Author Topic: Upcoming Releases Volume XIV: Aw, what's in the box!!? (Read 171023 times)

klarg1 · « **Reply #60 on:** 13 February 2019, 17:31:49 »

Quote from: Sartris on 13 February 2019, 16:32:18

the original version with that amazing whammy piece on the front and some unseen art on the inside was pulled. i think it only was released digitally in that form. the printed version with the hammerhands box set piece had safe unseens like the battlemaster on the interior. unsure how big the run on that one was but i don't think it was pulled from distribution at any point.

I believe the original digital version preceded the kerfuffle over license issues, and the final print version was altered to avoid problems. The available digital version was also updated to match.

I don't think the print version had any problems after that, aside from selling out.

Sartris · « **Reply #61 on:** 13 February 2019, 17:42:46 »

yeah, there was a premature announcement about the unseen being back in the middle of all of that and we were having a great time until HG did its thing.

Weirdo · « **Reply #62 on:** 13 February 2019, 17:45:54 »

I danced. It wasn't pretty.

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #63 on:** 14 February 2019, 01:58:45 »

Quote from: Sartris on 13 February 2019, 16:32:18

the original version with that amazing whammy piece on the front and some unseen art on the inside was pulled. i think it only was released digitally in that form. the printed version with the hammerhands box set piece had safe unseens like the battlemaster on the interior. unsure how big the run on that one was but i don't think it was pulled from distribution at any point.

Other way round on the covers, the Hammerhands cover was always for 25 years of art and fiction, and the Warhammer cover was planned for the box set, to tie in with the short story in the box about the Black Widow Company. When CGL were made aware of the sealed judgement from the HG/FASA case, the Warhammer cover was pulled and they substituted the Hammerhands one.

Spaceman · « **Reply #64 on:** 17 February 2019, 21:05:00 »

Well this is new to me:

https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/featured-products-homepage/products/nais-athletics-t-shirt

I wonder if there are any more shirts like this on the store?

Bedwyr · « **Reply #65 on:** 17 February 2019, 21:27:06 »

Huh. I'm intrigued.

Sartris · « **Reply #66 on:** 17 February 2019, 21:41:20 »

Leftover con shirts maybe?

NeonKnight · « **Reply #67 on:** 17 February 2019, 22:19:10 »

Quote from: Sartris on 17 February 2019, 21:41:20

Leftover con shirts maybe?

Yep. 2016 if im correct.

Jellico · « **Reply #68 on:** 17 February 2019, 23:59:45 »

Athletic?

Battletech Boxing?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing

Bosefius · « **Reply #69 on:** 18 February 2019, 01:29:22 »

Quote from: NeonKnight on 17 February 2019, 22:19:10

Yep. 2016 if im correct.

Thought it was 2017, same year the classic Shadow Hawk miniatures were released.

NeonKnight · « **Reply #70 on:** 18 February 2019, 08:47:21 »

Quote from: Bosefius on 18 February 2019, 01:29:22

Thought it was 2017, same year the classic Shadow Hawk miniatures were released.

Could be, thought it was 2016 as I didn;t go to GenCon in2017, but I did go in 2016 and I got my Shirt then. I think 2017 was a Liao Themed Shirt.

RoundTop · « **Reply #71 on:** 18 February 2019, 10:04:26 »

Can confirm it was 2016, as I have it. Then 2017 was something else (don't have that one), 2018 was sun zhang mech warrior academy I think.

Sartris · « **Reply #72 on:** 18 February 2019, 10:09:49 »

How about some leftover aluminum dice O:-)

Cubby · « **Reply #73 on:** 19 February 2019, 10:29:38 »

Record Sheets: Succession Wars and BattleMech Manual Reprint Now Available!

Played through the recently-released BattleTech Beginner Box and BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat boxed set? Ready for the next step?

Expand your battlefield options with Technical Readout: Succession Wars (print / PDF / combo), which contains full details on dozens of new 'Mechs fully compatible with those in the new boxed sets. You'll also want the brand-new, PDF-only Record Sheets: Succession Wars, which compiles the essential record sheets for all 'Mechs in that Technical Readout. It's the perfect companion to the box set record sheets, which are also now available as a free download.

In addition, the new printing of the BattleMech Manual is now available in print, PDF, and a combo bundle. This essential guide to combat operations with BattleMechs incorporates all errata from the earlier volume, and features a stunning all-new cover of the ever-popular Marauder as well as the BattleTech 35th Anniversary logo.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #74 on:** 19 February 2019, 10:31:56 »

Awesome news!!!

Fat Guy · « **Reply #75 on:** 19 February 2019, 10:42:52 »

Hey, we can do record sheets again!

Hopefully we can see progress on the backlog.

Sartris · « **Reply #76 on:** 19 February 2019, 10:47:32 »

oh dang, I wasn't expecting a full-fledged RS book. it's almost 300 pages of variants :o

Weirdo · « **Reply #77 on:** 19 February 2019, 10:52:51 »

Very cool!

Any new sheets that folks who have older RS pdfs won't have?

Cubby · « **Reply #78 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:09:56 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 19 February 2019, 10:52:51

Any new sheets that folks who have older RS pdfs won't have?

Updated logos on the sheets, otherwise, no. From the product description:

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"Note: This is a compilation volume. The entries in this PDF are reprinted--albeit with the current BattleTech logo--from Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrade Unabridged-Clan & Star League, Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged, and Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged. Players who own those Record Sheets will find the same units presented in Record Sheets: Succession Wars."

Sartris · « **Reply #79 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:11:25 »

the FLE-16 is in there. i think this is its first appearance.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #80 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:20:25 »

Quote from: Sartris on 19 February 2019, 11:11:25

the FLE-16 is in there. i think this is its first appearance.

You would be correct.

Weirdo · « **Reply #81 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:25:25 »

Even aside from that Flea, this product is a good first Record Sheet book for people who are starting with the Beginner and AGoAC boxes. I hope there's a prominent note in there saying that every mech marked Introductory is 100% compatible with the rules in the AGoAC box, and only Total War or BattleMech Manual are needed to play the rest.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #82 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:26:40 »

Wolverine 6D, Thunderbolt 5D, Zeus 6A, and Atlas 7A are brand new as well!

Weirdo · « **Reply #83 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:29:24 »

A new variant of the Classic 55-ton Trio found nowhere else? Well, there's your sales goals right there. :)

Colt Ward · « **Reply #84 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:41:04 »

What? Wolverine 6D? . . .

Wrangler · « **Reply #85 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:51:03 »

I like the new art work they slipped into the free Record Sheets for the box set.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #86 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:53:04 »

Thunderbolt 5D . . . hmm, 3025 version of the -5Sd?

Wrangler · « **Reply #87 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:53:33 »

These new classic variants only found in the Succession War Record Sheet book?

Sartris · « **Reply #88 on:** 19 February 2019, 11:55:53 »

Quote from: Fat Guy on 19 February 2019, 11:26:40

Wolverine 6D, Thunderbolt 5D, Zeus 6A, and Atlas 7A are brand new as well!

you have a better eye than me. good catches!

Edit: spoiler-free impressions

Wolverine - i had never considered that. i may continue not to
Thunderbolt - hilarious, especially if your opponent doesn't look at record sheets
Zeus - a little disjointed but fun
Atlas - ? ? ? ?

Fat Guy · « **Reply #89 on:** 19 February 2019, 13:15:40 »

Quote from: Colt Ward on 19 February 2019, 11:53:04

Thunderbolt 5D . . . hmm, 3025 version of the -5Sd?

Nope.