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SpinCycleDreadnought wrote: In an ideal world, game developers would put out the models for games as downloadable STLs for a small sum, and we'd all be able to not worry about the morality and ethics of ripped designs
In this case, the game developers don't own the IP and probably wouldn't be able to get Microsoft to sign off on it.
2024/02/13 21:37:33
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
BrookM wrote: Does anybody know of a good source to look for what CCAF infantry uniforms look like? Sarna is not of great help here, unless I'm not looking in the right place.
They do have the books to look in to under the CCAF page, namely: Field Manual: Capellan Confederation and Handbook: House Liao.
CGL has restarted their Force Manual series with Davion and Kurita. Mercenaries is next, but they do plan on filling out the rest of the Houses eventually. At the rate they're going, they should have Force Manual: Liao out before next Christmas, if not much sooner.
Remember that Force Manual: Kurita and Force Manual: Mercenaries were adapted in large from the appropriate Combat Manuals. Therefore, new Force Manuals will take more time to write and publish as there's no existing Combat Manuals to draw from.
2024/12/29 19:10:19
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
BrookM wrote: Does anybody know of a good source to look for what CCAF infantry uniforms look like? Sarna is not of great help here, unless I'm not looking in the right place.
They do have the books to look in to under the CCAF page, namely: Field Manual: Capellan Confederation and Handbook: House Liao.
CGL has restarted their Force Manual series with Davion and Kurita. Mercenaries is next, but they do plan on filling out the rest of the Houses eventually. At the rate they're going, they should have Force Manual: Liao out before next Christmas, if not much sooner.
Remember that Force Manual: Kurita and Force Manual: Mercenaries were adapted in large from the appropriate Combat Manuals. Therefore, new Force Manuals will take more time to write and publish as there's no existing Combat Manuals to draw from.
And the Combat Manuals were drawn from the previous Field Manuals and Handbooks. Most of the differences are layouts and adding in the Force Command Abilities, and maybe a new character along with the Special Pilot Abilities.
The Force Manuals have more in common with the Combat Manuals than they do with the Field Manuals. Comparing the three, the Force Manuals and Combat Manuals are nearly identical.
2025/01/09 21:35:30
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Charistoph wrote: The Record Sheets exist, and have for quite some time, particularly most of the Introtech. There are several ways to obtain them before CGL releases ForcePack PDFs.
First is to buy a Record Sheet pack from CGL. However, this can get expensive, particularly if you want all the variants.
Second is to use a Battletech Design Program or Site. Solaris SkunkWerks has one, but I prefer MegaMekLab, as it can add Reference Tables to the side (which include which terrain a Vehicle cannot enter). Unfortunately, they both require Java on a PC to work, but that's not too bad to set up (if you're not using an Apple OS).
MechFactory is an Android App, but they also have a website where you can download PDFs of specific units. So a good back up option.
Of course, the final method is to copy/print the Record Sheet from the back of the Tech Manual and fill it out like "ye olde days" using stats found in a TRO or Resource book (oh, that method takes me back).
From Tuesday Newsday Episode #39 (14 January 2025)
-Josh Perian is also working on MUL 2.0. Work has restarted on it and they’re close to getting an early release, Josh is hoping for Q1 2025.
--It will have record sheets
--It will be able to combine Alpha Strike cards and record sheets for force building
--The search filter has been rebuilt from the ground up
--The look and feel will be updated.
--They’ll be able to show more detail closer to release and talk about features that are planned but further out.
--They’ll have advanced aerospace cards as an option instead of the PDF on the CGL shop
2025/01/27 01:09:53
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Dysartes wrote: Question for the group - if I've already got the "A Game of Armoured Combat" box, is there any reason to step back and grab the Beginner Box? Are the Mechs/Maps exclusive to it, etc?
If you want a Vindicator, the Beginner Box is the only product that has it (you can get different Griffin models in other ForcePacks).
2025/02/20 19:40:06
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
BrookM wrote: Isn't ACES Alpha Strike only though? I've had it on my wishlist for quite some time now though regardless.
I'm slowly painting up three lances of pirate mechs as the first real op-for, even went so far as to build them as a command lance, recon lance and battle lance for those bonuses and whatnot.
Yes. They're working on a version of Aces that works with the Total Warfare rules, but it's a way off.
2025/06/14 16:17:20
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Will Gothic be Aces compatible? Gothic is 100% Classic BattleTech with Abominations (described as a combination of battlearmour and protomechs) plugged in. Aces is currently Alpha Strike so it’s not properly compatible but they’re hoping to run an open beta for BattleTech aces in the autumn.
2025/08/03 15:18:13
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Truly conflicting information requires two or more omniscient sources to contradict each other, as only information presented to the reader in this fashion is invariably true. Omniscient descriptions naturally supersede any information that is merely presented as a (possibly inaccurate) information within the universe. A conflict between in-universe sources ("Sourcebook Fiction") would be just that, proving that at least one of them must be wrong without proving any particular one to be correct.
More detailed information is generally held to supersede more general descriptions. In cases where it is impossible to reconcile the conflicting pieces of information and neither is clearly in error, in the absence of an official ruling the latest published information supersedes earlier material.
In summary, in the case of contradicting canonical information,
1. any in-universe perspective ("sourcebook fiction") may be wrong, and always yields to contradicting omniscient fiction ("story fiction");
2. detailed information supersedes broader or more generic information;
3. if two equally explicit omniscient sources are conflicting, i.e. provide mutually exclusive statements, in light of the two aforementioned points then in the absence of an official ruling on the matter the later sources supersede earlier sources (see also Retcon below).
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2025/08/05 00:32:15
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Note that Sorenson's Sabre's have their own entry on Camo Specs
The Sabres use the same scheme of the 5th Sword of Light unit, flat red with no highlights.
Per Staterbook Sword and Dragon, page 32.
After the Combine-Bear war, the Sabres were attached to the Otomo. Wishing to retain the identity and tradition of Sorenson’s Sabres, they did not switch to the Otomo scheme, but in a compromise to save face, they have added gold highlights.
Canonized by Hyena on 8/14/07.
2025/08/06 17:55:40
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
The Sabres use the same scheme of the 5th Sword of Light unit, flat red with no highlights.
Per Staterbook Sword and Dragon, page 32.
After the Combine-Bear war, the Sabres were attached to the Otomo. Wishing to retain the identity and tradition of Sorenson’s Sabres, they did not switch to the Otomo scheme, but in a compromise to save face, they have added gold highlights.
Canonized by Hyena on 8/14/07.
I'll say it again, BattleTech is not Warhammer 40K.
As you will note, it says they do use gold highlights after being attached to the Otomo and are not always just a flat red paint scheme.
Also, BattleTech does have canonical paint schemes, just like 40K has and that players can use or ignore at their discretion, just like they can with 40K.
2025/11/04 01:10:31
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Charistoph wrote: They have a podcast every Tuesday called the Tuesday Newsday on YouTube. They sometimes have updates on everything. Someone puts up notes on what they talk about and posts it on the Battletech Forums.
