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Due in a few short years - 2004 at the earliest - Warhammer 40,000 4th edition is just going to be an update to the 3rd edition rules.  Currently these changes are in testing, and so far assault rules have been put out for the general public to playtest and give feedback on.  Vehicle rules are next to be playtested publicly, which won't limit vehicles so much.  The new minor psychic power rules are also being considered for inclusion.  The space for all of these changes is being made by removing the (now out of date) army lists section.  You can find more information at:

A Second Epistle From the Ivory Tower
A Third Epistle From the Ivory Tower
Download the new Assault Rules

4-1-02  

Epic 40,000 is being remade into Epic 40,000: Armageddon, centering on the Third War for Armageddon.  The main rules will remain the same, but there are many more rules being added, including Initiative, as well as an upgraded stat line for all of the game's units.  More information can be found here:

Fanatic Newsletter, January 2002: EPIC EVOLUTION

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In the summer of 2003, Codex: Eye of Terror will be released, containing rules for armies from the Eye of Terror, as well as the Cadian Imperial Guard regiment.  The Chaos forces in the codex include Cultists, Beastmen, Spawn, mutants, and much more.  Coinciding with this codex's release will be a plastic boxed set for the Cadians in similar fashion to the Catachans.  Also, this will herald the coming of Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade, starting a massive world wide 40K campaign that pits Abaddon and the forces of Chaos against the whole of the Segmentum Pacificus!  Early rumours suggest he may actually take control of the Segmentum, but this is highly speculative.

4-1-02  

Codex: Chaos Space Marines is getting a major update, bringing its size to 64 pages, and with it comes many new models.  Mutation rules, rules for every Legion, four major powers that are non-specific to any Chaos god and two that are specific to Tzeentchian Sorcerors, some minor powers, and a lot of updated rules such as Cult Terminators and Daemon Princes will be included.  New models being released include the recent plastic CSM squad, new daemons (to tie in with the new WHFB Chaos book), and a large Chaos engine that is "wacky" according to Andy Chambers but otherwise unknown.  Also the CSMs are getting a new vehicle upgraded named the "Dirge Caster".  Chaos Cultists will not be included.

4-1-02  

In the coming months White Dwarf will contain the following army lists:

• Word Bearers (268)
• Raven Guard (270)
• Alpha Legion (271)
• Gaunt's Ghost/Tanith First and Only (268)

Gaunt's Ghosts will be getting a command boxed set (including Gaunt, Milo, Corbec, Larkins, and two other famous Ghosts), as well as troopers in blisters.

Also, Elyssian Drop Troops and Savlar Chem Dogs written up by Phil Kelly will be appearing in Chapter Approved.

4-1-02  

The new version of E40K's imminent release hasn't slowed down the release schedule for new models.  The E40K range will soon be seeing a complete Tau, a Necron range within the next 18-24 months, and an upcoming Dark Eldar range.  New super heavy vehicles are also being worked on, as well as more terrain and new versions of the Warhound and Reaver Titans.  There will also be more Leman Russ variants released.

4-1-02  

Coming soon from Forge World is a whole slew of new kits, including: Tyranid Harridan, Bunkers, Vindicator, Whirlwind, Rhino Ablative Armour and Doors, Thunderhawk, more super-heavies, Sisters of Battle vehicle conversion kits, more tank aces, a Reaver Titan, more Land Raider variants (inc. one with sponson missile launchers), more Marine air support, and Imperial tank upgrade kits.  The Tau are getting an anti-aircraft variant of the Hammerhead, complete with pulsed markerlight and Seeker Missiles, allowing it to light up its own targets.

4-1-02  

The Warhammer 40,000 CCG is getting a new setting with the release of the Coronis Campaign.  Also, Games Workshop enjoyed the success of the card game so much they bought majority stock in Sabretooth Games!  You can read about the new setting at:
Game Information

You can read about GW's acquisition of SG at:
Sabretooth Games

4-1-02  

There's a whole slew of upcoming codices being planned.  The first of them, which is being worked on right now, is Codex: Daemonhunters, which will codex the Ordo Malleus and the Grey Knights chapter of Space Marines.  Coming after it are  Codex: Xenos (Ordo Xenos and the Deathwatch chapter) and Codex: Hereticus (Ordo Hereticus and the Sisters of Battle).  The codices will be backed by new figures, i.e. a Grey Knights Squad (plastic Marines with metal add-ons) and new Inquisitors, an increased line of Deathwatch Marines, and plastic Sisters of Battle.  The Xenos and Hereticus codices are still a ways off.

4-1-02  

Collector's Models coming up from Forge World that are set in the 40K universe include a Kroot Warrior and a Chaos Space Marine bust.  Also coming is a Bloodquest diorama containing Lysander and Cloten.

4-1-02  

Battlefleet Gothic is seeing the release of the Dark Eldar and Tau fleets later this year.  Also coming are more ships for the Demiurgs, Necrons, and Tyranids (such as a new Hiveship).  There will also be an Ork battleship released for WD 274.  More Eldar transports and ships are also on the way.

4-1-02  

New models for Inquisitor are coming, a whole slew of them.  These include a Chaos Magus, Krash Thrax (combat servitor), many Imperial Guardsmen, Chaos henchmen mutation sprues, weapons packs, Eldar Ranger, Kroot Warrior, and more.  Exterminatus 2 is already out in some places and should hit your local stores soon.  On Fanatic's wish list are also a Sister of Battle, Renegade Inquisitor, female Inquisitor, and possibly a Terminator of some kind (Loyalist, Chaos, or Inquisitor).  Conversion packs with heads, arms, and extra equipment are in the works.

4-1-02  

Necromunda's getting a few new models, but not many.  One of the new models is a new Spyrer.  A new gang that has been shrouded in mystery should be released in April or May.  More terrain will be released in June.  Gorkamorka, the Ork skirmish game based on the Necromunda rules, will become a supplement for Necromunda, using the new Necromunda vehicle rules.

4-1-02  

In addition to the upcoming models from Forge World (including, among other things, more drones and Air Caste pilots), the Tau will be getting one or two more units.  These will be actual Tau units, not allies.  In the future the Tau may get more allies, but not right now.  The Tau will be receiving a vehicle design rules update around WD 271, and will include restrictions such as not allowing close combat weapons on walkers.

4-1-02  

As you should know by now, the new Rhino hits stores coming mid-April.  Razorback and Predator variants will be released within the next two or three months.  Forge World has a Vindicator and Whirlwind model to hold you over until the release of the plastic kits either late this year or early next year.

4-1-02  

The Eldar will be getting an updated codex some time next year.  The codex will be in the new 64-page format, and will probably have very few changes.  One of the most likely changes, according to Gav Thorpe, is an increase of the Wraithlord's points cost, but no lowering of its Toughness.  Gav has also said he'd like to include the Harlequins and possibly Exodites in the codex, but this may not be possible given the amount of space they would take.  A plastic Wave Serpent should show up around the same time, and there is also the faint possibility of a plastic Storm Guardian kit.

4-1-02  

Index Xenos is currently running a series of articles covering the "main races" of Warhammer 40,000.  However, the design studio hopes to use it to release background on more alien races over time, including a few that will have rules and models for use as mercenaries in the mainstream armies.

4-1-02  

Imperial Armour III should be released either later this year or sometime next year.  It will include many of the new Space Marine vehicles, such as the Land Raider Helios and Prometheus, and the Land Speeder Tempest, and may include some Sisters of Battle vehicles as well.

4-1-02  

The updated versions of Codex: Dark Eldar and Codex: Dark Angels will be released this June.  Both will include the recent modifications presented online and playtested worldwide.  The Dark Eldar codex will likely become 64 pages and include more background material, and may include the planned Kabal variant lists (these might be placed in WD instead, depending on whether or not they're done at the time of production).

4-1-02  

The next book in the Codex Battlezone series will be titled "Dark Side".  It will deal with rules for fighting in zero-g, no atmosphere, and boarding actions on space hulks and space stations.  No word yet on when it may be released.

4-1-02  

Games Workshop is planning on redesigning the Ork vehicle line sometime in the near future to make it more coherent, in the same way that the Tau, Eldar, and Space Marine vehicles are.  Also, the Leman Russ and Chimera designs are getting close to the 10-year "redesign age", which may mean they'll be modified in the next two to three years.  However, due to the popularity of both of these kits, and the ease of which they can have variants made (shown with the Forge World and basic 40K kits), this may not happen.  The current idea to prevent this is to create a series of modification sprues that will allow for more modification and updating of the looks of the models.

4-1-02  

The official word on Demiurgs is that they will remain a Battlefleet Gothic race for now.  However, if they become quite popular, they may well see the light of day in Warhammer 40,000, after the current range of codices and models lined up is completed.  Demiurgs are being seen as a replacement for Squats by the players, but no designer will comment on this, at least officially.

4-1-02  

Also in the line of revamped codices is the Imperial Guard codex, set for a release in the spring or summer of 2003.  The codex will add an experience system to the IG, allowing you to take anything from newbies to experienced veterans.  This will also coincide somewhat with the release of Codex: Eye of Terror and the plastic Cadian boxed set.

4-1-02  

The Cursed Founding is going to be an upcoming Index Astartes article, which will include more background on the Founding and the chapters created at the time, such as the Fire Hawks which became the Legion of the Damned.  Rules for creating your own Cursed Founding chapter of Space Marines will also be included, so that not everyone has to use Legion of the Damned rules.

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"Thanks for the vote of confidence, I'm very interested to see how these rules settle in to 40K as they haven't been as heavily tested as I would like, so some player feedback will be great! All going well they will be included in the next edition of the 40K rules."

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• Eisenhorn #3: Hereticus (Spring 2002)
• Gaunt's Ghosts #5: Guns of Tanith (May 2002)

Games Workshop Intellectual Property - A Fair Warning

01-11-01  

For those of you who have seen it, Bile's Paper Rhino site has been shut down because of the new approach to sites with Games Workshop's intellectual property.  This should be enough of a warning for some.