No, they closed that series. I think the production company went broke.
Too sad really....
Eivind
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From: "sarah-warren" <warren.c_at_...>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Re: A race question
> I was talking to a manager at GW the other day and he described the new
race
> as similar to the Chigs out of Space Above and Beyond, now that was a good
> series are they ever going to continue???
>
> Warren
> -----Original Message-----
> From: primarch_at_... <primarch@...>
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 21 March 2001 16:06
> Subject: R: [NetEpic ML] Re: A race question
>
>
> >Hi!
> >
> >Hmmm..interesting stuff, sounds like an army or "predator-like"
> >troops.
> >
> >Thanks for the information Davide.
> >
> >Peter
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In netepic_at_y..., Bernasconi Davide <bernasconi_at_f...> wrote:
> >
> >> Directly from Portent.net
> >>
> >> "Although details on this race and their Kroot allies are still
> >pretty thin
> >> on the ground little bits like the following rumours keep surfacing
> >(not
> >> that I'm complaining!).
> >>
> >> As has been rumoured before (and partially confirmed by some early
> >concept
> >> sketches released by GW) the Tau are rather futuristic looking with
> >their
> >> large oval helmets and thin rectangular guns (so I'm told anyway).
> >My source
> >> even described their poses as "very martial arts type poses", which
> >could
> >> just mean their poses are very dynamic rather than that they're
> >posed mid
> >> karate chop or anything. ;)
> >>
> >> The Kroot are indeed meant to be aa very feral race - an
> >interesting detail
> >> I hadn't heard before it that one of the accesories is even a slab
> >of meat!
> >> My source also described their guns as "rifles with lots of nasty
> >blades
> >> on". Nice.
> >>
> >> Finally, a rumoured weapon stat for you here - the Tau basic
> >trooper is
> >> apparently equiped with a rather nasty weapon that has strength 5
> >and a
> >> range of 30 inches. Rather good indeed, although I can't imagine
> >that you'll
> >> see too many of these blokes on the battle field either."
> >>
> >> "Here's another little rumour on still rather mysterious Kroot and
> >Tau.
> >>
> >> As previously rumoured they are apparently part of the same race
> >with the
> >> Tau being the long ranged shooty types and the Kroot being the
> >combat units
> >> (since the Tau are really quite weak). One interesting thing my
> >source made
> >> mention of was some sort of targeting device that charges into
> >combat and
> >> attacks enemy units. However, if it scores a hit, all that means is
> >that
> >> that character is hit on a 2+. Apparently anyway. Interesting idea
> >althoguh
> >> if it's true that'd be tricky to keep track of I'd imagine
> >(depending on how
> >> many of these "Black Laser Targeter" units you're allowed).
> >>
> >> Update: Ah, a clarification here, I apparently misunderstood my
> >source when
> >> I first posted this rumour. The unit with black laser targeters can
> >> infiltrate ahead of the main force with black laser targeter guns
> >(which are
> >> close range) and any units hit by these weapons allow all other
> >units to hit
> >> that unit on a 2+. Apparently. :)
> >>
> >> Also, the Tau are apparently strong believers in some sort of
> >caste system,
> >> which could make for some cool unit variations or something similar
> >I'd
> >> imagine!"
> >>
> >> you can find more information.
> >>
> >> http://wargamerau.com/GT2001_Sydney_MiniShots_16.jpg
> >> http://wargamerau.com/GT2001_Sydney_MiniShots_17.jpg
> >> http://wargamerau.com/GT2001_Sydney_MiniShots_18.jpg
> >> http://www.portent.net/cgi-
> >bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/bob/kroot.jpg
> >> http://www.portent.net/cgi-bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/tau.jpg
> >> http://www.portent.net/cgi-
> >bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/krootshot.jpg
> >> http://www.portent.net/cgi-
> >bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/tyranids.jpg
> >>
> >>
> >> Davide Bernasconi
> >
> >
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