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So, as the title says I'm hoping to get started with infinity.

I love the background and models for Nomads but I have no idea where to start. The amount of choice seems overwhelming and there seems no obvious place to start.

Can anyone give me advice on what to get first?

cheers in advance, C_C

I just got a Nomad army but am probably not the best to ask as I have not played the game yet

I basically looked through the models, saw that most of the ones I liked the look of were stealth models, downloaded the free army builder, built a 300 point list around the models and weapons I liked the look of and bought them. So now I have a 300 point, 9 model strong entirely camouflaged army

There has actually been a lot of discussion about infinity on the DCM forum - talk to BlueDagger (if he does not see this thread anyway) as he knows a lot about infinity.

Ok, so I went on the army builder program (which is just awesome and here's my first list, based on the bakunin starter box plus models I like the look of - any thoughts??


BAKUNIN JURISD. COMMAND
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

GROUP 1 (Regs: 10/Irrs: 0):

2x MODERATOR Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse (9)
MOV:4-4 CC:13 BS:10 PH:10 WIP:12 ARM:0 BTS:-3 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable
Shock Immunity

REVEREND MOIRA MULTI Rifle / Pistol, AP CCW (38)
MOV:4-2 CC:14 BS:12 PH:12 WIP:14 ARM:3 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable
ODD: Optical Disruptor, Religious Troop, Multiterrain

SIN-EATER Mk12 / Pistol, CCW (29)
MOV:4-2 CC:14 BS:13 PH:11 WIP:13 ARM:3 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
CH: Mimetism, Neurocinetics, Religious Troop

ZERO E/Mauler, Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife (24 | 0.5)
MOV:4-4 CC:13 BS:11 PH:12 WIP:13 ARM:0 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
CH: Camouflage, Infiltration, Deployable Repeater

LIZARD MULTI HMG, Heavy Grenade Launcher / (96 | 2)
MOV:6-4 CC:17 BS:14 PH:17 WIP:13 ARM:8 BTS:-6 STR:3
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
ECM

LIZARD PILOT Pistol, Knife
MOV:4-4 CC:13 BS:11 PH:10 WIP:13 ARM:0 BTS:0 STR:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
Pilot

ZERO Hacker Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife (30 | 0.5)
MOV:4-4 CC:13 BS:11 PH:12 WIP:13 ARM:0 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
CH: Camouflage, Infiltration, Hacking Device

SIN-EATER HMG / Pistol, CCW (34 | 2)
MOV:4-2 CC:14 BS:13 PH:11 WIP:13 ARM:3 BTS:0 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube
CH: Mimetism, Neurocinetics, Religious Troop

MODERATOR Spitfire / Pistol, Electric Pulse (16 | 0.5)
MOV:4-4 CC:13 BS:10 PH:10 WIP:12 ARM:0 BTS:-3 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable
Shock Immunity

MODERATOR Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse (9 | 0.5)
MOV:4-4 CC:13 BS:10 PH:10 WIP:12 ARM:0 BTS:-3 W:1
Regular, Not Impetuous, Cube, Linkable
Shock Immunity, Lieutenant


294 Points | SWC: 6

ARMY CODE: eNozMFY1VDNQM6yBkEZqhkDSRA1I15irmQJJM7C4uZoxWByi0hBMmqsZAgCr9w28
Army Infinity v.3.0. - http://www.devilteam.com

Some cool models in there

*the limit of my ability to comment on how good or otherwise the list is*

That's ok, that's the limit of my ability to build a list at this stage

Well I think you have made a good start going for the models you like! I love the Reverend Moira miniature, it is a beautiful sculpt.

Although again I'm not terribly experienced with the game (are you sensing a theme here! ) buy the models by all means, but I wouldn't jump straight into a 300pt game with that list. The game has quite complex rules compared to a lot of its peers, so to begin with I and a couple of mates just got about 150pts each (essentially a starter box) and played around with those first. That will help you get used to the mechanics (which really are very dynamic) before you start worrying too much about TO: camouflage and hacking repeaters.
You (or rather your opponents) might also find the TAG a little bit over-powered in the first few games, without having the game knowledge of ways of dealing with them. Again though love the Lizard model (perhaps use it as a terrain piece in the first few games?! )

Otherwise though looks like a fun army (and with a nice theme), make sure you start a blog in the P&M blogs section when you start putting stuff together!

Thanks, Pacific - I've been keeping up with your blog and love the terrain you've been doing, so I'll make sure I put some pictures up when I start painting

I'm not going to jump straight into big games, I just like to plan out my purchases as money is very tight at the moment, that's why it would be nice to know I'm on the right track. The bakunin starter looks like my first purchase next payday

The great thing about infinity, as far as I am aware is that the rules are pretty balanced so you can get an 'army' filled up of pretty things without having to worry too much about what it contains. From what I can see you have a good mix of special rules and weapons.

List looks good overall, though i think you have a slight flaw if I'm thinking you are thinking what I think you are thinking (hehe). "Linkable" unit can only link with units of the same type. So moderators with moderators, Reverend Custodiers with Reverend Custodiers, etc. Kusanagi is a Character Morias so it can link with other Rev Morias.

http://infinitythegame.wikispot.org/Linkable_Troops

This means you will have a 4 man instead of a 5 man link team, which means you'll lose the 5 man bonus. Defiantly want to get another mod in there, but that is easily doable.

Also, on a side note. If you are taking Kusanagi it's rather smart to put he as your Lt for the +1 SWC bonus. As you have probably seen at this point 1 SWC is HUGE and if you are taking her you might as well get the perk.

I'd like to think I was thinking what you thought I was thinking, but I don't think I was

To be honest the army was what you get in the Bakunin starter, plus a Lizard (one of my favourite Nomad models ). The other three models were just extras I thought would fit in with the theme and fill in some gaps, i.e. extra special weapons and a hacker.

I wasn't aware of any particular bonus for having 5 of the same type - is it a lot better than having 4 linked up?

Thanks for the help, C_C

In a sectorial list such as Bakuinin you give up access to a lot of the overall factions units, but gain access to Link teams and high AVA of what you can take.

The moderaters have "Linkable" which means they can link together to for a Link Team. A link leader is declared and all members of the link must stay withing 8" of the leader. In the active phase only the leader may preform actions, but gains a bonus for the # of models link to it. In the reactive phase they all get the bonus.

3 members: All weapons receive +1 Burst except when preforming long skills.
4 Members: You gain Sixth Sense Level 2 and you receive +3 WIP to Discover rolls
5 Members: You gain +3 BS

So at a 5 man link team you are looking at BS 13 sixth sense models with 2 shots in the reactive phase, 4 shots from a basic combi, and a horrifying 5 shots from a spitfire.

I see...

There's just so much depth to this game, I'm loving just learning about it

It looks like I'd have to lose the sin-eater with HMG then, which would give me 40 points and 2 SWC to get an extra moderator and something else. Any thoughts?

Chimera_Calvin wrote:I see...

There's just so much depth to this game, I'm loving just learning about it

It looks like I'd have to lose the sin-eater with HMG then, which would give me 40 points and 2 SWC to get an extra moderator and something else. Any thoughts?

Since you already at 10 guys, if you replace 1 guy with 2 you would have to make 2 combat groups. Not a good idea unless you can get 7 guy at the least in both groups.

Combat groups can only have 10 units (unit=model) maximum. All units in a combat group add orders to THAT combat group only. Orders can be used ONLY by the units from the same combat group. So the more orders you have in a combat group, the more tactical options you will have.

I'ts kinda straying away from the models you originally listed, but you could go with something like this...


BAKUNIN JURISD. COMMAND
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

GROUP 1 (Regs: 10/Irrs: 0):

MODERATOR Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse (9 | 0.5)
Shock Immunity, Lieutenant

MODERATOR Spitfire / Pistol, Electric Pulse (16 | 0.5)
Shock Immunity

MODERATOR Combi Rifle + Marker / Pistol, Electric Pulse (11 | 0.5)
Shock Immunity

2x MODERATOR Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse (9)
Shock Immunity

SIN-EATER Mk12 / Pistol, CCW (29)
CH: Mimetism, Neurocinetics, Religious Troop

SIN-EATER MULTI Sniper Rifle / Pistol, CCW (39 | 1.5)
CH: Mimetism, Neurocinetics, Religious Troop

ZERO (Deployable Repeater) E/Mauler, Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife (24 | 0.5)
CH: Camouflage, Infiltration, Deployable Repeater

LIZARD MULTI HMG, Heavy Grenade Launcher / (96 | 2)
ECM

LIZARD PILOT Pistol, Knife
Pilot

REVEREND CUSTODIER Hacker (Hacking Device Plus) Lieutenant Combi Rifle + Marker / Pistol, Knife (38 | 0.5)
ODD: Optical Disruptor, Religious Troop, Hacking Device Plus, Lieutenant


GROUP 2 (Regs: 0/Irrs: 2):

2x MORLOCK Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Assault Pistol, AP CCW (10)
Martial Arts L2, MetaChemistry


300 Points | SWC: 6

ARMY CODE: eNozMFY1VDNXM6wxVDMEkyZg0gBOmqgZgUmQrLmaKZA0A4sbqxkDSQsgaQQhAWSXEIU= Army Infinity v.3.0.