Infinity is a 28mm tabletop skirmish game produced by Corvus Belli, and includes the related games Aristeia, Defiance, TAG Raid, REM Racers, and Acheron's Fall. Corvus Belli also produces the fantasy games Warcrow and Warcrow Adventures.new starter edition>Latest official update (x):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lupsM7lowQ>Rules and missions:https://infinitythewiki.com/index.phphttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/resourceshttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/games/infinity/its>Beginner FAQs and guides:https://pastebin.com/x06JG55Uhttps://pastebin.com/xtQzRcq5 https://pastebin.com/xUBR7QFU>Model identifiers (what each faction can take, somewhat outdated new sectorials and old ones coming back):https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T2IiNCg093KtAte3Pvry-OaHyk59ZzlH>Corvus Belli AI that you shouldn't ask rules questions to:https://infinityuniverse.ai/>Semi-unofficial catalogue of fluff, dossiers, and unit models:https://human-sphere.com/index.php>Unit Dossiers archive:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YlopTsqhvT4yfgsEAYr6L_XxJ4Ovc7a0>Books:https://mega.nz/folder/NkglXaCD#Kj16fd7nQhEcaId8hKD4oA>Infinity Army (official list-builder app):https://infinityuniverse.com/army/infinityPrevious thread: >>98179036
I haven't played infinity in 10 years but at the time it was completely unbalanced and broken. Anyone not playing the Chinese faction and spamming heavy machine guns literally could do nothing against such lists.
>>98279873This seems extremely unlikely. The game often is broken, but I can't remember when "Yu Jing HMGs" was ever broken.
>>98279864> no subjectWhy do you bake if you're so incompetent?
>>98279889Hmgs use to be deathrays in general and some of the best options to load up on in their time, but today that feels like it isn't the end all be all. I recall YuJing being super good but never oppressive and or unbeatable.
>>98280216i failed the wip roll, despite 14 wip
>>98280308Yeah, HMGs were king of weapons in like second edition, but I can't recall YuJing being their primary users. Sounds like local meta issues.
>>98280369I concur. Not that original anon btw.
>>98280318Anon, your statsheet says you have 12 wip.
>>98280704Oh, yeah. I was looking at my PH by accident.
>>98280945Basic bitch.
>>98280308Did they change the range bands or was it just a lack of alternative weapons/change in how save rolls worked/introduction of special dice?
>>98281445Yes. HMGs had a much better rangebands, and crits autowounding meant that burst was undisputed king. Plus you could get that super-HMG on anything, from line infantry to basic AD troops.>
if it's called infinity how come I can see it
>>98281442I don't NEED HMG with THESE guns! *kisses bicep*
>>98281514Because with Allah everything is possible.
>>98281491Burst is still the undisputed king but you do want AP on your attack gun if you can get it. And a lot of stuff rolls an extra dice and just picks the best now, which has to mathematically be almost as good as just rolling the extra dice.
'Saka JSA.
>>98281656Nice job with the freehand anon.
More like inFAGnity
>>98282341But enough about your weekend!
>>98283709>LE mercenary character>only works for 5 armiesFor what purpose?
>>98283709Ah yes, the destroyer of phone apps.
>>98283709They really need to put a Rebecca in the game.
>>98284017>works for OSSS>doesn't work for Steel Phalanxwhich is weird because they hire regular Sacha's
>>98283709>>98284017Why would I take her? Seems mid.
>>98285842Because she's cute
>>98285842She would obviously be way better if she was a hacker but she's OK. STR 2 for 19 points, no guns but a good suite of ways to annoy people, immune to E/M and Carbonite, Booty can get you some fun stuff, shame she doesn't have a reroll. Dodges on 15s, 6-2 move, C+ and total terrain is decent movement.It's like a personal pick. I like this unit so I will use her. She's not bad. I think it's worse when characters are so good they are auto-picks honestly. Like I think most of the Optimates are fine because they have really strong profiles but they're usually also very expensive and/or have slightly odd kits. But then you look at Pilot X and it's just like, oh ok there is absolutely no reason not to run this in any faction which can.
>>98285880She has an infected alien biotech pussy anon.
>>98285923Just take your vaccinations and nothing will happen.
>>98285942>yeah so the narrative for this game is my special forces ultra black ops supersoldier team are raiding you to steal an experimental VoodooTech condom so they can fuck ruby monday without getting alien stds
>>98286908I'd believe itGotta keep the black ops skills sharp until the war with the Combined Army fires up again somehow
What's the lewdest female mini? Is it this?
Would it be dumb to run Machaon with two Yudbots so he can have his own personal team to give him extra Burst on his CC?
>>98288389Yudbots are peripherals that can't link so yes I'd have to say that would be dumb.>>98287999The O-Yoroi pilot is superior. The Lizard pilot has a fatter ass.
>>98288452>Yudbots are peripherals that can't link so yes I'd have to say that would be dumb.Peripherals still count for CC Against Multiple Opponents.
>>98288452>>98287999The old caledonian volunteer.
>>98285906>I think it's worse when characters are so good they are auto-picks honestlyYeah I completely agree on that point. I just couldn't see her use much myself. I'm not disliking her but she seems niche (and that's a good thing)
>>98288610Yeah that's what I was thinkingHe can now Doctor himself out of NWI, which is neat, he has Smoke grenades and the standard Myrmidon CC suiteI don't think it would be great, but definitely fun to play with friends
>>98288389>>98289594>we have Uberfallcommando at home
>>98285906Ah, big brat energy. I like annoying units and I play both Shinden and Kestrel; bought'd.
>>98290217Just don't blame me if she doesn't perform! She doesn't have her own smoke or anything!
>>98290310Oh, she does perform on my painting shelf
>>98290310>don't blame meNo promises.
>>98290916OC PAINT SCHEMEDO NOT STEARU
When I first saw the new Aleph action pack I thought it was weird that there was only one Thorakite. Now I see you get the other two in the starter set. Always wanted to collect Steel Phalanx. I kinda like the old action pack lineup too. Now I'm not sure which one I'd pick up.
>>98285906>immune to E/MWhy is she immune to E/M?
I heard there's a nice starter campaign in the Mazebreaker set. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.
>>98287999Spacemonkey tomboy tummy
>>98291142> two arjunas> only one kiran bot (also labeled as an arjuna)?????
>>98292731I don't think the top left Arjuna is even a Boarding Shotgun model anyway
>>98292047God they fucked the Morats so hard with the update
>>98292947They had to, people were turning into furries by thousands!
>>98292947yes they turned them into shitty notOrcs
>>98293280Orcs?
>>98292947Every day I thank EI I was able to nab all of N3 and lower morals despite hopping on the game right at the tail end of N3
>>98293389>and lower moralsConsider my moral lowered, you lucky faggot.
>>98292731Warsenal fucked that up, it appears like three times. Woops all boarding shotguns!
>>98291713No one here getting this? Sandtrap had crazy hype behind it by comparison.
>>98294759kek
>>98294522Both japanese and PanO are posterboy factions.
>>98293371Heh
>>98294889Damn, he's right. It was a slam dunk.
>>98294522JSA always sells well.
>>98291713Holy shit, I was not expecting that jumpscare. Carlos!!
>>98295034JSA are genuinely a really fun faction now where they were just a kind of halfassed YJ sectorial for much of their previous existence.
>>98291713It seems pretty cool, I might pick it up.I really, really like this model. I should probably actually do some proper research into Infinity instead of just getting random models I like
I stole this from leddit, but what if next JSA faction is just like shut it, Arasaka evil corpo themed time
RED AND BLACK RED AND BLACK
>>98296905The shukra is a perfectly fine unit, nothing crazy, excellent Lt. profile but probably powercrept by some of the optimized Lt. options that have emerged in other factions since.I agree the model is killer though. Absolutely mods the boarding shotgun version.
>>98297736
>>98297033>>98297243Wait, there's non-Arasaka JSA?
>>98299076Yes, there's UMBRELLA flavored JSA now. The live on the DUNC world.
>>98299150I'm actually really surprised we haven't got some explicit DUNC reference minis in Infinity.
>>98299150>>98300192VGH...
>>98300545nice NCA troops bro
>>98300192>surprised we haven't got some explicit DUNC referenceHonestly Planet Shinju would be a great backdrop for a narrative campaign. I really hope that we get to go back there and flesh it out further. Also DUNC DEEZ NUTZ.
>>98301376Is Shinju atmosphere toxic or too thin or something else? Every troop from here seems to be wearing those breathing masks but not all of them have covered entire face (still, I would rather have cute female faces without gasmasks).
Dumb question, but how many factions are there? On the corvus belli store it implies there's 10, but a video I saw recently had like 45 different factions.What's with the discrepancy?
>>98302516>Is Shinju atmosphere toxic or too thin or something else?Yes. Thin-ish atmosphere full of dust and leftovers from some sort of planet-wide NBC war.>>98302572>What's with the discrepancy?Subfactions under the 10 main ones.
>>98302655Can you use multiple subfactions in the same list of the same main faction?
>>98302659Only if their units exist in the main faction's army list.
>>98302659There's vanilla faction lists and sectorials. In the past Vanilla lists used to have almost all units(bar some special profiles), but in the latest edition the unit availability in vanilla list was cut down heavily. They got less gimped in fireteam options in return. But if you merely like the looks of certain units, the proxy rules are pretty forgiving. Just make sure it's clear what counts as what, and don't have, say, ten fusiliers with different levels of assembly count as five different units based on how many arms they have.
>>98302655>Thin-ish atmosphere full of dust and leftovers from some sort of planet-wide NBC war.Japanese could try to steal something better than barely habitable planet. Unless it's rich in minerals or something like that.
>>98302572Factions can have sub-factions called Sectorials. Originally the "main" faction army had access to all of their units and sectorials took a much narrower roster of lore-linked units (e.g. all hailing from one planet or from one department) in exchange for some special benefits like taking more of a unit or getting access to fireteams. For example, there's the PanOceana faction, which covers a hypercorporation with presence on multiple planets (Varuna, NeoTerra, Svarlheim, etc.); the main PanO army can use any PanO unit, and each of those planets gets their own sectorial made up of only their own units.However, after multiple generations of the game, the faction's main rosters were getting too bloated and now sectorials have a bunch of units that are exclusive to them and the main faction army can't use. There's still a lot of overlap though, so like a vanilla PanO list can still run the NeoTerran Bolts and Blockers and Aquila Guards in their list, but they can't necessarily run other NeoTerra units like Hexa or Uhlans; in return, they can mix those select NeoTerran units with, say, Varunan Helots and Svarlheimen Nokken.
>>98293389Yeah dude they absolutely butchered the faction. Not helped by the literal McDonald's colourscheme. The basic Morat solider or whatever is like twice as wide and looks perfectly fine, but every robot or elite trooper or heavy infantry is such a fucking downgrade.
>>98287999I was looking at Military Order minis and this popped up. Is this a Military Orders model?
>>98304306Military Orders are a sectorial (subfaction) of PanOceania. The Tech-Bee is a PanOceanian engineer that appears in multiple factions. MO can field her.
>>98304320I know nothing of this game or factions. There a website that explains the factions?
>>98304441What are the most popular factions? Is PanOceania one of them?
>>98304441There should be but it looks like nobody thought to fix the links on the main English website of the game to make that work.There's the old 1d4chan summaries, but they will be somewhat out of date now: https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Infinity_(wargame)Or for a brief runthrough of the setting history (also a little outdated): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5GFC4VU8lk
>>98304479I honestly have no idea how overall faction popularity breaks down but it wouldn't surprise me if PanOceania (usually just called PanO) is the most popular faction overall. They've had plenty of box set releases, they were traditionally a very straightforward faction and their signature strength for most of the early editions of the game was that they were the absolute best at actually shooting things, which is ultimately what most games of Infinity come down to.They are still the best at actually shooting things but they've gotten more complex and interesting as a faction by now.There are a lot of hoops and steps to get there, but you can basically think of PanO as the successor to the modern, first world West within Infinity's sci-fi setting. They are 1 of 2 total and probably the premier hyperpower: controlling multiple planets, having the most advanced tech, the most resources, the position the US has occupied over most of the past century IRL. The Military Orders are the militarized arm of a revitalized Catholic church, which is a significant political power within that whole.
>>98303134It's rich in wacky alien technology.>>98302572>it implies there are 10Technically one of those 10 is not really a main faction in and of itself. NA2 doesn't have a vanilla list because it's actually the Mercenaries faction. Its sectorials are created by taking units from two or three other factions and gluing them together with mercs, while the closest thing it has to vanilla is the optional ability to add Merc units to any other vanilla army (good luck finding somebody who'll let you use that).
>>98304441There's a wiki at human-sphere.com.Also you could just look at the army builder at infinityuniverse.com/army/infinity. Click a main faction icon and you'll pick from that faction's main/vanilla force or one of their sectorials.
This is also fine as like a 2-3 sentence primer for each faction, if you can handle a le meme youtuber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khba_br2PoA
Wtf, did they remove Zaytham from Hashashin Bahram or am I just tripping?
>>98307656*Haytham, the flying bike thingie
>>98307656>>98307659It might have been removed in the Mazebreaker update. I've no idea if it was there before.
>>98307656>>98308859The Mazebreaker Army Update post they made doesn't mention anything about it
>>98310579>doesn't mention anything about itIt's not like CB is known for making good changelogs.
NO MEROVE NO PLAYyou fucked up big time CB!
>>98312227Que?
VGH...NOW THOSE WERE THE LINE TROOPERS...
I have a feeling they'd make sandtrap and jsa vs pano essentials be a thing just a bit longer before separating them ?
>>98316108Not really sure what you mean. Like double packs? They've always changed up the factions in box sets pretty regularly.
New Aristeia game, wonder if any of these new characters make it into Infinity:https://youtu.be/0FvcZ3L4AKs?is=MWXaPo6DRpVz1Lxr
>>98316884Look how they massacred my Gata girl ;_;I honestly would like to know why each and every single new versions of female characters have less and less sexy shapes.
>>98316914You know why.
>>98316914It is really funny that the comic book art is showing a bunch of skin and then they have posed the actual model in the same outfit to show the absolute minimum possible skin.
Like>cute tomboy anime catgirl in a crop top
>give her a chad jawline, a 40 year old's athleisure outfit and surgically position her in such a way that even though you logically should be able to see her abs and bellybutton you can't
That said, hEXx3r my beloved. Maybe they finally will give you Nomads rules.
>>98317588Are Aristeia minis pre-painted? If they aren't and they're just showing the studio paint job, then I'll wait until the model ends up in other people's hands to pass judgement.CB's current studio painter just... can't do soft faces. At all. A LOT of newer female models looked really rough in the face on the store page and Anons were freaking out, but once people got to paint the models themselves it turned out they were fine, and the CB painter just leans way too much into deep, harsh shading.
>>98318188You definitely see that with the new Asura, yeah.
>>98318188Probably someone crunching them in an afternoon, because "Giraldez could do it".
>>98317579Gamer-Gata is back
I've never played a CB game. I decided last week to order some Warcrow dwarves since the sculpts looked pretty good. Got them today and holy fuck these mold slips are terrible. This shit looks like something GW made 20 years ago. These are unicool too, not siocast.
>>98318514>crunching them in an afternoon, because "Giraldez could do it"Hmm, I wonder why he left.
>>98317588I wonder what would happen if we could just let japs help produce cute girl minis then again, there are a few in stl websites that have good enough prints that I dont think anyone would bat an eye if they just used catgirl instead of... that.
>>98319962Weird. The Unicool WC pieces I've gotten have been practically flawless.
>>98317602hEXx3r, Musashi, and pumpkin angel are the only ones I'm really feeling from this release. They did Valkyrie pretty dirty in Cold Blood as well.
>>98321210IDK, Valkyrie's stats/blurb imply she should be kind of a monster. I'm not sure where I prefer her looking like a regular muscled woman or some kind of cyborg.
>>98321297>she should be kind of a monsterThat's no excuse for making her unattractive.
After playing a decent bit of Infinity with my buddies recently, one of em' gave me the WinterFor pack as an early birthday present. I'm incredibly grateful for it, and I'm excited to play Svalarheima- Just wondering if I need anything outside of Karhu and a Jotum for a 300 point "full" game. As always, thank you Anons in advance for your sage advice.
>>98321202>CHECK OUT THIS COOL SWORD I FOUND>WOAH! IT'S FUCKING AWESOME!>Hey guys, what are you doing? *jizzes*
>>98321546You'll gonna want to be as close to the 15 trooper limit as possible even if you're bringing a TAG, but for just getting used to things that isn't a bad plan.
>>98321546Some remotes pack is always good idea.
Does Corvus Belli sell two starter sets at a time, or is Sandtrap going to get discontinued this month or the next one because of the new starter set?I ask because I have Operation Sandtrap and want to get the Beyond pack later on, but looking at corvus belli store it seems they pack both into an action pack when the starter gets discontinued, which would saddle me with duplicate miniatures.
>>98321779I don't know if they have a rule for this stuff. I'm pretty sure some of the code one stuff was on sale together for a while. But I don't think that's a rule and Sandtrap might disappear from the CB store even if you can get it in LGSes. Email them or something probably.
>>98321792Probably depends if they have excess stock of packaging materials and such they want to get rid off in a fire sale.
>>98321779I think they would first release some kind of "army pack" so people can still get the minis.
>understand Infinity (to some extent)>other ppl complain about it being complicated but I think it's fine>look at Warcrow rules>eyes glaze over cannot understand anything????
>>98321546At the beginning? No, either Karhu or Jotum will bring you comfortably to 300.All three REM-boxes are great, but don't feel pressured to prioritize any of them over Karhu, although i'm biased and have 5 of them.Personaly i like Nisse and Vargar a lot, but it's pano, pich your favourite bs13+vismod+movement skill troop and run with it. Beasthunter are great as well. The hospitaller doc is a favourite of mine as well, but that's personal experience as he just keeps rolling good.If this is your start with infinity play some 150 or 200 point games first to get used to the rules and ARO system. Abd be prepared to make many mistakes that in hindsight will make you feel dumb, we all have been there. Full 300pts worth of stuff can be overwhelming at first.
>>98321830Nerds can't into magic
>>98321546It's hard to pick a favorite Orc, because they're all so great, but this Porc? He's got style.
>>98322390Too bad he's ronery, the only one
