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Well, Codex: Apocalypse is looking to bring me back into the game. I used to be excited as hell about new 40k stuff, but since I havn't been playing I've inly been mildly amused. Apocalypse is looking to let us field armies of 3000 points and up and play the game at a high speed, and models I hadn't even considered possible for normal 40k are being released along side it. For the first time in a few years now I can't wait.
Here's a rundown of the Apocalypse rumors.
Games will not be organized with Force Organization Charts, instead they will employ these sort of tactical formations. The only cited examle of this is a unit consisting of 3 Land Speeders and a Whirlwind tank. The Land Speeders will range ahead at the front of battle and marker light targets for attack by the Whirlwind, much like some Tau do currently. What this tells me is that we can expect units to be combined in new ways with new mechanics in addition to their basic capabilities.
All strength 7 weapons will ignore armor saves, meaning that the massive increase of troops on the table will also die faster to keep the game's pace up.
Weapons might be getting a higher rate of fire for the same reason strength 7 weapons are so deadly.
Super-Heavy warmachines will be released for use with the Apocalypse rules. So far there are rumors of a plastic Baneblade for the Imperial Guard and conversion kits to turn it into a Chaos or Ork tank; an Ork Stompa Gargant, plastic Space Marine Drop Pods(bigger then Forgeworld's), plastic Valkyrie Dropships, and a plastic Trygon Bio-Titan for the Tyranids.
On ForgeWorld's part they seem to be upping the size of releases lately. The Gorgon mas troop transport came out a few months ago, they just released a new type of heavy tank last month, there are rumors of an Imperial Reaver Titan due at Christmas time, and the last off their massive Greater Daemons is expected to appear before long.
One of the less substantial rumors is of a Space Marine fighter craft. ForgeWorld intended for their Land Speeder Tempest model to fill this role, but they feel that it failed in that regard.
Not for release with Apocalypse exactly:
The ENTIRE Ork model range has been redesigned with the exception of the Ork Dreadnoughts and the 2 recently released sets. Orks are looking at a late 2007-early 2008 release.
Blood Angels will be getting an updated Codex in an upcoming issue of White Dwarf to hold them over until the real Codex is released next year. The following models are up for release, and it seems relatively soon because this look awfully official:
GAW 41-35 Warhammer 40K: Space Marines Commander Dante $17.00
GAW 41-36 Warhammer 40K: Space Marines Brother Corbulo $15.00
GAW 41-37 Warhammer 40K: Space Marines Chief Librarian Mephiston $17.00
GAW 48-90 Warhammer 40K: Space Marines Veterans (2007) $30.00
GAW 50-47 Warhammer 40K: Ork Big Mek with Supershoota $17.00
GAW 60-17-N Warhammer 40K: Battle for Macragge Activity Set $22.00
GAW 48-91 Warhammer 40K: Space Marines Chapter Council $35.00
Notice the last 2 entries on that list. No one expected it, but the Space Marines are getting a new plastic Veteran Squad in spite of the relativly new metal one, and the Chapter Council is supposed to be an Apocalypse release containing all the highest ranking officers, such as Master of the Fleet, and Master of the Armory etc. Both of these will be generic Space Marine set, not Blood Angels. The real Blood Angel set can be expected to appear alongside the actual Blood Angel Codex.
Necrons get a Necron Lord with Ressurection orb model......yea..that's all they get.
Dark Eldar sound like they're currently being sculpted by Jes Goodwin, which can only mean a vast improvment.
There MIGHT be a plastic Space Marine Terminator Commander set that is layed out very similar to the power armored one.
There will be anywhere from 2-5 Chaos codices coming out starting this fall. Originally there was supposed to be a Chaos Undivided Codex that included the non cult-specific Chaos Marines and Lost & the Damned; and one book for each of the 4 major Chaos Gods. Lately there has been a rumor saying that one Codex would deal with ALL Chaos Marines and another book dealing with the Lost & the Damned. At this point we'll have to wait and see.
There is supposed to be a MASSIVE plastic Demon Prince model in the works, plastic Raptor squads and Obliterator squads. A plastic Chaos Lord set designed in the same pattern as the Space Marine Commander set. ForgeWorld is creating Demonic War-Engines. The basic Chaos Marine MAY be getting a redesign to make them more wicked looking(for lack of a better term). All demons (big and small) have supposedly been redesigned as plastic sets. Last but not least, New Chaos Terminators are said to already be complete.