Kill Team Co-Op Mode: How it Works and Why I Like It

Here's a look at my favorite part of the new edition of Kill Team, and why I think it has a little something for both gamers and hobbyists alike.
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[@DarcyBonoCreations]

TUTORIALS FOR SOME OF THE MINIS IN THE VIDEO: Painting Night Lords: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJyzqZRrqMaSabssi=HK0ePrpP1_zj42Tm Yellow Armor (Ironjawz): kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2XOm3mQYrdmhc0si=eJk5GH09_6nyTxoT Ork Skin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKiTnaB7lNCed8ksi=F9pmruFXVAXPmluq Painting Poison: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q33LpaaIhbCHjtksi=YsEaORWK2sSdi2am World Eaters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epemeatolK-WkLssi=xtwmrNpHGcbjCm_Q Painting Camo Cloaks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3OsaqStoa-om6Msi=Xu4gt4i9TR7XkHXB Painting Kroot Short: kzbin.infopFU0qD-5TLg?si=ZQ7gUtkKhqx57pzK Painting Blood: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4GUmKOhebWknqcsi=aro15EFyNnvlbf03 + mutant flesh and bone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3KlqIl_ZpWajc0si=L8iK_Q-vrJEzGme

[@GiganMan04]

Are the mutated world eaters at 6:00 kitbashed? I’ve never seen that sculpt before, they are very cool I want the one of the left

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks! They're just Chaos Possessed I painted as the Eightscarred legion (think Word Bearers daemon fanatics ...but Khorne centric). No kitbashing required, the box has a few fun options.

[@lorddyson6487]

The main reason I wanna buy the boxset is for the solo play, I hate it when me and my buddys are both struggling with rules but playing solo lets you master the basics at your own pace

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

As a basement hermit I am VERY excited about solo play 😆

[@GamingGuardians]

@@DarcyBonoCreations Solo play can let me use my ternigaunts from the old Tyranid Combat Patrol Box. :D

[@CharlieFultonSC]

Basement hermit LOL. ME!

[@squishysage6357]

That and its a good testing ground for team set ups and strategy's as well, like how when I use to play TCGs I would play a test game against myself to see how the deck flowed and such. Its much harder to do this when you have a actually player opponent, so now you don't have to feel like you're wasting their time.

[@TacticalSkew]

Glad you found the how to play useful!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Absolutely! I'm awful at coherently explaining how to play games, so your video was perfect 😃.

[@HumlsHobbies]

Solo play is what is bringing me back to warhammer after 20 years of being absent, I like the idea of small scale and something I can play on a coffee table. Also being able to learn at my own pace will be nice! Great video!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Couldn't agree more!

[@evileyeball]

My wife is exactly like you, Primarily a painter but does like the games. Often times she would find herself trying to play games and the opponent is far more well versed in the strategy of the game (me) or is far more competitive (Someone who is not me) so this mode I think will be PERFECT for us. We can play games TOGETHER as apposed to her getting frustrated as she loses to my team or gets paired against someone in a game night at the FLGS who totally wants to play the most ultra meta tournament lists and knows all the ins and outs of how to play the game best. Its what discouraged her back when we played Warmachine Mark II, This should allow both of us to get in more games because she will want to play more if she knows that it won't always be her on the losing end of things.

[@evileyeball]

Also Her and I lost EIGHT different Kill teams between us when the Compendium went away which leaves us with a bevvy of NPO's to face off against.

[@user-bh6hn3qv8c]

Awesome paint jobs! Looks awesome. I just painted up some Kommandoz for new Kill Team. Looking forward to more from you!

[@Skincheese]

I'm really excited for coop kill team, I generally like co-op games a bit better any way. I reeeaaally like your kroot. they're fantastic!

[@devastator3904]

I would love to play a Tyranid Monster scenario. This is literally the concept behind Advanced Space Crusade.

[@FrankAlbert-s3b]

Darcy, your miniatures are absolutely fantastic and somehow remain accessible to an average painter. This might be heresy, but I'm enjoying your content more than Duncan's !!! Keep up the good work.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

That is indeed the kindest heresy of all time, thank you! 🥰

[@PurpleTomDayR]

HERESY! YOU WILL BURN FOR THIS TREACHEROUS TAKE!

[@TheEr910]

I'm looking forward to this mode. I don't have a play group since my local stores closed. I mostly skipped last edition of Kill Team, but I will pick up this Rule Book.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Glad to hear it! The core book (which comes with the universal tokens) and a kill team is all you need aside from the usual dice and measuring stuff.

[@darrylparks4806]

Those are some *gorgeous* Night Lords. Ave Dominus Nox!

[@GamingGuardians]

I love how you promoted other people's videos. Makes for a great community.

[@emilefortier1688]

Every time I'm thinking "man, I wish someone had made a video about this new aspect of the hobby I like" You go ahead and do it. Keep up the great work!

[@nathanbailey8978]

Great video, really excited for this mode. Thank you!

[@bjorn9486]

Thank you for this review, my buddy and I were excited to here about Co-op mode!

[@jamesreed2475]

Those red Tyranids at 12:50, gorgeous.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you! They were a commission I painted earlier this summer. Was sad to see them go 😔

[@wesleygillis5061]

Battletoads!!! Me and my sister had a similar experience when we were kids! Thanks for the nostalgia 😊 can’t wait to try out co-op

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Yaaaas! We never beat Battletoads Battlemaniacs...that damn bike level...my god so much of our childhood was spent trying to get past that. Hell we tried again and highschool and just can't do it.

[@wesleygillis5061]

@@DarcyBonoCreations its a ridiculously hard game!!! P.s. Me and my partner were watching your vid together and we love your oceanic tyranids!!! So good!

[@sunidaze]

This is great. There's so many random models that I'd love to collect and paint. I also have some 3d printed stuff that I can use.

[@Soarlah]

As someone who has been interested in killteam for 4 years but only played his first game today, solo mode would have been great to remove the initial fear of playing the game. Thanks for the great video!

[@billybirdy9507]

Great video. Makes a lot of sense. I just bought Hive Storm as my first intro to Kill Team. The solo option was the reason because I don’t get to play with others often. I’ll probably use Five Parsecs from Home to expand on the world setting and create campaigns.

[@bendavie]

Awesome video, hit so many notes with me but the biggest one that appeals to me is that this play mode will sit so well with my status as a hobby butterfly with a wide range of random units and models.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

This 10000%! There are so many models that I think look awesome or have a cool idea for, but no actually gaming use for...until now.

[@Joshn714]

Thank you! Exactly the info I was searching for and going to purchase the new KT box. Really appreciated hearing your feedback. My daughter and I paint/play and the co-op format is perfect for us.

[@JesterOnCrack]

I'll need to look through the joint-op mode myself, but I largely agree with your takes. Biggest positives about the mode for me is, that it uses the full kill-team rules and NPC behaviour is very simple. So brewing your own enemies, scenarios or even campaigns will be reasonably simple.

[@NapGod]

this was dope actually. I've been most interested in the co-op/solo mode advertized for this edition, but the gaming channels are more focused on matched play. This was the info I was looking for and also you should consider doing more of these "podcast-style" videos, in my humble opinion. I thought it was great,.

[@davidwheward8081]

I have played the solo game a few times now. I've played Krieg as NPO against Angels of Death Salamanders so far. The Krieg were beaten comfortably each time. I think they need more than the 90 or 70 wounds. Now I'm doing the reverse and the games are closer.

[@mizublackriver7021]

i am very excited to see the co-op rules when released, your video made melook forward to it! Also that Ravening Hordes page will send the powerscaling nerds into a frenzy

[@slackeratlarge575]

I was sad to see the narrative campaign spec ops mode go away, but very excited for the solo and co-op modes to be added so I can get my friends into KT ❤

[@Jason-man-in-black]

Very interesting to hear your opinion on this, as someone who also sees themselves as a painter first and a gamer second (other than blood bowl) it was valuable to get your take on this. I must say since your vespid video and my decision to pick up the whole box I’m looking forward to it more and more.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Well I'm very glad to hear it! 😁

[@canuckchuck8836]

I did not even know that co-op was a thing with Kill Team! Thank you!

[@BB-pn2qv]

I was JUST looking for a video on how it works!

[@chadnine3432]

As someone who has played a ton of 5 Parsecs From Home, solo mode for Kill Team looks really appealing.

[@vailkor]

I'm primarily a painter, but I love narrative play. I've loved boxed games like Star Wars Imperial Assault, or Warhammer Quest because it gives me a bunch of cool models to paint, and then lets me make them fight. I grabbed Hivestorm for the solo/co-op play, and even to use as a light TTRPG. Older editions have a unit progression and injury system I intend to adapt, and I think a lot of the narrative focused missions they release could easily be adapted for solo/co-op play or be run that way with a game master arbitrating the "NPO"s. I haven't been buying 40k models, but now I'm looking at how to get enough of every faction to have as "NPO"s so I can tell different stories on the tabletop. I definitely agree that it's a great way to learn to play, it will be how my family and I learn for sure, but I also think the sky is the limit. It's a simple system, but I think that serves it well because it doesn't take much to tweak it and make it fit your needs

[@DarthReluctant]

A delightful ramble and I love Mr. Bono's work. You may have actually sold me on picking up the Killteam box.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you, I'll tell him you said so! 😁

[@dylangeiger-lee9709]

Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhh baby Night Lords representation. Those models look amazing, making me want to paint some more of my own.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

They have an alarming lack of merchandise for such a memorable legion 😆

[@spcwolf]

Great video- love your painting. This is the one thing I am really looking forward to in this new edition.

[@cordial001]

cool video. I hope the co-op takes off for KT. I'm looking forward to it very much so I hope it does well

[@Micsma]

Oh kae. You mentioned loathing the pep rally bullcrap that corporate jobs hawk at you and went up to possibly my favorite minipainting channel and youtuber. Mad props Darcy.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Haha well glad you appreciate it! If you've seen Anchorman, that scene with the morning meeting was 1000% me in corporate land: (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4W9i6ysoL99i9Usi=DyKTbV7Qrzf4MbGv).

[@christopherfisher5304]

Thank you for the info on the new killteam, waiting for my pre-order. BTW great looking paint jobs

[@tinyfishhobby3138]

Really cool selling point for the game, and a great positive aspect to it.

[@orbitaloperations]

I didn't know killteam supported coop and solo but now this has me interested.

[@zeroxexe111]

Super insightful, very great to know!

[@teno2tube]

The "do what is worst for you" is such a smart thing in solo game variants (obvs KT is not the first doing this). Great learning mechanism where you have none of the negative emotions of a human doing "the worst thing" to you, and you automatically have a perfectly balanced enemy who is exactly at your skill level :)

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

I'm so happy with the co-op.. Mostly a painter, love a game, but don't like competitive games that much, co-op ones tho I love! So warhammer quest was my fav, but tricky to get a group going. Now I can just infinite a buddy over for a beer and a co-op game! I finished a whole bunch of traitor guards just for this, the blooded killteam with a whole lot i gathered over the years from BSF. Can't wait for tomorrow!

[@Politov]

Oh my god, I was not ready for the (human) skin tone tau. Talk about a jump scare, looking down at my phone and seeing that 😂

[@S.A.S.H.]

The Night lords look amazing! As are the Orc boyz. And your husband does really awesome terrain work.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

If I wasn't busy with my Orks and Dornian Heresy Nurgle Blood Angels, I'd totally like to paint up some Guardsmen or Space Marines in the style of those green army men figures (like the ones shown in the Toy Story movies)

[@hughmac7423]

Great video, my box is coming next week and I'm looking forward to the solo game play. I have been painting and a casual player since 1990.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Wow that's impressive ; that's nearly as long as I've been alive! 🤯

[@U2QuoZepplin]

This is interesting. Solo play would really work for me too.

[@iank1419]

I haven’t really gotten into Kill Team before, but I think with this edition In going to take the plunge. You mentioned that co-op isn’t meant for experienced players. That may be the case for now, but I hope over time it grows into a fully- developed multiplayer ‘PvE’ mode that can challenge experienced players as well. What I’m saying is, I want co-op Space Hulk. Also - love the color scheme on your Tau Pathfinders!

[@eggbinary]

I've loved horde mode with my partner and them controlling the horde so I think this will be a perfect smaller game for us to enjoy

[@oleww50]

I enjoyed this! More rambles please 🙂❤️🙌

[@ryanunderwood9090]

I feel you on the constant moving and having to re-establish a gaming group; I've spent the last 19 years in the military, so moving on average every 2 years was the norm for me. I'm definitely looking forward to these rules to get my grips on the game while I slowly start looking for a local group.

[@technicaldisasters]

I’m still waiting my new Killteam box. Hopefully it will ship this week.

[@joakimandersson7769]

Excellent video! As for the game design, as usual it's funny how there are hundreds of game designers our there trying to figure out and solve NPC AI, fixing randomization issues, design solo mechanics, and James Workshop as usual goes: or maybe we just don't do any that, and release anyway? And people are gonna buy it because of the absolutely immense marketing budget and enfrancisement... XD

[@gkiyo]

0:48 IN MIDNIGHT PLAID

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

How...did I not think of THAT 😂

[@doyoubinoame8483]

Warhammer 40k you can play alone and without commitment to 2k point army. Trully the best time of Warhammer 40k

[@Akota999]

Hey ur night lords look amazing

[@Micsma]

Yaopooo this looks real cool and I wanna play this

[@liamsheahan5993]

Do you have any instructional content on the Tau pathfinders? That paintjob is sick!

[@normanderi]

im thinking when i play with my friend, im gonna put some extra stats to some units, specially the "warrior"(as i think is the weakest), 5 dice, maybe some devastation, maybe a plasma, some better saves o +1 to both damage, idk, maybe simply add more units, but i feel it is kinda easy just reading it

[@Micsma]

I have posted three comments now cuz I have enjoyed ever aspect of this video and I had to say as such. /The Look/ friggin killed me.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Man thank you so much, you're always so supportive! And yeah, poor Mr. Bono 😆

[@TheMadwizz]

Speaking of cardboard cutouts. The 2nd edition starter set for Warhammer 40k that came out in 1993 had a cardboard cutout in the box for a Ork Dreadnought.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks Zul'jin! 😀 Your profile pick hit me right in the nostalgia. He had one of my favorite pics in Warcraft 2.

[@robertchmielecki2580]

I just wish they had managed to design automa's moves in a less cumbersome way. It may happen that operating automa moves takes more time than actually playing yourself, creating downtime and disengagement. Many board games with solo modes have already moved behind the stage of thinking that automa needs to do the same things players do. It needs to produce player-like results, not perform all player-like processes. I recommend checking Terra Mystica and its automa mode, which is pure genius. Operating it is lightning quick and it produces game states like a nasty player, full of surprises.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Meh, like I said I don't game very often and still found it easy to operate. I think the "do what's worse" rule overrides any clunkyness. And like I said in another comment. I never said it was "the best" co-op mode, but rather a way to enjoy Warhammer 40k in a co-op setting. Thank you for the game recommendation though.

[@pduf7326]

Great video!

[@robertthebeau1611]

your a very good painter

[@williamtimberlake3846]

Ave Dominus Nox Sister great models

[@Ulfhednir9]

A killteam (ie arbetes)dealing with a poxwalker swarm

[@cheekygrimkel]

More recently got into painting. But haven't hit enough points to play a regular 40k game. Maybe I'll target kill team for actual play.

[@Artmesa]

Have you tried OPR Grimdark Skirmish? You can use any models for it, including these! I don't play Kill Team or AOS/40k because GW does not respect their customers time ( or money).

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Thanks for the recommendation. I've heard of One Page Rules but haven't played them. You do you; I don't have a problem with GW. They've done some screwy things since I started 20 years ago, but not to the point where I feel I need to look elsewhere.

[@randyping6036]

Could you have more than two people in co-op mode as long as you're all pretty equal in wounds? Because this mode engaged with 3 or 4 players opens up some really cool role playing game potential. I would love to get together with a group and have us play together as a rag tag team of mismatched plucky grim dark adventurers.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

I don't see why not! That's a great idea, especially for teams with a larger body count. There are also missions for 3-4 players (versus mode though) in the book if you wanna go that route

[@randyping6036]

@@DarcyBonoCreations oh the possibilities! Eeeeeee!

[@t4washere384]

Wait a minute, doesn't World Eaters use the "normal" Chaos Terminators kit that comes with a Reaper Autocannon? Sounds like a range heavy to me. And failing that, Traitor Guard/Cultist with Sniper Lasgun.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Oh yeah, I don't have any terminators in my army so I forgot about the reaper auto cannon 😅. They're overshadowed by the Eightbound for me. But yep, that definitely works.

[@HasteHobbies]

12:15 but those Tau, incredible! I there a video of that?

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

Sorry not yet! I painted them for a commission way back before I was making regular tutorial content. I do have a written guide for the armor though: ko-fi.com/post/Black-and-Orange-Tau-Painting-Process-V7V7AN36J

[@kerodrone1220]

Hi Mrs Bono!. Does your husband happen to be a member of a very famous band?

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

🤫

[@LaughingAndy]

I wasn’t going to touch kill team. I’m not a lover of the almost fixed nature of the teams. But with solo I can mix and match the teams I want. Not to mention the narrative nature of missions I can make. A mix of specialists from different imperial teams head into a tyranid hive to blow it to bits. Sign me up for that.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

This 10000% I feel like the Tyranids offer some of the craziest "what if" options for this new mode. Either that or a Necrom Tomb world where the terrain has like crazy security systems that try and kill you too 🤔

[@LaughingAndy]

@@DarcyBonoCreations totally. It could be like the tng crew going onto a Borg cube. As they go through the steps stuff starts to wake up. Don’t do it fast enough and something really nasty comes after you. A cool narrative thread running across your games.

[@Kroeghe]

0:27 Same. And mine aren't good miniatures, let me tell you that.

[@MekBoooooi]

I'm making boss fight ruels!

[@hdhstarwars2723]

15:48 that's the face of a totally sane individual.

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

The Butchers Nails were really biting that day!

[@shorelessskies]

omg nightlords are gross edit: the characters, not your paint job. Your models are awesome.

[@felixu6434]

the reaseon why gw is doing this is one thing for me, one page rules got co op modes for basicly every system they have

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

I mean co-op games are nothing new. I'm just glad to see them in a universe and in a miniatures range I already like.

[@felixu6434]

@@DarcyBonoCreations just google One page rules and all their free rulebooks,printminis and cooperations with others. what triggers me is that gw is selling this as the big new thing just to get even more money, when u cann have the same game and or minis for 50% of the gw prices. i played everything from gw for like 15 years but after all their stunts they have to realise they dont have the monopoly anymore

[@leesweeney8879]

Wow. GW took the system out of 5 Parsecs from Home, cut most of it out, and renamed the parts. Take a look at 5 Parsecs from Home. You can use the same minis!

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

It's similar to The Silver Bayonet as well, but there's only so many ways for enemy mob mechanics to work.

[@Optionvideo209]

I couldnt reply to your comment because youtube was deleting every comment and reply I made. So I ended up deleting my original post out of principle. Much love

[@artycharr]

as with anything painting wise its availability, killteam is nice because its a small amount of models to paint, killteam is bad because its usually models they already have released or as is more noticable with the new itteration they just decided to stop making that team, the amount of times lately ive looked on youtube and seen really cool models only to find they dont make them anymore and cost 6* the amount on ebay for partial sets, its one of the main reasons i dislike killteam, its not got much permanence.

[@crazyvolucris]

Unfortunatly this is the most underdevelopped Solo/CoOp system i know. GW did here a minimal job just to widen there audience. If you really want to play solo, just use the Fallout Wasteland Warfare Rules for the game… and there are plenty other Solo Systems which do way better 🤣🤪🙌🏻

[@DarcyBonoCreations]

What's funny is I actually recorded a segment on how there are obviously other "better" co-op games out there (The Silver Bayonet referenced in the video) but then deleted it because the video was getting long and the entire idea completely irrelevant. And I say irrelevant because obviously those other games don't provide the same experience as Warhammer. If you're already into Warhammer, or are becoming interested due to something like Space Marine 2, you're not looking for THE BEST co-op game. You're looking for a way to enjoy the world of Warhammer 40k (possibly with someone else). Someone who enjoys listening to 40k lore while they paint miniatures doesn't care if it's not most developed co-op system. They care about having a good time seeing the miniatures they painted from a setting they enjoy. Also as a painter, none of the other co-op games have miniatures on par with Games Workshop. Sure my 3D prints for Silver Bayonet are fine, but I still prefer crisp plastic.

[@benrunciman4399]

Good shtick