8-Bit Dracula posted:

Found no answer googling. Will mods disable achievements?

Drunken_Pirate posted:

I thought I'd try a fresh Kislev campaign after the new patch. So far today I've experienced 3 blue screen crashes and some absolute bullshit in Tzeentch's realm where Miao Ying sniped the objective despite me making it to the island first. It's a real shame how this game ended up. Hopefully it'll continue to improve.

Omnicarus posted:

Nope

Sindai posted:

Blue screens can't be entirely a game's fault. Either it's a hardware, OS, or system driver issue.

Baron Porkface posted:

None of my mods from workshop seem to be actually be applying, what might cause that?

Grumio posted:

Don't forget Chaos Dwarf sorcerers literally turn to stone over time from using magic, so there might be some kind of attrition/life span to them

Baron Porkface posted:

None of my mods from workshop seem to be actually be applying, what might cause that?

MonsterEnvy posted:

It's more a story thing. Astragoth who will certainly be a Legendary Lord, the oldest Sorcerer-Prophet has basically turned his entire body to stone, but is still active by replacing his stone limbs with machines.

Zzulu posted:

Panfilo posted:

OP poo poo I want SFO to overhaul Kislev with:

Ice Court lets you put existing maidens/witches back in the ice court to farm additional traits, but the cost+time increases each time you do this. It also respecs their skill points and makes having 2 training slots have more of a point to it.

Katarin has access to both lores, and gets access to Ice Guard hero units which can be recruited through the ice court and count as Ice Maidens for the purpose of hero cap. They'd be functionally similar to Waystalker heroes and could get snow leopard mounts. Katarin herself would get a chariot mount as well so she could go full Narnia on her enemies.

Kostaltyn would get a new Flagellant knockoff unit that was fast and immune to slowing effects, as well as having unusually high magic resist but nonexistent armor (the idea here being a T1 melee unit specifically designed to be effective vs demons). His campaign would have these as the default unit recruited at any settlement, to recruit Kossars he'd need the T1 barracks building. Kostaltyn would get a late game mount that was an Elemental Bear with a little chapel on top.

Boris would get access to Feral Bears which would be somewhere on the level of Ogre Bulls in effectiveness and cost but low base ld and easy to lose control.

Dervishes have bows by default, their unit count and hp balanced for the cost and versatility. Horse archers are now mounted Strelsi which are better armored outriders albeit with smaller unit count/hp than the foot version.

T3 infantry is now Bogatyr (dual axe and bardiche varieties) while Tzar Guard are more in line with aspiring champions at T4.

A new horse drawn sled artillery unit like the multishot bolt thrower, weak non AP dmg but slows units it hits and can fire while moving.

Drunken_Pirate posted:

From what I've read, they're common in TTW3 on high-end systems. I've done all the usual- restrict framerate, update drivers, verify files, check memory. But it seems the campaign map just massively overheats certain GPUs. Just had my 4th BSOD and I think I'm done until this gets patched some more.

Baron Porkface posted:

Does anyone remember what the base income on hard was in warhammer 2?

Arghy posted:

Guaranteed all this poo poo is DLC stuff coming down the line esp the mount options. Dervishes are so worthless they should totally be horse archers as default but the T2 should be armored horse archers basically light winged lancers and keep the powder to chariots and sleds. The bear mounts are cool but really generic they shoulda gone with ice sleds with guns so your lords would be war sleds. The snow leopard mounts wouldn't work because they're too small and honestly horses need more representation. Hairy gelt should just get a horse drawn war wagon because technically he's not too hot on ursun so it wouldn't make sense for him to ride the big bear.

I'd also love to see mounted ice maidens so you could have an entire mounted army haha just imagine wagons full of guns and tons of horse archers while your wizards are riding war sleds.

MonsterEnvy posted:

Their Society actually does not give a crap about capitalism. They are just an ever growing Industrial Empire ruining everything they touch and enslaving anyone they can continue growing their machine, which exists to grow and enslave.

Panfilo posted:

Which reminds me another thing - I heard in previous games you had the option to dismount and fight on foot. It would be interesting if kossars and Strelsi had research upgrades that made these units start mounted. Maybe to fire you have to hit a 'dismount' button which makes the horses disappear which gives you flexibility ; vs ranged units or flankers you might want to stay mounted. This could be alongside the dedicated mounted units that have smaller entity counts but can shoot while mounted.

litany of gulps posted:

Empire TW had exactly this in the form of Dragoon units. Mounted ranged infantry. They couldn't shoot while mounted, but the idea was to use the mounts to rapidly get them into flanking positions, then dismount and have them form shooting lines. They were always pretty terrible to use and manage, but frankly that was just because it was always better to form your battle lines and use artillery to force the engagement.

Panfilo posted:

Glad we agree on dervishes, it's just so weird you'd think an army that can get a T1 hybrid unit would have a mounted version but they're just melee and horse archers have terrible melee stats. So just make em kossars on horses; kossars are already squishy so a faster move+shoot version with comparable cost. I like the idea of mounted strelsi better because an armored cavalry unit with ap ranged AND melee would be rather unique and the mobility makes it easier to play on Strelsi's strengths.

If not the bear then just a chapel pushed by zealots or something, an interesting counterpart to Volkmars popemobile. I think horses get plenty of representation as every hero/lord can take one as an option and they have 4 cavalry units. Just scale up the model if the kitty is too small or leave it as is for lulz like Archaeon on his little pony.

I do agree it would be cool to have an all mounted army. Which reminds me another thing - I heard in previous games you had the option to dismount and fight on foot. It would be interesting if kossars and Strelsi had research upgrades that made these units start mounted. Maybe to fire you have to hit a 'dismount' button which makes the horses disappear which gives you flexibility ; vs ranged units or flankers you might want to stay mounted. This could be alongside the dedicated mounted units that have smaller entity counts but can shoot while mounted.

SuperKlaus posted:

Yeah dude and actually Greenskins have nothing to do with hooligans they have never literally played a game of football you see

MonsterEnvy posted:

For fun some Chaos Dwarf Lore and the Likely Legendary Lords.

Astragoth Ironhand High Priest of Hashut


The Chaos Dwarfs are ruled by the High Priests of Hashut the Sorcerer-Prophets. The Sorcerer-Prophets meet in a grand conclave to discuss their plans of domination. All Sorcerer-Prophets are technically equal, as they have no leader or formal hierarchy. However Chaos Dwarfs respect age and knowledge just as much as normal Dwarfs, so the ones with the strongest voices are the oldest and most powerful. Astragoth Ironhand is the oldest living Sorcerer-Prophet and thus has the most influence among all Chaos Dwarfs. Astragoth was also known as the most powerful sorcerer the Plains of Zharr had seen in a 1000 years, but his power has started to wane. Chaos Dwarf Sorcerers are slowly turned to stone by their usage of magic (Probably a side effect of Dwarven incompatibly with it.) and Astragoth's legs and arms have petrified, so he is reliant on mechanical grafts and devices he has incorporated into himself to move and continue his duties without assistance. He's still a powerful sorcerer and his mechanical legs and arms make him stronger and faster then a normal chaos dwarf, if incapable of riding one of their great beasts into battle. Still his powers are weakening and eventually his head will petrify and leave his coveted spot as most influential Sorcerer-Prophet open.

Zhatan the Black, Commander of the Tower of Zharr

Zhatan is a powerful general among the Chaos Dwarfs, and is known to be the most black hearted and cruel of them all. Zhatan serves as the second in command to Sorcerer-Prophet Ghorth the Cruel, currently most potent of all living Chaos Dwarf Sorcerers. "It is said that when Ghorth presides over the sacrifices of Hashut the only sound louder than the screams of his victims is the gloating laughter of Zhatan." Zhatan spends much time away from the city as he is constantly gathering new slaves. The majority of the Dark Lands Greenskins greatly fear him and send thousands of their own kind in tribute to him without a fight. Ghorth's forges can barely keep up with his demands for weapons, which fuel his conquests, which fuel his demands in a vicious cycle. He's also allowed to ride a cool Great Taurus or Lammasu.

Drazhoath the Ashen

Once a promising and ambitious Chaos Dwarf Daemonsmith (A Chaos Dwarf Sorcerer skilled with magic and metallurgy, that has not quite yet reached the level of a Sorcerer-Prophet). Drazhoath caught the attention of Astragoth in a bad way, and was effectively exiled from Zharr-Naggrund (Their capital), to the Black Fortress a military base that serves as the home to the Legion of Azgorh, the Chaos Dwarf Penal Legion. Drazhaoth eventually took total command of the Legion and Tower becoming it's Sorcerer-Prophet representative. His power has grown greatly few other Chaos Dwarf Sorcerers can match him in arcane might or knowledge in the creation of war machines and Daemon-binding. Still he's a bit bitter as his ambitions have reached a peak. His lands and forces are far from Zharr-Naggrund and held in little regard. His voice as a lord of exiles carries little weight with the conclave, and none whatsoever with Astragoth the strongest voice who simply does not like him. Still Drazhoath sees opportunity knocking, as Astragoth is finally starting to wane. Drazhoath thinks he needs to gain a great victory, a massive amount of captives and loot that will boost his influence beyond his domain to help him secure prominence when Astragoth finally expires. Still he's not having an easy time as the Black Fortress is constantly under threat and fighting off enemies, so he's been unable to leave in search of his victory.

Gorduz Backstabber


"Stick 'em wiv arrers'. Stick 'em with knives, 'an swords, and spears. Stick 'em quick and stick 'em where it 'urts. But most of all, stick 'em when they's looking the other way."
The most infamous Hobgoblin Chieftain in service to the Chaos Dwarfs. Hobgoblins and their leaders are renowned for their short lives which comes from a bad habit of killing each other for greater glory. Gorduz is both clever and lucky enough (The fact that his boney shoulder hump is just a mess of scar tissue shows his good luck in surviving back stabs) to have lived longer then most of his species thought possible. He has self professed his dream of being the second Hobgoblin to die of old age, or show that story to have just been a myth. While not loyal to the Chaos Dwarfs he has always been a very willing partner to them, as the Hobgoblins have a bad reputation among other Greenskins to the point that Chaos Dwarf protection helps keep them safe. And all Hobgoblins have to do in return is be assholes to slaves or send some of their comrades to fight in the front lines, an easy choice.

litany of gulps posted:

Empire TW had exactly this in the form of Dragoon units. Mounted ranged infantry. They couldn't shoot while mounted, but the idea was to use the mounts to rapidly get them into flanking positions, then dismount and have them form shooting lines. They were always pretty terrible to use and manage, but frankly that was just because it was always better to form your battle lines and use artillery to force the engagement.

Arghy posted:

MTW1 and 2 had dismounting knights i think and i think some mongol horse units could dismount too. No idea why they removed it because it was a really cool feature but it was something you decided before the battle began not mid battle. They should play around more with unit summons like a hero that has vanguard and stalk that can summon 2 units of some fast non crumbling skirmish cav. Miners on TT basically appeared out of the ground or from a table edge so you could have a miner hero thats the cost of 2 units of regular miners that'd summon miners in around him.

It'd be a fun way to address the fact that T1 units get left behind in your stack, add some SE units that could summon a few T1 units in mid battle. Empire captains could summon some empire knights or swords men representing them having their own retinue. You could add it to generic lords too so an empire general could summon a unit of halberds/spears on himself to represent his bodyguard. Balance it so you could summon multiple T1 units or single higher tier units and add a skill tree option to customize it. A skaven warlock engineer could choose some weapon teams or a unit of stormvermin.

DaysBefore posted:

There were dismounted knights in Medieval 2 but they were an entirely separate infantry unit. I never like taking options away but at the same time I really can't think of any times where it's preferable to sacrifice the mobility of cavalry for a unit of infantry.

Arghy posted:

MTW1 and 2 had dismounting knights i think and i think some mongol horse units could dismount too. No idea why they removed it because it was a really cool feature but it was something you decided before the battle began not mid battle. They should play around more with unit summons like a hero that has vanguard and stalk that can summon 2 units of some fast non crumbling skirmish cav. Miners on TT basically appeared out of the ground or from a table edge so you could have a miner hero thats the cost of 2 units of regular miners that'd summon miners in around him.

It'd be a fun way to address the fact that T1 units get left behind in your stack, add some SE units that could summon a few T1 units in mid battle. Empire captains could summon some empire knights or swords men representing them having their own retinue. You could add it to generic lords too so an empire general could summon a unit of halberds/spears on himself to represent his bodyguard. Balance it so you could summon multiple T1 units or single higher tier units and add a skill tree option to customize it. A skaven warlock engineer could choose some weapon teams or a unit of stormvermin.

Panfilo posted:

Anything that makes Greasus fatter? Dude is barely "Alabama obese". You wanna call yourself shockingly obese you better be Jabba the Hutt in girth.

Panfilo posted:

Anything that makes Greasus fatter? Dude is barely "Alabama obese". You wanna call yourself shockingly obese you better be Jabba the Hutt in girth.

Panfilo posted:

You reminded me of a few other things I wish existed. Having units that were designed to pop in the middle of the battle. So miners are a perfect example. They pop up in the middle of the battle. The best modders could do was a Dwellers Below type ability but this was a summon, which never benefits from lord skills or veterancy. But ideally during deployment you'd have a box you could put these types of units, then after a predetermined delay you could just deploy them anywhere on the map. This would be especially good for Dawi as they are slow as molasses and this skill would be lulzy for capturing points.

The other thing you touched on was retinues. This is something I've wanted since the first game. My idea for it was that it was an alternate "mount" which gave you 4 bodyguards that had decent (but not amazing) stats. So like a Dwarf Lord might get a retinue of 4 hammerers, a paladin might be mounted with 4 knights of the realm, and so forth. The issue with this, though is that the engine doesn't seem to be able to support a single 'squad' having different weapons/stats/health. Because ideally the way I'd interpret it is that the retinue is expendible and meant to soak up hits and contribute a bit of extra damage, and only the hp of the lord model carries over which makes it harder to snipe the lord since you'd be targeting the squad as a whole.

Dawn of War managed to do this by having dissimilar units together, either upgrading a squad to have a sergeant unit and special weapon guys or having independent characters able to join squads (which would impart bonuses to the squad that were in). Total war kind of abstracts this with leadership bubbles but it's rather limited overall. Plus I'm pretty sure in TT most fantasy units could upgrade to a sergeant+standard bearer+musician which would have been cool to have instead of how these things are just tech upgrades.

MonsterEnvy posted:

Capitalism and Industrialism are not the same thing.

MonsterEnvy posted:

Their Society actually does not give a crap about capitalism. They are just an ever growing Industrial Empire ruining everything they touch and enslaving anyone they can continue growing their machine, which exists to grow and enslave.

SuperKlaus posted:

Greenskins have nothing to do with hooligans. Football and stadiums are not the same thing.

Captialism posted:

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.