This is a summary. For the £ 13, I recommend buying the PDF (either as a PDF or print on demand from CCC games website - or following the link from the MeG website).
he Pacto changes that will be in the new Pacto PDF edition will be:
1BW (base width) in Maximus/Magna becomes 1HBW (half base width) in Pacto.
1. KaB tests reduced in effect. Poor rolls GREEN. Average rolls WHITE. Superior & Exceptional roll BLACK. Elephants/Battlewagons roll BLACK.
2. Skull results from shooting cause a wound and a slowing effect.
3. Skilled shooters vs Superior upgrade a dice colour at <= 1 HBW.
4. Foot crossbows standing to receive upgrade a dice colour. But downgrade against FArm foot and FArm elephants at <= 1HBW.
5. Slowing effects. Skirmishers and mounted slow by 1HBW for S or Skull results. Foot, artillery, firearms and shower shooting slow by 2HBW for S or Skull results. Press forward as per Maximus/Magna.
6. Shooting arc. UGs must shoot at target most directly ahead.
7. SuGs can only fight TuGs that are a wound from breaking.
8. Align UG to UG in Pacto. Supporting UGs also align. A supporting UG that aligns or is aligned to cannot move in the movement phase.
9. Flank/rear. UGs hit on front and flank/rear do not turn but can roll 1 dice for each edge contacted. Contact on each enemy edge gives 1 UG fighting and supporting UGs. So in theory an UG could be fighting on all four edges and their opponent could have up to 4 supporting UGs.
10. Shatter/Shove. Instead of the Maximus/Magna effect, S (not Skull) results in combat obtain a bonus roll (GREEN for Shatter, White for Shove).
Melee combat: in the example A is contacted on all four edges by 1 (with 2 supports) 2, 3 on flanks and 4 (with 2 supports) on rear. 1 and 4 have supporting UGs. 2,3 and 4 will get +2 for flank/rear. Note supports for 1 and 4 could be replaced by supports for 2 or 3 but no more than four supporting UGs can be achieved.
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10. Bonus dice for shatter and shove. Instead of neighbouring file effects. Shatter results give an immediate bonus GREEN dice. Shove gives an immediate bonus WHITE dice.
Richard
