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The new Rulebook in set in the year 40,999. And the Emperor is dying but why he is dying so quiockly now after being there for so long is beyond me.

They really set time at 40.999? I thought were on 41.999. :S
Some mechs misinterpreted emperor is changing with emperor is dying on those medicae screen.
They do not understand normal repairs,praying and oil and salve and rituals to the machine god hold em busy.

That would make it Warhammer 41k. they are Mechs though, they arnt axactly super smart.

No it should be 40.999, Milleniums are always one ahead of the year thing, ie year 2000 is the 21st century.

Did GW plan to rename it 41k when were after 40.999 ?

Now i've found their end time - its the "end" of wh40k and the beginning of wh41k

I can believe that. I don't think so it's a floating timeline it will never make it to the 41's M.

GW got to 40.999 at armageddon.now were to stay in
40.000 forever?

Actually I remember reading somewhere, I think it was on Lexicanum.com (or correct spelling version) about some events that did happen in 41k century. Can't remember what they were but I'll check and post back

Found it, don't know how acurate it is though:


005.M42 To serve the Emperor: A Commissar's Life, written by Commissar Ciaphas Cain is published. The writing of his memoirs spurred him to gather and write a full archive of his glorious career. However the book never sees the light of day, being immediately put under Inquisitorial seal by order of Inquisitor Amberley Vail. His book, and especially the archive, simply contains far too much sensitive and restricted information. She organizes the archive, naming it the Cain Archive, and publishes it 'for Inquisitors' only. A high number of Inquisitors read it. She is even persuaded to expand it considerably, making it somewhat of a bestseller among the Inquisition. (Source) "For The Emperor by Sandy Mitchell page 8"

006.M42 The fall of Medusa V occurs. The world was mostly evacuated by the Imperum whilst a warp storm engulphed it.

So, looks like the future is written about

Thats odd i read in the new rule book on how the year is 40,999.

true, but 'lex' isn't GW made, merely fan based. Besides the Future has to be expanded into one day, they'll run out of time to set stuff in soon, once they've used up the 41st Millenium. Then they have to go forwards.

Yeah, i did see a misprint in the Tyranid codex, it talks about the Battle of Ichar IV, 10 years before it happened.

Sometimes these things happen, through no fault of one person, but bad communication in the design studio and with gamers/book readers. What one person reads is varying from another, so two dates get put across. As for medusa V, which I posted, I'm sure it was near the end of of the 'current' era if I read the booklet on it right. granted that was ages back so I may be wrong. Which proves that people beleive things to happen at different times due to misinterpretation or GW mistakes

It's on a floating timeline, similar to James Bond movies (in Casino Royal, set before Doctor No yet he has a new car and in No its old....) So eventually it will start to head into the 41'st Millenia and it will still be good old 40k.

Some trolls screwed the 40k timeline?
striding from early 40 to 42 at your wish?

Not at my wish, at the wish of the writers.

This time trick (40 or 41 or 42k) will make the rulebook an interesting read.I don't get why gw must have a timetable
with a present already shown.They had the option to use 5000 years or even 7000 for campaigns and events,but decided
to work on 41k. :S

= or for ?

I'm not sure about the time line, all the good things take thousands of years, like the age of strife and fall of the Eldar. It's the name i guess it wouldnt be warhammer 40k if it was set in the year 42.768

I really need this book to look for myself.All this quotes with a date 41.999 got me to think about WH42k.

Or 40K II

kid 1: " I play 4th ed wh 40k."
kid 2: "just got 5th ed."
kid 1: "you play wh40k II ?"

It could be done he'll be like yeah, my SM each have plasma guns that dont overheat, isnt that cool! And kid one would cry.

Ad Mech found the "cool-down" switch finally

Ok,refer to wh 5th ed 40k as 40k2 as you please.
But don't cry if anyone got his 40k2 copy first.

They gonn' get it. Imperium: D00MED

Throughout history every empire, no matter how great, has fallen. I don't see why the Imperium would be any different. Now, whether or not that spell the end for mankind is a seperate debate.

it might be a different debate but it seems to get merged in here an awfullot! And like the Ad mech can find the cool down switch, they knew how to make decent stuff back in the Age of technology-but its superstition that holds them back. if they ever were to find the Cool down switch again it would only be after splitting from the Imperium so they can do what they please without the Inquisition looking over their shoulder all the time and being branded heretics. When all they're doing is their job!

It's beside the trigger, also know as the SAFETY SWITCH. It's just no one knows how it would cool down, but the grill on the side opens up and the air comes out.

Correct me,if I'm wrong,but those "golden Throne" was build at Plans made by the emperor.
It was never meant as emergency-survival-device or such.More a control unit to steer a
lot of nice Features.The process to hold the emperors life is a secondary function.

That is correct, but the fact is its now broken, so the life support, astronomican aimer and other nice features are slowly going to stop working. Only the Ad Mech can maintain it, having helped to build it or so I'm led to beleive, but they can't do what they need to do for some reason or another

Wheres stated the throne is broken?
What I've read is malfunction.This is not classified as minor,major or severe,its unknown.
Unknown tells me only: those maintaining it cannot diag whats wrong.

They should call a technican,not a priest of the machine-cult.