Author Topic: Any chance of Tech Manual being released?  (Read 698 times)

Inxentas

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Any chance of Tech Manual being released?
« on: 30 September 2024, 09:19:28 »
Any chance of Tech Manual being released? I've started the game 4 months ago and it was a proper pain to track down all the books I wanted. One crucial piece is missing though, and it has been missing for 4 months. During all of that time, the catalyst website offered it digital only - it's sold out everywhere in physical format. Been like that for months. I'm in the EU by the way. Is there any indication if and when Tech Manual is released again?

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Re: Any chance of Tech Manual being released?
« Reply #1 on: 30 September 2024, 09:33:08 »
There's almost always a lag time between running out of stock on a rulebook, and a new print of it arriving on shelves.  TechManual has not been discontinued.
3028-3057 Random Assignment Tables -
Also contains faction deployment & rarity info.

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=1219.0

Inxentas

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Re: Any chance of Tech Manual being released?
« Reply #2 on: 30 September 2024, 09:55:36 »
But when will it be printed again? It's not like people need it more then Total War, yet I can get Total War (or any of the other books) quite easily here in the EU. Tech Manual and BattleMech manual are sold out everywhere all of the time. I want to know what makes these two so special. I can understand BMM outselling any of the other books... but not TechManual. Were there simply less units printed or something?

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Re: Any chance of Tech Manual being released?
« Reply #3 on: 21 October 2024, 09:44:24 »
Not a single webshop in the EU has had a copy of Tech Manual in FOUR MONTHS.

It's the ONE book upon which most rules from others books I own (and had far less issues tracking down) hinge upon. Is there really no clear cut answer as to why TM is not sold in the EU for 1/3 of a year? There must be some reason for it!