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[warlordzephyr]

ok i will have a go, you can see my first attempt at modding in the unplayable hobbits topic. Good luck with this though, but i won't be playing it.

[Blakmane]

no reason to slag the topic zephyr =/

There was an old 40k mod that was very successful. I'm sure this one will do great as well =)

[RAM]

I can see some sense in it though, 40k has many ranged weapons and as far as I know the only things you can really do to ranged weapons is construction, damage, and damage type. Also there are difficulties in presenting multiple race civilisations and vehicles. DF isn't really set up to convey the 40k experience, there is absolutely no reason that a 40k mod can't be fun, but I can see why someone would argue that fantasy would be more practical at present.

 Does anyone want to add that as a suggestion? Make it possible to mod in <examples> abilities of 40k items. It would be a great exercise in increasing the scope of modding...

[Org]

I can see some sense in it though, 40k has many ranged weapons and as far as I know the only things you can really do to ranged weapons is construction, damage, and damage type. Also there are difficulties in presenting multiple race civilisations and vehicles. DF isn't really set up to convey the 40k experience, there is absolutely no reason that a 40k mod can't be fun, but I can see why someone would argue that fantasy would be more practical at present.

 Does anyone want to add that as a suggestion? Make it possible to mod in <examples> abilities of 40k items. It would be a great exercise in increasing the scope of modding...

Thank you.

[Naze]

no reason to slag the topic zephyr =/

There was an old 40k mod that was very successful. I'm sure this one will do great as well =)

You mean mine?

[warlordzephyr]

I can see some sense in it though, 40k has many ranged weapons and as far as I know the only things you can really do to ranged weapons is construction, damage, and damage type. Also there are difficulties in presenting multiple race civilisations and vehicles. DF isn't really set up to convey the 40k experience, there is absolutely no reason that a 40k mod can't be fun, but I can see why someone would argue that fantasy would be more practical at present.

Yes thats what i meant.

[Commissar Internet]

Necro-bump for the EMPRAH!  With the old 40k mod, did anybody ever try to build a proper hive city?

[Naze]

Meh, I made a hab-block, little over 500 humies, and that was my tenth try, Hive-cities have populations in the billions.

[Grek]

Pyskers should be very expensive pets, not actual people. And they should have firebreathe.

[Org]

Pyskers should be very expensive pets, not actual people. And they should have firebreathe.

No.

I havent worked on this in a while, I need some help on Eldar still. Way behind on what Ive wanted to do. THis mod will be way better next version of DF. But I atleast want Imperials Orks Eldar and Chaos done.

[Lordinquisitor]

An 40k mod? Good idea and good luck.

But it`s strange, that no one has done an wh fantasy mode yet. Well maybe ill do it then. 

[xaque]

I havent worked on this in a while, I need some help on Eldar still. Way behind on what Ive wanted to do. THis mod will be way better next version of DF. But I atleast want Imperials Orks Eldar and Chaos done.

Hey, I didn't know you were still working on this. I started my own 40k mod, but it would probably be much better if we combined our efforts. I've got Imperial Guard finished and I'm working on Chaos, Eldar, and Orks right now. Chaos is nearly done. The thread for it is here

[Org]

Sure!

I have cultists, which are basically Chaos IG too. I was thinking of making Adamantine non-deep. It seems to be a common material, as it seems all chainswords have "adamantium teeth".

Xaque, should we make a new thread about it, or use one of these two?

[Praetyre]

I would recommend leaving psykers until the wizards get put in vanilla. Then, you'll have something to work with.
I'd also recommend making Carnifexes and the like Semimegabeasts. Why? There are even bigger creatures about, in a whole different category: http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Titan.
I like the idea of adding in the daemons, but

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how about replacing each HFS type with their respective Greater Daemon? The Frog Demon definitely fits Nurgle, vanilla Demon fits the Bloodthirster, Tentacle Demon has got to be the Keeper of Secrets, and the Spirit of Fire could be replaced with the Lord of Change (it's the closest fit).

As for civilizations, I'd suggest the following:
Imperial Guard (with both above-ground military base style constructions and below ground bunkers and bases)
Space Marines (similar to Imperial Guard, but with cathedral style structures as their above ground bases instead)
Sisters of Battle (same as Space Marines)
Chaos (generic, for wild forces and the like. Would live around warp portals, which would spawn them. The landscape would probably be quite Mordor-like as a result)
Khorne (Think Space Marines, but with a lot more blood)
Nurgle (Ditto, but also with filth)
Slaanesh (Ditto, but also with filth and "unknown substance")
Tzeentch (Similar to Space Marines, save maybe a bit weirder looking, the kind of structure that drives you mad if you stare at it too long)
Orks (with Grot slaves. Live in fortresses made of scrap with big garages for their vehicles as well as smaller desert-tribe style camps.)
Eldar (aboveground, pretty looking cities made of wraithbone)
Dark Eldar (think Eldar, but also has the look of a Chaos cathedral mixed in, and is all dark)
Tau (similar to Eldar, but not made of wraithbone, and more square/Japanese-esque)
Necrons (think a big crypt)
Tyranids (big hive)

[Org]

I would recommend leaving psykers until the wizards get put in vanilla. Then, you'll have something to work with.
I'd also recommend making Carnifexes and the like Semimegabeasts. Why? There are even bigger creatures about, in a whole different category: http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Titan.
I like the idea of adding in the daemons, but

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

how about replacing each HFS type with their respective Greater Daemon? The Frog Demon definitely fits Nurgle, vanilla Demon fits the Bloodthirster, Tentacle Demon has got to be the Keeper of Secrets, and the Spirit of Fire could be replaced with the Lord of Change (it's the closest fit).

As for civilizations, I'd suggest the following:
Imperial Guard
Space Marines
Sisters of Battle
Chaos (generic, for wild forces and the like)
Khorne
Nurgle
Slaneesh
Tzeentch
Orks (with Grot slaves)
Eldar
Dark Eldar
Tau
Necrons
Tyranids

Im thinking of making a new thread.
Probably Org and Xaque's 40k Mod

for what you said:
Yea, probably all of those.
Yes Megabeast! We can use titans so they dont count