XCOM Fan Right At Home - Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate -Daemonhunters - Part 1 - Campaign Let's Play 

Turns out we can have custom first names in this so if you wanna be a warhammer machine human god magic guy, drop me a name below!

When they say "secret chapter of Space Marines", they mean it. No civilian is allowed to see a Grey Knight - any who do are summarily executed by the Inquisition. This is because a Grey Knight's sole purpose is to kill daemons, and knowledge of daemons is forbidden. Space Marines are technically transhuman. They are decked out in power armor and have special implants that not only enhance their physiology, but allow better interfacing with the armor. Also, all Grey Knights are also Librarians, meaning that they are Space Marines that have psyker powers. However, psychic powers in 40K are dangerous, as they pull their power from the Warp, the same dimension where the daemons reside. FTL travel also relies on entering the Warp, and is only possible through the combination of psychically gifted Navigators and the reality-stabilizing Gellar field. Astropaths are the experts of communication - they are also psychic. The Inquisition is one of the many powerful forces of the Imperium. Think of them as a combination between the FBI, CIA, and the NSA. They are constantly searching for signs of daemonic corruption, alien interference, and treasonous activity. They are rightly feared for having power that is only checked by their fellow inquisitors, with powers ranging from the ability to condemn civilians to life as penal laborers or lobotomized servitors without trial, to the dreaded Exterminatus - a command to bombard a planet until every last inch is reduced to ash. Planet-wide plagues are a sign of corruption from Nurgle, one of the four Chaos Gods. Nurgle is the god of despair, disease, and stagnation. He is surprisingly jolly, and genuinely loves all life. Unfortunately, that also includes all of the bacteria and fungi that plague those he loves. His greatest gift is the ability to ignore pain - many of his followers are walking masses of open sores and infestations, and they show no signs of discomfort, aside from occasionally itching themselves. This resistance to pain makes it so they tend to be slower than followers of other Chaos Gods, but also more resilient - there are many tales of disciples of Nurgle surviving being disemboweled.

Hell yeah Odd 40k. Few things for a XCOM vet new to this game to know: 1) Marines hit what they shoot at. Aside from template attacks, friendly fire isn't a thing, and if you can see an enemy in range, you'll hit it if you shoot. No 95% misses in this game. 2) Be aggressive. Grey Knights, particularly Terminator suited ones, take their cover with them. Hanging out in cover will have the enemy chipping you and fading back into reinforcements while the bloom spreads, and things always go from bad to worse when the Bloomspawn hits. Get in their faces. You're bigger than they are (most of the time) 3) Overwatch in full cover has the annoying side effect of your unit stepping out of cover to maintain their field of fire, exposing them to enemies beyond their vision cone. Low cover can usually be fired over, making it a better choice for overwatch positions in the long run. 4) Go into the teleport strike abilities with your interceptors. Go into "Honor the Chapter" with Justicars. You'll thank me later. Max out medical abilities with Apothecaries. Purgators can be specced a few different ways to be useful, but their grenade abilities are hilarious. Have fun! I'll be here for every episode!

One important tooltip I think you missed, is that a unit can only go into the critical wounded state once per mission. So the penalty isn't just having 50% max hp until the of the mission, or only being able to do it only so many times per campaign. It's also how a unit dies on a mission. Tooltip at 19:15

Hey Chris, in case you didnt found it yet there is a Codex is the Settings menu, listing every important thing in the game.

I look forward to seeing how you handle the 41st millennium, Commander! I have a feeling you'll have a lot of fun tinkering out even your basic loadouts for your squad because there is a LOT of variety and nuance in this game. One thing you probably should know is that in the settings menu of all places, there is a glossary of what the different statuses and auto abilities actually do, and it's pretty extensive to try to remember, so it's a good thing to consult every so often.

To give some lore: Space Marines (or Astartes) in Warhammer 40k are genetically enhanced humans to become super soldiers. A single Space Marine is as strong as a modern tank. Space Marines are divided in large groups, each based on their "geneseeds", which is pretty much the base of their genetic implants. These geneseeds were created by the Emperor, from which he created his first 20 original Space Marine Legions. All current legions are based from one of the original 20. The Grey Knights are special because they are created specifically to fight against demons and the powers of Chaos. Unlike most other Space Marines, all (or most if I am not mistaken), have access to the warp, which is pretty much magic. In short, the Space Marines are tanks and the Grey Knights are magical tanks.

44:48 Purgators are heavy weapon specialists. They use 2 handed guns better than your other knights. Switching one to melee is not advisable the effects they get from the heavy guns is much better.

I do have one tip. The game heavily rewards you for playing aggressive. If you "2 AP into darkness" and trigger an enemy pod, you regain all AP for your squad. After an encounter, your soldiers automatically reload, so you don't have to spend an entire turn staying unengaged and reloading. I saw a streamer on Legendary difficulty finish an entire mission on the first turn. He used a combination of AP generation skills, teleporting, and executions (executions give everyone 1 AP). The enemy literally never got a turn.

It's my first time playing and I don't know anything about this game... Tutorial: Check Ruthless: Check Ironman: Check What a legend XD

My favorite theme in the warhammer universe is that every problem will eventually be solvable with enough explosive power. Plague? Shoot it. Warp storm? Shoot it? Daemon the size of a small building? Stab it or call in artillery, depending on your faction

Oh boy, now you’ve done it Odd! Expect a storm of comments explaining every nook and cranny of the 40k-verse… enjoy the game! It looks like there’s finally another good 40k game.

In the Imperium you have the Imperial Guard which are normal humans, you have the Space Marines which are jacked up super soldiers, and then you have the Grey Knights which are Jacked up Super Soldiers with Psionic powers. Imagine an entire army made of Psionic soldiers from XCOM.

The best way to describe the Grey knights is this Picture hulk, wearing an iron man suit, and able to cast magic

A bit late but Lunette being called Dominus is just an abbreviated version of her rank, Magos Dominus, which roughly means she's a senior techpriest who doubles as both a high--ranking military officer and expert on military equipment and technology

To anyone reading this, If you’re even slightly familiar with 40k and the grey knights, specifically, there are a lot of fun cameos and one of them even joins you in the midgame

One little UI/control thing that is not listed, but saves a good deal of time and annoyance: Rather than hitting the back button, in most places you can right-mouse click anywhere on the screen to go back.

There is a back button on the loadout screen that you can use with no penalty, and it will save whatever loadout you did. This should let you handle the episodes just like you did Xcom if you want.

@ChristopherOdd If you want a deep(er)-dive into 40K lore, the fellow/channel, Luetin09, is quite possibly the single best YT channel out there - both in production values, content, relevance etc. He's been going for quite a few years and so he's got a sizable back catalog that covers all manner of topics. So you can skim and scan over them for whatever details you decide you're interested in learning more about. And again, the production values are great and he writes really well (with regard to his scripts), so you get the info in addition to the videos being entertaining and really engrossing.

Excited to watch this campaign unfold!

21:35 Grey Knights. In short: They are geneticly enchances super soldiers like every Space Marine. But they have better quality equipment (power armor, wrist mounted Storm Bolter, Force weapons.) And they are also Psykers which means that they are all Mages as well. Their porpus is to fight against demons mainly. Sort of like an army of mini doom guys.

Odd, please watch a lore video or two on the 40k universe, especially one that just covers all of the main factions on tabletop! It's fascinating, and the space marine factions are especially fascinating. Essentially, they are extremely mutated and oftentimes psychic-sensitive super soldiers that are further enhanced with incredible armor

I've been having a blast with this game. Hope you'll enjoy it too, Odd!

It amazing that, they specifically only made Khorne Daemons models in the tutorial level, after that, they don't appear anymore and only focus on Nurglites.

Yes, Commander Odd! I am psyched for this playthrough 😆 Purge the heretics!

There is a servitor with a heavy bolter primed behind your console in case the insanity becomes too much for you. Better to receive The Emperor's mercy than fall foul of chaos.

In-case you didn't know, your AP points are refunded once you finish combat(Say you killed all trigger enemies) and your squad auto-reloads. You AP is also refunded upon discovering an enemy pod. This means you don't have to move as slowly as you do in Xcom. Melee is a "free action", if you move and melee, you only pay the AP points to move, which gives you a chance to finish fleeing enemies or strike a target again.

Ohh this is gonna be a juicy walkthrough, good to have ya back commander

Just to give you a small tip, not sure if anyone else has said this but the current state of the game AP is king… any abilities that gives AP or things that lead to stuns so you can execute which give AP should be prioritized. Also Grey Knight Intercepters are super strong because they can teleport over or out of over watches.

YES! I was sooo waiting for you to do this!

In case no one mentioned it before: „… in the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war.“ is THE catchphrase of wh40k. Gives me goosebumps all the time. Please keep up! This is just like Christmas for me. My favorite universe along with my favorite streamer.

You should watch two videos by a channel called Bricky if you want to learn more about the 40k universe. It's called Warhammer 40K explained handily enough! A bit long but well worth the watch, informative and funny!

Lunette's a Tech Priest, which is basically exactly what it says. They're kind of an empire within the empire tracking care of most technology, research and large scale production. So Lunette's first priority is the ship, with everything else being a far second

2 new series starting in 1 day? Imma follow both of them religiously

hey mr odd im still alive good to see your still doing your thing have fun man it is good to see you playing something you enjoy

Hey Odd! Warhammer 40k is my favourite game of all time - been playing it over 20 years now. Here's a quick recap of things you should know, based on what I watched in this episode: #1 - You are fighting for the Emperor, the Imperium, and humanity. The Emperor took over as a totalitarian dictator over ten thousand years ago. He's immortal, and verges on the cusp of godhood. Even this did not save him from a terrible fate though. He was betrayed by his son Horus, who had become corrupted by the Chaos Gods, and injured to the point that the Emperor sits immobile and unable to communicate upon a special throne on Terra (Earth). The Imperium are absolutely NOT GOOD PEOPLE, but the Emperor foresaw this state of awful as being required to maintain the existence of humanity. #2 - The Chaos Gods are, well, GODS. They exist in a parallel universe to ours, called the Warp, or "the Immaterium" - it is a universe of immaterial things (pure thought and energy), as opposed to our universe, which is made of material things. However, our emotions and souls exist in the warp, and feed its denizens, which we call Daemons. In the time of Warhammer 40k, the scale of humanity's (and others) existence has made these denizens powerful enough to start entering into our world - creating the exact emotional suffering that feeds them. As the Immaterium is made only of thought and energy (not even time exists there), destroying Daemons in our reality just send them back to the Warp. They CAN and DO come back from there. If this is sounding a little contradictory (how is a universe without time affected by our universe, which has time?), that's because the Warp is a great big ol' PLOT DEVICE. It can do anything and everything. If the game says "because of the Warp", just nod and go with it. #3 - The Imperium is made up of a lot of different people. You've met Lunete, who is a member of the Adeptus Mechanicus. In the future, after multiple golden ages and dark ages, hyper-advanced technology has become its own kind of religion. In this sense, Lunete, who is legitimately a Tech Priest, can be thought of as a Mechanical Wizard. She is likely the only one on that ship who knows how to fix or build or repair many parts of it. Yet even she may not know everything about it (that ship is, itself, likely thousands of years old). It is in this delicate balance of "know enough to do everything" and "still doesn't know critical things" that is why the Priests of Mars so incredibly jealously guard technology. Vakir is a member of the Inquisition - a secretive organization that are nevertheless one of the highest authorities in all of the Imperium. One of them can order the death of a planet. They are very used to giving orders, and them being followed. A Grey Knight is allowed to disobey their orders, though it is is rare that one ever would. Vakir speaks out of term with Ectar, though only because she knows she can, and is used to being obeyed without question. I'll make sure to cover more as we come across it during the game to help out anyone curious! The lore of Warhammer 40k is a huge amount of fun, with a lot that is actually easily accessible at just a glance, but with a huge amount of depth behind it for those brave and willing to swim deeper.

No better way to break into Warhammer, then with a TBS. I keep running into Warhammer topics everywhere!

I was going to suggest this to you. I love the warhammer world so absolutely stoked to watch you play this.

This is the greatest Monday morning EVER! Purging xenos scum before breakfast? Yes please! Thanks, Odd!

ChristopherOdd + XCOM + Warhammer. Can't wait!

Grey Knights are the chamber militant of the Ordo Maleus (Demon Hunters), designate Chapter 666. Space Marines were created under the Emperor's direction from His primarchs' (his sons) DNA, but Grey Knights are the only ones who have those implanted directly from the Emperor's DNA, making them the purest, most powerful psykers among the Astarters, and virtually incorruptable. Their wargear and power armour is also leagues above any regular Astartes. On top of that, more than most of them know their enemies' (demons) true names, and wear/carry banners, purity seals, relics, and other trinkets, that greatly disturb any nearby demonic entities, making them barely able to withstand the mere presence of a Greay Knight. I think Chaos Gate nailed it in terms how a squad of elite knights would operate, espacialy the Justicar, the Interceptor, and the Terminator Libby, who are by far my most favorite classes. Both the Purgation dude and the Purifier are equally good, and well designed too, the rest is kinda take or leave, but at least all seem pretty faithul to the lore. If I really had to nitpick, then I'd say I'm slightly disappointed by the Paladin, perhaps? It's hard to balance a unit that is supposed to be the most elite even amongst the ranks of absolute madlads such as Grey Knights, so they made him really good at everything, but not excellent at anything in particular. Don't get me wrong, it makes sense both mechanically, and I guess lore-wise, but in such a higly tactical game like this, where you really want to make the most use out of every available resource and asset, he feels kinda underwhelming. To me at least, but maybe I'm just noob.

May the god Emperor bless you commander in the cleansing of the heretics!

Bought this game on Friday loving it. Cannot wait to see your take on it.

Yeah... If an Inquisitor shows up on your ship and "asks" for you to make a detour, you can either say "yes" or "yes-but-with-more-words"... ESPECIALLY if you are an Astartes of the Grey Nights.

Man its been a while since I seen one of your videos. I can't wait to watch this entire playthrough

40k games, as I found, are heavy with obscure terms that are not entirely explained but certainly familliar to long adept of the lore. Myself I'm learning these terms. I didn't dicern yet what is a Dominus but it seems to be some kind of officer title that may or may not be held solely by a tech priest in charge of maintening the gears and vessel. Looking forward for seeing the playthrough. I know that by the time posting this you are far along if not done but I started playing this game and always enjoyed your Xcom playthrough.

This was very cool! Looking forward to seeing more!

Many others have explained the relevant bits about the Grey Knights and their mission. But it's probably good to explain what the Imperium of Man is. The Imperium of Man is a galaxy-spanning fascist theocracy, that controls around a million worlds. (The exact number of planets/systems it controls is difficult to deduce, because of the sprawling and dysfunctional bureaucracy intended to administer it). Its various systems are largely run by planetary governors, who rule more or less as feudal lords. Though various factions within the Imperium control and influence parts of the empire, from the Administratum (the aforementioned dysfunctional bureaucracy) to the Inquisition (the secret police rooting out aliens, heretics, and traitors) to the Ecclesiarchy (the church devoted to the God Emperor of Mankind) to the Adeptus Mechanicus (techno-monks that maintain the ancient and poorly understood technology, mixing true maintenance with religious ritual; the weird cyborg running the ship in this game is a tech-priest from that organization) to the Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard, the regular soldiers), among others. The Imperium was founded around the year 30,000 (30K), by the Emperor of Mankind. The Emperor was/is a psyker of seemingly godlike power, who arose on Terra (Earth) following the collapse of human civilization and the period known as the Age of Strife. (The Age of Strife, in brief, was when the formerly prosperous galactic human civilization fell apart due to a combination of robot rebellion, the rise of uncontrolled Psykers, and the destabilization of the Warp due to Reasons, that made interstellar travel impossible for a time and treacherous even when it became possible again). The Emperor conquered Terra from its warring bands of techno-barbarians, using a combination of his personal might, armies of normal humans, and his legions of elite, transhuman warriors. The latter of which include the Astartes, or Space Marines. With Terra reconquered and an alliance forged with the tech-priests of Mars (who saw the Emperor as the Omnissiah, the material avatar of their Machine God), the Emperor pushed out to conquer the galaxy for humans. Crushing any resistance and slaughtering countless alien species/civilizations, using his growing armies and ever-expanding legions of Space Marines. Something something Primarchs, something something Webway Project. When the "Great Crusade" was nearing completion, the Emperor withdrew to Terra for Reasons, leaving the war in the hands of one of his Primarch sons, Horus. The latter, falling under the sway of the Ruinous Powers of Chaos (the Dark Gods of the Warp, and their tides of Daemons), proceeded to sway half the Space Marine legions and half of basically every other Imperial faction into joining his rebellion. The resulting civil war came to be known as the Horus Heresy, which ended with Horus killed, several loyalist Primarchs killed, the traitor legions falling to Chaos completely, countless lives lost, and the Emperor being mortally wounded. The Emperor was consigned to a life supporting Golden Throne on Terra, where he rests comatose 10,000 years later. His mind presumably locked in psychic combat with Chaos, and working at every moment to stop Terra from being destroyed because Reasons. Due to the Emperor's martyrdom and because Reasons, he came to be worshiped by the Imperium as a god. (Despite him not desiring religion to be a thing in his Imperium, because Reasons). Due to the persistent threat of Chaos, outside alien threats (Orks, Space Elves, _Eviler_ Space Elves, Space Robot Mummies, Space Dwarves, Space Bugs, etc), and internal threats like rebellions (legitimate and manipulated from the outside), the crumbling Imperium is constantly at war. Hence the tagline, "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."

Glad to see you playing a WH 40K game! The lore is intimidating at first but it is on so rich. Really hope you enjoy playing chaos gate. I'll be watching this series for sure.

Subscribed at the grandmaster mode. I never played xcom but main grey knights so I preordered this with the full intent of tackling it. It is definitely one of the most frustrating games in terms of difficulty that I've played in a long time.

There's something very exciting about watching someone play this who doesn't know the lore that well. I still remember when I first played the original Dawn of War games, which was my introduction to the 40k universe and playing that before actually knowing the setting was a lot of fun. Very much looking forward to this series, especially seeing it on Ruthless as I've only played it on Normal so far.

Hello (Grey Knight) Commander. I’ve been waiting for you to post this game since I first saw a preview! Excited to follow along.

Returning to this awesome let's play!

If you like Spell Swords, then you would like the Grey Knights. You don't GET to be a Grey knight unless you are a powerful psyker who is incorruptible. Apparently there is a weird bit of retcon. It was once said the Grey knights killed a troop of The Sisters of Battle in order to purify themselves with their blood.......which is fing horrible and someone later realized "Yeah we really don't want the grey knights to be THAT morbid"

It Mr Odd and Warhammer, whilst I'm painting Warhammer? Well isn't they most excellent!

Xiphos is actually read as ksefos, in greek it means "Sword"

Yes there we go!!! Been playing this and loving it and since you’ve enjoyed xcom so much this Will be right up your alley!!

Super happy you're giving both this and King Arthur's game a try- when I saw other people trying it out days ago I was really hoping to see how you'd play the campaigns and my wish came true.

Ah yes! Great to see you at both this one and King Arthur, Odd! This should lead to some great content. Both very nice games, should be right up your alley!

Awesome. My favourite YT creator does my favourite universe. looking forward to see this!

I can tell you 2 things I know about Warhammer 1 the lore and story aspect of the games is insanely addictive and 2 the orcs are for all intensive purposes a type of sentient mushroom . the most the games will tell you is there a type of fungus or come from a type of fungus that infests planets and once there on a world it's imposable to get rid of them . the best I can say is have fun these games can be a blast to play and last a long time so hang in there and just have fun

38:40 Dominus is a rank among the Adepts of Mars. So it ie Techpriest (Role) Dominus (Rank) Lunette

I have to say I'm impressed with your pronunciation, warhammer is prone to fun ways of saying things that already exist

The word Dominus is part of Lunete´s Title: Magos/Archmagos Dominus

Chris, if you ever wanna learn more of the lore of 40k, there is a great podcast called Adeptus Ridiculous. It is a chill one where they go over different characters and groups and the lore behind a lot of 40k. If you ever need something to listen to while editing or while doing errands or whatever, it is great for it! Great video and I hope you enjoy the game as much as I do! Edit: Also, a side note. The Grey Knights are sort of like the secret chapter of the Space Marines. They are barely known to the outside world, and only inquisitors and other chapter leaders really know of them. They are trained to fight demons and all have super powerful psychic ability. Usually if they arrive on a planet to fight demons, anyone who witnesses them is considered lost and will be purged as well. So if you were a guardsman fighting chaos and the grey knights arrived to save you, they are probably gonna kill you too.

IM SO HAPPY UR PLAYING THIS

Yes. Yes. Yes. I was really hoping you would play this.

Hey, I was really hoping you were going to pick this up. You playthroughs are literally what sold me on buying/playing xcom 2. I was eyeing this as well since I've heard a lot about 40k, but I'm also an outsider. Especially looking forward to these first couple episodes since I'll probably play this difficulty.

the teleporter reminds me of my electric razor.

so glad you gave this a try.. right up your street..cohh(carnage) took 3 runs to figure out how NOT to suck. can't wait to see how long it takes you to figure the combat out. as for name... Titus. as second names are not changeable

finally Odd is playing this one

For your justicar, you definitely want Honor the Chapter (bottom section) abilities. It is sort of the Justicar’s key ability set. I like to grab Terminator armor early as well.

You should see Brickys video (actually two videos), "Every single warhammer 40k (WH40) faction explained", gives really good info about factions in wh40.

There was a 2nd halberd you could've equipped on your Justicar, maybe that dead commander's halberd

Hey Chris, so glad you are playing this I was digging it when I saw splattercat play... this is my offical submission for my name to be in the roster.... good luch with "almostcoolonce"

40k lore is so dope

Here's your lore dump from a 40k player Dominus is a rank for a tech-priest. Linette is actually VERY social for a tech-priest. Most of them have largely discarded any pretense of acting "human". The inquisitor wouldn't make a great squad mate, despite looking badass. She's at best a lightly augmented human - Space marines have over a dozen specialized implants which are incompatible with women (due to being derived from the male emperor). Every Grey Knight has to meet the following criteria, each of which is incredible rare: Space Marine, Psychic, Immune to Chaos corruption.

The Emperor Protects!

Marbozir is playing this game, it's awesome

My son just reminded me that this game exists. I have to check 😄😄

I was wondering when I'd see this one on the channel, there's only one person to go to for XCOM-like coverage

Nice to see you playing the tutorial, it is interesting back story, and I love good stories.

Be welcome to the WH40k universe you will have a LOT to learn. If you have any questions ask feel free to ask.

Commander Odd - I have been waiting to see this from you! So exited I have commented before I have even watched the first video! :P

A new series so fast? rad

Loving the series. Would be awesome to see a replay after you know all the ropes!

Heck yeah! I have finished this game but have been wondering of Odd was going to play it too. I look forward to watching you tackle it. As a 40k nerd I enjoyed the story and voice acting, as a tactical gamer I enjoyed the lack of RNG and the different classes. The devs have put out a balance patch to nerf a few killer combos but still a good amount of depth to the play.

46:05 - You set the option at the start so you don't have any way to save.

Odds intro hit me hard cause I am the same way with WH games

Odd I was hoping you would play this!!! Definitely going to love this!!!

There is a 40K Warhammer shop in the mall by my house. As a Battletech fan, I sometimes wonder how 40K would play and if I should invest a little into it. Looking forward to this series.

Adventure awaits, huzzah!

Is the Inquisitor voiced by Y'sthola from FFXIV? Yep, it's Y'sthola!

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD SKULL FOR THE SKULL THRONE

Dominus is a rank for tech priests.

Be prepared for an awesome new vocabulary. First word, Exterminatus.

Another game I'm gonna buy thanks to you

I was thinking about committing you about this game after you were done with the XCOM season. Funny how stuff plays out. Hope you have fun.

Only thing that's bugging me lorewise here. Grey knights are ALL wearing terminator armour the moment they are done with training. It really bugs me that it's a separate skill

as you may have figured out already, this game is far, far more aggressive than X-com. You are rewarded for kills with more AP so it's generally a good idea to dive into the middle of a fight and hack as many enemies as you can. As some other commenters have mentioned, you are on a bit of a timer too so hanging out in cover is not necessarily the best option. There is plenty of healing through the apothecary and servo skulls, plus lots of armor to soak damage.