure I understand the chart correctly. If Heavy is limited to 1-2 in my battlegroup, and I put 4 Slayers and 2 Tormentors in a Despoiler, I have used both slots, right? But if I put in 6 Slayers, no Tormentors, I've only used 1 slot?

Going to use the heck out of the battlescribe file and post some fun lists tonight/tomorrow. Thanks for doing it, Charax!

yep, the Slayers are one choice, the Tormentors are another choice and the Despoiler is a transport option that opens up if the battlegroup has a total of 6 of them to transport

So many possibilities!

@Charax
i just made an Skirmish Rooster with your file and the point cost of my Scourge Oppressor Battlegroup was not calculated correct .Your file has no pointcost for the intruder Beta in this Squad.

I did ask for bugs to be PM'd to me.

Anyway, Intruder Beta points added, revision uploaded

sorry did not see

I will do more bug checking once home

No matter what I do, I can't seem to get it to say the roster is "valid". I also couldn't figure out how to see what it thought was invalid, but it showed the list when I saved the roster.


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Here's my first go at a no-marauder list, with 5 Despoilers and lots of heavy tanks. I put 4 Tormentors and only 2 Slayers in one, hopefully that's legal! I also manually edited the text below to show the Intruder Beta for the 4 Minders, since it didn't show up in Battle Scribe.

Two things: 1) I decided keeping all the points on there is fine for now, since I think Hawk will want the publicity. If that turns out not to be the case, I'll edit this... 2) I can't seem to get the list to spoiler tag to hide it, unfortunately, so here it is!

+++ Despoiler Demo (2994pts) +++ +++ 3000pt Scourge Roster (Battle (2000+)) +++ Selections: + Battlegroups + (2994pts) * Battle Battlegroups (376pts) * Scourge Warrior Cabal (376pts) 4x Intruder Alpha (160pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Battle Battlegroups (399pts) * Scourge Vanguard Battlegroup (399pts) * Hunter MGT Squadron (282pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), 6x Hunter (210pts) * Reaper AAGT Squadron (117pts) 3x Reaper AAGT (117pts) * Battle Battlegroups (399pts) * Scourge Vanguard Battlegroup (399pts) * Hunter MGT Squadron (282pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), 6x Hunter (210pts) * Reaper AAGT Squadron (117pts) 3x Reaper AAGT (117pts) * Battle Battlegroups (864pts) * Scourge Invasion Host (864pts) * Slayer HGT Squadron (432pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts) * Slayer (90pts) Sinister Cargo (36pts) * Slayer HGT Squadron (432pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts) * Slayer (90pts) Sinister Cargo (36pts) * Battle Battlegroups (432pts) * Scourge Invasion Host (432pts) * Slayer HGT Squadron (180pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), Slayer (54pts), Slayer (54pts) * Tormentor HGT Squadron (252pts) Tormentor (54pts), Tormentor (54pts), Tormentor (54pts) * Tormentor (90pts) Sinister Cargo (36pts) * Battle Battlegroups (200pts) * Scourge Oppressor Battlegroup (200pts) Desolator (140pts) * Minder Swarm (60pts) Intruder Beta (24pts), 4x Minder (36pts) * Battle Battlegroups (204pts) * Scourge Attack Swarm (204pts) * Corsair Squadron (204pts) 3x Corsair (204pts) * Scourge Commanders (120pts) Scourge Overlord (120pts)

Looks like the Battlescride files work then, I must admit since I've not looked at the Scourge army list in the book yet I don't know what's wrong or not with the roster file but from a functional aspect everything seems to work ok.

Got my first game last night, I have to say I do like the ruleset everything works really nicely even the CQB rules were easy to work out.

Is there a community forming for DzC anywhere yet or are we basically it?

Also I'm releasing 1-2 patches a day, so most bugs should get squashed relatively quickly unless there's a good structural reason not to

A word of WARNING to eager Scourge and UCM players making lists here.

Please remember that unless you magnetise your medium and heavy dropships are configured as specifically large or medium vehicle carriers.

I wouldn't want to dream up a list using my Condors and implement it only to find that I would have been better mounting a different ratio of loading brackets. I think with the multiple lists we are seeing it is something easy to overlook. Yes one doesnt need to physically mount the vehicles, but I would argue that unless you 'counts as' a dropship configured for a different bracket type will only be able to lift certain units.

Not sure if anyone has spotted Errata 1.3 on Hawk's website yet. Spotted the following 2 additions.

Page 95: Corsair's Plasma Cannon should have the AA special rule
Page 99: Desolator's weapons should both have the ALT-1 special rule

@RiTides

Battle Battlegroups (288pts)
* Scourge Occupation Patrol (288pts)
* Prowler Pack (96pts)
Intruder Beta (24pts), 8x Prowler (72pts)
* Prowler Pack (96pts)
Intruder Beta (24pts), 8x Prowler (72pts)
* Prowler Pack (96pts)
Intruder Beta (24pts), 8x Prowler (72pts)

U have not enough Intruder Beta to transport the Prowlers.U need 6 Intruder not 3. Minder Swarm without Transport realy ?They only Move 2 Inch.

Orlanth, May I congratulate you on your fine pedantry. The vehicles shape remains unchanged, but on the locations of mounting lugs for the vehicles it transports you would insist on your opponent buying multiple dropships or magnetising them...... well done!

Orlanth did you thought about the Tokenset that made Hawkwargames for Dropships?

I downloaded the battlescribe files thank you they are amaizing!

schwarzewolke- Thanks for the catch! I'll change the Puppeteer to an Overlord and drop a Corsair to pay for the 6 missing Intruder Betas, I think. I had thought of them when preordering but not when making the list

Also, the Minders did have Intruder Betas, it just didn't show up. I believe Charax has already fixed the bug, though

No Problem .Is their any Reason why you play so many scouts ?

Just wanted to try some alternate lists

Here is the second no-marauader list (Prowler Swarm) fixed based on what schwarzewolke spotted (removed the incorrect version above). However, I still had to manually edit the text below when posting it, as I still can't get the point costs for the Intruder Betas for the Minder Swams in the Oppressor (HQ) battle group to show up.

I would probably drop one of the Desolators for another 2 Corsairs, or change out 2 of the Prowler Swarms (16 of the buggers) to Minder Swarms for more AA.

Definitely most of the cool list options open up at the Battle sized game, so I hope my local group wants to play somewhere in that range . Although obviously you could scale it down, too, it just wouldn't be as crazy!

+++ Prowler Swarm (2999pts) +++ +++ 3000pt Scourge Roster (Battle (2000+)) +++ Selections: + Battlegroups + (2999pts) * Battle Battlegroups (376pts) * Scourge Warrior Cabal (376pts) 4x Intruder Alpha (160pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Battle Battlegroups (786pts) * Scourge Vanguard Battlegroup (786pts) * Hunter MGT Squadron (282pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), 6x Hunter (210pts) * Hunter MGT Squadron (387pts) Despoiler Heavy Dropship (72pts), 9x Hunter (315pts) * Reaper AAGT Squadron (117pts) 3x Reaper AAGT (117pts) * Battle Battlegroups (360pts) * Scourge Occupation Patrol (360pts) * Prowler Pack (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Prowler (72pts) * Prowler Pack (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Prowler (72pts) * Prowler Pack (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Prowler (72pts) * Battle Battlegroups (520pts) * Scourge Oppressor Battlegroup (520pts) 2x Desolator (280pts) * Minder Swarm (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Minder (72pts) * Minder Swarm (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Minder (72pts) * Battle Battlegroups (136pts) * Scourge Attack Swarm (136pts) * Corsair Squadron (136pts) 2x Corsair (136pts) * Battle Battlegroups (360pts) * Scourge Occupation Patrol (360pts) * Prowler Pack (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Prowler (72pts) * Prowler Pack (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Prowler (72pts) * Prowler Pack (120pts) 2x Intruder Beta (48pts), 8x Prowler (72pts) * Battle Battlegroups (376pts) * Scourge Warrior Cabal (376pts) 4x Intruder Alpha (160pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Warrior Horde (54pts) Warriors (27pts), Warriors (27pts) * Scourge Commanders (85pts) Scourge Master (85pts)

Me and my Playgroup will start with Skirmish (999 Points) i think,and then we will Clash .I like Maurauder fast some DP.If my Friends and i will play 1500+ i will buy a Despoiler.
I dont know if i like the Minder Swarm.

Yeah, I am sure we will start small, too

Druidic wrote:Orlanth, May I congratulate you on your fine pedantry. The vehicles shape remains unchanged, but on the locations of mounting lugs for the vehicles it transports you would insist on your opponent buying multiple dropships or magnetising them...... well done!

If you build a Leman Russ kit, do you just add any guns, or carefully choose one loadout.

While a stock Russ can 'count as' a Punisher it isn't quite right really.

Just a comment that people might switch over their Despoilers rapidly in the above lists, yet the models might be lagging behind.

I worked out that of my six Condors three will need two brackets all the time and one will need two brackets most of the time, two will need three brackets all the time, and one most of the time. Thus I only need to magnetise one Condor and I can work any reasonable combination.
Foresight can be useful.

I still haven't gotten my minis yet. hoping they come in so I can grab em this weekend. I preordered the PHR starter army. It's got 3 neptune dropships, 2 ares walkers, 2 phobos walkers, 2 Juno APCs and 4 stands of immortals. anyone know what else I might need to add to it to make it a worthwhile average army? or is that pretty much all I need?