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What tickes me off is that last KS I got my stuff more or less during the middle of the fulfillment window. But this time around RoW seems like an afterthought for Catalyst even if I joined early during the second day of the KS, and paid the shipping charges way before the May 17th cut off date.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Yes, agitated backers should keep in mind the difference between their pledge arriving three or four months late and being robbed at gunpoint in a dark alley. They're not the same thing.
It's funny how Catalyst makes a point of having a news show every week, yet backers couldn't feel less informed by it. I think it does border on salting the wound, it's not just you can't get a straight answer because they're slow to communicate, you can't get a straight answer over a two hour livestream every Tuesday.
I'm still waiting on my Cthulhu: Death May Die 2 KS that was supposed to be delivered December 2023, apparently won't start delivering until November, and will probably take two months to ship through. And also everything from that Kickstarter is scheduled to go on sale at the middle of this month, officially. Nobody there seems a tenth as upset about any of it as the average European backer I see make a comment on the Mercenaries KS page.
Huh, still waiting on that Raging Heroes art book from their first KS aeons ago..
But from what I've seen, they are keeping people in the loop and making a visible effort to show that they're working on things, unlike some out there.
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Kanluwen wrote: This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.
Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...
tneva82 wrote: You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling.
- No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something...
The original campaign ran 11 years ago, ouch and as late as 2019 they had this to say on the subject:
Also the TGG art book hasn’t been forgotten: we're working on it and it should be done soon. As we stated in previous updates, we want the artbook to be as complete as possible: it will feature stuff from the upcoming TGG3 Kickstarter, as well as TGG1 & TGG2 stories and characters. So it will give you a fantastic overview of the TGG universe and of the creative work that brought the TGG miniatures to life.
Got my stuff last night. Since I grew up here and am not used to Sunday deliveries, it sat on the porch all night (Sunday deliveries are new in my neighborhood). Fortunately it did not fall prey to porch pirates. All was in order, and the Challenge Coin was well protected in a hard plastic case with foam rubber and the whole in a ziplock bag. Of my seven Merc Salvage Boxes, got mostly Clanners, but at least some of them are ones I wanted.
BTW, if I want vehicle rules for Alpha Strike, I need the Commander's Rulebook, right? The one that has been OoS for about 18 months.
BrookM wrote: The original campaign ran 11 years ago, ouch and as late as 2019 they had this to say on the subject:
Also the TGG art book hasn’t been forgotten: we're working on it and it should be done soon. As we stated in previous updates, we want the artbook to be as complete as possible: it will feature stuff from the upcoming TGG3 Kickstarter, as well as TGG1 & TGG2 stories and characters. So it will give you a fantastic overview of the TGG universe and of the creative work that brought the TGG miniatures to life.
Bloody liars.
Oh yes, I backed that one too. Forgot that Raging Heroes still owe us that art book.
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BTW, if I want vehicle rules for Alpha Strike, I need the Commander's Rulebook, right? The one that has been OoS for about 18 months.
You kind of need that book to play AS anyway.
Unless you're talking about playing AS with whatever documents came in the Alpha Strike Boxed Set? If so, those rules are already slimmed-down and missing many optional/advanced rules (rules that affect 'mechs as often as they do vehicles).
Which is to say, if that's the version of AS you're already playing, you should be able to introduce vehicles to it without any trouble. The vehicles unit cards you'll find on the MUL are nearly identical to the 'mech cards you'll already be familiar with.
The most important vehicle-specific rules have to do with critical hits, and those differences can be found here: https://i.imgur.com/nOZ9viK.jpeg
Beyond that, most of the vehicle-specific rules have to do with moving on certain terrain types (but I believe you'll already be overlooking those kinds of rules if you play Boxed Set AS, because 'mechs are subject to them as well, like eg. when they move on paved surfaces).
Ancestral Hamster wrote: BTW, if I want vehicle rules for Alpha Strike, I need the Commander's Rulebook, right? The one that has been OoS for about 18 months
The Alpha Strike: Commander's Edition is the current rules source for Alpha Strike. As an alternative if you don't want to wait until the book comes back into stock, you can pick up a PDF copy of the book from the Catalyst webstore for $19.99.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Ancestral Hamster wrote: BTW, if I want vehicle rules for Alpha Strike, I need the Commander's Rulebook, right? The one that has been OoS for about 18 months
The Alpha Strike: Commander's Edition is the current rules source for Alpha Strike. As an alternative if you don't want to wait until the book comes back into stock, you can pick up a PDF copy of the book from the Catalyst webstore for $19.99.
Plus, that one updates so you don't ever have to buy the new edition.
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Ancestral Hamster wrote: BTW, if I want vehicle rules for Alpha Strike, I need the Commander's Rulebook, right? The one that has been OoS for about 18 months
The Alpha Strike: Commander's Edition is the current rules source for Alpha Strike. As an alternative if you don't want to wait until the book comes back into stock, you can pick up a PDF copy of the book from the Catalyst webstore for $19.99.
Been trying to pick up a physical book from CGL for ages now... wonder when they will finally get them in stock again.
Rulebooks were available as add-ons during the Kickstarter, so I would assume some of them will be due for another print run come early next year.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Yup, I received a Commanders Edition book with my Mercenary KS just a few weeks ago, perhaps they are waiting until KS fulfillment before putting them up for regular sale? Or allocated from stock before it was gone?
Right now I would just wait on getting the AS book in hardcover. The 7.X errata dropped recently so even if they did another print run of 6th for the KS the 7th printing should be not too far off. PDF is great though for free updates.
Thanks for the replies, and Altruizine, also thanks for the advice. Yes, at the moment I only have the simplified rules from the Alpha Strike box, which is why I'd like to get the full rules. I'd prefer hardcopy, though I admit PDFs are easier to search.
On a tangent, while waiting for my Mercs pledge to arrive I realized that despite buying Citytech back in the day when FASA first released the vehicle and building rules, I have actually never played with vehicles. I'm going to try more combined arms this time.
Alpharius Walks wrote: Right now I would just wait on getting the AS book in hardcover. The 7.X errata dropped recently so even if they did another print run of 6th for the KS the 7th printing should be not too far off. PDF is great though for free updates.
I got my MERC stuff yesterday and looks like it’s all there. To be honest, I didn’t realize there was a delay on the shipping, so I can’t complain. Can’t wait to see what’s in all my boxes
First look at Force Manual: Kurita from The Armed Painter:
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
10h September 2024
Guest: John Helfers, Executive Editor
News:
-MUL Discussion has been postponed due to illness, instead they did some snippets from Shrapnel 18
-Kickstarter updates
--If you have gotten more than one vehicle from Mercs salvage boxes, email tbuckner@catalystgamelabs.com.
--Over 14,000 orders shipped to date.
--Fortunes of War 5 are now distributed to backers at Regiment level and above via Backerkit
--There will be more Fortunes of War novellas, but they will not be part of the Kickstarter, available as general releases
--Another round of store credit for shipping issues is being sent out today
--No update for ROW fulfillment except that items are still in transit
--Distributor release dates for october are tentative, these will be pushed back until 30 days after retailer backer fulfillment whenever that completes.
-Upcoming events:
--Randall, Brynn and Talon will be at Essen and Pax Australia
--Gamehole Con
--Voltcon, CGL will have a small presence to promote the RPG -Voltron kickstarter is planned for October 8th
-Shrapnel 18 is out on Friday September 13th
-Pre-orders are ebook only, for some reason Amazon won’t let you pre-order POD
-Shrapnel 18 is themed around the Hinterlands, the bulk of the episode is discussing the issue’s contents and John and Rem reading a selection from the various stories
--Nesting Falcons by Alex Fairbanks, Set in the Tamar Pact and has mercenaries encountering Jade Falcon loyalists
--Potters Pounders by Ken’ Horner, about a group of mercs who have to deal when something goes wrong on a mission
--What next for Blue Hole by Lorcan Nagle, a chatterweb transcript of a discussion on a world surrounded by factions
--Hide and Seek by Sam Barrett, about a pilot assigned to an Urbanmech against their will
--A sequel to CUPPS by James Kirtley
--A Mission Briefing for MechWarrior Destiny by Eric Salzman
--The Shadow of the Mad Tea Master by James Hauser . A Dark Age story set in the Draconis Combine
--Brewer’s House of Cards by Eric Salzman, an article about the Vesper Marches
--Planet Digest: Leskovic
--A Violent Inception part 2 by Russel Zimmerman
--(They ran out of time and skipped to the end)
--The Zealot’s Nest By Bryan Young, set on Arc Royal after the Kell Hounds liberated the world
-Q&A
--How’s it going with the Audiobooks? There should be one dropping this month, the program is moving forward, at least two more should drop this year, if not four.
--Any news on Den of Wolves? Last John was aware, it’s at least 75% done, John is hoping to have a draft in his hands by the end of the year.
--What are the next books to be released, looking forward to Voidbreaker?
---The Bounty Hunter anthology will hopefully be to Kickstarter backers at the end of the month
---Night in the Woods, Mike Stackpole’s second Death Kangaroos story is in progress
---Shrapnel 19 due for December
---The Strength of the Pack, the Honour and Glory Omnibus hopefully out soon
---BattleTech novel schedule for 2025
----Voidbreaker in January
----Blood will Rise by Tom Leveen in April
----Letter of the Law by Phil Lee in July
----A Treachery of Ravens by Michael Ciaravella in October
---Stackpole is working on a number of short novels, more info later
--What about people who didn’t get an extra mercs salvage box as compensation for the vehicle packs? They’re being sent separately, orders are generated.
--When will we see record sheets for the Star Leage and kickstarter forcepacks? Unsure, Rem will chase it up
--Kickstarter Audiobook fulfillment? They’re still working on the distribution method. Close Quarters is ready to go.
--Rem will be in Toronto next week, she should be able to get on for stream but it might not happen.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
--What about people who didn’t get an extra mercs salvage box as compensation for the vehicle packs? They’re being sent separately, orders are generated.
Have they changed their mind on this again? Last I heard it was supposed to be a partial refund or something.
I heard the rumour, big mine of salt, that the lack of information on RoW delivery is because quartemaster raided the stocks asigned to cover for NA shortfalls.
If true that makes me really happy. Very, very happy.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Also worth noting that IKEO should be out by the end of the year:...
Randall: I think in the best of all worlds, it could have gone a little faster. But these big universe-updating campaign books of Tamar Rising, Empire Alone, Dominions Divided, and now ilKhan’s Eyes Only—that’s at the printer and we’ll be out at the end of the year—they are a crap ton of work to do. Then combine that with this mega Kickstarter—25,000-plus backers and 500 SKUs that we had to make and deliver—it just constantly sucked all the oxygen out of the room.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
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