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Title: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: the_trooper on May 20, 2009, 02:43:27 PM
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/04/40k-rumors-planetary-empires.html (http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/04/40k-rumors-planetary-empires.html)

I couldn't find the other thread about the 40k campaign so I posted a new one.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Grand Master Steve on May 21, 2009, 09:16:41 AM
Oh man that will be so sweet.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: jesterofthedark on May 21, 2009, 12:08:08 PM
I also give it an internet approved thumbs up.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Jester958 on May 21, 2009, 12:26:35 PM
can't wait sounds like fun hope i can get my grey knights  rdy.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Grimwulfe on May 21, 2009, 11:27:19 PM
Will be fun.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Chase on May 22, 2009, 03:52:19 AM
It's always nice to see stuff about a rumored product that is likely to have a large impact on our community via some sort of league.

If it's released in July, a realistic start date is probably late September / October for a league (fall instead of summer)...  I'm sure Derek is going to want a SWEET looking map for something like this.  As we all know, that takes lots and lots of time.  I was half expecting the thing to just be a bunch of planets, but it seems like it will be a massive fight over just one.  Carnage... Mmmmm... :)

Even I can't wait to see what kind of tweaks they make to this... It should be a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Grimwulfe on May 22, 2009, 10:11:47 AM
if this isnt going to start till fall how about we put together something for the summer.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Moosifer on May 22, 2009, 12:23:33 PM
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/05/40k-sneak-peek-planetary-empires.html
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Jester958 on May 22, 2009, 01:43:22 PM
I'm with Grim on some sort of summer league.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Achillius on May 22, 2009, 02:19:32 PM
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/05/40k-sneak-peek-planetary-empires.html

That's pretty awful looking. I like the concept but....
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: the_trooper on May 22, 2009, 02:28:57 PM
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/05/40k-sneak-peek-planetary-empires.html

That's pretty awful looking. I like the concept but....

Too grimdark for you?
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Achillius on May 22, 2009, 02:59:46 PM
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/05/40k-sneak-peek-planetary-empires.html

That's pretty awful looking. I like the concept but....

Too grimdark for you?

Er no, too crappy looking.. Sorry I wasn't clear before.

Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: the_trooper on May 22, 2009, 03:53:18 PM
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/05/40k-sneak-peek-planetary-empires.html

That's pretty awful looking. I like the concept but....

Too grimdark for you?

Er no, too crappy looking.. Sorry I wasn't clear before.



I figured that's what you meant.  I wonder if it's just a bad paint job.  I wasn't too worried about the map in the WHFB one, I was more excited about the rules and such.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: jhobin on May 22, 2009, 06:41:03 PM
I would agree, That terrain looks a little blah to me as well
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Chase on May 22, 2009, 08:27:15 PM
Re: Something this summer...

I don't know many of the details and nothing is concrete but there is likely to be a 40k 1v1 event sometime towards the end of July.  We are thinking maybe 1500 points.

This event is still in the "talking about it" phase but I figured the heads up might be nice.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Chase on May 22, 2009, 09:17:32 PM
I'm with Grim on some sort of summer league.

Sadly, it is very unlikely that the store will run a 40k league this summer if the Planetary Empires product is scheduled for a July release.  It takes a lot of time to get the tiles ready to the standard Derek will want them and given the level of interest we had for the WHFantasy version, we are going to need a very large map (LOTS of tiles = lots of time).

We do have the Lucky 13 events going on for the next 6 months and there's always the 1v1 tourney I spoke about.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Jester958 on May 23, 2009, 04:43:16 PM
does that lucky 13 only run on Thursday?
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Chase on May 23, 2009, 06:17:31 PM
does that lucky 13 only run on Thursday?

It runs basically whenever 4 guys can agree to get together and play the senario.  :)

Mondays and Thursdays just seem to be the best two nights for it.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: ghost03 on May 26, 2009, 12:05:21 AM
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/Vital51/easybutton.jpg?t=1243307097)
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: the_trooper on May 26, 2009, 08:37:04 AM
Before I had my coffee I thought that was the planet strike cover... then I had coffee.


You need to troll with better photoshop skills.
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: jhobin on May 26, 2009, 08:52:32 AM
Shouldn't that be another thread has nothing to do with Planetstrike?

Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Moosifer on May 26, 2009, 09:11:47 AM
Very good, maybe switching to a more gothic script might fool someone other than our bike riding hippie into believing it is the planetstrike cover
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Grand Master Steve on May 26, 2009, 10:19:27 PM
Pitty. I would have loved to see a campaign
Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Chase on May 30, 2009, 01:36:51 AM
Pitty. I would have loved to see a campaign

You will as soon as we have the product, all of the tiles are painted, and the map is assembled.  That's a fact.  :)


Title: Re: Planetstrike + space empires thingy = campaign time
Post by: Grand Master Steve on May 31, 2009, 06:48:57 PM
That will be freaken sweet.