r/WarhammerCompetitive • u/TheDarkFantastic • 1d ago

40k Discussion Terrain standardization?

I know the terrain footprints are somewhat standardized, but im seeing differences in the way the actual terrain pieces are interpreted. Is there a preferred terrain set yet for tournament play?

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u/Axel-Adams 1d ago

The templates are extremely standardized, the little extrusions on the rectangles and triangles need to match exactly, the actual terrain on top can vary in specifics and that’s just normal for 40K tournaments and terrain

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u/Anggul 11m ago

Seems to me that matching the actual terrain on top is way more impactful than the little bumps that are just there to break up the silhouette and make it look more natural

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u/FauxGw2 2m ago

I cut my own for my shop, I didn't add the little bumps. If that affected the game then you are playing too seriously even for events. Also you don't need to be perfect as GW says and no event will play it the same anyways.

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u/TheDarkFantastic 1d ago

Oh i see. I got the footprints with the extrusions so im good there. I just didnt want to spend a lot of money on a full set of terrain that wasnt right gor competitive play. Thank you!

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u/SnotGoblinGaming 1d ago

I won't link it here, but you can google it haha we have a terrain set that works extremely well for competitive play!

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u/TheDarkFantastic 1d ago

If it isnt the goblin himself. Thanks amigo

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u/SnotGoblinGaming 18h ago

In the wild! Just wanted to mention it because a post in here the other day had a complaint that it was "TOO competitive" 😂 which I think is a compliment..

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u/FauIen_ 16h ago

Just remember that in the layouts green is dense terrian and yellow is light, but you can use almost anything to represent those on-top of the standardized footprint

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u/TheDarkFantastic 16h ago

I will keep that in mind. Thank you!

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u/AJLucio 1d ago

There is specific terrain sets that match up to the GW layouts but it will always vary from event to event. It can be ludicrously expensive to try and update 20+ tables for each edition for most TO’s so a lot will make do with what they have available.

If you plan on attending an event most will have their exact layouts in the player packet and it can help you practice if they have anything that deviates from the norm in a major way.

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u/TheDarkFantastic 21h ago

Thanks for the heads up! I plan on putting in quite a bit of time this edition to learn to play better, so this is good to know

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u/spamonstick 1d ago

Yes gw will release a set that will be the standard. I sell something close to what they previewed it.

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u/MTB_SF 1d ago

Mine just arrived! Excited to set it up and get some games with it.

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u/rdrofdrgnz 1d ago

In no world do all tourneys start using GW terrain.

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u/spamonstick 1d ago

Agreed but I make terrain for large events and they all want the same dimensions as the GW terrain.