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I don't think so. There's never been an official terrain line other than a few bits, and pieces over the years. It's more probable that the next KS contains ASF along with fixed Aerospace rules than plastic terrain kits.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Official plastic terrain kits, probably not. They did show/use some cool 3D-printed buildings during the livestreams.
At one point, Randall (?) says the buildings were designed by Brent and that he printed them out at home. He then
mentions that they are looking into the possibility of making the files (STL) available to the public. No date/timeline
or hard confirmation given.
There are already quite a lot of paid and free STL sets for 3d printing, so it might not make much sense to try a serious push into that as a sustained market offering, beyond just making available whatever is made for fun. there will always be a draw for people to get 2official" things for the brand, but the market may be too dilute at this point.
Good quality pre-made and pre-painted scenery would be something that harder to compete with.
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Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
beast_gts wrote: There's some semi-official terrain coming soon - Gale Force Nine is doing Hextech Battlefield-in-a-Box pre-painted terrain (linky).
I've been printing some of the hextech buildings and they are all sorts of cool, so I'd endorse the GF9 ones for people who either don't have printers or just want a ready to go option.
Flinty wrote: Also @HBMC - seems like the blood asp will be available after all, you just need to get it as an add on. You might be able to snag one after all
I won't believe it until it is physically in my hand, which as we've already established, will never happen. Reality will warp to stop it from happening, mark my words!
Flinty wrote: Also @HBMC - seems like the blood asp will be available after all, you just need to get it as an add on. You might be able to snag one after all
I won't believe it until it is physically in my hand, which as we've already established, will never happen. Reality will warp to stop it from happening, mark my words!
Ships sink (or go sideways). Kaiju emerge right underneath the ship. Aliens decide that the containers of mechs are are actually part of our planet's R&D for our planetary defence projects...
The delivery van on its way to my places gets into an accident which, miraculously, leaves the driver and all the cargo completely unscathed... except the salvage box with the Blood Asp.
I managed a home improvement store over a decade ago. A customers remodel hit every possible snag, all unforeseen at the get go. Old wiring that should have been replaced in a previous remodel, asbestos that was signed off on as being abated during that same first remodel, cabinet manufacturer going out of business. The final straw was when we had expedited the carpet and it was going to arrive just in time for a family function to still happen at the house. The truck bringing the carpet was in an accident (not the drivers fault) and caught on fire destroying the carpet.
happens. Prepare for the worst pray for the best.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
H.B.M.C. wrote: The delivery van on its way to my places gets into an accident which, miraculously, leaves the driver and all the cargo completely unscathed... except the salvage box with the Blood Asp.
Accidental release of urine from a passing airliner spears down through the truck and wiping out a small very specific part of the package
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Updates #44 & #45 have dropped, with #45 including access to digital rewards which are ready for the backers.
'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
The arenas of Solaris VII have seen glory and defeat, honor and treachery, blood and money. Now it’s your turn to make a name for yourself on the Game World with the all-new BattleTech boxed set BattleTech: Essentials, available exclusively through Target stores and on Target.com.
BattleTech: Essentials is available for pre-order right now on Target.com, with an estimated shipping date of Sunday, June 18. The boxed set will be available in Target’s more than 1,900 U.S. stores nationwide on that day as well. At this time, there are no plans to offer this product through the Catalyst Game Labs web store or any other venues than Target. International shipping through Target is not available, but other options may be revisited at a later time.
Includes:
Quick-Start Rules booklet
2 high-quality, fully-assembled (unpainted) plastic miniatures
Punchboard including additional playing pieces as well as terrain
18” x 22” full color, double-sided game map
Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere
24-page fiction novella
4 Record sheets
4 MechWarrior cards
Solaris VII Arena Map Rules sheet
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
Mech selection is disappointing. I was hoping it would be a pair of common mechs as it usually ends up being pretty easy to stack these kinds of boxes cheaply when stars align. Not seeing much of a reason to for just a Rifleman and Yen-Lo-Wang.
For the best, really, but still personally disappointing.
Mech selection from this kind of boxes is always a bit of a hit or miss. Your perfect pair, is my lame pairing, and so on. Though if we are going for the Solaris feel Legend Killer, and Yeng-lo-Wang are the iconic duo.
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
True enough, and if I find an easy way to convert the Yen-Lo-Wang back to a normal centurion I might go for it anyway. Claw is a simple fix, but adding the missile launcher back will be complicated enough that I won't want to do it 10 times.
The important part is if it sells well enough, Target may expand its offerings. If it doesn't, I'll probably be able to pick up a dozen boxes at half price or less. Either way is a win.
I guess the Allard iterations are more iconic, but I wanted the close combat model used by Danai Liao-Centrella. I just like axe and sword armed mechs, and when I was playing there weren't rules for shields.
It's a bit annoying how if you're a "one of everything, please" kind of buyer you now end up with, iirc, 3x Mad Cats and 3x Riflemen. At least 2x Griffins, probably 3x if you went for the updated Beginner Box. Multiple Wargammmers... and probably other dupes I'm forgetting.
I don't mind it at all when there are actual variant sculpts introduced, but I think the majority of the time they're clones
AMA at 9pm EDT tonight covering both the Mercenaries Kickstarter and the BattleTech Essentials box. Link is in the OP
'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
GDL, Proliferation, Snords, and Urbie variants are on the same timetable/boat. 2-4 months.
Target exclusive is a big deal, but it sucks for those outside of the states. Exclusivity isn't really sought out but also hard to pass up in terms of growth and money.
Full Solaris is planned. No real eta
Faction packs (when they come) mean IS omnis are on the table.
Premiums are being reworked, and this includes the Creative Juggernaut variants (but those ones need to basically be redesigned for Monster Fight Clubs tooling/process)
Big plans for 40th.
Lots of other questions where the answer was; yes it's on the table but no solid plans.
For context, we're not looking to recreate the Solaris Box or revisit the Solaris dueling rules. There's a lot we can and want to do with Solaris down the line, there's a lot of potential without having to retread old ground.
I'm interested in more Solaris stuff.
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Also still having problems manufacturing conventional infantry but definitely still in the game. Industrial mechs might come in the future as a theme pack (if I remember correctly).
The News and Rumors section is all about surprises. I'd certainly hate it if we got 100 posts saying "I know something you don't know..." - malfred
'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
Cadre Coronal Afterglow w1;d0;l0 
happens. Prepare for the worst pray for the best.
