Yo, I'm a relatively new TT player with about 3,000 pts. or so of Salamanders. My main hobby is gaming, and as there are 4 factions and 4 character slots, I will most likely have a foot in every door. Never really been part of a community, and so I hope this one turns out to be full of friends, albeit friends who murder each other in droves for the emprah, or WAAGH, or Chaos, or... why do the Eldar kill? I can't remember. Anyway, hope to have some fun with you guys! -BadDo9 Tu'Shan
Welcome to a great Community if you have questions just ask and we will do our best to help out or find someone that can. Looks like you did some research and got a founders pack, so i would like to thank you for supporting Eternal Crusade. This is a info greet that me and a few other forum members send to new members to help them out getting started my apologies if you know this info CODEX: ADEPTUS CRUCESIGNATISWelcome fellow Crusader! Glad to have you join the fray! I'm sure you will like it here, since the dev team members are hardcore 40k fans! View: View: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_lVqPUpjkw Here is some basic info on the game to help you get started so you land on your feet and hit the ground running! Firstly If you are new to the Warhammer40k universe and do not understand the acronyms or jargon many people will use on these forums check out this link: http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/acronyms-jargons.44474/ Here is the F.A.Q. link. https://www.eternalcrusade.com/faq You can also find it on the right side of the tab bar. hope you will have fun here! "Crusaders, War calls. Will you join the Crusade?" UPDATE: THE 5th ORK SUB-FACTION VOTE IS OPEN FOR THE FOUNDERS!!! CLICK HERE TO VOTE: http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/ork-5th-sub-faction-vote-now.45082/unread (note: the vote is open untill May 7th 2015; every founder can vote a sub-faction for each race, once the polls will be available) UPDATE: News for non-Founders (Info from the newest "State of the Crusade" here is the link: http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/state-of-the-crusade-ill-–-trading-with-rogues-uncertainties-and-change.45089/) Spoiler UPDATE: Here is also a healthy reminder for those of you that are not Founders and want to be part of this Eternal Crusade. We will be removing our biggest packs, the Dawn of the Imperium and Xenos. They were limited time items and we … kind of forgot to take them out again. So in three weeks we’re removing both those packs, and the Pioneer pack. You’ll still be able to get all the individual items through the store at a later date, but for now we’re focusing on the regular founder’s packs. So go ahead, don’t worry about your purchases yet in the Rogue Trader Store, you’ll get your points back when we reset our systems so you can test it all with us. We’ll see you this Friday in our weekly Twitch, watch out for 2 new short stories, go use your Founder vote for the Ork 5th sub-faction and of course – I’d shamelessly encourage you to use the opportunity to get a founder pack – or upgrade to the big ones before they disappear. Factions at war Spoiler: Factions at war For launch (Around 2016) it is planned to have four Factions that can be played and a further one that will be NPC controlled, the Tyranids, used as a balancing mechanic.... Note there are plans in time to have all of the different factions from the Warhammer 40k lore in-game as add-ons later. If you get a founder pack you will be able to vote on the 5th sub-faction sometime. Here is a link to the Factions at war on this world.(Click the tabs on the left side to look at the different factions and go to the bottom to see the sub-factions per each one) https://www.eternalcrusade.com/game/factions-at-war Here is the link for the list of classes. http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/official-basic-class-list.20852 Game Type Spoiler: Game Type Eternal Crusade is going to be a 3rd person view action combat game mmo (With RPG/Shooter elements, call it a hybrid) much like the game Space Marine, but think it like Space Marine + Plantside 2= Eternal Crusade. There is no normal levelup, no getting to level 90 and having 200k health points while a level one would have 100....it's more like the game Space Marine, where a noob level one has the chance to kill a player that has been playing for years. There is a skill tree that will let you work on being really good at an aspect of one particular class and, in time, you can max them all out. From what I saw and heard you can max one aspect out fast or spread the XP across them all, taking longer to max them out but being somewhat ok at all of them in the mean time. Basically your progression in the skill tree will depend on your own play style. Most MMOs need players to spend so much time to stay caught up with all the other players like Levels, gear and so on. If you don't you fall behind and are no longer allowed to sit at the big boy table left out of the Dungeons and raids and i'm sure more then a few gamers have felt that left behind feeling Crusaders playing Eternal Crusade will be able to drop in and play hours or 10-15-30 mins a day if only to drop on the front line for 15-30 mins helping to take a base or hold one or knock out a Underworld (A Eternal Crusade Dungeon). even so he will still be needed and contributing for his faction and still able to kill the Crusader that has put in hours per day. This should help to bring in new players well after launch knowing that it will be a even fight for all And would fit well for those that have limited time. The available controllers will be mouse and key board, and Gamepad controller, you can swap easily between the two systems, so that you can use your mouse and keyboard for ranged and a gamepad controller for melee, for example. Chain Command / Economy / Objectives Spoiler The high level Chain of Command is in two parts it's best that this be copied from the F.A.Q. Q:How do the campaigns work? As the four armies clash on the surface of the planet, the (NPC) High Command for each army receives intelligence and set objectives to act on. Campaign objectives are always opposed by at least one other faction. These grand clashes rage across one or more of the continents on the surface for a set period of time. When the High Command receives new intelligence, they change their objectives and focus their efforts into a new campaign on a different continent (or continents). The results of the previous campaign will be meaningful and some campaigns will be story driven, helping to uncover more about the lore of the universe and the planet itself. Q:Who leads the war council? A player-selected Council determines the focus of their factions in campaign and territory control, and also has some say over resource distribution. Strike Force leaders also have access to similar powers in a more limited fashion. So it looks like at this point there is a plan to have at this time a unknown number of crusaders/players per faction voted in to lead their faction in campaigns as members of their factions "War Council" to over see the war effort and to hand out faction missions/objectives for the Crusaders of that faction, They will also be able to use faction RPs (Resource points that have been gathered by the controlled bases and/or a modifier where a faction/guild/chapter will get so much RPs per active member per-hour) to call in orbital strikes, air strikes and other supports to aid their faction and also they will be able to gift FRPs to players in an area, so they can get a tank to fight off a large attack by another faction. Note the players will get RPs for killing other players, vehicles, taking bases, killing enemy NPCs like the Tyranids and completing factions High Command/War Council objectives. those RPs are owned by the players, the War Council will not be able to take a player's RPs. Eternal Crusade's PvP and PvE Spoiler The planned PvP content will have players from the four Factions fighting it out for control of the planet, capturing bases to expand their faction's control (Think Planetside 2). the control of most territory won't be the only objective, as each faction will have its own unique goals to achieve. Each base is supposed to provide the faction that controls it with different bonus and in-game RPs (Resource points) for the faction's leaders to use in dire times (Give these resources to players so they can get tanks/hero's/elites to fight off a large enemy attack). there is also a discussion about supply line mechanics that might be in-game so if the bases in the rear get taken, the front line gets cut off from resupply (no more ammo), requiring the bases in the rear to be guarded from sneaky attacks. The planned PvE content will be randomly generated Dungeons in the form of Underworlds/Hives (These will be instances) where is required to eliminate the Tyranids to hold them back from your bases or retake a base you lost to them. And in doing so your faction as a whole will earn (Maybe also FRPs) items that will help in the current campaign. Moreover, also the players who completed the Dungeon would get XP/RPs/gear as loot. One thing to point out, the PvE content is planned to be used as a balancing mechanic to help hold over pop factions in check (The Tyranids would attack the over pop factions more often) but keep in mind the "Bugs" will attack all the factions. One might think that 10%-15% PvE might be to small for the PvE gamers out there, But you need to remember Underworlds/Hives are planned to be randomly generated, so each time you play this mode, it will be different every time. For example, you may find different NPC Tyranid bioforms/bioweapons, other NPC factions mentioned by the devs, new map areas so you wont get burned out doing the same one over and over. This will force all players, newbies and Vets of Eternal Crusade, to stay on their toes! "Be True, Be Fair, Be Transparent" Spoiler Also the devs will have weekly live-streams (Each friday at 2:00PM EST), which are divided into "INTO THE WARP" and "WARP ECHOES" episodes. the former shows new gameplay, while the latter is mostly a development update, where the devs keep in touch with the community and make QandAs and giveaways. http://www.twitch.tv/40kcrusade (Keep an eye out on the forums to see when the next one will take place!) If you are online when they do it live you can ask about the game, you can also click on the "Community" tab and then click on the "Twitch shows" tab and then click the Ep. that you want to watch, where you can find game play and Q&A! You should really look at the livestreams to get an idea of the grand scale they are going for. Here is a dev team match so you can get an idea of the planned game play (Pre-Alpha-Work in progress December 19, 2014) View: View: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8-ly-vQO0 Here is a link to a Q&A answers compilation thread where Founders and forum members alike have asked the devs about the game. Their answers are posted here, and every two weeks a new thread will open up, allowing members to ask new questions. It's crunch time for the devs, so it may take days before it shows up on the Q&A thread, but the wait is always worth it! http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/q-a-answers-compilation-thread.32349/ Founder Store Spoiler If you like what you see and would like to help Eternal Crusade you can support the title by getting a Founders pack (Also getting founder Alpha/founder Beta and bonus Rogue Trader Points for helping Eternal Crusade while in development). Go to the "STORE" tab and click on the "Founder's Store"(Drop down) to look at the different options. There is also an option to upgrade the founder pack (If you can only get the $40 US basic founders pack at the time. then, later on, you can upgrade only up to launch). Also of note, they have a referral program where you can convince someone to get the game and then give him your code to get a nice referral bonus for both of you. You can find your referral code by clicking on the "Join the War" tab, then clicking the "Founder Sheet" by just wheeling down a bit. It should be on the right hand side under recruitment level and the code is typed in yellow! You can also play the game for free by trying as the ork boys (Free to play race), but you will have limited options that can later be expanded by microtransactions, When you buy 40,ooo RTP's you unlock the full game. Note the bonus RTPs (rogue trader points) to be used in the "STORE" "Rogue Trader" are a gift by Dev team for supporting Eternal Crusade, while it's in development. So, if you get a founder pack, you get the bonus RTPs as a gift, $1 US=1,000 RTPs, a $40 founders pack gives you 40,000 RTPs as a gift. Now if you were to wait till after launch, where the founders program ends, if you get the game for $40 you wont get any of the founder unique items. They will keep adding more and more items to the Rogue trader store each month or so until launch. Each Founder pack provides 4 character slots, which allow to equip a complete loadout for a warrior from each faction. If you want to have a character for every faction and sub-faction, you can buy additional slots to equip. FORUM INTRODUCTION ADDENDUM Spoiler After having read the introduction to the game, you may want to know the community that support its development. to better dive into the forum, here are the most important threads Here's the most important threads about news, updates and releases corcerning the game's development DEVELOPMENT AND NEWS Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/state-of-the-crusade.44324/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/twitch-status-thread.36590/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/twitch-episode-summaries.42821/ If you feel like speacking in general about the game, sharing your thoughts or state which is the most badass faction, this is the right place to start from! GENERAL DISCUSSION Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/what-motivates-you.42825/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/what-race-will-you-play-at-launch.170/ For the Space Marines out there. SPACE MARINES Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/favourite-of-the-4-announced-chapters.86/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/what-role-will-you-play.302/ If you are a Traitor, this is where you are gonna loose your mind! CHAOS SPACE MARINES Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/which-chaos-army-do-you-like-the-best.42923/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/you-preffered-class-of-choice.2522/ Ezluzz've Klub only fer da Meanezt'nd Greenezt!!! Be proppa Orky dere!!! WAAAGH!!! (WARBOSS SCARBLITZ THE DREDFANGA) Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-ork.108/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/orkz-allying-with-chaos-possibly.1404/ Oh yeah, almost forgot, there are also you Eldar with your fancy ways.... ELDAR (PHOENIX LORD JAIN ZAR) Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/aspect-warrior-visual-customisation.18842/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/eldar-artwork.264/ For guys who are searching a bunch of guys to cause havok with! RECRUITMENT Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/looking-for-guild-chapters-warbands-craftworlds-clans.3548/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/reserve-guild-names.20031 Seriously, I have no idea what the Emperor is going on here, but it seems addictive for many people. so have a look! ....if you dare.... OFF-TOPIC DISCUSSION Spoiler http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/so-this-is-where-the-heretics-reside.1420/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/the-banning-game.495/ http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/warhammer-40k-memes.2703/ Last but not least, join da Eternal Crusade Map, so that we can get ready for Arkhona by overwhelming this world in the meantime!!! http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/eternal-crusade-worldwide-player-map.40363/ P.S. Before creating a thread about how guardsmen could be implemented, orks should be easy to kill or sister of battle as the female choice for loayalists, BEHOLD!!! Here's the mighty power of the Search Button!!! Be you a Faithful Loyalist, a Servant of Chaos, a Savage Greenskin, a Misterious Eldar, welcome to the upcoming Crusade! See you on the scorched fields of Arkhona and may you slaughter by my side our enemies, or die by my own hand! IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FAR FUTURE THERE IS ONLY WAR
Welcome to the forums I look forward to meeting you on the field of battle. Do not worry for when we meet you will have chosen one of the most beautiful ways to die.
Thanks guys, nice too meet you. Is it fire? Explosions? At the end of a blade? OOH! A flaming sword that, when it hits, catches your opponent on fire that will make them explode. That sounds cool. What were you thinking?
