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I would be very surprised by only one kit per quarter. That would be much too slow.

I think they would try to get the basic kits out for the remaining big four gangs within the first quarter.

Chivers7 on Yaktribe

Hey I’m new here just seen this response on the FB page and thought it might be of interest:

Hi Steve! The Gang War expansion will build on the rules found in the Necromunda: Underhive box game. It will allow gamers to use 3d terrain in their games as well as containing an incredibly detailed campaign system. Each of the gangs from yesteryear will be initially covered in a free downloadable pdf, which will be available on the Necromunda website soon.

https://yaktribe.games/community/threads/new-official-necromunda-in-2017.5994/page-113#post-122657

Downloadable free gang rules confirmed

No way them owning a STC could be public knowledge, as the moment anyone connected to the Imperium knew then either the Mechanicus or Guard/Inquisition would be burning everything in their way to get it. In previous fluff pieces the Imperium has done anything to acquire any STC.

 TwilightSparkles wrote:
No way them owning a STC could be public knowledge, as the moment anyone connected to the Imperium knew then either the Mechanicus or Guard/Inquisition would be burning everything in their way to get it. In previous fluff pieces the Imperium has done anything to acquire any STC.

And that is any STC; the Adeptus Mechanicus will happily burn worlds for hand-sketched static copies of STC print-outs, never mind a fully functioning original device.

Warhams-77 wrote:


Downloadable free gang rules confirmed

I really want to know what those gangs will be !!

i asked it on facebook, but they didnt answer me :(

 Thargrim wrote:
We don't know for sure how far off the other gangs will be, all we know is we get the other four main houses next year. I had originally assumed that means one kit per quarter. And we don't know what order they will be in (Orlocks could be last and released at around this same time next year). But i'm sure the open day at the end of the month will shed light on some upcoming stuff. I never found the Orlocks all that interesting though...hopefully a revamp makes them at least look cool for once.

I also think it would be stupid for Van Saars STC to be common knowledge to the other gangs. Seems like something they would keep secret, if the other gangs knew they could just overthrow that house and take the STC then they probably would.

I think we'll probably get more than one per quarter, as Andy Hoare said they wanted to release stuff faster than they did for Blood Bowl and had lead time to prepare. If I recall a few people who spoke with him at one of the open days he said that four of the gangs were already done (not sure if that means produced already in a warehouse, or just the digital sculpting being done), and the other two were being worked on. I do agree that Orlocks need a more distinct visual look. I've always liked their fluff, but I think they are visually they are less interesting than any gang except Van Saar.

My personal thought is that GW will probably do two houses per book and some additional rules (like how we are getting two gangs, the campaign rules, and rules for fighting on vertical terrain here), and thus two more books for the core gangs, with at least one of the two gangs included in the book getting a kit at the same time the book is released. I'm guessing we'll probably see Orlocks and Cawdor next, as their rules seem like they will require less work work than Delaque and Van Saar. They have mentioned hired guns and gang noncombatants coming soon, so I'm guessing the next book will be those rules along with Orlock and Cawdor. The second book could be something along the lines of Delaque and Wyrds (since they are said to make forced psykers) and Van Saar and exotic items. Though my real hope is we get the other four gangs in a single book, along with all the other rules, but at this point I'm just speculating.

zamerion wrote:
I really want to know what those gangs will be !!

i asked it on facebook, but they didnt answer me :(

They will be rules to allow you to use the existing gangs from the previous edition.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

zamerion wrote:
I really want to know what those gangs will be !!

i asked it on facebook, but they didnt answer me :(

They will be rules to allow you to use the existing gangs from the previous edition.

I understand, but the question is.. what gangs? the other originals 4? the outlanders gangs? gangs from "war gangs" supplements as cult genestealers, chaos cultists or vampires?

I said existing.

How many gangs exist?

Certainly the other four from Necromunda. Probably the additional ones from Outlanders (Spyrers, Scavvies, Ratskins and Redemptionists) and the Pit Slaves from WD. A decent chance, I'd say, of some version of Enforcers. Probably not the other gangs that only appeared in the Journal and the pre-Fanatic magazines. You might get lucky, but I'd treat those as a bonus, rather than relying on them appearing.

Also, I'm assuming right now that they'll be the same as the 40k Index books - a way to use your existing models for the time being, not necessarily the final rules to go with a new miniatures release.

I would be surprised if the Ash Waste Clans are missed. Which is cool for me, I am doing an Ash Waste inspired Admech force at the moment. Really hope we get some nice new Pit Fighters too, the conversion potential of a good plastic Pit Fighter kit would be immense.

I expect the other gangs will be previewed at the 40k Open Day, and release in January (possibly even December).

Ruin_In_The_Dark wrote:
I would be surprised if the Ash Waste Clans are missed. Which is cool for me, I am doing an Ash Waste inspired Admech force at the moment. Really hope we get some nice new Pit Fighters too, the conversion potential of a good plastic Pit Fighter kit would be immense.

I'm expecting the opposite. Talking about Orlocks spending time outside the hive, acting as outriders for Convoys etc smacks to me an Ash Waste expansion. Good opportunity to get some vehicles in there as well.

xerxeshavelock wrote:

Ruin_In_The_Dark wrote:
I would be surprised if the Ash Waste Clans are missed. Which is cool for me, I am doing an Ash Waste inspired Admech force at the moment. Really hope we get some nice new Pit Fighters too, the conversion potential of a good plastic Pit Fighter kit would be immense.

I'm expecting the opposite. Talking about Orlocks spending time outside the hive, acting as outriders for Convoys etc smacks to me an Ash Waste expansion. Good opportunity to get some vehicles in there as well.

A fair point, although those caravan guards have to be guarding against someone. Or something

The White Dwarf article seems to indicate a slightly different shift, with Hangers On and new hired guns and Underhive traders. Including, despite it being contrary to current fluff, a version of one of the old 40K Beastman Guardsman models, but 40 years older... go figure!

nvm

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Venue: Warhammer World
Date: 18th November 2017
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On Saturday 18th November between 6.00pm and 10.00pm we’ll be running Necromunda Demo games. Come along to Bugman’s bar to have a up close look at some of the new Necromunda boards and miniatures, try out a game yourself and get excited.

Whether you simply want to see the new stuff, learn a bit more, or perhaps even find out what on earth Necromunda is – the preview evening is for you!

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Exotic weaponry is the trademark of House Escher and this needler/bolter combination is as deadly as it is prestigious. The needle rifle combines a tight-beam laser with a monomolecular toxic dart, punching through the target's armour before delivering a tailored cocktail of synth-poisons. The boltgun, a status symbol in the underhive, is loud and powerful like the gangers of Clan Escher. It fires self-propelled munitions which detonate a fraction of a second after impact, scattering the body of any unarmoured ganger in multiple directions.

House Goliath owns and operates many of the great foundries of Necromunda, and its workers are masters of the furnace and the metal within. The House values nothing higher than physical strength, resulting in some gene-hanced gang fighters from House Goliath being only a little smaller than a Space Marine...

House Goliath like their weapons large, noisy and lethal; all things the so-called "Krumper" rivet cannon provides. Intended to bind together the armoured plates of battle tanks and ship hulls, its gas cylinders throw out a stream of rivets in a machine gun-like burst capable of pulping flesh and bone. It's practical, brutal and heavy, just like the Goliath Champion using it.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
House Orlock might run the mines, but the miners aren’t the gangers; the miners are indentured workers that pretty much never leave the mines. The bulk of Orlock within the hives run the transport and processing side of the “family business” or operate as outriders, scouts, and guards for the great ore convoys.

Right, there's a whole population of 'civilians' who aren't attached to any house, correct? The houses basically function as a mafia/corporation sort of organization.

edit: I think I may use this as an opportunity to pick up some GSC and make a gang of. They've got a really lovely kit I've been meaning to build but couldn't justify since I don't play GSC.

And another one:

Love these. And the little notes on how they rely on each other is a nice touch.

Those enforcer fact files are fantastic!

 zedmeister wrote:
Love these. And the little notes on how they rely on each other is a nice touch.

Firmly agreed, the only bit of the expanded fluff I'm even slightly reticent about is Van Saar's STC thing and then only because it's not yet been made 100% clear that it's a total secret in-fiction. Sadly I had to quit the Necromunda Worldwide facebook group because I got sick of Pepe-meme numpties posting giant whinges about how "SJW cuck GW" are ruining Necromunda by making the Big Strong Manly Men dependent on Escher for their growth hormones, so evidently not everyone is happy with the additions

 Yodhrin wrote:

Firmly agreed, the only bit of the expanded fluff I'm even slightly reticent about is Van Saar's STC thing and then only because it's not yet been made 100% clear that it's a total secret in-fiction.

I reckon it's not actually a full STC system, but a series of copies that are massively damaged and leaking radiation all over the place. I wouldn't be surprised if the STC's produced amount to little more than a pocket calculator or a spirit level

They have a "functional but damaged STC"

 Yodhrin wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
Pepe-meme numpties posting giant whinges about how "SJW cuck GW" are ruining Necromunda by making the Big Strong Manly Men dependent on Escher for their growth hormones, so evidently not everyone is happy with the additions

Man. These people. They live amongst us . . .

Still funny they associate with the knucklehead Goliaths though. That's worth a good old lol.

Anyhows back on topic: I imagine the STC system is a big deal to the Van Saars but propbably worthless to people like the Ad Mech.

Does anyone actually know what an STC is? Is it like a database of designs or an actual machine to make those designs? Or both? I kinda picture it like a 3D printer but I doubt that is what it actually is.

EDIT: I have somehow managed to quote myself. Please bear with me whilst I am sent for re-education at the nearest Adeptus Mechanicus facility.

The original STCs were databases with limited AI - you gave them a 'problem' ("we need vehicles") and told them what resources you had available, and it gave you blueprints for building things to solve your problems. The original fluff was pre-3D printers, so I wouldn't be surprised if some STCs are now more like them.

If I were on a colony with an STC, the first thing I'd ask it for are the plans for an attached fabrication plant.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
If I were on a colony with an STC, the first thing I'd ask it for are the plans for an attached fabrication plant.

Thanks for the replies guys. The one above made me snort loudly in a deathly silent office.

 Yodhrin wrote:

 zedmeister wrote:
Love these. And the little notes on how they rely on each other is a nice touch.

Firmly agreed, the only bit of the expanded fluff I'm even slightly reticent about is Van Saar's STC thing and then only because it's not yet been made 100% clear that it's a total secret in-fiction. Sadly I had to quit the Necromunda Worldwide facebook group because I got sick of Pepe-meme numpties posting giant whinges about how "SJW cuck GW" are ruining Necromunda by making the Big Strong Manly Men dependent on Escher for their growth hormones, so evidently not everyone is happy with the additions

Agreed. I also just quit that FB page, it's gross. They also use a shedload of sockpuppet accounts to make 'SJW' types to post idiotic stuff so then they can all pile in and rip at it. the Necromunda Worldwide page is a total waste of time now. All the Pepe morons going on about Eschers and how their 'Amazon Warrior Trope' is GW pandering to feminists and somehow related to Gamergate... I asked for some kind of moderation, to return to topic and hobby and, y'know, fun, but was shouted down by a mass of rabid spankers. So quit and on the lookout for good pages with hobby content and not rampaging manchildren.

Disgusting and sad.
Well, at least the odds of them reproducing are low.
Unlike the odds of me making an Emperors children escher gang.