Warlord data card downloads changed

[werebob]

I noticed the data card download section changed this afternoon.

 

No more pics just stats - and no equipment.

 

At first I was happy the company was finally fixing the data cards (the 2 gif setup from before was a pain in the behind as the stat / pic never printed on the same page - forcing people to download the gifs / resize in another application to get something useable)

 

My happiness was shortlived when I realised there was no way to print the new cards into a readable format - the stat lines are constantly being split between 2 print pages making them far worse than before. Since they're HTML cut and paste doesn't work anymore as the spacing gets nailed by next application that uses them.

 

How about putting the datacards in a more printer friendly format that prints correctly on most machines. PDF file?

 

If I'm being stupid and missing some magic 'print correctly' button somewhere let me know.

[Gus Landt]

It is my understanding that the datacards would be in a PDF for easy printing. I'm hoping that is still to come!

 

Interesting that each model still has a painter listed, even though there are no pictures!

[Spike]

It's not much of a "solution" to your problem, but if you really want the datacards printed right from source, try using the "print screen" button on your PC to capture the onscreen image, then open Paint and paste the image there...crop away what you don't need and then print the file.

 

Like I said..not really much of a solution. I'm also hoping for those PDFs.

 

For what it's worth, the new format is much clearer to read. Some of those old low-resolution bmp. files were pixelated or blurry enough to cause some confusion between numbers 5 and 9 and between 6 and 8.

[grey wolf]

Also did anyone notice point changes ..... I play necros and I saw many point changes. I'm not happy since now my army books data is now mostly wrong . I just want to use my army book not have a whole entire binder of pages i've printed off the internet.

[ladystorm]

Because the other thread on this topic in is a different Warlord sub-forum, I am closing this thread and linking to the other one in an effort to keep the discussion contained to one thread instead of just merging the two threads and having yall lose your path to find where this conversation went.

 

Please visit the Warlord Rules Discussion Forum to view 1.2 Datacard Questions and Comments, Speak nicely now...(Merged Two Threads).

 

Thank you for your understanding,

[Unholy_Hamster]

With all the recent changes and some of the discussions this has caused. I was wondering if whether or not Reaper should inform their players in the material they release that datacards are subject to change and they should check out reapergames and the forums from time to time to find those changes, since not everyone checks the net and might not be aware of this practise. I only have the first ed. core book and the necro faction book so they may have started doing since or it has been discussed before, if so disregard this first part.

 

 

Secondly personally I like that the reaper folk twink with the rules and datacards, it was one of the big selling points when I decided to purchase the Warlord rule book(Werner Klocke’s minis being the other). Although, speaking as a Dwarf myself, I now fear the Dwarfs have simply gotten too good. The short and beardy was already (by far) the strongest faction when our warriors still went hardcore to the fight with a axe in one hand and a tankard in the other, but now the boys are carrying shields instead, who are going to have the courage to face the fuzzy drunken fury?

 

 

Edit. - Forgot to mention that I think Reaper ought to wait with limiting the core armylists until they have provided some alternatives. I know and understand why some people are complaining that the changes comes after they bought models which they then find they can’t use all that many of unless it’s a very large game. Maybe a warning that certain models will be more limited in the future, instead of the current situation for some armies like dwarfs and reptus who have very limited grunt options at the moment.

[joshuaslater]

Dig. I decided to just slow down my purchasing of Reaper figs, and only concentrate on one army. I would rather they just put out one definitive book after all the armies are done at about 50$, then buy that, instead of the latest (2nd printing) and an army book or two.

 

It's nice that I downloaded the errata for my first printing book, but if they keep playtesting, listening to the chat, and changing things as much as the forums are indicating, then I may as well wait a while longer.

 

I know the feeling. People always complain about Warhammer changing from one edition to the next; will this be the case with Warlord?

[wildbill]

For anyone interested, I spent the better part of my work day putting all of the data cards into Excel. I now have a good sized spreadsheet. I formatted everything so there is no carry-over between pages etc. I think I have kept up with all of the latest changes that have happened today, but I may have missed one.

 

If anyone would like to have it, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll shoot it to you. If your favorite faction had a recent update that I missed, I apologize in advance.

 

Wild Bill

[FreeFall]

I know the feeling. People always complain about Warhammer changing from one edition to the next; will this be the case with Warlord?

There's a big difference there. Changes to the Warlord rules don't make your entire army worthless and they provide those changes for free. I have a buddy who plays 40K and twice now he's had to scrap 80% of his army and start over.

 

The changes that are "sticking" people with unusable figs are changes that were necessary to combat abuses to the system. An all archer Elven force was broken and needed to be changed. The Reven list was broken in many ways, and needed to be changed. I hate to use the word broken, because it's not like they were totally unbeatable, just unbalanced. The fact that someone bought 40 elven archers to exploit that embalance and now is stuck with extra archers, doesn't bother me, quite frankly. Sorry if that sounded a little snarky.

 

Will these changes keep happening, I hope so, because it makes the game better. I don't care how big your playtest group is, until you get it out in the real world, you won't find every little way in which someone can tweak and twist a system to number crunch their way to victory. I like that they are trying to make the game about skill and tactics, rather than who can build the best army combo. That's why those changes have been made, not for marketing reasons like some other companies do.

[wildbill]

I like that they are trying to make the game about skill and tactics, rather than who can build the best army combo.

 

 

The best army combo in the game would the Dwarf army. They are the best. Period.

 

Wild Bill

[Shadowhunter]

There's a big difference there. Changes to the Warlord rules don't make your entire army worthless and they provide those changes for free. I have a buddy who plays 40K and twice now he's had to scrap 80% of his army and start over.

 

Unless of course you played squats then 100% of your army became so much paperweight. That certain other company also tends to have you end up with figures that you can't use all, like the space elves with power fists and many many more examples from all armies. I have a $30 space marine tank that became null and void. So far I havn't seen where any of the Warlord models have become obsolete.

[Storminator]

I like that they are trying to make the game about skill and tactics, rather than who can build the best army combo.

 

 

The best army combo in the game would the Dwarf army. They are the best. Period.

 

Wild Bill

 

Unless the game is 1501+ points.

 

PS

[Unholy_Hamster]

I like that they are trying to make the game about skill and tactics, rather than who can build the best army combo.

 

 

The best army combo in the game would the Dwarf army. They are the best. Period.

 

Wild Bill

 

Unless the game is 1501+ points.

 

PS

 

 

Them’s fighting words, go find a dwarf and tell to hit you upside the head with a 1501+ army or you could of course come to the magical fairytale country of Denmark and I’ll provide the short drunken rage. Although I warn you we got unicorns and polar bears running all over the place.

 

 

 

In case you were wondering, yes those jokes originated during drunken bouts with non-Danes.

[wildbill]

I like that they are trying to make the game about skill and tactics, rather than who can build the best army combo.

 

 

The best army combo in the game would the Dwarf army. They are the best. Period.

 

Wild Bill

 

Unless the game is 1501+ points.

 

PS

 

 

 

 

Wild Bill

[ladystorm]

Because the other thread on this topic in is a different Warlord sub-forum, I am closing this thread and linking to the other one in an effort to keep the discussion contained to one thread instead of just merging the two threads and having yall lose your path to find where this conversation went.

 

Please visit the Warlord Rules Discussion Forum to view 1.2 Datacard Questions and Comments, Speak nicely now...(Merged Two Threads).

 

Thank you for your understanding,

 

Merged second thread into this one, and repeat the request:

 

In an effort to keep the discussion contained to one thread instead of just merging the two threads and having yall lose your path to find where this conversation went, please visit the Warlord Rules Discussion Forum to view 1.2 Datacard Questions and Comments, Speak nicely now...(Merged Two Threads).