Infection Level in Mercenary mode?

[RollItOnTop]

A quick question-

If playing mercinaries mode with the Outbreak mansion & characters does infection level increase as normal? I know that you lose when infection level reaches 10, but does infection level increase when you don't explore or only when a specific card tells you to?(Yawn, Power of the T-Virus).

[ShakeZoola]

I dont think mercenaries is compatible with infection mode...the best way i have seen to deal with infections from monsters when not playing outbreak mode is to draw an ammo x 10 for each infection level you are supposed to take.

[RollItOnTop]

Are you sure about this? Excella's custom starting deck has two cards (Power of the T-Virus & By any Means Neccesary) that involve infection level. If you are correct this seems pretty silly.

[JMatthew]

Yes, infection levels increase normally and Excella is going to want to hit herself with the Power of the T-Virus early and often so that her abilities have a chance to trigger!

[ShakeZoola]

Well I stand corrected then...

[135forte]

Outbreak rule Book page 25, "A Character will NOT return as an Infected if there Maximum Infection Level is met or exceeded." I had to have it pointed out to me as well.