Apocalypse Eventually

Ahoy, rumor fans! Lately, I've been hearing tons of insider gossip about an upcoming Apocalypse update. Yes, you heard that right: After Games Workshop released a new edition of Warhammer 40,000 that doesn't properly synergize with the Apocalypes rules and removed the Apocalypse datasheets from their website, most people assumed that nothing was changing. Wrong!

• New version of Apocalypses scheduled "for sixth edition".
• Will be 100% compatible with sixth edition.
• New sixth edition datasheets for sixth edition.
• Structure Points replaced by Hull Points, like in sixth edition.
• Flyer rules changed to be more like the sixth edition flyer rules from sixth edition.
• Alliance rules changed to be more like the sixth edition alliance rules from sixth edition.
• "Very powerful" new formations.
• Eldar formation with a bunch of Fire Prisms.
• Chaos formation with either "darkness" or "corruption" in the name. Supposedly "very nasty". Sounds nasty!

Also, hat tip to TheDarkGeneral for the following specific and useful information:

This project started earlier this year and with 6th Edition just around the corner at the time, it was an easy push back. I'm assuming the plan to keep it very flexable and broad in terms of hard lined rules will remain, with more themed scenario options linking some things from City Fight, Battle Missions & Planetstrike within. 

An insider like myself, he was the first to reveal the mechanics of the latest Chaos Space Marine codex, including:

• Khorne Daemon Princes prevent you from taking Scouts (true; there are no Scouts in the codex).
• Alpha Legion can control enemy vehicles (true; you can drive your vehicles in front of them and stop them from moving forward).
• Nurgle gets access to poisoned flamers (true; you can take Imperial Guard allies with a Banewolf)
• Khorne units must engage in combat every turn or suffer a penalty (true; being shot at is a penalty).
• Lash of Submission is changed to be more in line with the Daemon version (true; lash was removed entirely, forcing you to use Daemon allies).
• Word Bearers might get a special unit called "Daemonmancers" (true; they didn't).

With a track record like this, I'm anticipating great things for Apocalypse in the future!

Over and out,
Branchbaboon