Tyranids, how do fix them?

>>51820932
Make them BB with Cults.

GG. Done.

>>51820972

Tyranids should work on their own though without needing a 1.5 patch.

I think all the need is a boost to WS + BS across the board with the exception of some Troop choices, and then some Elites need a better save.

Job done.

Knowing GW they'll stay the same and they'll get a formation that needs 90 gaunts and 5 Canifex's to make them workable.

>>51820932
Fixes for the lore, and adding special characters, we introduce Gathering Storm: Splintering of the Hive Mind:
>after some sort of warp cataclysm, the Emperors death, Slaaneshes death, etc, the resulting shock wave sunders the Hive Mind, tearing apart the already fragile connection between different Hive Fleets.
>This slows down the overall Tyranid force that was falling upon the galaxy, as the Hive fleets drift apart and begin to un fight. This stops the overwhelming numbers, as even the Extragalatic Tyranids have been splintered, completely stalling the Invasion.
>Each Hive Fleet now has a smaller, more personal Hive Mind. Most Tyranids are still part of the Psychic hive mind of their fleet, but without the overall connection, the Fleet minds are confused, and lack any sort of goal besides survive.
>Book follows the movements of the 3 big fleets, Behemoth, Kraken and Levithan, as they suddenly find themselves no longer the Alpha Predator in the galaxy, and now must fight like never before if they are to survive the Gathering Storm.

Cont.

>>51820932
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-7g7PmqtpqDQ7Ui6bsjIP8JvtbFaBpqIZhXgbV6plHg/edit?usp=sharing

Critique is welcome

>>51821608
Different hive fleets have NO connection. Their synapses even occassionally cancel each others out.

>>51821608
>The Triumverate of Tyranids includes:
>The Swarmlord, one of the few Tyranids with enough individual intellect to act independently, has been leading Hive Fleet Behemoth in an attempt to help recreate the Hive Mind. Due to his unique individuality, he has basically subsumed Behemoth's hivemind into himself. The Swarmlord gets a new plastic kit, and is GC, and gives all Tyranids a massive boost in combat, along with being awesone in melee. Behemoth is more traditonal, and represents the Tyranids working to remake the original Hive mind.

>>51821791
>Kraken is led by the Doom of Malantai, which has continued to Gorge itself on the souls of not only Eldar, but any and all psychic creatures, and become sentient. Kraken has been bent to the will of The Doom, and is being used to try and become a new God of the Tyranids via mass consumption of psychic souls. The Doom of Malantai is focused on Psychic powers, has 2++ save, and Mastery Level 6. Further more, for every Psyker that The Doom kills in any way, he gains another mastery level, along with any powers that the Pysker knew. He also has access to any Psychic Mastery from the main book, along with a new branch of abilities. He focuses on buffing up his forces with psykers, and Psykers in his force also have access to the main book powers.
>The third character is a new one: A female Genestealer Magus that been turned into the focal point for a multitude of Genestealer cults. Using the combined powers of the cults, she has forced Levithan to obey the commands of the Cults, as the fracured Hive Fleet is to scattered to focus opposing her. Now Imbued with the power of the "Star Gods", and the blessing of multiple patriarchs, she has deemed the time is now nigh to conquer the Imperium, and march on Terra. Her end goal is release the Emperor from his golden throne, and remake him in his Aspect of the Four Armed Emperor, essentially transforming him into a New Hive mind for Humanity, Tyranids and Genestealers, all at once. In game, she is a decent pysker and is survivable in combat, but her real power comes from her allies. She makes Genestealer cults Battle Brothers with Tyranids, and replaces the Regular genestealers with GSC ones. Further more, she gives ALL Tyrannid and GSC models a better version if the Cult Ambush rules. Enjoy your ambushing Carnifexes and Hormagaunts.

>>51821710
Shameless bump.

>>51821918
>The book ends with all Three fleets coming together, to form one massive Hive Fleet alliance. Their plan is to basically have The Doom consume the Emperor's Soul, and create a new, over reaching hive mind, and conquer the galaxy, before moving on to reunite the extra galactic Tyranids, and than continuing to conquer more Galaxies.

Its not a good idea trust me.

>>51820932
Make dem green, Boss.

>>51821608
>>51821791
>>51821918
>>51821942

This is retarded and would basically be the worst thing that could happen to nids.

>>51820932
>Warriors are T5
Yes. Warriors and Raveners should be S and T 5, but 2 Wounds.

>IB is fine except the feed rule
No that needs a whole rework

>Swarmlord is Eternal Warrior
Swarmlord needs to be deleted ASAP. You're clearly too new to know how Tyranids are supposed to be.

>Synapse creatures have FNP 6+
...maybe. At the very least Synapse should grant Adamantium Will. It should also have other effects too, though, something like Imperial Guard orders or Combat Doctrines that let you boost the capabilities of things in synapse range with different orders each turn.

>All MCS get around 30-40 points drop
Probably necessary unless the powerful books are rebalanced to be reasonable.

>Carnifex gets an extra attack and WS
That's one of maybe 20 things that need to be fixed for the Carnifex

>Haruspex gets WS4
Yes

>Fex and Tyrant can spend 15 points to get 2+ save
Among other upgrades they should have available.

>Rupture cannon is AP2
It should have a special rule that powers up the second shot if both of them hit, based on the fluff. The Tyrannofex needs BS 4 however.

>Fleshborer hive is a 5 points option for tervigon
Should be stock on Tervigon.

>SITW causes psykers to perils on any double
Yeah, also should come with a unique perils table that effects models in synapse range that tends to be less overtly damaging to psykers but has more ability to nullify their powers.

>Pyrovore has torrent
Nah, just stick them in ripper swarms and cut the price in half.

>Old one eye has FNP and can res with 1 wound on a 4+ upon death, also large points drop
Special characters should be deleted. Their unique special rules should be upgrades you can buy for any model of that type, so you can upgrade any Carnifex to do special OOE shit or any Hive Tyrant to be like the Swarmlord.

>Tervigon can upgrade to spawn hormagaunts
No, just gives Horms Outflank/WON

>Gaunts may purchase a squad wide upgrade to gain "without number"
Probably should be a Formation bonus in this era

>>51825686
Pheromone signals. On a 4+ all creatures in synapse range get a buff of some kind until next turn

>>51820932
>Gaunts are now beasts
I wouldn't say Beasts, I would say give them the dunestrider rule some Skitarii have - +3" to all movement.

>Genestealers are the same as GSC genestealers
Yes, apart from Cult Ambush/RTTS, with Broodlord replacing Patriarch, and with more options for upgrades.

>Slight price drop on Stranglethorn and VC to make it competitive with Brainleech
Both of those guns need to be fully reworked and Brainleeches straight up nerfed

>Lictors can only be snapshotted at on the turn they arrive
They need about 15 more fixes than that. Total rework.

>Maybe (though this ones a bit out there) a warrior squad produces 1 warp charge per turn, but cannot learn any psychic abilities
They should just be straight ML 1 Brotherhood of Psykers but with a static support power instead of rolling (probably Onslaught)

Speaking of which, the psychic discipline needs a total rework. Catalyst should grant the Death Frenzy rule Wulfen have, Onslaught should be a d6" move in the Psychic phase that has no effect on charging, Paroxysm could use a buff to -D3 WS, BS, I, and so forth.

>Allow nids to have a dual psychic chart like eldar, one focusing on boosts and buffs, one attacks and debuffs
I used to think this is a good idea, but really you can fit all the powers they need into one chart if you just buff them accordingly as I stated above.

There's a lot more your list doesn't include though.

>rules for Tyrannoformation
>rules for creatures in synapse functioning as a single unit, ie sharing line of sight, countercharging, synapse creatures look out, sir!-ing onto IB creatures
>all characters removed, Tyranids don't have individuals and don't fight in challenges
>tons of biomorphs that need to be brought back
>all 6 Wound MCs being made GCs
>strain upgrades for everything
>living ammo and symbiote special rules for their guns
>scything talons that actually do something
>unique rules for Hive Fleets in the same vein as Traitor Legions

>>51825757
Synapse is telepathic communication, they don't need pheromones to communicate that information instead.

Lictors use pheromones to lay trails outside of synapse range.

>>51820932
Nids should ally with Imperium and eldars against Chaos.
Nids are Allies of Convenience with Imperium and Eldar.

>>51821710
It says Tyranid fixes and then starts off with massive sweeping changes to the core rulebook.

That's not... no.

If you want to write a whole new core rulebook, do that. Don't bundle it in with a specific Factions Codex.

>>51821608
>>Book follows the movements of the 3 big fleets, Behemoth, Kraken and Levithan
Behemoth hasn't been a big fleet for some odd 250 years.

Kraken hasn't for almost a decade.

Leviathan is the only MASSIVE singular Hive Fleet at the moment.

Not even touching on how dumb the rest of your concept is, especially the parts where special characters are "leading" the splinter fleets.