*Edit ver. 3 Please note this post is expecting to change with new ideas as they come in. And suggestions are welcome. It won't be the 41st millennium without space combat. It's one of the reasons they're called "SPACE MARINES". The word "SPACE" is in their name. Is it possible to even get space combat built into the game, either now or in the future? I mean think about it? You know in those Star Wars films we see Storm Troopers boarding the Princess ship and blast anyone in their way. Or in episode III: the start with that EPIC ship to ship combat. THAT'S what I imagine it would be like. * Destroying an enemy ship * Boarding an Enemy ship and seizing it or raiding it. That could even be an epic quest to send squads? * Board a derelict ship and find out what happened? * Find a drifting ship and search for survivors. Now we've seen the inside of the Imperial ships in various games, the movie and anything else related to it. But we've never really seen the inside of an Ork ship, or an Eldar, and the possibilities of what horrors have wrought upon a Chaos vessel is just an AWESOME idea. I think of Event Horizon whenever I think of the bridge of a Chaos Ship. Now I have just had a few ideas on how Ship combat could work for the game, based on the information about classes for the factions. Please bare with me on this as I'm going by my imagination here to generate all this. Side Quests I noticed that there will be side quests to the main campaign. Where players and their team can go too reclaim relics and what not to help them on teh battlefield. What if there were space derelicts that did the same thing? Infested with Tyranids. This woudl be a chance for space combat too include one faction defending or attacking the derelict space hulk. Even the atmosphere of such a place would add to the gloom and horror of the Warhammer 40K world. I mean, imagine glowing eyes of a Gene Stealer coming at you from the halls or airducts. It would be like Alien. COMBAT Space Ship The Ships will be piloted by Chapter Masters and Captain ranks or any one of signifigant rank or eligability. This means they can fly the ship and fire the primary weapons. The flight system, to me, would be similar to Guns of Icarus. With a Helmsman, gunners and engineers. Likewise, all gunns on the ship would require gunners to operate them. This means a player MUST man a weapon station and fend off the enemy. Fighters With the multiple classes of ground forces: Trooper, jump, heavy and healer. I imagine space would be similar. So there would be classes for space such as: * Fighter ship - Good against fighters, bombers and transports * Bomber Ship - good against larger ships. Especially Ship exterior systems and weapons * Transports - Can ferry troops to enemy ship and provide minor fire support, effective against gun emplacements. CLAN SHIPS There are going to be clans, guilds, legions, chapters, etc. They are going to need a ship of their own. The founders of these "clans" can customize the interior and exterior appearance of their "Clan" ship. From teh color, the iconography, the cover for firing lines, bunkers, defenses, offenses, etc. Let the ship reflect the group. Like wise if they don't want a ship they can have a space station instead? keeping one in orbit over a world and tending to their clan.
Hopefully it will. I hope to create many malicious horrors that exist on my horrifying vessel of doom. DOOOM!
Just wanna say thanks, you've helped re inspire my idea for space ship combat here. Later on i'll work on a listing for how space combat can work with the game.
I would love to see space battles as a special, infrequent thing. If done properly, I feel like it would make for a great mechanic that allows a break from the norm. But I also like the idea of it being rare, as to not grow stale. Like maybe every other weekend? Just spit-balling...
Space Marines don't like space combat, they can't do anything from a space ship. They belong to the battlefield. It's a good idea but I don't think it's something planned by behavior as we might know now. Maybe a future extension will add space combat.
