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infinite_array wrote: Backers also get access to the Mechwarrior RPG beta! I'm looking forward to seeing their streamlined RPG rules.
Well, I hope they really ARE streamlined. Just got the Shadowrun 6th World book from the same company and with the same claims... And well, it didn't exactly fill me with confidence. Not only the rules seem to be an unholy mess, maybe even messier than 5th, all the while claiming it did get a streamline... It also followed tradition, with 10 whole pages of day one errata, with anything from typos to full blown missing tables (yes, multiple).
Adrian Gideon wrote:Destiny has no relation to ATOW. It’s a completely different system, it uses a variation of the Cue system, like Cosmic Patrol, Valiant, and Anarchy.
I'm not an RPG'er so I have no opinion on the Cue System.
Psychopomp wrote: Here's a question for those current with the game:
I keep hearing that the rules have barely changed since the beginning. If I have the old Battletech Compendium (dug out of a storage closet Back Home over the weekend), why do I need Total Warfare? Do I need Total Warfare?
Because 'barely changed' does not mean 'have not changed at all'. What rulebook you need depends on what rules your group (if you're playing with a group) uses.
New Social Media Challenge. On the Clan Invasion Kickstarter page, go down to the 'Social Media Challenges' near the bottom of the page. Click on the Norse Foundry graphic (it will take you to the Adventurers & Adversaries 28mm D&D Resin Miniatures & Dice Kickstarter). If it receives 1,000 clicks, the size of the Challenge Coins will be increased from 1.25" to 1.5" (3.175 cm to 3.81 cm).
Will characters be clan era only?
No. All realms and eras of BattleTech. No guarantee where. Make a note on your affiliation about the era you prefer.
Will the 3025/3052 maps be purchased as addons?
Currently no, but contemplating offering it. Loren says “yes”, and they’ll look into it.
Will we get concept art, even sketches, before the pledge manager comes out?
No. We will reveal it when it is worth revealing it. 60-90 days of pledge manager, we will see a good quantity, maybe ½ to ¾, we will do our best.
Will the storyline move beyond IlClan?
Yes. It is the launch pad for the future. They want to keep focus on all eras, and all products on the shelf.
Why no Star League options for faction packs and others?
Needed to cut it off somewhere. “If” we go over 2Mil, we might talk about it. Maybe it will sneak in there.
Any more Blaine Pardoe fiction?
Lol. Yes.
Will there be dice bundles and the likes?
Adding more Sku’s will be difficult, but they will ad at least one collector set for every faction. 20% discount.
Lady shirts?
Yes, there will be lady and mens shirts.
Are the elementals going to get more love than their initial model?
Goal is 10 elemental poses, but it is difficult to get all 5 on a hex (size). There is too much they do not know yet.
Strana mechty circle of equals, one giant circle if two are combines?
They are considering this. Will update this and the maps.
Novels in print instead of epub?
Printing is difficult, but print on demand will be available. Subscription (book club style) is being considered, where we would print based on the demand of subscribers, and deliver it to you.
Will the rules for elementals be included in the box set?
Yes
More kickstarters for other eras in the future?
Yes. But not until this was is done. A lot of lessons learned. If it goes well, we will do this again.
Is the 3145 the starting era for canon?
No, 3025 is the “starting point” for the IP. We plan to continue with all eras. You will see forward movement of the timeline, but we do plan to support other eras.
Which ‘Mech packs do you expect to be in the first wave?
High confidence = clan command star, IS command lance, clan heavy star. Maybe IS battle lance, and Clan fire star. Updates to come.
Aidan Pryde as a pilot card?
Hasn’t been discussed, to have current are and characters in the packs. Will consider it.
Can I delay wave 1 until wave 2 is ready?
Fulfillment company and pledge manager recommend against it heavily. Logistics and customer service point of view. Will continue to discuss.
How are euro continent countries (but not EU) categorizes for shipping?
No definite answer yet. Maybe Like EU, or like ROW. Will update.
HI and Alaska shipping?
Fast and expensive, or slow and cheaper. Loren says unless the fans want other, he suggest half cost extra weak, traceable.
TV Series?
Beyond what we can decide per Topps. Would be awesome.
Neoprene maps available ?
5th map = convention exclusive (maybe we will add it to the website, conventions. not retail).
What happens to IWM if you go plastic for the ‘Mechs.
IWM will have access to all our redesigns. Mike @ IWM considering a 5 for 4 pack of putter ‘Mechs. New plastic sculpts have proven to increase sales for IWM.
Magazine.
Plan is to go thru the older magazines, and see what we loved about them, and put that into a new magazine. We will also talk to you to see what you want.
Expectations of the kickstarter
Crack a million was the expectation.
Any time frame for Mechwarrior destiny?
Hopefully end of month (August-september 2019).
Bill leaves to Everett.
How will the Clan codex dog tag and plush urbie?
Heavy metal medallion for the dagger star, no beer bottle opener though…
Urbie plushie looks really cool, trust us, we will work on it.
Natasha Kerensky body pillow NO!
How do you plan to continue fiction, if you know where the story is going (such as the smoke jaguars being annihilated?)
We can still tell good smoke jaguar stories, and what you know may not be the entire truth. Look at the latest Blaine Pardoe story for example.
I want to get nuked.
If you are okay with your character dyeing, tell us. We can make it happen as far as your fictional character.
If I have a group of players who all pledged canon characters, can we unit into a Merc unit?
Yes. Fill-out form and affiliation, and say something like 1 of X entries. They will then bulk you all together. This might move you up the list.
How much for urbie plushie?
No idea, most expensive high end one I have prices is $42. Too much we do not know, might not be that company.
Where are the quads and OST’s?
Quads ---- John enters abruptly… ---- Quads will be worked on and redesigned, we intend to bring them on, but they didn’t fit for this kickstarter. Quads do not fit on a hex and work with the packaging. Those ‘Mechs are coming and are getting a facelift.
What about vehicles?
No. We will get to another box in the future bringing the vehicle rules and vehicles. IWM produces all those vehicles right now, so there is no immediate need. We are focusing more on retail store products.
What has been your favorite part of this kickstarter?
Loren = Reconnecting with a lot of the fan-base. Brent = Speed this kick’ed off at. Having access to die-hard fans to bounce ideas off of. John = To see that many people wanting to embrace BattleTech, and the growth.
What about LAM and aerospace?
Outside of the spoke of this core expansion. If we do this again, there will be LAMS (jokingly from Loren). Brent prefers IWM doing it.
Will we see more t-shirts?
Yes
Are the $4.99 books in the store digital?
Digital. But we are working on print on demand.
Will people be told where their characters are used?
Will try, tracking via spreadsheet, viewable publicly.
Will the alien worlds map pack be available in the pledge manager.
Yes. What wave, we are unsure
What about plastic kits with the ‘mechs on sprues (non-assembled)
Focus is miniatures for people to play. IWM is the place for assembly ‘Mechs.
And since it's close enough and I'm gong to bed...
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You’ve smashed through every Stretch Goal we’ve posted, like battlefield targets knocked-out as quickly as you find them. At this stage we’re simply offering the opportunity for all of us to throw-down for bragging rights for the game and universe we all love.
$2,500,000. If we reach this Stretch Goal, the BattleTech: Clan Invasion will move into the top 50 most-funded in the Games Category, as well as the top 100 most-funded Kickstarter projects…ever!
To thank you in a big way for achieving such phenomenal bragging rights, we’ll produce the Legendary MechWarriors Pack. These will be a unique pose and/or variant.This pack will also include Pilot Cards for these legendary characters.
Legendary MechWarriors Pack ($25 Add-On)
Dire Wolf Widowmaker (Natasha Kerensky)
Timber Wolf Pryde (Aidan Pryde)
Archer (Morgan Kell)
Marauder (Grayson Death Carlyle)
All backers at STAR COMMANDER level and above will get a free Legendary Salvage Box that will include one of these ’Mechs. This will be given out on a per-pledge basis, so multiple pledge levels at STAR COMMANDER and above means multiple Legendary Salvage Boxes. COMSTAR, WARRIOR and RISTAR backers who ordered physical product equal to a STAR COMMANDER pledge ($50) will also get a free Legendary Salvage Box, but only at 1 free per backer.
Finally, this Legendary MechWarriors Pack will not appear on store shelves, but will instead be for backers, cons, our online store, and other promotional opportunities.
We livestreamed an AMA last night, which has since been viewed over 1,600 times! We plan on running a new AMA, tomorrow night, 8/17/2019 at 6pm to 8pm PST, coinciding with the last two hours of the Kickstarter!
As before, we’re going to be streaming this from Youtube so all you will need to chat with us is a Google account. Will make sure we also have the video running live while we are doing it on the Front Page of the campaign. And we will leave the video up on youtube for those of you who are not able to attend.
AndrewGPaul wrote: If previous comments in this thread are correct, there’s no contract for Catalyst to buy out; Iron Wind Metals have the perpetual licence to make Battletech miniatures and it appears it’s exclusive.
FASA made a lot of idiotic decisions that way.
The history of Ral Partha is interesting as well, like how FASA owned Ral Partha between 1998 and 2001...
jedi76 wrote: Decided to get into my first Kickstarter with this. Got the base game from the flgs and love the new plastic mechs. Already started painting them in house Steiner colors. The boys favorite colors! Gonna do some up as wolfs dragoons too I'm thinking. Hopefully catalyst has everything under control and we get reinforcements next year! Does anyone have any experience with good BattleTech decals?
ChargerIIC wrote: Glad to see the new Nova Cat looks so good. It was one of those mechs that *almost* looked good before but was too curved
I don't really see that big of a difference between the old and new Nova Cat artwork...
Spoiler:
That's kind the point right? Slightly updated artwork that allows them to say "this is a new and modern design" without changing the original in any crazy ways?
Yes. My reply was in reference to ChargerIIC saying the original was 'too curved' and the new one looks better.
H.B.M.C. wrote: A new Night Gyr, Turkina and Fire Falcon, I suspect.
Considering the Turkina OmniMech was named after Elizabeth Hazen's pet jade falcon, the 'Green Burd' reference makes it fairly obvious which 95 ton 'mech he's working on
BattleTech wrote:Anthony Scroggins here, head of the mech design and sculpting team for Battletech. Barely keeping my head above water while we blitz out as much Wave One Clan Invasion Kickstarter mech goodness as possible.
I wanted to show you what my team has been working on. We're not even half way through the whole KS list and the collection is already looking amazing.
Last Christmas we brought you 9 plastic mechs. Coming up next year we're going to increase that number to 38 (subject to change), and it'll only get crazier from there
Want to see even more development imagery? Design sketches, progress shots, renders, and some prototypes can be found on my Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/ShimmeringSword
BrianDavion wrote: I'm suprised battletroops minis exist, last I know that game was looong dead but there is a mini for the Hauberk, which is a fairly new type of BA so.. must be still being continued somehow...
that or they really wanted to sculpt a 28mm hauberk
They come in handy when playing 'A Time of War' or the upcoming 'Destiny' RPGs.
