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Bob Smith: Jan 5, 2006; Well Then, What Shall We Start With?

MJ12 posted:

Is there a way to make a gimmick ALEPH all-robot list that's semi-viable at 300pts? Take the Marut as the LT and just a pile of robots?

(Sadly, there's no Remote Engineer, which would be super-helpful). I guess a gimmick list which is mostly robots + a Sophotect could also be acceptable.

This might actually work, although it's very light on specialists.

ALEPH
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GROUP 1

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MARUT Lieutenant (Strategos L3) MULTI HMG, Heavy Flamethrower, Nanopulser / AP CCW. (3 | 122)
SOPHOTECT Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (31)
YUDBOT Electric Pulse. (3)
YUDBOT Electric Pulse. (3)
DAKINI Tacbot Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (13)
DAKINI Tacbot Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (13)
DAKINI Tacbot HMG / Electric Pulse. (1 | 22)
ZAYIN Rebot HMG, Monofilament Mines / Electric Pulse. (1 | 34)
ZAYIN Rebot HMG, Monofilament Mines / Electric Pulse. (1 | 34)
DAKINI Tacbot Paramedic (MediKit) Combi Rifle / Electric Pulse. (17)
NETROD Electric Pulse. (4)
NETROD Electric Pulse. (4)

6 SWC | 300 Points

Open with Army 4

# ? Feb 24, 2014 22:26

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# ? May 13, 2024 19:57

Sephyr: Aug 28, 2012

MJ12 posted:

Is there a way to make a gimmick ALEPH all-robot list that's semi-viable at 300pts? Take the Marut as the LT and just a pile of robots?

(Sadly, there's no Remote Engineer, which would be super-helpful). I guess a gimmick list which is mostly robots + a Sophotect could also be acceptable.

The main thing keeping an all-bot list nonviable is that once your Marut Lt goes down, no one else can be lt., sticking you with 2 orders for the rest of the game. Most enemies with any experience will realize that at once. Not that they would just let your TAG roam about freely if that wasn't the case, but it lets them know that they can neuter you as hard as it gets in a single stroke.

Here's hoping upcoming Hindu releases include a brain-bot or strategos-remote that allows for bot link and remote lieutnants. It would make for a cool differential from the Phalanx.

# ? Feb 24, 2014 22:29

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

You definately need more terrain of the large LOS blocking variety.

I wouldn't worry about it too much as it's a learning experience when it comes to Infinity terrain and a lot of the time problems only crop it after you've started playing on it. For reference, this is an example of what we're playing on commonly here at my store with my own terrain:

We've added more buildings for multiple tables and a lot of multiple elevation buildings (with the tower sets* from the Spartan Senics range) and this is a sparse table for us scatter wise. Basically try to avoid any clear corridors of fire from one table to the other, with this one we've got the two domineering complexes to fight over with the middle pathway being blocked by forests (we class these as zero vis zones to see through them) with relevant cover pieces between them.

* - Our terrain is starting to look like this, minus the dropship:

Each building also has a full suite of scatter in it like offices/tables/lockers/crates etc to give cover and LOS blocking inside them. I should really take new photos too, our terrain has come on a long way since this picture. With us running approx 4 tables now, rather than just one or two.

These are some pictures of older tables that we've used in the past:

Some ideas to strive towards:

# ? Feb 24, 2014 22:36

Sephyr: Aug 28, 2012

Holy poo poo, those tables. We just got our first set of MDF houses, but it's still not even close!

# ? Feb 25, 2014 00:12

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

I'm looking at a ten pack of these

http://warsen.al/collections/designed-for-infinity/products/large-shipping-containers

and ten of these

http://warsen.al/collections/designed-for-infinity/products/small-shipping-containers

# ? Feb 25, 2014 00:31

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

They look sexy, they'll be a great start if they''re big enough. Like that railway station table I posted above, it definitely works.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 00:35

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

Flipswitch posted:

They look sexy, they'll be a great start if they''re big enough. Like that railway station table I posted above, it definitely works.

I think so. Here's an example:

v-- I like them a lot, and they're made locally to me. Got about $200 stuff in a cart including tokens

Deviant fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Feb 25, 2014

# ? Feb 25, 2014 00:40

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Oh drat, yeah I'd get a few. I think I may just do that myself come payday.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 00:43

Pierzak: Oct 30, 2010

Deviant posted:

I'm looking at a ten pack of these

http://warsen.al/collections/designed-for-infinity/products/large-shipping-containers

and ten of these

http://warsen.al/collections/designed-for-infinity/products/small-shipping-containers

Pick up their silhouette camo/TO markers while you're at it. Silhouettes work miles better at making the opponent forget they're mines :v:

# ? Feb 25, 2014 00:54

OB_Juan: Nov 24, 2004; Not every day is a good day.; Dinosaur Gum

Deviant posted:

Wow, and that table is only 3'x'4. I'm gonna need a lot more stuff.

Shipping containers it is! OB_Juan will be so excited.

You and your drat shipping crates. :orks101:

# ? Feb 25, 2014 03:49

Pierzak: Oct 30, 2010

OB_Juan posted:

You and your drat shipping crates.

Lemme guess, you'll have to paint them?

# ? Feb 25, 2014 04:26

Corbeau: Sep 13, 2010; Jack of All Trades

Deviant posted:

It seems like my stuff is getting torn up by AROs while getting *to* cover. Not sure what to do about that. Cautious Movement wouldn't help me because I'd have to end out of LOF.

Smoke. Of the Zero-V type if necessary. Seriously smoke is awesome in this game.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 04:36

OB_Juan: Nov 24, 2004; Not every day is a good day.; Dinosaur Gum

I hope not.

I am not King of Painting by any stretch, and haven't even finished painting my Space Army Guys. It's more that every conversation we've had in the last two weeks has involved shipping crates in some capacity.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 04:37

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

OB_Juan posted:

I hope not.

I am not King of Painting by any stretch, and haven't even finished painting my Space Army Guys. It's more that every conversation we've had in the last two weeks has involved shipping crates in some capacity.

I like shipping crates. They're versatile and stackable.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 04:37

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

This Months Releases

NeoTerran Capitaline Army (Starter Box), PanOceania

Neoterra Bolts, PanOceania

She got huge tits god drat

Gecko Squadron, Nomads

Tarik Mansuri, Kwawarij Amir, HaqqIslam

Neema Saatar (Dat Booty), Ectros Reg. Officer, Tohaa

Authorized Bounty Hunter, Mercenaries

Flipswitch fucked around with this message at 16:25 on Feb 25, 2014

# ? Feb 25, 2014 15:16

Pierzak: Oct 30, 2010

I have yet to see an angle that'd make Neema look good

Also, you want a smaller Gecko pic, it breaks tables.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 16:04

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Yeah, so does the NeoTerran one now I look at it. I just saved em as is from the Infinity FB page. I'm resizing the offenders now.

E: Would just thumbnailing them from their original size be ok rules wise on the forum? Or is it best to just resize the few?

Flipswitch fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Feb 25, 2014

# ? Feb 25, 2014 16:23

Pierzak: Oct 30, 2010

Thumbnailing is OK, but I think they look better resized.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 18:00

dexefiend: Apr 25, 2003; THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!

Imgur will automatically create smaller images. Simply put a s, m, l, or an h direcly before the .jpg.

h might require an imgur account.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 18:56

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

dexefiend posted:

Imgur will automatically create smaller images. Simply put a s, m, l, or an h direcly before the .jpg.

h might require an imgur account.

I did not know this, this is quite handy, thanks for letting me know.

# ? Feb 25, 2014 19:00

Drake_263: Mar 31, 2010

So I had my first game of Infinity the other day - I've been interested in it for a while now and finally had somebody demo it at the gamestore. Basically I think my friend was playing the Haqqislam starting box, and I was playing the starter box for the Chinese faction - I had a bunch of those Japanese cannon fodder for infantry, a few chinese soldiers, and a Tiger Warrior (I think?). What was the most memorable thing for me was when I decided to deep strike (I know that's not what it's called, shush) the tiger Warrior into this ruined building, figuring she'd be in cover and flank his command elements - and ended up scattering like twenty inches, landing nine inches BEHIND said command squad. I was like 'gently caress it, there goes my expensive trooper' before I realized that they were all facing the other way. We consulted the rules, found her to be just out of range for them to ARO against her coming in.. combi-rifle comes up, pow-pow-pow! His medic is down, pow-pow-pow! His commander is down, pow-pow-pow! The dude he'd parked to oversee a street from a high vantage is down.. last actions I had are spent running like hell before their buddies can return fire. Newbie's luck, bit I had a ton of fun.

That said, I'm now thinking about getting into the game. I was originally interested in Pan-O because they have the best tech and cool robots, and Ariadna just because come on, angry Scots and werewolves, but now I'm thinking that it might be fun to go for a build with Yu Jing heavy on tiger warriors. Basically the idea'd be to have some cheap order monkeys to hold fire lanes and produce orders while I deep struck some tiger warriors or other powerful drop troops into vulnerable spots. How viable would a playstyle like that be, and what would you suggest for a faction/models? I think that theme-wise I'd particularly like lists heavy with armored troops with the occasional TAG and robots - plenty of scifi stuff with armor, big guns, fighty robots, that sort of stuff.

And yes, for the record, I'm also sort of tempted to go with Nomads just because of those geckoes, they look very very cool and as said, a list heavy with TAGs/other robots would be neato...

# ? Feb 26, 2014 12:04

InfiniteJesters: Jan 26, 2012

Flipswitch posted:

Gecko Squadron, Nomads

HOT drat. I know which faction I'm starting with!

# ? Feb 26, 2014 13:24

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Drake_263 posted:

So I had my first game of Infinity the other day - I've been interested in it for a while now and finally had somebody demo it at the gamestore. Basically I think my friend was playing the Haqqislam starting box, and I was playing the starter box for the Chinese faction - I had a bunch of those Japanese cannon fodder for infantry, a few chinese soldiers, and a Tiger Warrior (I think?). What was the most memorable thing for me was when I decided to deep strike (I know that's not what it's called, shush) the tiger Warrior into this ruined building, figuring she'd be in cover and flank his command elements - and ended up scattering like twenty inches, landing nine inches BEHIND said command squad. I was like 'gently caress it, there goes my expensive trooper' before I realized that they were all facing the other way. We consulted the rules, found her to be just out of range for them to ARO against her coming in.. combi-rifle comes up, pow-pow-pow! His medic is down, pow-pow-pow! His commander is down, pow-pow-pow! The dude he'd parked to oversee a street from a high vantage is down.. last actions I had are spent running like hell before their buddies can return fire. Newbie's luck, bit I had a ton of fun.

That said, I'm now thinking about getting into the game. I was originally interested in Pan-O because they have the best tech and cool robots, and Ariadna just because come on, angry Scots and werewolves, but now I'm thinking that it might be fun to go for a build with Yu Jing heavy on tiger warriors. Basically the idea'd be to have some cheap order monkeys to hold fire lanes and produce orders while I deep struck some tiger warriors or other powerful drop troops into vulnerable spots. How viable would a playstyle like that be, and what would you suggest for a faction/models? I think that theme-wise I'd particularly like lists heavy with armored troops with the occasional TAG and robots - plenty of scifi stuff with armor, big guns, fighty robots, that sort of stuff.

And yes, for the record, I'm also sort of tempted to go with Nomads just because of those geckoes, they look very very cool and as said, a list heavy with TAGs/other robots would be neato...

I could be a real dick move and give you a reason to play every faction with bad rear end troops/models and you end up a hollow human being like me, with 4 factions and at least a sectorial for each one. But I won't do that. I'll just heavily imply you'll end up like it anyway.

(But seriously, pick the one you like the most amount of models for, I think that's the most important part).

# ? Feb 26, 2014 13:33

DJ Dizzy: Feb 11, 2009; Real men don't use bolters.

Im torn between the NeoCapitaline and the Corregidor. Those nomad TAGs are pulling me in :negative:

# ? Feb 26, 2014 14:23

InfiniteJesters: Jan 26, 2012

DJ Dizzy posted:

Im torn between the NeoCapitaline and the Corregidor. Those nomad TAGs are pulling me in

Do Corregidor just because PanOceania isn't space-4chan. :getin:

# ? Feb 26, 2014 14:25

DJ Dizzy: Feb 11, 2009; Real men don't use bolters.

InfiniteJesters posted:

Do Corregidor just because PanOceania isn't space-4chan.

Fine. I've written up a quick 300 points list for Nomads

Gecko - 2xCombi rifles, chain colt, panzerfaust
Gecko - mk12, Blitzen, chain colt
Hellcat - Combi Rifle
Wildcat - Combirifle, Flamethrower, D-launcher
Wildcat - Combirifle, Flamethrower, D-launcher
Wildcat - Combirifle, Flamethrower, D-launcher
Intruder - Lieutenant
Intruder - Sniper
Alguacil - Hacker

300 points, 4.5 SWC

# ? Feb 26, 2014 14:32

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

DJ Dizzy posted:

Fine. I've written up a quick 300 points list for Nomads

Gecko - 2xCombi rifles, chain colt, panzerfaust
Gecko - mk12, Blitzen, chain colt
Hellcat - Combi Rifle
Wildcat - Combirifle, Flamethrower, D-launcher
Wildcat - Combirifle, Flamethrower, D-launcher
Wildcat - Combirifle, Flamethrower, D-launcher
Intruder - Lieutenant
Intruder - Sniper
Alguacil - Hacker

300 points, 4.5 SWC

This is my current 300pt list which I've rumbled some dudes with:

JURISDICTIONAL COMMAND OF CORREGIDOR
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GROUP 1

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WILDCAT Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 25)
WILDCAT Boarding Shotgun, Flash Grenades, Deployable Repeater / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT (Number 2) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (20)
LUPE BALBOA Combi Rifle, Nanopulser, Panzerfaust, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (23)
INTRUDER (Lieutenant) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (36)
GECKO 2 Combi Rifles, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / . (1 | 54)
GECKO PILOT Pistol, Knife.
GECKO Mk12, Chain-colt, Blitzen / . (1.5 | 55)
GECKO PILOT Pistol, Knife.
HELLCAT HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 29)
HELLCAT Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (20)

5.5 SWC | 300 Points

Open with Army 4

What's amazing with Geckos (or tremendously horrible to quote our JSA player) is that they fit in table scenery. So every game has involved me just TAG shocking buildings like they're the loving Kool-Aid man. They quickly unionized against me to house-rule our terrain that Geckos CANNOT fit through D-Charge breached walls.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 15:11

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

Flipswitch posted:

What's amazing with Geckos (or tremendously horrible to quote our JSA player) is that they fit in table scenery. So every game has involved me just TAG shocking buildings like they're the loving Kool-Aid man. They quickly unionized against me to house-rule our terrain that Geckos CANNOT fit through D-Charge breached walls.

I was wondering if I could make this work with a Marut.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 16:02

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Deviant posted:

I was wondering if I could make this work with a Marut.

Depends, we're running off physical size of the models to buildings, the Geckos literally fit inside with the roof on and all. I'm not sure the Marut will.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 16:10

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

Flipswitch posted:

I'm not sure the Marut will.

Then you're not using enough D-Charges.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 16:23

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Deviant posted:

Then you're not using enough D-Charges.

This is the best response.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 16:23

Indolent Bastard: Oct 26, 2007; I WON THIS AMAZING AVATAR! I'M A WINNER! WOOOOO!

Deviant posted:

Then you're not using enough D-Charges.

Brute force, if it isn't working, you aren't using enough of it.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 16:24

DJ Dizzy: Feb 11, 2009; Real men don't use bolters.

Remember kids, violence is never the answer. Violence is the question, and the answer is yes.

# ? Feb 26, 2014 17:22

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Rules for Bolts are up:
http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/downloads/army-lists/%5Ben%5DNewProfiles.pdf

I'm quite a fan actually!

Flipswitch fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Feb 26, 2014

# ? Feb 26, 2014 17:32

InfiniteJesters: Jan 26, 2012

DJ Dizzy posted:

Remember kids, violence is never the answer. Violence is the question, and the answer is yes.

It's not overkill, it's being thorough!

# ? Feb 26, 2014 18:19

DJ Dizzy: Feb 11, 2009; Real men don't use bolters.

Is it possible to use the hacker from the corregidor starter box as a wildcat engineer? I'm trying to work out a way to go from the starter box, to 150, to 250, to 300 in nice easy steps. I've identified a few models that I definitely want, mainly the geckos and the intruder sniper. The plan is to go from

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INTRUDER (Lieutenant) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (36)
HELLCAT Paramedic (MediKit) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (28)

GROUP 2

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WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT (Number 2) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (20)
WILDCAT Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 25)

1.5 SWC | 147 Points

Open with Army 4

On to

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INTRUDER (Lieutenant) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (36)
INTRUDER (X Visor) MULTI Sniper Rifle / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 52)
HELLCAT Paramedic (MediKit) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (28)

GROUP 2

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WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 25)
WILDCAT (Number 2) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (20)

3 SWC | 199 Points

Open with Army 4

Followed by

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INTRUDER (Lieutenant) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (36)
HELLCAT Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (20)
GECKO 2 Combi Rifles, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / . (1 | 54)
GECKO PILOT Pistol, Knife.
GECKO Mk12, Chain-colt, Blitzen / . (1.5 | 55)
GECKO PILOT Pistol, Knife.

GROUP 2

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WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 25)
WILDCAT (Number 2) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (20)

4 SWC | 248 Points

Open with Army 4

And finally the 300-point wonder

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INTRUDER (Lieutenant) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (36)
INTRUDER (X Visor) MULTI Sniper Rifle / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 52)
HELLCAT Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (20)
GECKO 2 Combi Rifles, Chain-colt, Panzerfaust / . (1 | 54)
GECKO PILOT Pistol, Knife.
GECKO Mk12, Chain-colt, Blitzen / . (1.5 | 55)
GECKO PILOT Pistol, Knife.

GROUP 2

0

WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (19)
WILDCAT Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 25)
WILDCAT (Number 2) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (20)

5.5 SWC | 300 Points

Open with Army 4

That way, I only have to buy 3 other packs (The spitfire, the geckos and the sniper)

# ? Feb 26, 2014 22:25

Sephyr: Aug 28, 2012

PanO Bolts are a very neat staline! Good shots, a bit slow but with decent armor in cover, awesome weapon options and amazing BTS. They make good defensive hackers despite their lame WIP.

What is Bioimmunity, though? Don't remember seeing that around. Also, are they linkable in the sectorial?

# ? Feb 28, 2014 03:56

Flipswitch: Mar 30, 2010

Bioimmunity treats Shock and Viral ammo as Normal ammo and yes, they are linkable and AVA Total.

# ? Feb 28, 2014 04:01

Condoleezza Nice!: Jan 4, 2010; Lite som Robin Hood
fast inte

DJ Dizzy posted:

Corregidor

Why have you split your mans into separate combat groups?

# ? Feb 28, 2014 18:30

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# ? May 13, 2024 19:57

Dulkor: Feb 28, 2009

So I'm looking for a bit of advice from the folks here more involved with community and tournament organizing.

Short version is, our two big organizing players have left town and I appear to be the only one with an even remotely consistent enough schedule to get the ball rolling again. Problem is, I've never actually had to be in the position of community pillar for one of these games before. I'm fairly solid on the basic rules of the game, if not every possible interaction of skills/equipment, and feel like I could run a decent demo game, but beyond that I'm a little clueless here. What have you folks found tends to work to get people interested and playing?

# ? Mar 1, 2014 00:55

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