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I apologize in advance given the 'FOC' question has been posed a lot, but what I'd like to know is if I can take multiple formations; ie Tyranids levithan vanguard. Could I take the lictors formation AND genestealer formation?

Isn't an army specific question, just wanting to make sure it's legal. And how I'd go about choosing my warlord.

Also, even troops in formations don't have objective secured, right?

Thanks!

Formations are a type of Detachment.

You many take any number and any type of Detachment.

Unless the Formation has some sort of restriction (includes Unique characters for example) there's nothing stopping you taking multiples.

You can take whatever you want, provided that it is a legal load out (eg, Tyranid Prime has Boneswords is fine, Boneswords and Wings is not fine as it can't take Wings in the first place) and it fits within the points you have for a game.

You choose a Warlord as normal. Any characters from any of your formations can be a Warlord, but if you have at least one character model, one of the characters must be the Warlord. If the Warlord is a character, you get to roll for a Warlord trait, if not, you don't, but still counts as the Warlord for Slay the Warlord and Kingslayer (and other Warlord rules). Whichever formation your Warlord comes from will automatically determine that particular formation as your Primary Detachment (BRB, pg124).

Troops in formations don't have Objective Secured, unless the Formation rules grants it to them (such as Skyblight for Gargoyles).

Note that some tournaments are setting a limit on how many sources you can take (so while GW officially let you run infinite Lictor Forest Brood Formations, a tournament may set it to three sources, so you would only be allowed to use three Lictor Forest Broods and no other Detachments, including the BRB detachments, Codex Detachments and Formations).

Pretty much the same question on the front page:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/623168.page

Ah, alright. Wanted to confirm my thoughts were correct.

Just one more, though.

As you CAN have an army of Formations, if you have Formations and want to include something outside of it, that means you have a 'regular FOC' and thus need to fulfill the mandatory 1 HQ and 2 Troop, correct?

In the example of Lictor Forest Brood and Manufactorum Genestealers, if I want, say, a Haruspex and anything else I'd essentially and effectively have 3 detachments; Primary and 2 Formations. The first of which I NEED 1 HQ and 2 Troops minimum.

I'm thinking correctly, right?

Thanks again!

Almost. Primary detachment is simply whichever detachment has the Warlord.

If you g ostraight Nids, you would have to take a CAD (or go unbound) if you want to include anything not in a Formation.

If however, you take an Inquisitor (remember there is no restriction on list building with alliances), and make him your Warlord, you could take an Allied Detachment instead of the CAD for the Nids (as your Primary Faction is Inquisitors).

I need to correct one minor thing:
It would be a Combined Arms Detachment and two Formations, not a Primary Detachment and two Formations.

The Primary Detachment is a title given to any Detachment which contains the Warlord, it isn't a proper Detachment and does not follow the Rules for such.

As above, the Warlord could be chosen from one of the Formations, making that Formation the "Primary Detachment".

There's no such thing as a "Regular FOC" - FOC's are part of Detahments, a Combined Arms Detachment (CAD) is probably what you meant.