Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy
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Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy is a 2018 reboot of the Classic Adeptus Titanicus game. The game allows players to battle one another with Titan and Knight warmachines during the Horus Heresy.[1] It is based on an 8mm scale, 33% larger than Epic's 6mm scale.[2]
Gameplay
Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy is a based around combat between Battle Titans, you are the Princeps Seniores of a Titan maniple, taking control of a number of war engines and interfacing with your models via unique Command Terminals. The game is designed to make you feel like the commander, issuing orders and directing your God-Machines to grind down the enemy, popping void shields and damaging their systems before making a definitive killing blow. The game uses a system of alternating activations across distinct Movement, Combat, Damage Control and Stratagem phases.[3] Three distinct ways to play are available :
- Open play has few restrictions, allowing you to craft your own missions.[3]
- Narrative play is story driven, using scenarios from the greatest battles of the Horus Heresy series[3]
- matched play is designed for competitive games, utilising victory points and tactical objectives for balanced play.[3]
Specific rules are included for each Titan Legions, each with unique traits and wargear.[3]
Released Box sets
Expansions
Campaign books have been released, expanding upon the rules, weapons, and factions available to the players :
- Adeptus Titanicus: Titandeath
- Adeptus Titanicus: Doom of Molech
- Adeptus Titanicus: Shadow and Iron
- Adeptus Titanicus: The Defence of Ryza
- Adeptus Titanicus: Crucible of Retribution
The rules were compiled within 2 books in 2021 :
Miniatures
A range of 8mm scale miniatures were released alongside the various campaign books.
See also
- Adeptus Titanicus (game), the first version of an Epic Scale game, released in 1988
- Titan Legions (game), the second version of Adeptus Titancus, released in 1994
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Community: The Titans Walk (05/08/2018)
- 2: Warhammer Community: War on a New Scale (08/08/2018)
- 3: Warhammer Community : Adeptus Titanicus Part 1: What Is Adeptus Titanicus? (06/08/2018) (saved archive, last accessed 07/07/23)
