[Sarigar]

If you haven't played CoD yet, well, what are you waiting for? It actually makes for a very interesting game and opens up all kinds of new possibilities of list design and tactics. Having said all that, the following issue came up at the end of the game which really took me by suprise:

The mission we played was where your unit 'occupies' a building and basically plants a flag there. He who has the most flags wins the game. I was told (ironically, during the last turn at the most critical point in the game for me) that my Falcon can not occupy a ruin. I looked all through the CoD book and the term 'occupy' is not defined. He advised me that the Falcon hovers over the terrain and can not try to enter it.

1. Aside from being told this last minute, what does the term 'occupy' mean in the case of CoD? I'm failing to see the difference between a Predator driving into a ruin, taking up firing positions vs. a Falcon hovering right above it taking up firing positions.

2. I thought skimmers can enter difficult terrain, but must make a dangerous terrain test. I'm pretty sure there is a piece of Tau vehicle gear that gives a reroll for such failed tests, thus demonstrating skimmers can indeed enter terrain.


I appreciate any input you folks have.

 

[uberschveinen]

'Occupying', though I lack the resource right now, would imply that the unit is within the building, and is thus concelaed fully by it, and very much capable of resisting other attmepts to enter. Your gravtank, on the other hand, is not in the building at all. When you say they're the same thing, you're saying being inside a box and on top of a box are the same thing.

 

[Sarigar]

I get to eat some crow. Page 9 of the CoD book is as clear as crystal that Skimmers can not occupy a building. It even makes reference this becomes important as some missions require units to occupy a building.

My fault for not knowing the rule.

 

[pathwinder14]

Occupying = scoring unit. Your rule book has the info on scoring units. The Falcon counts as a scoring unit.

 

[Sarigar]

I'm pretty sure I found the relevant info. Could you provide the reference that scoring unit=occupying. COD is pretty new, so I'm starting to find the subtle differences.

 

[mattjgilbert]

Skimmers cannot enter difficult terrain. The Tau sensor spines upgrade allows a Tau Skimmer to enter difficult terrain. Generally however, skimmers can only hover over terrain.

 

[cccp]

i understood it as infantry, jetbikes etc rather than vehicles plant the flag.

 

[pathwinder14]

I'm not sure where it's at...you may need to call teh rules boys. I may be wrong but that is how I play it.

 

[don_mondo]

Occupying = scoring unit. Your rule book has the info on scoring units. The Falcon counts as a scoring unit.

Unless using Cities of Death rules.............