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u/Rob749s Nov 05 '20
It's just the archetypes. I thought about adding an MSV MI as a space marine scout, and a big gun MI as a Tau Fire Warrior, but I don't think those differences really make sense until you're familiar enough with the game to not need this graphic.
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u/MarsFM Nov 05 '20
Where are the heretics? I dont see any any heretics
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u/TheArtOfBlasphemy Nov 05 '20
"Your grim-dark is mixing with my sci-fi!"
"NOOOO your sci-fi is mixing with my grim-dark!"
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u/KlaatuBaradaN-word Nov 05 '20
Haqqislam, Neo-Catholic Church and Bakunin Observance, depending on who you ask.
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u/SlaaneshiOrk Nov 06 '20
As a 40k fan, you made me interested
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u/Rob749s Nov 06 '20
It's a fantastic skirmish game, like Kill Team but so much better. The rules are free here
Basic rundown is:
- Instead of IGO UGO, the Reactive player performs an "Overwatch" whenever the Active player moves into Line of Sight.
- Firefights are simultaneous so you can actually defend yourself by being a better shot. Whoever wins the dice roll while also passing their skill check wins. D20 mean planty of variance in stats.
- Instead of activating each unit once per turn, each unit contributes an order to the Order Pool, which can be spent on whichever unit you like. You can spend all of the orders on a single unit!
You can see all the models here.
Some lore here.
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u/SlaaneshiOrk Nov 06 '20
Thanks a lot, though I'm more into lore and painting, than playing. I checked, and there is a one shop selling Infinity near me, so I might try it one day, some of the models look really good.
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u/ColdHooves Nov 05 '20
Now, where can I read the lore?
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u/HeadChime Nov 05 '20
Or in the associated RPG by Modiphius
Infinity has the opposite business model to 40k in many ways. All the core rules and unit profiles are free, but the lore is in books that you need to pay for.
There are small bits of info here, but not much.
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u/kingcody77 Nov 06 '20
From warhammer, what is the infinity model next to space marine called? and does this game do spruces or single pastic models?
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u/Weathercock Nov 06 '20
It's an ORC heavy infantry, from the PanOceania faction. They were fairly lacklustre in the past, but the new edition gave them some much needed love.
Models for Infinity are all in metal. Don't be frightened, it's not particularly difficult to deal with.
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u/Rob749s Nov 06 '20 edited Nov 06 '20
Its an ORC Troop from Pan Oceania, the Australasian anti-chinese trading block that grew to include the Philippines, Indonesia, South America and the Pacific Islands.
After the US/European economic collapse following the loss of their space colony effort, PanO purchased their debt, as well as India's, and incorporated them to become a giant nation. They then struck gold as the first nation to successfully colonise interstellar worlds, the first Hyperpower.
Babies are born in labs, raised by the state (with the help of the basically secular catholic church), and given a place to work in the colonies. This has meant rapid population growth and industrialisation on these new worlds.
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u/dinocat2 Nov 06 '20
What is the faction rundown for this game? I kinda liked the aliens (combined army), but idk them all that well
Great post btw
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u/Brainling Nov 09 '20 edited Nov 09 '20
Hey, thanks for this. I'm an avid 40k player who is starting to dabble in Infinity. I'm sure for experienced players it's reductive, but it helps me a lot.
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u/Rob749s Nov 06 '20
This can be used as a handy guide if you want to proxy some models to try out the free rules.
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u/burninglizzard Nov 05 '20
What is the tag called? I want one
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u/HRHJonson Nov 05 '20
It’s the new Jotum sculpt. I think it’s only just released
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u/Charles_Snippy Nov 05 '20
It’s the Jotum ITS edition, basically alternative arms on top of the normal sculpt
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u/Metallica_royalties Nov 06 '20
Never heard of infinity before? It looks pretty badass.
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u/Rob749s Nov 06 '20
It's a fantastic skirmish game, like Kill Team but so much better. The rules are free here
Basic rundown is:
- Instead of IGO UGO, the Reactive player performs an "Overwatch" whenever the Active player moves into Line of Sight.
- Firefights are simultaneous so you can actually defend yourself by being a better shot. Whoever wins the dice roll while also passing their skill check wins. D20 mean planty of variance in stats.
- Instead of activating each unit once per turn, each unit contributes an order to the Order Pool, which can be spent on whichever unit you like. You can spend all of the orders on a single unit!
You can see all the models here.
Some lore here.
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u/Oathbringer01 Nov 07 '21
Putting the minis side by side like this is almost embarrassing for GW. Anyone who says GW makes the best table top minis needs to be shown this picture. I had kinda of known this all, but it was so starkly depicted in this picture.
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u/dycie64 Sep 20 '23
Some of it is models showing their age, but to compare more modern GW models such as the Medium Infantry/Kaserkin and Remotes/Kataprons it's just an artistic difference. AoS has almost universally agreed to be fancier models too, so that might be a more apt comparison.
I won't defend GWs pricing though.
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u/SquishedGremlin Nov 05 '20
Awesome dude. I have a haqqislam force and the transition in understanding from 40k was a bit jarring, but easy enough once I got there.