How to Play Warhammer 40k on Tabletop Simulator in 10th Edition

[@fatarchon]

2024 UPDATE: Check out the latest tutorial at kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2fdnH1vZrx4n9ksi=NZv5N5xxonRTmVL6

[@Crowanor]

Thanks a lot for this guide, just getting into tabletop but am poor, have been loving the lore.

[@mr.trashtastic3947]

Super useful. Literal 40k Noob here. Going to use this as an affordable starting point. Thank you so much!

[@fatarchon]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robbennett6766]

Really great overview on how to get started with TTS for us rookies! Much appreciated.

[@fatarchon]

My pleasure, glad you found it helpful!!

[@noahoverton2399]

Absolutely loved the commentary while giving helpful advice, me and buddy just got tabletop for warhammer because we moved away from each other, thank you for showing how to set it up

[@bohemianchops]

Thank you for this video. Such a great comprehensive guide for getting started. A friend and I are going to play our first game on TTS tonight and I was scrambling to learn the mod.

[@fatarchon]

You're exactly the kind of person this video was made for so hell yeah! I'm glad it was helpful, hope you & the homie have a blast. PS: I believe they changed how the maps are added so make sure you read the pinned comment (has a download for the maps)

[@fatarchon]

Next video will (probably!) be how to prepare / practice for tournaments. Let me know if you have any other suggestions though! Appreciate you guys

[@BiffT]

Ay thanks dude! Gave you a sub. 3 more then you're at 1k! Love the use of TTS with your commentary. found your channel from the daemons vid you did. Cheers!

[@fatarchon]

Thank you for the sub friend

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Thanks this is a very good video, especially for my friends who are getting into 40K.

[@fatarchon]

Awesome!! Anything to get some more players into the hobby, I'm glad it'll be helpful! I posted a few extra tips (+ most of the links) in the description if that helps at all. Let me know if there ends up being a particular topic they're curious about or struggle with

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

@@fatarchon Thank you so much. ☺️

[@sladewilson2753]

Thank you so much. I have a couple of friends who all like to play, but we have the mother of all conflicting schedules, and I'm not skilled when it comes to mods so this is perfect

[@sunsei104]

Thanks for all the videos mate, really appreciate it as a wannabe 40k player ! Keep it up !

[@fatarchon]

Woot! Glad you liked them! & don't worry, I got a bunch of goodies in the works haha

[@jakedemonaco1034]

Thank you so much, maybe I’ll see you out there on the battlefield!

[@Tru_]

Great video! Just started trying to get into 40K TTS.

[@fatarchon]

Excellent! You're exactly who I was hoping this would help so tyvm for the feedback! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or the sort, glad to have you with us hah

[@bumblaster9000]

brilliant video thanks, ive gone from clueless to half knowing what im doing haha

[@fatarchon]

Glad to help!! I'm actually working on a 'part 2' that'll basically have a full walkthru on actually playing / go over anything I missed. I'm sick right now hah but hopefully I can post it sometime later this week. PS: I had posted some tips in the description too so be sure to check those out if you didn't already :P Glad you found it useful tho, lemme know if you have any questions along the way

[@el_super_laser]

great video, thanks. some random from the ctrl+v that made me laugh, lol, had to investigate that one: "While developing the user interface for the Lisa, Apple programmer Larry Tesler chose to use the Z, X, C, and V keys in conjunction with the Lisa's Apple key to represent Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste. Together, they made Apple+Z, Apple+X, Apple+C, and Apple+V."

[@fatarchon]

Ohhh I LOVE little factoids like that so that's awesome to know! & yeah, C for copy & V for.. Uhm.. Paste! Lol

[@zacharyrosmanitz7547]

2:09 good choice, daemons are da best!

[@gmsubzeropsp]

just going through this again. You don't always have to hold tab. INstead, -highlight your whole army -Right click -toggles -Check on Measurement now, when ever you move a model, it will automatically measure the distance it's being moved.

[@fatarchon]

Good tip! It's funny for some weird reason the auto measure annoys me lmao but yeah esp for anyone newer that's a very smart move so good call

[@bruev5113]

Thank you so much!

[@fatarchon]

and thank *you* for the thanks haha, glad it was helpful! I'm kicking around the idea of doing a 2024 edition that touches on some more stuff; let me know if you run into anything (or are curious about anything) you think I may have missed

[@abijango]

excellent video!

[@fatarchon]

Thanks friend!! I'm considering doing a 'part 2' with some more tips 'n tricks. Either way, glad you found some use out of it!

[@fatarchon]

*IMPORTANT* They changed how the maps are added, I uploaded a zip you can use. Unzip this to your Documents / My Games / Tabletop Simulator / Saves www.dropbox.com/s/aya4gg3eocx98ay/Maps%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Terrain.zip

[@v7w37]

Note for those on linux need to place in home directory / .local / share / Tabletop Simulator / Saves

[@fatarchon]

@@alicelee2874 you highlighting my "uh's"?! :P

[@morningbeauvoir]

this was so useful, thank you!

[@fatarchon]

Woot, seeing comments like these make my day so I appreciate the kind words. Hope you've been able to get some games in!

[@zoltanszabo8030]

Heyho! Thanks for the tutorial :D I made it trough, managed to install (i think) everything there was to install, but i dont have a maps folder in battleforged. only terrain and tools. :(

[@fatarchon]

I got you bae, I zipped up the files from my copy: www.dropbox.com/s/aya4gg3eocx98ay/Maps%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Terrain.zip You'll unzip this to: Documents / My Games / Tabletop Simulator / Saves

[@zoltanszabo8030]

@@fatarchon thank you :D

[@mgt4494]

great video mate, super helpful!

[@Babagazaba]

Super helpful. Thanks!

[@fatarchon]

Glad you got some use out of it & tyvm for the feedback!!

[@ramsho9369]

by far the most helpful video! i spent all day yesterday trying and couldn't get anything to work but this is awesome Thank you! However i do not have maps in my folder of the battleforge. i have a terrain section but no maps in specific did i miss a step?

[@fatarchon]

Woot!! People like you are exactly who this vid was for! Tyvm for the feedback. For the maps, it looks like the Discord made a change to how the maps are added, check the description tho I posted a zip you can use

[@OEFarredondo]

Doing the good emperors work my fiend

[@maxwhiteknight_art908]

Thanks bro

[@fatarchon]

No problem friend :P

[@peterbaines1763]

Amazing thank you for all the info

[@rellikskuppin7417]

Damn I had already done this. Some things have updated and are different for sure. Thank you! You guys got a discord for playing together? I am kinda ass but been playing since A LOT since Indomitus

[@fatarchon]

Glad you found it useful man!! Sadly no Discord *yet* though it's almost definitely on near horizon. I only really started doing these like ~2wks ago & we're already almost to 1k subs so... Wasn't prepared for how quick we'd grow lmao. Hop on the main TTS Discord for now tho! Legit 95%+ of the time they're suuuper chill even when you're a bit rusty. Just be upfront is all I'll try to remember to shoot you a msg when the Discord gets rolling though

[@rellikskuppin7417]

@@fatarchon Bro you are a chad. Good shit, keep it up. It can get daunting at first with how many people actually watch but you got this man. Channel is dope.

[@criosfelix8744]

Excelent video. Comenting here just to help with algorith

[@fatarchon]

Appreciate that man, every bit counts so tyvm!!

[@NerdLegionInc]

another great vid homie. I bought TTS and am gonna set it up just because I watched this. Just gotta find some homies in the discord to play with, should be good to get games in when the irl homies can't come or just to test lists etc. QUESTION: are there any skins for the tables so I don't have to feel like i'm on a billiards table lol.

[@fatarchon]

Oh man, that's awesome to hear someone say so tyvm Deceiver! Legit, in my experience most people are iiincredibly nice & helpful on the Discord so I'm near positive you'll meet some other players. If you're unsure use @Mentor & mention it being your first match, otherwise just look for (or start!) an @LFG Casual 1k match & just be upfront you're newer to TTS, most peeps won't care. Not too sure about the table haha, I know what you mean though. Once you get Maps loaded & all that you won't notice as much tho :P Weekdays *can* take a little while to find a match sometimes but weekends it's normally poppin

[@NerdLegionInc]

@fatarchon appreciate the help my man. Keep up the 40k content!

[@NerdLegionInc]

@@fatarchon Oh another question is how do we get the index cards into the ftc game? I tried loading a mod but it just completely changed the game to a different table.

[@fatarchon]

When you get to the menu to load it, hit the Options icon & select search. Then just drag the decks into the table - Search is huuuuge & def something to learn! The other method is Additive Load but that's mainly just for Maps, it's liable to like.. Fuse into the terrain if you aren't careful hah. Search is way better

[@NerdLegionInc]

@@fatarchon thanks my man! Hoping to play tonight!

[@johndesbois9812]

Nice vid bro ! Battle scribe is still in 9th ? Do you got a way to patch it in 10th ? (edit oups just see the dev works on it just need some patience)

[@fatarchon]

Yeah I'd assume it coooould be any day now, so hopefully we don't have to wait too much longer!

[@wfjhDUI]

What are people's practical experiences finding 3D models for this online? I've messed around in TTS and looked through the mods a little bit and my impression is that it seems like what's ready-to-go is very good but far from complete. Can anyone with experience comment on what I can expect if I keep digging? e.g. How reliably can one put together and import 3D models for arbitrary 40K lists? If and when necessary, how difficult is it to learn to adapt or make passable 3D models for 40K to use in TTS?

[@gmsubzeropsp]

I hope it does, but I dont think battlescribe is getting updated.

[@fatarchon]

The 'comments' on their last update claims they're working on it, but yeah a lot of peeps are upset with the dev basically being a ghost so it could really go either way :(

[@anokosecret9963]

@@fatarchon To follow-up on this, the data team posted an announcement that they're working with some of the New Recruit team to create and open-source app for rosters and will have it available for 10th edition. Unfortunately there's no ETA as asking about this is against their Discord channel's rules - but it's still some news!

[@fatarchon]

@@anokosecret9963 an open source version would be the best solution so hopefully they manage to pull it off eventually!! Appreciate the heads up, that's great news

[@anokosecret9963]

@@fatarchon at lest we're in the pre-codex phase of the new edition and all the data-cards are freely available online too!

[@fatarchon]

@@anokosecret9963 truth! For all the issues 10th has had so far, GW actually putting everything out online & for free is a yuuuge improvement so kudos to them on that. I do think 10th will eventually be the best edition, once they iron out all the wrinkles

[@terrenord1222]

Do you know how to create fast navigation buttons like the go to dice roller and back to squad?

[@fatarchon]

Like 'save position'? I believe it's CTRL+# to save a spot & then SHIFT+# to load it (I haven't tried this myself but that's what Google was saying). Hope that helps! Edit: here's the link I was reading kb.tabletopsimulator.com/player-guides/camera-states/

[@terrenord1222]

This has changed my enjoyment of TTS.@@fatarchon

[@DMME_Nation]

i am on Mac... and Ive downloaded the files but cant get it into tts

[@AGILaboratory]

is there a way to play the current edition of 40k against a computer or ai? or even better if you could run to armies and have the computer play itself?

[@fatarchon]

Hmmm, not that I'm aware of. Closest I can think of would be some of the old skool turn-based games from the 90's like Final Liberation. Obviously not the answer you were looking for but still haha. For practice or to test combos I'll play matches versus myself sometimes, I've heard of people 'automating' what the opponent does with dice rolls but there still isn't any AI involved. So sadly nothing like that yet

[@ChairZomg]

i dont have a mic... would it still be possible to learn and play 40k without it? i really wanna play

[@fatarchon]

There's a chat function in TTS so in theory you could type to someone but I know most people are going to require a mic. That said, I did have someone try to play me without having a mic once so I guess they're out there hah (don't get mistaken tho it's really rare in my experience). IF you do try just be sure to mention it in the @LFG post in discord or you might get some upset or confused people :P My honest answer though - get a mic! I bet you could get one on Amazon for like $10 USD that'd do just fine. The mic I record my vids with was like $30 lol

[@willroberts8439]

How do you get the maps? That folder doesnt exist on mine

[@fatarchon]

Check the pinned comment :) They changed how it works but I uploaded the maps

[@jebadaiah1228]

very interesting..

[@Croatoam97]

is it posdible to delete the terrain texture? i find it easier to see models on something like a plain green board or something

[@patitopototo2877]

So I have a pack of Skitarii, with 5 being exactly the same and sharing the same datacard. How can I add 5 models and assign all of them with the same card? It wont allow me to do so.

[@fatarchon]

So 5 unique models but all sharing the same stats? I don't know of an automated way BUT what I do is just copy paste their info from one I generated onto the others (you can edit their profiles by just waiting for the popup then clicking on the textfields). CTRL A > CTRL C > CTRL V Hope that helps!

[@D00M3R-SK8]

do you just need the base game, please?

[@fatarchon]

Once you get TTS all the mods are completely free, no DLC or anything like that I'm aware of!

[@D00M3R-SK8]

@@fatarchon Thanks. I just bought a copy off someone online, got it really cheap.

[@fatarchon]

@@D00M3R-SK8 hell yeah man!! TTS is one of the best things to have happened to 40k so glad to have you join the club ;)

[@chickennbeans2920]

Hi, was wondering if you or anyone has had an issue trying to load a map once in the ftc map as I keep getting improper format unknown and I have made sure everything is in the right format as all i did was unzip the battleforge zip file then copy and paste the mod pack in the saves folder as they say to do for battleforge. I have no issues with the anything else its literally just the battlemaps that are getting errors and am at a lost on what to do.

[@fatarchon]

Hmmm, so I haven't ran into any errors myself. Closest thing I could find on Google mentioned something about clearing your Mod cache I believe - reddit.com/r/tabletopsimulator/s/BGW5tIRBc5

[@chickennbeans2920]

@fatarchon thank you for the response. I will give it a try when I can!

[@jerrynivison5455]

So I followed your instructions to the T, and when I got to 8:49 and went to saved objects, none of my chaos space marines were there.

[@jerrynivison5455]

Liked and subscribed since you responded so fast to my comment so any help would be greatly appreciated :)

[@fatarchon]

Oh crap did I not reply? I thought I had lol.,my bad man. Hmmm, try saving just a single model & loading it again. Maybe it was a fluke? Be sure you're going to the OBJECTS menu & not the Save/Load menu. So like... Select a single model -> right click & do save object > give it an easy name "1" or something > go to Load Objects > search for the "1" Lemme know if it still won't find it. Maybe it's permissions?

[@jerrynivison5455]

Got everythiong to work! Sorry I forgot to reply. @@fatarchon

[@danielhammer619]

I have downloaded all this i believe, and i can see armies and all. but WHY dont i have any terrain maps already set up like you do?

[@fatarchon]

They ended up removing them from the Battleforge download for some reason, check out my pinned comment tho I ended up posting all the maps I had (the other option is to just manually download maps off the workshop)

[@danielhammer619]

I figured it out, after some time.. decent amount of time =) @@fatarchon

[@Pestilencemage]

...so does it let me play "myself" locally? And does it HAVE rules? Cuz... I know tf out of lore but I want to be able to play to see what composition of imperial guard army is worth my limited time and money BEFORE investing so much.

[@fatarchon]

Yup! You can make a single player match, create your army, use the dice tools etc etc :) Literally only difference with MP is someone else is there Hell I make diorama's & other ultra nerd stuff with it all the time lol :P If you end up not liking it don't forget Steam's return policy too though. If you do run into any issues or the sort just hmu & I'll be happy to help Edit: for rules it's just like IRL. The FTC mod does have a rulesheet but otw you can pull up Wahapedia or read from your codex etc :)

[@sean3473]

I am having an issue where whenever i want to download cool maps or anything to start trying to splay, i am endlessly clicking import for all these assets. I have spent the last like 15-20 minutes just clicking import over an over. Is there a way to just load everything all at once instead of that? I tried additive loading but the problem still persists.

[@fatarchon]

Does it happen for every map or just certain ones? Usually it means the link they were using to host whatever asset is gone (their Dropbox got shutoff or what have you). It's not uncommon to get a pop up or two but if you're seeing it on *all* your maps.... That's weird! Could be a firewall issue if some sort maybe? If it's only certain maps, they have dead links sadly

[@sean3473]

@@fatarchon doesn’t matter which maps unless they’re super super simple. I end up having to press import for literally every asset.

[@shadowgaming3827]

Is there 2v2 maps ?

[@fatarchon]

Yeah you'd use the same map/table size but just have 4 people join your lobby (basically like irl 40k, the table size doesn't change). I haven't looked for any myself but there might be some larger maps on the Steam Workshop if you still wanted to go bigger tho. You can also make your own tables/maps fairly easily

[@jerrynivison5455]

@Fat Archon So does downloading the steam mod 10th edition update all of the armies new stats and abilities?

[@fatarchon]

The index cards should be up to date, once BattleScribe gets updated the models will show accurate stats too!

[@jerrynivison5455]

@@fatarchon I heard battlescribe is completely done now and they are not updating it for 10th, due to the warhammer 40K app with army creator is much simpler to use than battlescribe and it is through GW ):

[@fatarchon]

@@jerrynivison5455 there's a lot of rumors going around hah, some people are very upset with the dev so yeah, could go either way. I THINK we might still get an update eventually but doubt we'll see much beyond that. Kinda sucks, I know the dev is a flake but really BS has been such a vital part of actually playing it stinks to see it probably go away. Good point on the official app, seems they finally got an accurate version up lol. I will say, GW prolly *hates* TTS so we still need an alt hah

[@jerrynivison5455]

@@fatarchon very true let’s hope they don’t throw a lawsuit at TTS either lmao

[@fatarchon]

@@jerrynivison5455 I almost think it's in their best interest not to, but GW has never been known to be logical lol

[@Oldmaite]

Will a decent laptop run this?

[@fatarchon]

Most likely, yeah! It has barely any system requirements so I'd assume most laptops would run it

[@dougmasters4561]

"Normally you would go into battle scribe, create a list then convert it but you can skip it" Kinda wish that woulda been covered here......

[@fatarchon]

It was covered in the section right after :)

[@cyclone8974]

"Please no Eldar" I guess I won't be playing this much if people are like that.

[@fatarchon]

Oohp! Eldar were super overpowered at the time of recording - luckily things have settled down since the FAQ. You won't see that anymore :) Legit it's one of the nicer/helpful communities I've ever seen ever, nobody will care what faction you pick

[@cyclone8974]

@@fatarchon well that's good.

[@fatarchon]

Yeah man I wholeheartedly recommend checking out TTS if you're trying to play more 40k - def give it a try if you haven't already. Eldar are really fun right now too, still strong af

[@jacket2848]

It's just far too fiddly D: