Post on 14-Mar-2020
Errata, FAQ, New + Amended UnitsVersion 5 - 23/02/2016
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Amended Units - Resistance [USA] Resistance Soldier Cost: 15 pts
Skill Armor Resolution Special 4+ –
Weapons: combat knife & assault rifle
Options
•Replaceassaultriflewithplasmariflefor+5pts
•Replaceassaultriflewithpistolfor-4pts,orwithtwopistolsfor-3pts(countsasonepistolwithROF2)
•Replaceassaultriflewithshotgunfor-3pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanreplaceassaultriflewithlightmachinegunfor+5pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanreplaceassaultriflewithmortarfor+5pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanreplaceassaultriflewithgrenadelauncherfor+10pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanreplaceassaultriflewithheavysniperriflefor+10pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanreplaceassaultriflewithminigunfor+10pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanreplaceassaultriflewithrocketlauncher(AT)for+15pts
•Equipwithstickybombsfor+5pts
•Equipwithsnifferdogfor+3pts
•Equipwithpistolfor+1pt
•Equipwithplasmariflefor+10pt
D6 D8
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Amended Units - Resistance [USA] Pops [1] Cost: 40 pts
Skill Armor Resolution Special 8+ I’llBeBack, Machine, Guardian
Weapons: terminatorclawsandpistol
Options
•Equipwithtwoofthefollowing(includingtwoofthesame):shotgunfor+3pts,SMGfor+2pts,assaultriflefor+5pts,RPGfor+8pts,magneticknuckledusterfor+5pts,pistolfor+1pt,magneticshotgunshellsfor+5pts,minigunfor+15pts(onlyoneminigunallowed)
•Equipwithmotorcyclefor+10pts
Special: Machine“I’vebeentryingtoteachhimtoblendin.Iknowit needswork.”ThismodelhastheMindlessandFireControlrules(seeMachinesforcelist).Inaddition,enemyMachinemodelscannottargetthismodeluntilthismodelattacks.
Special: Guardian“Target:Connor,Sarah.Mission:Protect.”
IfPopsisnotReelingandiswithinCloseCombatrangeofSarah,hewillprotecther.IfanenemyattacksSarah,allhitsscoredonherwillhitPopsinstead.
Special: Magnetic Weapons“Thesemightslowitdown.Intheory.”
IfPopsisincludedinyourforce,anyshotgun-armedmodelcanbeequippedwithmagneticshotgunshellsfor+3pts.
Magneticshotgunshellsandmagneticknuckeldusterscountjustasshotgunshellsandterminatorclawsrespectively,buttheT-3000cannotuseitsNano-machinesstructurespecialrulesagainsthitsfromthem,soittakesResolutiontestsasnormalwhenhitbytheseweapons.
Option: MotorcycleThemodelmustbereplacedwithonemountedon amotorcycle.
ThemodelgainstheTransport(1)andFastspecialrules,butcannotenterorcrossanytypeofterrain.
Themodelcanautomaticallydiscardthemotorcycleatthebeginningofanymove–replacethemodelwithaversiononfoot.
D10 D20
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New Units - Machines
T-3000Skynet’s last gamble was to infect theleader of mankind’s Resistance with itsexperimentalnano-machines.Thisresultedin the unique T-3000 – a man-machinehybridwiththebodyofJohnConnorhimself–notman,notmachine,more.
D12
T-3000 [1] Cost: 250 pts
Skill Armor Resolution Special 8+ Resilient(3), Infiltration, Command(3),
Nano-machinesstructure UltimateTerminator
Weapons: Stabbingandcuttingparts
Options
•Equipwithshotgunfor+3pts,orSMGfor+2pts,orassaultriflefor+5pts
•Equipwithpistolfor+1pt,orshotgunfor+3pts,orSMGfor+2pts,orassaultriflefor+5pts
•Equipwithmotorcycle(seePops)for+10pts
Special: Nano-machines structureI’mnotman,andI’mnotmachine.I’mmore.TheT-3000rollstwoforResolutiontestsandchoosesthehighest.Notethatthesedicearenotdegradedbyheavyweapons.
Special: Ultimate Terminator“Therearen’tenoughbulletsintheworldtokillme.”
TheT-3000isnotMindless,andinsteadalways benefits fromaD10save,againstallhitsfromanyweapon,includingweaponsthatnormallyignoresaves,andevenagainst‘challenges’torevealitasaninfiltrator!
Inaddition,itisimmunetotheeffectsofthe‘HastaLaVista,Baby!’rule.
Finally,itdoesnotsufferfromanypenaltywhenitsuffersdamage.Soitcontinuestofightatfullefficiencyuntilittakesthethirdpointofdamage!
D20
D20
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New Units - Machines Prototype Endoskeleton Cost: 20 pts
Skill Armor Resolution Special 7+ I’ll be back Slow
Weapons: terminatorclaws
Options
•Equipwithoneofthefollowing:plasmariflefor+10pts,twoplasmariflesfor+20pts,plasmagunfor+15pts,
•Onemodelper250ptscanbeequippedwithminigunfor+25pts
•Onemodelper250ptscanbeequippedwithrocketlauncher(AT)for+30pts
•Onemodelper500ptscanbeissuedasub-commanderarrayfor+10pts–receivingtheCommand(1)specialrule,orafullcommandarrayfor+20pts–receivingtheCommand(2)specialrule
D8 D20
T-700 seriesTheT-700endoskeletonswerenotproducedforinfiltrationlikethemoreadvancedT-800series.Theywereamoreeasilymanufacturedcombatunit,ofasimilardesigntotheT-800,butwithsomeimportantdifferences,likeaheaviersteelbodyratherthantitaniumandlessadvancedCPUs.
In termsofmodels,simplyusetheplasticendoskeletons to represent this series –the easiest difference to tell them apartisthattheteethoftheT-700seriesweresteel rather thanwhite as they were notdesignedasaninlfiltrationunit–easy,evenlesspaintingneeded!
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Errata - Rulebook
Page 65 – Pops, Machine special ruleThismodelhastheMindlessandFireControlrules(seeMachinesforcelist).Inaddition,enemyMachinemodelscannottargetthismodeluntilthismodelattacks.
Willbechangedto:
ThismodelhastheMindlessandFireControlrules(seeMachinesforcelist).Inaddition,enemymodelscannottargetthismodeluntilthismodelattacks.AlternativelyanenemymodelcanmovetowithinCloseCombatrangeofthismodeland‘challenge’it–thisisanattackthathitsautomaticallyandcausesnodamage,butitrevealsthemodelautomatically.
Page 49 – Retrieve Mission Thefollowingwillbeadded:
Vehiclescannotpickuptheobject.Transportscantransportmodelscarryingtheobject,butcannotmakedoublemoveswhendoingso(theytoohavetoslowdownforfearofdamagingtheintel).
Page 58VTOLsthatarenotlandedarealwaysinExtremerangeratherthanLong.
Willbechangedto:
VTOLsthatarenotlandedandareinExtremerangedocountasinExtremerange,whilethosenotlandedatanyotherrangecountasinLongrange.
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FAQs - Rulebook
Q4 Ifthereisanunrevealedinfiltratorinthemiddleofsomeendoskeletons&theyaretargetedbyanareaeffectweapon,canthatweaponfireatthem?Theprimaryisanormalendoskeleton.
A4Bythesamereasoningasabove,theendoskeleton(primary)canbetargetedandtheinfiltratorwillalsobehit(becauseit’snota‘friendlymodel’…morelikea‘suspiciouscontact’…whatishedoingwalkingaroundwiththoseendoskeletons?!).Collateraldamage!
Q5 Canvehiclesorothermodelswiththestabilizedspecialruleconductsuppressivefireaftertheyhavemoved?
A5No,Youhavetoremainstill,evenifyouhavethestabilizedrule.Stabilizeddoesnotallowmodels(includingvehicles)todoaimedshotsandsuppressivefireonthemove.
Thesuppressivefireshouldreadliketheaimedshotone:
Also,modelswiththeStabilizedspecialrulecanonlymakeSuppressiveFireiftheydon’tmove–theStabilizedruledoesnotallowthemtomoveandmakeSuppressiveFire.
Q6HowmanyshotsdoestheHKgunshiphavewithits2‘twin’heavyplasmaguns?
A6TheHKgunshiphastwoguns,notfour.The‘twin’rulesimplymeansthattheycannotbeshotatdifferenttargets,soall6shotsmustbefiredatthesametarget.Ifthegunshipdoesnotmove,itcanhoweverdosuppressivefireasnormal.
Q1 Whentalkingaboutcertainweaponsupgradesthatyoucantakeper250pts,isthatfull250pts?BythisImeanifyouwantarocketlauncheryoucantakeoneina250ptgamebutcouldyoutakeoneina200ptgameortwoina300/400ptgame?I’mguessingoneperfull250ptsbutjustwantedtodoublecheck.
A1Yes,itisperfull250pts.Soforexampleanarmyoflessthan250ptscannothaveany.Howeverweassumethat250ptsistheminimumgamesize.Soa500ptsarmycanhavetwo,anda750ptsarmycanhavethree,a1,000ptsarmycanhavefourandsoon.Itisimportanttorememberthoughthatwearetalkingaboutagreedgamesizesandnotactualpointsspent.So,forexample,anarmycomingto498ptsisstilla‘500pts’armyandcanthereforehavetwooftheserestrictedweapons.
Q2 SaythatanendoskeletonhasbeenupgradedwithCommand1or2andisthendestroyed,butinsteadsimplyturnsintoacrawlerthankstotheI’llbebackrule.DoesitkeeptheCommandspecialrule?
A2Yes,itisnowaCommandcrawler!
Q3 IfaResistancemodelcouldtakeashotagainstanenemymodel,buttherewasaMachinewiththeInfiltrationorFriendly?specialrules(notyetrevealedasaMachine)partiallyinthewayofashotagainstotherMachinesbehindit…couldtheResistancetaketheshot?
A3Yes,themodelinthewayisstillanenemymodel–rulesaswritten.Assumethatthefirerharborssomeseriousdoubtsabouttheidentityofthat‘strangeguy’…
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FAQs - Rulebook
Q9 Pop’sweaponlistisintendedfor1984/2017.IfwehavePopsfightingalongsidetheResistanceintheFutureWar,ishelimitedtousingpastweaponry,orcanhebearmedwithplasmariflesoraplasmagun?(BackinT1Arnoldaskedthegunshipownerforaplasmarifle,sotheycertainlyallknowhowtousethem!)Ifso,wouldthepointscostbebasedontheCyborgInfiltrator:9pointsperplasmarifle,12pointsforaplasmagun?IguessthesamequestionappliestoSarahConnor,ifsheendsupinthefuturewarcansheuseplasmaweapons.
A9Strictlyspeaking,bytherules,Popcannothaveanyotherweaponsthanthoselistedinhisentry.HoweverfeelfreetoagreewithyouropponenttoequiphimwithanyweaponchosenfromtheCyborgInfiltratorlistatthepointscostpresentedthere.
Q10 IfaResistancesoldier“challenges”anInfiltratorandrevealsthemtobeaTerminator,aretheyabletoattackthemduringthatsameactivation?Ordoes“challenging”themuseuptheirattackphase?
A10 Itisthesameasaclosecombatattack,sothemodelcannotattackanymoreinthatactivation–revealinginfiltratorsisriskybusiness!
Q7 Therulesallowfor25%ofaResistanceplayer’sforcetobere-programmedmachines,andallow25%ofaMachineplayer’sforcetobehumancollaborators.Questionis...doestheotherarmyautomaticallyKNOWtheyareworkingfortheenemy?Skynetcan’ttellthatPopsisanenemytillheshootsatamachine,andHumanforcescan’ttellthatCyborgInfiltratorsareenemiesuntilthey’veattackedorbeenchallenged,soyou’dthinkthatreprogrammedendoskeletonsorhumancollaboratorswouldcausethesameconfusion.
A7Strictlyspeaking,bytherules,theydoknowwhoiswho–sotheMachinescanrecognize‘reprogrammedmachines’(otherthanPops),andtheResistancecanrecognizehumancollaborators(butnottheinfiltrators…).
Ofcourse,asstatedintherules–ifyoudomixupforces,youaregoingtoencounteroddsituationsliketheonesmentionedhere,andtheplayersarefreetoagreethateveryMachineontheResistancesidecountsthesameasPopsandeveryhumanontheMachinessidecountsthesameasaninfiltrator.
Q8 CanCyborgInfiltratorsdual-wieldweapons?Normalendoskeletonscandual-wieldplasmarifles,andPopscandualwieldassaultrifles/shotgunsetc.Iftheycan,doweusetheendoskeletonsasaguide(20pointstogiveanendoskeletontwoplasmariflesinsteadofaplasmagun),ordoweusePopsasaguide(1assaultrifleis5points,2assaultriflesare10points,soif1plasmarifleis9points,presumably2plasmariflesis18points.)
A8Yes,CyborgInfiltratorscanbeequippedwithmorethanoneweapon,boughtasnormalfromtheirentry.Forexample,youcouldbuyaplasmarifle(+9pts)andthenanotherweaponatthecostlisted,includinganotherplasmarifle(spendinganother9pts).TheycanthenfiretwoweaponssimultaneouslythankstotheFireControlrule.
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FAQs - Rulebook Reference Sheet Q1 Thesecondparagraphofthe“I’llbeback”ruleinthequickplayreferencestatesthatcrawlersareSize0.Whatdoesthatmean?Sizeisnotexplainedinthereferencesheetorthesmallrulesbooklet.
A1 Sizeisexplainedinthemainrulebook,onpage15.Basically,modelscanseeothermodelsoverthecrawler.
FAQs - Fast Play Rules Q1 TheOccupyingDenseTerraindiagramonpage7statesthattheDenseTerrainisSize2.Whatdoesthatmean?Sizeisnotexplainedinthereferencesheetorthesmallrulesbooklet.
A1 Sizeisexplainedinthemainrulebook,onpage15.Basically,theZoneofDenseTerrainblocksline-of-sighttoothermodelsbehindit.