Re: DROP POD SEQUENCE INITIATED…THREE, TWO, ONE! (The announcements, finally)

[ColBosch]

Why? Units still need to be designed in BT before AS stats can be made.

Depending on layout, both sets of stats can easily fit on a page, along with art, some fluff, etc.

[SCC]

Why? Units still need to be designed in BT before AS stats can be made.

There are less then 100 AS cards to date, I figure that each book will come with a sheet of new ones and the TRO will be about them

[kurtl000]

Would they release the pdf for the novel before the dead tree version?

[Neko_Bijin]

Yeah, poverty, surrounded by pretty paper and bits of plastic and metal. O0

You know my solution: make the miniatures edible.

[Scotty]

There are less then 100 AS cards to date, I figure that each book will come with a sheet of new ones and the TRO will be about them

There are 48 Alpha Strike cards in the Lance Packs, and 90 in the AS card pack from Origins.  It stands to reason there could be more coming, but I doubt they'll be packaged with a print book.

[ColBosch]

Reading through IO, I see our kludged-together LAM Bomb Bay rules have been extensively revised.

So I'll be picking over THOSE with a fine-toothed comb. >:D

[Giovanni Blasini]

Primitive JumpShip KF drive rules are still a huge problem, because it basically backdoor allows "Monitors": ie. million-ton Primitive JumpShips with a 1-LY range KF drive taking up only 8% of vessel mass.

[SCC]

Have they at least patched that gap between Primitive JS and Standard Tech ones? From the Alpha there was a gap of about 50 years between Primitive ending and Standard beginning

[RotS fan]

Would they release the pdf for the novel before the dead tree version?

an e-pub file makes more sense, but yeah, a digital version would be nice

[Wrangler]

I believe they will all look alike Shimmy's version
Just look at them, they are very similar
http://shimmering-sword.deviantart.com/art/Battletech-Unseen-Moon-396176559

Looking closely, the Warhammer is dead on to the one on the Combat Manual Mercenaries cover. 

This is just awesome. ;)

[Adrian Gideon]

Looking closely, the Warhammer is dead on to the one on the Combat Manual Mercenaries cover. 

There are similarities, that's to be expected—same artist. But no, not the same design.

[SCC]

Anyone else notice that there's one 'Mech, two vehicles and one BA on the cover of IO?

[ColBosch]

Anyone else notice that there's one 'Mech, two vehicles and one BA on the cover of IO?

Took me a second...

[Deadborder]

What I want to know is what this means for the IIC 'Mechs (Warhammer IIC et all). Trust me, I have reasons.

[kurtl000]

Would they release the pdf for the novel before the dead tree version?

I really would like an answer to this i asked 3 different ways on this thread lol

[Diplominator]

What I want to know is what this means for the IIC 'Mechs (Warhammer IIC et all). Trust me, I have reasons.

AHAHAHAHA MORE MEGAMEK SPRITES! MORE!

[cold1]

Unless we finally see the Homeworld Clans make an appearance after the Reavings... The Star Adders as the ilClan kinda scares the pants off me.

The good news is when the Adders take over no one will need pants. 

Did someone say clues to the Homeworld's fate in IO???  What????   
....grrrr this has to happen when the baby gets an ear infection and I'm too busy tending to him to check it out.   I named you Archer, boy.  Missile spam that fever and go to sleep!

I think Alaric the Wolf fulfilled the legacy of Alaric the goth when he took Tharkad since it was the Lyrans that invited him in and used his people as cannon fodder.  That meets the blueprint of his name sake.  Both had a chip on their shoulder and ambition for days though... (funny story my older child's name is Alaric)


Oh and....
ILCLAN COMETH!!!!!!

[ColBosch]

What I want to know is what this means for the IIC 'Mechs (Warhammer IIC et all). Trust me, I have reasons.

Already answered: not yet.

[Natasha Kerensky]

Oh and....
ILCLAN COMETH!!!!!!

Unfortunately, trothkin, there are over 20 stravag publications before ilClan!

I declare a Trial of Refusal!

 ;)

[glitterboy2098]

this new warhammer looks rather like the unseen warhammer IIC so you could probably use it as a stand in easy enough.

[cold1]

Unfortunately, trothkin, there are over 20 stravag publications before ilClan!

I declare a Trial of Refusal!

 ;)

It's on the damn Coming Attractions page... I'll take it as the first of 3 possible wins
The second is when it drops
The third will be seeing the Homeclans come calling

[Lysenko]

As of 2056 hrs CST, IO-Beta is #2 on the hot sellers list on DriveThruRPG. :D



To put that in perspective, the 1e AD&D DMG was just released this week on pdf as well, and it's only at #6.

[RotS fan]

Anyone else notice that there's one 'Mech, two vehicles and one BA on the cover of IO?

yes, I did. To be fair, it was easier when the cover was a sketch

[Colt Ward]

So . . . Broadstreet Bullies with a Banshee, Ontos (ML), Pegasus and GDL Standard? with some infantry.

[SCC]

So is it a good idea to get the IO Beta? Whats missing from it?

@RotS fan, oh infantry as well

If that is a Banshee it's one we've never seen before

[I am Belch II]

That's a nice cover.

[Wrangler]

So is it a good idea to get the IO Beta? Whats missing from it?

@RotS fan, oh infantry as well

If that is a Banshee it's one we've never seen before

It's $10.00 US dollars, for 300+ pages of rules/construction info/and game systems for campaign play.  It win in my corner when i originally though they were going sell it for $60.00

[monbvol]

And your feedback can impact the final product.  If that isn't enough incentive right there to pick it up then I don't know what is.

[ColBosch]

Plus, if you buy the Beta now, you'll get the final PDF for no extra charge, while if you wait the PDF will be $25. The hardcopy will likely be in the $60 range, as it is nearly 400 pages long.

[Ice_Trey]

Hmm.

I really like the news that the unseen will be coming back, but - and call me a pessimist at heart - I'm getting flashbacks to 2009 here, when all things Battletech were throwing their arms up in celebration because they found some sort of loophole in the law that allowed them to make unseen mechs again... We were this close to getting another fantastic Mechwarrior single player PC game.

...but then Harmony Gold popped back up, put their foot down, and Nope'd everything to oblivion. The PC game had difficulty finding publishers (Likely in no small part to news about the C&D), leaving us with a FTP multiplayer-only title.

I know that there are some aesthetic changes being done to the old unseen, but I really hope the legal side of things (none of which I get to hear about) has been thoroughly talked through with HG and/or very expensive legal professionals. If I get a shiny new toy just to have it taken away a day later, that's just too heartbreaking.