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**SirWeeble**

Eumerin wrote:
SirWeeble wrote:
Even that would only be effective if shields were down.

Quite the opposite. If missile launchers and lascannons are usable against Titans, then what you'd see them used for is stripping shields.

Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you have an Eldar host of 100 Guardians, organized into 10 squads of 10 Guardians each. Under WH40K list building guidelines, each squad will include a heavy weapon. Under Epic infantry rules as they've existed in the past, each squad will be divided into one stand of five Eldar armed with shuriken catapults, and one stand of five eldar armed with shuriken catapults and a heavy weapon. Under the new AT rules, if the heavy weapons have strength of 4 or greater, than a titan that wanders into range and line of sight will be subjected to ten heavy weapons shots. And you get to watch your void shield melt away faster than a snowman in a furnace.

That would kind of be the point. Infantry would be for board control. Don't go into their tiny 6" (or whatever) range until you send in a warhound to burn them out, or pound the area with some apocalypse missiles first.

Personally, I'd rather see full brigades of infantry/tanks using titan oval bases. It would just look a lot cooler. I doubt that will happen though - if we indeed ever did get anything smaller than a knight in AT. It would make for very cool little diorama.

**Eumerin**

SirWeeble wrote:

That would kind of be the point. Infantry would be for board control. Don't go into their tiny 6" (or whatever) range until you send in a warhound to burn them out, or pound the area with some apocalypse missiles first.

Ranges are already kind of established, and would likely be at least somewhat similar to the old Epic. So while the light stuff on infantry and vehicles might be short-ranged, the heavier stuff like missile launchers and lascannons almost certainly won't be.

My personal opinion is that anything smaller than a Super Heavy with dedicated anti-titan weapons (like a Shadowsword) should be pretty much completely incapable of hurting a titan. Lighter vehicles and infantry should only exist largely as a means of going after Super Heavies, and each other. Or to accomplish certain objectives that Titans cannot (such as occupying a structure).

**Mr_Rose**

Also, if your Titans’ shields are going down to a mere ten shots you have bigger problems than infantry.

**GoatboyBeta**

Not sure if its any indicator of sales, but I got an e-mail from GW today telling me that they are waiting for restock on Reavers. They are expecting more in around the 12th.

**SirWeeble**

Eumerin wrote:

Ranges are already kind of established, and would likely be at least somewhat similar to the old Epic. So while the light stuff on infantry and vehicles might be short-ranged, the heavier stuff like missile launchers and lascannons almost certainly won't be.

I don't know offhand if AT keeps loyal to relative ranges of 40k, but the Rapid-Fire-Battle-Cannon is 72" in 40k, and 24" in AT. If it's consistent, then the 48 range of a lascannon/missile launcher would only be 16 in AT. Not an impotent range, but it's no volcano cannon.

**schoon**

SirWeeble wrote:
I don't know offhand if AT keeps loyal to relative ranges of 40k, but the Rapid-Fire-Battle-Cannon is 72" in 40k, and 24" in AT. If it's consistent, then the 48 range of a lascannon/missile launcher would only be 16 in AT. Not an impotent range, but it's no volcano cannon.

AT18 ranges are approximately 1/3 those of 40K.

**reds8n**

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Adeptus-Titanicus-Warhound-Scout-Titans-2018

so in fact £40 for 2 'hounds, not £45 as WD claims

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

I thought that was the case!

Not bad at all for what you get in terms of models, and their impact on the game.

**Ben2**

Reaver Titans should also be back in stock next week.

Also there's a community organised event at WHW organised for 16th December.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2036194769747335/

**ah64pilot5**

So other than on the UK website... WHERE ARE THE WARHOUND PRE ORDERS????????? Already....

**Nostromodamus**

ah64pilot5 wrote:
So other than on the UK website... WHERE ARE THE WARHOUND PRE ORDERS????????? Already....

At about 1pm EST, just like every saturday.

**tneva82**

ah64pilot5 wrote:
So other than on the UK website... WHERE ARE THE WARHOUND PRE ORDERS????????? Already....

Same time as always in us. Gw pages work in local times. Thus australia has things before even uk

**Nostromodamus**

Or you can order Warhounds at a discount on ebay like I did this morning.

**tneva82**

Well. I opted to support store i use to play the at so pre pre ordered from there like week ago

**ListenToMeWarriors**

Not sure how the terminals work, as I do not play the game, but in the bundle of six Warhounds with five terminals is the fact that they are one short an issue ?

**Ben2**

ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
Not sure how the terminals work, as I do not play the game, but in the bundle of six Warhounds with five terminals is the fact that they are one short an issue ?

If you ever bought the rules, no, because there are two terminals for each titan type in there so you would have seven.

**Mr_Rose**

ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
Not sure how the terminals work, as I do not play the game, but in the bundle of six Warhounds with five terminals is the fact that they are one short an issue ?

To answer your question directly, you do need one terminal per Titan on the field, as each one tracks shields, damage, reactor temperature and weapons separately. As Ben2 said though, the rules set contains two of each type and you need the rules set for other things besides just terminals so everyone should have one.
As I’m going to end up with three Reavers and six Warhounds, I bought the Venator Light Maniple set; so, between that and the rules, I have exactly the right numbers of each.

**Voss**

So... my first reaction to the Warhound pics was:

Oh, no, what happened?

Seriously, the old warhounds were sleek, nice, and deadly looking, these look like giant clunky bobble-heads with underdone bodies and sad looking guns.

Looking at the maniple collection, it looks like in general the heads get larger as titans get smaller. What manner of design is this?

**Azreal13**

The same one that's been kicking around for years now? I'm not sure what you were expecting?

28mm

AT scale

**AegisGrimm**

I don't like what they did to the snout though. The AT scaled Warhound did not need to be given teeth and a pair of rounded nostrils, regardless of how Warhounds originally looked.

**Ben2**

AegisGrimm wrote:
I don't like what they did to the snout though. The AT scaled Warhound did not need to be given teeth and a pair of rounded nostrils, regardless of how Warhounds originally looked.

That was also the look for the classic epic ones as well though.

**xttz**

AegisGrimm wrote:
I don't like what they did to the snout though. The AT scaled Warhound did not need to be given teeth and a pair of rounded nostrils, regardless of how Warhounds originally looked.

One of the alternate heads (4 different variants apparently) looks the same as the 28mm version above.

**AegisGrimm**

Ben2 wrote:
AegisGrimm wrote:
I don't like what they did to the snout though. The AT scaled Warhound did not need to be given teeth and a pair of rounded nostrils, regardless of how Warhounds originally looked.

That was also the look for the classic epic ones as well though.

Sorry, I was editing my post when you replied. I totally know about the classic ones, I was around when you could buy them in blisters, as I am totally closing in on being "old".

Im happy the 28mm scaled head style is in the pack, though. While the one with fangs would look good in a rebel force showing the first glimmers of taint, for stock Imperials it's just that bit too much of an incongruously organic feel on an otherwise mechanical boxy frame.

**gorgon**

Well, I put in my order for 3 Warhounds, the command terminal pack, and weapons card pack.

The Ember Wolves will hunt...soon...

**Stormonu**

These are the guys I'm used to, with a guns facing sideways, not underslung. I am glad they didn't use the more blocky looking warhounds for this version.

Got my preorder in on e-bay, still working on painting up my Reaver & Warlord - though my knight trio is ready.

Unfortunately, looks like these bad boys may just end up on the shelf as I don't have anyone nearby to play against and not enough models to split-play with someone else :(.

**schoon**

gorgon wrote:
The Ember Wolves will hunt...soon...

...as will Legio Lupos. I've been waiting for these a while.

**Eumerin**

Stormonu wrote:

Unfortunately, looks like these bad boys may just end up on the shelf as I don't have anyone nearby to play against and not enough models to split-play with someone else :(.

A second box of knights might do the trick. You could probably run a decent demo game with a Warhound and a minimum-sized banner of knights on each side.

**Togusa**

Stormonu wrote:
These are the guys I'm used to, with a guns facing sideways, not underslung. I am glad they didn't use the more blocky looking warhounds for this version.

Got my preorder in on e-bay, still working on painting up my Reaver & Warlord - though my knight trio is ready.

Unfortunately, looks like these bad boys may just end up on the shelf as I don't have anyone nearby to play against and not enough models to split-play with someone else :(.

I guess I'm just too young, but these old Epic titans look like cheap, Chinese toys to me. Remember when your Grandma would get you knock-off GI Joes for Christmas? Like that.

**doktor_g**

Hand sculpted for metal casting. No 3-D rendering prior to making a mold yo see if it works. Had to be that way.

**schoon**

Not to get too far OT, but it was a different time with different casting technology.

For the time, they were ace.