Trooper Activation - Revision history

Ian at 09:40, 15 May 2025

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Ian at 14:57, 23 April 2025

2025-04-23T14:57:47Z

Ian: Added extra Important box about Open Information.

2025-03-21T11:48:05Z

Added extra Important box about Open Information.

Ian: N5 first version.

2025-03-21T11:35:08Z

N5 first version.

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Ian: Undo revision 2523 by Ian (talk) put FAQ back but with strikethrough.

2023-01-17T15:59:07Z

Undo revision 2523 by Ian (talk) put FAQ back but with strikethrough.

Ian: Removed old FAQ.

2023-01-17T15:43:23Z

Removed old FAQ.

Ian: Errata 1.3, position box

2023-01-11T14:57:55Z

Errata 1.3, position box

Ian: Improved ARO layout.

2022-04-28T14:49:49Z

Improved ARO layout.

Ian: ARO update.

2022-04-28T10:49:43Z

ARO update.

Ian at 10:30, 28 April 2022

2022-04-28T10:30:08Z

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 Players use [[Orders]] to activate [[Troopers]] and have them perform actions in the form of [[Skills]] ([[Move]], [[Jump]], [[CC Attack]]...). Depending on their complexity and the in-game time taken, Skills are divided into:
-* '''Basic Short Skills''': These skills are '''[[Move]]''', '''[[Discover]]''', and '''[[Idle]]'''. They can be declared twice, or can be combined with a different Basic Short Skill in the same Order. For instance, you could use an Order to Move and Discover. They can also be combined with a Short Skill.
+* '''[[Basic Short Skill]]s''': These skills are '''[[Move]]''', '''[[Discover]]''', and '''[[Idle]]'''. They can be declared twice, or can be combined with a different Basic Short Skill in the same Order. For instance, you could use an Order to Move and Discover. They can also be combined with a Short Skill.
-* '''Short Skills''': Most of the Skills available in Infinity are Short Skills. They can '''only''' be combined in an Order with a Basic Short Skill. They '''cannot''' be declared twice or be combined with other Short Skills.
+* '''[[Short Skill]]s''': Most of the Skills available in Infinity are Short Skills. They can '''only''' be combined in an Order with a Basic Short Skill. They '''cannot''' be declared twice or be combined with other Short Skills.
-* '''Long Skills''': These Skills employ one whole Order and cannot be combined in any way.
+* '''[[Long Skill]]s''': These Skills employ one whole Order and cannot be combined in any way.
 You can check the [[Orders and AROs Reference Chart]].

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-Even if declared one after the other, both Skills in a single Order are performed simultaneously. For example, if you declare Move plus [[BS Attack]], (the Short Skill that Troopers use to fire their weapons), you can make the BS Attack at any point during the declared movement route, and not necessarily at the beginning or end of that route.
+Even if declared one after the other, both Skills in a single Order are performed simultaneously. For example, if you declare [[Move]] plus [[BS Attack]], (the Short Skill that Troopers use to fire their weapons), you can make the BS Attack at any point during the declared movement route, and not necessarily at the beginning or end of that route.
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 {{Important-start}}
-The type, status, and expenditure of any Order ([[Orders_and_the_Order_Pool#Types_of_Orders|Regular, Irregular, Tactical, the Lieutenant Order]], which [[Combat Group]] it belongs to, whether it has been spent or not...) is [[Open Information]]. Players must place the Tokens for each and every one of their Orders in a visible place on the gaming table, and they must inform their opponent every time they spend an Order to activate a Trooper, even if it is the Lieutenant Order.
+The type, status, and expenditure of any Order ([[Orders_and_the_Order_Pool#Types_of_Orders | Regular, Irregular, Tactical, the Lieutenant Order]], which [[Combat Group]] it belongs to, whether it has been spent or not...) is [[Open Information]]. Players must place the Tokens for each and every one of their Orders in a visible place on the gaming table, and they must inform their opponent every time they spend an Order to activate a Trooper, even if it is the Lieutenant Order.
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 {{Important-start}}
 Even if declared one after the other, both Skills in a single Order are performed simultaneously. For example, if you declare Move plus [[BS Attack]], (the Short Skill that Troopers use to fire their weapons), you can make the BS Attack at any point during the declared movement route, and not necessarily at the beginning or end of that route.
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 type = faq |
 title = N4 FAQ |
-version = 1.2, Jan 2022 |
+version = Removed in 1.3, Nov 2022 <s>1.2, Jan 2022 </s> |
-q = Q: How are Impact Template Weapons placed during the Order Expenditure Sequence? |
+q =  <s>Q: How are Direct Template Weapons placed during the Order Expenditure Sequence? </s> |
-a = A: The Main Target must be in LoF when declaring the Attack. |
+a =  <s>A: All the placement rules must be fulfilled when declaring the Attack. For example, a Direct Teardrop Template must be placed so that it is in contact along the Trooper's movement path, and not from a point they haven't reached yet.</s>
 related = [[Impact Template Weapons]], [[Trooper Activation]] }}

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	a = A: Yes, with the exception of the target’s position, which is chosen in the Resolution step, before measuring Ranges. If the order of declaration is important, the active player chooses who declares first. \|		a = A: Yes, with the exception of the target’s position, which is chosen in the Resolution step, before measuring Ranges. If the order of declaration is important, the active player chooses who declares first. \|
	related = [[BS Attack]], [[Trooper Activation]], [[White Noise]] }}		related = [[BS Attack]], [[Trooper Activation]], [[White Noise]] }}
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−	~~{{faqbox \|~~
−	~~type = faq \|~~
−	~~title = N4 FAQ \|~~
−	~~version = 1.2, Jan 2022 \|~~
−	~~q = Q: How are Direct Template Weapons placed during the Order Expenditure Sequence? \|~~
−	a = A: All the placement rules must be fulfilled when declaring the Attack. For example, a Direct Teardrop Template must be placed so that it is in contact along the Trooper's movement path, and not from a point they haven't reached yet. \|
−	~~related = [[Direct Template Weapon]], [[Trooper Activation]] }}~~

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 Even if declared one after the other, both Skills in a single Order are performed simultaneously. For example, if you declare Move plus [[BS Attack]], (the Short Skill that Troopers use to fire their weapons), you can make the BS Attack at any point during the declared movement route, and not necessarily at the end of that route.
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 == ARO: Automatic Reaction Order ==

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 The [[Game Sequence|Reactive Player]] must declare AROs for all eligible {{erratahighlight}}Troopers,{{erratahighlight-end}} Models or Markers '''immediately after''' the [[Game Sequence|Active Player]] declares his Entire Order or the first Short Skill of his Order.
 Troopers that fail to do so lose their ARO against that Order. If, by declaring the second Short Skill of its Order, the active Trooper gives an ARO to enemy Troopers that did not have ARO against the first Short Skill, then those enemy Troopers can declare their AROs.
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 The [[Game Sequence|Reactive Player]] must declare AROs for all eligible Models or Markers '''immediately after''' the [[Game Sequence|Active Player]] declares his Entire Order or the first Short Skill of his Order (see: [[Orders and the Order Pool#Order Expenditure Sequence|Order Expenditure Sequence]]). Troopers that fail to do so lose their ARO against that Order. If, by declaring the second Short Skill of its Order, the active Trooper gives an ARO to enemy Troopers that did not have ARO against the first Short Skill, then those enemy Troopers can declare their AROs.
 Each time the Active Player activates a Trooper by spending an Order, each eligible enemy gets '''one single ARO''', regardless of the number of Skills the Active Player declares during that Order.
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 There is no limit to the number of Troopers that can react to the activation of a single enemy Trooper.
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 == ARO: Automatic Reaction Order ==
 In Infinity games, thanks to the Automatic Reaction Order (ARO) mechanic, the action and decision-making never stops. Even during their opponent's Active Turn, a player’s [[Models]] and [[Markers]] can react each time the opponent activates one of his [[Troopers]] with an [[Order]].
-The ARO declarations of the Reactive Player’s Troopers are considered valid in the following situations:
+{{originalhighlight}}The ARO declarations of the Reactive Player’s Troopers are considered valid in the following situations:{{originalhighlight-end}}
 * An enemy Trooper activates within its [[Line of Fire (LoF)]].
 * An enemy Trooper activates within its [[Zone of Control (ZoC)]].
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 AROs must '''choose ''one'' of the Troopers activated by the Order as their target'''.
-Troopers cannot react to AROs, since only the [[Game Sequence|Active Player]]'s'' Orders give AROs and only the [[Game Sequence|Reactive Player]] can declare AROs.
+Troopers cannot react to AROs, since only the [[Game Sequence|Active Player]]'s Orders give AROs and only the [[Game Sequence|Reactive Player]] can declare AROs.
 There is no limit to the number of Troopers that can react to the activation of a single enemy Trooper.
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 . '''Activation.''' The [[Game Sequence|Active Player]] declares which Trooper will activate.
 : 1.1. '''Order Expenditure.''' The Active Player removes from the table, or otherwise marks as spent, the Order he uses to activate the Trooper.
-: 1.2. '''Declaration of the First Skill.''' The Active Player declares the first Short Skill of the Order, or the Entire Order, he wants to use. If movements are declared, the player measures where the Trooper can move and places the Trooper at the final point of its movement.
+: 1.2. '''Declaration of the First Skill.''' The Active Player '''declares the first Short Skill''' of the Order, or the Entire Order, he wants to use. If movements are declared, the player measures where the Trooper can move and places the Trooper at the final point of its movement.
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 . '''Reactive Player’s AROs'''
 : 2.1. '''ARO Check'''. The [[Game Sequence|Reactive Player]] checks if they are allowed to declare AROs with their Troopers. Players can check from the Active Trooper if any Trooper or Game Element is inside the [[Zone of Control]] (ZoC) of the Active Trooper.
-: 2.2. '''ARO Declaration.''' The Reactive Player declares the AROs of those Troopers that are allowed to declare one. Troopers are not forced to declare AROs, but if a Trooper can declare an ARO and fails to do so, the chance to declare an ARO is lost.
+: 2.2. '''ARO Declaration.''' The Reactive Player '''declares the AROs''' of those Troopers that are allowed to declare one. Troopers are not forced to declare AROs, but if a Trooper can declare an ARO and fails to do so, the chance to declare an ARO is lost.
 . '''Declaration of the Second Skill.''' The Active Player declares the second Short Skill of the Order, if applicable. If movements are declared, the player measures where the Trooper can move, chooses the route, and places the Trooper at the final point of its movement.
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 . '''Reactive Player’s AROs'''
 :4.1. '''ARO Check.''' The Reactive Player checks if they are allowed to declare AROs with those Troopers that couldn’t declare an ARO in the previous ARO Check step. Players can check from the Active Trooper if any Trooper or Game Element is inside the Zone of Control (ZoC) of the Active Trooper.
-:4.2 '''ARO Declaration.''' The Reactive Player declares the AROs of those Troopers that are allowed to declare one.
+:4.2 '''ARO Declaration.''' The Reactive Player '''declares the AROs''' of those Troopers that are allowed to declare one.
-. '''Resolution:''' Check that the declared Skills and pieces of Equipment meet their respective Requirements, measure all distances, determine MODs, and both players make Rolls. If any Skill or piece of Equipment doesn’t meet its Requirements, the Trooper performs an [[Idle]].
+. '''Resolution:''' Check that the declared Skills and pieces of Equipment meet their respective Requirements, measure all distances, determine MODs, '''and both players make Rolls'''. If any Skill or piece of Equipment doesn’t meet its Requirements, the Trooper performs an [[Idle]].
-:5.1 '''Effects:''' Players apply all effects of successful Skills and Equipment including [[Saving Rolls]] and [[Dodge]] movement.
+:5.1 '''Effects:''' Players '''apply all effects''' of successful Skills and Equipment including [[Saving Rolls]] and [[Dodge]] movement.
 :5.2 '''Conclusion:''' [[Guts Rolls]] are made. The effects of Guts Rolls and [[Alert]] are applied. End of the Order.
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