There was a rule back in 4th or 5th edition for the rules supplement "Apocalypse" For context traditional 40k games are around 1500-2000 pts per players, a Space Marines model is 12 pts and a Tyranid gaunt is like 3-4pts , an Imperial guard solider is 4pts etc, you get the gist. An Apocalypse game is when you want to play on...Well on an Apocalyptic scale, where games would be between 4000 and 10.000pts if not more, the biggest Apoc games where around 500.000pts PER SIDES (teams of dozens of players playing in a whole darn gym) And to truely embrace and immerse the players in the Absolutly gigantic scale of the game in this mode, Armies had special rules, Stratagems and Formations that they could use wich would give them an edge. Stratagems where limited but could turn around a Battle Round, and Formations, where an organized Force of specific units that when the requirement where met, would allow for the use of Special rules that would normaly NOT be accesible. One of the formations for Tyranids, wich i've forgot the name, gave the Tyranid Horde(you HAd to fill in like 6 to 8 FULL sized Gaunts units and 3 FULL size Warriors units, and then some extra units as options, a full Gaunt unit was around 30 models..., thats a LOT of models) a rule that says "There's too many of them!!!", litteraly when an Enemy unit targeted swarms of Tyranids, they had to roll a D6 at the end of the Shooting phase, on a 5+( or something, going from memory here), the unit would "Run out of ammo", now there is normaly no concept of "ammo" in 40k rules, unless its a special weapon that has limited uses (many such wepaons exists that has like One use per battle etc), so that was something new. In brief the unit who ran out of ammo shooting at Tyranids, would not be able to shoot in the NEXT Shooting phase, they could do anything else instead, but Not shooting.
The swarm tech really make the tyranid feel alive, being control by a single hive mind. The way the swarm split into three so naturally was incredible.
A lot of these streamers haven't played the Saber classic WWZ. The sheer amount of swarm and the climbing on top of each other to get to the player on the high ground mechanic was their signature, even the Operations mode progression is the same. Too funny when they see it the first time. SM2 is WWZ reskin with extra steps and I love it! Love that old game!
Yes thank you! This is exactly like WWZ and that was such a fun game! Too many people are comparing it to Gears but it’s so much like WWZ since it’s Saber.
@@jamienicholas7500 Yeah I never got the GoW comparison. Was it because of the chainswords and executions? The cover system and the lack of for the other alone made their gameplay miles apart!
Its not the first time GW has had swarm-based enemies. Vermintide and Darktide make heavy use of such mechanics too (tho you probably knew that already.)
You can tell most of them haven't played the first one on how they keep trying to get away from enemies when the entire mechanics of the game is to keep killing to gain a bit of health and regain armor.
True horror show - first day play with a friend and my laptop didn't manage to process high count of enemies. So they were invisible. Did you think this inconvenience stopped us? No, because Emperor protects. But it was freaky to fight and avoid invisible enemies on max difficulty
( *Asmongold encountering the swarm* ) Asmongold: " maybe that's just cinematics and it does nothing " ( And it does in fact it is not cinematic and does something )
The true space marine 2 experience. Fighting, killing, doing the best you can, then you hear a couple "dinks" of damage, you look up - no armour and a scrap of health left. Where did it go? What took all of that in an instant? Why am I made of paper mache? Why do I HARDLY FEEL LIKE A SPACE MARINE? But god damn it's still fun as hell when you ignore those moments. Once you hit the flow of realising that you're way more vulnerable than you expect and everything's a threat if you let it hit you, it starts to feel good. Though at the same time I still really, genuinely wish we were more durable. The rally system is neat but it's not built for hordes and weirdly-slow-melee. Just gaining health and armour both on executions and tiny amounts on kills would put the game through the roof imo.
I’m just trying to wrap my head around just how much time it must take to even go through hours and hours of different streamers footage to find interesting clips for this montage. How did you do it? How long did it take you?
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apparently when it comes to lore accurate Tyrinids, that swarm size in game is not lore accurate, it gets far, far worse
There was a rule back in 4th or 5th edition for the rules supplement "Apocalypse"
For context traditional 40k games are around 1500-2000 pts per players, a Space Marines model is 12 pts and a Tyranid gaunt is like 3-4pts , an Imperial guard solider is 4pts etc, you get the gist.
An Apocalypse game is when you want to play on...Well on an Apocalyptic scale, where games would be between 4000 and 10.000pts if not more, the biggest Apoc games where around 500.000pts PER SIDES (teams of dozens of players playing in a whole darn gym)
And to truely embrace and immerse the players in the Absolutly gigantic scale of the game in this mode, Armies had special rules, Stratagems and Formations that they could use wich would give them an edge.
Stratagems where limited but could turn around a Battle Round, and Formations, where an organized Force of specific units that when the requirement where met, would allow for the use of Special rules that would normaly NOT be accesible.
One of the formations for Tyranids, wich i've forgot the name, gave the Tyranid Horde(you HAd to fill in like 6 to 8 FULL sized Gaunts units and 3 FULL size Warriors units, and then some extra units as options, a full Gaunt unit was around 30 models..., thats a LOT of models) a rule that says "There's too many of them!!!", litteraly when an Enemy unit targeted swarms of Tyranids, they had to roll a D6 at the end of the Shooting phase, on a 5+( or something, going from memory here), the unit would "Run out of ammo", now there is normaly no concept of "ammo" in 40k rules, unless its a special weapon that has limited uses (many such wepaons exists that has like One use per battle etc), so that was something new.
In brief the unit who ran out of ammo shooting at Tyranids, would not be able to shoot in the NEXT Shooting phase, they could do anything else instead, but Not shooting.
Yup. Thr swarm would have just kept coming....and coming
Yep it should be in the billions+ but really no point in rendering that. This game gets the point across fine enough
i like how the game clarifies this is only a splinter fleet
I think it would be more accurate for like a beginning stage of the swarm which I believe this is
"That's a cool background animation.... wait. that's not a background."
"Hey that's cool."
"..."
"Oh it's real."
"..."
"OH SHIT. *Bolter fire*"
-PatStaresAt
"Surely the horde will end"
*1 hour later*
*The tyranid swarm horde haven't stop*
"........By The Emperor"
The swarm tech really make the tyranid feel alive, being control by a single hive mind. The way the swarm split into three so naturally was incredible.
Imagine if *Saber Interactive* one day decided to remaster *Space Marine 1.*
The Green Tide would look amazing!
Yes! Would love a Remaster of Space Marine 1
Smallest Tyranid Swarm be like
The masculine urge to face and entire horde alone to establish dominance
A lot of these streamers haven't played the Saber classic WWZ. The sheer amount of swarm and the climbing on top of each other to get to the player on the high ground mechanic was their signature, even the Operations mode progression is the same. Too funny when they see it the first time. SM2 is WWZ reskin with extra steps and I love it! Love that old game!
Yes thank you! This is exactly like WWZ and that was such a fun game! Too many people are comparing it to Gears but it’s so much like WWZ since it’s Saber.
@@jamienicholas7500 Yeah I never got the GoW comparison. Was it because of the chainswords and executions? The cover system and the lack of for the other alone made their gameplay miles apart!
@@verydisrespectful7679 Honestly it’s probably the big bodies and tiny heads 😂
Its not the first time GW has had swarm-based enemies. Vermintide and Darktide make heavy use of such mechanics too (tho you probably knew that already.)
@@KreschavierI knew but I forgot lol thanks for reminding me, they're rotting in my library
7:26 You just know some Speedrunners are looking at that with great interest
8:10 when your ragdoll breakdances better than Raygun
That Gargoyle had some skills man
Honestly, this is less than a fraction of a percent for how a Tyranid invasion usually goes.
"ooooohhhh SHIT.... Gimme the grenades!!" Is an absolutely perfect response to Nids showing up
3:35 HOLY CRAP!!!! They’re like the scarabs from “The Mummy”🤣
Their ripper swarms are exactly that, the imperial guardsmen calls them ankle biters.
It's pretty accurate to how a Tyranid Invasion would go lol
Everyone is glad that these tyranids are from the 5th and 6th edition...the 10th ones are FAR, FAR WORSE
You can tell most of them haven't played the first one on how they keep trying to get away from enemies when the entire mechanics of the game is to keep killing to gain a bit of health and regain armor.
That impression at 3:40 had me rolling. What a voice 😂
No wonder helldiver fans, 40k warhammer fans and rock digger dwarf fans join together to hate bugs
Only in 40k can you be armed to the teeth and still feel in danger 😂
And everyone thought the Orks were bad.
Chapter Master Dante had to deal with something even far more fucked up
That reaction of "oh, those are real." Though. They were just not ready
True horror show - first day play with a friend and my laptop didn't manage to process high count of enemies. So they were invisible. Did you think this inconvenience stopped us? No, because Emperor protects. But it was freaky to fight and avoid invisible enemies on max difficulty
Love the moment of realization that there real
If this Swarm Horde were already chaotic enough, you deffinitly wouldnt want the Book lore accurate version of Tyranid Swarm Horde 🗿
Why is Asmongold surprised? That exactly how the cockroaches enter his room.
7:27 DA JUMP
THEY KNOW NO END BROTHERS!
AVENGE ME BROTHER!
*BROTHER AVENGE ME!!!!!*
Tyranid players watching this: “Yes, I should definitely buy a few more boxes of Hormagaunts at the weekend…”
( *Asmongold encountering the swarm* )
Asmongold: " maybe that's just cinematics and it does nothing "
( And it does in fact it is not cinematic and does something )
The true space marine 2 experience. Fighting, killing, doing the best you can, then you hear a couple "dinks" of damage, you look up - no armour and a scrap of health left. Where did it go? What took all of that in an instant? Why am I made of paper mache? Why do I HARDLY FEEL LIKE A SPACE MARINE?
But god damn it's still fun as hell when you ignore those moments. Once you hit the flow of realising that you're way more vulnerable than you expect and everything's a threat if you let it hit you, it starts to feel good.
Though at the same time I still really, genuinely wish we were more durable. The rally system is neat but it's not built for hordes and weirdly-slow-melee. Just gaining health and armour both on executions and tiny amounts on kills would put the game through the roof imo.
4:38 " Can I be in that armor"
Well I mean if you wanna be encased in a metal tomb while suffering from severe PTSD for a great many millenia go ahead
I the sign of them being real when you toss the grenadines and they blow up
After watching this video, I don't feel to bad now 😂
That's my faction baby! Tyranids!
I’m just trying to wrap my head around just how much time it must take to even go through hours and hours of different streamers footage to find interesting clips for this montage.
How did you do it? How long did it take you?
The Emperor approves.
Awesome!
They never played WWZ game (same devs) if they still shocked to see this hordes numbers 😂
That was some crazy stuff alright. Just plain nuts.
The girl was so totally disassociated from her character. It was sad.
Definitely getting Astro Bot first but I will have Space Marines 2 in my grasp before long
see it in 2x speed, have fun))
good job
i love the doom music
FOR THE EMPERORRRRRRRR
This is just a scout force to.
Far too few people have played the WWZ game.
I could make them react to the thousand sons, I think it would be interesting.
Gonna need some backup
just like a new in wwz xd
5:20 😂😂😂😂😂
Apparently i am better than 90% of streamers in that i didnt die in the friggin tutorial, aside from the scripted desth to progress
why you have doom music in background
theres not a singe video game that cant be improved with the addition of hte doom soundtrack.
1:20
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the 6:08 moment is so random LOL
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Good video not a fan of your mid commentary tho
zerg rush
Zergs were supposed to be Tyranids
@@randomdude8202 i mean swarming stuff means zerg rush not the race
damn thies streamers are so bad lol