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**Casey's Law**

NuclearMessiah wrote:
Red Corsair wrote:
The infinity subforums need work, I also think a batrep thread would be Ace!
We have had the discussion about the batrep forum several times and to sum it up for you, not enough players bother posting batreps here to need it.

The subforums just need to be utilized more by the players who tend to hid in this thread.

I swear someone is going to make my head explode this weekend. I take no responsibility for the killing spree that follows.

**NuclearMessiah**

Casey's Law wrote:
NuclearMessiah wrote:
Red Corsair wrote:
The infinity subforums need work, I also think a batrep thread would be Ace!
We have had the discussion about the batrep forum several times and to sum it up for you, not enough players bother posting batreps here to need it.

The subforums just need to be utilized more by the players who tend to hid in this thread.
I swear someone is going to make my head explode this weekend. I take no responsibility for the killing spree that follows.

I do my best to make your life miserable

**Casey's Law**

Haha, sorry I'm a miserable bastard this weekend, trying to reign it in.

I hope CB hurries along with my HMG Soga and Combi Ras. That should quell my rage. Oh and if they could give me a new full time job that'd be nice.

**Pacific**

NuclearMessiah wrote:
Red Corsair wrote:
Pacific wrote:
Red Corsair wrote:
So are the combined army good and the tohaa baddies in the fluff?

Is there a wiki where I can read into it?

Have you got the N3 rulebook on order Red Corsair? That's going to contain all of the basic background.

Otherwise IJW who posts on here has got a pretty good article on his website http://www.wargamingtrader.com/infinity/intro1, this hasn't yet been updated with Tohaa however.

Really the impression you get from Campaign Paradiso is that at least from the outside the Tohaa are trying to help humanity fight the Combined Army and the EI - this is the 'official' interpretation that the Human Sphere understands. However, there are lots of underlying hints throughout the Paradiso story that the Tohaa aren't the 'good guys' that they appear to be and might actually be manipulating events.

We really need a background discussion thread in that section of Dakka..

Sure do, I haven't even played my O:IS but I had to preorder it Good to know it will have the fluff I desperately need catching up on.

Thanks for the answers and links!

The infinity subforums need work, I also think a batrep thread would be Ace!

We have had the discussion about the batrep forum several times and to sum it up for you, not enough players bother posting batreps here to need it.

The subforums just need to be utilized more by the players who tend to hid in this thread.

I was actually talking about the a background thread!

But, some batrep threads (how about having a sticky thread?) would be a cool idea also. It doesn't have to contain the batreps themselves, just the links to them (there was something similar on the official Infinity forums I believe).

**Casey's Law**

The recurring issue with stickying a thread is that as soon as you do people stop reading them. What would be feasible is linking batreps in the current sticky which Yak asked us to use as a hub when we want to keep things stuck around. I guess that would mean me puling my finger out. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I feel another Community Growth phase coming on but I'll need a fair amount of support for it.

**Bladerunner2019**

http://www.beastsofwar.com/antenocitis-workshop/antenocitis-workshops-base-kickstarter/

These buildings are very cool.
However, they should have painted the resin bits up before shooting this video. Even if it was a simple wash or something.

Also, the table they're demo-ing them on is awful. Looks like someone barfed on it.
Not a big fan of their giant Joker Lips plant.

Dare I say these buildings are too sci-fi for infinity. They conjure Hadley's Hope a la Aliens more than anything else.

The jury's still out. Perhaps with a lick of paint, some proper Infinity graffiti & Aristeia! ads they'll fit in.
Maybe they'd work better on a polar themed Svarlheima board?

**Kalamadea**

Yeah, they keep spouting off about how the buildings are prepainted and the resin is precolored, but while the buildings look ok it just looks like regular unprimed resin to me.

The buildings are pretty much perfect for Dawn or Paradiso settlements tho. Cartainly a decent Aliens vibe, but I get more of a Mass Effect feeling from them that isn't at all out of place. MAS and Pastcraft already has the city buildings down pretty well and Warsenal has a solid non-prefab military base, these are a nice option too.

And I love that Antenocities is making the TOPOS vehicles in resin as well, that's just awesome

**Casey's Law**

Sugar, I actually really like this stuff. It looks like it has waaay better detail than most of the stuff available right now.

Forward base seems like a very good price for filling a table.

This. to my knowledge is the first official plants we've ever been informed of in the Infinity universe, one named, Paradiso Sail. I have high hopes that these sorts of details will be in the RPG.

I rather like the vehicles too.

I'll see if I can repost the images.

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You know what, if I repost all the awesome stuff this is going to be way too long. Here's a link to the kickstarter. This stuff is unbelievable, look at the interiors.

**PsychoticStorm**

But why should they paint the resin and not show it as is?

Look at the scatter that is painted it will give a false impression.

**IJW**

Wouldn't this all be more suitable for the dedicated N&R thread anyway?

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/491195.page

**Casey's Law**

Probably.

We like to cross post such things here because all the Infinity fans are watching this thread. A link is good shout though.

**FacelessMage**

Well I just Pledged for a First Base.

Thanks for sharing the link.

**Bladerunner2019**

IJW wrote:
Wouldn't this all be more suitable for the dedicated N&R thread anyway?

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/491195.page

Normally yes.
However, after 2-3 months of big news events: Icestorm & N3, this thread has gone cold. CB is too busy relocating, getting N3 books out & meeting the Icestorm demand they underestimated about 10x over.

**Micky**

Same story as all terrain kickstarters.... great stuff, but prohibitive shipping costs (and in this case the whole thing is kinda premium priced to begin with).

**Casey's Law**

Also by far the best looking stuff I've seen.

**Mr.Church13**

The shipping killed it for me. This stuff is super nice otherwise

Don't they offer free shipping on their regular site if you go over a certain cost why charge so much now?

**plastictrees**

I guess it depends how much you were planning to pledge for.
I'm at Forward Base+, and I don't consider $30-40 to be punitive shipping for the amount of MDF and resin that I'll be getting.

**Bladerunner2019**

Do we have any rumors/speculation on what big N3 surprises we haven't heard about yet?

The BoW videos gave a pretty thorough overview of things & that could be it. However, I feel the other shoe hasn't dropped yet...

**Casey's Law**

The art will be the big kicker for me, then the lore. As long as there are lots of new specimens in both categories I'll be happy. I would advise you don't go expecting any more than that and refined rules.

**Noir**

Casey's Law wrote:
The art will be the big kicker for me, then the lore. As long as there are lots of new specimens in both categories I'll be happy. I would advise you don't go expecting any more than that and refined rules.

Yeah I can't wait to read the new Nomad fluff.

**Casey's Law**

Noir wrote:
Casey's Law wrote:
The art will be the big kicker for me, then the lore. As long as there are lots of new specimens in both categories I'll be happy. I would advise you don't go expecting any more than that and refined rules.
Yeah I can't wait to read the new Nomad fluff.

Big time! What are we hoping for? Black Hand?

**ephrael**

Casey's Law wrote:
Noir wrote:
Casey's Law wrote:
The art will be the big kicker for me, then the lore. As long as there are lots of new specimens in both categories I'll be happy. I would advise you don't go expecting any more than that and refined rules.
Yeah I can't wait to read the new Nomad fluff.
Big time! What are we hoping for? Black Hand?

I'm looking forward to new fluff, particularly the Tohaa, Mercs and Nomads. Black Hand is certainly at the top of my wish list for this book.

**IJW**

Mr.Church13 wrote:The shipping killed it for me. This stuff is super nice otherwise

Don't they offer free shipping on their regular site if you go over a certain cost why charge so much now?

They do, but that's when you're buying stuff at full price which is what pays for the shipping.

ephrael wrote:I'm looking forward to new fluff, particularly the Tohaa, Mercs and Nomads. Black Hand is certainly at the top of my wish list for this book.

Bear in mind this is a direct replacement for the main rulebook (which chronologically comes before the Tohaa were known about by Humans) and that Merc Companies are supposedly coming in Acheron Falls. The chances of there being aby Tohaa background in it are pretty much zero and new Merc background doesn't seem likely either. :(

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IJW wrote:
Given that the existing Ikadron Batroids are Remotes, I'm going to go with the Unidrons being Remotes as well.

Confirmed:

http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2014/miniatures/combined-army-starter-pack-2/

'This includes the always reliable and loyal Batroids, cold REM troopers...'

**Bladerunner2019**

Reading Kasym Beg's new page on the Infinity website:
http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2014/miniatures/kasym-beg-kum-chieftain/

It would seem that's the end of Izzat Beg.
I guess he won't be in the N3 book or new Army Lists.

I assume Yu Jing's Ko Dali will also be absent since she's been a part of the Combined Army instead for some time now...

**Pacific**

IJW wrote:

Bear in mind this is a direct replacement for the main rulebook (which chronologically comes before the Tohaa were known about by Humans) and that Merc Companies are supposedly coming in Acheron Falls. The chances of there being aby Tohaa background in it are pretty much zero and new Merc background doesn't seem likely either. :(

I would be very, very surprised if the background for the Tohaa (at least some mention of them) isn't inserted into the new book. Actually, probably shocked would be a better word!

We've seen how the background has been progressed, with Ko Dali etc. and the arrival on Paradiso. I reckon there will probably be a small subsection on those (and perhaps even a mention for 'Archon Falls') as well as links to those books.

**aldo**

Pacific wrote:
IJW wrote:

Bear in mind this is a direct replacement for the main rulebook (which chronologically comes before the Tohaa were known about by Humans) and that Merc Companies are supposedly coming in Acheron Falls. The chances of there being aby Tohaa background in it are pretty much zero and new Merc background doesn't seem likely either. :(

I would be very, very surprised if the background for the Tohaa (at least some mention of them) isn't inserted into the new book. Actually, probably shocked would be a better word!

We've seen how the background has been progressed, with Ko Dali etc. and the arrival on Paradiso. I reckon there will probably be a small subsection on those (and perhaps even a mention for 'Archon Falls') as well as links to those books.

Then you better sit and prepare a defibrilator before starting to read the book, it is supposed to be the reedition of the core book and we know it does not overwrite thr others so I'm almost sure no Tohaa fluff will be there as they are Paradiso guys, Ko Dali like the first McDog profile simply won't appear there, I think it was said somewhere that Aleph and Tohaa profiles wouldn't be in the book but would get a pdf and Army update along with the others because Aleph appeared in HS and Tohaa in Paradiso, but don't ask me to quote that as I don't remember where did I hear it.

**ski2060**

I'm betting there will be SOME Tohaa fluff in the book.
They are putting the new CA starter in the N3 book, so I would assume having the Sygmaa Tohaa in the N3 book they would reference "good" Tohaa at least a bit.

**Sangarn**

the new CA starter has nothing to do with the N3, evil tohaa will probaly be in acheron fall in one more year ++
you will just have some profile for the N3

**Noir**

N3 is a "restart" of fluff. Done from the same time as the first one and also meant for new players reading the fluff. CB has said they don't want to ruin the story for people who want to read all 3 books. So no fluff on Tohaa except the "native race on planet" bit.

**ski2060**

Are you sure about that? Seeing as how they are allegedly pulling all the Exrah from N3, they will probably need to replace it with something.

Then again, they could be epically trolling, and Exrah are staying in.