GW's digital advent releases : day 25 : Cypher audio and rules p22

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**CthuluIsSpy**

reds8n wrote:
A Marneus Calgar story and... something else... are todays' offerings.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/advent-day-twenty-marneus-calgar-lord-of-ultramar.html

In the aftermath of the Bloodborn invasion of Ultramar, Marneus Calgar meets with his Chief Librarian in the shadow of their primarch’s stasis-tomb. As they reflect upon the hardships of the past year and contemplate the future, both Tigurius and his Chapter Master realise that difficult decisions must be made – and a powerful enemy must be faced, lest Ultramar suffer greater losses still.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/games-workshop-digital-editions/Munitorum-Volume-I.html

The 41st Millennium is a time of unrelenting warfare and battle, every race striving to crush its foes with bigger and more dangerous weapons. Centuries of carnage have given rise to countless horrific creations, the Imperium and its enemies capable to making guns and bombs capable to laying waste to whole worlds.

Munitorum: Volume I details some of the most iconic weapons of the 41st Millennium, from volatile plasma guns and flesh tearing chainswords to skull busting power fists and physic bending grav-guns. Also inside are many equally deadly alien weapons, like the repellent Tyranid fleshborer or bizarre bomb squigs.

This eBook also includes sound effects for many of the weapons covered including the thunderous blast of a volcano cannon, the chilling howl of a banshee mask and the gruesome sound of someone being eaten alive by a fleshborer beetle.

Huh. Well, that should answer most people's questions about what a lasgun sounds like. I'm actually pretty impressed they would implement sound. Perchance they will have voice acting one day, for little quotes.

Imagine it, Christopher Lee as Solar Macharius

**Haight**

Sound effects is.... different.

Why do i get the feeling that this advent calendar blew most of its load in the first couple of days, and might be saving one final payload for Kill Team / Cypher ?

**weeble1000**

I suspect most of the sound effects were already on hand from the audio dramas and/or video games. It will be interesting to see if people can locate them from previously released content.

**Maelstrom808**

Well you can get sound effects just like you can clip art or stock footage. Considering GW doesn't really do audio design or anything of the sort in house, I expect they just bought a bunch of stock sound effects.

**H.B.M.C.**

Nothing will beat the sound the Battle Cannon made in Final Liberation. Thing just sounded powerful.

**reds8n**

Maelstrom808 wrote:
Well you can get sound effects just like you can clip art or stock footage. Considering GW doesn't really do audio design or anything of the sort in house, I expect they just bought a bunch of stock sound effects.

They are starting/are about to produce the audio books in house.

**Tangent**

pretre wrote:
Tangent wrote:
So, they're selling a digital version of the main rulebook and put that question out there as part of an FAQ about it or something?

Someone asked on facebook.

They asked about a digital edition of the WHFB main rulebook? Sorry that I'm not getting this. If there's a digital edition of the WHFB main rulebook, I don't know about it.

**Matt1785**

The Space Marine version for the iPad had a guy that read the little blurbs to you... only book to do that actually, I was a bit disappointied that all books weren't doing that.

As for this munitorum... hmm... 18 for sound is a bit much, but they do tell the story of every weapon that is in the book, and give the rules for the weapons again. Maybe something interesting to pick up...

**Bull0**

Haight wrote:
Why do i get the feeling that this advent calendar blew most of its load in the first couple of days, and might be saving one final payload for Kill Team / Cypher ?

Speaking as someone who has spent their last few evenings modelling two deathwatch kill teams, I would gak a brick if we get a decent new version of Kill Team with some kind of interesting twist in there.

...deep down I know if we do it won't be materially different from the version in my Battle Missions book.

**reds8n**

Tangent wrote:
pretre wrote:
Tangent wrote:
So, they're selling a digital version of the main rulebook and put that question out there as part of an FAQ about it or something?

Someone asked on facebook.

They asked about a digital edition of the WHFB main rulebook? Sorry that I'm not getting this. If there's a digital edition of the WHFB main rulebook, I don't know about it.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/Blog/Digital_Warhamer_Rulebook.html

there ya go

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

Matt1785 wrote:
The Space Marine version for the iPad had a guy that read the little blurbs to you... only book to do that actually, I was a bit disappointied that all books weren't doing that.

They had to give the marines something extra. They had to.

**Lobokai**

Knowing GW we'll get a resurrected Guilliman/Lion and then Cypher for the last two advent posts.

**Alpharius**

In the aftermath of the Bloodborn invasion of Ultramar, Marneus Calgar meets with his Chief Librarian in the shadow of their primarch’s stasis-tomb. As they reflect upon the hardships of the past year and contemplate the future, both Tigurius and his Chapter Master realise that difficult decisions must be made – and a powerful enemy must be faced, lest Ultramar suffer greater losses still.

If someone wants to completely spoil this one for me in a PM, please do!

Especially if there's anything relevant about Roboute Guilliman in it...

Thanks!

**Lobokai**

PM sent

**Enigma Crisis**

Send one to me too.

**Maelstrom808**

reds8n wrote:
Maelstrom808 wrote:
Well you can get sound effects just like you can clip art or stock footage. Considering GW doesn't really do audio design or anything of the sort in house, I expect they just bought a bunch of stock sound effects.

They are starting/are about to produce the audio books in house.

Define "in-house".

There is a difference between using your own people and renting time at a local studio to do voice overs vs investing in your own gear, equipment, audio engineers, etc which is more in line with what you need for custom sound design.

**TiamatRoar**

Haight wrote:

Why do i get the feeling that this advent calendar blew most of its load in the first couple of days, and might be saving one final payload for Kill Team / Cypher ?

It's pretty much confirmed that's what they're doing. The initial announcement of Belakar did explicitly say they were starting things off with a bang. So even they were technically up-front and honest that Belakar was one of the best.

The entire advent calendar's already been leaked, I think. Suffice to say, they're obviously saving one of the best for last, as well.

Spoiler:

**Alkasyn**

Enigma Crisis wrote:
Send one to me too.

Me three, I'm interested in the Robot.

**reds8n**

Maelstrom808 wrote:
reds8n wrote:
Maelstrom808 wrote:
Well you can get sound effects just like you can clip art or stock footage. Considering GW doesn't really do audio design or anything of the sort in house, I expect they just bought a bunch of stock sound effects.

They are starting/are about to produce the audio books in house.

Define "in-house".

There is a difference between using your own people and renting time at a local studio to do voice overs vs investing in your own gear, equipment, audio engineers, etc which is more in line with what you need for custom sound design.

They've set up their own studio , to help them produce the White Dwarf TV videos and so on.

Most of the audio books and the like they'll be producing in house too is my understanding.

todays' offerings :

http://www.blacklibrary.com/2013-advent

The Story

Renowned as one of the finest duelists the galaxy has ever known, Lucius seeks ever greater challenges against which to test himself. After the Emperor's Children Legion scattered in the wake of their primarch's apotheosis on Iydris, he finds his way into the domain of a similarly legendary swordsman - Sanakht of the Thousand Sons. But which of these infamous warriors carries the greater favour amongst their new masters?

About the Book

A Horus Heresy Audio by Graham McNeill

and

Kill Team

Not all battles in the 41st Millennium are massed engagements between lumbering armies and towering war machines. In the shadows of these epic conflicts, squads of elite soldiers clash - their missions no less vital, their foes no less deadly. Designated as Kill Teams by the Imperium, or by a myriad of different names for their alien and daemonic counterparts, they are small bands of warriors tasked with specialised battlefield objectives. Whether it is blowing up an enemy power supply, stealing critical secrets or assassinating a vital target, a Kill Team will almost always be out numbered and outgunned. However, as elite warriors, they can rely on the fact that they will be up to the task – or they will die in the attempt!

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team is a whole new way to play games of Warhammer 40,000. Using only a handful of warriors, players can undertake perilous missions of sabotage, assassination and stealth. Inside, you will find a collection of new rules, outlining how to create Kill Team squads, and new missions to test your skills.

COMPATIBILITY:

This eBook digital edition is compatible with most current generation mobile devices, tablets, computers and eReaders including Android, Kindle and iBooks devices. The exact look and layout of the eBook will depend on the eReader being used.

**Herzlos**

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
reds8n wrote:
A Marneus Calgar story and... something else... are todays' offerings.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/advent-day-twenty-marneus-calgar-lord-of-ultramar.html

Centuries of carnage have given rise to countless horrific creations, the Imperium and its enemies capable to making guns and bombs capable to laying waste to whole worlds.

That's the worst sentence I've read in a long time, and quite clearly defines the level of proofreading they use (proofreading? We don't need to stinkin' proofreading).

**H.B.M.C.**

Are you capable to making??? Hmm?

Didn't think so!

**reds8n**

ALL YOUR BASE ARE etc etc

.... which when you consider the fact that they only make Imperium terrain kits.....

**DaddyWarcrimes**

Woke up to feed the baby, couldn't get back to sleep so I picked up the Interactive Kill Team rules and gave them a read.

Long story short, save your 12 bucks, grab the Heralds of Ruin Kill Team rules, and play those instead.

**Bull0**

Which are here:

http://heralds-of-ruin.blogspot.co.uk/p/kill-team-rules.html

And yeah, there's some really cool stuff there. Thanks for the tip!

**Syphid**

Are the killteam rules any different than these free ones of the GW website? http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2860630a_40K_Kill_Team_Pack_2013_%286%29.pdf

**Panic**

yeah,
..and.. saved before they are deleted from the GW site!!

Thanks.
Panic...

**Brometheus**

Just get the Kill Team pack

Dont waste your money

**Panic**

yeah,
can someone who has paid for the download comapre it to these rules?

Syphid wrote:
? http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2860630a_40K_Kill_Team_Pack_2013_%286%29.pdf

I'd be interested in the ammount of work they put into the product before they decided it was worth £6.99

Panic...

**badgermeister**

can someone PM them to me in my inbox? bleeding restricted site at work :(

**Panic**

yeah,
Attached.

Panic...