Titanicus is right around the corner and even more in-game features are starting to get previewed. Take a look at what’ll be in the game, rules-wise.
Forge World Open did a great job showing all the Titanicus models everyone has been waiting for. Take a look at everything that was spotted from the event a few weeks back with exclusive photos from James Martin who was at the event itself, and Warhammer Community’s official product shots.
WarhammerTV also previewed some of the new updates coming to the game yesterday August 2nd, that we cataloged below as well.
GW’s Adeptus Titanicus Rules Previews & More
Civitas Imperialis Sector terrain looks to be a civilian landscape with alleys and tight roadways.
Looks like you can set up city blocks and tight alleys for Titans to navigate in the heat of battle.
We’ve got an early look at the Titans on sprue in the display cases as well. It looks like there will be at least three Questor-class Knights on the sprue to the left.
On the right, we can see the Warlord upper body plates and a Reaver Titan in the back two sprues at the rear.
Titanicus Box Sets
Another look at the front of the rules set for the Titanicus game; the box is going to include all of the rules you’ll need to play the game. You’ll need to buy the box with all of the models separately.
On the other hand, it looks like a bundle box is also going to hit the shelves. It’ll have a handful of Titans to serve as a good building block as well as the rules set and even terrain. This would be the perfect box to split with your friend, and they can get the rules box above as well to make two sets. Conversely, now that it is confirmed the rules come in the starter box, why not just buy two instead?
The Pain Train
Thomasius Dominus the Train Engine will be making a debut in the Titanicus game. Could this be a terrain piece or will this have rules as well? It looks like we can see turrets on one of the train cars. Maybe the players will have to escort/intercept it on the tabletop. We still haven’t seen any more previews for this model so it’s all still up in the air.
Titanicus Imperial Knights Box Set & More
This was spotted on WarhammerTV’s Twitch stream.
Each Knight kit will come with three Knights and will have all kinds of wargear options.
- 1x Thermal Cannon
- 1X Rapid Fire Battle Cannon
- 3X Reaper Chainswords
- 1x Gatling Cannon
There aren’t any gauntlet bits in the game just yet but they said it’ll have the same stats as the Reaper Chainsword. It may be coming to the game later on for cosmetics.
Stormspear rocket pods aren’t available yet either. However, be on the lookout for them because they may be part of a future add-on.
The game is going to be coming with a deck of different weapon options that aren’t actually in the game yet. They want to leave it open-ended for future add-ons into the game.
Here’s a snippet from the main book. The game is going to be played on a 4X4 table. If you play on a 4X6, you’ll have the perfect amount of room to place all of your Titan Terminal cards.
Speaking of Terminal cards…
Players will need to place plastic dials into the cards to keep track of things like their shields and plasma reactors.
Titans run on plasma reactors to keep them going. As you could imagine plasma is volatile and gets hot. Special dice will be rolled whenever your plasma reactor suffers damage.
To keep the atmosphere of the game true to scale, each Titan has a scale number that is used as a modifier for different things like explosions.
Titan Movement & Bunkers
Titans are slow-moving behemoths that have to walk everywhere they want to go. Because of their size, they can’t just turn on a dime. Careful planning for the turn ahead will be a necessity to be victorious.
You’ll need to use the templates for the Titan and see where it’s allowed to move. Don’t get caught out of position and everything will be fine. It’s tough being a giant walker!
As it turns out, the bunkers that we saw previewed from Forge World Open actually had an in-game effect after all.
Bunker Benefits:
- Plasma Reactor- helps with those gut-wrenching plasma rolls.
- Void Shield Generator- added defense bonuses.
- Macro Cannon Battery- More dakka for the Titan.
- Apocalypse Missile Silo- Gives the player access to Missile volleys.
- Command Bastion- Helps the player with command rolls.
- Comms Array- (unanswered)
Sadly, the Warhound Titan is going to be hitting the table behind the Reaver making it the last of the core Titans.
The Not so Small Minigame
Even though this is technically a minigame, there was a chart that showed the expected hours of playtime. Going by the pic, it looks like it’ll take about the same amount of time (if not longer) as a full-sized game of 30k or 40k. The chart also shows us what the point scaling will look like as well as how many Stratagem points players get in each game size.
Titanicus Rules & Mechanics Spotted
Coming from Warhammer Community, they’ve just begun started releasing a few of the rules to give us an inside look into the game.
We’ve seen these terminal cards before. They’ve got all the information on your titan in front of you. You shouldn’t have to thumb through any books to keep up with what’s happening in-game.
Cards will show what they Titan is equipped with as well as what’s damaged and disabled.
Matched, Narrative, and Open Play
You’ll have three ways to play the game just like 40k and AoS. Matched, narrative, and open play. The narrative play battles will strictly be from the Horus Heresy.
Stratagems & Orders
The core rules of Adeptus Titanicus are simple and elegant, with additional rules such as Stratagems and Orders adding extra depth and complexity. Players can purchase a limited number of Stratagems before the game, allowing them to do things like call in orbital strikes or make use of battlefield assets.
Orders can be issued to Titans to increase their Movement, repair additional systems or even fire out of the normal sequence – but if a Titan fails a Command Check for an order, you can’t issue any more that turn, so you need to carefully decide which orders are most important.
The Future of Titanicus
Be on the lookout for more expansions coming in the future. Some of these expansions will include characters like the biggest heroes and Villains from the Horus Heresy.
Titanicus will be available for pre-orders this weekend. What are your thoughts on Titanicus? Which Titan are you looking forward to the most? What is your favorite Titan pilot from Horus Heresy? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Horror Group.
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