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In article <3bnialF6lmtljU1@individual.net>, Spack,
news@worldofspack.co.uk Varfed out the following in Timo speak...
> Myrmidon wrote on Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:06:19 GMT:
>
> > In article <17F4e.13746$kr.9533@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Jody Hodgson,
> > jody.hodgson@ntlworld.com Varfed out the following in Timo speak...
> >> Is it still a valid army choice, from what I have seen it is an obsolete
> >> army list but not invalid. Nowhere has it said they rules replace those
> >> in Codex:Catachan, yes many of the options can be obtained from using
> >> doctrines but not all. Whilst I see GW pushing to get all to conform to
> >> the IG doctrines method I don't see anywhere that says you can still use
> >> it. Any thought?
> >
> > Yes, to the best of my knowledge currently you can still use the
> > Catachan Codex for the Jungle fighting rules and some of the other
> > specialized units (Jungle vets, etc) there in. That being said, the
> > most 'recent' codex always has president over the older ones in terms of
> > specific rules and army lists. Thus the current 'Cadian' list in codex
> > Imperial Guard has priority over the older version in Codex Eye of
> > Terror. Any Catachan specific items in the current IG codex would over-
> > ride the older stuff in the Catachan Codex until such time (if/when) GW
> > comes out with an updated Catachan codex or list. Yeah, there are some
> > cool bits that the Catachans have in terms of special rules, but they're
> > really a 'one trick' army designed for a specific battle field type. I
> > don't recall ever seeing them do well as a 'generic' IG force against a
> > wide variety of opponents in RTT or GW Games Day type events.
>
> IIRC the word from GW on this is that you can use the IG codex with
> doctrines to field a "normal" Catachan army, or the Catachan Codex to field
> a "Deathworld veterans" list, but you can't take IG codex stuff in a
> Catachan DW vets army, and vice versa.
Thank you for the clue.
> Basically, they are classed as
> separate lists and never the twain shall meet. DW vets are no longer a UK GT
> legal army either (althought the GT rules PDF on the GW site still seems to
> be last years as it contains the note about the final using the "new" SM
> codex).
But I can use all my Forge world items?
Myr
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Forgeworld Baneblade with a Dremel...>
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