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6/19/2025, 7:11:44 AM
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The paradigm behind my workflow (and im not saying my implementation is perfect mind you) is that once you have all the things in boxes, all you have to do is decide where the boxes go. Take this example comparing my old to my new page layout. All thats different is the template. These files were produced more than 10 years apart using nearly the same data file.
Essentially the way my existing template works is that I have a handful of pre-canned boxes that fit most use cases, which I sort the data by. Then the boxes always get printed in the exact same order no matter what. Every once in a while for the sake of making things look nicer you can kludge things by putting data in a different box, thats about the extent of the exceptions. I also have catch all box at the end which you can just dump whatever you want in, such as special rules.
When it comes to unit composition and how you handle it, it really comes down to how you want to layout the page. My two favorite unit entry layouts are IA11 2nd edition, and Tau 6th edition. The tau 6th ed book has the unit type and unit comp in-line and looks like this older genestealer entry. Because the unit type and unit comp are broken out as line items you can easily list each one. Personally I still prefer a method of points per model, and a sergeant upgrade cost, even if it's mandatory.
The paradigm behind my workflow (and im not saying my implementation is perfect mind you) is that once you have all the things in boxes, all you have to do is decide where the boxes go. Take this example comparing my old to my new page layout. All thats different is the template. These files were produced more than 10 years apart using nearly the same data file.
Essentially the way my existing template works is that I have a handful of pre-canned boxes that fit most use cases, which I sort the data by. Then the boxes always get printed in the exact same order no matter what. Every once in a while for the sake of making things look nicer you can kludge things by putting data in a different box, thats about the extent of the exceptions. I also have catch all box at the end which you can just dump whatever you want in, such as special rules.
When it comes to unit composition and how you handle it, it really comes down to how you want to layout the page. My two favorite unit entry layouts are IA11 2nd edition, and Tau 6th edition. The tau 6th ed book has the unit type and unit comp in-line and looks like this older genestealer entry. Because the unit type and unit comp are broken out as line items you can easily list each one. Personally I still prefer a method of points per model, and a sergeant upgrade cost, even if it's mandatory.
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