2024 Infinity News and Rumors - Army and profile updates (inc. Reinforcements). p.67.

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**Alpharius**

wana10 wrote:
Rumor floating around facebook from an account called Chain of Command is that all currently discontinued forces (Tohaa, QK, MRRF, Shock Army, NCA) will not be in N4.

Wouldn't surprise me at all...

But I somehow missed out that Qapu Khalqi was on the chopping block!

Still bummed about MRRF though.

**LunarSol**

Soul Samurai wrote:
Nibbler wrote:
I'm still a bit grumpy, that neither aleph, nor nomads are part of the first wave of code one... It seems a bit silly to invest in a third faction
Why would you invest in a new faction? Code one doesn't replace N3 right? I expect N3 will still be considered the "full" way to play until N4, so if you're happy with N3 just keep playing it. I don't think Nomads or Aleph are being dropped from N4?

My only gripe is just that I like to be able to help people get into the game and don't have any of these factions. I suppose I could pick up a set for demos, but I have poor self control in that regard and am currently trying to limit purchases to get through my backlog.

**Soul Samurai**

LunarSol wrote:
My only gripe is just that I like to be able to help people get into the game and don't have any of these factions. I suppose I could pick up a set for demos, but I have poor self control in that regard and am currently trying to limit purchases to get through my backlog.

If you're just running demo games for some new players I'm sure they won't mind if you proxy with the models you have - hell, they probably won't even know they aren't actually the right models unless you tell them. That's assuming of course that the Code1 rules will be available for free, which I think is a safe bet?

**LunarSol**

Yup, I know and likely what I'll do. I've got plenty to proxy whatever, it would just be nice if it just worked is all.

**ImAGeek**

Kaldstrom photos from GAMA:

I really like the winter aesthetic for both armies.

**Sqorgar**

They should name the set "Hoods and High Collars". Also, it must suck to be wearing that much metal in freezing weather conditions... I'll just assume they have internal heaters or something...

**Kalamadea**

Ugh, looks like even the Fusiliers and Zhanshi are wearing coats. More like Operation: Doesn'tMatchYourExistingStuff

Excitement level now firmly set at luke-warm

**Alpharius**

Sqorgar wrote:They should name the set "Hoods and High Collars". Also, it must suck to be wearing that much metal in freezing weather conditions... I'll just assume they have internal heaters or something...

Yeah, I don't like power armored figures with coats, robes, cloaks (aside from camo cloaks, of course!) - just seems...silly?

I know they want them to say 'winter' but let the fusiliers convey that message and then let the bases of the power armor models do the rest of the work there.

Kalamadea wrote:Ugh, looks like even the Fusiliers and Zhanshi are wearing coats. More like Operation: Doesn'tMatchYourExistingStuff

Excitement level now firmly set at luke-warm

Looks like those coats are having the opposite effect on you - maybe they should button them up?!?

**LunarSol**

Kalamadea wrote:
Ugh, looks like even the Fusiliers and Zhanshi are wearing coats. More like Operation: Doesn'tMatchYourExistingStuff

Excitement level now firmly set at luke-warm

Given its models you probably don't actually have any real use for, its kind of nice that the new ones are more themed towards a different sectoral than the old ones.

**warboss**

My first reaction was "Is that PanO orc wearing a sweater?" . I may be wrong about the exact classification of that heavy infantry though.

**.Mikes.**

I like the look of the Yu Jing Chonky Boi. And the Ninja. The new troop with the sniper rifle looks a little too much like the Guilang with sniper from the Red Viel expac for my taste, but will wait for a better gander.

Overall I'm excited and can't wait to get my hands on them.

**Red Harvest**

I like most of the minis. The Space Marine though, meh. Oh, *Space Knight* Oops. Eh? that Dire Foes with the sledge hammer. Lame. Sad. Hammers like that are dumb on Fantasy minis, and twice as dumb on Sci FI minis.

Overall, it looks to be a very nice box of minis. Now, show us that terrain and the Code One rules themselves. I'm curious to see what sort of game which is not a training wheels demo game, that can be played on a 24"x32" tabletop.

**Vertrucio**

Yeah, looking more like Killteam/Warcry. And that's a good idea if so.

**wana10**

Alpharius wrote:

Wouldn't surprise me at all...

But I somehow missed out that Qapu Khalqi was on the chopping block!

Still bummed about MRRF though.

QK was my first infinity force so it's a bummer if they're actually cutting them. My poor sekban link team will be homeless.

Also, here's more pictures of the new Yu-jing. I like the winter theme.

Spoiler:

**Soul Samurai**

I'm waiting for higher quality photos before passing judgement, but so far I'm finding the "sci-fi with winter coats" look interesting. There's an unlimited number of sci-fi models out there (of which CB's are some of the best imho), so this little wrinkle is a nice thematic variation that helps the models stand out.

**Absolutionis**

I'm loving the winter coats. It's a fresh way to create alternate sculpts for existing profiles.

**ImAGeek**

I love that Korean Shock Infantry design.

**hotsauceman1**

Is this a good time to get into the game?
I always liked haqqislam or yujing.

**Soul Samurai**

hotsauceman1 wrote:
Is this a good time to get into the game?
I always liked haqqislam or yujing.

Seeing as we are about to have an edition change, holding off until the new edition drops and people can form some opinions on it might be wise.

**Knight**

What's the composition for PanO supposed to be?

**.Mikes.**

Soul Samurai wrote:
hotsauceman1 wrote:
Is this a good time to get into the game?
I always liked haqqislam or yujing.

Seeing as we are about to have an edition change, holding off until the new edition drops and people can form some opinions on it might be wise.

Given how long away we're looking at that I'd say now is fine. Just do research on what factions/sectorials you like the look of, as there are rumours around some of them that they might not see it to N4.

**LunarSol**

It's a fine time to start I'd think. Infinity isn't a game where you buy duplicates of things very often and when you first start its more about learning the flow of the game so you're generally better off with something like the Operation/Beyond box armies that let you understand the value of variety and model roles before you buy a lot of stuff anyway.

**Monkeysloth**

.Mikes. wrote:
Soul Samurai wrote:
hotsauceman1 wrote:
Is this a good time to get into the game?
I always liked haqqislam or yujing.

Seeing as we are about to have an edition change, holding off until the new edition drops and people can form some opinions on it might be wise.

Given how long away we're looking at that I'd say now is fine. Just do research on what factions/sectorials you like the look of, as there are rumours around some of them that they might not see it to N4.

I should clarify that Haqq and YuJing aren't going away but sub factions (called sectorial) might though generally everything legal in the core army but they sub faction is still playable but CB will stop producing the figures. That being said with the switch to N4 there could be a few figures might not get transferred to N4 though knowing CB they probably will (but maybe at a later date) and if they don't they'll end up being proxies for something else. They might tell us their plans for this next week.

**LunarSol**

There's been a clarification that the discontinued sectorals will eventually be added back; just not available at launch. It sounds like work is being done to visually distinguish them in army from sectorals for which you can actually buy the models.

**ImAGeek**

I want to share with you some thoughts on the latest issues regarding communications about Infinity N4.

I’d like to clarify that our intention is to make a single launch of N4, with all the available factions and sectorials included from day one. But I’d also like to remind you that ours is a small company whose resources are limited, which means that, in case we don’t get to the deadline in time -either because the game development team couldn’t change and test all profiles in time or because the IT team (external and internal) didn’t manage to have the Army in time-, we would work on an action plan and a schedule to upload the profiles in a scaled way. All these movements would be made public, of course. It’s crucial for us that the profiles are not only available from day one, but that they also meet the quality that all of you, our community, deserve.

I’m confirming that the factions and sectorials currently not for sale (discontinued these past years) will not be available in Infinity N4 on day 1, they will be added gradually during 2020 (we will provide a schedule) and will be visually distinguished from those factions/sectorials that do have products for sale. The idea is that a new player doesn’t get confused by having product profiles that can’t be found in the market.

Why not including them on the first day?

Basically, we don’t have the resources to change all those profiles and upload them to Army. Once again, our resources are limited L

I wanted to make this statement in first person because I’d like to convey that behind the screen there’s us, Corvus Belli’s workers, who come to the office every day hoping to give our best, that if something characterizes us is our closeness to you, we’ve always been there answering your questions, being transparent and meeting your expectations. Of course, we make mistakes from time to time, but we put all our passion into everything we do. We have a single goal: making Infinity sustainable, that it may grow, and that all of us may find our place in the hobby. In short, we enjoy our passion.

Thank you so much for your comprehension, let’s continue enjoying our hobby, and let’s get crazy with Operation Kaldstorm.

**Vertrucio**

That's a good clarification to have there.

But maybe if your company is so small, trying to simultaneously develop code one, aristea, N4, and defiance at the same may be far more than reasonable. Hopefully no one's crunching to try and make this release.

**Red Harvest**

Sounds like N4 will have the main factions, the vanilla, ready, but some of the sectorials will be later. Fine. We have no idea how sectorials will even play in the new version. Good to see this clarification.

Bummed about both of my sectorials, ASA and QK. The units had best still be in vanilla though. Bagh Mari FTW.

hotsauceman1 wrote:
Is this a good time to get into the game?
I always liked haqqislam or yujing.

Yes if you like Yu Jing. New minis coming in a starter box this month, pre-orders for it at least. See the last few pages of this thread for info. Also coming new way to play called Code One, and sometime in August a new, and presumably sleek and stream-lined, edition of the game releases. I'd say start learning with the Code One stuff now-ish, but don't get too deep in learning the rules for the current edition, N3.

The promos?

**PsychoticStorm**

CodeOne and Infinity are coexistent projects Aristeia! is developed by another design group and Defiance shares development team with Aristeia! not Infinity.

All the above been said Infinity is quite big and a rolling deployment is to be expected.

**LunarSol**

Vertrucio wrote:
That's a good clarification to have there.

But maybe if your company is so small, trying to simultaneously develop code one, aristea, N4, and defiance at the same may be far more than reasonable. Hopefully no one's crunching to try and make this release.

Game size matters more than company. I mean, GW is pretty big, but has done rolling releases of the new edition for years.

**Kalamadea**

I'm actually much much MUCH happier that it's the individual "discontinued" sectorials getting the rolling releases than the main game getting rolling releases.

N3 was a freaking mess for the first year since CB tried to keep N2 Human Sphere and Campaign: Paradiso around with FAQs instead of doing them all at the initial release of N3. I was pretty critical of it at the time, because it just made the game super crappy for everyone to reference a new rulebook, 2 different old expansion book (one of which already FAQ'd the first expansion book for N2) and then separate FAQs for each of those N2 expansion books in N3. Once the N3 Human Sphere book came out it finally replaced both the old expansion books AND the FAQs, but for over a year it was ugly even with the Wiki.

So it sucks for those people that collected those specific sectorials, but it's far better than what happened last edition change