So for a bit of background, I played probably 10 games or so of N3 and have played N4 once. I'd say have a reasonable grasp of the rules, but definitely not when it comes to any kind of strategy. I'm planning to get back to playing again with a friend who hasn't played at all before, and as it stands we'll just be using my stuff. We'll probably start with the obvious 3 line troopers each and likely only end up progressing to relatively small games since it won't be something we play together a lot (I'll be getting back to the local club for full sized games). I have the Nomad halves of Icestorm and Beyond and Crimson Stone and Beyond, and would appreciate thoughts on how people would suggest best splitting that into 2 balanced opposing forces, ideally following the Operation style intro of adding a new thing each game but probably ending up at about 200 points. If it makes any difference I do plan to get the support and remote pack when they're available.
So would it be Nomads versus Nomads? If so, you might wish to start it with Code One to ease back into the game. A major part for learning N4 for me was forgetting the N3 rules and trying to start fresh. By beginning with Code One would keep you and your friend from being overwhelmed. You can play all but the Reverend Healer and Spektr, which you could use for proxies. @theclaw at Fast Panda Gaming did a wonderfully informative Crimson Stone mission series on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdsPIlRlECGxhTISKw5NjRg) If you still wish to play full N4 with your friend, lets organize everything. To keep it initially simple, I will use the N4 units a profiles: Icestorm: Icestorm ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 7 ALGUACIL Combi Rifle / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10) ALGUACIL Combi Rifle / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10) ALGUACIL Combi Rifle / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10) SPEKTR (Hacker, Hacking Device) Combi Rifle ( ) / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0.5 | 35) GRENZER MULTI Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Breaker Pistol, CC Weapon. (1.5 | 32) MOBILE BRIGADA MULTI Rifle, Light Flamethrower / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 35) REVEREND HEALER MULTI Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, EXP CC Weapon. (0 | 35) 2 SWC | 167 Points Open in Infinity Army Beyond Icestorm: Beyond Icestorm ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 3 KRIZA BORAC (360º Visor) Mk12, Submachine Gun ( ) / Heavy Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 57) HELLCAT Spitfire / Pistol, CC Weapon. (1.5 | 30) INTRUDER (X Visor) MULTI Sniper Rifle ( ) / Pistol, CC Weapon. (1.5 | 42) 3 SWC | 129 Points Open in Infinity Army Crimson Stone: Crimson Stone ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 7 ALGUACIL Combi Rifle / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10) ALGUACIL Combi Rifle / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10) ALGUACIL Combi Rifle / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10) SOMBRA (Hacker, Hacking Device) MULTI Rifle, Light Shotgun ( ) / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0.5 | 43) HELLCAT Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 24) EVADER AP Spitfire, D-Charges / Pistol, CC Weapon. (1.5 | 29) INTRUDER Heavy Machine Gun, Grenades / Pistol, CC Weapon. (1.5 | 41) 3.5 SWC | 167 Points Open in Infinity Army Beyond Crimson Stone: Beyond Crimson Stone ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 3 TOMCAT (Engineer) MULTI Rifle, Light Shotgun, D-Charges ( | GizmoKit) / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 26) WILDCAT (NCO) Spitfire / Pistol, CC Weapon. (1.5 | 31) VOSTOK FTO (Mimetism [-6]) Mk12(+1 Dam) / PARA CC Weapon(-3). (0 | 44) 1.5 SWC | 101 Points Open in Infinity Army Looking at the two boxes, Icestorm versus Crimson Stone is pretty balanced against each other. Hacking, MSV, and Mimetism of both are pretty close to each other. And they got a Engineer versus a Doctor. You could probably do a escalation of forces straight from the Ice Storm and Crimson Stone missions.
Seems I lost my reply there. I'll try again. Handy to know they're fairly well balanced, thanks My thoughts to do N4 are purely selfish in that I know thats what they play at the local club and I've always struggled to keep rules straight in my head when they're similar but not quite the same. If you think the difference in complexity would be worth it though, I'm not against Code One.
