Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
he said during playtest all Tau got a DtW reroll. Tau in Suits got a 5+ DtW.
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The Kroot monster is very cool looking, but I fear rules wise its going to suffer from Pyrovore syndrome. Its expensive, and shortlived. A beast in
CC, but it's hard to get it there. Roughly the size of a Maulerfiend, its like a hybrid between the Krootox and the Great Knarloc. Beaked head. 4legged. Over muscled. Kinda apelike pose and body structure.
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The "uber-suit" is NOT at all like a wraithlord. It is not suited for
CC, and really cant be outfitted for that role. Last I saw the T was only 7, but others are saying it is T8. I was talking about it with my source earlier and he made mention of the plasma weapon having ignore cover and thinking it will be the load out of choice. He felt that it was very balanced points to capability wise for its role in the codex. Visual wise it is definitely in line with the battle suit. Reminds me a lot of the old BattleTech line merged with Tau aesthetic.
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I don't think the Vespid Scooter made the cut. It was in a number of early drafts, kind of like the genosian fighters in Star Wars. Yes, flying creatures with a flying vehicle... Named after a famous motorized bike.... 80s
GW may have done this, not 10s.
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Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
Ethereals: These now grant army wide special rules and bubble rules, but there are different options. They function roughly much like those recent Dark Angels banners. So one option might be army wide
Ld rerolls while in play, plus units in 12" are fearless. Another option might be one unit in army gets salvo once per turn, and all units in 12" get rerolls to hit.
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Kroot: Everyone's favorite birdmen get Scout, Furious Charge, Move thru Cover. Kroot Hounds and Kroot hawks! Shaper can unlock additional unit upgrades.
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"Sneaky Kroot": Look for an ELITES Kroot unit that can hide in terrain like Ymgarl Genestealers.
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Knarloc: The new big beasty model, very similar to the Forgeworld Great Knarloc (see below). Monstrous Creature, with a trample attack allowing it to run
3d6" and cause
2d6 S6 AP6 wounds to any unit it crosses. It may additionally use this special move to charge a unit, gains +2A and the assault-grenades ability when charging in this manner.
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Vespid: The maligned bug men are redeemed! Big improvements, weapon range increase, point reduction, hit and run.
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Vespid Flyer: Smallest flyer in game, like a jetbike, single blaster as weapon, vector-dancer
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Fortifications: Deep striking turrets as fortification options. Burst cannons or missile pods options.
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Tau Flyer Transport: 13 13 12 armor, holds a full Fire Warrior or Crisis Suit squad, or single Uber-suit. Not a lot of weapons, but
HP:3, and has a save from wargear that can be taken. Deep strike. Rules-wise is focused on getting units reliably to a location.
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The Uber-suit: So many options currently it's hard to keep them straight. It's a mobile weapon platform, with rail guns as it's main weapon system, - which can be upgraded to a plasma weapon system or ion cannons. Classified as monstrous creature. 2+/4++ save. It can forgo shooting and movement to gain 2++ save. The Uber can move as jump infantry if it does not shoot it's main weapons. VERY HIGH toughness, no existing weapon can instant death it. Although it can smash if it has to, it is not designed as a close combat unit at all. Cost is comparable to a Terminator squad. It can take drone support.
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FOC: Some specific
HQs move Crisis Suits to troops. One moves two Kroot units to troops.
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Psykers-defense: All Tau have some base immunity to psychic powers, and thus any Tau unit can deny the witch, with the suits gaining an improvement to this roll.
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Tau Rumors - Feb 2013
Caveat: Many of these are said to be "in process". Don't look for *exact match* rules to survive to the printed codex.
Crisis Suits: Look for more posable new models.
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Unit keeps its high level of customization, with several upgrades to stat lines possible.
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New flakk missile pods.
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New combi-kit includes Broadside parts.
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Stealth Suits: Models unchanged.
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Have stealth, (obviously), plus optional drone granting shrouding.
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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).
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Fire Warriors: Same nasty gun. Still
BS:3, but with a Shas'O can upgrade unit to
BS:4.
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Drones: Any drone can be used for Look Out Sir rolls for any model in the unit they are attached to.
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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.
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Networked Markerlights: A longer range twin linked version. Vehicles only.
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Tau Rumors
- Tau Q2/Q3 2013
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- kroot are in fact still part of Tau, and have a new unit or two including a beastly transport
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- There are no demiurge in the Tau codex
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- new crisis suits
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- multiple new suits in the codex, crisis being what we know,
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- there is also a smaller suit similar to the stealth suit, but not as bulky designed for close combat,
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- broadsides while the same relative size as a crisis suit have much more bulk to them and are a separate build/model.
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- bigger suit, which has been reported from others. Reports have it being a ranged beast(metaphorically, not literally) with 2 twin linked rail cannons and a missile option. So I'm sure it will become a target of choice in games
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- new
cc suit which will share a box with the new stealth suit.
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- the new piranha option is to transport a
cc suit unit, this option replaces the drone pods on the sides
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- plastic kit in the works for pathfinders
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- the ethereals have a new race that they are using as a psychic conduit.
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- remora drones will be in the codex as flyers
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- Flyer has dual gattling cannons
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- Flyer has option for rail guns
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- Flyer has options for
AA missiles or bombs, But can't take both.
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- Jaws Railgun Mostly confirmed this is the way of it, but that it does have a max distance. Some conflicting rumors that you roll for number of hull points it penetrates when fired, or it's fixed. And also conflicting sources saying if it penetrates it causes 2 hull points of damage vs 1.
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Tau Rumors - August 2012
- Tau Codex early next year.
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- Kroot and other existing allies are there, however they are limited.
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- There appears to be an "Allies" supplement which will be out about the same time and include many more options.
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- Crisis suits completely redone.
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- Stealth suits completely redone.
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- Pirahna has new option and I am not sure if it will be reboxed together or be sold as an upgrade kit.
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- New Pathfinders were seen being worked on a while back.
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- Ethereals expanded, new unit options around them.
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- There is a
FW Tau model which has a unit entry in the codex.
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- The floating chair ethereal was seen being worked on for a new model.
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- New fast skimmer sized between hammerhead and pirahna.
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- Flyer has dual gattling cannons
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- Flyer has option for rail guns
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- Flyer has bombs (not missiles!?)
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- Railguns have a JOWW effect, they can hit multiple models in a line, but if hitting vehicles has a max number of hull points it can cause. the way this is described is it draws a line from the barrel to table edge, every model under starts taking hits starting with the closest. if it hits a vehicle or structure with
HP, its strength drops, once it hits 3 or a table edge or fails to make a penetrating hit its done. rhino line's watch out!
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- There is some rumor of an Anti Psyker weapon. like night fighting, but no psychic powers for a game turn.
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- There is no flyer dedicated transport, and the existing flyer is going to be competing against some very good other options
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- The jetpack troops have some option to "pop up and shoot" from behind cover.
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Flyers - June 2012
Before end of August 2012
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Eldar dual kit. Fighter, bomber/heavy, transport. Heavy attack and transport share design
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Tau fighter/gunship, size of stormtalon. new missiles options involving markerlights
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Tau transport in codex
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Dark eldar bomber in August
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Third Necron Flyer in 2013-ish
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Necrons/Tau/SM - Sept 2010
- Tau - New Heavy support platform. Basically immobile deep striked! heavy weapon and crew. Rail and Ion Cannon, and missile launcher are all obvious options
here, but nothing solid with the rumor.
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-Tau Assault Skimmer. Something between size of piranha and hammerhead, fast skimmer open topped, assault on disembark.
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- Update: Yes, its assault after a flat out move, and has the "drop troops along path" option similar to the storm raven. its supposedly a dedicated transport option for one new unit.
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- New Drop ship. Not the
FW one, but something new. Holds a boatload of fire warriors, or a few battle suits.
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- New battle suits. Not sure if these are the "next
gen" suits or just heavy suits redone with out metal bits.
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