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2023/10/02 19:50:43
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Announcing this year's BattleTech World Wide Event!
This year's event will be run by Catalyst Demo Agents between Halloween (October 31st) and New Year's Eve (December 31st).
The World Wide Event consists of narrative based scenarios that Agents run during the allotted time period & then submit results back to the team. The scores are totaled & final results are released after the event has concluded so everyone can see how the battle played out globally.
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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
2023/10/05 03:06:04
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Love that the only way to find out about games is to check a forum thread and hope that someone near you posts details? I'm already pretty sure we have no nearby demo presence but a boy can dream.
There also doesn't seem to be a post for the actual event game? It takes multiple forum link clicks to get to the game posting thread, but I don't see anywhere they've posted the actual game.
Well, that's for the demo agents to handle locally.
This is what the Phoenix demo agent posted on his Facebook entry:
SITUATION:
NEW EARTH
STAR LEAGUE
13 DECEMBER 3151
When Alaric and his Wolves left their staging grounds on New Earth to take Terra and become the ilClan, the Capellan Confederation claimed New Earth for themselves. Now the clans want it back.
Schedule TBD, but I'll be running this at a few different stores.
Play as either the clans (mostly Wolves, but some Falcons, Jaguars, and Snow Ravens will be on the field) or as House Hiritsu of the Capellan Confederation. As with all CDT Worldwide Events, everything will be provided by the demo agent (me).
I don't know if the rest will match up.
Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
Charistoph wrote: Well, that's for the demo agents to handle locally.
This is what the Phoenix demo agent posted on his Facebook entry:
SITUATION:
NEW EARTH
STAR LEAGUE
13 DECEMBER 3151
When Alaric and his Wolves left their staging grounds on New Earth to take Terra and become the ilClan, the Capellan Confederation claimed New Earth for themselves. Now the clans want it back.
Schedule TBD, but I'll be running this at a few different stores.
Play as either the clans (mostly Wolves, but some Falcons, Jaguars, and Snow Ravens will be on the field) or as House Hiritsu of the Capellan Confederation. As with all CDT Worldwide Events, everything will be provided by the demo agent (me).
I don't know if the rest will match up.
This looks to be the same conflict as the 2023 GenCon Diorama as seen on Camo Specs Facebook page.
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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
2023/10/05 17:53:48
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
This looks to be the same conflict as the 2023 GenCon Diorama as seen on Camo Specs Facebook page.
Or that was just a convenient image to sell the event.
From the Facebook post, dated August 6th:
GenCon 2023 Diorama - A coalition of Clans Wolf, Smoke Jaguar, Jade Falcon, and Raven Alliance engage Capellan House Hiritzu on New Home, 3151
There was a post on the BattleTech forums that the name on the Facebook post was wrong and should have been New Earth (the BattleTech forum's search function is worse that Dakka's). Regardless, they are the same conflict.
'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
Death_from_above wrote:MechForce Germany (present at Spiel Essen) managed to snag Christopher Frye from Liya International for a couple of minutes.
It would seem that we are still on track for 2023 shipping..
Timestamp 00:58 - more IlClan Mechs : 100% yes. Possibly in 2024, more probable in 2025 though.
Timestamp 01:12 - Randall has a meeting on Saturday to "determine where to localize the German language"
(So German game material quiaff ?)
Timestamp 01:16 - ProtoMech minis : Randall does have a soft spot for them, but don't hold your breath
(i.e. never say never, but definitely not in the next couple of years)
Timestamp 01:23:45 - More Campaigns books (à la Tukayyid) : Randall would love to see more of them.
They had a Luthien Campaign book planned for the Mercenaries KS, but decided to hold back. They're
also working on a Hinterlands Campaign.
Timestamp 01:25 - German Audiobooks : "spam J. Helfers e-mail"
Timestamp 01:29:20 - Audiobook with/by Tex (BPL) : good question for John H. again.
Timestamp 01:37 - Faction Packs will have IlClan-era Mechs in them.
Timestamp 01:50:43 - something something (packaging ?) BattleTech Aces : multiple (5) options on the table.
Timestamp 01:57:35 - European CGL store : worldwide shipping is still challenging. They're looking into Asmodee
Netherlands with their EPM network and another company. They'd like to offer a setup whereby one can order
via the website, but picking/shipping takes place within Europe.
Potential partners are often taken aback upon learning the number of SKUs.
'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
2023/10/08 12:28:41
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
as the attacker i was trying to get my battle armor to a central building to grab some intel, and then get them out again.
The goblin got destroyed...in the ammo explosion that killed the cyclops....that died the same way as the banshee-cumulative pilot hits from head shots and ammo explosions. the biggests LOLS was when the LBX 10 typhoon nailed the banshee in the face with it's rear firing small laser and put the pilot to sleep. the sagittaire got engine killed. the tokugawa took quite a bit of armor damage as did the shiltron.....but with only a single thunder bolt left the eridani light horse surrendered the field.
Spoiler:
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GAMES-DUST1947/infinity/B5 wars/epic 40K/5th ed 40K/victory at sea/warmachine/battle tactics/monpoc/battletech/battlefleet gothic/castles in the sky,/heavy gear/MCP
Just needs to be on an AeroTech box, dodging anime type missiles being fired from a Draconis Combine DropShip in the lower right corner...
'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
2023/10/13 07:22:59
Subject: Re: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
Looks like some of the Clan Invasion digital content is finally on it's way:
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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
2023/10/14 01:35:08
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
No, it's not an ad for Camo Specs. It's for the $1.75M stretch goal for the Clan Invasion Kickstarter.
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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
No, it's not an ad for Camo Specs. It's for the $1.75M stretch goal for the Clan Invasion Kickstarter.
So this?
Is that a pdf for the backers of that kickstarter? Or something us noobs that just started have access to?
It's right there in the image you posted. It will be a 'freely available PDF'. Any changes to that most likely wouldn't be announced until October 20th (next Friday).
'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
No, it's not an ad for Camo Specs. It's for the $1.75M stretch goal for the Clan Invasion Kickstarter.
So this?
Spoiler:
Is that a pdf for the backers of that kickstarter? Or something us noobs that just started have access to?
It's right there in the image you posted. It will be a 'freely available PDF'. Any changes to that most likely wouldn't be announced until October 20th (next Friday).
I read it. I just wasn't sure if it meant freely available to the backers rather than a paid addon for them.
Currently most played: Silent Death, Mars Code Aurora, Battletech, Warcrow and Infinity.
2023/10/16 02:31:57
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
a guy in a discord server I'm in went all in on the mercenaries kickstarter. I hope they start bringing back a lot of classic vehicles and battle armors. I'd love to see the gnomes get the same treatment as the toads as well as more metals getting the plastic treatment.
The only new battle armor is the Inner Sphere Standard and I doubt we’ll see more anytime soon. Next up is the Faction specific ForcePacks so no new vehicles for a while.
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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
2023/10/16 05:50:44
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
If they're doing releases by something resembling timeline of eras, we'll probably see an eventual work up in to Operation Bulldog or the FedCom Civil War.
If they do it that way (which the Faction ForcePacks are supposed to have at least one Dark Age/IlClan design in them like the Grey Death), then we may see a few different Battle Armors, though maybe not a whole lot. There are quite a few that are basically just Inner Sphere Standard, but shaped to fit the aesthetics of the House making it.
Still, the larger BA like the Gnome, and Kanazuchi would be interesting. My guess it will be based largely on the reception of the Elemental and ISSBA box sets (the first they have).
Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
Charistoph wrote: If they're doing releases by something resembling timeline of eras, we'll probably see an eventual work up in to Operation Bulldog or the FedCom Civil War.
Occurring in 3059, Operation BULLDOG is part of the Clan Invasion era (3050-3061).
A lot of the 'Mech from TRO: 3055 and 3058 are faction specific and may be showing up in those ForcePacks.
Charistoph wrote: Still, the larger BA like the Gnome, and Kanazuchi would be interesting. My guess it will be based largely on the reception of the Elemental and ISSBA box sets (the first they have).
New battle armor is unlikely. Added to the large number of BattleMechs needing to be updated to plastic, the small scale makes them a challenge to design and manufacture using the equipment that Liya has available (which is why we won't see plastic Infantry Squads - they're too small). The best bet for Battle Armor would be updated sculpts from Iron Wind Metals.
'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
2023/10/16 18:45:09
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
IWM has a lot of mechs that they will neither reprint nor will they update or let CGL make plastic versions of. I would love to see them revise a lot of their sculpts, but that might be a problem on their end.
Takanashi Kiwawa wrote: IWM has a lot of mechs that they will neither reprint nor will they update or let CGL make plastic versions of.
It's not Iron Wind Metal's decision on what 'Mechs CGL can make. Plus you're totally missing the relationship between the two companies. They're good friends, not competitors. From Update #56 of the Mercenaries Kickstarter:
Ironwind Metals are some dear friends and partners of ours, and one of their core team are going through a terminal medical issue. We’ve partnered with them to bring 3 new Drop Ship miniatures to the pledge manager. All profits from these minis gained from the pledge manager will go directly to Ironwind to help cover medical expenses. Once the pledge manager closes, we’ll purchase the minis from them to keep producing under the Catalyst flag.
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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
Charistoph wrote: If they're doing releases by something resembling timeline of eras, we'll probably see an eventual work up in to Operation Bulldog or the FedCom Civil War.
Occurring in 3059, Operation BULLDOG is part of the Clan Invasion era (3050-3061).
A lot of the 'Mech from TRO: 3055 and 3058 are faction specific and may be showing up in those ForcePacks.
I wasn't saying that Operation Bulldog was a different era. I was more trying to imply that there were a lot of new designs that were used in Operation Bulldog that should be made BEFORE leaving the Clan Invasion space completely. Even the FedCom Civil War isn't that big of an era, and most of the designs used there were technically from the Clan Invasion Era.
Charistoph wrote: Still, the larger BA like the Gnome, and Kanazuchi would be interesting. My guess it will be based largely on the reception of the Elemental and ISSBA box sets (the first they have).
New battle armor is unlikely. Added to the large number of BattleMechs needing to be updated to plastic, the small scale makes them a challenge to design and manufacture using the equipment that Liya has available (which is why we won't see plastic Infantry Squads - they're too small). The best bet for Battle Armor would be updated sculpts from Iron Wind Metals.
True, which is why I'm saying it will depend on how those Battle Armor Forcepacks sell. If they don't sell well, there will be no reason to bother making more. While the sculpts are great, I don't like them on full-sized bases, as it makes it hard to indicate which hex they are in when mounted or preparing to Leg/Swarm a unit. I feel the same way about the Vehicles, too, but I'm pretty sure I can pop those off reliably (except the Warrior which needs it).
What I was saying in what you quoted is that it would be interesting (not expecting) to see Heavy and Assault Battle Armor units in plastic.
Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
2023/10/16 23:47:34
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Charistoph wrote: I wasn't saying that Operation Bulldog was a different era. I was more trying to imply that there were a lot of new designs that were used in Operation Bulldog that should be made BEFORE leaving the Clan Invasion space completely. Even the FedCom Civil War isn't that big of an era, and most of the designs used there were technically from the Clan Invasion Era.
We already know that the Force Manuals will be set in the Succession Wars/Clan Invasion eras from some of the Adepticon AMA's and that the Faction-specific ForcePacks will support those Force Manuals. Although there's no indication how many Force Manuals there will be, the announcement mentioned Kurita, Mercenaries and Davion. I would also expect Steiner, Liao/St. Ives, Com Star/Free Rasalhague Republic and one or two Clan books. That will get a good number of 'Mechs out, but it will take some time.
There's also been mention of a few new Mercenary ForcePacks being pushed back in favor of the Faction ForcePacks along with rumors of some ilClan era 'Mechs being mixed in with the forthcoming Faction ForcePacks. We'll just have to wait and see how those rumors pan out.
'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
