#Warhammer 40k armageddon mods upgrade

Now I know that there are orks, imperial guard units and space marines involved. Beyond admiring the Imperium's ability to have a sequel to the War of Armageddon, and the delightfully grim pessimism of naming a planet Armageddon in the first place, I knew nowt. My knowledge of Warhammer only extends as far as the nuts and the bolters, so the idea of fighting through the Second War of Armageddon didn't hold any particular excitement for me.

It's not a lively portrayal but it's efficient and clear. Bursts of fire, and the smoke and explosions that mark impact are just about the only things animated on the field of play, but units are distinctive, and despite failing to reflect the scale of Titans and other monstrous machinery, they're effective counterparts to the models on which they're based. On one level, no, it's not a looker and it never will be. That is unless they're put off by the game's rather plain appearance. If you know your lasguns from your bolters and your Vindicators from your Predators, garnering a swift overview of your units' capabilities is easy enough.Д®very piece of information you need is displayed as you hover over units, but just as those with a knowledge of military history are likely to gravitate toward their favoured conflicts in the world of wargaming, anyone who has dabbled with the world of 40K will find Armageddon immediately inviting. The benefits that a convincingly portrayed fictional or historical setting can contribute is not only found in the flavour but in immediate accessibility. Strong use of theme goes a long way in the land of hexes. Where the game shines is in its use of the Warhammer fiction.

#Warhammer 40k armageddon mods upgrade

Resources can be used to upgrade units during a campaign, or to recruit new ones, and that's about your lot. In terms of long-term strategic planning, Armageddon is very basic indeed. There are no logistical elements to fret about, just lots of units and a stack of maps to bolt across. It's a turn-based wargame, with many similarities to Panzer Corps, and I'd argue it has a place in today's Flare Path. I always liked the books more than the figures, truth be told, and as I was playing through the solidly hexy Warhammer 40K: Armageddon, I had almost as much fun taking trips down memory lane as I did strategically picking my way to victory. If I'm not careful, I'm going to end up actually going into a Games Workshop and spending all of my Christmas shopping money on a pile of codices. This is the third Warhammer feature I've written in since revisiting Space Hulk a couple of weeks ago.