Ideas are bulletproof: The Republic of the Sphere Megathread

[Maingunnery]

before you mock Canada too much in a Battletech context you miiiiiiiiiiiiight wanna research where James McKenna was from :D

He can afford a spacesuit for his Moose.

[Metallgewitter]

How did the US become more Canadian? I musta missed that

Jihad Hot Spots: Terra page 156:

"One Terran ethnographer recently noted "Americans have turned into Canadians". The Battletech current US Americans show less jingoism and social conservatism then the 20th and 22nd Americans they idolize

[VensersRevenge]

Because Canadians are just liberal Americans

[Stormlion1]

Because Canadians are just liberal Americans

And let's not go too far in that almost and somewhat political direction! Although I kind of like the idea of Moose Mounted Infantry. Particularly if there ridden by Dudly Doorite styled troopers!

[Tyler Jorgensson]

And let's not go too far in that almost and somewhat political direction! Although I kind of like the idea of Moose Mounted Infantry. Particularly if there ridden by Dudly Doorite styled troopers!

Please someone submit this to Shrapnel

[Metallgewitter]

And let's not go too far in that almost and somewhat political direction! Although I kind of like the idea of Moose Mounted Infantry. Particularly if there ridden by Dudly Doorite styled troopers!

Now we know how the Outworlds Alliance got the idea for their Tariq mounted infantry

[Spirit Cat Refugee]

You know, a book about RAFers following the fall of Terra who are trying to get to their families having to go through several hostile states to get to their home planets would be a pretty cool one-off novel. Just an homage to the Odyssey, with lots of pontification on the highs and lows of the Republic and its ideals, as soldiers question their pre-disposed loyalty to the ROTS.

[Caesar Steiner for Archon]

Wasn't Terra already "greened" when the old Alliance was in control? Or did that only come when the Hegemony took over? I think there are not a lot of information but the books often tell that the Terran goverment repaired the damages that the early industrilization caused to Terra but they never mentioned HOW. Simply planting new trees is probably not enough. I could see the Hegemony using perhaps simple weather control tech but most likely nothing heavy like the Storminhibitors on Bryant or sun shades on Venus.

JHS: Terra attributes it to a continual effort that runs from the Alliance to ComStar.

[tassa_kay]

Galatean League, if it still exists

I know this is a bit of necromancy, but I just noticed a tidbit in Shrapnel 11 that’s relevant to this question: Galatea is mentioned as being a part of the Isle of Skye now in the Voices of the Sphere article. Looks like the Galatean League is done for.

[Weirdo]

Doesn't surprise me. Weren't Hansen's Roughriders pretty much the core of the GDL? (Not to be confused with the GDL) With them off fighting on Terra, I'm not sure if there would have been enough left to keep a cohesive fighting force.

[Church14]

Doesn't surprise me. Weren't Hansen's Roughriders pretty much the core of the GDL? (Not to be confused with the GDL) With them off fighting on Terra, I'm not sure if there would have been enough left to keep a cohesive fighting force.

Yeah. On Terra and they didn’t go back after either. Currently rebuilding based out of Tybalt IIRC.

[Metallgewitter]

I know this is a bit of necromancy, but I just noticed a tidbit in Shrapnel 11 that’s relevant to this question: Galatea is mentioned as being a part of the Isle of Skye now in the Voices of the Sphere article. Looks like the Galatean League is done for.

But to which realm does the Isle of skye now belong to? The Wolf Empire? Or have they become independent again? Tamar Rising had no mention of Skye if I remember correctly.
Or did the Lyrans finally decide to retake some more territory?

[tassa_kay]

But to which realm does the Isle of skye now belong to? The Wolf Empire? Or have they become independent again? Tamar Rising had no mention of Skye if I remember correctly.
Or did the Lyrans finally decide to retake some more territory?

As far as we know, it’s an independent realm. It’s on one of the maps in Dominions Divided (barely, but it’s there) as its own political entity.

[Weirdo]

My impression is that with the exception of those worlds conquered by a major power as part of their route to Terra, right now the former Prefecture X is pretty much a mass of suddenly independent worlds that haven't even had time to turn into a Chaos March or Hinterland yet. Is this correct?

[tassa_kay]

My impression is that with the exception of those worlds conquered by a major power as part of their route to Terra, right now the former Prefecture X is pretty much a mass of suddenly independent worlds that haven't even had time to turn into a Chaos March or Hinterland yet. Is this correct?

Honestly, I think the “conquered by other nations” worlds in Prefecture X far outstrip the “newly independent” worlds. The CapCon, Combine and Wolf Empire seem to have gobbled up almost all of them. The only ones that appear free are the worlds around Muphrid, Zollikofen and likely Thorin.

[Weirdo]

Really? I was just thinking about the description of Seychelle's Stonehearts, who apparently have been doing brisk business in the worlds around Terra ever since the Trial.

[tassa_kay]

Really? I was just thinking about the description of Seychelle's Stonehearts, who apparently have been doing brisk business in the worlds around Terra ever since the Trial.

Maybe/hopefully IKEO will clear this up, but that’s what I was able to piece together between Shattered Fortress, ilClan, Dominions Divided and Empire Alone.

[Weirdo]

So many of my preferred factions are holding their breath for IKEO...

[Metallgewitter]

To be honest I am kind of suprised that the Prefecture X worlds the Wolves took are actually staying "Wolf". From what I understand is that the Wolves didn't even leave a token garrison after defeating whatever RAF unit was stationed there. I am kind of expecting IKEO to state that said planets have been gobbled up by the CCAF as a way to cut of Terra from a secure supply line

[Minemech]

 Multiple major powers are eating Wolf worlds alive, if they are staying Wolf, it is a temporary state of affairs.

[Tyler Jorgensson]

So many of my preferred factions are holding their breath for IKEO...

I mean… as a Bear same lol

[Wrangler]

Everytime I read those initials for the book, I keep thinking of IKEA.

[Stormlion1]

Everytime I read those initials for the book, I keep thinking of IKEA.

Flatpack is the future of tabletop warfare! Coming soon from Sweden!

[Knightmare]

So many of my preferred factions are holding their breath for IKEO...

Now that Legends II is finished, I've started work on it. I had the team kickoff over the weekend, so IKEO is officially WIP.

[tassa_kay]

Hopefully Legends II is a little more polished than the first. I’m still disappointed that the artwork for Malvina Hazen’s Shrike was so completely wrong (wrong paint scheme, wrong weapons loadout). But the fact that Legends II is even coming is enough to get me excited.

[Middcore]

Hopefully Legends II is a little more polished than the first. I’m still disappointed that the artwork for Malvina Hazen’s Shrike was so completely wrong (wrong paint scheme, wrong weapons loadout).

Well all of the artwork just showed stock/primary config weapons loadouts, didn't it? Because they didn't make any changes to the existing 3d models. Same deal with Kerensky's Orion. There's a standard Orion weapon loadout listed and the art is the standard ON1-K even though we already had a record sheet for his custom variant with the snub PPC and gauss rifle. (Although the writeup then describes that version.)

Edit: well I just noticed Shin Yodama's Phoenix Hawk has his custom loadout listed in the specs so I was wrong about there being consistency on whether the specs were always stock. But the artwork is definitely all stock. I imagine it just wasn't feasible to customize the geometry instead of painting over the existing models.

[tassa_kay]

Be that as it may, I would still expect an art book, especially one that specifically showcases the Mechs of notable characters and advertises the camo specs of those Mechs on its back cover, to get the art right.

[Weirdo]

Where is her mech's paint scheme described, and does it still force us to try and paint a ludicrously detailed bird over a chest with extremely deep details?

[tassa_kay]

Where is her mech's paint scheme described, and does it still force us to try and paint a ludicrously detailed bird over a chest with extremely deep details?

In both Flight of the Falcon and A Rending of Falcons, and no, LOL. Franz Vohwinkel also did an accurate job of it for the German cover of the former.

[Emperor Ediger]

In both Flight of the Falcon and A Rending of Falcons, and no, LOL. Franz Vohwinkel also did an accurate job of it for the German cover of the former.

Thanks, I've been looking all over for an accurate Malvina scheme to paint, though those checkerboards scare me just a bit