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Florence, KY

The Eris premium 'Mech should be available tomorrow. From the BattleTech Forums

Cubby wrote:
Kerfuffin(925) wrote:That’s good. Hopefully the Eris is coming soon.

This week. Some kind of hiccup with them arriving at / being received by the warehouse, but they're there now.

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defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'

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washington state USA

One of the guys wanted to test out the nasty C3 davion tank lance of a Mantuefel spotter and 3 variants of the Ajax assault tanks-

i ran a hatamoto-chi 28t, awesome 9m, 9Q and a sunder.

As expected, the sunder took an ammo crit and exploded.
the 9m lost its head, and the hatamoto took massive damage loosing it's gyro.

the tank lance is still just as nasty as ever even if he kept jamming the triple RAC 5 ajax.

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Florence, KY

A closeup of the new 'jumping' BattleMechs...

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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
 
   
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Florence, KY

And the new 'Mechs from the Mercenary Force Packs...

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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.'

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Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
 
   
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What is the beast second from the right. That is a lot of gaping muzzles on display!

Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!

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Florence, KY

 Flinty wrote:
What is the beast second from the right. That is a lot of gaping muzzles on display!

That is the Sagittaire, a 95 ton 'Mech found on the cover of Technical Readout: 3067.

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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.'

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Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
 
   
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We've got a bloodname tournament coming up at our shop this week. Clan mechs, bring a light, a medium and a heavy from the Clan Invasion era.
I'll be running a Hellion B (because the Heavy laser leads to hilariously short games)
A Goshawk (because it is amazing)
And a Mad Cat H, because it is a surprisingly well balanced, though brutal design.

My hope is to convince one of my foes to battle on the alien worlds map with the mushrooms. And also to use the Hellion to tear apart a larger mech, before incinerating from the heat of my own weapons.

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Our group is getting together on Black Friday to play Alpha Strike. We really like the concept of quicker games with less paperwork (Office workers all of us). Though we might wind up doing the full Classic games in the future. I finally got the last of the Inner Sphere box sets this weekend, just the specialty unit boxes left to pick up, Then I'll start with the Clans.

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The last Friday of the month is when we usually play Alpha Strike, so if our group meets up on Black Friday, it will be Alpha Strike. The rest of the Fridays are Classic Battletech.

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Florence, KY

About that Eris premium miniature, from the BattleTech Forums:

Cubby wrote:100 pct on me, I was out of town this Friday and was not able to get it posted.

We'll be releasing the Eris alongside the Alpha Strike box set for Black Friday.

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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
 
   
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Chicago

I haven't been paying attention, but had it been mentioned that Battletech is on Humble Bundle right now and Alpha Strike Commander's edition is included at the $1 level!?
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/introduction-to-battletech-catalyst-game-labs-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_3_layout_index_3_layout_type_threes_tile_index_3_c_introductiontobattletechcatalystgamelabs_bookbundle
I went in at $18 as there at a number of items that interested me from more recent BT history, but it's notable that Total Warfare is included from $10 and up.

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I am not sure about the new Hetzer. I will buy them because they are on the shortlist of favourite vehicles, most of which are already confirmed.

However I like the order style. I think it is mistake to reimage all the units the same, consistency in weapon barrels is appreciated, but not consistency in armour and hull design, these units would be desgined by different people in different ages and will have different 'skins'.

Also the new Hetzer doesn't look cheap enough. I loved the fluff of Hetzer deliveries having the Ac20 thrown inside with some bolts to install it.

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Florence, KY

 Eilif wrote:
I haven't been paying attention, but had it been mentioned that Battletech is on Humble Bundle right now and Alpha Strike Commander's edition is included at the $1 level!?
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/introduction-to-battletech-catalyst-game-labs-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_3_layout_index_3_layout_type_threes_tile_index_3_c_introductiontobattletechcatalystgamelabs_bookbundle
I went in at $18 as there at a number of items that interested me from more recent BT history, but it's notable that Total Warfare is included from $10 and up.

Yes, it's been mentioned.

 Orlanth wrote:
I am not sure about the new Hetzer. I will buy them because they are on the shortlist of favourite vehicles, most of which are already confirmed.

Most of the concept sketches coming out now (especially for the Combat Vees) are most likely for artwork (which may be seen in the Recognition Guides) and are not planned for miniatures at this time.

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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
 
   
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Astonished of Heck

 Eilif wrote:
I haven't been paying attention, but had it been mentioned that Battletech is on Humble Bundle right now and Alpha Strike Commander's edition is included at the $1 level!?
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/introduction-to-battletech-catalyst-game-labs-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_3_layout_index_3_layout_type_threes_tile_index_3_c_introductiontobattletechcatalystgamelabs_bookbundle
I went in at $18 as there at a number of items that interested me from more recent BT history, but it's notable that Total Warfare is included from $10 and up.

It should be pointed out that there is no method of updating these documents to future versions that both DriveThruRPG and CGL's site will do.

Still, just keeping up with the Erratas should handle any problem. Honestly, I've been doing it for a couple years now.

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Chicago

 Charistoph wrote:

It should be pointed out that there is no method of updating these documents to future versions that both DriveThruRPG and CGL's site will do.

Still, just keeping up with the Erratas should handle any problem. Honestly, I've been doing it for a couple years now.


That's a good point. Doesn't really bother me as what I really wanted was to fill in some of my knowledge of the current IlKahn era and to not have to pay full price for Alpha Strike Commander (for our 10mm mecha games), having purchased AS and ASComp already. I was tempted to go in for just a buck for AS, but I'm very happy with the 27 items that my $18 bought me and I'm happy to kick a little cash to Catalyst and Charity.

However, even if I was interested in playing standard Battletech (which I very much am not) I think the price differential is definitely enough to offset relying on errata rather than a full update.

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Florence, KY

A few notes on the Friday BattleTech releases (the Alpha Strike boxed set, Recognition Guide Vol. 27 and the Eris premium 'Mech) from Cubby on the BattleTech Forums:

Cubby wrote:Probably going to post it around 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT Friday. Around that time, this is a human-driven process that can only be somewhat automated and requires a little coordination, so don't freak out if it's 5 min after the hour and it's not up yet.

Those with FOMO may wish to plan their Black Friday appropriately...

Cubby wrote:
Fat Guy wrote:It would be nice to have prior notice if we are/aren't getting a Rec Guide this Friday though, and if not...when?

The thing is literally getting laid out as I'm typing this. We haven't been sitting on it for months and just aren't bothering to communicate its status for this week. As with some of the previous Rec Guide installments, these products can often happen on very tight turnarounds, so we don't always have the notice to give you.

In this case, the intent is to get Rec Guide 27 out this Friday, Nov. 25.

So saying they're 'hot off the press' would be apropos.

'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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Astonished of Heck

 Eilif wrote:
 Charistoph wrote:

It should be pointed out that there is no method of updating these documents to future versions that both DriveThruRPG and CGL's site will do.

Still, just keeping up with the Erratas should handle any problem. Honestly, I've been doing it for a couple years now.

That's a good point. Doesn't really bother me as what I really wanted was to fill in some of my knowledge of the current IlKahn era and to not have to pay full price for Alpha Strike Commander (for our 10mm mecha games), having purchased AS and ASComp already. I was tempted to go in for just a buck for AS, but I'm very happy with the 27 items that my $18 bought me and I'm happy to kick a little cash to Catalyst and Charity.

However, even if I was interested in playing standard Battletech (which I very much am not) I think the price differential is definitely enough to offset relying on errata rather than a full update.

That's more or less my position, I just play Total Warfare much more than I do Alpha Strike. I have the Commander's Edition in dead tree format, but haven't been able to get my hands on Total Warfare in the same format at present. I just thought having a warning would be helpful for those who might be relying on it.

Still, there's a LOT of the other books which justifies the price, in my opinion, even if the rulebooks were left out.

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Here's a hint of what will be in RecGuide vol. 27...


'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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Astonished of Heck

Is that a new Galleon?

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Tanks. Woo.


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Florence, KY

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Tanks. Woo.


Don't sound so excited . Good thing that there's to be some 'Mechs in there as well.

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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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Germany

Hey guys, I have been out of the BT world for decades, but I still have a ton of stuff from the FASA/Ral Partha era.
Now I am tempted by the new Alphastrike box coming out... Are these the same size as the current Catalyst mechs? Or are these smaller?
It seems there have been many different itterations the last decades and it is difficult to find a way back. The Catalyst stuff is a bit bigger then the classics, but not to much. Then there are the rather ugly Iron Wind ones, the Clix stuff and I believe some small scale mechs (for AS?)?
Thank you!

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All the current plastics Catalyst is making are the same scale, even the Alpha Strike ones.

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 Garfield666 wrote:
Hey guys, I have been out of the BT world for decades, but I still have a ton of stuff from the FASA/Ral Partha era.
Now I am tempted by the new Alphastrike box coming out... Are these the same size as the current Catalyst mechs? Or are these smaller?
It seems there have been many different itterations the last decades and it is difficult to find a way back. The Catalyst stuff is a bit bigger then the classics, but not to much. Then there are the rather ugly Iron Wind ones, the Clix stuff and I believe some small scale mechs (for AS?)?
Thank you!


You may be thinking of the Battleforce line for the mini-mini mechs. There's a limited section of those available from IWM, and they're used kinda more like tokens since Battleforce is further abstracted out to do larger scale battles. Otherwise yeah, all of the new Catalyst minis are to scale and more recent IWM minis are meant to be in scale or close enough as well. The nice thing about Battletech is that the minis really don't matter so as long as you can find a grouping of minis that you think look good together, you're set.

   
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As they said, the ones in this new Alpha Strike box will be of a size with the new CGL models.

But if you want some comparisons

From the old FASA-style plastics:
Panther:


Cyclops:


And for some of the IWM models:
Wolverine:


Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-born:


Of course, some of the IWM models are REALLY crazy in size difference, like the Mad Cat (but I don't have the Clan Invasion Mad Cat to provide a comparison).

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Thanks alot guys, that's great help. I will try to get the AS box and if I catch Battletech fever again, get more of the Catalyst mechs. Until then I can live with a mixture.

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 Garfield666 wrote:
Thanks alot guys, that's great help. I will try to get the AS box and if I catch Battletech fever again, get more of the Catalyst mechs. Until then I can live with a mixture.


Nothing wrong with using the old minis. Most metals are still in production and there's far more variety in metal anyway compared to the relatively limited number of plastics. Experienced gamers might even give you a bit of cred for having the older figs.

The only ones that aren't compatible are the Clix figs which are 10mm vs the 6mm scale of Battletech.

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Now Available: Alpha Strike Box Set, Recognition Guide: ilClan Vol. 27, Eris Premium Miniature


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An additional reason to purchase the Eris (if the cool miniature wasn't enough)...

It’s time to come together for one of our own. One of the owner/operators of Iron Wind Metals, a BattleTech licensed product line since the FASA days, is still waging her own private war with cancer. To assist her family, we are once again dedicating profit from this month’s Premium BattleMech Miniature to her health care expenses.

And about that little brouhaha concerning the Rommel from a few pages back, it's been neatly resolved in the new RecGuide (from page 10):

VARIANTS wrote:When the Rommel was upgraded with a Gauss rifle after the Clan Invasion, it suddenly competed with the Patton’s market. The resulting negative slump in sales of both tanks prompted Defiance to ensure distinct roles in later models

CAPABILITIES wrote:Defiance’s marketing department long ago realized that producing two visually similar tanks with nearly identical roles teetered on the brink of madness. During the Jihad, the Rommel was re-focused into a close support artillery unit, while the upgraded Patton remains a go-anywhere, do-anything heavy tank.

So the Rommel is now exclusively the Rommel Howitzer found on pages 66-67 of Technical Readout: Prototypes.

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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
 
   
Made in au
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Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.

Really hope those Alpha Strike minis go on separate sale as an add-in in the upcoming KS.

And I thought they weren't going to mention the Rommel anymore because of rampant presentism?

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