GenCon 2019

[sadlerbw]

I’m headed up this afternoon, yay! I’m planning to go to the What’s Up? Event on Thursday and I’ll be playing Alpha Strike most of Saturday. I’ll try to get booth pictures of anything that shows up at the con as well, but with the Kickstarter, who knows if there will be all that much new right now.

Look forward to seeing all you other BT fan again!

[Colt Ward]

I am hoping to see painted prototypes of the Invasion box and the first four star/lance pack mechs!

[Sartris]

the patreon had painted prototypes of the Mad Cat and Shadow Cat so those will be there for sure

[BlCharger]

One of these days I'm finally going to get to attend Gencon. It's either I have the money but don't have the time or I have the time but not the money.  :(

[I am Belch II]

Cant wait for the updates on the "whats up with Catalyst"

[sadlerbw]

That reminds me, did you folks ever see the fully painted Awesome? They had it at Origins, but I don’t remember if Anyone ever put up any pictures.

[Sharpnel]

One of these days I'm finally going to get to attend Gencon. It's either I have the money but don't have the time or I have the time but not the money.  :(

Lucky you, I have neither.

[Colt Ward]

That reminds me, did you folks ever see the fully painted Awesome? They had it at Origins, but I don’t remember if Anyone ever put up any pictures.

Not officially . . . I saw it in background . . . Wolf's Dragoons black/red won out?

[trboturtle]

Now, the more important question for those of us who cannot get to Gencon....

Will the What's up with Catalyst? Event be streamed?

Craig

[DarkSpade]

Anyone know what Catalyst's draw items are going to be for their booth?   In the past we got a list of all the new and exclusive items they'd have for sale, but this year I only see it for Shadowrun.

[sadlerbw]

Now, the more important question for those of us who cannot get to Gencon....

Will the What's up with Catalyst? Event be streamed?

Craig

They plan to stream it if the WiFi gods cooperate. I will also attempt to record it and drop it on YouTube as a backup.

[RazorclawXLS]

Where will the youtube links be posted?

In this thread?

[sadlerbw]

Oh, and here is a pic of the Awesome from Origins.



And yes, I will post YouTube links here, or possibly in its own thread if the official video isn’t up. Last year the official stream was on Facebook. This year may be similar.

[Weirdo]

Got my first Battletech game of the con in!



Needless to say, my wife won. Highlights include the Shadow Hawk doing most of my damage for a while(until a peeper found the AC ammo), my Griffin losing its PPC fairly early, but then having several turns in a row of jumping behind the Awesome and kicking, and the game ending with two one-legged mechs trying to prop themselves up and kill each other, her blowing large pieces out of the Griffin each turn, and me trying to crit with my LRMs. Alas, a Griffin's torso can only take so many PPCs...

[sadlerbw]

Can’t get in the vendor hall yet, but I can SEE the CGL booth. I’m in line for the running of the nerds, so hopefully there is something worth standing around for!

[Cubby]

And yes, I will post YouTube links here, or possibly in its own thread if the official video isn’t up. Last year the official stream was on Facebook. This year may be similar.

I just landed, and have my a/v gear with me. I’m planning to stream on CGL FB. Once I’m sure my gear will work, I’ll post a notice.

[sadlerbw]

CGL has new fiction, some IWM wasps and valkyries, al the stuff from origins, aluminum dice sets, Steiner and red duke shirts. Energy drinks are back. There is a poster, but don’t think it is new. Not sure if I missed anything.

There will be a leviathans Kickstarter in 2020!

IWM has clear resin exterminators, transport leviathans, I saw some other stuff I’m not sure they announced like the Ursus II.

Will try to put up pics as I can.

[RanFelsnerAFFS]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0n2vbTHh5F/?igshid=szp0cbpruvls

Oh my god....did you see this in CGLs Instagram????

IlClan is for Real


And some nice oldschool covers on TacOps

[Sartris]

Hey sweet we’ve got an ilclan cover. I think we knew it was going to be that art but it’s good to see they have it to the mock-up stage

Also I want the TO with the Compendium: RoW cover BAD

[Colt Ward]

Well, the Diorama this year is Wolf Clan forces, light Omnis, heavy/assault standard battlemechs, Elementals & some Black Wolf against a Republic mix of a heavy Triarii lance, heavy Dawn Guard lance, two Standing Guard lances (Jackalopes & mixed med lance), and a pair of unknown Republic mechs in red- new Highlander and Mad Dog Mk III.

Oooh, that picture needs to ZOOM!  I see Invasion Box and what looks like a IS Lance . . .

[sadlerbw]

No time for nice embeds, but here are the pics I got so far. Some are not new, but I was busy!

https://1drv.ms/a/s!ApDHaN8p702HgzEG-q3_rFMFKfS3

[DarkSpade]

Hey sweet we’ve got an ilclan cover. I think we knew it was going to be that art but it’s good to see they have it to the mock-up stage

Also I want the TO with the Compendium: RoW cover BAD

With all the updated mechs coming in the kickstarter, it makes using old art on the new rule books even more perplexing.

[Cubby]

A tour of the BattleTech section of the Gen Con 2019 booth:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2452249658175704&id=155068684560491

[Sartris]

With all the updated mechs coming in the kickstarter, it makes using old art on the new rule books even more perplexing.

i think it was financial necessity. when the core reprints were going through, it was about the same time the box sets were in development. decisions were made before much of the new artwork had even been conceptualized and it was the lean period - they had largely shut the line down between TRO: SW in july 2017 (which was itself done with minimal cost) and the slow restarting of product flow with Shattered Fortress around last year's gencon. art is expensive and you know what's inexpensive? old art. it's the 35th anniversary so at least you have nostalgia to fall back on.

i'm open to the opinion that new art would be better, but i don't think why old cover art was used is a mystery if you look at the timing

A tour of the BattleTech section of the Gen Con 2019 booth:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2452249658175704&id=155068684560491

are those AS card packs flanking the ASCE?

[Colt Ward]

Yeah, I was trying to figure out as well . . .

Probably unintended, but ASCE & BMM having new art that matches the GOAC & upcoming Clan Invasion art does give a visual hint of the primary books to tie in.

[Sharpnel]

With all the updated mechs coming in the kickstarter, it makes using old art on the new rule books even more perplexing.

It's a 35th Anniversary thing. Exalting the past on present-day product.

[Shin_Fenris]

are those AS card packs flanking the ASCE?

AS Succession Wars and Clan Invasion card packs.

[DarkSpade]

A tour of the BattleTech section of the Gen Con 2019 booth:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2452249658175704&id=155068684560491

Any option that doesn't require a facebook login?  Trying to write my shopping list.   :drool:

i think it was financial necessity. when the core reprints were going through, it was about the same time the box sets were in development. decisions were made before much of the new artwork had even been conceptualized and it was the lean period - they had largely shut the line down between TRO: SW in july 2017 (which was itself done with minimal cost) and the slow restarting of product flow with Shattered Fortress around last year's gencon. art is expensive and you know what's inexpensive? old art. it's the 35th anniversary so at least you have nostalgia to fall back on.

i'm open to the opinion that new art would be better, but i don't think why old cover art was used is a mystery if you look at the timing

My issue isn't that they're reusing art, it's that they're using old art.  It just looks dated.   I'll miss that Uziel too. Always been my favorite cover of all the hardcovers.

[Sartris]

Any option that doesn't require a facebook login?  Trying to write my shopping list.   :drool:

you don't need to log in to watch the video, fortunately (at least i didnt)

My issue isn't that they're reusing art, it's that they're using old art.  It just looks dated.   I'll miss that Uziel too. Always been my favorite cover of all the hardcovers.

a perfectly reasonable stance. my guess is that many of these covers were used because they came from during the height of BT's 90s popularity and since the clan invasion is new again, it subtly draws a line that tugs on heartstrings. but i'm not a graphic designer or a marketing expert so cgl would have to explain why they chose what they did

[shivanwurm]

The videos they posted of the product history and in development shelves were nice. Physical copies of the clan mechs look gooood.