(It was time to update this after Early Access!)

Hey guys!

Thanks for checking out Warhammer 40,000: Regicide. If you’re new to the game, you might have a few questions about what it is and how to play it! Hopefully this thread will help you find your bearings.

What does it look like?

Glorious! Check out this video:
https://youtu.be/jcxqhIuVrDU

What is Regicide? Is it just Chess with a Warhammer skin?

Regicide has two modes:

REGICIDE MODE:
Regicide is an asynchronous tactics game played out on a 8x8 area. You get two phases of action for your turn:
1. Move a single unit into place
2. Use a pool of initiative points to play abilities such as grenades, snapshot, go to ground and more!

Unlike chess - the units have health (wounds), armour, toughness, weapon strength, and weapon skill. And as mentioned earlier they all have unique abilities. That said, the units in your army do move in the same way as in chess, and some of the chess rules still apply. In Regicide, you’ll have to navigate challenging map layouts and environments you would never encounter in chess.

CLASSIC MODE:
For those who want it - we have straight up chess mode with brutal, fully-mo-caped animations, effects and more. This is the most intense game of chess you’ve ever played! This mode is intended as an add-on for chess fans, and isn’t the focus of our development plan.

WHAT INSPIRED REGICIDE?
As some of you may know, Regicide is actually a game taken from 40k lore. It's described in multiple Horus Heresy Novels, including books by Dan Abnett and more recently Nick Kyme. Regicide is described as a roughly chess-based game with additional abilities. Played across the universe in many different ways, Regicide was stated to be a favorite of The Emperor.
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Regicide

WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF REGICIDE?
Short-term, our team is working on additional content that will add to the experience of the game without changing the overall package experience. Expect to hear more about this soon!

Long-term, we’re very responsive to what the community desires from Regicide. Your feedback, ideas and suggestions are always welcome and we love hearing from you. Feel free to comment below with what you enjoy about Regicide, what you’d like to see more of in future and any other ideas for the game.

Thanks for playing!

Ally
Producer