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When I finally get to the point I can afford to spend again (may not be a while) I think I want to get into Infinity. I'm torn between Yu Jing and Nomads but I like the minis in the Imperial Service starter pack best of all the starters available. So, some questions:

How do they play? They look rather elite.
Is there any problem with using them as the starter for my army, but eventually broadening it with some Japanese models into a general Yu Jing army as I expand?

Hello, Johira.
I am your Infinity expert, let me guide you through the Yu Jing range and the Imperial Service.

First of all: This is the link to the Infinity Army Builder, the best free online tool EVER.

Imperial Service Starter Pack.


This is what the starter Pack contains:
IMPERIAL SERVICE
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GROUP 1 (Regs: 6/Irrs: 0):

2x CELESTIAL GUARD Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife (13)
MOV:4-4 CC:14 BS:11 PH:10 WIP:14 ARM:1 BTS:-3 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable

CELESTIAL GUARD Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, Knife (13)
MOV:4-4 CC:14 BS:11 PH:10 WIP:14 ARM:1 BTS:-3 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable

IMPERIAL AGENT Combi Rifle + E/Mitter / Pistol, Monofilament CCW (43)
MOV:4-4 CC:17 BS:12 PH:11 WIP:14 ARM:2 BTS:-3 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable
Martial Arts L3, Chain of Command, X Visor

WU MING Boarding Shotgun, Grenades / Pistol, CCW (36)
MOV:4-2 CC:16 BS:13 PH:14 WIP:13 ARM:4 BTS:-3 W:2
Regular, Not Impetuous, No Cube, Linkable

HSIEN Lieutenant MULTI Rifle / Pistol, AP CCW (60 | 1)
MOV:4-2 CC:16 BS:14 PH:14 WIP:14 ARM:4 BTS:-6 W:2
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable
Martial Arts L2, Multispectral Visor L2, Lieutenant


178 Points | SWC: 0

ARMY CODE: eNozNFI1VDNQM6yBkUBYYwRmm6gZAUlTNRM1QwCdkwg4 Army Infinity v.3.0.

When you play the generic Yu Jing Army (non-sectorial) you will be allowed only to field 2 of the 3 Celestial Guards, because the AVA (Availability) of the Celestial Guards is 2.

If you buy the Japanese Sectorial Army Starter Pack to build a Yu Jing Army.


YU JING
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GROUP 1 (Regs: 6/Irrs: 0):

ONIWABAN Boarding Shotgun, Nanopulser / Pistol, Monofilament CCW (44)
MOV:4-4 CC:19 BS:11 PH:12 WIP:14 ARM:1 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
Martial Arts L4, CH: TO Camouflage, Superior Infiltration

3x KEISOTSU Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife (9)
MOV:4-4 CC:14 BS:10 PH:10 WIP:12 ARM:1 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, No Cube
V: Courage

KEMPEI Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, CCW, Electric Pulse (17)
MOV:4-4 CC:14 BS:12 PH:11 WIP:14 ARM:1 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
Sixth Sense L1, V: Courage

DOMARU Chain Rifle, E/M Grenades / Pistol, E/M CCW (27)
MOV:4-4 CC:19 BS:12 PH:14 WIP:13 ARM:3 BTS:-3 W:2
Regular, Frenzy, Cube
Martial Arts L2, Berserk


115 Points | SWC: 0

ARMY CODE: eNozNFQ1MlEzUDOsMcUgzdQMgaShBYgDAK8cCKc= Army Infinity v.3.0.

You are allowed to combine the two boxes, except for using just two of the Celestial Guards.


For gameplay I´m goin to put here a link to a thread of the official forum.

Wow, thanks for all the help.

I know a lot of this stuff is out there, but tracking it down and knowing what I'm looking at is a bigger trick than I thought it would be.

Yu Jing has a lot of great elite troops. One of the things I like about Infinity, that I don't really like about a game like 40k is that an elite soldier is a true monster on the table.

Take the Hac Tao for instance. He is completely invisible, has armor that is only beaten by giant robots, and has one of the highest shooting skills in the game. You give him an HMG and he will own an entire table quarter by himself.

This is one of the reasons why I play Yu Jing, they definitely have that elite feel, though you can still play them with lots of grunts.

Also monsterous creatures, warjacks, etc in most games look intimidating from a view standpoint but if you know the rules they aren't overly scarey.... TAGs however earn their fear 100%. They have means to take them down, but it still isn't going to be easy.