Mod progress so far news

Penal Legions mod development continues!

Despite the lack of new showcase, we’re still working on it. A lot of assets are currently been finished (animations, icons, fx, voice lines and much more).

The Penal Legions will be made up by more than 30 different units and 9 buildings. It’s a new faction which relies strongly on infantry, whose members are forced to volunteer and fight for the Emperor. Some units would help to keep the morale up, like the Cadet Commissars. This is important, since a high casualty rate would be expected while playing Penal Legions!

Their partial lack of heavy amour is compensated by their unbreakable will to make amends for their crimes and serve the Imperium through sheer numbers and original abilities to destroy the enemy. Other units will be deployed in smaller numbers with several special abilities that would help to finish the job.

Their ranks include Penal Legionnaires and Abhumans from Astra Militarum Auxilla. These second-class Imperial citizens are employed as cannon fodder just like their human companions. They can be bulky, sneaky or fast, so they can have different roles. For instance, the Sanctioned Imperial Beastmen can be useful as a strong melee unit.

Also new mechanics are being tested, in order to add a new flavor to the classic vanilla Imperial Guard, and of course get a new faction as balanced as possible. We might add new abilities as we march on, like these Savlar Chemical Dogs picking up some spoils of war!

Stay tuned. More soon!