So, I've had an idea for a sensible way to add custom chapters of Marines, Chaos Warbands, Ork Clans, and Eldar Craftworlds to the game. First off, you need a group of at least one hundred players, and one player who's been playing for a certain length of time; once you complete the nigh impossible task of getting a hundred MMO players to agree on something, this group submits a color scheme and symbol, and picks one of the existing factions to follow. In game terms, they'd be nothing more than a palette of one of the in-game groups, and someone could look over the color scheme so we don't have the Rarity Marines running around in bright pink and teal or something equally preposterous. Would this be a good way to handle it? If constantly uploading palette swaps would be a strain on the system(likely) maybe just restrict it to a few of the best schemes per month? Make it a monthly contest, even.
They'd still have distinctive looks; Dark Angels would have the robes, Space Wolves have their cloaks and BEARDS, etcetera. It'd just be a colorswap, not entire new models. It does get harder with the other races, since they're more dependant on color and less on bump mapping.
Yah I think the colors will be more or less locked. That way the different chapters are easily recognizable. But Im sure they will offer other items that you could use to make your char look different. Things like robes, pelts, icons, accessories, etc.
I'm assuming they could make some special outfits that wouldn't alter too much the original colors/symbols ex: Deathwatch. Ork pirate version. Chaos daemonic armor. Eldar more-ornated armor?
Depends on what race/subfaction you're playing but maybe they'll give a little freedom with accessories,patterns or choosing between Craftworld colors or aspect shrine colors but it would be nice if a Dev could elaborate.
Im sure we will get more info later in the game's development. But right now I think the devs are more concrened about nailing the actual gameplay mechanics. Things like colors and customizing usually comes later in the development process. But I like Disco's idea about the Death Watch and Ork pirates. That would be a fun way to give some more variety to the games customization system.
Ork pirates and such stuff will probably be part of the armor customization. What I'd like would be symbols for each SF, once they reach a certain amount of members.
I would love to see Death Company for obvious reasons, Deathwing and Ravenwing get there place in game
I have a custom army but I am going to play for the goffs because the sub faction is going to get minor upgrades depending on your sub faction. atleast thats what i heard. this might be a problem for custom races.
