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wait. WAIT. how useful would the toxicrene be, if you put it in the transport???

 beardman3000 wrote:
wait. WAIT. how useful would the toxicrene be, if you put it in the transport???

Honestly the spore has a good chance at changing the balance of power between nid units.

Mymearan wrote:
Wait a minute... the Tyrannocyte itself is an MC. The Tyrannocyte can transport 1 MC. Do you know what this means?

We put this Tyrannocyte in your Tyrannocyte so you can Tyrannocyte.

X to the Z is down with the Tyrannocyte dawg

It really does. It takes us from basically one build to multiple possible builds. Super happy about this one

 Bulldogging wrote:

 beardman3000 wrote:
wait. WAIT. how useful would the toxicrene be, if you put it in the transport???

Honestly the spore has a good chance at changing the balance of power between nid units.

Yup, there is still some unplayable crap, but it looks like our dex just gained a whole lot of versatility at the cost of nothing that was viable before getting nerfed. It's difficult to see this as anything but advantageous.

Might have missed someone already posting this, but according to The Tyranid Hive this is actually a triple kit:

1) deep-striking transport
2) gun emplacement
3) giant spore mine

The text on the cut-off page mentions a 'Mucolid' alongside stuff about spore mines and area denial, so we may get some other nice toys

You know if they came out with a new codex in January and fixed everything wrong with the codex that came out this year I would be happy. Heck all they need to do is a massive faq to the first one and make a new one as a second edition type thing. Why would this be a problem? Heck Pathfinder does it all the time with their living rulebook. My current pathfinder book is the first one that came out and the one my friend uses is the newest version with all the little changes and faqs incorporated into the book. I would gladly buy a new version of the latest codex even if it was a year later as long as I had the option to modify my existing rulebook with a faq. Heck with the ibooks they could update them directly adding in the new units and formations from the dataslates very easily.

Aye we will, I posted about it on the first page


Cannot wait for this

I'm tempted to take one just on the off chance that I get Psychic Scream with my Zoanthropes.

Its like a Mini Doom !

That looks ace.

And we know almost for a fact there must be another variant because the full text for Instinctive Fire is not printed on the datasheet, so it must be printed on a different datasheet that also has it.

Wow. Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Woo!

Edit: Just as I'd almost settled on a few builds to focus on, now it's time to get back in the lab again and start tinkering. But it's good...all good.

That model looks amazing and the thought of 5 Venom Cannons on a deepstriking model alone is worth it, the transport just makes it awesome. I applaud GW on this one, great rules, great model, and fixing a codex when needed.

I know it is a crazy thought, but I really hope they make a this trend of updating armies with new units rather than new books.

Shamanlord1961 wrote:
That model looks amazing and the thought of 5 Venom Cannons on a deepstriking model alone is worth it, the transport just makes it awesome. I applaud GW on this one, great rules, great model, and fixing a codex when needed.

I know it is a crazy thought, but I really hope they make a this trend of updating armies with new units rather than new books.

About those Venom Cannons...looks like each one will have a 45 degree firing arc? So what's the most you will probably get on one target? 2 or 3?

and here I was just putting my 'nids in storage.

 Lord Scythican wrote:

Shamanlord1961 wrote:
That model looks amazing and the thought of 5 Venom Cannons on a deepstriking model alone is worth it, the transport just makes it awesome. I applaud GW on this one, great rules, great model, and fixing a codex when needed.

I know it is a crazy thought, but I really hope they make a this trend of updating armies with new units rather than new books.

About those Venom Cannons...looks like each one will have a 45 degree firing arc? So what's the most you will probably get on one target? 2 or 3?

Unless there's specific rules for that as part of Intinctive Fire, it's an MC and all its weapons have a 360 arc of fire.

It's probably gonna work like the Forgeworld 5-assault cannon pod.

 Paradigm wrote:

 Lord Scythican wrote:

Shamanlord1961 wrote:
That model looks amazing and the thought of 5 Venom Cannons on a deepstriking model alone is worth it, the transport just makes it awesome. I applaud GW on this one, great rules, great model, and fixing a codex when needed.

I know it is a crazy thought, but I really hope they make a this trend of updating armies with new units rather than new books.

About those Venom Cannons...looks like each one will have a 45 degree firing arc? So what's the most you will probably get on one target? 2 or 3?

Unless there's specific rules for that as part of Intinctive Fire, it's an MC and all its weapons have a 360 arc of fire.

Nice catch! Didn't even think about it being a MC and not a vehicle. Here's me crossing my fingers hoping that Instinctive fire really does let it fire all 5.

If it does, guess the wallet has to open wide on this one.

While I am thinking about it, what's the chance that this big bug was perhaps the one floating about as a rumor last fall? It could have easily been spotted by someone then and is just now coming out. Kind of sad that someone had a reliable rumor but was giving a false evaluation if GW decided to postpone a model till a later time. There is absolutely no way this thing was put into development last spring. I bet it has been working on for a while now and for some odd reason it wasn't put in the 6th Edition codex.


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Shamanlord1961 wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

 Lord Scythican wrote:

Shamanlord1961 wrote:
That model looks amazing and the thought of 5 Venom Cannons on a deepstriking model alone is worth it, the transport just makes it awesome. I applaud GW on this one, great rules, great model, and fixing a codex when needed.

I know it is a crazy thought, but I really hope they make a this trend of updating armies with new units rather than new books.

About those Venom Cannons...looks like each one will have a 45 degree firing arc? So what's the most you will probably get on one target? 2 or 3?

Unless there's specific rules for that as part of Intinctive Fire, it's an MC and all its weapons have a 360 arc of fire.

Nice catch! Didn't even think about it being a MC and not a vehicle. Here's me crossing my fingers hoping that Instinctive fire really does let it fire all 5.

If it does, guess the wallet has to open wide on this one.

Awesome! If it works like this, then it is even better than I thought it would. Crap I was just now getting into my Tau army...now I got to put them on the shelf for awhile...

BTW I guess I can use this thing again?

What is this feeling? Excitement? At a Nid release?

Am I ok? Should I be going to the Hospital?

Wow! Very surprised by this. I expected the only other releases would be the campaign and the box with BA.

 Eldarain wrote:
What is this feeling? Excitement? At a Nid release?

Am I ok? Should I be going to the Hospital?

Wow! Very surprised by this. I expected the campaign and the box with BA.

Yes you should. I haven't been excited about Nids in a long time either...I have stayed with them and bought everything that has came out (I even have pyrovores). I am feeling pretty good about playing them again.

Oh my god.

I'm so excited.

I don't want to ride the Tyranid rollarcoster again.. but.. but...

 Lord Scythican wrote:
While I am thinking about it, what's the chance that this big bug was perhaps the one floating about as a rumor last fall? It could have easily been spotted by someone then and is just now coming out. Kind of sad that someone had a reliable rumor but was giving a false evaluation if GW decided to postpone a model till a later time. There is absolutely no way this thing was put into development last spring. I bet it has been working on for a while now and for some odd reason it wasn't put in the 6th Edition codex.


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Shamanlord1961 wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

 Lord Scythican wrote:

Shamanlord1961 wrote:
That model looks amazing and the thought of 5 Venom Cannons on a deepstriking model alone is worth it, the transport just makes it awesome. I applaud GW on this one, great rules, great model, and fixing a codex when needed.

I know it is a crazy thought, but I really hope they make a this trend of updating armies with new units rather than new books.

About those Venom Cannons...looks like each one will have a 45 degree firing arc? So what's the most you will probably get on one target? 2 or 3?

Unless there's specific rules for that as part of Intinctive Fire, it's an MC and all its weapons have a 360 arc of fire.

Nice catch! Didn't even think about it being a MC and not a vehicle. Here's me crossing my fingers hoping that Instinctive fire really does let it fire all 5.

If it does, guess the wallet has to open wide on this one.

Awesome! If it works like this, then it is even better than I thought it would. Crap I was just now getting into my Tau army...now I got to put them on the shelf for awhile...

BTW I guess I can use this thing again?

Spoiler:

If it was ready for the Codex release, chances are they simply didn't have enough release slots to get all the bugs out there along with the codex.

So first we get a Starspawn looking monster now something that can be possibly converted into a Shoggoth....

you know if I wasn't so disillusioned with GW..

 lord_blackfang wrote:
It's probably gonna work like the Forgeworld 5-assault cannon pod.

As a reminder:

Each unit within 12", friend or foe, is attacked D3 times on the turn the pod lands.

Afterwards, normal shooting rules apply, so mind your fire arcs.

I never really liked the venom cannon. I feel the barbed strangler would be a better option.

I think all the 3rd party spore pod makers are now rejoicing as they are likely to look better than the official model. I have Chapterhouse's, and it's excellent. Web pic:



Pic of mine unassembled alongside some other nid terrain:

 RiTides wrote:
I think all the 3rd party spore pod makers are now rejoicing as they are likely to look better than the official model. I have Chapterhouse's, and it's excellent. Web pic:


Pic of mine unassembled alongside some other nid terrain:

Spoiler:

Honesty, from the pics, it looks GW outdid everyone else with this one. It looks amazing.

 Tyran wrote:
I never really liked the venom cannon. I feel the barbed strangler would be a better option.

Same here. Hopefully it will let it drop five pinning pie plates at once!


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Mymearan wrote:

 RiTides wrote:
I think all the 3rd party spore pod makers are now rejoicing as they are likely to look better than the official model. I have Chapterhouse's, and it's excellent. Web pic:


Pic of mine unassembled alongside some other nid terrain:

Spoiler:

Honesty, from the pics, it looks GW outdid everyone else with this one. It looks amazing.

I'm feeling the same.

Mymearan wrote:

 RiTides wrote:
I think all the 3rd party spore pod makers are now rejoicing as they are likely to look better than the official model. I have Chapterhouse's, and it's excellent. Web pic:


Pic of mine unassembled alongside some other nid terrain:

Spoiler:

Honesty, from the pics, it looks GW outdid everyone else with this one. It looks amazing.

Same here. I thought I did a good job on mine, but the GW one is far better.

Another thought: transport options a side, 75 points for 6 t5 wounds is pretty damn cheap. While it's only got a 4+ save and T5 isn't hugely great, it's either going to take mid-strength fire off your other MCs or be ignored, in which case it could actually make a decent contesting/denial unit, just sit on an objective and deny anything not ObSec.

 Paradigm wrote:
For those who can't see the rules:

75 points

Transport Capacity 20, MCs count as 20
Can not Run or Charge, although it can fight in CC
WS/BS2, S/T5, W6, A3, Ld 8
Can not mishap on terrain or enemy units (same as Drop Pod)
Instictive Fire, but no description of that.

5 Deathspitters that can be swapped for 5 Venom Cannons or 5 Barbed Strangers for 25 points

Thanks for that, couldn't quite make it all out

75 points is a little more expensive than I'd hoped... it's not drop-pod level, but man, this will definitely be legit!