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In Infinity, the capacity of an army to maneuver and take actions is measured in Orders. An Order is a game concept, a sort of currency spent to activate a Trooper so that it can take part in the battle. The higher the number of Orders at its disposal, the more an army can do.

Types of Orders

Regular Order

Regular Orders are those contributed by Troopers who have received regular military training, and can be expected to follow instructions, maintain discipline under enemy fire, work in a team and coordinate with his comrades.

Regular Troopers add their Orders to the Order Pool, where they can be spent by any Trooper in the same Combat Group to take actions.

Irregular Order

Irregular Orders are those contributed by Troopers who have learned to fight in an undisciplined, disorganized way, who can be expected to worry first and foremost about themselves.

The Order contributed by an Irregular Trooper is not added to the Order Pool of their Combat Group but is instead kept by them for their own use. However, the player must clearly state which Combat Group the Trooper, and their Irregular Order belong to. These Irregular Troopers can still spend Regular Orders from the Order Pool of their Combat Group.

Special Lieutenant Order

Lieutenant Special Orders are not added to the Order Pool, but are kept separate for the Lieutenant's own use. The status and expenditure of the Lieutenant Special Order is Open Information.

Tactical Order

Tactical Orders are only available to Troopers who have undergone special training and possess greater operational versatility.

Tactical Orders are special Orders that are not added to the Order Pool, but are instead kept by the Trooper which generates them for their own use, though they may also be spent for advanced rules and for Fireteams.

Order Pool

The Order Pool is the number of Regular Orders available to an Army List in its Active Turn. The more Regular Troopers in an Army List, the bigger its Order Pool.

Each Combat Group has its own Order Pool, that cannot be transferred from one Combat Group to another.
Only Regular Orders go into the Order Pool. Irregular Orders, the Lieutenant Special Order, and Tactical Orders are not part of any Order Pool.
Players recalculate Order Pools at the beginning of each of their Active Turns, during the Tactical Phase. (further detailed in the Game Sequence section).
Each Regular Trooper deployed on the battlefield, in the form of a Model or Marker and not in any Null State, contributes an Order to the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
Regular Troopers that are not on the battlefield in the form of a Model or Marker, due to Special Skills, do not add their Order to their Order Pool until they start their Active Turn on the battlefield as a Model or Marker. The status and existence of Orders provided by these Troopers is Private Information. Regular Orders provided by these Troopers can be kept secret and out of sight of the opponent.
There is no limit to the number of Regular Orders may be spent to activate the same Trooper during their Active Turn; the only limit is the size of the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
You can spend Regular Orders from your Order Pools in any order. When you activate a Trooper, you do not need to spend all Orders you plan to use on that Trooper consecutively, but can alternate between Troopers.
Players are not required to spend all the Regular Orders in their Order Pools.

Examples

Order Pool Example 1

List composed of:

10 Troopers which provide a Pool of 10 Orders.
12 Models (10 Troopers and 2 Peripherals).
Peripherals do not provide an Order for the player’s Order Pool and they are disregarded for the 10-member limit for the player’s list.

Players have several ways to consume said Orders:

The 10 Regular Orders may be consumed as seen fit. Whether to activate up to 10 Troopers once each, to activate a single Trooper up to 10 times, or to activate different Troopers alternatively. 4 Regular Orders to one Trooper, 4 Regular Orders to another Trooper, and 2 Regular Orders to a different one, for example.

Keep in mind that a Peripheral is activated by the same Order that activates their Controller, the Trooper who is actually spending the Order. So that single Order activates both of them at the same time.

Order Pool Example 2

The player has an Army List made up of 12 Troopers, all of them Regular, distributed in two Combat Groups. One containing 8 Troopers and the other containing 4 Troopers. Therefore, the player has 2 different Order Pools, one with 8 Regular Orders and the other one with 4 Regular Orders. The first Combat Group, with its 8 Regular Orders, could spend 1 Order on each of the Troopers in the Group, activating all of them, once. Alternatively, the player could spend all the Orders on a single Trooper, activating it 8 times. Or he could spend 4 Orders on one Trooper, 3 Orders on another, and 1 Order on a different one…

In the same way, with the second Combat Group, which has a Pool of 4 Regular Orders, the player would also be free to choose how the Orders are spent. What you cannot do is activate Troopers from the second Combat Group by spending Orders from the first Combat Group.

REMEMBER

In an Infinity Army List, players must assign each Trooper to a Combat Group; they can create extra Combat Groups as needed, as long as the total number of Troopers in each one is no greater than 10, each with its own Order Pool.

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-{{Section-basic-rules}}
+{{n5-section-basic-rules}}
-In Infinity, the capacity of an army to maneuver and take actions is measured in '''Orders'''. An Order is a game concept, a sort of currency spent '''to activate a [[Trooper]]''' so that it can take part in the battle. The higher the number of Orders at its disposal, the more an army can do.
+In Infinity, the capacity of an army to maneuver and take actions is measured in Orders. An Order is a game concept, a sort of currency spent to activate a [[Trooper]] so that it can take part in the battle. The higher the number of Orders at its disposal, the more an army can do.
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 Regular Orders are those contributed by Troopers who have received regular military training, and can be expected to follow instructions, maintain discipline under enemy fire, work in a team and coordinate with his comrades.
-Regular Troopers add their Orders to the [[Order Pool]], where they can be used by any Troopers in the same [[Combat Group]] to take actions.
+Regular Troopers add their Orders to the [[Order Pool]], where they can be spent by any Trooper in the same [[Combat Group]] to take actions.
-{{n4}}
 === Irregular Order ===
-{{image | name=eng-irregular-512.jpg | style=128 }}
+{{image | name=eng-irregular-512.jpg | style= 128 }}
 Irregular Orders are those contributed by Troopers who have learned to fight in an undisciplined, disorganized way, who can be expected to worry first and foremost about themselves.
-Irregular Troopers do '''not''' add their Orders to the [[Order Pool]] of their [[Combat Group]], but instead keep them for their own use. Bear in mind that these Troopers can still receive Orders from the Order Pool. {{seefaq | You must state which Combat Group the Irregular Orders belong to.}}
+The Order contributed by an Irregular Trooper is not added to the [[Order Pool]] of their [[Combat Group]] but is instead kept by them for their own use. However, the player must clearly state which Combat Group the Trooper, and their Irregular Order belong to. These Irregular Troopers can still spend Regular Orders from the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
-{{n4end}}
+{{see-also}}
+'''[[Restrictions Chart]]'''
+{| class="n5table-dark"
+|-
+! Restrictions Chart
+|-
+| [[Irregular]] Troops may not be chosen as [[Lieutenant]].
+|}
+{{see-also-end}}
 === Special Lieutenant Order ===
-{{image | name=eng-lieutenant-order-512.jpg | style=128 }}
+{{image| name=eng-lieutenant-order-512.jpg | style= 128 }}
-This Order is '''not''' included in the Order Pool, but is kept separate for the Lieutenant to use. The status and expenditure of the Lieutenant Special Order is [[Open Information]].
+Lieutenant Special Orders are not added to the Order Pool, but are kept separate for the [[Lieutenant]]'s own use. The status and expenditure of the Lieutenant Special Order is [[Open Information]].
+=== Tactical Order ===
+{{image| name=tactical-order-512.png | style= 128 }}
+Tactical Orders are only available to Troopers who have undergone special training and possess greater operational versatility.
+Tactical Orders are special Orders that are not added to the [[Order Pool]], but are instead kept by the Trooper which generates them for their own use, though they may also be spent for advanced rules and for [[Fireteam]]s.
+{{see-also}}
+'''[[NCO]]'''
+* Allows the user to replace any [[Lieutenant Special Order | Special Lieutenant Order]]s with [[Tactical Order]]s and to use them.
+'''[[Tactical Awareness]]'''
+* This Special Skill grants its user a [[Tactical Order]] in addition to the one provided by their [[Training]] Characteristic (Regular or Irregular).
+{{see-also-end}}
+{{remember-start}}
+A player is not obliged to spend all the Orders available to him, regardless of their category.
+{{remember-end}}
 {{Important-start}}
-The status and expenditure of every Order is Open Information. Players must place the Tokens for each Order, including the Lieutenant’s, where all players can see them. Moreover, they must warn their opponent when they are going to using it to activate their Troopers, including the Lieutenant.
+The status and expenditure of every Order is [[Open Information]]. Players must place the Tokens for each Order, including the [[Lieutenant]]’s, where all players can see them. Moreover, they must warn their opponent when they are going to using it to activate their Troopers, including the Lieutenant.
 {{Important-end}}
 == Order Pool ==
-The Order Pool is the number of Regular Orders available to an [[Army List]] in its [[Active Turn]]. The more Regular Troopers in an Army List, the bigger its Order Pool.
+The Order Pool is the number of Regular Orders available to an Army List in its Active Turn. The more Regular Troopers in an Army List, the bigger its Order Pool.
-{{c1}}
+* Each [[Combat Group]] has its own Order Pool, that cannot be transferred from one Combat Group to another.
-* Only Regular Orders go into the Order Pool. The Lieutenant Special Order is not part of any Order Pool.
+* Only Regular Orders go into the Order Pool. Irregular Orders, the Lieutenant Special Order, and Tactical Orders are not part of any Order Pool.
-{{c1end}}
+* Players recalculate Order Pools at the beginning of each of their Active Turns, during the [[Tactical Phase]]. (further detailed in the [[Game Sequence]] section).
-{{n4list}}
+* Each Regular Trooper deployed on the battlefield, in the form of a [[Model]] or [[Marker]] and not in any [[Null]] State, contributes an Order to the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
-* Each Combat Group has its own Order Pool, that cannot be transferred from one Combat Group to another.
-* Only Regular Orders go into the Order Pool. The Irregular Orders and the Lieutenant Special Order are not part of any Order Pool.
-{{n4end}}
-* Players recalculate Order Pools at the beginning of each of their Active Turns, during the [[Tactical Phase]] (further detailed in the [[Game Sequence]] section).
-* Each Regular Trooper on the battlefield, not in any [[Null]] State, and whether in the form of a [[Model]] or represented by a [[Marker]], contributes an Order to their Order Pool.
 * Regular Troopers that are not on the battlefield in the form of a Model or Marker, due to [[Special Skills]], do not add their Order to their Order Pool until they start their Active Turn on the battlefield as a Model or Marker. The status and existence of Orders provided by these Troopers is [[Private Information]]. Regular Orders provided by these Troopers can be kept secret and out of sight of the opponent.
-* There is no limit to the number of times Regular Orders can activate the same Trooper during its Active Turn; the only limit is the size of the Order Pool.
+* There is no limit to the number of Regular Orders may be spent to activate the same Trooper during their Active Turn; the only limit is the size of the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
 * You can spend Regular Orders from your Order Pools in any order. When you activate a Trooper, you do not need to spend all Orders you plan to use on that Trooper consecutively, but can alternate between Troopers.
-{{n4list}}
-* Irregular Orders can also be interspersed with Regular Orders from your Order Pools, in any order.
-{{n4end}}
 * Players are not required to spend all the Regular Orders in their Order Pools.
-==Example==
-{{Greybox-start | Order Pool Example }}
-{{image | name=eng-order-pool-example-2048.jpg | style=512 }}
-Army List Example
+== Examples ==
+{{Greybox-start | Order Pool Example 1 }}
+{{image | name=n5/dual-order-pool-example-1-2048.jpg | style=fullborder }}
 List composed of:
-*10 Troopers which provide a Pool of 10 Orders.
+* 10 Troopers which provide a Pool of 10 Orders.
-*12 Models (10 Troopers and 2 Peripherals).
+* 12 Models (10 Troopers and 2 Peripherals).
-*Peripherals do not provide an Order for the player’s Order Pool and they are disregarded for the 10-member limit for the player’s list.
+* [[Peripheral]]s do not provide an Order for the player’s Order Pool and they are disregarded for the 10-member limit for the player’s list.
 Players have several ways to consume said Orders:
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 The 10 Regular Orders may be consumed as seen fit. Whether to activate up to 10 Troopers once each, to activate a single Trooper up to 10 times, or to activate different Troopers alternatively. 4 Regular Orders to one Trooper, 4 Regular Orders to another Trooper, and 2 Regular Orders to a different one, for example.
-Bear in mind that in order to activate a Peripheral, it must consume its Controller’s Order, in this case, the Doctor or Engineer, respectively.
+Keep in mind that a Peripheral is activated by the same Order that activates their Controller, the Trooper who is actually spending the Order. So that single Order activates both of them at the same time.
 {{Greybox-end}}
-{{c1}}
+{{Greybox-start | Order Pool Example 2 }}
-{{Remember-start}}
+The player has an Army List made up of 12 Troopers, all of them Regular, distributed in two Combat Groups. One containing 8 Troopers and the other containing 4 Troopers. Therefore, the player has 2 different Order Pools, one with 8 Regular Orders and the other one with 4 Regular Orders. The first Combat Group, with its 8 Regular Orders, could spend 1 Order on each of the Troopers in the Group, activating all of them, once. Alternatively, the player could spend all the Orders on a single Trooper, activating it 8 times. Or he could spend 4 Orders on one Trooper, 3 Orders on another, and 1 Order on a different one…
-In Infinity CodeOne, an Army List is a closed Combat Group of Troopers that may not exceed the 10-member limit.
-{{Remember-end}}
-{{c1end}}
-{{n4}}
-{{Remember-start}}
-In an Infinity Army List, players must assign each Trooper to a Combat Group; they can create extra Combat Groups as needed, as long as the total number of Troopers in each one is no greater than 10, each with its own Order Pool.
-{{Remember-end}}
-{{n4end}}
-== FAQs & Errata ==
+In the same way, with the second Combat Group, which has a Pool of 4 Regular Orders, the player would also be free to choose how the Orders are spent. What you cannot do is activate Troopers from the second Combat Group by spending Orders from the first Combat Group.
+{{Greybox-end}}
-{{faqbox |
-type = faq |
-title = N4 FAQ |
-version = 1.0, Jan 2021 |
-q = Q: Do you have to say which Combat Group Irregular Orders belong to? |
-a = A: Yes. |
-related = [[Army List]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}
+{{Remember-start}}
+In an Infinity [[Army List]], players must assign each Trooper to a [[Combat Group]]; they can create extra Combat Groups as needed, as long as the total number of Troopers in each one is no greater than 10, each with its own Order Pool.
+{{Remember-end}}
-{{faqbox |
-type = faq |
-title = N4 FAQ |
-version = 1.3, Nov 2022 |
-q = Q: What happens to the Special Lieutenant Order if the Lieutenant enters Isolated State? |
-a = A: If the Order has not been spent, it is lost and cannot be used, whether by the Lieutenant or by a Trooper with the NCO Skill. |
-related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[Loss of Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}
-{{Section-basic-rules}}
+{{n5-section-basic-rules}}

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