Digest Number 552

November 1st, 2001, 03:11 AM

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There are 9 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. AB File for D&D Chainmail
From: ThinkLibertarian@aol.com
2. Re: SV: Attacks
From: "Brian Reid" <brian_reid@wsahs.nsw.gov.au>
3. Tyranids - * instead of number for single creature units.
From: "Brian Reid" <brian_reid@wsahs.nsw.gov.au>
4. Re: Tyranids - * instead of number for single creature units.
From: trent <felix@medford.net>
5. newest WHFB5 .ab version?
From: ripple@acm.org
6. w40k and VDR
From: "Steve Prince" <dracule@home.com>
7. Re: w40k and VDR
From: "Shawn Campbell" <shawn@electricstitch.com>
8. Re: w40k and VDR
From: "Steve Prince" <dracule@home.com>
9. SV: SV: Attacks
From: "Niels Peter Gibe" <np@tagarno.dk>

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:29:05 EST
From: ThinkLibertarian@aol.com
Subject: AB File for D&D Chainmail

I hacked together a file for D&D Chainmail. It's the first time I've created an AB file from scratch.

I guess my first question is, is anyone else doing one? I'd hate to duplicate our efforts.

Anyway, I have a question:

Ranged Attack (RAtt) is a signed stat, but it does not apply to all models, so I set 0.0=-. Unfortunately, when there's a zero in the stat, it is displaying +0 instead of -.

Here's the line from the data definition file:

RAtt | 4 | 0 | 0.0=- | 99.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | . | . | .

Is there a workaround?

Thanks,
Rich

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 08:32:49 +1100
From: "Brian Reid" <brian_reid@wsahs.nsw.gov.au>
Subject: Re: SV: Attacks

But wouldn't the bioplasma and warp blast add to this, or are they treated separately? I figure the venom cannon fires twice, and add 2 for the other attacks makes 4 ranged (albeit different ranges) attacks.

>>> np@tagarno.dk 10/31/01 09:28pm >>>
A hive Tyrant is born with 3 attacks. His Venom cannon will thus be able to fire 3 shots.
Adding Scything talons will give him an additional attack in close combat, but not ranged.
In your case it means that your HiveTyrant has 3 ranged attacks and 4 CC attacks, thus 3/4.

Peter
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Fra: Brian Reid [mailto:brian_reid@wsahs.nsw.gov.au]
Sendt: 31. oktober 2001 01:48
Til: armybuilder@yahoogroups.com
Emne: [AB] Attacks

Hi

Great job creating the ab files, keep up the good work! I was just wondering about another thing. My tyrant has the following:

scything talons, venom cannon, bio-plasma attack, warp blast. In the attacks column, it says 3/4. What does each figure indicate?

thanks, Brian

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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 11:53:34 +1100
From: "Brian Reid" <brian_reid@wsahs.nsw.gov.au>
Subject: Tyranids - * instead of number for single creature units.

Hi all,

I would like to know if it is possible to remove the * for stats on Hive tyrant. I know this is fine to indicate that some of the unit has increased stats, but I'm talking about the Hive Tyrant. Only one so why the *. Is it posssible to apply the full number rule to single creature units, or can't the AB software do it?

TIA, Brian

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 18:53:15 -0800
From: trent <felix@medford.net>
Subject: Re: Tyranids - * instead of number for single creature units.

At 11:53 AM 11/1/2001 +1100, you wrote:
>I would like to know if it is possible to remove the * for stats on Hive
>tyrant. I know this is fine to indicate that some of the unit has
>increased stats, but I'm talking about the Hive Tyrant. Only one so why
>the *. Is it posssible to apply the full number rule to single creature
>units, or can't the AB software do it?

I think the problem is that when you do remove the * from the
attacks people will attempt to use that number of attacks for the number of
shots they receive for the X weapons.

trent

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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 04:17:10 -0000
From: ripple@acm.org
Subject: newest WHFB5 .ab version?

Hey all...I'm one of those freaks who haven't rushed out to buy the
6th edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles yet and am still using WHFB
5th edition. I've just recently checked out ArmyBuilder and am
trying to track down the newest .ab file for WHFB5.

The newest one I've found is the wfbv29.zip file - but it's
specifically listed as being for version 1.4 of AB. The file doesn't
give any links to any websites with newer versions....is v2.9 (or
v29) the latest release or is there a newer one? If there's a better
release (a couple of the characters crash AB2.2), where can I find
it? Who is taking care of the updates for it?

Thanks.

-Bryan (aka BlkBuddah, aka Tha Meen Green Skreem, aka SpinningCharlie)

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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 00:49:16 -0500
From: "Steve Prince" <dracule@home.com>
Subject: w40k and VDR

Real quick, it appears that I have misplaced (cuz guys are NEVER lost) where
the VDR are for the new 40k files. Anyone find where I lost them at?

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:29:37 -0800
From: "Shawn Campbell" <shawn@electricstitch.com>
Subject: Re: w40k and VDR

You lost them in the FAQ.

(click settings, click 'show vdr')

Shawn 'Not Colen' Campbell
shawn@electricstitch.com
http://www.electricstitch.com/ab_files (submit bug reports and view history)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Prince" <dracule@home.com>

> Real quick, it appears that I have misplaced (cuz guys are NEVER lost)
where
> the VDR are for the new 40k files. Anyone find where I lost them at?

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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 01:17:34 -0500
From: "Steve Prince" <dracule@home.com>
Subject: Re: w40k and VDR

*winks* thanks Shawn...I knew that I didn't lose them...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Campbell" <shawn@electricstitch.com>
To: ab@support.wolflair.com
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: [AB] w40k and VDR

> You lost them in the FAQ.
>
> (click settings, click 'show vdr')
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> Shawn 'Not Colen' Campbell
> shawn@electricstitch.com
> http://www.electricstitch.com/ab_files (submit bug reports and view
history)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Prince" <dracule@home.com>
>
>
> > Real quick, it appears that I have misplaced (cuz guys are NEVER lost)
> where
> > the VDR are for the new 40k files. Anyone find where I lost them at?
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 09:16:38 +0100
From: "Niels Peter Gibe" <np@tagarno.dk>
Subject: SV: SV: Attacks

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Fra: Brian Reid [mailto:brian_reid@wsahs.nsw.gov.au]
Sendt: 31. oktober 2001 22:33
Til: armybuilder@yahoogroups.com
Emne: Re: SV: [AB] Attacks

>But wouldn't the bioplasma and warp blast add to this,

No, Bio-plasma is a special CC attack - it does not add to your number of attacks.
Warp blast is a one-shot (only) ranged weapon.

>I figure the venom cannon fires twice, and

-There are three, not two, attacks on the basic profile for a Hive Tyrant.

>add 2 for the other attacks makes 4 ranged
>(albeit different ranges) attacks.

No only three ranged attacks with the Venom Cannon OR one shot with the warpblast. A model, that is a non-vehicle model, can only ever fire one ranged weapon pr. round, so there is no reason to equip the HT with two ranged weapons.

Read the section in the front of the Codex'o'box. It describes how the X-shot factor works - specifically that it is its original number of attacks that counts, no matter how much you add to this number later by buying Scything talons etc.

This seems to be rather 40k/Tyranid specific. I suggest that we either continue this subject in private, that you join the Tyranid group or we close the subject.

Peter

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November 1st, 2001, 05:18 AM

Files for version 2 of armybuilder are at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ab-fil...tasy%20Battes/

Download Warhammerv2.ab - it is the 5th edition files for AB 2+ BUT I do not
guarantee that there are no problems or that it will even run on v2.2.

And sorry, but there is no maintenance of those files.

Christepher McKenney
WFBv6 ArmyBuilder Files Manager
Direwolf Chaos Dwarf FAQ Rep

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