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The following
BattleTech books and game aids are on the upcoming schedule. If it is an e-book only release, it is noted in brackets. As covers become available, they're added to this page.
You'll notice that several previously announced products are not on this list. Any product not listed below is not currently in the production pipeline and its release is not on the immediate horizon. This is the current production list.
When details concerning street dates and reviews are available, those will be posted to the front page of
bg.battletech.com. In no particular release order:
Boxed SetsRelease Date: 3rd Quarter 2018
These two new box sets are your first steps into the world's greatest armored combat game and include everything you need to get started. Existing players will enjoy all-new content including map sheets, fiction, and of course, `Mechs!
Beginner Box ($19.99)A ready-to-play starter set, perfect for someone who's just finished their first
BattleTech demo and is ready for more action.
Contents:
- 2 high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) miniatures:
- 24-page Quick Start Rulebook
- 8 Quick Start Record Sheets
- 48 page fiction novella by William H. Keith, Jr., a prequel to the Gray Death Legion saga featuring Carlyle's Commandos and Durant Carlyle; only available in the Beginner Box.
- 4-page Instant Guide to the Inner Sphere
- 4 Pilot Cards
- 1 all-new 18" x 22" full-color paper map (hexed, double-sided)
- Punchboard of additional BattleMechs
- 2 dice
A Game of Armored Combat ($59.99)The classic
BattleTech boxed set, reimagined from the ground up and full of exciting new material and miniatures!
Contents:
- 8 high-quality, fully assembled (unpainted) miniatures:
- Awesome
- BattleMaster
- Catapult
- Commando
- Locust
- Shadow Hawk
- Thunderbolt
- Wolverine
- 48-page Rulebook
- 16-page Record Sheet Booklet
- 48 page fiction novella by William H. Keith, Jr., a prequel to the Gray Death Legion saga featuring Carlyle's Commandos and Durant Carlyle; only available in the A Game of Armored Combat box.
- 16-page Universe Primer
- 8 Pilot Cards
- 8 Alpha Strike Cards
- 2 heavy-stock reference sheets
- Two all-new 18” x 22” full-color paper maps (hexed, double-sided)
- Punchboard of additional BattleMechs and terrain
- 2 dice
Shattered FortressRelease Date: 2018
Kicking off the climactic ilClan storyline,
Shattered Fortress sets the stage for the titanic clashes to come. As the nations and Clans of the Inner Sphere struggle for survival, the Republic of the Sphere and awakened Exarch Devlin Stone face enemies at their doorstep. Will the Dark Age give way to a new dawn — or an endless nightmare? The epic story begins here!
PDF-only ProductsRelease Date: 3rd Quarter 2018
A new wave of releases for the
Touring the Stars,
Spotlight On, and
Turning Points series is on the horizon, with the previously announced
Opposing Forces and
Milestones lines still in development.
In addition, the
Brush Wars series will find new life as the over-arching connection between all of the PDF-only lines. Each
Brush Wars product will offer an expanded historical narrative on a little-seen conflict across all eras of
BattleTech, from the Star League to ilClan and beyond. New entries of the established PDF lines will further flesh out each conflict, and each full "season" of products will eventually be available as a print-on-demand sourcebook. Stay tuned for more details about this exciting development!
Print on DemandRelease Date: Late 2018
A new series of exclusive Print-on-Demand (POD) sourcebooks will kick off with
Capital Punishment, a collection of all Jihad Turning Points involving the Great Houses' capital worlds.
Alpha Strike: Commander's EditionRelease Date: Summer 2018
This new edition of the
Alpha Strike rules fully revises and updates the original
Alpha Strike rulebook, including improvements and optional rules from the
Alpha Strike Companion.
Core Book ReprintsRelease Date: 3rd Quarter 2018 for
Total Warfare; additional reprinted volumes to follow.
Reprints of every
BattleTech core rulebook are on the way, beginning with
Total Warfare this summer and including
TechManual,
Tactical Operations,
Strategic Operations, and
A Time of War.
Map PacksRelease Date: 2018 for first Map Pack; additional Map Packs to follow
Six all-new maps, designed to be easier to use and clearer to understand than ever before.
FictionNew BattleTech fiction is in the works throughout 2018 for both print and e-book formats, including:
- Blaine Lee Pardoe returns to the BattleTech universe with Forever Faithful, an epic story spanning the Twilight of the Clans through the Dark Age and beyond!
- Jason Schmetzer’s novel Embers of War will receive a wide release.
- The long-awaited general release of BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 6: Front Lines
- Jennifer Brozek, award-winning author of The Nellus Academy Incident, returns with Rogue Academy, a character-driven, action-filled young adult trilogy exploring the tumultuous aftermath of the Age of Destruction.
- New print-on-demand entries in the BattleTech Legends series will be available, with an eye on making the entire archive library of BattleTech fiction once again available.