Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7186329-20130329201743/@comment-6078851-20130417001851

"With every passing year, the tendrils of the Hive Fleets push deeper into populated space whilst yet others approach from the intergalactic void, their vanguard elements just now beginning to penetrate the galaxy. So vast are the tendrils of the Hive Fleets that their trailing edges still slumber. The thought processes of the Hive Mind are gathering pace as more Tyranids wake and recall the age-old purpose of their kind - feed, grow, survive."

this codex extract seems to say that the hive mind hasn't even woken up properly, it's still groggy. one thing's for sure though: the shadow in the warp will get bigger.......much bigger. i haven't heard of someone 'giving' it to the tyranids though, is there more info on that?

the fact that the hive fleets are arriving on completely different trajectories definitely says to me that they've eaten a few galaxies - for some reason i have the figure of 'over a dozen galaxies consumed', but i can't say how so don't quote me on that.