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 Red Harvest wrote:
The battlecats are very nice minis, but I am a bit leery that they have riders ( or whatever those things are). I think I would prefer that they be like Antipodes with a just a controller.

They are. Those aren't riders, it's just a bad angle. They have a harness, but there's no saddle. The Kerail controls them, I assume through the harness. In fact, one of the rules they were looking at in playtesting was the Antiopode controller rules as well as G:Sync among others.

Think those beasts look cracking!

Somewhat more threatening than the last Tohaa symbiote creatures

 Pacific wrote:
Think those beasts look cracking!

Somewhat more threatening than the last Tohaa symbiote creatures

What that just what happen when the pokemate evolves to it's next level. Next stage TAG size.

Actually, a Symbiobeast classed as a TAG wouldn't surprise me.

It'd be kinda cool if the Tohaa got a symbiobeast that looked like a giant beetle or bug. It could have wings and be an AD TAG. Maybe, because it's big enough, it'd create a template explosion at the point of impact on drop.

I hope you enjoyed my fantasy 100% original fan creation. Infinity doesn't have enough giant drop-beetles.

It would, but I am afraid I have this suspicion that giant beetle TAGs would not sell well at all.

And be difficult to produce.

Absolutionis wrote:It'd be kinda cool if the Tohaa got a symbiobeast that looked like a giant beetle or bug. It could have wings and be an AD TAG. Maybe, because it's big enough, it'd create a template explosion at the point of impact on drop.

I hope you enjoyed my fantasy 100% original fan creation. Infinity doesn't have enough giant drop-beetles.

We see what you did there, and we love it!

And yes, that would be awesome!

PsychoticStorm wrote:It would, but I am afraid I have this suspicion that giant beetle TAGs would not sell well at all.

You'd be wrong.

Especially if it got the 'modern' Infinity Miniature Treatment.

drazz wrote:And be difficult to produce.

Irrelevant!

I want to buy one!!!

 Barzam wrote:
Actually, a Symbiobeast classed as a TAG wouldn't surprise me.

While I was joking, I could also see one as a TAG too. Mag Guard size, at least it wouldn't die to fire .

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
It would, but I am afraid I have this suspicion that giant beetle TAGs would not sell well at all.

Because it would be a TAG? We know those are sooo popular these days Given the way the design team at CB has revamped the rest of Combined Army minis, I have no doubt they could amaze us with a revamped giant beetle TAG. They have adapted very well indeed to the digital designing.

The idea of battlecat cavalry for the Tohaa... shudder. Glad to hear that is not the case. Next question: why only 2 of them, and not, oh, I dunno, 3? The controller counts as the third?

I suppose maybe we see Jerkilles 2.0 after Christmas... perhaps on 28 December?

 Red Harvest wrote:

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
It would, but I am afraid I have this suspicion that giant beetle TAGs would not sell well at all.

Because it would be a TAG? We know those are sooo popular these days Given the way the design team at CB has revamped the rest of Combined Army minis, I have no doubt they could amaze us with a revamped giant beetle TAG. They have adapted very well indeed to the digital designing.

The idea of battlecat cavalry for the Tohaa... shudder. Glad to hear that is not the case. Next question: why only 2 of them, and not, oh, I dunno, 3? The controller counts as the third?

I suppose maybe we see Jerkilles 2.0 after Christmas... perhaps on 28 December?

Why not 2 of them?

Three is a *Magical* number for the Tohaa. 'Tis why they have 3 man fireteams for example.

I would say the controller counts as the third.
Like the little tohaa-mons the controller is the third.

Not really digging the Tohaa kitties. Then again, I don't play Tohaa, so they aren't aimed at me anyway.

Curious to see them in action, tho.

 Red Harvest wrote:
Three is a *Magical* number for the Tohaa. 'Tis why they have 3 man fireteams for example.

Two beasts and a controller is three.

It seems the Symbiobeasts will fill the niche of the big remotes like Lu Duans, Tsyklons and others.
One of them looks like it had an EVO repeater on its back though.

 Tristan228 wrote:

One of them looks like it had an EVO repeater on its back though.

While possible (I have no idea what a Tohaa EVO is meant to look like) that would be a big step for them, because Tohaa currently only have defensive hacking devices. We don't really know what EVO hacking devices will do in HSN3 though.

It'll give you new gadget programs if I recall Bostria's presentation correctly and if it retains it repeater trait in might be a really good choice in every Nomad force; especially with that coordinated hacking order allowance.

IIRC EVO hacking devices will actually be hacking devices in their own right, not additional ways to use existing hacking devices. So Remotes with EVO hacking devices will essentially be full on hackers with EVO devices.

So they'll lose the current boni they provide the army with?!

 Tristan228 wrote:
So they'll lose the current boni they provide the army with?!

Assuming you mean bonus I would do a rundown of my version of pros/cons of this.

Old Rules

Pro - Can be hacked through by your hackers.

Con - Can be hacked through by opposing hackers.


New Rules

Pro - Can be used as your 1 hacker in your list needed to unlock remotes (so yes, it unlocks itself)
Pro - Can use it's own order to hack, or move-hack, which could be very handy even outside of LOL situations.
Pro - It's own hacking programs may offer variety in your list, eg a Defensive Hacker + Assault Hacker, as opposed to 2 Assault Hackers.
Pro - Can be hacked through by your other hackers (hopefully this remains)

Con - Can be hacked through by opposing hackers (if the above remains and if not then the Con becomes Cannot be hacked through by your other hackers.)

Unsure. All we know is they showed this.



Which implies that it's going to be a full hacking device in its own right, but there's some bonuses there.

Vain wrote:

 Tristan228 wrote:
So they'll lose the current boni they provide the army with?!

Assuming you mean bonus I would do a rundown of my version of pros/cons of this.

Old Rules

Pro - Can be hacked through by your hackers.

Con - Can be hacked through by opposing hackers.


New Rules

Pro - Can be used as your 1 hacker in your list needed to unlock remotes (so yes, it unlocks itself)
Pro - Can use it's own order to hack, or move-hack, which could be very handy even outside of LOL situations.
Pro - It's own hacking programs may offer variety in your list, eg a Defensive Hacker + Assault Hacker, as opposed to 2 Assault Hackers.
Pro - Can be hacked through by your other hackers (hopefully this remains)

Con - Can be hacked through by opposing hackers (if the above remains and if not then the Con becomes Cannot be hacked through by your other hackers.)

In the current Version, which I think you mean with "old", the EVO still gives you bonuses like

you can coose where a hacked enemy AD troop will land

you get a +3 to the PH roll of your AD troop whilst landing (not stackable with Gadget-1 Controlled Jump)

you can spend a Command Token to reroll a failed hacking attack

it improves the Sat-Lock attack to a WIP -3

-Loki- wrote:Unsure. All we know is they showed this.



Which implies that it's going to be a full hacking device in its own right, but there's some bonuses there.

After seening it's programs I doubt it'll keep the aforementiont bonuses but it mitght enable a coordinated hacking attack with Upgrade TeamPro.

 Tristan228 wrote:

Vain wrote:

 Tristan228 wrote:
So they'll lose the current boni they provide the army with?!

Assuming you mean bonus I would do a rundown of my version of pros/cons of this.

Old Rules

Pro - Can be hacked through by your hackers.

Con - Can be hacked through by opposing hackers.


New Rules

Pro - Can be used as your 1 hacker in your list needed to unlock remotes (so yes, it unlocks itself)
Pro - Can use it's own order to hack, or move-hack, which could be very handy even outside of LOL situations.
Pro - It's own hacking programs may offer variety in your list, eg a Defensive Hacker + Assault Hacker, as opposed to 2 Assault Hackers.
Pro - Can be hacked through by your other hackers (hopefully this remains)

Con - Can be hacked through by opposing hackers (if the above remains and if not then the Con becomes Cannot be hacked through by your other hackers.)

In the current Version, which I think you mean with "old", the EVO still gives you bonuses like

you can coose where a hacked enemy AD troop will land

you get a +3 to the PH roll of your AD troop whilst landing (not stackable with Gadget-1 Controlled Jump)

you can spend a Command Token to reroll a failed hacking attack

it improves the Sat-Lock attack to a WIP -3

-Loki- wrote:Unsure. All we know is they showed this.



Which implies that it's going to be a full hacking device in its own right, but there's some bonuses there.

After seening it's programs I doubt it'll keep the aforementiont bonuses but it mitght enable a coordinated hacking attack with Upgrade TeamPro.

you can coose where a hacked enemy AD troop will land

It'll probably lose this. They've been making a lot of changes to AD as a whole.

you get a +3 to the PH roll of your AD troop whilst landing (not stackable with Gadget-1 Controlled Jump)

Yes, this is likely being replaced entirely with Gadget-1 Controlled Jum, as it's on the program list.

you can spend a Command Token to reroll a failed hacking attack

I wouldn't count this out. The list only showed the programs it has access to. I'm sure there will be a few more things to add to the list for command tokens in HSN3, and this may be among them. Would make sense.

it improves the Sat-Lock attack to a WIP -3

Seems likely this will go, but you never know.

Hacking as a whole got expanded, so I'd guess EVO devices will get a good doing over. Again, all that list shows is the programs an EVO device has access to.

And here's an image of new Achilles. He seems to come with an alternate head and weapon option.
Edit was to include a rehost of the photo so workblock might not be an issue for some.

Think I'm going to do a "Kanluwen" and say it looks terrible, bland uninspiring pose with a cheesy concept... Possibly sprinkles of complaints about scale creep but not sure.

In seriousness, poor model 3/10 for sculpting and painting effort.

Crappy posing especially that version with the severed head. At first glance that could be some stuff from GW...

It's the usual INFINITY monthly image BOMB!!!!

Achilles V2.0 Hoplite Armor special 10th anniversary Edition!






Father Knight with Spitfire





Spektr with Boardign Shotgun





USARF Starter Pack



Kerail Preceptors with Symbiobeasts

Are you kidding me? Brad Pitt looks awesome!


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BTW how do you get the special edition?