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[Aqizzar]

Okay guys, here's what's gonna go down.  Now, I've played a couple games with VASSAL and I have little experience with the stuff that underwrites it, and several far more skilled groups have attempted it before, but dammit I'm eager and on vacation, so I'm making it happen.

I'm going to make a VASSAL module for GorkaMorka.  Or at least a short-hand pamphlet for using the 40K module to play those old skirmish games.  It's gonna rock, anyone want in?

[Akigagak]

What do you need?

[Boksi]

Aren't you supposed to be working on the Annihilation Ængine?

But really, I am curious about its status. I was thinking about asking you about it the other day, but forgot about it.

[Gunner-Chan]

Well I checked just to be sure, yup. No Death Korps. Ill have to settle for steel legion I guess.

[Jakkarra]

I'm sure we can find a mod.

Wait there.

[Aqizzar]

Aren't you supposed to be working on the Annihilation Ængine?

But really, I am curious about its status. I was thinking about asking you about it the other day, but forgot about it.

Kinda sifted way way down my to-do list over the semester.  I'm on vacation now, so I could finally make it playable, but as I sit here thinking of it, I'm running into the same logical stumbling blocks that made me put it aside in the first place (close combat rules mainly).  No reason not to take it up again, but a half-dozen incomplete projects at a time is my usual way of doing things.

I'm sure we can find a mod.

I've been looking.  it appears that the people who made the 40K mod wanted to make a GorkaMorka/Necromunda/All Purpose Skirmish mod, but nothing more than a statement of intent was posted in March.  There might be more, but not I can readily find.

[userpay]

Well at this point it think its probably time to make some more armies out of other races so I'll see if I can slap a 500 pointer together.

[Ampersand]

Someone aught to make A Rogue Trader army. You can find a community Rogue Trader army codex on 1d4chan

[userpay]

Anyone want to do a quick 500 point fight?

[Vester]

Someone aught to make A Rogue Trader army. You can find a community Rogue Trader army codex on 1d4chan

Are the beaky marines distinct from regular spess mareehns?

[deadlycairn]

I will - Necrons of course.

[userpay]

Sigh scratch that, being forced to go find a christmas tree.

[Jackrabbit]

Someone aught to make A Rogue Trader army. You can find a community Rogue Trader army codex on 1d4chan

Are the beaky marines distinct from regular spess mareehns?

No, they're still in regular armies, if I remember correctly. They tend to show up more in Jump Infantry squads.

[DJ]

How exactly do I save an army so I can use it online?

Anyway, I think I'm ready to play my first game, as soon as I make my army. Anyone got patience for a 1v1 with a total beginner? I'll likely need some help with the rules.

[Jackrabbit]

Easier than it looks.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

first off, if you want to, make a folder in your VASSAL folder (in program files) labeled 'armies'. This is purely for convenience.
Okay, start a new game offline, pick whatever map, it doesn't matter. Click the 'Player 1' button up the top. Drag models to this screen to make your army. After you have finished, go to 'file -> begin logfile' and save it under your 'armies' folder with whatever you want your army to be called 'heavy ranged focused on fire support' perhaps. When it asks you for a description of the logfile, don't give one, just click close. Now, go to your army, select them all, right click on whichever model and click 'clone'. Then, end the logfile.

To load an army, you simply click 'file -> load continuation' and click on your saved army. Then, a button that looks like this |> (in the top right) will light up. Click it, then end the logfile when prompted. Your army should be in the player 1 box, just as you left it.