It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries The Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the Master of Mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die.
Yet even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the Warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperor's will. Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to name only a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and worse.
To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is based on the Battlefleet Gothic tabletop game by Games Workshop. In this game, you will command fleets comprised of ancient vessels as you try to either defend, despoil or loot the Gothic Sector. Your armada contains ships ranging from humble 1km long Escorts to massive 8km long Battleships. Each of these ships can be upgraded in several different ways to further augment your arsenal. Your Ships of the Line can be further customized with different Skills, Crew Upgrades and Favours as your Captains gain experience.
But be careful with your ships. While there is no permadeath, these vessels will take several turns to be repaired if they get destroyed in combat - whether you were playing in multiplayer or campaign. Not to mention, your captains can mutiny in combat if they feel they are too close to death. You can attempt to withdraw your ships from the battle, but they may also get Lost in the Warp and will take some time to return to your fleet. Or just execute the traitorous cur for trying to abandon the battle.
The campaign sees you take the role of an Imperial Commander, fervently trying to turn back the 12th Black Crusade of Abaddon the Despoiler, Warmaster of Chaos, while also being harried by Orkish and Eldar pirates.
Imperial Thought of the Day: Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.
The Imperial Navy is the Imperiums main army for void warfare. Its ships are millenia old behemoths, build to bring the glory and wroth of the Immortal God Emperor to the ends of the Galaxy.
The Imperial Navy is a balanced faction. It's ships are of middling speed and armor and mount a balanced loadout of weapons. Massive macro-batteries deliver devastating broadsides while Lances will strike with pinpoint accuracy. Frontal torpedoes are also a common armament on the vessels of the Imperium and their heavier ships can mount the devastating Nova Cannon.
Let the Galaxy Burn!
A dark mirror of the Imperial Navy, the Chaos Fleet is comprised of humans who have sworn themselves to the service of the Dark Gods of Chaos. Their vessels are even older than the Imperiums, as a vast number of them still hail from the Horus Heresy in the 31st Millenium that split the fledgling Imperium.
Their ships are slightly faster, but also slightly more fragile than the lmperial Navys ships and favor Lance batteries over Macro cannons.
"The best means of Attack is Defence, an' the best means of Attack is a really really Big One, right, with lots of Boys an' dead big shooty things an' what have ya." - legendary Ork Smartboy Derek Zog
Da Freebootaz are Orks that have left the normal Orkish society for a variety of reasons and now roam the Void under their Kaptin, lootin' and pillaging. Their ships are a flying scrapheap, but do not be deceived by their looks.
They are unwieldy, inaccurate and slow, but if they get - and stay - within weapons range, you're in a world of hurt as even Orks can't miss at point blank range. Orks love to board and ram their opponents and make heavy use of their Big Red Button to boost their engines.
You may as well try to catch starlight as bring Eldar to battle. - Imperial Navy saying
The Eldar are an ancient, arrogant race who were the masters of the Galaxy long before humans reached the stars, but are now slowly dying off. The Corsairs have been expelled from a Craftworld, but have not fallen enough to visit the Dark City of Comorragh and now prey on vulnerable targets.
Their ships are sleek, agile and graceful, but fragile. They need to stay at range and use their maneuvering advantage to dance around their slower opponents lest they get destroyed.
Impressions & Reviews:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/22/battlefleet-gothic-armada-review/Rock Paper Shotgun said:
http://www.pcgamer.com/battlefleet-gothic-armada-review/PC Gamer said:
Totalbiscuit (beta) impressions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uu6Rn2W8gM
Screenshots:
Trailers:
Overview Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkNIBSNGVs
Narrative Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl4hAD_xhn0
Eldar Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O74nSsaZ9Q
Orks Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19JRYTkg5fQ
Chaos Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63qOrP4WtFg
Imperium Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfBjZTm8IV4
Wiki:
http://www.bfgawiki.com
