Re: [NetEpic ML] Hello world of NetEpic!

From: Peter Ramos <netepic_at_...>
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:00:19 -0400

Hi!

Kelvin Henderson wrote:
> Hello and welcome!
>
>> 1. It mostly has to do with the HQ rule and barrages. Especially
with the big airburst 12 cm barrage template where it is almost
impossible to place it anywhere on the enemy without getting an HQ
(especially the Orcs that have their units littered with HQ�s). How do
you do it? By the book or by trying to minimize the HQ�s under the template?
>
> If you can do it by the book, without hitting HQ units, then that is
the way it should be done. If this is virtually impossible, the best
solution is to minimise the number of HQ units under the template.

The rule was intended to avoid people doing preferential targeting of HQ
units, BUT....

HQ's in groups or in buildings are valid targets. IF you are an ork
player and like mixing the nobz in with the rest, you take your lumps
when bombarded by template attacks. I personally keep them separate and
in command range than mixed, but thats just a personal preference.

>> 2. Flame templates and the equivalent. Do they penetrate buildings,
hitting people behind the building as well? I would guess so since they
ignore cover.
>
> Yes. They wash in and around cover, potentially hitting everything
under the template.

Correct.

>
>> 3. Do ball and chain ordnance from the Orc gargant belly gun scatter
on the Hit location template, or does it automatically hit the leg
location without scatter? This becomes important once you start shooting
at Imperator titans that have lost their shields...
>
> Good question. IIRC the answer is no from my SM2 days but I could be
wrong.

No. It automatically hits the lowest leg location, no scatter.
>
>> 4. Point cost for certain units, especially the awesome Eldar scout
titans that pack the punch of a Phantom and are harder to bring down
because of their size, but cost only 400 per pair. Also the Orc pulsa
rokkits that cost 250 for three almost sure misses.
>
> The Eldar Scout titans are very fragile. Sure they are slightly
harder to hit but they are easy to kill once you hit them. Pulsa
Rokkits are better than you think. Yes, they are hard to aim. Yes they
are hard to accurately hit with. They are, however, very effective.
They are, like all artillery, best used against a numerous opponent. I
use mine to target Orks and Imp Guard. Plus they are fantastic at
denying an area to your opponent. Does your opponent have a bottleneck
they need to get through? Plug it up with a Pulsa Rokkit! I can't
count the number of times this has paid off for me.

Pulsa rokkits are a unit that not everyone likes or has luck with. Me I
have down the ranges down cold and it is extremely effective, too much
so, thats why the cost is high. As mentioned they are good ways to
interdict high traveled routes or deny entry to VP buildings and structures.
>
>> 5. What is the eldar titan pulse laser range? 100 cm or 75 cm? It
stated differently on the hit location chart and the unit roster. The
scout titans, do they get 2d3 or 1d6 hits from their two smaller pulse
lasers?
>
> I believe it should be 100cm. And the Scout titans get 2D3 I believe.

Its 100cm. An scouts get 2d3, since their gun is smaller.

>
>> 6. Multiple barrage template weapons that have to touch like for
example the Hellfury missiles on the Squat Cyclops. Can one use them to
"round corners" and target units that are out of LOS, or do the barrages
that gets fired in this way scatter?
>
> Yes, you can round corners to target units you normally can't see.
No they don't scatter IIRC.

Correct.

>
>> 7. Does the mekboy bubble chucka forcefield remain in play or does
it disappear at the end of the turn?
>
> It lasts for one turn.

Correct.

>
>> 8. The deathroller - ordinary vehicle overrun paradox. When an
ordinary vehicle fails to run somebody over they keep on going, pushing
the victim aside whereas the deathroller equipped vehicle has to halt.
This make ordinary rhinos deadly infantry killing machines. I know this
is an optional rule but wouldn�t it be better that ordinary vehicles
also had to halt after a failed overrun?
>
> You are correct. This is a hold-over from the days when infantry
could pin non-superheavy vehicles. This will need to be changed.

Good pickup. Needs to be changed.

Peter
Received on Fri Mar 09 2007 - 02:00:19 UTC