Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 357 Buying GW
Although the group members had a lively discussion, the topic quickly veered off to other things.

"Have you heard? Some guy in Australia snuck into GW's warehouse and got a box of unreleased Saturn-type Terminator and Dauntless pieces, and he's listing it online for $500." Someone mentioned the latest news.

Upon hearing this news, Chen Xi also showed a curious expression and asked them, "Saturn-shaped? That ancient rumor?"

"The Saturn type isn't exactly an old rumor, is it? I remember there were some old chess pieces made from this thing?" The group member who spread the news shook his head, then searched on his phone for a while, and then showed it to Chen Xi: "Look, this is the Saturn type that was rumored back then, or more accurately, the MK1 Terminator A."

"This thing is really cool. After GW redesigned it, the old model also has a lot of character," Guterres couldn't help but praise.

Chen Xi nodded in agreement, then sarcastically remarked to GW, "Speaking of these old settings, there's enough for GW to pad out two more versions, right?"

"Who says otherwise? What new things has GW released in all these years? Apart from releasing the original casting for 40k and resetting the old models of the HH line, what new things has he released!" The group members were obviously indignant when they talked about this.

After all, GW is really good at ripping people off. A few plastic figurines can cost several hundred dollars. If you want to actually play and have real battles, you can't even get started without investing one or two thousand dollars.

The real big shots invest in this area, starting at five figures and sometimes even reaching six figures.

At this moment, someone suddenly said, "It's a pity we don't have the money, otherwise we would buy GW and whip them every day to make them produce new pieces, wouldn't that be great?"

“In that case, you might as well just buy the copyright and then set up a studio in China to produce the products. The efficiency of a domestic team is much faster than that of a white-collar worker who just dawdles around. If they don’t produce ten or eight big projects a year, I’ll think they’re not good at making money,” Guterres added.

For Hammerheads, the problem is never that they don't have the money to buy new pieces, but that GW doesn't release anything new, or that they've made another huge mistake.

However, while everyone was discussing this matter, a new idea suddenly popped into Chen Xi's mind.

Since even his own modified psionic warrior can be deployed in the 40k universe, then surely GW can also use his own pieces in the 40k universe?
Anyway, as for the old man himself, he certainly wouldn't mind this situation happening.

He'd actually do anything to save the empire, even if you asked him to sell hooks.

After all, she was once the Roman she-wolf, and the emperor never hid his history of selling hooks.

As for how to buy GW, or to make GW play its pieces according to its own wishes, Chen Xi felt that he didn't need to worry about such things.

Instead of thinking about how to buy GW, we should first think about how to make strategic moves for ourselves after buying GW.

Although the Saturn Terminator is indeed very cool as a piece in the new series, it does not meet Chen Xi's expectations.

If Chen Xi were to design a Terminator armor, he would emphasize defense while also incorporating flexibility, and supplement it with a modular weapon system.

In the Warhammer world, due to the presence of all sorts of strange and powerful beings, ranged weapons often cannot play a very good role.

While from a realistic perspective, ranged weapons lack the epic feel of space opera, and people tend to prefer melee combat, in the actual Warhammer universe, the Empire usually faces enemies that cannot be easily defeated with ranged weapons.

After all, not everyone is like Chen Xi, who calls in orbital bombardment to solve problems when faced with a tough enemy.

This undoubtedly created a demand for close-range weaponry.

Fortunately, the Empire's force field technology is very advanced, and the power weapons generated by the decomposed force fields are characterized by their rich variety and wide selection. From powered fists to powered swords, powered halberds, and powered axes, there are even alien weapons such as powered hammers, powered flails, and powered scepters. Basically, it can be said that the Empire's power weapon technology can make almost anything that is needed.

Replacing powered weapons is also simple. Except for powered punches, which might be a little troublesome, replacing other powered weapons mostly involves simply putting down the weapon you have and picking up the new one.

In comparison, long-range weapons are more troublesome.

First, considering the armor's versatility and carrying capacity, a Terminator armor certainly cannot carry a large number of missiles.

Although the Unyielding Terminator has a missile launcher, its size is so exaggerated that it can only be used as an optional feature when heavy firepower is needed, rather than as a standard feature.

However, conventional Space Marine heavy weapons such as heavy plasma, thermal fusion, flamethrower, and Gatling guns can be well equipped.

Judging from these requirements, the Gravis-type power armor that Kaul later developed actually met Chen Xi's requirements very well.

However, the Gravis type cannot teleport, so it still cannot replace the Terminator Armor in this respect.

However, if we only consider defense, the Gravis type is actually not inferior to the Unyielding Terminator, and is even more agile.

It's not just about flexibility in action, but also flexibility in task execution and the switching between modular designs.

It's worth noting that the MK10 power armor can be freely switched between Phobos, Gravis, and standard versions depending on the mission requirements.

Although this design is not reflected on the chess pieces and is mostly used in the background setting, it must be admitted that this design is actually very practical.

The only problem might be that what Chen Xi wants is not the Gravis type, but to develop a true Terminator armor based on the Gravis type.

Unlike the Gravis type, it doesn't require the ability to freely change modules; it can be a single model of Terminator Armor.

However, its weapon system and other accessories must be flexible and switchable, ideally able to carry both melee and ranged weapons, and also able to attach a shield to enhance defense.

Chen Xi's ideas were not yet fully formed; they were just scattered, seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed requests.

However, he is not a designer and does not need to think about these issues in depth.

Now Chen Xi is the client; he only needs to ask for both, and the rest can be left to the designer.

And most importantly, this isn't about designing a Terminator suit in reality; it requires considering various rationale factors.

This is equipment designed in a fictional sci-fi world. Even with its many illogical aspects, it becomes logically consistent when placed within the fantastical world of Warhammer 40k.

A design that combines both, if it can be made, would undoubtedly be a perfect piece of equipment for the real Warhammer world.

As for now, let's buy GW first.

(End of this chapter)