Tyranid Release in January: GW pre-orders up, discussion starts pg 80

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**the shrouded lord**

-Loki- wrote:
DO IT TO IT wrote:
There will just be a special head for him in the Carnifex box now.

There already is. The regeneration head.

Which is the one with half it's face blown off?

**davethepak**

davethepak wrote:
Bodiless wrote:

Now back to stuff we know....

In checking the US version of the GW site
Under Essentials:
- the only thing left there is paints.
HQ:
- only tervigon and hive tyrant
Troop:
- Gants, Hormagants, stealers, FC broodlord, FC rippers, and the $10 termagants
Elites:
- FC Zoey, FC Pyrovore, FC - Lictor, FC - Deathleaper, FC-Venomthrope
Fast:
- Ravenors, Gargs, FC Red Terror (fast?), FC Spore mines
Heavy:
- Tervigon, Trygon, Fex, FC-Biovore.

So, looks like some things are missing:
Codex, Warriors, Hive Guard, Tyrant Guard, Old one Eye

Ok, so Old one eye is missing as well (as mentioned by others, you make him from the parts in the carnifex kit - yes, the one with half his face blown off).

Just a week and change...

**Eldercaveman**

Old one eye is gone, well I was only ever going to build one from carnifex kit anyway, so that's no big loss. I'm surprised Red Terror hasn't gone either.

**DO IT TO IT**

Yeah, I was surprised to see the Red Terror still on there. I was also surprised to see the single Carnifex kit on there. Is the new 2x Carnifex kit going to just be limited time or something?

**-Loki-**

the shrouded lord wrote:
-Loki- wrote:
DO IT TO IT wrote:
There will just be a special head for him in the Carnifex box now.

There already is. The regeneration head.

Which is the one with half it's face blown off?

Yes. The only real distinction visualy between Old One Eye and the 3rd edition Carnifexes was the plasma scar on the face and barnacles on the crushing claws. It's easy enough making Old One Eye from the Carnifex box by giving him the Regeneration head, Crushing Claws and Scything Talons.

**Zande4**

-Loki- wrote:
the shrouded lord wrote:
-Loki- wrote:
DO IT TO IT wrote:
There will just be a special head for him in the Carnifex box now.

There already is. The regeneration head.

Which is the one with half it's face blown off?

Yes. The only real distinction visualy between Old One Eye and the 3rd edition Carnifexes was the plasma scar on the face and barnacles on the crushing claws. It's easy enough making Old One Eye from the Carnifex box by giving him the Regeneration head, Crushing Claws and Scything Talons.

Yeah, if you wanted to go the extra mile you could convert those huge FW claws to fit on one arm instead of 2 and give him some Trygon claws to make him seem a bit beefier.

**tetrisphreak**

Zande4 wrote:
-Loki- wrote:
the shrouded lord wrote:
-Loki- wrote:
DO IT TO IT wrote:
There will just be a special head for him in the Carnifex box now.

There already is. The regeneration head.

Which is the one with half it's face blown off?

Yes. The only real distinction visualy between Old One Eye and the 3rd edition Carnifexes was the plasma scar on the face and barnacles on the crushing claws. It's easy enough making Old One Eye from the Carnifex box by giving him the Regeneration head, Crushing Claws and Scything Talons.

Yeah, if you wanted to go the extra mile you could convert those huge FW claws to fit on one arm instead of 2 and give him some Trygon claws to make him seem a bit beefier.

I used tervigon crushing claws and kitbashed scything talons from sets of 3. I'm happy with the results.

**-Loki-**

Have an exalt.

**Eldercaveman**

Have two.

**Alex Kolodotschko**

Kill it with fire.

**the shrouded lord**

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:
Kill it with fire.

Looks like we need an exterminatеs. Or fifty...

**SBG**

Entered rumor thread to determine status of current rumors.

Saw a Mariofex.

A++ would buy again

**Brutal Viking**

I can't get the new WD issue on my ipad yet... this makes me a saaaaaad panda :(

**Redemption**

It's not released until tomorrow.

**avedominusnox**

Jesus what an ugly teaser is this? Seriously GW give it 5% more try next time. I hope the codex is good. I don't play nids though.

**Hansisaf**

the shrouded lord wrote:
-Loki- wrote:
DO IT TO IT wrote:
There will just be a special head for him in the Carnifex box now.

There already is. The regeneration head.

Which is the one with half it's face blown off?

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that the regeneration head has half its face blown off? If it's the regeneration head, wouldn't it have regenerated?

**Redemption**

1. Magnetize the regular and the regeneration heads.
2. Swap the heads when the Fex's wounded/regenerates.
3. ???
4. Profit.

Also, only 13 more hours before pre-orders should go up!

Then we'll have the 3d spins and sprue pictures and whatnot.

**xttz**

Someone leak the codex already I want some deeeeeeeeeeets

**tetrisphreak**

xttz wrote:
Someone leak the codex already I want some deeeeeeeeeeets

I'm with you there. The white dwarf mags got out 4 or 5 days early so maybe the codex will too and we might get a flood of data next week.

**stargasm**

This release has some real good value boxes, 20 gaunts for 20 quid, i'm actually impressed.

**Zach**

Do new dexes have a history of leaking?

**Sasori**

Iechine wrote:
Do new dexes have a history of leaking?

Yes, and high profile ones are sometimes een leaked before they even release it officially.

At the very least, some get shipped out early, so we start getting information several days before official release.

**Redemption**

Not as much as they used to, where one would sometimes leak up to one a month in advance. But pre-orders sometimes arrive early, so we could possibly see something popping up in the next week.

But hey, worst case scenario, we'll just have to wait 1 more week.

**stargasm**

I assume the Carnifex can be taken as a HQ is the swarm box is to follow the current "big army box" trend of being playable right away.

if so it is one excelent looking starting point for new Nid players, with the only real down side being the lack of any new minis. looks like you could get a damn good army for around £200 (which i always think is a pretty reasonable sum for a 1000-1500 point force. )

At this rate, foot guard could become a viable option price wise!

**Redemption**

The Carnifex could be build as Old One Eye, which is an HQ choice.

**JeffVimes**

Agreed. 2 boxes from dark sphere should cost something around 150£, and give a nice 190 minies to play. A cool horde army to play (but I love hordes, yes I know it is not the most OP thing ever). Add some synapes, and you have a proper 200 minies at 1500 below 200£. Maybe not the most OP thing, but give fun games.

**Breotan**

Redemption wrote:
1. Magnetize the regular and the regeneration heads.
2. Swap the heads when the Fex's wounded/regenerates.
3. ???
4. Profit.

Or just go crazy and put it all in?

**tetrisphreak**

Old one eye as HQ, and being the only HQ possibility in the swarm box makes me wonder if he's gained "synapse creature" status...

**Sinful Hero**

Or they improved his swarm leader abilities to being more than "use his leadership for instinctive behavior".

**tetrisphreak**

Sinful Hero wrote:
Or they improved his swarm leader abilities to being more than "use his leadership for instinctive behavior".

I would imagine it would have to be something along those lines, because going by the WD blurbs on instinctive behavior it's a roll on a table now depending on which mode your unit has - lurk, hunt, feed. What's unknown is if starting a turn out of synapse still causes a leadership test to see if you abide by the tables, or if you fail automatically and have to abide by whatever chart you're given to roll on.

1 week out, and still so much unknown about this codex. So close, yet so far.....