We're not talking about them growing and shrinking in size. We're talking about how they don't.
A critically important distinction.
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| Author: | Evil and Chaos [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
I recall it being in a Q&A somewhere. |
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| Author: | Mephiston [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
Designer's notes in the back of the book? |
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| Author: | nealhunt [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
Ask and ye shall receive: Quote: Originally posted by Jervis:
Although 30cm = @1KM, I've also assumed a sliding scale. This isn't nailed down hard and fast (Epic is a game not a simulation), but it works something like this: 15cm = @250m 30cm = @1KM 45cm = @2KM 60cm = @3KM 75cm = @4KM 90cm = @5KM 150cm = @10KM 300cm = @30KM Interestingly, this means that the closer you get to the enemy, the slower you move, as the ground scale increases but the speed with which you cross it does not. Which happens to be quite realistic in an abstract sort of way, as formations do move much more slowly the closer they get to the enemy. Of course it also means that terrain features can grow and shrink in size, but lets not talk about that Best regards, Jervis Johnson Head Fanatic |
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| Author: | Simulated Knave [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
Actually, the terrain features don't necessarily grow or shrink in size. What happens is simply the natural error in 40K rangefinding equipment imposed by weather and environmental effects. It's not that the terrain grows or shrinks, it's that its borders become uncertain as distance increases and the environment and communications difficulties increase. The power plant is somewhere in that area. Same thing goes for units. This means that 40K scanners are terrible, but that just goes with the general wild inconsistency of the tech level. It's also a little weird for cover purposes, but that can just be explained as targeting inaccuracies. Jamming tech is nasty stuff. |
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| Author: | Evil and Chaos [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
Dude, he said lets *not* talk about that. :-) |
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| Author: | Simulated Knave [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
We're not talking about them growing and shrinking in size. We're talking about how they don't. A critically important distinction.
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| Author: | Apocolocyntosis [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jervis Johnsons Range Chart |
Quote: This means that 40K scanners are terrible, but that just goes with the general wild inconsistency of the tech level. Or user error. Combat drugs. Lots of them. The closer the combatants get to one another the more they've slammed, this makes it much harder to read the scanners consistently and makes the nearby terrain seem all crazy sized. |
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