NovemberIX

I kinda feel at this point like Antarius has said, some of us are starting to take extreme sides (though his highlighting technique may be the most extreme of all). I've said it before, AI/LLM doesn't have a place for creating discussion or as part of hobby challenges, but that's the line for me. If you want to use an AI to give you a color palette as opposed to web searching for one I don't think that's a morally or creatively bankrupt act, it's just using a tool. But if you turn around and try to generate a post, IA, or article that's what crosses the line. More to the point, even if you start something from AI and iterate from there, that's the creative process that's worth talking about as long as the final product is made by human hands. I do think there can be use cases for image generation (separate of all the issues that entails) in the case of trying something far outside of your skill set. By trade I do automotive graphics, and my general art skills are serviceable but very specialized toward what I do for work. So when I wanted Rococo style portraits for my Index Quistoris I had two real options, either commission someone or go to an image generator. In an ideal world I would commission someone and time and money wouldn't be an issue, but this is the real world, and both would have prevented that. Thus did I generate the portraits? I'll admit I tried, but I didn't like the initial results so I instead decided one of these days I'll just 3d print some bodies and appropriate heads and moved on. Had they worked there might have been a few extra images in my Index, but nothing that would be the centerpiece of what I was working on. So am I pro-AI? NOPE. Again, I think there should be a complete moratorium on LLM generated content on this forum simply from the fact that we're a place for discussion and we already have a problem with some folks posting just to see their post number go up without adding anything substantial to the conversation, letting folks just generate a post, or an index is a quick way to kill any interest in interaction.

I think you have a valid point, but I am gonna slightly disagree with you as well. We're discussing about using LLMs as part of posts on this forum, not weather or not your use of it is valid. My opinion in your use case is that is exactly what some of us don't want to see on the forum. I'll be the first to admit I am a crap writer, but I've also participated in two Iron Gauntlets where some of the challenges include writing a 3500 hundred word index article, another 3500 word piece of fiction, and writing and illustrating a battle report. If someone came in and used LLM in that challenge, are they really participating? I'd argue not, and it's use would fundamentally cheapen the challenge. This forum is here for us to show our works, and offloading that work to a computer is sort of antithetical to that. I won't argue if you want to use it in your blog or personal DIY thread, but as I said before, it's uses should be only as a technical tool, not a creative partner.

While I do believe AI/LLMs can be a tool of some use, I do believe there should be an outright moratorium on using it on the forum outside of minor use cases (e.g. changing the background of a photo). As stated, we are here to engage in discourse and to display our creative endeavours, AI/LLMs cheapen that by removing the effort it takes to be a good member of the forum.

It's one of those things where I see ways GW could monetize home 3d printing but wouldn't until they're forced to. I'm sure if we breakdown their profits, the majority comes from the high margin plastic. They're not gonna want to cut off their nose no matter how much it could improve end user experience. But, If they get forced into it, I can see it being a very vertically integrated siloed experience. You'd probably rent some sort of limited proprietary format STL license that can only be used with an online membership supported GW Slicer that will only send to a GW printer (available in Single Character sized, Vehicle sized, and Center Piece sized) that uses GW resin. If there are somehow downloadable STL's, they will probably only come pre-supported so you can't digital kitbash. Then in about 3 weeks someone will come up with a converter and the cat'll be outta the bag. If they do decide to do something customer-centric, I could see something more like a video game character builder where you have a choice of parts and poses to build out your custom characters and send that to a program that'll convert it to a 3d STL model. Maybe use a sales model that sells individual parts and pieces for unlock and use so you can mix and match to your hearts content for both game legal, and display only models.

One of the best things about a DIY force is that you're not really bound to any specific codex or construct unless you want to be. I've played my guys as Imperial Fists, Firehawks, Raven Guard, and Iron Hands, but I'm more of a collector so I've got a wide variety of units just because. If there is two pieces of advice I would give someone starting a new DIY it's that you don't have to tie yourself down to a primarch just yet, and not everything has to be justified. It's 40K, we've forgotten more than we'll ever learn. My opinion is that finding out what your thing/theme is, then you can back trace their history and inception if it's important for their story. Speaking of stories, the Liber is the subforum to have a look at, Brother Tyler has a pinned post about DIY resources including templates and guides. Further, the Liber is the home to Index Astartes articles (about our DIY creations) and the occasional Iron Gauntlet challenge (a difficult year long challenge center around creating a DIY force).

Castaferrum Dreadnoughts, big stompy boxes of death, but the real fun part was the modularity. If there was a marine weapon system, then it could be fitted to a dreadnought, classics like Melta, Lascanons, and Missiles along with all the rest of the Mortis options, and then there were the melee options, Seismic Hammers, Siege Drills, chainfist, multiple-Power Fists and Claws. And then there were the accessories. Want HK missles? Stick em on. Frag launchers go! Magna Grapple to grab onto enemy units, yesssss. Plus the varieties of armour plates, all the options that venerable and furioso kits had, the Ironclad with it's frag launcher options, and of course the ever-green look of the Casket. Then there's the Chaplain Dread and the old MkIV kits. For me, nothing else quite had the appeal of a Castaferrum.

Unfortunate news, his style was iconic, and 40K wouldn't be what it is today without his contributions. It is a loss of great magnitude.

Warbonds are a sort of DLC that is bought with an earnable in-game premium currency (supercredits) that can also be purchased with real currency. They're usually themed to sometimes specific, like chemical warfare, or electrical weapons. Arrowhead has done a few of these collaborations though. Killzone and Halo being the ones that I 'bought'. Warbonds themselves are usually two armor types, another couple of capes to go with the armor (capes are a big thing in the game), about three weapons, some profile backgrounds (based on the cape's design) and sometimes things like vehicle skins, profile titles, new stratagems, or grenade types. All items are bought with another in-game currency (medals) from the unlocked warbond page. Honestly, I'm somewhat looking forward to this, if they theme it right, the game already has las weapons that feel guard like, so might as well lean into it.

I thought we did, but I can't seem to find it. Strike that, I'm an idiot, just found it.... For those like me who don't know, and are on PC, you have to mouse over someones avatar as pictured below.

I'm not sure if this is technically possible on this forum software, but on other forums I've been on have the ability to mute or ignore another members posts. Recent threads have shown that some members of the forum just can't seem to get along. As we are all very flawed humans, sometimes we can't help but respond, and sometimes those responses just end up becoming quite circular. This isn't so much as blocking another member on social media where they can't see your post if you mute them, it just means you wouldn't have to see the muted members posts. When it came to things like quotes in 3rd party members posts, the software would only show the 3rd party post not the quoted material itself. With regard to Threads, if I remember right, if you mute another member you won't see their threads, but they can still post in yours but again, the person who muted the other would not see that. I do realize we are a discussion forum, and that as such we should be open to hearing differing opinions, but sometimes we've just got people arguing in circles over the same stuff over and over. My thought is, if they're intent on being contrary, why even engage with them?

I had rather liked the story hook mystery of the Inquisitorial Ordo Chronos and their disappearance until 9th came back and retconned them as glorified time keepers.

I can only say you have my fellow hobby condolences. It sucks when GW gets rid of the things we love, I still miss the old Badab War Stuff. I assume there's not a way to refit or port it to another edition without massive change?

There is a reason, rule of cool. My Sgt.s are built to a theme, not what's optimal.

Anecdotal story time: I've got a buddy who is just getting into the hobby, he would be and sorta wants to be a consummate narrative player, but the LGS he plays at holds regular tournaments, so all the folks there are usually playing to that standard, I've noticed it's starting to affect his play and list building style even when he plays me. For him, legends is less of a nostalgia trip or a way the keep playing his collection, it's a new world of options that he doesn't often get to play with. I'd say that's mostly a community issue, but it is exacerbated by the way GW is presenting the rules as separate tiers. If we're dreaming here, can I also get rules for the Land Raider Ares, the Razorback Rikarius, and the old Badab characters

I rather like centurions, but I know I'm in a minority, I think if you swap the head for one from a ven dread kit it looks a lot better. Same with the Storm Raven, it was a little goofy, but it had a charm of it's own.