Author Topic: Mechs of the Kickstarter Directory (Read 41186 times)

Greatclub · « **on:** 05 August 2019, 23:32:14 »

Kickstarter II
Note that most of these have new variants that aren't in the articles. See Scotty's RecGuide Reviews (link below)

Battlefield Support: Rifle and Command
Hetzer
Bulldog
SturmFeur
Von Luckner

Battlefield Support: Heavy Battle and Sweep
Patton
Pike
J. Edgar
Drillson

Battlefield Support: Assault and Cavalry
2 Demolisher Heavy Tank
2 Schrek PPC Carrier
2 Condor Heavy Hover Tank
2 Pegasus Scout Hover Tank

Battlefield Support: Battle & Fire
2 Manticore Heavy Tank
2 Vedette Medium Tank
2 LRM Carrier
2 SRM Carrier

Battlefield Support: Objectives
Mobile Long Tom Artillery Article isn’t on that exact vee, but it’s the best I can lay my mitts on
Support Carriage
Mobile HQ No Article
Mash Vehicle No Article

Battlefield Support: Recon & Hunter
2 Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank
2 Warrior H7 Attack Helicopter
2 Behemoth Heavy Tank
2 Ontos Heavy Tank

Clan Cavalry Star
Black Python
Shadow Hawk IIC
Griffin IIC
Jenner IIC No Article – See Scotty’s Recguide Review
Locust IIC

Clan Direct Fire Star
Kraken
Highlander IIC
Phoenix Hawk IIC
Grizzly
Rifleman IIC

Inner Sphere Assault Lance
Pillager
Goliath
Shogun
Hoplite

Inner Sphere Battle Armor
Inner Sphere Std

Inner Sphere Heavy Recon
Charger
Ostroc - No article, somehow
Merlin
Assassin

Inner Sphere Pursuit Lance
Dervish
Cicada
Clint – Somebody needs to make the guy an article
Hermes II

Inner Sphere Recon Lance
Firestarter
Ostscout – another sad boy with no article
Spector
Javelin – somebody remind me to update this.

Inner Sphere Security Lance
JagerMech Jagermech II
Scorpion
Vulcan - Somebody give the utility some love.
Whitworth

Legendary Mechwarriors III
Marauder (w/2 dorsal guns)
Griffin (-2N}
Warhammer (-9K}
Timeber Wolf (BH2)
Loki Mk II Prime
Marauder II (Bounty Hunter)

Legendary Mechwarriors II
Marauder (w/2 dorsal guns)
Devastator
Charger (3K)
SM1 Tank Destroyer
Caesar

Mercenaries box
Devastator
Flea
Firefly
Caesar
Quickdraw
StarSlayer
Ostsol - Somebody adopt this adorable puppy
Chamelon
2 Maxim Hover Tank - can anyone find this article?
2 Galleon Light Tank

Somerset Strikers
Hatamoto Chi
Wolfhound
Axman
Bushwacker
Mauler

Clan Invasion Kickstarter

Wolfs Dragoons Assault Star Barnes and Noble exclusive
Timber Wolf
Blackjack (variant)
Archer (variant)
Rifleman
Annihilator

Eridani Light Horse Hunter Lance Barnes and Noble exclusive, upcoming
Sagittaire
Banshee
Cyclops
Thunderbolt (jumping)

Hansen’s Roughriders Battle Lance Alliance Game Distributors exclusive, upcoming
Penetrator
Atlas
Enforcer (Enforcer III)
Hatchetman (jumping)

Northwind Highlanders Command Lance ACD Distribution exclusive, upcoming
Gunslinger
Grasshopper
Warhammer
Highlander (jumping)

Kell Hounds Striker Lance Catalyst Game Labs web store exclusive, upcoming
Nightsky
Wolfhound
Griffin
Crusader (jumping)

Grey Death Legion Heavy Battle Lance Barnes and Noble exclusive, upcoming
Gargoyle (C)
Regent
Catapult (Kurita’pult)
Shadowhawk (jumping)

Snords Irregulars Regular Distribution
Spartan
Highlander
Guillotine – Needs an article
Shorty’s Frankenmech – take a rifleman, archer, pixie and warhammer, put in a blender, get this one-off.

Proliferation Regular Distribution
Mackie
Ymir
BattleAxe – in need of a writer
Gladiator
Firebee - Capcon light with a habit of loading inferno SRM
Icarus II – 40 ton trooper
Coyotl

Empyrus · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 August 2019, 07:27:13 »

The Mercury has an article, it is just missing from the list:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=13477.msg315916#msg315916

The Mercury II has article as well though it does not relate to the KS. https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=3266.msg74411#msg74411

EDIT Looks like the Crab has an article as well, again missing from the main index:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=63503.msg1459849#msg1459849

Found these with search (topic only, fan article section only)

marauder648 · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 August 2019, 09:21:50 »

And here's the Piranah

https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=62150.0

JadeHellbringer · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 August 2019, 09:39:16 »

There's really no Blackjack article?

Huh. That's not good. In the interests of the Kickstarter, I'll get one brewed up this week then.

marauder648 · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 August 2019, 09:57:27 »

Quote from: JadeHellbringer on 06 August 2019, 09:39:16

There's really no Blackjack article?

Huh. That's not good. In the interests of the Kickstarter, I'll get one brewed up this week then.

I'll do one for the Guillotine too.

GreekFire · « **Reply #5 on:** 06 August 2019, 10:15:25 »

Good idea for a resource. I'll poop out the Jenner.

Empyrus · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 August 2019, 10:44:51 »

I'd consider the Trebuchet but i've vague recollection someone had a longterm interest in it? Jymset?
EDIT Jymset indeed. Also has reserved the Blackjack long ago. Maybe someone can poke him about either one.

(Anyway, i gotta make Ti Ts'ang first, and try to get back to improving my old articles, all this while dealing with painting minis and other stuff...)

Greatclub · « **Reply #7 on:** 06 August 2019, 20:03:03 »

Yay, I got an article pinned, that means I'm Important!!! ;)

And updated with the stuff people found and produced today.

Speaking of which - Jadehellbringer, did you seriously pound out the blackjack article in an hour and a half?

Edit - I can't update the list I put in KS thread #2, as the thread is locked. Mods, feel free to do it if you want.
edit2 - added the BB & AGOAC to the bottom.

JadeHellbringer · « **Reply #8 on:** 08 August 2019, 08:18:04 »

Quote from: Greatclub on 06 August 2019, 20:03:03

Speaking of which - Jadehellbringer, did you seriously pound out the blackjack article in an hour and a half?

I prefer to take a week or so and test out each version in several Megamek tests, get a really good feel for each one, and then type up the thoughts on each one as I go, assembling it all together at the end in a (poor) mashup of an article. But in the case of the Blackjack, I've been doing this for so long that there's not much need- whether on my side of the field or as a target, I know Blackjacks very, VERY well. There's variants I haven't tried (BJ-4 for example, or that ludicrous prototype with the flamers), but the ones you'll likely see on battlefields rather than the oddballs, those are no stranger to this old salt. So... open a Coke, open a couple of TROs and record sheet PDFs, let three decades of memories loose, and start typing. That it took 90 minutes honestly was more trying to shave down portions.

(For comparison, testing the Scapha hovertank for an old VotW? That was two weeks or so of working on testing each variant at least a couple of times, and the article STILL sucked. Screw that tank.)

Greatclub · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 August 2019, 23:12:16 »

added ad-hoc star

Hellraiser · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 August 2019, 16:20:59 »

OOOOOhhhhh.

I like this list.

Happily starts totaling up which units I will pick.

I must say, while there is nothing there that is "all new" to my collection, the fact that I can find units where I only own 1/2 of them, &/or only have 1-2 copies of the half I own is VERY nice for me. :)

Greatclub · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 August 2019, 20:36:21 »

Added Urbie.

*Facepalm* Seriously? Urbanmech?

JadeHellbringer · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 August 2019, 07:50:19 »

Quote from: Greatclub on 13 August 2019, 20:36:21

Added Urbie.

*Facepalm* Seriously? Urbanmech?

A well-used Urbanmech can be a pretty sobering opponent. It just requires thinking of it less as a Battlemech, and more as a self-propelled gun turret. You can't engage in running battles, but you can move a hefty autocannon around town to key locations on the cheap as a defensive measure. It's essentially a Hetzer on stilts- and as long as you use it as-such, a couple of Urbanmechs can make life hell on their opponent.

Yes, it has the cult following due to its speed and its looks (I admit to being a member of the Urbie Fan Club), but as an opponent it can be a terror- it just requires the right mindset... and a remarkably small hit to the wallet, of course.

Weirdo · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 August 2019, 15:03:11 »

My days of not taking Urbies seriously ended years ago, when a Griffin of mine had to choose between turning its back on an Urbanmech, or something far larger. Centurion, T-bolt, I forget exactly what.

One cored Griffin later, my days of forgetting that AC/20 Urbies are a thing had also come to an end...

Greatclub · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 August 2019, 15:37:39 »

It's just the meme - mightly urbie, the little mech who could. It gets taken too far.

They aren't harmless, but it's still silly the love they get. I'd rather a kurita-mod samurai Charger. Or an entirely new 3025 mech with 3050 variant. Or something other than "Kawaii".

Greatclub · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 December 2019, 15:15:16 »

Changed the nightstar link from the old 'tell me about' article to the new MOT? article.

Still don't like the Nightstar in the kickstarter. We've got the marauder, marauder II, and marauder IIC in different packs. It's hardly like we're going to have a hard time finding proxies, and there a a bunch of minis that need re-sculpts more.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 December 2019, 00:17:53 »

The Nightstar could use an updated look, but yeah, I think the Gunslinger for one could have been a higher priority.

Greatclub · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 May 2020, 04:07:48 »

How come nobody told me the link that was supposed to go to the goshawk went to the hellhound instead?

Fixed.

Greatclub · « **Reply #18 on:** 07 April 2022, 00:43:42 »

Opinion solicited - should I add an entry for the dragoon box?

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #19 on:** 07 April 2022, 00:52:25 »

Sure, why not?

Greatclub · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 May 2022, 22:29:31 »

Updated with the dragoons box and the upcoming exclusives.

Articles missing:
~~Sagittaire~~
~~Trebuchet~~
Mongoose
Guillotine
Mobile Long Tom Artillery
Support Carriage
Mobile HQ
Mash Vehicle
Vulcan
Jenner IIC
Ostroc
Ostscout
Ostsol
Maxim

Greatclub · « **Reply #21 on:** 26 March 2023, 14:52:05 »

Updated with KS II; the mechs without articles added to above list.

Kerfuffin(925) · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 May 2023, 22:27:04 »

Any chance to do another update for the stretch goal packs?

Greatclub · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 May 2023, 22:50:46 »

Quote from: Kerfuffin(925) on 03 May 2023, 22:27:04

Any chance to do another update for the stretch goal packs?

Pecking away at it.

Greatclub · « **Reply #24 on:** 06 May 2023, 20:44:32 »

Updated. Somebody please check my links, I was too lazy.

Also check for completeness, my attention to detail is pointed elsewhere.

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #25 on:** 08 June 2023, 19:34:43 »

Quote from: Greatclub on 05 August 2019, 23:32:14

Legendary Mechwarriors II
Marauder (w/2 dorsal guns)

Okay, has anyone seen a picture of this 'Mech, from one of the packs perhaps? Does it have two different dorsal guns to choose one of, or does it come with two guns mounted like the Stone Rhino?

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #26 on:** 08 June 2023, 20:59:09 »

Pictures haven't been released to my knowledge, but the Marauder in the Legends iI and Legends III packs are coming with two dorsal guns that are detachable: you'll be able to choose which variant of the Marauder is represented based on which dorsal gun it's got.

Greatclub · « **Reply #27 on:** 09 August 2023, 00:25:37 »

A lot of the links are busted, and just unavailable unless you're on the forum. If it keeps up I might fix it, don't really want to slog through it right now.

Sorry.

Hellraiser · « **Reply #28 on:** 10 August 2023, 11:15:36 »

Quote from: ANS Kamas P81 on 08 June 2023, 19:34:43

Okay, has anyone seen a picture of this 'Mech, from one of the packs perhaps? Does it have two different dorsal guns to choose one of, or does it come with two guns mounted like the Stone Rhino?

As noted, its 2 different guns to customize.

I'm not sure what variants it represents but I'm assuming one is an AC of some type, and the other is a laser.

Though maybe its basic AC v/s RAC or Gauss weapon?

Not sure on the 2 choices just that there are 2 of them.

Kerfuffin(925) · « **Reply #29 on:** 06 August 2024, 00:24:21 »

Now that the mercs KS shipping is underway I came to check out those articles. A lot of them give the error page again rather than an actual link