N5 Caledonia is back

Mormaers are now FUCKING monsters. BS attack -3, Inmunity ARM, Inmunity IMM-B, NWI, Tac Awa in both loadouts... And still +2 Damage and Ap attack
Grey rifles with Warhorse and Inmunity Imm-B are simply ignoring E/M
Discover +6 to wulvers is basically poor men's Sensor. And if they are in a pure 3+ men fireteam, they discover with +9!! Also all of them got Boarding pistol and Grenades +1B
Uxia getting visor in both options is nice. +1B is also very welcome.
Scot Guards got Heavy rocket launcher with MSV1. And the Marksman rifle became T2 instead of Shock. Finally fire ammo in Caledonia.
Wallace now have 2 REAL wounds and CC+1B, and also boarding pistol, like his furry friends, but +1B
McDog got cheaper. Again. It's absurd now. I know berserk got nerfed, but...
Forward dep Cateran. Interesting
Why the F**K we have Le Muet??

Disappointments? Yes, i have some:
Still dont get the server bots for 112s and Dozers
Merovingia got Vystrels and we didnt. It's a shame, they are solid profiles and nice figures
Caledonia is the miner state of Dawn. I expected at least to have access to the miner TAG... but no.
Also, we lost a camo missile launcher. That's not good

 

The Grey profiles look great, especially the T2 Boarding Shotgun (+1B) and grenades. With SR-1, that is super deadly. The two SAS profiles look new (AP Minelayer and the specialist operative +1SD boarding shotgun) and most needed. 18 pt Cameronians with NBW are ridiculous and the Wulvers are interesting.

Plus the 16 point 1 SWC Wardriver gives all Ariadna factions access to disco balls.

I think with this and all the ITS 17 missions no longer giving specific specialist bonuses, Ariadna is indeed a better place than it was last season.

 

I love everything about this. The Mormaer is cracked now. NWI, Immunity (ARM), BS Attack (-3), and either TacAware or two Lt orders. That plus the fact that there's isobel with CoC as well as Scots Guards all having NCO now gives Wallace a serious run for his money as an Lt choice.

 

@psychoticstorm can you confirm me if these two thigs are intended or a miss in the update?

Wulver character, Cadin, does not have the Discover +6 skill, like the no named wulvers
HRL Scot guard, in the Camo variant, does not have Multispectral visor, like the FTO version

 

Both are correct, I am not sure why Cadin cannot smell as good as the average Wulver though.

Ill ask.

 

Judging by the model, MRRF Apaches are also Wulvers, yet they don't get that ability either.

Perhaps it is limited to Wulver Grenadiers only - fluff-wise, I'd say a specific training in spotting out hiddent danger (note: Wulver get a flt Discover bonus - meaning they need LoS for it, not ZoC like with sensor. also, they can use it to detect Impersonators, who are IIRC immune to Sensor).

I'd write it up as something else than Antipode assault Pack's "sniffing" ability.

 

You might be right, I am not quite familiar with Ariadna fluff.

 

Im not sure if apaches are wulvers or like volkolaks, dog faces unable to transform into dog warriors

 

They're Dog-Faces who can't transform, though unlike the Volkolaks they're not volunteers, the Merovingian government piped a modified version of the drug into the water supply of so slums as part of a crime reduction initiative.

 

Maybe he doesn't bathe as often.... I'll see myself out.

 

Is it the smell? We can take him outside hose him off again?

 

Is incredible, im thinking about lists that some months ago, i wouldnt even considered viable... It's like being again back when i started and discovering the faction...

 

I think this would be a fun Caledonia list:

Brand New Day
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GROUP 1 8 1 1
VOLUNTEER Chain Rifle, Light Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 6)
VOLUNTEER Chain Rifle, Light Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 6)
VOLUNTEER Chain Rifle, Light Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 6)
VOLUNTEER (Paramedic) Rifle, Chain-colt ( | MediKit) / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 10)
HIGHLANDER GREY Heavy Machine Gun, Smoke Grenades / AP Heavy Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=6). (1.5 | 28)
HIGHLANDER GREY T2 Boarding Shotgun(+1B), Grenades, Smoke Grenades / AP Heavy Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=6). (0 | 20)
SCOT GUARD FTO (Paramedic) AP Submachine Gun(+1B), Panzerfaust, Flash Pulse ( | MediKit) / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 23)
CALEDONIAN MORMAER (Lieutenant [+1 Order]) Heavy Machine Gun, Chain-colt / Heavy Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=7). (1 | 49)
CAMERONIAN Chain Rifle(+1B), Smoke Grenades, Grenades(PS=6) / T2 CC Weapon(PS=4). (0 | 18)
GROUP 2 4 2 1
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
CATERAN (Forward Deployment [+4"]) T2 Sniper Rifle / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=7). (1 | 23)
WULVER AP Spitfire, Grenades(+1B) / Boarding Pistol(PS=6), AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (1 | 37)
S.A.S. (Forward Observer) Chain Rifle, Light Shotgun, Flash Pulse, D-Charges / Silenced Pistol, AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=6). (0 | 21)
S.A.S. (Minelayer) Chain Rifle, Light Shotgun, D-Charges, AP Mine / Silenced Pistol, AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=6). (0.5 | 22)
UXÍA McNEILL Boarding Shotgun, D-Charges, Smoke Grenades / Assault Pistol, AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 25)
5 SWC | 299 Points
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You have a 5 man (4 pure) core for the HMG Grey, a compact Haris with the T2 Boarding Shotgun Grey, the Scot Guard Paramedic, and the HMG Mormaer. The Cameronian and Galwegian are for making a mess, the AP spitfire Wulver is a solo operator, and the SAS and Uxia for grabbing the objective after everything has settled.

 

2nd place today, with list from 3 years ago Interplanetario, with minimal adjustments for points (because i had no time before uploading lists to the corvusphere). performed surprinsingly well. Mormaer is a menace. I forgot almost during all day that Uxia now have visor. LeMuet is ok, but everytime i used him today, the opponent has a djanbazan fireteam ready. Deploying in corners still feels wrong

It feels good to be back.

 

Congrats! Would you be up for describing the lists and the games you had?

 

This list was used in Akial Interference and Corp Appropiation (in the old version of this list, the katyusha was a uragan, grey had HMG and Mormaer T2 rifle and armand was a Scot Misile launcher)


Botones
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GROUP 1 6 4 1 4
WALLACE (Lieutenant) T2 Rifle(PS=6), Light Shotgun, Smoke Grenades / Boarding Pistol(+1B), EXP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 38)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
112 MOTORIZED Light Shotgun, Smoke Grenade Launcher, Smoke Grenades / Boarding Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 19)
UXÍA McNEILL Boarding Shotgun, D-Charges, Smoke Grenades / Assault Pistol, AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 25)
CALEDONIAN MORMAER (Tactical Awareness) Heavy Machine Gun, Chain-colt / Heavy Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=7). (1.5 | 49)
ISOBEL McGREGOR (Hacker, Hacking Device) T2 Rifle, D-Charges, E/M Mine, Flash Pulse ( ) / Assault Pistol, CC Weapon. (0.5 | 25)
HIGHLANDER GREY T2 Rifle, Light Shotgun(+1B), Grenades, Smoke Grenades / AP Heavy Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=6). (0 | 25)

GROUP 2 4 1
ARMAND (Multispectral Visor L1) MULTI Sniper Rifle, Nanopulser ( ) / Breaker Pistol(+1B), Viral CC Weapon(PS=7). (1.5 | 34)
CATERAN T2 Sniper Rifle / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=7). (1 | 21)
DOZER Rifle, Blitzen, D-Charges / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 14)
S.A.S. (Forward Observer) Chain Rifle, Light Shotgun, Flash Pulse, D-Charges / Silenced Pistol, AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=6). (0 | 21)
TRAKTOR MUL (BS Attack [Guided]) Katyusha MRL / PARA CC Weapon(-3). (1 | 9)

5.5 SWC | 300 Points

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And this one for Zone of Interest.

Wulver Core
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GROUP 1 7 3 2
WALLACE (Lieutenant) T2 Rifle(PS=6), Light Shotgun, Smoke Grenades / Boarding Pistol(+1B), EXP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 38)
WULVER AP Spitfire, Grenades(+1B) / Boarding Pistol(PS=6), AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (1 | 37)
WULVER AP Spitfire, Grenades(+1B) / Boarding Pistol(PS=6), AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (1 | 37)
WULVER T2 Rifle, Light Shotgun, Grenades(+1B) / Boarding Pistol(PS=6), AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 29)
WULVER T2 Rifle, Light Shotgun, Grenades(+1B) / Boarding Pistol(PS=6), AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 29)
McMURROUGH Chain Rifle(+1B), Grenades(PS=6), Smoke Grenades / AP + DA CC Weapon(PS=3). (0 | 23)
UXÍA McNEILL Boarding Shotgun, D-Charges, Smoke Grenades / Assault Pistol, AP + Shock CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 25)
112 MOTORIZED Light Shotgun, Smoke Grenade Launcher, Smoke Grenades / Boarding Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 19)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
SĀCHĀ Flash Pulse, E/M Grenades(+1B) / Stun Pistol(+1B), CC Weapon. (0 | 6)

GROUP 2 4 2
CATERAN T2 Sniper Rifle / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=7). (1 | 21)
CATERAN T2 Sniper Rifle / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=7). (1 | 21)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)
HIGHLANDER Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon(PS=5). (0 | 5)

4 SWC | 300 Points

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First match was Akial Interference, VS VHaqq

He was a very new player, so i centered more on the objectives and teaching him how to play and resolving questions he had.

I went second. I was lucky to kill his Fiday soon with pistol shots from the Highlander core, losing only the Mul in the process, and his sakush cant advance without risking be taken down by my snipers. In my turn, i killed his total reaction with my cateran and his lasiq with le muet. Then i had to advance because i got all the fucking hack the HVT classifieds. Uxia was deployed near the central antenna, but it was too in the open. IN his 2nd turn, he killed Le Muet with a Djanbazan duo, but they were inmobilised in the place later by my AROing mormaer for like 4-5 orders, and finally Djanbazans went down. That coupled with some bad rolls for him doing classifieds, give the match to me, 8-2.

2nd Match, against the winner of the tournament, Imperial Service. Zone of Interest.

Nothing much to say. Adil killed my entire army.

Very closed table. I went first, but he deployed all hidden, except for Miranda with e/mitter (when the fuck that weapon became so OP?). I advanced killing miranda in 3-4 orders and then I parked in a building in the middle, with my spitfires ready to aro and controlling 2 zones. In his turn, with too many orders (Sun Tze Lt+1 order and strategos), linked Adil simply killed all my troops one by one. People is complaining about Mormaers, have you seen Adil, for the same cost? I suffered the same in the Interplanetario, but playing with MO
When i finally managed to kill him with Uxia, losing her in the process, a chicken bot with red fury landed in the rear and killed the remains. 2-8 final result

3rd match, Vs Qapu Khalqi. Corporate appropiation.

Very close match. I went second. He had an Iguana fireteam with Leila, djanbazan duo and Kaplan linked with odalisques. Same table than before, but i deployed in the other half of the table.

In his first turn, he forced my aroing mormaer to hide with his djanbazan sniper (i didnt have the range advantage) and killed Le Muet. His Sacha take the prototype and ran to the farthest corner of the table. In my turn, i put one wound into the Iguana with my mormaer and foced him to hide. I took down 2 total reaction bots with my cateran. He went unconscious several times during the match, but my 112 revived him all the times. I was starting to advance with the mormaer haris, but suddenly was stopped by the kaplan with HRL. We both were out of range, i was shooting for 4s, he for 3s. He critted me. Twice.

2nd Turn. He landed a DA CCW Yuan trying to destroy the prototipe. 0 wounds done in 2 orders. He decided to move the iguana to the panoply and get D-charges. Lucky Cateran aro hit and Iguana was destroyed, operator jumped out. He got the d-charges and get close to the prototype, but ran out of orders, he repaired one TR bot.

In my turn, i tried to flank the kaplan with Uxia, but it went wrong and both of us survived. (i forgot that now uxia has MSV). I acomplished a couple of secondary objectives, move a FO SAS a bit close to his dep zone without being discovered and pass the turn.

3rd Turn.
He destroys the prototype with the D-charges and hide his, putting all his troops looking at my FO SAS. A bashi landed near my haris and killed the grey with a T2 boarding shotgun. Isobel managed to survive somehow.

My last turn, 9 regular orders left. I decided simply to go crazy with Wallace, that was sitting in the rear during all the game, and advance. I killed the iguana operator, a remaining djanbazan HMG, a sakush pilot, laxmee and leila, going down to the HRL kaplan while cleaning the path to my FO SAS, who had to recamo, move+move, evading a bagage bot who tried to engage him to stop reaching the prototype. In the last order, he move and planted a D-charge in the prototype. Armor saves were failed. Prototype destroyed in a single attempt. Lucky me. Because i had uxia still alive in ZoC of the treasure, i ended winning 6-5.