Update Space Marine Codex/Apple, GW and You!

[Starchild]

Just checked the iBooks SM 'dex and it doesn't say anything about Terminators not being able to ride in Rhinos. I guess they'll change that later.

[Yodhrin]

If GW insist on sticking with Crapple, they won't see a penny from me. I'd have to see some serious added value to warrant paying for a digital copy at all mind you(if I can make physical backups of my digital products, I should damn well be able to make digital backups of my physical products as well), but the features they're offering are intriguing, and if they intend to update the codices with ALL related new material, including any new units or characters made available in White Dwarf, I'd likely pick one up. But not on a Crapple product.

Ah well, I can always go back to making up a cheat-booklet for my armies, including full rules and a listing of weapons and special rules at the back, that way I only have to take my codex out and open it up when someone's being a tosser about the wording of a rule, and I can update the digital originals of that with new rules myself.

[Glen_Savet]

Can you get a relic axe?

[Kloud13]

According to updated SM Codex...

Relic Blade is Str +2 instead of the old strikes at strength 6.

Sicarius' Talassarian Tempest Blade - The str 6, coupe de grace attack is AP2.

It's a great product. Just bought the Necron one too, and that is also updated for 6th.

Warscythes Are Str +2, AP1 and have Armour Bane SR......... AP1!!!!

Does it say they are power weapons with +2 strength? Can you give us exact wording on Relic blades please?

Be nice for the big 2 Hand-ed Axe Relic Blades to be + 2 Strength on top of +1 for being an axe.

[Azzy]

If they're only available on Apple products, they'll never see a penny from me for these.

Agreed. I've made my own "digital codex" for my army (with all the errata and updates included) using Word. I can has hyperlinks, too, and it works nicely on my netbook.

[cable1210]

Did they update the marine codex to stop terminators going in a rhino etc?

Check main rule book, page 78. That should clear that up

[Dangersaurus]

Can you get a relic axe?

You can get a relic hat, but the rules stay the same.

[Purge the Heretic]

Make sure its a bowler ala oddjob.

[MajorWesJanson]

Relic blades fall under the unusual power weapons, so keep the +2 strength and no extra attack rules. Statline above simplifies that.

[Kloud13]

Would have been nice if GW had done something with them proper as Relic Blades are described as 2- handed Axes, and Swords.

[Vegeta365]

Check main rule book, page 78. That should clear that up

At no point do I expect anyone reading my comment actually thought that I thought terminators could ride in a rhino. I was merely pointing out that when they do was fed back to them on release day by a number of people so they should have been aware.ne the original port of the book over to apple that they made this error as it lists the terminators options as being able to buy a rhino for them as a transport. They have done all these nice 6th edition updates but still missed something so crucially wrong and missleading! It was fedback to them on release day so they should be aware. And whilst we all know terminators can't ride in a rhino, I believe people could argue that the codex trumps the rulebook page you listed :P

[Mini77]

They have done all these nice 6th edition updates but still missed something so crucially wrong and missleading! It was fedback to them on release day so they should be aware.

It was fixed.

[ForgottenLore]

At no point do I expect anyone reading my comment actually thought that I thought terminators could ride in a rhino. I was merely pointing out that when they do was fed back to them on release day by a number of people so they should have been aware.ne the original port of the book over to apple that they made this error as it lists the terminators options as being able to buy a rhino for them as a transport. They have done all these nice 6th edition updates but still missed something so crucially wrong and missleading! It was fedback to them on release day so they should be aware. And whilst we all know terminators can't ride in a rhino, I believe people could argue that the codex trumps the rulebook page you listed :P

I still don't have any idea what your talking about.

[philbrad2]

No Android support eh? Have to still with PDF's on my nice new shiny Nexus 7. God bless Google Drive I say!

PhilB

[Miredorf]

Does it say they are power weapons with +2 strength? Can you give us exact wording on Relic blades please?

Be nice for the big 2 Hand-ed Axe Relic Blades to be + 2 Strength on top of +1 for being an axe.

But why would you want this? it would be 1 less strength than a power fist and 5 points more expensive.

[Rikka Rakka]

What's the problem with Apple exactly? Or is it just 'knee jerk against the man' type stuff? I love my Ipad and both the Necron and SM book look lovely inside it.

[Freakiq]

No Android support eh? Have to still with PDF's on my nice new shiny Nexus 7. God bless Google Drive I say!

PhilB

Careful, I've received infractions for similar comments.

[MajorWesJanson]

What's the problem with Apple exactly? Or is it just 'knee jerk against the man' type stuff? I love my Ipad and both the Necron and SM book look lovely inside it.

Decent products, but the price premium is one thing, and the fact Apple wants to keep everything they can inside Apple controlled space, including maintenance, makes it easy to see where the Cult of the Machine comes from. I'd bet Mars in 40K was first colonized as an Apple project.

Given the increase of updates, and more instances of handfuls of characters being released, could we see a return to "Heroes/Enemies of the Imperium special characters in WD? Put out a new character model and rules in WD and as a paid update, then integrate them in the next codex?

[philbrad2]

Careful, I've received infractions for similar comments.

FAQ and reference sheets freely available from GW of course ...

PhilB

[Zanzibarthefirst]

The only problem I have with tha ipad exclusiveness is that if I no longer have an ipad than I've effectively lost that codex. If you bought it once and could use in on any platform than that would be great like what I do with all my comic books I get from comixology.