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**Davor**

From Natfka. Don't want to hear about your opinion of him. Don't like him then don't read any further. Need to make a comment on him then that speaks more of your character than it does of Natfka.

http://natfka.blogspot.ca/2016/09/genestealer-cult-release-details.html

We have heard a couple of legit rumors about what is going to be in the new codex, including a "limo" of some type, and that some Astra Militarum entries will be accessible to the new Genestealer codex.

Now we have the details for this week's pre-orders...... check them out!

These are from great sources and answers several questions.... Including where the icon is on the new dice!

via anonymous sources on Faeit 212
Here are some Details regarding the Upcoming release:
Codex Genestealer Cults:
-Will have a new Psychic Discipline, "Broodmind" with 7 powers.
-8 New Formations
- 104 Pages, Including All datasheets for the previous Overkill releases as well as Wargear.
-50$

Genestealer Cult Acolyte Hybrids:
-5 Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols, Close Combat Weapons, Blasting charges and Rending Claws
-Can also be built as Hybrid Metamorphs with autopistols, metamorph Talons, Blasting Charges and Reding Claws
-Options for a Acolythe or Metamorph Leader with 2 Special Heads that can be armed with a Bonesword
-optional Handflamers, 1 heavy rock saw, 1 heavy rock drill, 1 heavy rock cutter.
-40$

genestealer Cult Neophyte Hybrids:
-10 Neophytes with autoguns, autopistols and blasting charges.
-optional seismis cannon, heavy stubber or mining laser aswell as 10 shotguns
-options for a neophyte leader with various wargear.
-40$

Genestealer Cult Dice:
-20 Dice with Genestealer Cult icon on the 1.
-20$ Limited time only

Genestealer Cult Datacards:
-7 Psychic Powers of the Broodmind Discipline
- 36 Tactical Objectives
-13.50$

How to paint Genestealer Cults:
-32 Pages
-10$

**pretre**

Davor wrote:
From Natfka. Don't want to hear about your opinion of him. Don't like him then don't read any further. Need to make a comment on him then that speaks more of your character than it does of Natfka.

Rawr.

Although in this case, Natfka's post is almost certainly accurate as it isn't really a rumor since the WD is already out in the wild. Someone opened the shrink and typed up what is inside.

**Carnikang**

BloodGrin wrote:
I eagerly await the salty goodness when the tears start flowing from those who honestly believe that GSC will ally with Tyranids in any way different than they were ruled already.

Not that I wont be if they aren't, I'm hopeful considering they're getting their own psychic power list, rather than using book powers like the GSC formation from DW:OK.

**MrMoustaffa**

Neophyte box comes with shotguns eh? Those puppies will go for a lot, IG players are always making shotgun vets.

@Nostrodamus

Thats definitely a Leman Russ. It's the older model based on the look of it but it checks out. Has the raised turret ring platform thing and has the classic hull shape. Probably has the old track guards on it which is throwing off the profile to you

**streetsamurai**

This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

**kronk**

MrMoustaffa wrote:
Has the raised turret ring platform thing and has the classic hull shape.

The one on the left with the dude on top, manning the gun? Sweet!

Or are we talking about different pictures?

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streetsamurai wrote:
This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

My GSC will be so counter culture, our symbols will be on the 4s.

**Ambience 327**

streetsamurai wrote:
This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

You say that, but as far as I can tell, these limited dice always seem to sell out.

**Davor**

pretre wrote:
Davor wrote:
From Natfka. Don't want to hear about your opinion of him. Don't like him then don't read any further. Need to make a comment on him then that speaks more of your character than it does of Natfka.

Rawr.

Although in this case, Natfka's post is almost certainly accurate as it isn't really a rumor since the WD is already out in the wild. Someone opened the shrink and typed up what is inside.

That is what I thought but then how come we don't have more stuff about Custodes then if that was the case? I thought WD was suppose to talk about the month before, not what is happening in the current month. Maybe that rumour was wrong then how WD is going to work now. Time will tell this Saturday I guess.

**Dudeface**

Davor wrote:
pretre wrote:
Davor wrote:
From Natfka. Don't want to hear about your opinion of him. Don't like him then don't read any further. Need to make a comment on him then that speaks more of your character than it does of Natfka.

Rawr.

Although in this case, Natfka's post is almost certainly accurate as it isn't really a rumor since the WD is already out in the wild. Someone opened the shrink and typed up what is inside.

That is what I thought but then how come we don't have more stuff about Custodes then if that was the case? I thought WD was suppose to talk about the month before, not what is happening in the current month. Maybe that rumour was wrong then how WD is going to work now. Time will tell this Saturday I guess.

Custodes is the month after, preorder for cults is this Saturday with release the following week, so they would be released the same week as October WD. This matches exactly with how it was supposed to work looking over the releases of the following month and current week. For example this months white dwarf ends with gore chosen which is released this week.

**MrMoustaffa**

kronk wrote:
MrMoustaffa wrote:
Has the raised turret ring platform thing and has the classic hull shape.

The one on the left with the dude on top, manning the gun? Sweet!

Or are we talking about different pictures?

Can't tell if this is a joke or not.

I'm talking about the obvious leman Russ silhouette on the right side of the picture. You can even see the typical commander they use all the time with his hand in the air in the cupola on it

**kronk**

Well, yeah. Agreed! The right one is definitely a Leman Russ. The one of the left looks...different! Like a jeep or something!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/at2/2016/9/21/1a73d8207ac85f81ea1c4d27186f09b9_1787.jpg

**Nostromodamus**

Drive faster! I want to hit them with my rending claw!

**Kirasu**

streetsamurai wrote:
This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

It's actually a perfect metaphor for what is wrong tho.. even something as simple as dice they do the exact opposite of what people have wanted for years and years.

**MrMoustaffa**

kronk wrote:
Well, yeah. Agreed! The right one is definitely a Leman Russ. The one of the left looks...different!

Oh yeah of course the left model is new. Nostradamus was acting like the silhouette on the right wasn't a russ. Maybe I'm hilariously misreading this.

I really want some pics of the new cult vehicles, It looks better than the taurox by a longshot and all Ive seen is a blurry artwork piece and a silhouette

May even use them as a substitute for tauroxes

**BrookM**

Maybe someone should mess around with the contrast of that picture, see if it helps any?

**kronk**

I don't have a photo editor on my Work computer, other than MS Paint!

**Brother Xeones**

Nostromodamus wrote:
Turret looks Leman Russ but the chassis doesn't.

I think it does. I think it's from a front three-quarter perspective with a bit of the tank's right multi-melta sponson visible. The little bump just above that, is the top of the sponson casing and then the smoke grenade canisters are visible. If you look closely, you can even see the driver's view port barely visible amongst all the textural noise.

In fact, a close inspection doesn't reveal anything that isn't available in the stock LR kit. Even the head appears to be the padded cap from the standard commander model. I *might* be wrong, but it I don't see anything in this picture that would indicate there's an upgrade sprue available for GSC. (though I'm still hoping that they get one!)

**MrMoustaffa**

Brother Xeones wrote:
Nostromodamus wrote:
Turret looks Leman Russ but the chassis doesn't.

I think it does. I think it's from a front three-quarter perspective with a bit of the tank's right multi-melta sponson visible. The little bump just above that, is the top of the sponson casing and then the smoke grenade canisters are visible. If you look closely, you can even see the driver's view port barely visible amongst all the textural noise.

In fact, a close inspection doesn't reveal anything that isn't available in the stock LR kit. Even the head appears to be the padded cap from the standard commander model. I *might* be wrong, but it I don't see anything in this picture that would indicate there's an upgrade sprue available for GSC. (though I'm still hoping that they get one!)

This exactly. I held up one of mine a few minutes ago and it matches the profile perfectly. Well, as perfectly as it can match being its executioner with plasma sponsors, but it checks out.

**GoatboyBeta**

Davor wrote:
From Natfka.

I'd be interested in compering the contents and sprue numbers of the Acolyte and Neophyte boxes as there both the same price. I'm guessing that the Acotytes and Metamorphs only share a few parts(probably legs) so the two boxes have the same number of overall sprues even though they make a different number of similar sized models.

**MrDwhitey**

With news the symbols are on the 1's still I may have custom dice made with a genestealer cult symbol on the 6.

**Davor**

Dudeface wrote:Custodes is the month after, preorder for cults is this Saturday with release the following week, so they would be released the same week as October WD. This matches exactly with how it was supposed to work looking over the releases of the following month and current week. For example this months white dwarf ends with gore chosen which is released this week.

Thank you for the explanation. I was going by what I read here where a few people were ADDAMANT that White Dwarf is one month behind, so anything coming out in October would be November's issue. I see they are wrong now.

**Eldarain**

Kirasu wrote:
streetsamurai wrote:
This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

It's actually a perfect metaphor for what is wrong tho.. even something as simple as dice they do the exact opposite of what people have wanted for years and years.

Quite confusing. As a sucker for themed tie-ins I'd have bought them for most armies. As is, I only got the Deathwatch set as their reroll 1s rule actually make their setup advantageous for once.

**Kanluwen**

Davor wrote:
Dudeface wrote:Custodes is the month after, preorder for cults is this Saturday with release the following week, so they would be released the same week as October WD. This matches exactly with how it was supposed to work looking over the releases of the following month and current week. For example this months white dwarf ends with gore chosen which is released this week.

Thank you for the explanation. I was going by what I read here where a few people were ADDAMANT that White Dwarf is one month behind, so anything coming out in October would be November's issue. I see they are wrong now.

Preorders for GSCs are September 24th(this Saturday), releases are October 1st(next Saturday).

People are adamant that White Dwarf is one month behind, because that's how GW has said it will work. We get an issue covering the month instead of a week.

So the October White Dwarf will cover October.

**Daedalus81**

Kirasu wrote:
streetsamurai wrote:
This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

It's actually a perfect metaphor for what is wrong tho.. even something as simple as dice they do the exact opposite of what people have wanted for years and years.

If they sell out how are they going to figure out that isn't what most people want?

**aka_mythos**

kronk wrote:
Well, yeah. Agreed! The right one is definitely a Leman Russ. The one of the left looks...different! Like a jeep or something!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/at2/2016/9/21/1a73d8207ac85f81ea1c4d27186f09b9_1787.jpg

The "jeep" looks to have the same wheel base and proportions as that "armored car" we've seen art for... it seems easy to believe GW might have two versions from one kit for it. One purely open topped as the silhouette version looks like and then the semi-enclosed with the parapet like the art.

**Veteran Sergeant**

I'm going to be kinda pissed if I converted up all my Deathwatch Overkill Hybrids to be better than everyone else's, and then the plebs get multi-pose boxed sets anyway.

Just kidding. I'm unreasonably excited about this release, and I hardly play 40K anymore. This will be the first proper, officially published Genestealer Cult list since 2nd Edition, and that's awesome. They were always one of my favorite parts of the lore.

Now all we need are Squats.

**Gamgee**

Don't forget a totally cool Kroot Mercenaries with a Predator (movie)theme to it and not the lame space chicken theme. They can evolve to look different. Just say they evolved already and give the Kroot a cooler look than space chickens.

If Squats and Sisters come out before Kroot Mercenaries/Hunters/New Xenos faction ima be pissed.

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

Really don't know what the problem is with GSC stealing Guard vehicles. Them getting Russes is nothing new.

**BloodGrin**

Kirasu wrote:
streetsamurai wrote:
This look so amazing. Except for the 1 on the dices. Damn is GW stubborn and moronic sometime. Eveybody and their mothers been asking for the symbol on the 6, yet they continue to put it on the 1. They lose a lot of sales because of that.

It's actually a perfect metaphor for what is wrong tho.. even something as simple as dice they do the exact opposite of what people have wanted for years and years.

Horse gak.
What will it take for people to get over the cliche "Games Workshop bad" brain disease that permeates this place?
GW has done pretty much everything right now for well over a year.
You want FAQs? BOOM
You want lower priced boxes? BOOM
You want to move the story? BOOM
Plastic HH? BOOM
Deathwatch? BOOM
Genestealer Cult? BOOM
Admech? Harlequins? Making good codexes with alot of updates and campaigns? BOOM
Even White Dwarf is fantastic again.

Get over living in the boo hoo past and enjoy what is happening, if you don't you have nobody to blame but yourself.

**streetsamurai**

what are the lower priced boxes you are talking about? A lot of their release are still outrageously expensive.

Don't say the start collecting boxes, since they are not different than the batallion we had before, and are therefore not something new (GW always had some discounted bundles). The problem never was the price of what is included in these bundles, but the price of the minis that you have to buy individually. And they have done nothing to change this (Kharn at 35 USD, and 10 ugly monoposed naked swarves at 60 USD)

Agreed for the rest of your post ( except that I don't think a lot of people actually wanted GW to move the storyline, at least, not the majority of the customers