Solo and Coop Kill Team Hivestorm REVEALED

[@MountainsideTabletop]

What are those weird pictures on your shirt? Some sort of ancient glyphs?

[@ChaosMieter]

when is our next mountainside lofi coming out

[@hugheja89]

😂

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

😂😂😂

[@Chuck9852]

Its the orwellean rewriting of the english language. If they can change the language, they can change how you think. Double-plus ungood.

[@HandyOey]

very ancient runes ...

[@almaeron776]

Co-op play is the first time I've been interested in Kill Team beyond the fun models. The NPO idea reminds me very strongly of Kill Team back in 4th edition 40K, where one player was the kill team and the other the 'brute squad' (I had to look up when that was, I just remember reading a battle report in White Dwarf at the time). Feels very narratively appropriate to me, the "special agents take out a target guarded by a larger number of some poor grunts" idea

[@GlassHalfDead]

More like Kill Team Co-Oops AM I RIGHT?!? And if you're REALLY cool, support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/GlassHalfDead Do you like my channel and are pretty hype on wargaming in general? Come and chat in my channel's chilled out casual Discord: discord.gg/6VRyQTCpPu

[@martylund8411]

The true genius of co-ops are coming up with names for your mash team-ups. I can't be the only one that immediately though, "Whips and Chains" when they mentioned a Mandrakes x Arbites collab.

[@MentalFS]

The coop rules and the recent short story both mentioned splitting up a kill team in halfs, that makes me wonder if fire teams are coming back in some form

[@smmclaug75]

Idea: Co-Op rules for each bespoke team, with a different AI card for each. Maybe more design work than they want to bite off but it'd be sweet.

[@effindave6909]

Would be awesome but I think they designed the model agnostic enemy stats specifically so they wouldn't have to do that.

[@smmclaug75]

​@@effindave6909 Yeah, I've just been playing Snap Ships, which has a specific AI card for each chassis. But it's a far simpler game, and it's probably infeasible for KT.

[@paladinpariah325]

The flexibility of the NPOs are surprisingly impressive.

[@HappyDuude]

Thats actually a really good point that i hadnt considered about list building, that a lack of list building really does make it much more exposed for balance issues

[@ryza7760]

"the daily slop" 😭 never change glass half dead, we love you

[@Thorgrimm]

Looks like in concept, a nice set of co-op rules for easing players in. No targeting rules to control the NPOs though, given those are the hardest part of automa rules to write, that might be a bit telling. Well, I’m sure it’ll get refined as things go on.

[@FestorFreak]

I think they took the lazy route and expect the targeting rules to be summed up by their statement "choose whatever is worst for the players" Unless there are more details in the book, but that remains to be seen

[@Thorgrimm]

@@FestorFreak But that's an issue, lets say I have an activated Plasma Gunner on 4 wounds, an unwounded unactivated trooper within range of an objective and an unactivated melee character on 3 wounds who will be able to attack another target. Which is worse for the player to be targeted?

[@FestorFreak]

@@Thorgrimm Idk, my guess would be whichever one you would be most pissed about losing. Would probably come down to best judgement. You could also always go the route of "when it doubt, choose what is closest." We'll have to see what the full rules entail

[@Thorgrimm]

@@FestorFreak yeah absolutely.

[@GarredHATES]

I’ll sing the double and triple hello for us. *ahem* DUUN DUN DAAAN DUNT DUN DUN DUN DANT!

[@midlife_mtb]

yes! subscriber benefits restored, very gratefully recieved!

[@stevebarnett-f5o]

The solo play rules are very interesting, life means I don't get out a lot, and this sounds good to me. Am warming to new rules. GJ Andy.

[@Lirretobb]

The main thing I took away from the article was that being *"in cover"* and *"obscured"* are both definitely still _a thing_ in this edition (via the procedural mechanics cards)

[@michatomaszewski9388]

All the youtubers making 40k campaign videos gonna have treat with this sytem im sure of it.

[@AcheronBlade]

I still hear the double/triple hello music in my head. It’s return shall be glorious

[@Lirretobb]

The main thing I took from the article was that being *"in cover"* and *"obscured"* are both definitely things in this edition (via the procedural mechanics cards)

[@fullarmourtracksuit4023]

The double hello music plays automatically in my brain every time you say it.

[@Fukainami17]

Solo and Co-op sounds nice!

[@TheEr910]

Co-op sounds good so far

[@eric_intotheunknown]

I think they DID reveal a new Kill Team in the article. That picture with the three space marines. One of them is obviously an Assault Intercessor, but the Marksman isn't a Phobos marine - he's wearing Tacticus armour. And I don't recognize the marine with the two pistols. Are they showing us a new space marine team? Valrak said the next release would be Imperium and Orks, so the Imperium faction could be these marines.

[@uwesca6263]

It would be funny if they stick with the flyer teamfokus. Custodes velatari vs ork stormboyz. Shrikes vs khorne berserkers with jetpacks. Maybe some new grey knights vs winged demons.

[@d-rex7043]

Sounds like Darktide, without the hexes.

[@uwesca6263]

Yup. My first thoughts as well. I also hope we get rules for the darktide kill team. (Blooded with poxwalkers)

[@mykeycuento5576]

Finally a fun way to teach Kill Team without the pressure of winning or losing. Solo is also great for those weekends where you dont feel like going out but want to scratch that kill team itchm

[@Crushanator1]

Crackin open a cold one with the boys, the gals, and the pals

[@Riddler_von]

Interesting thing you did a short or full video on boss levels but I think for the before before. I wanted this type of game play and planned on compendium teams as npc/npo. Take the rules you like and just play

[@adamdoherty3072]

Is that space marine kitbashed? I'm surprised they show off kitbashes in their official photos. Unless new SM team?

[@michatomaszewski9388]

It's Raptor SM. I can smell the Pete the Wargamer video coming

[@Crushanator1]

It looks like its either new or heavily converted. Intercessor legs and chest with an Eliminator back cape. That is not just part swaps for sure, and with Intercession Squad being in a grey area (no killteam box means no update according to the previous article) so it wouldn't surprise me if there was a planned new Intercessor squad to fill the killteam gap and work as either 1)a unique box for Raptors like Black Templar Crusade squad 2)a new elite choice Intercessor pseudo scout squad for 40k, either of which likely comes out as a KT box The marine in the bottom left looks like it could be a kitbash, having what looks like parts entirely from the normal Intercessor kit, with the exception of the mk7 helmet

[@chriswilson1372]

With as much as they are pumping up killteam, I hope they are pumping up production. I’m not trying to wait 6 months for a set.

[@Riddler_von]

They will probably release a expanded version of the co-op enemies

[@SharamNamdarian]

I made the pirate noise in my head

[@maxisntawizard3593]

Getting meta with with double hello today I see, im here for it

[@isaiahfurrow7414]

I never took to the 2021 version... and have been casually playing some 2018 Core+Elites still once in a while during winters. I kimda came up with a way my kid and I could plat co-op or solo vs a basically automated opponent, and I used other teams or also sometimes a big baddie like a tank, dread, etc... It's been fun. I live rural, so it's not easy to get in much gaming with others, and there aren't many people around that do wargames, so this feature is one more thing about the new release that appeals to me. I dont need new terrain, and these minis don't appeal to me, so I'm kinda waiting for when things come out and hope theres somerhing that comes with the Core book, measuring tools and tokens, and cards and such...similar to the last edition where there was an option for just those gaming essentials. Hoping to maybe get back into KT , finish some painting projects, and maybe this edition gets people excited and playing again so i can find some games in a FLGS somewhat nearby... and maybe I will pick up a couple new teams. Cheers

[@Riddler_von]

Co-op is fun side missions

[@thetraitorguardsmen.5321]

Ogryn and Rattling kill team. Seems to be very likely.

[@kennethp1423]

Get that double/triple hello sound byte back.

[@4535jacks]

I am interested in how we determine the order that NPOs are activated and how they select a target for shooting.

[@vigalbrand]

As it is said it Looks Like Darktide without the hex I hope there is more to it

[@earnestwanderer2471]

Looks decent.

[@kaninersynger]

Plant asmr

[@jamess405]

Have you seen if the terrain comes in this box?

[@GlassHalfDead]

@@jamess405 the terrain comes in the hivestorm box, yup!

[@killteamken5997]

I got taught Warcry by a guy that just smashed me into the floor. Not fun.

[@axanax2534]

I haven't played the current Kill Team so this could be my lack of experience talking, but having only two AI types to represent a large amount of ministures equipped with both guns and hand weapons seems a bit primitive. Would the Ork Boy pictured on the Brawler card never use it's pistol?

[@anaverageswede9655]

They'll probably expand upon it over time. Otherwise, look up acolyte, it's a custom killteam ruleset that has more complex ai rules

[@axanax2534]

Acolyte is the only reason I wanted to learn to play Kill Team '21 in the first place. Which I did not do. 😅

[@anaverageswede9655]

@@axanax2534 If you can find someone to play with, open play is great for learning the fundamentals. No tac ops, no equipments, no ploys, just your dudes vs their dudes fighting over objectives

[@hobbithubby5076]

Digging the solo play option, a lot. Co-Op doesn’t interest me.

[@InnuendoOutTheOther]

Ditched the stupid movement symbols? I'm back baby!

[@BitSlinger84]

You filthy click baiter ❤

[@KampferNL]

Lmao click bait got me 😂

[@hugheja89]

Coke can double hello ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@P777-o3q]

Why there is no music in double and triple hello?😢

[@midlife_mtb]

hey at least we got them this time! He's moving house so samples are on the desktop PC.

[@GlassHalfDead]

SOON!

[@morridin8]

double helloooo 😀

[@MrStratofish]

They couldn't pass up the opportunity to name another thing something-ops could they? Hoping that the co-op-op/solo is a single enemy team at the start though and not just waves though. It's a weak and boring way to add an "AI" player where difficulty just means more waves instead of good rules and a balanced, visible opposition up-front like in PvP

[@erupendragon7376]

Poorhammer horde mode works. GW thiefs