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2023/01/22 23:48:57
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Not an especially great variant, but then again, as I've said many'a time before, the chief defining feature of the Vulture/Loki/Thor is that they are not Mad Cats, so I shouldn't be surprised.
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Not an especially great variant, but then again, as I've said many'a time before, the chief defining feature of the Vulture/Loki/Thor is that they are not Mad Cats, so I shouldn't be surprised.
Uh no not that-
the Mad dog D has-
.2 medium pulse lasers center torso
.ER medium and small laser in each arm
.1 ATM 12 in each torso
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2023/01/23 00:50:02
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
H.B.M.C. wrote: I mean, the Mad Cat Mk II was meant to be the Mad Cat in that game, until people started asking "Where's the Timber Wolf?".
TIL that MW4 is where the MkII originated.
On the subject of the videogames, am I correct in understanding that MW4 depicting IS forces fielding Mad Cats during the 3060s is non-canon? I've been playing Mechwarrior games for 20-odd years, but only now diving into the written lore, and I'm getting the distinct impression that Clan mechs should be way rarer in IS hands than the games imply.
(Also, what the heck is the etymology of 'zellbrigen'?)
H.B.M.C. wrote: I mean, the Mad Cat Mk II was meant to be the Mad Cat in that game, until people started asking "Where's the Timber Wolf?".
TIL that MW4 is where the MkII originated.
On the subject of the videogames, am I correct in understanding that MW4 depicting IS forces fielding Mad Cats during the 3060s is non-canon? I've been playing Mechwarrior games for 20-odd years, but only now diving into the written lore, and I'm getting the distinct impression that Clan mechs should be way rarer in IS hands than the games imply.
Pretty much. The only source an IS force would have for a Timber Wolf a decade after the initial Clan invasion would be battlefield salvage, and a lot of the initial stuff salvaged was whisked off by house forces for teardowns and research. There'd be a few here and there but they would certainly be rare because there would be no IS manufacturing source of them yet. The Clans had to bring all their 'Mechs with them from Clan space and any resupplies had to be shipped down. Specifically regarding the Timber Wolf, if you check Sarna they do mention that Clan Wolf started manufacturing them in their Inner Sphere territory in 3080 but they weren't making many. It's funny how the Mad Cat because the poster child for the whole franchise, but in fiction they weren't very common at any point. They are mostly limited to Clan Wolf, with only them being able to manufacture the 'Mech and any others seen in other forces were generally via salvage or gifts.
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2023/01/23 22:47:05
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
The box seems to have a King Crab in it but a different 'Mech in the single / unboxed shots?
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Mr Morden wrote: The box seems to have a King Crab in it but a different 'Mech in the single / unboxed shots?
No. The model in the lower left corner of the box is the Sagittaire.
EDIT: Seems like Barnes & Noble got the wrong pic. This is what the box should look like:
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'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
2023/01/24 15:01:59
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
'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
2023/01/25 14:11:06
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
A little bit of info concerning the Mercenaries Kickstarter from the WolfNet Radio interview of Loren Coleman, via the BattleTech Forums:
MarauderCH IIC wrote:Loren Coleman is on the latest WNRP podcast and has stated that there will only be one shipping wave in this kickstater. He also stated that there will be dice!
'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
2023/01/26 15:57:37
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Since I don't use Army Painter paints, I'm not sure if that would be considered a fair price or not.
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- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Why are all lance packs so heavy? Where are the med/light lances?
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2023/01/27 03:57:53
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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'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
2023/01/27 19:28:15
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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'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
2023/01/28 04:17:08
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Rihgu wrote: What are those last 2? I don't recognize them. Jagermech and Jenner look great, though.
It’s the Merlin.
'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
2023/01/28 08:45:25
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
I vaguely remember the name "Nueva Castile" from back in the Explorer Corps book era, only remembered that it was a bit cringe, but I was surfing Sarna and for some reason eventually reached the Nueva Castile and Umayyad Caliphate pages and... ohhh boy, "cringe" doesn't even start defining it xDDDDD.
It is a work of beauty, how the designers decided to replicate almost to the letter the "moor" invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (while erasing everything except Castille, for some reason, no Aragón, no Portugal, no nothing XD) donw to all the planet names being word for word spanish cities (c'mon, at least make it "Nueva Granada" or something ^_^). It is a beautiful trainwreck and I shudder to think what would have happened if they would do this nowadays with a non-european country.
They funniest bits, though, were calling their first Battlemech model the "Reconquista"(seriously, from the outside it might sound OK, but if you speak spanish, which is a gendered language, calling a combat vehicle that sounds stupid xD, similar to calling a ship "him" instead of "her" in english, but moreso) and thinking that the castilian would call the invaders "umayyad" instead of "moors" if they were from spaniard descend (also, the invaders eventually calling themselves caliphate because reasons is also kinda out there).
So, it's a beautiful trainwreck, horrible and incredibly funny at the same time. It's so bad I kinda love it ^^
2023/01/29 10:04:07
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Charistoph wrote: You're surprised that futbol would be used for conflict resolution when a Rasalhague World was defended and won by American football?
To me that's just extending the trend.
Well, seeing as I was not privy to that particular incident... kinda? xD
But that's not what it's saying, is mostly sayng that they had an interplanetary fútbol league: that it was one of the kinds of conflict they engaged in, not that it was used for conflict resolution.
It's just kind of hilarious that they deemed that important enough to add it: if it merits mentioning here and basically nowhere else (hey, they have sport tournaments!) it surely must follow that it's not an usual thing in the Btech universe... or they play fútbol with mechs .
Also, it's "fútbol", with a stress on the "u"
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