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[Mech#4]

I did read someone mentioning that they saw the giant hitting a number of troops while it was reaching down to grab one.

If not, the giant in tabletop is quite random in it's effects. I think you roll a D6 and choose from a list which attack it does. Things like: Jump up and Down. Swing Club. Pick up and... 1: Throw 2:Stuff Down Pants. 3: Eat.

[Retropunch]

I'm really, really looking forward to the inevitable LotR mod for this. However, I wouldn't be surprised if whoever the rights holder for LotR is realises the potential and cracks down on it. I think the same happened with the Skyrim mod - the LotR people obviously wanted to do an openworld-y LotR game, and felt that the skyrim one would potentially steal their thunder (which I think it would to be honest!).

[Majestic7]

M:TW2 has quite excellent LotR mod which, to my knowledge, never attracted any legal attention despite borrowing appearances of units straight out of the movies.

[Retropunch]

M:TW2 has quite excellent LotR mod which, to my knowledge, never attracted any legal attention despite borrowing appearances of units straight out of the movies.

I do love that mod!
I'm guessing it avoided that due to a mixture of age (2009), lack of popularity (in comparison to skyrim mods) and because Warner Bros. weren't all gearing up for the hobbit movies. I'd really like to think they'd leave it alone but I highly doubt it somehow.

[Ibid Straydrink]

Saw the title, became ecstatic, realized it didn't say "40k," single-tear.

[umiman]

Yeah it should be fine.

For better or worse, RTS games in general don't garner the same kind of following as Skyrim. There's plenty of super ripoffy mods out there. Look at the unlimited number of Star Wars and Star Trek mods for all the space RTSes.

[GiglameshDespair]

The RTS as a genre is pretty small, now, it seems to me.

[Majestic7]

RTS genre as in Starcraft and stuff is small compared to major cross system games like Skyrim. Total War is even smaller nice within RTS as it involves turn-based empire building, which turns off some click-click-clickers.

[Sergarr]

This is kind of funny, because like 10-15 years ago the situation was the complete opposite - tons of RTS and TBS games, and not that much of major cross system games. I even remember some people jokingly saying that we'll be swamped with these clone RTS and TBS games until the end of times.

[umiman]

Sad.

[umiman]

DORFS!!!

http://www.pcinvasion.com/total-war-warhammer-gets-new-dwarf-in-game-cinematic

=O

Edit: So apparently we'll get underground battles now. That sounds pretty freaking cool. Also, for sure 100% I will be playing Dorfs in my first game. Artillery? Bombers? Dorfs?! How can I not play them?!

[Sirus]

Sweeeeet.

[timferius]

Excellent. Underground battles just mean that it's more likely we'll get Skaven in the future.

[puke]

Haha, Josef Bugman is #3 in the Book of Grudges.  Awesome.

I hope we get to keep our own Dammaz Kron, that would be sweet.

I wonder if some tunnels will be too low for gyrocopters, or if the underground maps will just be floor skins with some walls and obstacles?  Or if there will be multiple-level combat with bridges and underpasses and such?  I'm betting on "skin", but it should still be cool.

[umiman]

Dorf and cavern gameplay in a setpiece battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=kKqaX3NNR28

It's so delicious.

Cannons, flamethrowers, and ornithopters!

I like how they kept it so the ranged dwarves are not some puny pipsqueak in melee like any other ranged unit.