Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition

[worktroll]

All new.

[Colt Ward]

Its new, its one they teased when they announced the restart of the fiction.

[bpardoe870]

New book.  Very new. 

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

[Maingunnery]

New book.  Very new. 

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

Very clear, will buy.

[bpardoe870]

The best way to get more BattleTech fiction is the buy BattleTech fiction. 

35 years.  Damn - I feel old. 

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

[Bedwyr]

So glad for PoD options. It's just good to have paperbacks on a shelf with the clean new logo. Give me more books, I buy. I put on shelf. Good boy Bedwyr.

[Sartris]

i've never really adjusted to e-readers for fiction - sourcebooks, yes because of the invaluable search feature. but for novels i'm glad we're moving toward PoD now

[Tyler Jorgensson]

So glad for PoD options. It's just good to have paperbacks on a shelf with the clean new logo. Give me more books, I buy. I put on shelf. Good boy Bedwyr.

This!

I enjoy the portability of having thousands of books at my fingertips for long trips away from my library.

But nothing beats that new book smell, the look on my shelf, or the complete collection just sitting there from across generations of authors, settings, and characters.

[Wrangler]

I'm getting that book as soon it's PoD-able.  I hope its keeps going.  I just hope it's softback, i prefer the fast-media, but i've not seen anything that small in print for Battletech in a while.   Forever Faithful sounds like after reading Mr. Pardoe posted, to be awesome book. I think they should have tweeked everyone's nose by putting "Twilight of the Clans" Book 9 on the thing.  ;D   Series last entry was March 1999, 20 years ago!

[Doom]

Wasn't Falcon Rising released in 1999?

[Wrangler]

Wasn't Falcon Rising released in 1999?

It was, had serious typo.  xp

[Cubby]

Passing along this message, which I just posted on the CGL and BT social media platforms:

To Our Customers,

Catalyst Game Labs management is aware that copies of the BattleTech Beginner Box are running critically low both among our retail partners and on the company’s web store. Expecting this unprecedented demand, we have already taken aggressive action to restock this product.

A full reprint of the Beginner Box, of the same size as the initial order, has been completed overseas and is awaiting shipment during the first week of February.

In addition, the popularity of the BattleTech and Shadowrun anniversary apparel has caused many sizes of both the t-shirt and hoodie for both lines to sell out. A robust re-order has been placed, and all sizes of these items should be back in stock in the next few weeks.

We will follow-up with more details as they become available. Thank you for your patience.

[Sartris]

But the people who already placed orders will get their product eventually, yes?

[Empyrus]

But the people who already placed orders will get their product eventually, yes?

I'd assume orders will be filled in the order they came in.

If it is selling fast and well, that means i'll be making a trip to the LGS on Saturday and probably buy the boxes, never know if there's demand here as well (assuming their presumed date holds true)

[Cubby]

But the people who already placed orders will get their product eventually, yes?

Orders through the web store, yes. Neither box is out of stock *yet*.

[Sartris]

Orders through the web store, yes. Neither box is out of stock *yet*.

That’s where I ordered from. I assume the traffic is a *bit* higher than normal so the delay is not unexpected, but neither is my anxiety

[Colt Ward]

Passing along this message, which I just posted on the CGL and BT social media platforms:

Good problems

[klarg1]

Passing along this message, which I just posted on the CGL and BT social media platforms:

Cubby,
I took CGL at their word that robust sales would result in continued production, but even so, I am genuinely impressed with the speed of this response.  :thumbsup:

[MrKiasu]

I got a notification of new updates on Total War and the Tech Manual. I'm guessing these are errata related? File sizes don't match the originals at any rate. I also noticed that Tactical Operations (in the same order) appeared to be updated as well (new file size) but no notification yet.

Additionally, on Total War, there were two downloads, which appear to be the same book, but one is 263MB and the other is 44MB (with no PDF table of contents). Is the intended difference just image quality or something else. Large one is named "E-CAT35001V_Total_Warfare_2019.pdf" and small one is "E-CAT35001V_Total_Warfare.pdf"

[Sartris]

looks like the store had an update and we no longer have access to our digital files?

edit: you can back-door it if you use the content link from the original email but that's not really cool.

[Geont]

Passing along this message, which I just posted on the CGL and BT social media platforms:

Hopefully this means we can get our preordered boxes here (Czech Republic, Central Europe) soon. Our distributor (ADC Blackfire) still list them as preorders.  :(

[Moonsword]

looks like the store had an update and we no longer have access to our digital files?

edit: you can back-door it if you use the content link from the original email but that's not really cool.

I'd suggest starting by emailing here:
store@catalystgamelabs.com

They should have some sort of contact point to the people who do the IT side of the store, so they can escalate after they take a look at the situation.

[Sartris]

i filled out the form at https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/pages/contact

i assume that goes to the store@ account

[Joewrightgm]

So... when we getting City Tech with plastic marauder, warhammer, et al?

:)

[Cubby]

Now Available - Spotlight On: Nakayama's Blood and Touring the Stars: Herotitus!

Spotlight On: Nakayama's Blood

"When Federated Suns forces stormed into the Draconis Combine during the FedCom Civil War, proud samurai Chu-sa Harold Nakayama and the Forty-Sixth Dieron Regulars deployed to Ashio to repel the invaders. Disaster struck when an all-but-unknown mercenary command slaughtered Nakayama’s troops, humiliating him. Nakayama swore an oath to exterminate mercenaries wherever they tainted Combine soil, and gathered around him an independent company whose BattleMechs were anointed by the blood of their MechWarriors in an oath to seek out and destroy mercenary scum. The Jihad provided Nakayama’s Blood with rich hunting grounds and the opportunity to strike fear into the hearts of mercenaries operating anywhere near Combine territory."

https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-spotlight-on-nakayamas-blood



Touring the Stars: Herotitus

"From oppressive occupation by pirates to religious domination by various sects, Herotitus knows what it means to suffer. New hope for the future is growing, thanks to the stability and protection from the resource-rich world’s deadly, unique native wildlife offered by the narrowed eye of the Fronc Reaches and their Colonial Marshals. But criminal elements remain in hiding, desperate to return to power, threatening the precarious peace."

https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-touring-the-stars-herotitus



Discuss these new releases here!

[Colt Ward]

Herotitus!  Nice, a new hiring hall world TTS!

[Easy]

Crimson Seeker Star!!

Good work. I don't have the BattleCorps story they are supposed to be in, but I could see the Crimson Seeker Star making a feature appearance in a fan fic.

The unit composition of the later group is particularly interesting. I can see where the particular nature of their calling would make that optimal. Would be interesting to test it against a group of 'defenders'. :D

[Sartris]

so reading the AToW fauna section of Herotitus, i gather it's the australia of the inner sphere?

[pheonixstorm]

I'm getting sooo far behind on my TTS collection...

[Empyrus]

Is there a "map set" coming with product code 35150CAT ? Fantasywelt.de lists such thing.

Probably ordering the new box sets from there because my local store's system claims they have the boxes but i didn't see them anywhere in the actual store (and staff was occupied so i didn't ask), plus it is actually cheaper (about 12-13 euros) for me to order from Germany than buy directly here...