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So what happens if two different Tyranid Hive Fleets run into each other? Lets say both just in the void and also if there's a situation where they are trying to consume the same planets.
With the exception of the amount of time it would take for the fleets to battle I suppose. That could be crucial rallying time for the Imperium/whatever world is next in the Hive Fleet's flight path.but either way it is basically the exact same result
Guess thats the official answer then!The upcomming Valedor novel touches on that issue. Where the eldar desperately tries to prevent 2 hive fleets from merging and becomming stronger by sharing dna code.
Well said. I knew there was something fishy about tyranids: energy loss during respiration and digestion.Though that doesn't make sense to me, since the actual fighting requires energy (and hence loss of biomass), but that's just me.
By that thinking then the nids shouldn't fight period as they lose energyThe source, if I recall correctly, says no biomass is lost in the exchange, so it's a free lesson. Though that doesn't make sense to me, since the actual fighting requires energy (and hence loss of biomass), but that's just me.
Nope, since they (normally) get to eat the biomass of the defenders and the rest of the planet.By that thinking then the nids shouldn't fight period as they lose energy
Why couldn't they gain energy from sunlight like plants?I read somewhere or another (maybe from that Cain novel) that they fight each other to determine which fleet's...overall strategy is "best". Sorta like a practice match of sorts, except the winner eats the loser.
The source, if I recall correctly, says no biomass is lost in the exchange, so it's a free lesson. Though that doesn't make sense to me, since the actual fighting requires energy (and hence loss of biomass), but that's just me.
Good question. Because a species that lands on a planet and spreads spores everywhere to photosynthesize isn't quite as grim dark as a massive swarm of insect-like monsters nom noming everyone.Why couldn't they gain energy from sunlight like plants?