rye0006 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 IF... (this is not a rumour, just a chance for fans to wishlist) IF... there were new units released for the genestealer cult army, what would you like to see? Personally my army is going to be mainly bikes, so extra things along those lines would be great. Maybe some bike and sidecar models with the passenger sporting a cool gun. Or how about a big laser mining vehicle? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Take the Baby Carrier theme to it's logical conclusion and give us a cargo-hauler ALA Aliens. Sure it'd be a death trap (and the Sentinel Hauler is already a thing) but repurposing civilian equipment which exposes the driver makes more sense on GSC than anyone else considering GW's fetish for them. I'd like to see a Paddy Wagon to represent police/Enforcers turned to their side and mix up the GSC from all being industrial workers. It's probably redundant with the Goliath Truck existing mind you. Evil Eye and Slave to Darkness 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5659119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I want a new sculpt of the limo. Kierdale, Azekai and Slave to Darkness 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5659121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentOne Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I want a new sculpt of the limo. Yes! Yes! A thousand times, yes. A civilian looking cargo flyer could work. Sentinel powerlifter in plastic would be cool. But other than that, I'm not sure what we need. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5659811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracpanzer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Appropriately priced Abberants. Azekai and Lord Marshal 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5659842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I'd love non-miner cultists, and even hybrids of other races. Both of those options seem pretty far fetched. More realistically , it'd be cool to get a winged hybrid unit. Kierdale 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5659909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Absolutely yes to the limo. Maybe it could be a hybrid (appropriately) of the original Cult limousine and the Goliath, akin to a current-day stretched hummer. That aside, I think I'd rather see buffs to units we already have than a swathe of new units - you know, choppier metamorphs, tougher aberrants, bonus attacks like marines, reroll charges like orks. I heard someone discussing the Cult recently, and they pointed out that our big schtick is deployment - we have tricks in the deployment phase, and we have tricks with reinforcements. But once we've done that, we look a bit thin. After all, when we come in from ambush, we still face a 9" charge most of the time, which means only a third of our units succeed, and the rest stand around barely even looking menacing. Or we come in piecemeal to make use of CP buffs. So that's where I'd like to see changes. But also stompy walkers, or some kind of flying unit would be nice. And access to the assault drill - about as on-theme a vehicle as there could possibly be. Edited January 27, 2021 by Rogue brother_b 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5659969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Absolutely yes to the limo. Maybe it could be a hybrid (appropriately) of the original Cult limousine and the Goliath, akin to a current-day stretched hummer. That aside, I think I'd rather see buffs to units we already have than a swathe of new units - you know, choppier metamorphs, tougher aberrants, bonus attacks like marines, reroll charges like orks. I heard someone discussing the Cult recently, and they pointed out that our big schtick is deployment - we have tricks in the deployment phase, and we have tricks with reinforcements. But once we've done that, we look a bit thin. After all, when we come in from ambush, we still face a 9" charge most of the time, which means only a third of our units succeed, and the rest stand around barely even looking menacing. Or we come in piecemeal to make use of CP buffs. So that's where I'd like to see changes. But also stompy walkers, or some kind of flying unit would be nice. And access to the assault drill - about as on-theme a vehicle as there could possibly be. Deployment is our schtick. With the newer board size, and new units like the marines that deny deepstrike within 12" it feels like we're at a huge disadvantage. Also our infantry is not tough for staying around and holding objectives. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5660393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ndroid Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 genestealers with <faction> abilities ... Lord Marshal and brother_b 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5662168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yeah, that would be nice. Possibly too nice - stealers moving 8", advancing d6+2, charging and then fighting at S5, anyone? - but they're still expensive, and it's not like we're wiping tables clean right now. Plus, importantly, most of the Cult's genestealers are the offspring of the 4th generation hybrids. Which means that, in theory, they should be benefiting from the creed. They're not tyranid interlopers - they're descendants of the patriarch like everyone else. 4ndroid and brother_b 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5662397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Another vote for the Limo here, and I would like to see the return of Chaos Genestealer Cults. RandyB, Azekai and Kierdale 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5664009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Another vote for the Limo here, and I would like to see the return of Chaos Genestealer Cults. Chaos Genestealer Cults seconded. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5664199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I want a lord of war a la triumph of Saint Catherine. Not sure what it would entail but maybe a first generation psychic powerful lord with a retinue, maybe on a palanquin carried by abberants. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5664550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentOne Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 A named patriarch could fit that bill. I have the classic Throned Genestealer Patriarch metal model. I plan on using it to represent the patriarch of my GSC Crusade once he reaches Legendary status. Thought about converting the throne into a palanquin with aberrant bearers. Kierdale, Slave to Darkness, brother_b and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5665143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 A named patriarch could fit that bill. I have the classic Throned Genestealer Patriarch metal model. I plan on using it to represent the patriarch of my GSC Crusade once he reaches Legendary status. Thought about converting the throne into a palanquin with aberrant bearers. I quite like the palanquin idea. Even better though: convert the upcoming AoS Slaanesh lord into a carriage pulled by aberrants. It wouldn’t really fit the codex, but it’d look sick. Jorgend Lupus 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5665541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentOne Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 The throned patriarch could probably substitute for the portly cultist in the chariot, and subbing in aberrants for the clawed ogor dudes would be easy. If I ever did anything with that kit, I would magnetize it anyway. You could swap out the chaos set for the GSC set. Not sure my skills are there yet, but I'm trying to do more regular painting and modelling this year. If I keep at it, I might feel worthy of such a project in a year or two- I've got a pretty big pile of shame, so lots of practice lined up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5665546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentOne Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 I'd also like a purestrain character that isn't the patriarch. Tim Huckleberry's Citadel journal had a "Young Patriarch" option. I don't necessarily need it to be that- psykers aren't leveled like they used to be, so it foesn't work as well. But just a purestrain who is distinguished in some way from the others. Stealers having individual identities when outside of the Hive Mind range is kinda my own personal headcannon, so I doubt it will happen. I use my Space Hulk stealers as squad leaders- no special rules or anything, I just to add visual some visual interest. In the Chronicle Campaign, they represent the first brood. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5667085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azekai Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 The 4 Armed Emperor Embodied or some such would be a very easy way to represent the a Triumph-like unit.That said, I think the Triumph is a dopey design. There is no reason why it should be one model except for display purposes. It functions and degrades like a squad of relic bearing characters, except they are all awkwardly stuck on the same base for no good reason. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5668798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Stealers having individual identities when outside of the Hive Mind range is kinda my own personal headcannon, so I doubt it will happen. Well they do get the urge to flee when the Hive Mind draws near, or at least used to in the olden days. So technically some forms of personality or identity may be there. ThePenitentOne 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5668870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 The Limo a thousand times this. Maybe with the option of being built as a speeder or a wheeled vehicle similar to this... And also a tunneling drop pod type thing... Kierdale 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5671496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rye0006 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 Yeah tunneling machine would be awesome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5671747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentOne Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 A tunneling vehicle is a perfect fit to the mining aesthetic of the GSC. This idea is so good that if GW doesn't make it, I'll kitbash one from a tectonic frag drill! brother_b 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5671940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Take the Baby Carrier theme to it's logical conclusion and give us a cargo-hauler ALA Aliens. Hell yes, and it would sell well. In terms of other mining related stuff, some kind of exploration team that can mess with opposing reserves, analytics with repurposed instruments that shoot radiation. Some kind of limo/4x4 Hi-lux equivalent would be cool to take pit crews to their shifts. Munitorum armoured containers as static, infiltrating transports would be hilarious. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5682702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I like that container idea. Maybe a stratagem that allows a unit to deploy by 'disembarking' from a container they were hiding in all along. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5682766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgend Lupus Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 The container idea sounds great, indeed ! The same discussion popped on Facebook, I advocated a small squad of suicidal demolition charge neophytes in a djihadist style, who run to ennemy tanks to happily detonate in the name of their beloved Sire ! Exploding mechanics could be inspired from the Imperial Forgeworld demolition Cyclops vehicule, and I have in mind the image of the Uruk Hai berserker that runs to Helm castle and detonates to breach the wall ;) ! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/368717-what-new-units-would-you-like/#findComment-5682800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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