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Not sure if this is new or last weeks news, but I haven't seen it posted.

It's not on the automatic download. You have to go to ab40k.org and download the current release. After that, open army builder and import.

Your a god! I've been checking the auto-updater daily for it since I'm so tired of building lists in Xcel....AB made me lazy!!!

And it seems the army builder people agree on the Coteaz rule as you can only take 6 warbands as troops.

I actually found the update last week at work but forgot about it when I went home. I just remembered this morning because I have a game tomorrow.

I suppose this is as good of a place as any to ask, so is Army Builder worth the investment?

ArmorOfContempt wrote:I suppose this is as good of a place as any to ask, so is Army Builder worth the investment?

100% worth it. Once you use it, you'll be hooked. You get two keys, so split the cost with someone you game with.

Not sure about this, anyone else done it. 1. Thats not the website for AB and its updates, this is. http://www.wolflair.com/index.php?context=army_builder&page=downloads

So I would be wary about downloading anything to your system that isnt from Wolflair.

As far as worth it, I love it, just always make sure that what it says is correct. There are errors off and on.

threewolves wrote:Not sure about this, anyone else done it. 1. Thats not the website for AB and its updates, this is. http://www.wolflair.com/index.php?context=army_builder&page=downloads

So I would be wary about downloading anything to your system that isnt from Wolflair.

As far as worth it, I love it, just always make sure that what it says is correct. There are errors off and on.

The site linked is the official site of the guys who keep the 40K files updated and is the site that the auto-updater will pull it from. You're getting it from that site regardless.

is there an army builder for Macs

ironhandstraken wrote:is there an army builder for Macs

Sure, if you dual boot or have a Windows ghosting program.

Kurgash wrote:And it seems the army builder people agree on the Coteaz rule as you can only take 6 warbands as troops.

Yeah. Who cares? The Army Builder people have no authority over 40k rules. If your group is playing RAW, people will continue to use as many henchmen warbands as they want.

When I used that update I would give a dude a psycannon and it gave all the guys in the squad a psycannon and charge them points.

It is annoying how slow the AB update is coming..

That's cause your using it wrong. You have to select an extra GK in those squads and increase the different numbers as needed. I haven't seen a problem with it yet.

You might need to add another Grey Knight on the right hand column of choices.

This is a method they use quite frequently when all or some of the troops in a squad can upgrade, such as for Death Company.

skrulnik wrote:You might need to add another Grey Knight on the right hand column of choices.

This is a method they use quite frequently when all or some of the troops in a squad can upgrade, such as for Death Company.

I hate it, it's so damn clunky. I like the way the upgrades on the CSM terminators work much better.

Griever wrote:

skrulnik wrote:You might need to add another Grey Knight on the right hand column of choices.

This is a method they use quite frequently when all or some of the troops in a squad can upgrade, such as for Death Company.

I hate it, it's so damn clunky. I like the way the upgrades on the CSM terminators work much better.

I prefer it as it shows the various stat changes for the various upgrades. Also helps keep track of wound groups.

Army Builder has it's good and bads.

For an apple you might try Battlescribe if you don't have a way to run windows on it. It's java, and from what I know people have had it working on OS 10.5.8, just need to make sure your java version is high enough. It's easier than a spreadsheet, and you can find the files at catalogue.randomhit.org. Other than that the apple options are horribly limited.

Is anyone else having a problem with the new grey knight patch? None of the special characters are showing up. Thats not confined to just the GK's either, all the armies are missing the special characters but have everything else. A friend is also having the same issue.

mjl7atlas wrote:Is anyone else having a problem with the new grey knight patch? None of the special characters are showing up. Thats not confined to just the GK's either, all the armies are missing the special characters but have everything else. A friend is also having the same issue.

Go into your rules and make sure Special Characters is checked. I've had manual updates reset my rule sets before.

Griever wrote:

skrulnik wrote:You might need to add another Grey Knight on the right hand column of choices.

This is a method they use quite frequently when all or some of the troops in a squad can upgrade, such as for Death Company.

I hate it, it's so damn clunky. I like the way the upgrades on the CSM terminators work much better.

Strange, I like it much more. Since each model can be individually kitted out, it makes handling that kind of stuff much easier, plus it gives you a simple breakdown of what each of your wound allocation groups looks like. It just 'feels' more logical.

That can not be the right update, none of the new stuff is showing up. I checked my box and special char is checked.

ph34r wrote:

Kurgash wrote:And it seems the army builder people agree on the Coteaz rule as you can only take 6 warbands as troops.

Yeah. Who cares? The Army Builder people have no authority over 40k rules. If your group is playing RAW, people will continue to use as many henchmen warbands as they want.

And. FIGHT!

On Topic: Had Army Builder back in the day. It was bad. Rarely used it and just went with Excel. Then they tried to do "loll-license".

I'll stick with Excel and the codex.

Maths is a art.