Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

[Estwilde]

Uh huh, guess it will be weird for 40th shirts not to be available at GenCon then.

The patches weren't ready for the first world tour event, so take that for what you will.

[Colt Ward]

The patches weren't ready for the first world tour event, so take that for what you will.

World tour is a joke, they cannot even spread the appearances across the country the company is based in.

But in the KS they said the shirt would not be available for 6 months after KS release.

[Ghaz]

World tour is a joke, they cannot even spread the appearances across the country the company is based in.

The Facebook announcement did say that those were just the first set of conventions and events Randall would be attending.  Have they announced any more conventions or events for the World Tour yet?

[jimdigris]

Uh huh, guess it will be weird for 40th shirts not to be available at GenCon then.

Gencon is in August.  That will give them at least a month.

[Lorcan Nagle]

Gencon is in August.  That will give them at least a month.

They said the T-shirt wouldn't be sold until six months after Kickstarter fulfillment.  So if they stick to that and fulfillment is in June then it'll be offered to the public in December

[jimdigris]

Gencon has a kind of special status, so it's difficult to predict what they will choose to do.

[Broken_Metal_Dreaming]

They were still hoping for earlier fulfillment when they said that I think. Adding more items and having trouble with backerkit software limitations put paid to the early optimism.

[Sapphirus]

Battle Mat showcase:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgl/battletech-mercenaries/posts/4031692?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users

[thedancingjoker]

They did mention durring the KS campaign that while they could probably make the June Deadline, blowing through the stretch goals was going to push the fulfilment date back a bit as they din't have final versions of all of those yet.

[glitterboy2098]

They did mention durring the KS campaign that while they could probably make the June Deadline, blowing through the stretch goals was going to push the fulfilment date back a bit as they din't have final versions of all of those yet.

which is fairly normal for Kickstarters that get past their initial stretch goal offerings. having to get stretch goal stuff completed before release will always slow down things.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Didn't they also say that the sheer number of pledges they received was going to delay things?

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

New video of Randal showing off the Savannah Master Salvage Box just dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1d8zLlAvkg

[Ghaz]

New video of Randal showing off the Savannah Master Salvage Box just dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1d8zLlAvkg

Looks like the same video from Update #77, just hosted on the Catalyst Game Labs YouTube channel instead of Rem's YouTube channel.

[I am Belch II]

I remember seeing it before. Had me thinking it was a new video.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

I missed the previous video, thought this was a new one since it popped up in my "new updates" on YouTube.

[Charistoph]

Looks like the Royal Orion is confirmed in the latest Forcepack review from GMG.

[Cyc]

CGL's Instagram has couple of photos of physical proof of Field Manual: Kurita, and more importantly for this thread, final physical production copy of Jaime Wolf's translation of Sun Tzu's Art of War.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3_pZAfrSF4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[SLDF_Gunslinger]

Looks like the Royal Orion is confirmed in the latest Forcepack review from GMG.

Can't wait to see the Record Sheet for this one! Will it be the old school Kerensky variant with the SNPPC/Gauss or will the weapon loadout be more in line with matching the mini....

[Charistoph]

Can't wait to see the Record Sheet for this one! Will it be the old school Kerensky variant with the SNPPC/Gauss or will the weapon loadout be more in line with matching the mini....

If it follows the model, the Royal won't be the SNPPC/Gauss, as it's mostly just a resposition of the Direct Fire Lance model.  My initial guess is that we're looking at either Gauss or LB-10X, with Artemis and/or Streaks for the Missiles, maybe a Pulse upgrade for the Lasers.  I think the Gauss/Snubbie is one that came a little bit later and only for Kerensky's personal ride.

As it is, the only model in that Forcepack that interests me is the Thunder Hawk, even if the Royal Orion Record Sheet intrigues me.

[BrianDavion]

If it follows the model, the Royal won't be the SNPPC/Gauss, as it's mostly just a resposition of the Direct Fire Lance model.  My initial guess is that we're looking at either Gauss or LB-10X, with Artemis and/or Streaks for the Missiles, maybe a Pulse upgrade for the Lasers.  I think the Gauss/Snubbie is one that came a little bit later and only for Kerensky's personal ride.

As it is, the only model in that Forcepack that interests me is the Thunder Hawk, even if the Royal Orion Record Sheet intrigues me.

the simpliest way to do a Royal Orion would be to swap the AC 10 for a LB10X, CASE both side torsos, and swap to DHS. a VERY boring refit, but addresses a vunerability with the Orion

[Greatclub]

the simpliest way to do a Royal Orion would be to swap the AC 10 for a LB10X, CASE both side torsos, and swap to DHS. a VERY boring refit, but addresses a vunerability with the Orion

It has enough free space you can use both endo and ferro. That saves enough tonnage you can have fun with the big left arm, but anything else needs to go to the design forum.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

As with most introductory-level designs, it's got a lot of options for upgrades.  Even when you're sticking to WYSWYG.

[Weirdo]

...what.

[I am Belch II]

Urbie-LAM??? Memes have become plastic??

[shivanwurm]

Meme the dream.

[shivanwurm]

Randall’s preview pile.

[shivanwurm]

I’m interested in what appears to be the unassembled merc command dice trays in the back.

[Alex Keller]

Ugh.  On one hand I appricate that CGL is attempting to be in-touch with a segment of fans that post memes online by producing a secret/unannounced project like the Urbie-LAM, but that investment could've gone to something that a much larger segment of the player base would purchase more than 1 box of, like another pack of vehicles. 

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Ugh.  On one hand I appricate that CGL is attempting to be in-touch with a segment of fans that post memes online by producing a secret/unannounced project like the Urbie-LAM, but that investment could've gone to something that a much larger segment of the player base would purchase more than 1 box of, like another pack of vehicles.

I seriously doubt that Catalyst is actually putting a "salvage box" in a lance pack.  I suspect Photoshop.

[BrianDavion]

I seriously doubt that Catalyst is actually putting a "salvage box" in a lance pack.  I suspect Photoshop.

I dunno, it's likely 3 mini's a battlemech, airmech and aerospace