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Re: Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

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Post by vermilingua »

nope1000 wrote: post #5
ale42 wrote: post #4

The Latin seems quite wrong... e.g. "segmentum pacificus" should actually be "segmentum pacificum" [1] to keep genders correct. Was it the same in the books (which I don't know)? [1] see Latin dictionary: https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-fle... and https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-fle...

Those words are supposed to be "high gothic" ( https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/High_Gothic ) which is definitly inspired by latin but not the same.

Fandom (40k's fandom seems less-terrible than most tbf) needs to die a faster death. Lexicanum is a much better resource.

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/High_Gothic

Re: Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

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Post by nope1000 »

vermilingua wrote: post #11
nope1000 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those words are supposed to be "high gothic" ( https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/High_Gothic ) which is definitly inspired by latin but not the same.

Fandom (40k's fandom seems less-terrible than most tbf) needs to die a faster death. Lexicanum is a much better resource. https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/High_Gothic

Good point, I just used the first hit on kagi to source the claim but you are right.

Re: Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

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Post by ajross »

nope1000 wrote: post #5
ale42 wrote: post #4

The Latin seems quite wrong... e.g. "segmentum pacificus" should actually be "segmentum pacificum" [1] to keep genders correct. Was it the same in the books (which I don't know)? [1] see Latin dictionary: https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-fle... and https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-fle...

Those words are supposed to be "high gothic" ( https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/High_Gothic ) which is definitly inspired by latin but not the same.

Which is to say, the original authors didn't care and were just writing latinesque gibberish that sounded cool.

One of the critically important things to remember about 40k lore is that the game was originally a joke. Their "real" game was Warhammer (the game to be later called "Warhammer Fantasy"). Originally it was just "Let's put space opera tropes onto a game board and have them fight D&D monsters". Then they shoe-horned the chaos stuff in, then had a (presumably drunken) exercise in lore writing where they "invented" "Grimdark" by essentially turning the Despair knob up to 11.

And then it turned out to be popular, and it was time to start trying to write real stories on top of the mess. And... people loved it. Including a lot of people for whom the comically ridiculous Grimdark stuff turned into a kind of authoritarian wish fulfillment, which wasn't great. But you have to remember it was all a joke to begin with.

Re: Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

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Post by specproc »

wsowens wrote: post #17

I've always been intrigued by Warhammer 40k but never really knew how to get into it. What's the best way?

There are multiple legs to The Hobby (tm), the painting and modelling, the game, and the lore.

For me, painting is the fun bit. I find the game broken and totally driven by marketing. Horrible pay-to-win stuff.

Gaming you need people, you gotta get down a shop and say hi. I prefer independents, as they sell other games, but what's available depends on where you are. Even without shops, finding a group isn't that hard, there's an organised one in my very small town. Facebook etc. can help.

For painting, it's easy, just find models you like the look of, the official site can suggest paints, and have a crack. Your first ones won't be great, but it's the progress that's fun. There's an absurd amount of YouTube content. My crew like Cult of Paint.

Lore, I know least about, I find the books unreadable, but the Black Library is vast. The Horus Heresy is the canonical backbone.

A friend actually writes some short stuff on the fantasy side, do him a favour and grab a collection with Jake Ozga.

Good luck.

Re: Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

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Post by jmarchello »

wsowens wrote: post #17

I've always been intrigued by Warhammer 40k but never really knew how to get into it. What's the best way?

The barrier of entry is admittedly high for playing the game, but it's tons of fun. You have to pick an army, start collecting models (which aren't cheap), then you have to build them and at least sort of paint them. Honestly the best way is just go on to a local store on they 40k open play night (most have one weekly) and ask around. Folks are extremely kind and generous and will often loan you some models to play against them and try out the game. Some stores even have loaner armies in stock for this purpose.

The "pay to win" feeling is really just in the competitive scene. You can choose to chase the ever-changing meta or just enjoy playing more narrative games.

ps. you can learn the basic mechanics of the game pretty quickly by watching "Battle reports" on youtube. Search for 11th edition specifically as it just came out in June and the rules changed a good bit.

Re: Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

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Post by johnzim »

There’s something visceral about seeing the places in 3D and their relation to one another. How many books and codices have I read with just random slapped down markers on the galaxy? There’s so much that can be done to extend this project from the lore - logistical movements and timeline accounts of various crusades and invasions. Great project! Thanks for linking it
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