The looming excitement that might be TW warhammer II

mwha, low end computers aren't too expensive, and will manage. Given that you are collecting a miniature game by GW you should have the funds.. provided you can manage to not buy a models for a month or two

 

I haven't paid for full price GW miniatures in probably over a decade. I've always found a deal here or there. As for buying models, I pretty much have all that I need. AoS has helped to massively lower my hobby expenditures.

As for a computer, I don't want to be playing the game in minimum settings. I don't spend money easily.

 

You and me both, brother.

 

Yup.

I'd love to be able to play that TK DLC.

I'm eagerly awaiting for the specs/requirements of the 3rd game to be released so that I know what level (for a lack of a better term) of computer I need.

 

This needs to go on the meme thread.

Also if the Asrai are hippies then why are the Asur high?

 

i mean normally yes, however lizard trinkets and the vampire coast go hand in hand.

 

Speaking of which, when do you guys think the system requirements for the 3rd installment of the game will become available?

 

Probably similar to the second game (perhaps a bit bigger since they want to include all of the armies that had army books in 8th edition on a single map).

So on a related note, they will probably stick with the same engine, since it'll be nonsensical to start all over again with a new engine, and remodel everything they already did.

 

Does that mean that the graphics card requirement will be the same as for the second game?

 

It'l be whatever is the succesor to whatever it was for 2. It won't change extremely much unless 3 only appears in 2-3 years (which would be way behind scedule). Basicly as long as you can play 2 at slightly better than recommended you'l be able to play 3 at recommended.

 

1) In general in TW use a mix of spear and sword/club/axe units. High tier enemies will Always have heavy infantry to break through and your average spear unit simply isn't going to manage. Similarly there'l Always be heavy cavalry or in this case monsters that your clubs won't manage with.
2) Yes you should provided you have the economy for it. They have anti large like the spears, and they'l have armor piercing to deal with heavy infantry.
3) All skinks are indeed rather mediocre against armored units. They have however 1 massive advantage, they have poison attacks. That debuff can make a large difference. However, in end game battles dont expect your skinks to actually kill anything. Personally I don't use them much at this point as just throwing another unit of guard at the enemy tends to be just as if not more effective. Also chameleons aren't necesarly better than regular skinks, they don't have shields and are considerably worse in melee if they ever get caught.
4) View the solar engine as a regular bastiladon with a laser strapped to his back to shoot at people while you wait for them to close in. Not as a piece of artillery. Also if I remember correctly it has an aura of some sort.
5) The carnosaurs are faster and have better damage, there defense is worse though. Also I think they might be better at breaking morale than stegadons and bastiladons. I mostly just use them as mounts for saurus though, not as feral ones.
6) Default order for mounted stegadons is ranged, use alt+right click to send em into melee (works for all ranged troops). No idea why the ranged attack is prefered.
7) Again alt+ right click. Also if skirmish mode is turned on (which is the default) they'l try to keep their distance, though that should turn off when they run out of ammo. Skink cohorts will be able to fight of most other skirmishers in melee, but basicly any dedicated melee troop will beat em in a fair fight. It's fine for flanking, just don't expect em to be a hammer, more like a small poke in the back
8) Yeah, he's decent. Knows the same spells for the specific lore he's for but is better at it (more winds of magic, less misscasts etc). Fairly terrible for a lord in melee till he gets his stegadon though.

 

1. Spears are best on the flanks as cav will generally never attack the center of your formation. Your Saurus Oldbloods and Scar Vets on Carnosaurs or Cold One Spear Riders should be you counter to Dragons and Phoenix as Spears are to slow and will have trouble penetrating your own formation.
2. Yes, except with Kroq Gar as he provides a massive upkeep reduction to regular Saurus. Instead prioritize his army for Sacred Spawnings.
3. Chameleons and Cohorts with Javelins are very useful with their poison and will be able to beat basic archers in melee. If you are afraid of cav then keep them near your spears so they can flee behind them for protection.
4. If you want artillery I find that Stegs with bows are better as they have more range, AP, accuracy, and poison. But it is a straight upgrade to the feral variant as it does have range and doesn't rampage.
5. Feral Carnosaurs suck don't get them, this doesn't apply to the Sacred Spawning variant totally get that.
6. Its situational as to which mode is better, but they will be defaulted to range attack. At the bottom under your army panel you can toggle it on an off.
7. You have skirmish mode on although it should automatically turn off when they run out of ammo. Rear charges give a hefty leadership penalty to the attacked unit so that is worth it, also Chameleons have poison melee which will massively help your Saurus.
8. Slann are worth it. They have a mix of spells from Heavens, Light, and High magic plus a bound Banishment. Slann aren't super fantastic in melee but they are still lords, they do have magic attacks incase you have to deal with any pesky ethereal units. I always put a Scar Vet in their armies to provide some mobile muscle and leadership. Also only Mazdamundi gets a Steg, but regular Slann get better spells overall.

 

I've been putting Kroxigors behind the Saurus warriors, and it has worked perfectly so far.

Plus they're pretty cheap as well.

 

YouTubers have early acces

Monsters around has started a clylostra campaign.

Lionheart is playing noctilus

Indypride playing lokhir.

 

Just reached turn 200 in my Gor-Rok campaign, and i'm getting 21k gold per turn!

Pretty sure it's no big deal, but oh wel

 

Gor rok?