CYOE IV: Poll Now Open

[Purpelia]

Actually I imagine that there would be some sort of metric system in place, only better (with the various traditional units removed completely) because the Emperor was that kind of guy. I also imagine that this system would only ever be used by the high lords and maybe 3 other people. Everyone else would just use what ever units were locally used on their planet, which due to the massive history of each world means you have a billion systems in place. Each completely incompatible with the rest.

[Ardavia]

Actually I imagine that there would be some sort of metric system in place, only better (with the various traditional units removed completely) because the Emperor was that kind of guy. I also imagine that this system would only ever be used by the high lords and maybe 3 other people. Everyone else would just use what ever units were locally used on their planet, which due to the massive history of each world means you have a billion systems in place. Each completely incompatible with the rest.

On that note, I don't understand how the heck the Imperium maintains communication abilities (as in lingual). High Gothic, I might understand, given that it's maintained by Imperial high-ranking officials and the like, meaning it sees a lot of use in interplanetary discussion and military operations and the like. Low Gothic, though?

There are systems that have been isolated for thousands of years. Entire languages have appeared and died in a fraction of that time, how does Low Gothic stay in style? Furthermore, how do any Guard regiments coordinate with regiments from other worlds, given that their dialects of Low Gothic might be so different that it's entirely unintelligible to the other side?

Now, on-topic:

Using power-armoured units (think SPESS MEHREENS) for heavy weapon and support platforms for standard infantry when vehicles are unavailable, Y/N?

[Purpelia]

On that note, I don't understand how the heck the Imperium maintains communication abilities (as in lingual). High Gothic, I might understand, given that it's maintained by Imperial high-ranking officials and the like, meaning it sees a lot of use in interplanetary discussion and military operations and the like. Low Gothic, though?

There are systems that have been isolated for thousands of years. Entire languages have appeared and died in a fraction of that time, how does Low Gothic stay in style? Furthermore, how do any Guard regiments coordinate with regiments from other worlds, given that their dialects of Low Gothic might be so different that it's entirely unintelligible to the other side?

The same way that medieval europe kept functioning. Back in the middle ages you didn't just have one language per country in the modern terms but basically a million dialects. And a person from say Paris could not understand a person from say 100km away in any direction. Even though they were all technically part of France. But because the elites all spoke Latin you could rely on being able to order them and have them translate.

Combine that with the way each system is relatively insular and self contained and how armies tend to be recruited from one world per regiment and you end up with a system that works just fine.

[Padnak]

any tips for drawing rounded turrets? I'm trying to draw a small turret like many early soviet tanks had but I can't make it look right

[Purpelia]

any tips for drawing rounded turrets? I'm trying to draw a small turret like many early soviet tanks had but I can't make it look right

Show us what you've got so far and we'll see what we can say.

[Gallan Systems]

Most regional medieval languages were mutually intelligible as long as you didn't cross vernacular borders, the most obvious example being langues d'oil of Medieval France or Scots/English in Britain.

Latin was only common because it was the language that, prior to the printing press, was what most written documents were in and what international trade was used. They could have used a different language entirely tbh and it wouldn't have made much difference, but it suited Papal interests to pretend to be Western Rome. Maybe if you crossed the border into the Holy Roman Empire you'd start being confused by what sort of tongue these unwashed peasants were speaking, but 100 km of Paris and more was intelligible (it's probably closer to 300-500 km depending on the direction, so you're off by a fair amount).

Since 40K is just a bunch of boring generic memes it's only fair that they copy medieval Europe.

Actually I imagine that there would be some sort of metric system in place, only better (with the various traditional units removed completely) because the Emperor was that kind of guy. I also imagine that this system would only ever be used by the high lords and maybe 3 other people. Everyone else would just use what ever units were locally used on their planet, which due to the massive history of each world means you have a billion systems in place. Each completely incompatible with the rest.

Metric system is inherently biased against my natural base-6 counting system keep oppressing me cis scum.

[Korva]

any tips for drawing rounded turrets? I'm trying to draw a small turret like many early soviet tanks had but I can't make it look right

Round like egg shaped or round like a garbage can?

If the first draw a circle then cut it in half. If the second then draw a rectangle and shade it.

[Padnak]

any tips for drawing rounded turrets? I'm trying to draw a small turret like many early soviet tanks had but I can't make it look right

Show us what you've got so far and we'll see what we can say.

Is of being very small

(its one of the turrets from my lol-huge grimdark super heavy tanks which looks like this at the moment)

(its my first real lineart, so be kind)

[Elektrograd]

Show us what you've got so far and we'll see what we can say.

Is of being very small

(its one of the turrets from my lol-huge grimdark super heavy tanks which looks like this at the moment)

(its my first real lineart, so be kind)

That's cool.

Also, use references If you don't know how to draw something.

[Padnak]

any tips for drawing rounded turrets? I'm trying to draw a small turret like many early soviet tanks had but I can't make it look right

Round like egg shaped or round like a garbage can?

If the first draw a circle then cut it in half. If the second then draw a rectangle and shade it.

its round like a garbage can

[Korva]

Round like egg shaped or round like a garbage can?

If the first draw a circle then cut it in half. If the second then draw a rectangle and shade it.

its round like a garbage can

Also, try to make the base color a bit lighter. Otherwise it gets hard to shade as the darkest shades become really dramatic, so it is hard to have smooth gradients on the lower end of the spectrum.

[Purpelia]

Make a gradient that goes from one side to the other with dark parts on the edges and a bright spot in the middle.
Basically this but turned 90 degrees to the side and in what ever color you want.

[Padnak]

Behold the glory of Padnak!

[Gallan Systems]

too dark

[Bratislavskaya]

(Image)

Behold the glory of Padnak!

It is pretty dark. And holy fuck, thats allota wheels.

[Padnak]

(Image)

Behold the glory of Padnak!

It is pretty dark. And holy fuck, thats allota wheels.

I'll lighten it up a bit later, and it needs all those wheels to support the ludicrous amounts of armor and 40cm rocket gun

[Korva]

(Image)

Behold the glory of Padnak!

I like it, just needs to be a bit lighter

[Bratislavskaya]

It is pretty dark. And holy fuck, thats allota wheels.

I'll lighten it up a bit later, and it needs all those wheels to support the ludicrous amounts of armor and 40cm rocket gun

40cm? 400mm. I am of approving.

[Padnak]

I'll lighten it up a bit later, and it needs all those wheels to support the ludicrous amounts of armor and 40cm rocket gun

40cm? 400mm. I am of approving.

Yes. It is armed with a 40cm rocket launcher like the sturmtigers

[Yukonastan]

40cm? 400mm. I am of approving.

Yes. It is armed with a 40cm rocket launcher like the sturmtigers

There's class, and then there's class.

This possesses the latter, barring the fact that there's no padnaki angry marine launchers on it.

[Padnak]

some day I'm going to line art up a tracked HOG launcher

just you wait and see

[Yukonastan]

some day I'm going to line art up a tracked HOG launcher

just you wait and see

hey padnak, you play 40k? if you do, drop everything, i'm firing six deathstrikes at wherever your troop concentrations are.
GW even recogizes this as valid.

[Padnak]

some day I'm going to line art up a tracked HOG launcher

just you wait and see

hey padnak, you play 40k? if you do, drop everything, i'm firing six deathstrikes at wherever your troop concentrations are.
GW even recogizes this as valid.

I've thought that 40k was really cool, but I don't have the patience/money/friends to play table top stuff :/

[Kolintha]

T2-A Tsersyr prototype (Ie: unfinished lineart)

[Mefpan]

T2-A Tsersyr prototype (Ie: unfinished lineart)
(Image)

Beautiful scale, but for some reason the design strikes me as slightly French, even if I can't figure out just why it does.

Are you using anything as reference?