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More content for the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

1st the Scything Talons for the Tyranids, the soon to be main close combat weapon for the Tyranid Warrior. Although unskinned its another of Darkwulfs 'nid weapons, think organic crowbar of doom, it slices, it dices...

2nd the "Specialist" marine, or as hes better known in the 40K universe, the Beekie (guess why?). He will be in charge of hauling around all the bigger (and also more dangerous) guns, such as the special weapons. An example of that being the Meltagun.

3rd the landraider, Created by Stray over at the Essence of Combat 40k mod and skinned by Chromeangel this is the pinnacle of Marine Tank technology. This heavily armoured tank is both a gun platform and an APC. This allows both massive firepower from its two twin linked lascannons and twin linked heavy bolter and a payload of marines to finish whats left or take objectives.

The modeling will be focusing mainly on creating the Tyranid creatures and weapons as the majority of the models for the initial public release are completed and merely need animation and put into the game. We have hopes that a program Chromeangel has been working with will aid in their creation.

Onto the other parts of the mod, the code goes well and the Emperors Tarot predicts an update to the internal alpha shortly as the project Behemoth work is integrated with the main Exterminus code as well as other bug fixes and tweaks. Mapping continues although mainly along the lines of test maps to make sure all the interesting code that’s being done works. Although a lot of the material in said maps will be used as part of the greater plan.

On the subject of maps I should probably explain the plan that is to make a city, with each map being a suburb/block/part of the city to fight within. Eventually the main series of maps will form a campaign based on controlling the city, almost street by street. Should make a good clan based campaign.

we want big photos!!!

I've just edited Typheron's post to link the images to their full size versions on the Media Page (http://www.40ksource.com/media.php).  I expect he'll be here to extend this news item later ;)

yes, game called on account of GFs visiting relatives from Oz.

now back to news posting...

noooo not the Hawk Helmet, the ugliest thing in the universe!!!!
good job anyway :D

ooooo lookin' good! i see things are starting to shape up nicely :D

I like this helmet. (and the Raven Guard)

ive been informed by chrome that the specilist marine will be carrying the assult class weapons and that there is another model being done for the heavy weapons that has a helmet targeter and re-inforced lower armour.

sounds interesting.

oh thanks the Emperor for this!!! :D

I was wondering how you would implement the hawk-helmet, which are greatly appriciated by some fans, in the game.
And there are going to be an assault class? Like in close-combat?
Nice.

probably not, as we want to limit flying classes due to the issues with maps they cause. That they can leave the maps easily and go places we dont want them to go.

we may have a gargoil brood tho, as there AI based.

The Veteran class will be the Imperial close combat speciaist, with a chainsword (or possibly powersword) and Inferno pistol, to cause carnage up close.

basically an assult squad sans backpacks, or a vet tac squad, as per the rules.

As much as I like hacking xenos apart with a chainsword, I think I will be wanting to keep them more then a little further then arms length away!

Ehm, the landraider seems a bit weird.  :?
What is the deal with the light green bits?
And the lascannon barrel have a funny texture too.

And how many polys, just to be curious...

Seems fine to me
What green bits? Erm... thats the background.... :?
Seems fine to me

(http://www.t-shirthumor.com/Merchant2/graphics/fullsize/dwtf_lg.gif)

The LR came in at ~4200 tris, slightly higher than I would have liked, however since it had already been made like that when I spotted it on moddb their didn't seem to be any point asking Stray to slim it down (and risk missing out on it altogether) for the sake of ~200 tris.

Can you describe what's wrong with the lascannon texture?  Prehaps I can fix it.

green bits?  :?

wasnt sparing on details when i did it (i didnt even have time to finish it til i gave it away :P), and turned out rather low poly... though the lascannons sucked alot on the budget  :cry:

Green bits? You or I need to get their monitor/eyes checked out, the Land Raider doesn't have green bits for me :)

Green or yellow - not blue or white in any chase.

I am refering to the cover of the front dual bolters, the cover of the lascannon targeter and some bits on the lascannons themselves.
And they seem very out of the Ultramarines colourscheme for me.

they are indeed yellow as we are using the 2nd company of ultras which have yellow trim, the companys colours are thus:

1st - white trim
2nd - yellow tim
3rd - red trim
4th - green trim
5th - black trim (if i ever do another marine army its ultras 5th)
6th - orange trim (thankfully this one got vetoed out fast)
7th - pink/maroon trim (more like pink, wrong just wrong)
8th - grey trim (also cool)
9th - blue trim
10th - white trim  (scout company)

thus as we went for the 2nd company, anything onder their command recevies a yellow trim paint job.

OK, point taken. I guess that it do live up to the Ultras colour scheme then.


But it still look funny.
Maybe a not-so-bright yellow would do, or smaller areas of yellow?

Great work guys, must say it is inspires to learn.
Stray, "too much detail" is never a problem, since it can be removed.

Looks like the Land Raider was just decompiled from DoW

it was not. trust us on that, cos its copywrite infringement and something we strive to avoid at all costs.

No stealing from DoW here no, made it all by meself (well, model that is)

Good news