Soap Dodger's Yu Jing

Yu Jing is the Second most influential nation within the Human Sphere. Their belief in their nations leads them to think they should be the most influential and powerful faction within the sphere. They are astute not only in the art of war but in subterfuge and politics. The factions goal is the become the most influential and powerful force in the human sphere. This comes across not only in the deep lore of infinity but in the models and rules of the game.

In my opinion they are very well balanced in the game and can turn their lists in N4 to any playstyle without much of a problem.

I started with Yu Jing for my own force by collecting Code One which is a way I would recommend, without getting lost in the hundreds of options and additional rules you get with Infinity N4. Simply buy the action pack (of your choice) and then the boosters for the Code One faction. Or see if you can find the buy all options they had at holiday time 2022 everything fits and it’s easy and simple for Panoceana or Yu Jing. If your light on cash, get a friend and proxy all the models. Rr use tokens on the right base size and the free rules to get started.

If you wish to go direct to N4 you have a few options. Vanilla Yu Jing, Imperial Service, Invincible and white Banner. Additionally if you just wanted a few Yu Jing models these can be found in a number of nonaligned army’s. The Code one forces are pretty much the White Banner force but contain elements that can be used in the others as well.

• Vanilla Yu Jing are generic and have a wide range of options Nothing that specialised but a solid option as it’s the balanced option. Only drawback is that unlike sectorials, currently you cant have fireteams which are squad like arrangements of troops that can add power and flexibility depending on how they are composed.
• Imperial Service a high tech option if you like gadgets they have them all available to achieve their objectives. They act as the Police force and intelligence services and are a good hacking option for Yu Jing. They have good enough fireteam options and means you can have a tool for everything that needs fixed on their road to victory.
• Invincible Army,  the Yu Jing armoured fist. If the emperor wishes to punch something he uses the Invincible Army as his fist. They can use fireteams which become walking tanks to get the job done with high tech equipment and weapons to fend off almost any obstacle on the way to their objectives. This one is an aggressive option which do not have great reaction options.
• White Banner are a force that pushes the frontiers of Yu Jing and are used to working in the Cold due to this they are hardened and patient. They have loads of stealth and surprise attacks which makes them an interesting option. They do have fireteams but these options are quite limited.

Again Sectorial come with some additional rules you need to learn so if I was recommending to a new player I would say Code One Or a Vanilla force is the way to start. Just because it sounds dull does not make these options non competitive. Will you come first at  the Interplanitario Tournament with them… No. Could you place in a local tournament. Yes.

Talking of new players if You wish to get into infinity here are some links:

Code one Rules (full free rules)

Code One Infinity Army (full free army builder)

N4 Rules (full free rules)

N4 Infinity Army (full free army builder)

If you want more Lore and additional free things like tokens, quick start guides, FAQ’s you can go to https://infinitytheuniverse.com/

In the army builder app you can also click on each skill that will open up perhaps the best feature which is the WIKI  This prevents you having to look up the rulebook for any less used skills during play and really speeds things up and takes you right to what you need.

There are multiple Facebook groups for Infinity as well as some of us here on OTT. My Experience of both of these things is hugely positive and the community as a whole is very supportive and helpful. There is also the Corvus Belli Community Forum this can be slightly more salty in here but I have not seen that directed at players more to CB themselves on occasion.

I started collecting the above a bit at a time and painting each section. I have only played about 6 games to date.  Mixes of losses and wins as always so I am no Yu Jing Code One expert, so I wont share my lists just yet. The range of models gives a good selection to chose from, though you do have the wider N4 options if you want to go wysiwyg mad with most of the weapon options and space for duplicates if you wish.

They are fun easy to paint in the studio schemes