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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #750 on: 30 April 2018, 22:22:51 »
40 days?!?! Wow

My lead pilot was down for a full 3 months (94 days) after getting violently blown out of a Dragon.  ;)

I eagerly await the box set releases. In the mean time, there's 'mechs to shoot.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #751 on: 01 May 2018, 06:25:54 »
Between BattleTech, MW5 Mercs, and the two new box sets this is going to be a time depleted year!

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #752 on: 01 May 2018, 11:32:33 »
Question about print on demand stuff. Apparently it will start with some kind of Turning Points compilation, but i wonder if it will get extended to older sourcebooks and stuff?
Know some folks who'd like to get physical books for Era Report 3145 and Wars of Reaving but one can't really find them anymore in stores anywhere, not with reasonable price.

As detailed on the Coming Releases page, the first product for print on demand will be "Capital Punishment," a collection of all of the earlier Jihad Turning Points PDF products. It's slated for later this year.

It's also essentially a pathfinder product. How it fares both on the production side to get it set up, and in sales, will determine whether it's possible to expand to additional print-on-demand books, both new compilations and reprints.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #753 on: 01 May 2018, 11:38:55 »
My lead pilot was down for a full 3 months (94 days) after getting violently blown out of a Dragon.  ;)

I eagerly await the box set releases. In the mean time, there's 'mechs to shoot.

Just upgraded Behemoth's mech from her JagerMech up to a King Crab with dual +++AC/20s (Damage/Stability Kaliyama Shredder)

Next mission? Two head hits, out for 30 days. Just my luck. She is also my most skilled Gunner/Guts pilot, so perfect for that Crab.

Whoops, I actually meant to mention that I'm excited for the Beginner's Box set. My brother in law loves board games, so I'm going to give it to him for Xmas and that way rope a family member into the (game) family!
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« Reply #754 on: 01 May 2018, 12:26:54 »
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #755 on: 01 May 2018, 13:22:10 »

As detailed on the Coming Releases page, the first product for print on demand will be "Capital Punishment," a collection of all of the earlier Jihad Turning Points PDF products. It's slated for later this year.

It's also essentially a pathfinder product. How it fares both on the production side to get it set up, and in sales, will determine whether it's possible to expand to additional print-on-demand books, both new compilations and reprints.

Not to be that guy, but what if you already own all the JTP products that are contained in Capital Punishment? Is there any reason for me to buy Capital Punishment?
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #756 on: 01 May 2018, 13:24:50 »
The main draw is probably folks who specifically want it on paper. I've heard nothing about any extras.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #757 on: 01 May 2018, 13:43:33 »
The main draw is probably folks who specifically want it on paper. I've heard nothing about any extras.

Correct, as far as I know.

As I said a few responses ago, this is intended as a first, pathfinding product. If you're not interested in this one, no problem--there may be others that you are.

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« Reply #758 on: 01 May 2018, 14:01:32 »
Do we get double our usual royalties with this new format?
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #759 on: 01 May 2018, 14:08:09 »
If you were going to collect and print something I already have in pdf, the XTROs would be something I'd buy.   :thumbsup:

You could probably get them all in one volume if you leave out the record sheets.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #760 on: 01 May 2018, 14:16:01 »
Have "Record Sheets: 3150 Unabridged" & "Record Sheets: Prototypes Unabridged" been shelved?

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« Reply #761 on: 01 May 2018, 14:18:17 »
Have "Record Sheets: 3150 Unabridged" & "Record Sheets: Prototypes Unabridged" been shelved?

Not on my shelf, they haven't.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #762 on: 01 May 2018, 14:40:43 »
They’re not on the list anymore so I wouldn’t count on them for any value of Soon™️.

They haven’t even put all the record sheet volumes they do have on the newer store, which may hint at how profitable they are

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #763 on: 01 May 2018, 14:42:40 »
Do we get double our usual royalties with this new format?

I think I missed the section in our contracts on back-end points against gross.

If you were going to collect and print something I already have in pdf, the XTROs would be something I'd buy.   :thumbsup:

You know, speaking only for myself, that's what I want most, too. I can't speak to why these particular products were chosen as the pathfinder, other than I know that more goes into getting files to be POD ready than "they're PDFs." I also wonder whether the short-edge binding may cause an issue or added expense. But now I'm just speculating.

Have "Record Sheets: 3150 Unabridged" & "Record Sheets: Prototypes Unabridged" been shelved?

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« Reply #764 on: 01 May 2018, 14:48:05 »
ugh, I really want to play with that Wolf Orion C sometime soon.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #765 on: 04 May 2018, 10:02:58 »
I’m looking forward to seeing the size of the new mechs compared to the old origins box minis

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« Reply #766 on: 04 May 2018, 10:21:59 »
I’m looking forward to seeing the size of the new mechs compared to the old origins box minis
I hope they fit in well, apparently some newer metallic minis have grown in size over time.

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« Reply #767 on: 04 May 2018, 10:25:05 »
I’m looking forward to seeing the size of the new mechs compared to the old origins box minis

The prototypes teased at GenCon were a bit chunkier than the more legacy designs of the previous boxed set. I haven't seen a side-by-side comparison, but you can kind of get an idea by comparing them to the hex grid they're standing on in last year's display case.

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At a guess, the Battlemaster would look a bit big on a table full of the previous generation of assaults, but the mediums and lights will fit in pretty well.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #768 on: 04 May 2018, 12:02:02 »
The bases are larger, i wonder if that contributes to feel of size, the previous box set and lance packs used way smaller base.


EDIT My issue with the new minis is that they look way too good lol
Now we need new art for the other 3025-era 'Mechs, along with new minis.

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« Reply #769 on: 04 May 2018, 12:07:49 »
Folks, we prefer you don't post images above around 600px directly in the boards - it doesn't work properly with the styling and burns bandwidth for users on slower or data-limited connections.  Use a link.

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« Reply #770 on: 04 May 2018, 12:28:43 »
I hope they’ll do a more in depth teaser of what’s in the box type thing on social media; I like the CAD image they posted on the coming soon page; I would really like the powers that be to make them higher res and each mini individually viewable, so we can soak in the goodness :)

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« Reply #771 on: 04 May 2018, 15:17:25 »
The bases are larger, i wonder if that contributes to feel of size, the previous box set and lance packs used way smaller base.


EDIT My issue with the new minis is that they look way too good lol
Now we need new art for the other 3025-era 'Mechs, along with new minis.

You're right about the bases, but I actually meant to compare them to the printed hex grid, which (I think) uses the standardized size for Battletech map sheets/boards.

Folks, we prefer you don't post images above around 600px directly in the boards - it doesn't work properly with the styling and burns bandwidth for users on slower or data-limited connections.  Use a link.

Fixed, sorry.  :-[

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« Reply #772 on: 04 May 2018, 15:26:31 »
Thanks for fixing that.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #773 on: 04 May 2018, 17:35:03 »
I hope they fit in well, apparently some newer metallic minis have grown in size over time.

They're mostly to scale among themselves, at least. Anything beyond that is a lost cause and has been since the 80s, thanks to wandering mini scale.

The bases are larger, i wonder if that contributes to feel of size, the previous box set and lance packs used way smaller base.

The idea being that the narrower base on the previous box set minis would allow players to see part of the underlying hex, including the terrain label and hex number (though, only if facing a certain hex side). The bigger bases on these new minis were likely necessary for the redesigns, and to allow for some flexibility in posing.

I hope they’ll do a more in depth teaser of what’s in the box type thing on social media; I like the CAD image they posted on the coming soon page; I would really like the powers that be to make them higher res and each mini individually viewable, so we can soak in the goodness :)

Your post earlier this week reminded me to bring up the idea of an unboxing video to management, and there may be some movement there. But you likely won't see anything until closer to release, so don't expect it, like, next week or anything.



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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #774 on: 04 May 2018, 17:44:22 »
The idea being that the narrower base on the previous box set minis would allow players to see part of the underlying hex, including the terrain label and hex number (though, only if facing a certain hex side). The bigger bases on these new minis were likely necessary for the redesigns, and to allow for some flexibility in posing.
Thought so.
I gotta say i wish some existing minis had larger bases all the same. The previous intro box has good quality minis for most part (IMO), but some 'Mech poses just leave them slightly unbalanced and i've gotten a couple with slightly warped bases (the worst is a Cicada that is both leaning too far back and has warped base, some glue to the bottom helped but didn't quite fix it).

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« Reply #775 on: 04 May 2018, 18:07:38 »
To a certain extent, warped plastic can be fixed by immersing the mini in boiling water until it softens, pushing the plastic back into the right shape (it will often snap into shape by itself once heated) and then dunking it in ice water so the new shape will set.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #776 on: 04 May 2018, 18:12:56 »
Your post earlier this week reminded me to bring up the idea of an unboxing video to management, and there may be some movement there. But you likely won't see anything until closer to release, so don't expect it, like, next week or anything.

If it is being done from Origins or GenCon, it would be neat to have the video done from the Catalyst video after the set up is done but before the Con opens to the public.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #777 on: 04 May 2018, 19:03:19 »
The idea being that the narrower base on the previous box set minis would allow players to see part of the underlying hex, including the terrain label and hex number (though, only if facing a certain hex side).
And here I thought it was because they were direct copies of the metal Beginner Set minis, which had the bases shortened in order to allow them to be attached to the minis when molded. ;)

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« Reply #778 on: 04 May 2018, 19:55:25 »
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« Reply #779 on: 05 May 2018, 02:39:07 »
Thought so.
I gotta say i wish some existing minis had larger bases all the same. The previous intro box has good quality minis for most part (IMO), but some 'Mech poses just leave them slightly unbalanced and i've gotten a couple with slightly warped bases (the worst is a Cicada that is both leaning too far back and has warped base, some glue to the bottom helped but didn't quite fix it).
I've found that glueing the base to a coin helps solve that problem - here in the uk, 2p pieces are good for that, but a metal washer would work as well.

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