w00t. I haz TAG.

I had been waiting for more than a year for the Nomads to get their Iguana so that my Qapu Khalqi could finally steal it and have a TAG of their own. Then GenCon happened this summer and Corvus Belli released Joe "Scarface" Turner and his sister Cordelia as a limited edition model, and later announced that this new TAG would be allowed in my Qapu Khalqi force. Sadly, Scarface quickly sold out at GenCon and I had to continue to wait before he and his sister would join my army.

And, finally, after months of waiting the two of them were released to the general public last month. He may not be the best TAG in the game, in fact, he may be the worst TAG in the game (seriously, there are heavy infantry with better stats), but he is packed with tons of personality. I am so excited to have him on my team, and even though he did nothing in my first game with him last night, his sister Cordelia managed to grab the main objective in Scenario 101 for me.

Incidentally, and perhaps even more exciting, I finally got my new camera today. So, starting soon I will finally have better art to post with my battle reports!

Missing Ingredient: More Evil

I originally designed my new Infinity army as a group of comedic villains. They were criminals involved in smuggling and security operations, not particularly bloodthirsty, and always ready with a snappy comeback. It was fun to win with them, but it was also fun to lose because it was always amusing to root against them as they got beat up.

Our current campaign needs something a lot more evil though. Zac's Combined Army will make fantastic villains, but as the alien menace they are the natural enemies of all the other factions. What I want to bring to the campaign is a more insidious and human evil.

To ratchet up my evil quotient I'll be adding Joe "Scarface" Turner and his sister Cordellia, as well as several of their friends from the Druze Crime Syndicate. Combined with my new favorite unit, the Sekban naval marines (pictured above), I'll have a whole new way to play my army. Joe and the Druze are most famous for their work with MagnaOrba, a mining corporation involved in the Ariadnan commercial conflicts.

I expect Joel and Scottie will get a kick out of this: while working for MagnaOrba, Joe and the Druze kidnapped and murdered numerous Aridnan civilians, burned Caledonian villages to the ground, and committed dozens of other terrible war crimes. Also, I like to think that they helped destroy a certain Corregidor trade delegation with a small antimatter device at the end of our first campaign.

It's time to do some evil!

Spec-Ops Options

This is the expanded list of Spec-Ops models available for the Infinity Campaign relaunch. 

I wanted to expand the options for every army so that everyone can have a Spec-Op who is a badass beatstick, a tech specialist, or a cheap and cheerful soldier.

I made a couple of changes to this list since I sent it out to everyone in the campaign. I made a couple of changes to try to limit the points cost of Spec-Ops to 50, and to stick to the most basic weapon profiles.

Generic PanO:

Fusiliers (C 10) Combi Rifle

ORC Troop (C 40) MULTI Rifle

Bagh-Mari (C 22) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Kamau (C 16) Combi Rifle

Nisses (C 31) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Military Orders:

Fusiliers (C 10) Combi Rifle

Order Sergeants (C 13) Combi Rifle

Knights of the Order

-Knights Hospitaler (C 48) MULTI Rifle

-Knights of Santiago (C 44) Boarding Shotgun

-Knights of Montessa (C 46) Combi Rifle

-Knights of the Holy Sepulchre (C 52) Combi Rifle, D.E.P.

-Knights of the Teutonic Order (C 42) Combi Rifle, Panzerfaust

Neoterran Capitaline Army:

Fusiliers (C 10) Combi Rifle

Deva Functionary (C 23) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser

Shock Army of Acontecimento:

Acontecimento Regulars (C 10) Combi Rifle

Bagh-Mari (C 22) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Knights of Montessa (C 46) Combi Rifle

Generic Yu-Jing:

Zhanshi (C 11) Combi Rifle

Bao Troops (C 29) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Invincibles (C 42) MULTI Rifle

Japanese Sectorial Army:

Keisotsu Butai (C 9) Combi Rifle

Kempeitai (C 17) Combi Rifle

Domaru Butai (C 27) Chain Rifle, E/M CCW

Haramaki Zensenbutai (C 28) Blitzen, Contender, AP CCW

Imperial Service:

Celestial Guard (C 13) Combi Rifle

Bao Troops (C 29) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Wu-Ming (47) MULTI Rifle

Generic Ariadnan Army:

Caledonian Volunteer Militia (C 8) Rifle

Metro Militia (C 8) Rifle

Kazaks (C 9) Rifle

Veteran Kazaks (C 47) Mimetism, AP Rifle

Loup Garou (C 21) Viral Rifle

6^th Scots Guards (C 18) 2 Submachine Guns, D.E.P.

5^th Minutemen (C 28) Rifle, Light Shotgun

Merovingian Rapid Response Army:

Metro Militia (C 8) Rifle

Loup Garou (C 21) Viral Rifle

Briscards (C 24) Marksman Rifle

Moblots (C 28) Rifle, Light Shotgun

Caledonian Highlander Army:

Caledonian Volunteer Militia (C 8) Rifle

6^th Scots Guards (C 18) 2 Submachine Guns, D.E.P.

3^rd Grey Rifles (C 30) Rifle, 2 Shotguns

Generic Haqqislam Army:

Ghulam Infantry (C 13) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Hafza (C 17) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Djanbazan (C 28) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Hassassin Muyib (C 25) Rifle + Light Shotgun, Viral Mines

Qapu Khalqi:

Ghulam Infantry (C 13) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Hafza (C 17) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Sekban (C 25) AP Rifle, Chain-colt

Djanbazan (C 28) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Hassassin Bahram:

Ghulam Infantry (C 13) Rifle + Light Shotgun

Hassassin Farzan (C 25) Forward Observer, Rifle + Light Shotgun

Hassassin Muyib (C 25) Rifle + Light Shotgun, Viral Mines

Generic Nomad Army:

Alguaciles (C 10) Combi Rifle

Moderators (C 9) Combi Rifle

Securitate (C 23) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Wild Cats (C 19) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges

Mobile Brigada (C 43) MULTI Rifle + Light Flamethrower

Corregidor Jurisdictional Command:

Alguaciles (C 10) Combi Rifle

Wild Cats (C 19) Combi Rifle + Light Flamethrower, D-Charges

Mobile Brigada (C 43) MULTI Rifle + Light Flamethrower

Bakunin Jurisdictional Command:

Moderators (C 9) Combi Rifle

Reverend Moiras (C 38) MULTI Rifle

Riot Grrls (C 31) Combi Rifle, Blitzen, Flash Grenades

Generic Combined Army:

Morat Vanguard (C 16) Combi Rifle

Shasvastii Seed Soldiers (C 14) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Yaogat Infantry (C 30) Combi Rifle, Grenades

Shasvastii Aswang (C 25) Combi Rifle, Adhesive Launcher

Morat Aggression Force:

Morat Vanguard (C 16) Combi Rifle

Yaogat Infantry (C 30) Combi Rifle, Grenades

Oznat Hunting Regiment (C 21) Combi Rifle, Light Smoke Grenade Launcher

Shasvastii Expeditionary Force:

Shasvastii Seed Soldiers (C 14) Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun

Shasvastii Cadmus (C 23) Combi Rifle

Shasvastii Aswang (C 25) Combi Rifle, Adhesive Launcher

Shasvastii Caliban (C 23, Evolved Form Only) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser, D-Charges

Tohaa Trident:

Kamael Infantry (C 12) Combi Rifle

Sakiel Infantry (C 20) Combi Rifle, Swarm Grenades

Gao-Rael (C 32) Combi Rifle, Adhesive Launcher

Generic ALEPH:

Deva Functionary (C 23) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser

Thorakitai (C 16) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser

Myrmidon (C 25) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser, AP CCW

S.S.S. Assault Subsection:

Thorakitai (C 16) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser

Myrmidon (C 25) Combi Rifle, Nanopulser, AP CCW

Agema (C 28, SWC .5) Mk 12