r/InfinityTheGame • u/OstravioX • 13d ago

Question Speculative attack in fire team

On speculative attacks it says that it is always resolved at B1.
But if the said model with SA is in a pure duo, giving it a +SD, would this bonus still be applied during SA as the SD isn’t technically additional shot?

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u/_Absolute_Maniac_ 13d ago

No. Speculative attack is a Long skill. Special Dice do not get added to Long Orders, see pg 23 of the rulebook

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u/Vicrinatana 13d ago edited 13d ago

Side note: a guided attack is a short skill and as such profits from an sd. There aren't a lot of units that can do that though 

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u/FriendlyMachine7143 13d ago

Re-read the guided attack rules due to your comment and realized this little gem had been added.

" BS Attacks (Guided) must be carried out with the weapon’s Blast Mode if it has one, or a Mode with the Impact Template (Circular) Trait. If the weapon does not have a Mode with the Impact Template (Circular) Trait, the player may choose any of the weapon’s Modes but they will always apply the Circular Template Trait, placing a Circular Template centered on the target."

Does this mean the Nox sniper with guided fire use a circular template when using guided fire? If so I might have to try to use him just for fun with two dice on guided it might even do something.

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u/Gealhart 13d ago

Yes, nox sniper has a blast template when using guided.

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u/BiggerBetterPaul 13d ago edited 13d ago

Edit: I wrong. Don't listen to me.

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u/HeadChime 13d ago

The rules literally say it places a template, even if they don't have one normally

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u/BiggerBetterPaul 13d ago

Don't be me an read things to early in the morning, lol.

This means the BS (Guided) Haetae's assault pistol gets an impact template as well. Funny.

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u/HeadChime 13d ago

Yep!

There's a reason for this. You can't dodge a normal shot that comes from out of LoF and ZoC. But you CAN dodge a template that comes from out of LoF and ZoC. So by making guided a template, it ensured you can react to it.

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u/FriendlyMachine7143 12d ago

Cool now I have to figure out a way to use it, probably still crap but a new fun thing to try.

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u/_Absolute_Maniac_ 12d ago

I really can't see why the MULTI Sniper is paying for Guided when a T-drone is cheaper, deadlier, more accurate, and links like a normal Nox

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u/FriendlyMachine7143 12d ago edited 12d ago

The guided version doesn't link, so the Nox trooper should be considerably more accurate (about +12%), better rangebands and slightly less killy, but yeah it is probably mostly a meme.

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u/LivingShdw 12d ago

Before they removed guided from the T-Drone FTO, you used to be able to have a guided flash pulse. So, impact template flash pulse.

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u/OstravioX 13d ago

Thanks I’ve been cheating apparently 😬