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There's a nice colourscheme for DKoK in Warhammer Visions 2, with brown coats and so on, I like it enough to consider doing my Octarius DKoK like that. I'm also absolutely hooked on the Blanchitsu series in those mags

Between AoD, Warhammer Visions and the army builder in the 40K app, I'm OK with the fiver a month price tbh. It's a much better proposition than the older pricing, which was just for getting into the app builder alone.

If those "vintage" White Dwarfs from the late eighties & 90s get added to the Vault, I'll be very pleased!

All things considered, WH+ is aight in my book

Battle reports were okay. Nothing spectacular but fellows entertaining enough and easy to follow along. Aos one was bit hurt by questionable grand strategy choice so orruks were basically 3vp down from get-go and horrible deployment choice. 40k had less obvious. On plus side we got couple tasters from new battletomes on aos side.

Painting tutorials okay. Wet blending bit simple one and would have liked to see example done on screen with real model over base. Face one was more interesting and going to try my hand with that one later.

Irritatingly app doesn't unlock but just hangs on "transmitting security ident"　step.remember this happening before when i subbed for a month so not new issue.

tneva82 wrote:
Battle reports were okay. Nothing spectacular but fellows entertaining enough and easy to follow along. Aos one was bit hurt by questionable grand strategy choice so orruks were basically 3vp down from get-go and horrible deployment choice. 40k had less obvious. On plus side we got couple tasters from new battletomes on aos side.

Painting tutorials okay. Wet blending bit simple one and would have liked to see example done on screen with real model over base. Face one was more interesting and going to try my hand with that one later.

Irritatingly app doesn't unlock but just hangs on "transmitting security ident"　step.remember this happening before when i subbed for a month so not new issue.

I had the same problem with the app, I had to uninstall, open the my warhammer site on my mobile, sign in and click the link to install from there and that got it working.

Oo. Had tried uninstall and install but not via link. Don't see how going to google play via link helps...but hey i ain't complaining if it works! (which it did)

Bound For Greatness was a nice surprise and sort of restored my interest towards more H&B episodes. A full episode with 0 seconds of bolter pron, who woulda thought

I did the year subscription, I think it is worth it. If take out the $60 that special characters cost now days (the vinidicare) and the other $35 is for a year of the 40k app (Australian money) everything else is free (it costs me like $45 a year atm for the 40k app so).

I watched the shows. The blood angel one looks ok as in I am interested (just wish the episodes were longer). The full cartoon one seems to be a series of short stories (I hope they tie into together later).

The 40k battle report (last thing I watched), is meh. Tbh I turned it off half way through. The content producers are ok (only first episode I can't really tell), the problem is the style of battle report. It's so like maybe 3years ago (that some channels tried out), explaining everything, you don't really see the game play or banter etc, its to clinical. Not my cup of tea, the intro was good but.

Overall worth the money for the model and the 40k app, everything else is gravy.

EDIT: The thing I want (maybe there is but I can't find it) a single app that allows me to log into everything (I don't want to have a 40k app, a warhammer tv app etc etc).

Curious how the battle reports compare in quality to some of the bigger channels around like Tabletop Tactics, etc, if anybody has any thoughts?

 Marshal Loss wrote:
Curious how the battle reports compare in quality to some of the bigger channels around like Tabletop Tactics, etc, if anybody has any thoughts?

I think Tabletop tactics and Miniwargaming Battle reports etc smash Warhammer TV Battle reports from the first showing. Warhammer TV battle reports have no vitality atm or anything, looks like an add for how to play. Only first episode, maybe they will change. The production quality but is top notch.

On the battle reports? Do provide feedback to GW on what you did and didn’t enjoy about them.

I found them enjoyable, but wouldn’t mind something a bit crunchier (such as discussing why they picked units, and what synergies to watch out for), and some more heavy on the narrative (such as lopsided forces, with the mission parameters being the equalising factor.

Can someone confirm for me if you can download the apps to different devices once subscribed - ie put it on an iPad and an Android phone.

I tend to use my phone for the current 40K app as I always have it with me wherever I go, but would prefer my iPad for reading white dwarf etc (for the screen reading estate).

Also, can you stream the video content from a device to a chromecast/TV or are you locked to sitting at a PC or watching on your device only?

Thanks both, appreciated. I'm a little pessimistic about GW battle reports as it's hard to imagine the presenters speaking frankly for obvious reasons, but it'll be interesting to see whether/how they improve over time.

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
Can someone confirm for me if you can download the apps to different devices once subscribed - ie put it on an iPad and an Android phone.

I tend to use my phone for the current 40K app as I always have it with me wherever I go, but would prefer my iPad for reading white dwarf etc (for the screen reading estate).

Also, can you stream the video content from a device to a chromecast/TV or are you locked to sitting at a PC or watching on your device only?

I was able to cast to my LG TV from my iPad with no trouble.

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
Can someone confirm for me if you can download the apps to different devices once subscribed - ie put it on an iPad and an Android phone.

I tend to use my phone for the current 40K app as I always have it with me wherever I go, but would prefer my iPad for reading white dwarf etc (for the screen reading estate).

Also, can you stream the video content from a device to a chromecast/TV or are you locked to sitting at a PC or watching on your device only?

If have the apps downloaded you can chromecast. For example, I have the apps on my phone and tablet (both Samsung but) and can Chromecast to my TV.

The videos but I couldn't make full screen for some reason... (but maybe me, until I look at it better).

I just wish was a single app tbh.

On computer, I also can't make the video's full screen atm, but can watch and log onto everything.

Quick question. Is the Warhammer vault stuff viewable offline? I would like to be able to download a book or two onto my iPad and take it to work.

 FrothingMuppet wrote:
Can someone confirm for me if you can download the apps to different devices once subscribed - ie put it on an iPad and an Android phone.

I tend to use my phone for the current 40K app as I always have it with me wherever I go, but would prefer my iPad for reading white dwarf etc (for the screen reading estate).

Also, can you stream the video content from a device to a chromecast/TV or are you locked to sitting at a PC or watching on your device only?

I have the app installed on an Android TV, iPad and Android phone without any issues.

And yes, the app supports casting (though I found casting performance to be worse than using the native Android TV app yesterday, but that might be launch day cache jitters).

I’m not seeing the option, but I can’t rule I’m just being thick.

I've just watched deaths hand and really enjoyed it.
For less than the price of white dwarf for a month, I'm enjoying warhammer TV.

chaos0xomega wrote:

Or you're confusing me for someone else ("and by the time you posted that multiple people on the thread had told you that" - point of fact, no they didn't. I only made one post on the topic after seeing people go after Wha-mu for irrelevant reasons. If people did point out that the book takes place in the city's capital by that point in the thread, they definitely were not directed at me, and I definitely didn't read them).

Fair enough - I was just baffled why you kept bringing up something that had been settled when multiple people explained about the book. That you're not reading the whole thread means that makes perfect sense now.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
They don't even put up the voice casts (or, at least, it wasn't present in the H&B preview ep they put up - maybe the app itself has the cast list).

They credited the production to Farside Features and the music to someone I forgot and don't know.

Farside Features is a studio working on different projects, wouldn't surprise me if the voice casters are part of their team.


As for the battle reports, hard to judge so far but yes the production is top notch and other channels like Miniwargaming can't compete on that field, clearly. It's just the personnality of the players, in the end. I found them fine, but it's true I wasn't especially interested in looking at the content of Dominion / Indomitus boxes, even though it was nicely done.

With time and when they add games with more "freedom", it should be very good. They have ressources amateur channels can't match.

I'm honestly curious to see what they can do with more narrative games. If they make campaigns suggested recently in Warhammer Community with games using 40k, Kill Team and Aeronautica Imperialis to tell a story, boy can it be glorious.


So far, my favourite is Bound to Greatness.

"Knowledge corrupts, do you understand adept Neath ?"

Many thanks to the Mad Doc, Spectral and Phazer for answering my questions - much appreciated.

Am I being dense or is there no way to play full screen on the video player?

couldnt find one on my PC or phone...

Sarouan wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
They don't even put up the voice casts (or, at least, it wasn't present in the H&B preview ep they put up - maybe the app itself has the cast list).

As for the battle reports, hard to judge so far but yes the production is top notch and other channels like Miniwargaming can't compete on that field, clearly. It's just the personnality of the players, in the end. I found them fine, but it's true I wasn't especially interested in looking at the content of Dominion / Indomitus boxes, even though it was nicely done.

The 40k battle report wasn't using the contents of the Indomitus box, maybe half of the Necron force was from Indomitus (though that was mostly the warriors so not surprising) and even had a Forgeworld model in there, IIRC the Space Marine force used even less from Indomitus, can't even think of a single model from it off the top of my head, but suspect there probably were some (possibly the melta gun guys who's name I forget).

Tavis75 wrote:

Sarouan wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
They don't even put up the voice casts (or, at least, it wasn't present in the H&B preview ep they put up - maybe the app itself has the cast list).

As for the battle reports, hard to judge so far but yes the production is top notch and other channels like Miniwargaming can't compete on that field, clearly. It's just the personnality of the players, in the end. I found them fine, but it's true I wasn't especially interested in looking at the content of Dominion / Indomitus boxes, even though it was nicely done.

The 40k battle report wasn't using the contents of the Indomitus box, maybe half of the Necron force was from Indomitus (though that was mostly the warriors so not surprising) and even had a Forgeworld model in there, IIRC the Space Marine force used even less from Indomitus, can't even think of a single model from it off the top of my head, but suspect there probably were some (possibly the melta gun guys who's name I forget).

Yea eradictors were or at least could be from there. Maybe one or two of hq's. Basic troops were original primaris, dreadnought and repulsor obviously not from launch box...

Aos it was almost all domitus box(just the winged girl missing to even points) but 40k only real comparison is the factions were same. But who didn't expect marines to be　involved and necrons hardly unreasonable opponent in first game

Indomitus box doesn't even get to 2k.

I watched all the animations and the 40k battle report yesterday and it wasn't half bad.

Angels of Death - Episode 1:

Somewhat janky animation (mostly faces and lipsync) contrasted by really nice tracking shots and atmosphere. Some of the scenes on the space ship almost looked like live action shots, which surprised me a lot. I assume the grey filter imposed on the whole thing did help with that, but that's a reasonable way to cut corners with what was likely a low-ish budget production. Characters and their motives were set up nicely, the dynamic between them promises interesting conflicts within the group.

Conclusion: Genuinely excited about the next episode

Hammer and Bolter - Death's Hand:

More of what we've seen in Old Bale Eye. Again, janky animations that this time around could not be salvaged by other positive elements. The fight between the opposing inquisitorial retinues was incredibly static, and the admittedly satisfying gore shots did not quite make up for it. The Callidus design looked fantastic, though. The plot twist was not properly set up, but it was fine for a 20 min short story.

Hammer and Bolter – Bound for Greatness:

Here we have the same issues with animation and that's unlikely going to change for this series, so we might as well accept it for what it is. The story starts out promising with a properly dystopian depiction of the protagonist's everyday life. Good atmosphere and a twist that was not super obvious from the get go. Will he become corrupted? What is the prefect planning? Is there a conspiracy between the priests and the prefect? This episode managed to keep the tension high for a long time, but then suddenly became very obvious with literal depictions of daemons, bird hands and shadows that left no question unanswered. Even for a 20 minute short I'd have hoped for a bit more subtlety. I know this is preferential, but for me they were too on the nose with Tzeentch's involvement. Sometimes, less is more.

Conclusion: Hammer and Bolter is definitely the less interesting format for me. I'll watch it out of the sheer craving for 40k animation, but this format needs a serious increase in polish to become great.

 Ghaz wrote:

 Alexonian wrote:
I thought becoming a + member would give you full access to the app, which I thought meant unlocking all the codexes, seems that's not the case

That's what the code found in the codex is for.

Sure, but that doesnt mean something else also could unlock it.
when they say warhammer+ gives you full access to the warhammer 40k app I thought that whats it meant, I would say it doesnt give you full access.

It means you get subscriber benefits. Just like before.

It's not new thing. It just packs it along others. You never got full codex library with subscribtion.

At least now subscribers do see basics of each datasheet regardless of have they bought codex. Bit improvement.

 tauist wrote:
There's a nice colourscheme for DKoK in Warhammer Visions 2, with brown coats and so on, I like it enough to consider doing my Octarius DKoK like that. I'm also absolutely hooked on the Blanchitsu series in those mags

Between AoD, Warhammer Visions and the army builder in the 40K app, I'm OK with the fiver a month price tbh. It's a much better proposition than the older pricing, which was just for getting into the app builder alone.

If those "vintage" White Dwarfs from the late eighties & 90s get added to the Vault, I'll be very pleased!

All things considered, WH+ is aight in my book

I've just looked at the DKoK scheme, it's essentially the steel legion scheme if you do want to go for it.

The Blanchitsu stuff in the mags, a lot of the people who made them had amazing blogs on here back in the day, great threads if you can find them.

"Full access" in this case means "full access to features", not "full access to content", unfortunately. There is no way to get all the codexes unlocked in the app other than to buy all the codexes and enter the codes.

chaos0xomega wrote:
"Full access" in this case means "full access to features", not "full access to content", unfortunately. There is no way to get all the codexes unlocked in the app other than to buy all the codexes and enter the codes.

Yeah its dumb, unsubed immediatly after I realised.

I'm pleasantly surprised by the offering.

Cartoons: It reminds me a lot of MTV's Liquid Television series from the 90s. Much like GW's audio dramas, it's a richer, if old-timey, experience than the books and I'm fine with the fact that it doesn't reach the highest levels of modern animation.

Masterclass: I like what they're going for with the format. The graphic overlays of color areas on the face are a good illustration of artistic principles. As were the more explicit mixing recipes. References to the color wheel in the blending video were good, but a basic primer on color theory would have been a nice add-on. Louise is a dynamic presenter and a good host, but her painting style is so idiosyncratic that I don't think she's the best demonstrater for some of the techniques. E.g. I kind of wish they tacked on an extra 15 minutes that showed someone from the 'Eavy Metal team actually doing the wet blending on Eidolon model. Or just copy Richard Grey's technique and let us watch a full painting session from the studio team.

Also, I know they want to showcase their products, but they should use a freaking Redgrass Wet Palette until they inevitably release their own. If you're just going to use a sopping mess of paper towl and parchment paper at least do a video that explains how to DIY it for users! Right now MC is in a weird spot in that it assumes viewers will have esoteric knowledge about paint preperation hacks but will be happy with content that is of lower quality than that found on at least half a dozen free YT channels. Still, strong potential here.

Mini/Vouchers: I imagine there will be opportunities to buy limited edition minis and vouchers 2-4 times per year. The Vindicare model alone feels like a $40-50 kit.

Vault: Warhammer Visions alone is worth it to me, can't wait for more of the archive. Only gripe is that I wish there were a dedicated app for better iPad viewing.

Loremasters: Really looking forward to this. Wade was the highlight of the Twitch stream, IMHO. Fingers crossed his lungs hold up!

Wishlist: I kind of hope they have some "Walk down memory lane" style show featuring old models, old codices, etc. Behind the scenes pics from the old days. One of GW's strength is seeming permanance in a fast-changing industry. Mark Rosewater does a good job with this on his podcast WRT M:TG, hopefully GW takes a note!

Still early days, but the value definitely feels real in my opinion.