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When Flyers arrive on the table there is no movement. You basically set them down on the edge they arrive at and point them in the direction they'll be going the following turn. This is the same for Deep Strike, except then you can arrive anywhere so long as you're 9" away from the enemy. Yes. I do not know how this interacts with tournament/matched/competitive play, but for all games following the Core Rules you may arrive T1. Not that I am aware of, no. I'd say this is best suited to dropping shooting units somewhere they couldn't otherwise be T1. You could also do this to a unit via the Hypercrypt Legion if you went 2nd. End of opponent's T1 remove however many units you're allowed and off they go, perhaps arriving with the Cosmic Precision stratagem (which works even if you don't have Deep Strike).

I agree that it does feel sort of backward to get updated points without the book being released. GW's true reasons are known only to Tzeentch, but the EC release being moved up seems a reasonable hiccup in their timeline. As redundant as is may seem most the time, I like having the weapon options broken out across a few different datasheets. It offers more variety in abilities which means ever so slightly more variation in list building. Having said that I doubt that the new Knight will be broken up into separate new entries. At best we could perhaps see one or both of its weapons show up in other datasheets, but I agree that it will likely be it's own thing like the Preceptor. If GW tossed out an assault cannon (with pintle flamer of course) Armiger variant I would end up with a larger collection than planned

I noticed yesterday that the Combat Patrol has indeed been added to the app. Now to paint a couple Armigers and convince someone to play against them

If we're thinking of old kits, Destroyers got done with the exception of Lokhust Destroyers and Lords. The former kit still has green rods and the latter doesn't have a kit (which makes it truly amazing to me that we kept the unit into this edition). This would be an opportunity to resolve that, but I doubt we'll see a Lokhust kill team. My bet is on Canoptek critters, maybe new or alternate Wraith models like how there's alternate Genestealers the came out a while back. Flayed Ones would also be nice to get alternate sculpts for do diversify their aesthetic. Could add in Xenos camouflage to their Human wardrobe.

I guess the Combat Patrol wasn't meant to be permanent/official. This is from the article about the new Knight being released with the Codex: ”The Imperial Knights have no new Combat Patrol, so this section is instead replaced with an in-depth painting and heraldry guide that’s perfect for getting the most out of your large centrepiece miniatures.” At least we're getting some interesting media in place of the Combat Patrol, and not just a smaller book (though I imagine it'll be a smaller book by nature given the number of data sheets).

The current canon isn't their original canon, so I wouldn't say your own head canon being a little different again is an issue. When it suits the narrative of my games, my Nightbringer isn't a shard and is in full control of the Necron Legions at its disposal. The books are pretty good, if you're interested in Necron lore I'd recommend them. As far as I know it's the first GW release aside from the Codex fluff that depicts the Necrontyr pre-biotransferrance.

I like a lot of the things that you're saying here, specifically the parts about the Necrontyr's relationship with the Old Ones and how they interpreted each other's actions. Not that I disagree, but what got you to the percentages of power achieved by the various factions at the beginning? Relatively recently there was a pair of books released called Twice Dead Kind: Reign/Ruin that showed flashbacks the main character was having to their time living as a flesh and blood mortal (I really enjoyed the books). If I recall correctly, Necrontyr lifespans were still quite short at the time they first encountered the C'Tan. What expanses they had made had been shut down after their first conflict with the Old Ones, and they had been banished to their own solar system so couldn't escape the radiation of their dying sun. It was their studying of the sun's radiation that led them to contact with the first C'Tan, who was eating the star at the time. Heavy emphasis on the "if I recall correctly".

What's the pace for releases these days, is the consensus we'll be seeing one of these pictured releases each month into next year or is this a 2025 roadmap?

Some excellent points to consider here. Once I saw it's two Armigers holding objectives for a turn my first thought was on target priority. I remember playing my Land Raider back in the times of armour values and once I got rid of the things with attacks s8 and higher my tank was free to run amok as I saw fit. This seems quite the same in order to stay functional in scoring points. Also I can confirm that the Armiger box contains parts for both variants. They're the two models I've built for my army so far, and I went one of each just so I got to see them both built. Now I have a Combat Patrol! Glorious.

Those look awesome! Papa Nurgle would approve. I wonder, since Combat Patrol has static loadouts, what that will look like for both sides. I imagine if there's no option the Imperial side will be one of each type.

In the upcoming White Dwarf magazine we'll be getting Armiger Combat Patrols. By the looks of it they will include just two Armigers, though it would be nice to have three. I've never played Combat Patrol since my collections are older and none of them quite fit, but this may just let me get my Knight army on the table before 2026 hits. I had been wondering if there would be a Combat Patrol once the Codex came around, and since it looks to be much later this year I'm happy to pick up a WD and try this out.

I would be happy to see the plastic Cerastus kits rolled into the Codex, alongside new Armiger variants. I'm jealous of Chaos' gatling gun and claw. I think that adding infantry units to a Knight army would be easier to manage via Detachments or Allies. I didn't see it at the time, but looked at the Questor Forgepact today and liked the way it included AdMech infantry. Household infantry would be quite cool though.

While I would celebrate First Founding supplements, aren't all those characters already included in the SM book? Seems odd to double up entries, or leave Chapter Masters in the core book instead of their Chapter's supplement. What units could be added, or could this be something more akin to First Founding upgrade sprues?

Excellent colour choices, and the mercenary lore is an excellent angle to take. I look forward to seeing the Xalitekh Dynasty expand!

There used to be centipede -like models for Necrons, the Canoptek Tomb Stalker and Tomb Sentinel. They looked cool but I guess sales weren't so great from Forgeworld so now they're Legends.