FAQ

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Agent Movement Cards

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QUESTION: One Agent card states: The image shows the orange and white semi-circle on
this card by the black disc image, but the text states: “Black agent discs move 1 area on
orange.”, Which is correct?

ANSWER: The text is correct in this case.

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QUESTION: An Agent card states: “If there are 2 OpFor revealed, then add 1 HDd8 to the
casualty pool roll.” Does this refer to the OpFor currently present in the building or OpFor TECHNICIAN
revealed during the current OpFor phase? INTERROGATION THRESHOLD
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ANSWER: OpFor revealed during the current OpFor Phase.
Primary: Reveals the objective in the Server room
QUESTION: Security Level Penalty states: “… 1 black agent disc appears in 3 adjacent
Secondary: The MERC in the M1 location may use
offices at the building edge.” Is that one agent in each office? So 3 agents in total? 2 additional CDd8

ANSWER: Yes and Yes.

QUESTION: What do I do if there aren’t 3 adjacent offices at the building edge?

ANSWER: Select the side with the most adjacent offices, even if it is only one, and OpFor Cards.indd 10 11/2/15 10:18 AM

place 1 black agent disc in each office. Employee Cards

Breach & Clear
QUESTION: If MERCS destroy an objective that is not required for the mission, will they
still fail the mission, or just the B&C?
ANSWER: Neither. A B&C not required by the mission objectives does not fail just
by destroying the objective, if there is one. The MERCS simply won’t be able to use
that objective turned location token’s power.
QUESTION: After a B&C where do I place my MERCS if there is not enough room in the
room I had the B&C in?
ANSWER:  If for any reason an action causes an area to become over-populated,
figures from the over-populated area are placed in the closest legal areas possible
in whichever order the player’s choose.
QUESTION: When do OpFor attack during a Breach & Clear?
ANSWER: All OpFor attack after each MERC activation.
QUESTION: The rulebook states, “If a MERC attacks, he is limited to his cheapest CP
attack.”, but the CP action table under B&C says, “Each member receives one focused
attack at no CP cost.” Which is correct?
ANSWER: The language has been changed to: Each member receives one attack
(cheapest) at no CP cost.
QUESTION: Can any melee characters attack the objective location in a B&C?
ANSWER: No.
QUESTION: Technician Secondary states: “Secondary: The MERC in the M1 location may
use 2 additional CDd8” Is that during the next B&C only, or every B&C for the rest of the
Mission?
ANSWER: This is for the next B&C only.
QUESTION: Where is my Technician employee card?
ANSWER: If you are at the backer pledge that includes stretch goals it is included
in the stretch goal package. If you are not, we are receiving extra of these cards
and will send one to the few backers who are not receiving stretch goals. In the
meantime, the card has been added to this document for reference.
Event Cards
QUESTION: What are unique forces referring to on event cards?
ANSWER: This is only in reference to special figures sold during the Kickstarter.
General
QUESTION: How do I apply damage to collateral targets?
ANSWER: When damage is applied to collateral targets it is applied to the closest
target from the attacker and then it is applied to the lowest rank OpFor in reverse
activation order in the OpFor phase.
QUESTION: Sometimes situations arise where multiple choices present themselves.
Especially when resolving the Agent Movement cards. Is it true to say that these will
always be resolved per player choice?

QUESTION: Do melee MERCS automatically move into cover when they attack and does ANSWER: This is resolved by player choice.
this grant cover bonuses?

ANSWER: All melee MERCS receive the cover bonus as long as they successfully
attack a yellow or higher location during their activation in a B&C.
 QUESTION: Does the EU INC corporate ability also apply during B&C?
Mission Cards
ANSWER: Yes.
QUESTION: Some Mission Cards state: “If all surviving MERCS reach the Extraction Point,
the players win.” Does this mean all MERCS still in play when the previous objective was QUESTION: The EU INC Analyst: How exactly does the Analyst’s assault attack work?
fulfilled, so any more losses from this point on would mean the players lose?
ANSWER: It is a single target attack
ANSWER: All MERCS who are alive must be at the extraction point. It is not from
QUESTION: Does the CCC Incinerator’s B&C ability reduce the OpFor’s dice pool for their
when the objective was fulfilled.
next attack, or until the end of the B&C?
QUESTION: The mission card “Please Don’t Kill Me Mission” states: “RESOLUTION: Place
ANSWER: Until the end of this B&C.
the Administrator in the corner office furthest from the present B&C.” I don’t understand
what to do with this mission? QUESTION: What does the attack track do?

ANSWER: This is an error on the card. At the first Breach & Clear resolution it
should read: “Place the Open Terminal in the corner office furthest from the
present B&C.
QUESTION: The mission card “The Code” states: “MERCS CDd8 bursts are doubled on the
collateral track.” Why is it listed this way?
ANSWER: Only collateral damage that is rolled as bursts apply to this effect. Not
automatic collateral damage.
QUESTION: For the “What Have We Done” mission card, the 2nd B&C says to use the
Office B&C tile. But there’s no indication which B&C tile is the Office tile?
ANSWER: This mission refers to one of the non-named corner tiles that must be
placed in the corners during building setup. These tiles are typically referred to as
Corner Office.
OpFor Cards
ANSWER:This track is adjusted to the left a number of spaces equal the
requirements of the weapon in the primary slot each time the player makes an
attack. This includes attacks made on reserve and in a B&C. Normally this is only
moved one space. However heavy weapons sometimes require 2 or more “attacks”
to be used when they are activated.
QUESTION: How many attacks do I spend when attacking with the KemVar leader’s
sword?
ANSWER: This attack can only be added with a ranged attack performed in the
same area as the KemVar leader. with the weapon currently in the primary slot.
The ranged attack’s “ammo cost” is reduced first on the attack track, then the
player would reduce the attack track by 1 more to perform the sword attack. If
there is no attacks left on the attack track this action cannot be performed.
QUESTION: Is there a difference between a focused melee attack and an assault melee
attack besides the CP cost and attack dice?

QUESTION: At the bottom of Security Force III and IV cards, what does “including ANSWER: No.
collateral targets” mean in this context?
QUESTION: Can the KemVar Shock occupy an area if it is at maximum capacity? The
ANSWER: This means when this OpFor moves to attack MERCS it will move to an rulebook and the reference sheet state different things.
area that provides the most armor. Add each collateral target between this OpFor
ANSWER: Yes. The KemVar Shock is not counted towards area limits. So therefore,
and their primary target to determine this figure’s optimal location.
she can move through and attack in areas that are at capacity.
QUESTION: What is the Lockdown icon for?
QUESTION: Why does the KemVar door hammer ability reveal objectives? Is this an error?
ANSWER: This is for the Lockdown expansion content and makes the information
ANSWER: This is an error. The door hammer should not have this additional ability.
easily available to those who own this expansion.
Reference Sheets
Player Boards
QUESTION: The EU INC Sergeant states: “There is only one restriction, Command doesn’t
QUESTION: The EU INC Sergeant states: “Breach & Clear: Convert 1 HDd8 to reduce the
work if there is LoS. Walls (and hallway corners) prevent Command from working.”
OpFor position values by 1 (requires a Flashbang)” Does convert in this case means he
Should this say no LoS?
discards 1 HDd8 to gain this effect? Will this also consume a Flashbang?
ANSWER: Yes. The correct language is “…if there is no LoS.”
ANSWER: Yes and Yes
QUESTION: The EU INC Shock trooper: How does Flechette ammo work?
QUESTION: The EU INC Analyst states: “Breach & Clear: Add LDd8 equal to the current
damage on the attack track.” Should this be damage track instead of attack track? ANSWER: This reduces the targets armor by 1 before soak rolls are allowed. The 3
CDd8 dice are also already included in the Carbine’s attacks.
ANSWER: The correct text for this is as follows: Add LDd8 equal to the current
damage threshold on the damage track. The one sheet provided in the core box for Rulebook
this has the correct language.
QUESTION: The rule book only explains 2 types of melee attacks: focused and sweeping.
QUESTION: Why do melee only MERCS have numbers on their Attack Track at all? Are assault attacks a third type of melee attack not covered by the rulebook?

ANSWER: They have this stat in case they pick up special weapons. This was part ANSWER: Yes.
of an expansion from the Kickstarter.
QUESTION: After placing a collateral damage disc, where do I place my MERCS if there is
QUESTION: The EU INC Analyst: His personal ability appears pointless. I assume this is not enough room in the area?
because the -1 CP is already included in the Data Sync description. However this is not
ANSWER:  If for any reason an action causes an area to become over-populated,
obvious and hence it seems as though his PA is not doing anything. Maybe in this case,
figures from the over-populated area are placed in the closest legal areas possible
this should not simply be included, just to make it more obvious what his PA does? 
in whichever order the player’s choose.
ANSWER: All passive abilities are included into any sections on the player boards,
like attacks, or actions.
QUESTION: During the Move & Attack combined action, is the Attack portion optional? QUESTION: Are there any area limits to the Stairs?

ANSWER: No. You must perform the Attack against a legal target or this combined ANSWER: No. In addition, it should also be noted that it is impossible for the Stair
action cannot be taken. tiles to be destroyed by collateral damage.

QUESTION: Collateral targets is confusing. Can we get a more detailed explanation of
how this mechanic works?
ANSWER: (Taken directly from the Unofficial FAQ with some tweaks answers to
these questions were provided by MERCKenny via the MCG forums):
QUESTION: Can OpFor move into the Elevator tiles?
ANSWER: No. OpFor have no access to the evelvator tile areas. These tiles cannot
be destoryed and each have an area limit of 3 (for starting MERCS or as an
extraction point for the MERCS.)

QUESTION: When I go on a reserve action and choose an area (white or orange), If I move
If there are any collateral targets in the area(s) in between the attacker (OpFor or
as part of a combined action afterwards may I change my facing to a different area?
MERC) and the intended target, then perform a separate roll of 1 soak d8 (CDd8)
per collateral target (This cannot exceed bursts rolled during the attack.) Shield ANSWER: No. If you chose one of the colored half circles to go on a reserve action,
results rolled count as damage to the collateral target before moving to any you must still be facing that color after a combined action move.
additional collateral targets. For each shield result that a collateral target suffers
Status Effects
damage from, remove 1 burst from the attack roll for the intended target. Remove
bursts from LDd8 & HDd8 first, then CDd8. Any damage suffered to the collateral QUESTION: When does the Pinned status effect get removed?
target from CDd8 only affects the current collateral target and not the area.
ANSWER: OpFor and MERCS remove the Pinned status effect after suffering from
The following is the order of priority for resolving collateral target damage: its effects for 2 Refresh phases. In addition, if a MERC is in the same area as an
Engineer, then the Pinned status effect can be discarded immediately.
1. Employees
2. SecFor 1 QUESTION: When does the Smoke status effect get removed?
3. SecFor 2
ANSWER: At the start of the MERCS phase.
4. SecFor 3
5. SecFor 4 QUESTION: How do I resolve the Burning condition and ithe effects of the fire spreading?
6. MERCS
ANSWER: This text has been rewritten as follows:
QUESTION: Can a reserve action carry over to a MERCS next round if he doesn’t move or
Burning: This condition affects areas in a building. The burning condition causes the
perform any other actionsl?
area to deteriorate slowly. It causes 1 permanent damage in the area until the area
ANSWER: No. If your reserve action did not activate or you chose not to activate it, needs to be replaced by the next level of CDD. Once a new CDD has been placed
during the OpFor phase, then it is discarded at the start of the MERCS phase. because of the burning condition, it is discarded, but only after it has a chance to spread.
The burning condition may spread to orthogonally adjacent areas (even through walls.) Roll 1
QUESTION: What purpose does the Priority Track serve?
CDd8 per area adjacent to the burning area in the Refresh phase. If the result is a burst, the
ANSWER: The Priority Track serves a dual purpose. Determing player order and burning condition spreads to that area.
player threat level. The higher this number is on the Priority Track, the faster you
If an area is burning, OpFor ranked lower than SecFor III will not enter. If any agent
activate and the more you are perceived as threat by the OpFor. Any ties on the
discs or OpFor are trapped in an area with the burning condition they are moved to the
Priority Track are resolved by player choice when handing out turn order tokens.
casualty pool
QUESTION: Can you attack areas diagonally?
Location TOkens
ANSWER: Attacks can only be made diagonally if one tile area can be completely
QUESTION: Who receives healing when multiple MERCS are in an area with the Robot
seen by another one (full LoS.) This is only possible in large special rooms (3x3
Arm and one of the MERCS interacts with it?
area). This is not part of the normal rules, normally attacks can only be performed
orthagonally. However, allowing this does not affect the game in any negative way. ANSWER: The MERC that interacts with this location and any MERC in the same
area as this location restores 2 blood immediately.
QUESTION: Can you use CP’s during a B&C for corporate abilities?
QUESTION: Who is affected when a MERC interacts with the Open Terminal?
ANSWER: MERCS do NOT use CP in B&C situations. The CP spent to enter the B&C
covers all MERCS attacks. However, MERCS may spend CP to perform Corporate ANSWER: This affects all MERCS for the duration of the MERCS phase.
Abilities during a B&C. The MERC choosing to do this must have CP to spend.

QUESTION: The rulebook mentions that you save incapacitated MERCS. How do you do
this?

ANSWER: This is done by any MERC who has the capacity to restore blood points.
This is typically done with Medkits. Some special items can also restore blood
points. Once a MERC’s blood is to the right of the “Downed” status, that MERC
activates normally again.

QUESTION: What are a worker’s stats?

Special THanks
ANSWER: A regular worker has a movement value of 2 and 1 blood. If a worker is
captured he is also considered to be immediately interrogated. However, worker’s The MegaCon Games fans on BGG, MCG Forums, and our overseas translators for
provide no definitive intel. This is only relevant during certain missions. helping put together this FAQ.