SquiggleAmp wrote:
I used Photoshop, Power point and paint and a hell of a lot of time
I have a files full of individual JPEG's for each type of unit..
A few years a go I spent quite a bit of time trying to recreate the old style army cards for new formations and struggled to make or find decent new silhouettes for the new models. Looking good.
SquiggleAmp wrote:
I thought it would be good to have a Section of Company Formations. detailed in it what support they could take and how many i.e. battle company can choose up to 5 units from the following (Support) and 1 from the following (special). You could have with the space marines. Section 1, the 10 codex companies, Armour companies, with specialist companies for Dark Angels Space Wolves etc. at the end. Section 2 Support Formations and Section 3 Special Formations. It has the potential to be a heavy document if looking at the Space marine list which currently contains approximately 37 Company Formations. This could be reduced by doing a codex list and a non codex list. I think it would add a great level of detail and finish to a rule set.
There have been a lot of discussions about the how to layout the army lists for Platinum and to save on space and not having to create one massive book that may require constant updates, I think we were going to go with a basic book for each race that was chapter/craftworld/guild non specific, then gradually release those chapters etc as addendums. It would mean that there is at least a basic army list for everyone to work with, even if we haven't got round to working out chapter rules yet.
SquiggleAmp wrote:
I love pouring over an army list. I just read and visualise my FoW formations and my 40k codexes. Are you looking at just doing a list for current 40k formations or including the 2nd edition style setups as I don't think this lends itself well to trying to cover both in a single entry. I am currently updating my unit icons as I don't think they are polished enough. I will look at the old lists and see if I can rustle up something. Anyway would love to help or join the team on this great project.
I have gone through a few ideas, but to allow both old and new players to use the lists I am setting the formations out to be as flexible as possible. For example (though it isn't finalised yet), a Battle Company would look something like this:
HQ Stand
1-2 Tactical Detachments
- Each tactical detachment is comprised of 4-6 tactical stands
1 Assault Detachment
- The assault detachment is comprised of 4-6 assault stands
1 Devastator Detachment
- The devastator detachment is comprised of 4-6 devastator stands
The following transports may be purchased for the formation, Rhino, Razorback, Thunderhawk Gunship, Storm Eagle Gunship, Assault Drop Pod, Damocles Command Rhino.
This allows players to build the battle company in the original classic way (3 detachments each of 6 stands) or the modern way (2 tactical detachments of 6 stands each, and assault/devastator detachments of 4 stands each) or the player can create something of their own if they have come up which their own chapter and doesn't want it to follow the normal codex rules. Obviously we could just put two entries into the army list covering both options, but this covers everything in a single entry and will save on space.
Matt
