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Epic Legions
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 13:25
by Guessmyname
Is back!
Starting from the ground up here.
No unit list or anything. I'm putting in random units here and there for fun (because that's what modding's about: fun! Not arguing and bickering between each other and trying to proove who is the best, which is the impression I seem to be getting off nearly everyone else...)
So! Space Marines!
We have (NOTE: Not in order): The Bolter armed marine, the Sergeant (who builds everything and is a good shot with that pistol), the rocket marine (which sends infantry flying, as captured in one of the screenies), the Heavy Bolter marine (Minigun with legs) and the Flamer marine (which doesn't shoot at the moment)
We also have Chaos Marine versions of the Sergeant and the Bolter bloke. (The dark red ones with horns and chainaxes)
And a battle:
Thanks be to imageshack for the picture hosting
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 15:23
by Zoombie
Dude...thats awsome!
Keep up the good work. I love Epic.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 15:32
by Guessmyname
Just fixing a Rhino.
I got the flamer working (typo in the weapon's file)
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 15:59
by BvDorp
lol@this mod! Is ur strat to keep it simple, or just throw a shitload of units in?
One suggestion: make sure the units' looks are different enough when zoomed out, sometimes this causes confusion in other mods..
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 16:06
by Guessmyname
Well, with the unit icons thing in the next version, that shouldn't be too much of a problem
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 16:17
by Peet
THQ might be pissed off that you ripped off Dawn of War...just warning you.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 16:20
by Guessmyname
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Wha?
Those are my own models. What has DoW got to do with it? Games Workshop own the rights to the 40K franchise anyhoo
Besides, I notified GW I was making a Spring W40K mod ages ago.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 16:40
by raikitsune
Imperial guard tanks?

Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 16:41
by rattle
And what should THQ get pissed about, unless spring manages to have squads anytime soon. Keep it up, W40k for the win.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 17:38
by Guessmyname
raikitsune wrote:Imperial guard tanks? :wink: :-)
I have far too many of those...
I actually uploaded then at FU if anyone wants to look / use / prod them
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 19:14
by KDR_11k
THQ doesn't have an exclusive WH40k license anyway, only GW can C&D him. Of course GW has a tendency to decline the wrong projects, Warcraft would be known as Warhammer today had GW not decided that Blizzard shouldn't have the license.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 19:22
by Guessmyname
Good. Warcraft (II. Haven't tried the others) was crap
EDIT: Knew I had a reason for being here
Playtests are fun:
Two new units:
The traitor PDF. Often when Chaos invades the planet, large number's of it's Planetary Defense Force turn traitor and join with the herectic armies.
Fortunately, most PDF regiments are sub-par in terms of combat troops, but they can be very dangerous in large numbers.
A sort of 'spammable cannon fodder' unit for Chaos players
The Rhino (Mark something-or-other). Transporting you through swathes of angry men with horns since 1906

Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 19:36
by KDR_11k
As long as you don't add the Tau before Spring supports melee... That'd be too unfair.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 20:45
by Guessmyname
That it would. Same for the Tyranids and (possibly) the Orks.
Posted: 23 Aug 2006, 21:49
by Guessmyname
I've got to stop overdoing the polies on models:
Chaos Rhino:
EDIT: Images fixed
Posted: 24 Aug 2006, 00:02
by Guessmyname
Added flags to both sides.
Epic Legions will be very fluid - as few buildings as possible.
Space Marine Banner: Provides radar and LOS to nearby units
Chaos 'Bastard Icons': ("Don't look at the Icons, they fry you're brain") Can assist in defence, though requires friendly units to be nearby because it can't see at all! Hence 'assist'.
The flags extract metal, which stands in for 'Requisition' or 'Points' etc. They can be destroyed by infantry only, and are also built by infantry (which makes the traitor PDF troopers even more of a pain, because they can build flags too)
Also got the bike model in, thought I can't get it to build for some reason
Posted: 24 Aug 2006, 00:05
by Neddie
I am willing to help to my best of my ability if you will toss in Squats sometime and Harelquins when melee works out well.
Putting in Squats will give us something DoW will never have.
Posted: 24 Aug 2006, 00:16
by Guessmyname
Squats are the midget-people, right?
I'm afraid I don't know much about them. Ratling snipers are Squats though, aren't they?
Posted: 24 Aug 2006, 00:20
by j5mello
Squats = Space Dwarves
This site has pics of alot of Epic models.
Epic Gallery
Scroll down till u see a big orange tank with a HUGE gun! thats the Squats stuff.
Posted: 24 Aug 2006, 00:32
by Zoombie
Wowza. Other mods have a Epic mutator tacked onto them. This seems to fufill it without needing a mutator...