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This is free, and is supposed to be good : http://camstudio.org/

I don't use it though; I use fraps.

Cheers, I'll check that out.


In regards to wargear btw:

Otto's packing a heavy bolter, doctadeth a missile launcher, and medius has been upgraded to a power axe.

Sweet. A bigger gun means more things blow up, right?

Also, my full name from now on is "Otto von Swanzstucker III - Gentleman and Exploder of heretics."

For your sanity, you may continue to address him by his previous name in mission reports

That's me done for the night. We're yet to engage the enemy, but they've been located and we're squaring up in position.

I've tried taking a screenshot, but it doesn't work for some reason. The enemy is located in ruined buildings in the opposite corner (SE) to us (NW), over a hill spotted with cover in the middle of the battlefield. In this far corner of the enemy's deployment in the ruins are two squads (10) of Word Bearers, including a Missile Launcher and Heavy Bolter. In front of them - as a screen it seems - are a squad of cultists, whilst they have another squad of cultists covering their western flank.

The Assault Squad has jumped across to the west, covered behind another hill (hopefully) out of sight of the enemy, ready to counter-charge and ambush if the enemy advances. Tactical Squad II and Librarian Canuck is holding the very centre on the hill (ready to bear the brunt), with Squad III slightly behind them and to the east (ready to support); between Tactical Squad II and the Assault Squad.
Titan and Purple (who almost got cut down by the Heavy Bolter as he ran across open ground) have flanked round to the west to take out the five cultists located there, then flank the enemy.

The plan is for Titan and Purple to take out the Cultists to the east of the enemy position, whilst the two Tactical Squads (and Librarian Canuck) weaken the enemy and bear the brunt of their response. Once the enemy has been weakened, then I plan for the Assault Squad to leap across and slaughter them in close combat.

This could all go horribly wrong of course, more updates to hopefully come tomorrow.

As we haven't engaged the enemy, there's been no real highlights so far. Although Noobimus Maximus did take cover behind Rhodes at one point...

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Sweet. A bigger gun means more things blow up, right?

That's the idea... Hopefully!

Also, my full name from now on is "Otto von Swanzstucker III - Gentleman and Exploder of heretics."

For your sanity, you may continue to address him by his previous name in mission reports

OK, let me know when he starts exploding these heretics.

Otto Van Swanzstucker III (and Purplefood's name) are actually too long for the game and overlap the name box when in-game! You guys are certainly getting shortened to Otto and Purple in my reports though!

I hope i hit something alive this mission, even layed of the mead and all.

 Just Dave wrote:



OK, let me know when he starts exploding these heretics.

Already have. I've killed 1 cultist and a berzerker, remember?

Trondheim wrote:I hope i hit something alive this mission

So do I.

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Just Dave wrote:

OK, let me know when he starts exploding these heretics.

Already have. I've killed 1 cultist and a berzerker, remember?

Goddamnit! Don't undermine your commanding officer's attempts at humour and ridicule in future, OK? *grumbles*

 Just Dave wrote:

johnscott10 wrote:Ill quite happily be a Techpriest, if I can't snipe I want to chop things up XD

Not a problem: you're in.

Aww, I thought I was going to be techpriest :(

 ProfessionalAmateur wrote:

 Just Dave wrote:

johnscott10 wrote:Ill quite happily be a Techpriest, if I can't snipe I want to chop things up XD

Not a problem: you're in.

Aww, I thought I was going to be techpriest :(

You're both techpriests, don't worry!

You're available from Mission 4 (the main mission 4, rather than the current sub-mission(s)) onwards - minus 1 mission - AFAIK, so I'll alternate it between you?

Otherwise, one of you can go in the 2nd tac squad if you'd rather, but tech-priest may get more action.

 Just Dave wrote:

Trondheim wrote:I hope i hit something alive this mission

So do I.

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Just Dave wrote:

OK, let me know when he starts exploding these heretics.

Already have. I've killed 1 cultist and a berzerker, remember?

Goddamnit! Don't undermine your commanding officer's attempts at humour and ridicule in future, OK? *grumbles*

Yes listen to out glorious leader with hair that flows in the wind, and divine fury

 Just Dave wrote:


You're both techpriests, don't worry!

You're available from Mission 4 (the main mission 4, rather than the current sub-mission(s)) onwards - minus 1 mission - AFAIK, so I'll alternate it between you?

Otherwise, one of you can go in the 2nd tac squad if you'd rather, but tech-priest may get more action.

I'm fine with alternating, Johnscott and I can be an engineering super tag-team

I think I might have better luck with my ROCKET launcher...

rather than flaming squaddies.

 purplefood wrote:
My version of Chaos Gate is really unstable, it stops working at the drop of a hat :(

That's not your version, that's EVERY version. I bought the game on release and it had those same crash problems. The game is just terribly bugged.

If you need to fill in any squads, throw me in as a bolter marine. Nominus Terribus reporting for duty!

 Just Dave wrote:
Tactical Squad II and Librarian Canuck is holding the very centre on the hill (ready to bear the brunt),

Hoo-ah! Time to serve the Emperor.

I have my narthecium standing by if and when you go down.

But even if some of you do die, I have plenty of neophytes to replace you hehe

Made a bit more progress with the current (sub)mission:

So far, multiple people have their first (ever) kills, our Librarian has cocked up again, someone has almost certainly been promoted to Veteran, and someone else has continued to be a terrible shot.

Platuan4th wrote:

 purplefood wrote:
My version of Chaos Gate is really unstable, it stops working at the drop of a hat :(

That's not your version, that's EVERY version. I bought the game on release and it had those same crash problems. The game is just terribly bugged.

If you need to fill in any squads, throw me in as a bolter marine. Nominus Terribus reporting for duty!

Welcome! I'll add you to third squad. You have narrowly missed deployment though, but hopefully next mission. Your name fills me with confidence.

Ifepy wrote:But even if some of you do die, I have plenty of neophytes to replace you hehe

Uhhhh... No we don't!

I think the Apothecary turns up from mission 7 or 8 onwards btw; so soon.



Automatically Appended Next Post:
Just finished the mission. You did good lads, even the assault marines! I'll try and add the report later. Some more highlights:

Someone clearly sprayed themselves with grenade repellent, someone ran up to stand face-to-face with a cultist, someone smokes, an enemy was left incredibly smoky, and someone already bloodied the new powerfist we scavenged from the mission*.

I'll try to write up the report tonight.


*From which we also scavenged plasma missiles, krak missiles, power axes, power fists, plasma ammo, and a thunder hammer and storm shield - score!

The hammer and board can only be used by termis I take it?

Woo for once it may not seem like I tumbled down some stairs and fell on my sword.

I eagerly await the write up. Nobody died?

GO TEAM!

Mission 4.1 Battle Report:

The Context:

As we closed with the enemy, the Assault Squad covered the eastern flank (with the enemy situated in the SE and us deploying in the NW), remaining out of sight through the high ground. Meanwhile, Tactical Squad II and Librarian Canuck held the centre, with Tactical Squad III in support; between 2nd squad and the assault squad. Purple the Magnificent V and Titan had flanked round the West; moving in on the squad of cultists there. With them had come Maximus Porkpious, whose jump pack had been essential in locating the enemy.

Sergeant Maxima Trauma, in cover with the assault squad, throws a smoke grenade between the Chaos forces and the bulk of the Ultramarine forces; with the enemy subsequently advancing into this smoke in their foolhardy eagerness to further betray the Emperor.

As the Chaos forces advance, Doctadeth opens fire with his ROCKET launcher, directly hitting - and very much killing - a Word Bearer, whilst Vortigen kills a cultist moving in on the assault squad. Otto von Swanzstucker III - Gentleman and Exploder of heretics opens fire with his heavy bolter... Exploding a Word Bearer who too was armed with a heavy bolter. Justimus Davimus also fires upon the enemy, hitting a Word Bearer three times, with Leonardius Rhodes finishing off the traitor.

The enemy's advance is blunted and their warriors divided in the smoke created by Maxima Trauma. Purple sprints across the open ground on the west flank, almost getting cut down by a heavy bolter as he does so; but he quickly heals himself, before he and Titan open fire on the CSM equipped with a missile launcher, hitting multiple times. Librarian Canuck then engages the wounded Word Bearer in close combat but - despite his best efforts and oversized force axe - is unable to kill the injured Word Bearer, who in return almost slays the new Librarian (just as Nu fumbled and died against a missile launcher (and merely combat blade) armed Word Bearer last mission). Kirsanth - in what too was his first mission - comes to aid of the Librarian, however, slaying the heretic.

The Ultramarines continue to push the initiative with Justimus Davimus wounding another Word Bearer, who Otto von Swanzstucker proceeds to destroy with his Heavy Bolter; with the other Tactical Squad sergeant Noobimus Maximus slaying a cultist. With the enemy reeling, Medius Ex Decimus and Isaac Hexen activate their jump packs, landing behind enemy lines: proceeding to set alight a pair of Word Bearer's, with Medius' unfortunate target being equipped with another heavy bolter; as both assault marines proceed to take cover in particularly perilous locations.

With the 5 remaining Word Bearers - two of whom were on fire - entrenched near Medius and Hexen, the Tactical Squads proceeded to finish off the enemy cultists. In a deft display of marksmanship, Vortigen guns down two cultists, narrowly missing the hatrick. Maxima Trauma - in a less than deft display of marksmanship - then slays another cultist, taking four shots of his plasma pistol to do so, whilst Purple (his flanking paying off) slays the cultist that Vortigen had previously been aiming for.

Maximus Porkpious continues to act as a lone wolf and further outflanks the enemy, advancing under a withering hail of fire - including from the Word Bearer with the heavy bolter that had just managed to stop, drop and roll after Medius set him alight. Nu then tosses a pair of frag grenades at a pair of Cultists, managing to slay one. Meanwhile the Word Bearers retaliate against the two assault marines within their ranks, with Isaac Hexen having SIX grenades thrown at him! However, Hexen - mere feet away from the enemy - comes out without a scratch! Desperate to aid his battle brothers, Noobimus Maximus then sprints forwards, showing no fear as he finishes standing face-to-face with the enemy cultist left by Nu. This cultist then proceeds to throw a pair of grenades against the nearby Doctadeth, and so, Noobimus blows the cultist up, the remains of whom bloodies his armour.

With no support immediately available, Hexen and Medius temporarily drop back; ready to regroup with their brothers and finish the enemy, with Medius taking the opportunity to obtain a powerfist from the supply crates that formed the objective of the mission. Titan and Purple continue their out-flanking advance, with the pair teaming up for Purple to nail the final cultist. Meanwhile, Librarian Canuck rubs salt into the wounds of the enemy and casts hellfire upon the already burning Word Bearer set alight by Hexen; but still the traitor somehow lives.

Victory in hand, the assault squad then leaps in to finish the (5) remaining Word Bearers. The assault squad pairs off against the enemy, two-against-two, with Porkpious and Hexen facing off against a pair of Word Bearers (including the one with the heavy bolter Medius previously set alight), whilst Trauma and Nu face off against another two. Maybe dazed from his wounds at being shot (by the same goddamn heavy bolter) as he lands, Hexen takes several swings with his power fist, but pummels the heavy bolter-armed Word Bearer into the ground. Meanwhile Porkpious only has enough AP to manage a single swing and fails to kill the other Word Bearer, with Medius (who had been acting in reserve for the squad) leaping in to crush the Word Bearer, staining his newly acquired power fist.

Maxima Trauma and Nu then team up nicely to slay the other two Chaos Space Marines, with Trauma (swinging second to Nu) finishing both: clearly demonstrating he's better with an axe than a pistol! Finally, one Word Bearer still stands, seriously on fire (this being the guy set alight by Hexen and Librarian Canuck). Doctadeth fires at him with his missile launcher, but misses, and so Purple the Magnificent V lines up the final, seriously burnt, Word Bearer and slays him with some impressive long-ranged shooting (although needs a couple of attempts to do so).

Kill Roster and Awards:

1)Otto Von Swanzstucker III: 2 CSMs, 1 Cultist
2)Maxima Trauma: 2 CSMs. Promoted to Veteran.
3)Purple the Magnificent V: 1 CSM, 2 Cultists
=4)Isaac Hexen: 1 CSM
=4)Medius Ex Decimus: 1 CSM
=4)Doctadeth: 1 CSM
=4)Leonardius Rhodes: 1 CSM
=4)Kirsanth: 1 CSM
=9)Vortigern: 2 Cultists.
=9)Nu: 2 Cultists
=9)Noobimus Maximus: 2 Cultists
=12)Justimus Davimus: No kills.
=12)Canuck: No kills.
=12)Maximus Porkpious: No kills.
=12)Titan: No kills.
=12)Rasputin: No kills.

The award for most Dakka goes to... Me! For a 100% hit rate (and yes, I fired more than one shot, thanks) A close second comes Otto Von Swanzstucker for an 88% hit rate (which is particularly impressive considering the RoF on a Heavy Bolter), with Purple and Noobimus coming joint third with 66%. In close combat, brother Nu also had a 100% hit rate, with Medius second with 75%; but really the entirety of the assault squad did well under particularly dangerous circumstances.

Undoubtably, the Wooden Bullet awards goes to... Rasputin! Who - and I don't even know how - didn't fire a single shot all mission!
Trauma's shooting was - once more - particularly bad, but his axe-work was well done (which that's what matters in the assault squad) and his overall performance impressive. Librarian Canuck almost won the wooden bullet award by nearly getting killed by an already wounded Word Bearer and their combat knife, but his casting of Hellfire (and Rasputin's own "performance") stopped him "winning".

Finally, my own awards (someone think of a name for these awards, eh?) go to Medius and Otto for both being particularly reliable and deadly, Purple for his sharpshooting and Hexen for surviving six grenades completely unscathed. Porkpious gets an honourable mention for his contributions, but still not having a kill.

 Necroshea wrote:
The hammer and board can only be used by termis I take it?

Yup, 'fraid so. :(

Seeing, calling Otto by his full name and giving him a bigger gun paid off

Did I receive a promotion yet? Or am I still the oldest rookie?

And now that you've got supplies, you're ready to rescue the chief Librarian, right?

Guys? Guys? There are Slaaneshi cultists up here and it's not comfortable!

The worst part: The Anti-Emperor pamphlets and Powerpoint presenations!

As long as they don't reenact that one scene from pulp fiction, you'll be fine

CthuluIsSpy wrote:Seeing, calling Otto by his full name and giving him a bigger gun paid off

Did I receive a promotion yet? Or am I still the oldest rookie?

Ummmm... Yes... About that...

It appears that the librarius - being in charge of the chapter's records - made a mistake, and that you were already a Veteran. This clearly has nothing to do with me and must have happened under the auspice of the Chief Librarian, Ignatius Avalon, who has now (sadly) been captured. Rest assured, the mistake has been rectified, brother, and you are now classified as a full veteran.

This of course means that the entirety of 1st Tactical Squad are veterans - Hoo'rah!

Dr. What wrote:And now that you've got supplies, you're ready to rescue the chief Librarian, right?

Guys? Guys? There are Slaaneshi cultists up here and it's not comfortable!

The worst part: The Anti-Emperor pamphlets and Powerpoint presenations!

Well we're trying to organise it with the librarius - being in charge of the chapter's command and communication - but for reasons unknown and surely nothing to do with personal-rivalry, the new Librarian appears to be delaying in his organisation.

Stay strong, brother, I will personally do my upmost to save you from... *gasp* the powerpoint presentations!

I can just picture myself being tied to a wall with tape keeping my eyes open whilst a Word Bearer is showing a slideshow called "10 Reasons the Emperor Sucks."

 Dr. What wrote:
I can just picture myself being tied to a wall with tape keeping my eyes open whilst a Word Bearer is showing a slideshow called "10 Reasons the Emperor Sucks."

REMEMBER THE ULTRAMARINE-EXCLUSIVE DENTAL PLAN!

Yes! First mission, first kill!

Heading toward a heavy weapon upgrade!

Got you covered, Canuk. ^^

 Just Dave wrote:

 Dr. What wrote:
I can just picture myself being tied to a wall with tape keeping my eyes open whilst a Word Bearer is showing a slideshow called "10 Reasons the Emperor Sucks."

REMEMBER THE ULTRAMARINE-EXCLUSIVE DENTAL PLAN!

DO YOU NEED BRACES TOO?! - Word Bearer Villie Loumaan, salesman of Chaos.

Well any firefight you can walk away from is a good one right? Or is that flying? Axe must have been faulty....ya, that was the problem. Next time I need to do something more librarian-like like shooting him with mind bullets or at least throw a book at 'em.

Well you did set someone on-fire on-fire.

Maybe guys with missile launchers and combat blades are actually really good in close combat?