Unofficial FAQ

[arkangl2 6]

so I am making a unofficial FAQ and I would like some input of what questions should be clarified I basically took everyones question and put them in it, but there is anymore please feel free to give some input.

Q. Is the Loth model a legal unit for Official Dust Tournaments at my Local Hobby Store?
A. No - it was not released to the general public, it was a promo model, so there for not legal.

Q. If I need more dice than given to me in the box do I hit on a 5+?
A. No you hit on a 1 or a 6 the placement of the hit on the dice is statistically the same but placement is not.

Q. If the card says weapon (1) (e.g. M9 Bazooka (1) ) does this mean I get one bazooka or 1 shot?
A. (1) means 1x Bazooka with unlimited shots.

Q. Do I get a cover save when hit by a vehicle's cannon or a rocket launcher or am I denied it like a flamer or grenade launcher?
A. Only if it is described as a special weapon in the rulebooks. E.g. Grenades and UGL have their own section in the rulebook.

Q. What does badass ability do?
A. Badass skill means that the squad a hero commands will have plenty; anyone in his squad that would normally have limited ammo instead gains unlimited ammo! This does not, however, affect the number of weapons that can be used per activation.

Q. Can Dust Tactics be played with more than 2 players?
A. Yes just set an amount of points and each army gets that many. Terrain tile may also need to be deployed differently to block LOS of the 3+ armies.

Q. Can Dust Tactics be played with partners?
A. Yes just set how much each player gets per half of their side.

Q. How many Command Squads can I take in my army?
A. One

Q. How does shooting laser work with sustain and berserk fire?
A. Roll for shots. Reroll misses. Roll extra shots. Roll more extra shots until all end up blanks or no more models.

Q. Can you Sustain Fire to reroll misses and then reroll those misses using Berserk?
A. No

Q. Can you sustain attack during close combat?
A. Yes, but only if you are the Attacker. If you are the attackee you need to wait until your turn to sustain attacks in combat.

Q. Does fighting spirit mean I auto hit since it says blanks count as hits?
A. No blanks count as hits and hits count as misses when using fighting spirit.

Q. How does cover work?
A. You need to be up against a wall of a terrain piece or in the same square as a crate.

Q. Do I get Black Op ability before the game starts?
A. Yes, he is moving onto the board as the game starts.

Q. Is the Ludwig 8.8cm weapon stats for 1 arm or for both?
A. Both

Q. Do heroes or vehicles get cover saves like infantry?
A. Heroes only get cover if they are in a squad. If they are not in a squad or the squad dies then no cover save. Vehicles do not get a cover.

Q. On page 9 it states "The squad or hero cannot end its move in the same square as another unit, however." but on page 14 "A hero can share a square with a friendly unit, even a friendly vehicle. Heroes are the only units that can share a square with a friendly unit. Which one is true and how does page 14 work if they are in the same square.
A. Heroes can be in the same square as on page 14. They can be targeted out by a unit just simply by declaring their shots to be toward the hero and not the unit or vehicle.

Q. On page 16 of the Dust Tactics rulebook it says units always enter the table on turn 1, does this mean even if the scenario says deploy?
A. Yes, the simply move on from a square in the deployment zone whether being a table edge or a square in the middle of the board on turn 1. If may be ruled otherwise for Missions like Ambush but until FFG or Dust Games release an Official FAQ use this ruling.

Q. Can you field multiples of the same squad?
A. Yes

Q. Can you play against the same faction as yourself?
A. Yes just think of it as a friend skirmish or one side fighting traitors.

Q. Joe joins a BBQ squad does Joe gain Fast ability or does the BBQ squad loose the Fast ability?
A. The ability does not say it gives the ability to another unit so therefore the BBQ squad looses the Fast ability.

Q. Can I shoot my weapon then assault afterward?
A. Yes but it all depends on the setup. You cannot move once, shoot, and then assault. You are using 3 actions. You can declare you are going to shoot not using Sustain Attacks and then Assault if you are 1 square away from the attacked unit.

Q. Can I shoot all my weapons at different units?
A. Yes as long as that weapon does not shoot at different units.

Q. Do units or tanks block line of sight to another unit when shooting? Do they get a cover save?
A. Yes and Yes same ruling applies though for the cover saves.
 

[arkangl2 6]

Also I thought I would do a squad printout of what each unit has.

Joe
1x Grenade Launcher
1x ACP
1x Knife and Grenade

 Recon Boys
1x Victory MG
4x M1 AR
2x UGL (Limited)
5x Knives

The Gunners
1x M9 Bazooka
4x M1AR
4x UGL (Limited)
5x Knives and Grenades

BBQ Squad
1x Flamethrower
4x Shotguns
5x Demo Charges (Limited)
5x Knives and Grenades

Pounder
1x 17 Pdr. Gun
1x .50 cal MG
1x .30 cal MG

Hot Dog
1x Napalm Thrower
1x .50 cal MG
1x .30 cal MG

Bot Hunters
2x M9 Bazookas
3x M1AR
5x Knives

Johnny One-Eye
1x Victory MG
1x Knife and Grenade

Rosie
1x M9-D Bazooka
1x Knife and Grenade

Steel Rain
4x .42 Rockets (Limited)
1x Petard Mortar
1x .30 cal MG

Mickey
1x Hotwizer
1x .50 cal MG
1x .30 cal MG

Sigrid Von Thaler
1x Laser Pistole B
1x Knife

Recon Grenadiers
1x MG 48
4x SIG 47
3x Panzerfausts (Limited)
5x Knives and Grenades

Battle Grenadiers
4x SIG 47
1x Paznerchreck
2x Panzerfausts (Limited)

Laser Grenadiers
1x Laser Werfer
4x Laser Gewehr
5x Knives

Luther
1x 5 cm Flak 43
1x Kampfzange
1x MG 44

Ludwig
1x 8.8cm Fpk zwei
1x MG 44

Panzer Killers
2x Panzerchrecks
3x SIG 47
5x Knives

Stephan
1x Flammenwerfer
1x Knife

Manfred
1x Panzeraust (Unlimited)
1x SIG 47
1x Knife

Lothar
1x Nebelwerfer
1x MG 44
 

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arkangl said:

 

1) Q. Can you Sustain Fire to reroll misses and then reroll those misses using Berserk?
A. No

2)Q. How does cover work?
A. You need to be up against a wall of a terrain piece or in the same square as a crate..

3)Q. Joe joins a BBQ squad does Joe gain Fast ability or does the BBQ squad loose the Fast ability?
A. The ability does not say it gives the ability to another unit so therefore the BBQ squad looses the Fast ability.

4)Q. Can I shoot all my weapons at different units?
A. Yes as long as that weapon does not shoot at different units.

5)Q. Do units or tanks block line of sight to another unit when shooting? Do they get a cover save?
A. Yes and Yes same ruling applies though for the cover saves.
 

 

 

1) actually yes , its even covered in the rules for berzerk . you roll to hit , then reroll the misses for sustained , then reroll misses for berzerk , THEN reroll hits for laser if using a laser weapon , though FURTHER misses are not rerolled .

2) add in or if you are in the same square as a tank trap .

3) again , YES , joe gets fast , under heros section it says " the squads abilities affect the hero "

4) needs cleaning up : each weapon line on the units card reprsents a different type of weapon , you may fire each LINE type as such at a dif target , but all weapons of that type in the unit must ire at the same target : example a squade of battole grenadiers has 4 stg47's , 1 panzer schrek , 2 single use panzerfausts , and knives . what ever target the units owner chooses for ONE stg47, all the stg47's must target  . but the units owner may choose to fire the panzershrek at a different unit than the stg47's

5) half way sorta , same issue as the FAQ thread , you know what you are saying , but it has to be stretched out : INFANTRY squads do block LOS between inafntry squads , and walkers do block LOS between other walkers and infantry , but walkers CAN see over infantry . the clarification needs to be made because "unit" is a generic term that is loosly applied to everythiong in your army  on page 4

[blkdymnd 182]

 only other problem involved is without participation from an FFG admin, this helpful thread will get washed away unstickied.

[arkangl2 6]

1) Olliver stated that one on BGG.

Example:
- roll 5 dice (normal): 2 HIT / 3 MISS
- keep 2 HIT on the side
- reroll 3 MISS (Sustained Fire effect): 1 HIT / 2 MISS
- you now have 3 HIT total. All the MISS are final, no way to reroll them again
- reroll 3 HIT (Laser effect) : 1 HIT / 2 MISS
- you now have 4 HIT total
- reroll the last HIT: 1 MISS
- Total: 4 HITS

It does not say anywhere in this that you reroll the misses more than the first round laser rolling of rolling.

 

2) Forgot about the Tank Traps thanks.

 

3) Forgot that also.

 

4) Yea didnt know how to reword it.

 

5) Yea need to add that

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arkangl said:

1) Olliver stated that one on BGG.

Example:
- roll 5 dice (normal): 2 HIT / 3 MISS
- keep 2 HIT on the side
- reroll 3 MISS (Sustained Fire effect): 1 HIT / 2 MISS
- you now have 3 HIT total. All the MISS are final, no way to reroll them again
- reroll 3 HIT (Laser effect) : 1 HIT / 2 MISS
- you now have 4 HIT total
- reroll the last HIT: 1 MISS
- Total: 4 HITS

It does not say anywhere in this that you reroll the misses more than the first round laser rolling of rolling.

 

2) Forgot about the Tank Traps thanks.

 

3) Forgot that also.

 

4) Yea didnt know how to reword it.

 

5) Yea need to add that

 

i presume you mean THIS thread , which NEVER mentions berzerk , and ONLY refers to lasers with sustained fire :

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/553577/sustained-fire-with-lasers

 

 

so let me quote the rule book from page 17 , cut and pasted

Berserk
A hero with this ability sometimes loses control of his actions… He is overcome with fury
and becomes an exceptional fighter. Once per game, the hero may re-roll all of his failed
attacks for the round once. Berserk works with the sustained attack option: re-roll failures
for sustained attack once and re-roll any further failures once with the Berserk ability.
A hero with this ability shares it with any squad he joins.

 

[arkangl2 6]

yea sorry i was reading your post wrong. I thought it said reroll rerolls in berserk or sustain

[Dcal12 1]

How many command squads can I take?

Shouldn't it be one command squad per armor level?

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Dcal12 said:

How many command squads can I take?

Shouldn't it be one command squad per armor level?

 

yep

[arkangl2 6]

Yea i forgot to add it. Thats why I posted it on here before I make it a PDF on my blog for everyone to view

[arkangl2 6]

Here's one I got yesterday at the store I go to.

Q. Can I Move then Shoot then use Fast.

A. No, you have to use the Fast movement in the same action as the Move Action.

[D.Azriel 0]

Mind if I ask what Manfred's card skill is, if any?

[Major Mishap 33]

Manfred has Assault, which I find extremely useful when teamed up with the Recon as it ables you to get in and shoot with their Panzerfausts.

[D.Azriel 0]

Major Mishap said:

Manfred has Assault, which I find extremely useful when teamed up with the Recon as it ables you to get in and shoot with their Panzerfausts.

Thanks for the info Major!

[D.Azriel 0]

There should be an option to edit posts here. So wow, Axis has three assault heroes all in all. Lara, Stephan and Manfred. Interesting.

[Loophole Master 2]

D.Azriel said:

There should be an option to edit posts here. So wow, Axis has three assault heroes all in all. Lara, Stephan and Manfred. Interesting.

Well, they are overall sorely lacking in speed. The allies have most of the units with Fast, Jump and Move 2.

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D.Azriel said:

There should be an option to edit posts here.

There is. You can edit your own posts. You go to your posts, right beside where is says Reply # in the grey bar at the top of your posting (across from your name) is a edit button.

[Loophole Master 2]

Wow. Thanks! That's VERY useful. Apparently there's a time limit (as it should). They really should have made a BIT more visible.

[Lotus 0]

There is a time limit, tho, and I think the option goes away once someone else posts after you.