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Astryd Boschee

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:43:19 PM8/3/24

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The Maya Codex Dataset contains high-quality representation of Maya hieroglyph data, extracted from the three surviving ancient Maya codices (the Dresden, Madrid and Paris codices). See Fig. 1 for an example codex page. A statistical glyph co-occurrence model, which is extracted from the Thompson catalog [1], is also included.

Fig. 1. Detailed template of Dresden Codex page 6b, showing individual constituting elements framed by blue rectangles (glyph blocks, captions, calendric signs and icons). Green arrows indicate reading order of the blocks. (by Carlos Palln based on Frstemann 1880 and 1892 facsimiles. High resolution images of the whole codex are available at SLUB website [2].

The dataset is generated by epigraphers in our team. The current dataset contains 174 reconstructed high-quality glyphs segmented from 72 blocks, together with the corresponding annotation for each individual glyph. Fig. 2 illustrates the main steps to produce the high-quality reconstructed vectorial image.

In order to encode the context information, glyphs segmented from each block are arranged in the form of a string according to the reading order. Fig. 3 illustrates three example blocks, and the generated glyph strings.

This dataset can not only be used as a shape analysis benchmark, but also to study the ancient Maya writing system. In [3] we conduct automatic Maya hieroglyph retrieval on this dataset, with experimental results reported in the paper.
Please following the instructions from the 'download' link (top left of this page) to download this dataset.

I wonder if we're gonna just see a couple of characters? It would make sense to have a lighter book release around the same time as the FEC relaunch.

Like Valkia and Callis & Toll for this book with respective armies of renown?

Well we got StD, Seraphon, CoS and soon FEC (though not sure how big an update will be, maybe we will know after Saturday). So I think those all have a shot next edition, and probably all will get updated, think at worst there will be 1 holdout for 5th depending on how many new armies are released, but that seems unlikely.

Callis and Toll I think are more likely to be the Black Library Celebration model(s) next year, especially with Cities of Sigmar technically not even being out yet (since GW don't seem to consider Army Set LEs a 'proper' codex/Battletome release). It's far from impossible GW still slap a CoS release into Dawnbringers, but I feel it would still be in Book IV at the absolute earliest.

For AoS I think we'll see the leaked Ghouls, just because otherwise GW would probably have 'unspoilt' them by now if they weren't being saved for the stream. It's also the worst kept secret in the hobby that FEC will be the next Battletome, so they'd serve as a nice "FEC coming 2024" reveal of sorts, without blowing the lid on everything.

Scyla and Valkia are both viable candidates for new models. It would be unusual for us to get two new named Heroes at once, but then we did just get Dawnbringers II being exclusively Destruction (and mostly Ironjawz) at that. My money is on Scyla just because he's been name dropped, whereas Valkia has only been implied. On the other hand, Valkia is far and away the more popular character and very requested for a resculpt.

Sylvaneth received their model wave not long ago, so a single Hero seems a good shout. Based off the Dawnbringer Chronicle, maybe an Outcast/Spite-Revenant Hero of sorts? They could also be the 'Kharadron' of this book and just get an Army of Renown as a pity reward.

A Darkoath Hero seems likely based on the trailers, but I wonder if that might be a Book IV thing if this one has emphasis on Khorne? Of course, Book II was all Destruction, so who knows. Maybe we'll finally see the 1998 Marauders updated here?

With Nurgle and the Harbingers being desperate to get their plagues spreading, maybe a Clan Pestilen model? We had the Underworlds warband the other month. A new generic Plague Priest? Maybe even a unit of Censer Bearers? If 4.0 is going to be fronted by Skaven it would be a good idea to start the party early.

Dawnbringers Book 3 + 2-3 new miniatures. (My guess is that Book 3 is Order based and will release the same day as the rest of the Cities of Sigmar range, which would lend to there not being many models with the book).

I reckon if FEC are getting an army set like a lot of new or updated/refreshed armies get these days there's a decent chance we'll either see some of the models in the set at the preview or have the entire set revealed if it's coming fairly soon.

When it comes to Kurnothi just a hero in a box with some hunters is possible but I really hope we get at least one multi model kit for them. If you count the idk member of blacktalons that would take us up to 9 factions. With Darkoath strongly hinted at by Whitefang that just leaves 2 factions unaccounted for.

As far as i understand, itll be NEW character for slaves to darkness in book 4 or 5, if itll be released. Maybe itll be some kind of lord on behemoth. Not Valkia. Cause she isnt the part of Archaon's forces.