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Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

TaranRinn — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:56:26 -0000

So, Planetary Empires has washed up at the around same time as Planetstrike.

Coincidence?

I think not...

Hopefully me mates will also be interested in this, and fingers crossed, a group purchase will be made.
And further down the line, we may see the emergence of xenos based tiles (Pyramids for Necrons, Bio-domes or forested areas for Maiden worlds, Orky settlement gubbinz, etc... TM :P), and the reflected scenery for these within PS.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Culial — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:13:43 -0000

OK, who here has a board laid out as one huge crater?
Or an Imperial Space Port THAT big?
Or a Hive City for that matter...

I'm not feeling this, personally.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Myu — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:58:10 -0000

This looks awsome! I'll buy it as soon as it comes out in english.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Mike X (Official) — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:12:12 -0000

I'm not completely sure, but I believe you build/decorate and paint each tile yourself... that way you can do alien landscape with ease...

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

zealot — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:54:44 -0000

sex!

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Lord Gir of Irk — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:23:30 -0000

did you even bother to read the other comments before commenting? it's right above you

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Xelloss — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:41:23 -0000

Yeah some preview thanks to usagi3 ! La France en force XD

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Cydalone — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:43:57 -0000

This would sound like this I guess:

The fourth extension for WH40K will arrive shortly, and will be called Planetary Empires. The first three extensions focus respectively on city fights, on orbital assaults, and on large scale battles; but Planetary Empires is slightly different, since it relies on a hexagonal bases system similar to (and compatible with!) Mighty Empires. This allows the players to stage campaigns as series of games linked together within the same story. It is one of the aspects the most satisfying of the Hobby, for you can witness your forces evolve and take their revenge against their enemies. Thus Planetary Empires will help you organize thrilling campaigns. The box will contain 48 plastic hexagons including ruined cities, roads, spatioports, and so on. GW Direct will offer one hexagon for a hive city sold separately. As in Mighty Empires, you will be able to use these hexagons to devise a campaign of your own invention, or simply following the rule system proposed by Jervis Johnson in the leaflet included in the box. These rules, kept purposely simple, can be adapted and developed infinitely by the most inventive players.
With Planetary Empires, you will be able to link together your games of Apoc, WH40K or even Epic, and watch your fiefdom evolve on a 3-dimension map. We will tell you a lot more in a few months!

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

suffocate — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:22:21 -0000

wow, another dull dissapointment from GW. as predicted its typically imperial stuff, and of course the planet is generic and dull, how can do all kinds of interesting alien worlds with this rubbish ? what if you want to fight on planets that arent imperial i.e. necron, chaos, tyranid ? this year is the worst GW year in ages...I sure hope they release something half-interesting, otherwise its the first time iv not spent cash on them.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Xzandrate — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:08:18 -0000

Hmm, I got my new White Dwarf yesterday here in Canada, and it has this exact page in it, totally in english.

Not alot of details to it though. Just alot of 'Just like Mighty Empires" but in space, type comments.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Mike X (Official) — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:08:55 -0000

Woohoo!!!

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Del Coro — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:58:51 -0000

That's a pretty lane-ass third dimension.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Voxnovanion — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:38:47 -0000

Since the plastic tiles and city/fortress pieces have depth to them, I'm guessing that is what's meant with the third dimension. As opposed to, say, flat paper tiles.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Idaan — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:25:27 -0000

Could it be a "Watchmen" reference, didn't notice that earlier. Nice.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Wookiegunner — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:51:24 -0000

Anyone else notice that one of the tiles has a smiley face?

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Herald of Nurgle — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:54:55 -0000

We already have 2d (Mathhammer), 3d (playing the game), so it must be 4d? The overview of battle, and it's manipulation through TARDIS

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Herald of Nurgle — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:53:12 -0000

WHAT?

AUGUST IS PLANETARY EMPIREs
Guess what that means for the schedule:
- Skaven September
- Wolftime November
- Probz some LotR thing after?

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Del Coro — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:44:02 -0000

Not that I don't really dig the idea of Planetary Empires, but...

"and see it evolve in three dimensions."

I'm pretty sure it's only two dimensions. Unless the tiles stack like Jenga or something.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

obsequiousmelon — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:24:58 -0000

Ah so the mistery wh40k release this year has been resolved then!

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Galahad — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:22:59 -0000

ruche = Hive

so direct services will sell the hive city hex (plus something else on a 2 hex sprue?)

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Jean Claude — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:08:16 -0000

The 4th extension for Warhammer 40,000 is coming soon and will be titled Planetary Empires. The first three extensions covered urban fighting, orbital assaults, or larger scale battles, but Planetary Empires is a little different in that it uses a plastic hexagonal system like Mighty Empires (compatible with the latter!). It allows one to play campaigns as several games linked by a story. Which is one of the hobby's most rewarding aspect, because you can watch your army evolve and take revenge on its adversaries for their previous defeats. Planetary Empires will thus allow you to set up thrilling campaigns. The box will contain 48 plastic hexagones including among others city ruins, roads and spatioports. Games Workshop Direct will also offer a "ruche?" city hexagone sold separately. As in Mighty Empires, one can use these hexagones to play one's own crafted campaign, or use the system proposed by Jervis Johnson in the rulebook. Those rules though voluntarily simple can be retooled and improved (enrich) by the more inventive players. Thanks to Planetary Empires, one can link games of Apocalypse, 40k, or even Epic and watch one's province evolve on a three dimensional map. We'll reveal much more in following months.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Galahad — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:07:09 -0000

so - perhaps this fall?

that would be great - I already have 2 boxes of ME and PE would givethe ability to make a really nice combo map

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Macfeegle — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:01:09 -0000

I assume that's sarcasm, or at least I hope so.

If not, this is real and is included in the price list referred to previously (in English no less!)
=)

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

faolan_conall — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:48:42 -0000

Until it's published in English, it's not real and it doesn't matter.

Once it's published in English, it's slightly more of both.

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Planetary Empires

Macfeegle — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:22:23 -0000

Any chance you can get the bits I missed Larousse? Or check my translation. My French is extremely rusty having not used it for more than a decade.