Новости короткой строкой. Коротко о главном

[ELH_AIMB]

Руссо Хауэлл бандитом стал, и погиб бандитом, а не воином. Достойный мужик бы погиб в бою при уничтожении Клана Ягуаров.

[Crystalrat]

Руссо Хауэлл бандитом стал, и погиб бандитом, а не воином. Достойный мужик бы погиб в бою при уничтожении Клана Ягуаров.

Возможно. Но не всем везет умереть в нужный момент. И лучше быть бандитом, чем служить врагу, имхо.

[raimond]

Sunday at 7pm CST (GMT -6) I'll be opening Catalyst Game Labs' newest BattleTech Box Set! I'll go over some of my history with BattleTech and more recent involvements as well as compare the production miniatures against some of the 3d printed ones I did for GenCon and Adepticon. Speaking of Adepticon, there will be a sneak peak of the terrain that will there!

https://buff.ly/2DPR4bz

З.Ы. 4 утра это жесть...

[raimond]

Check out the quick-start rules from the Beginner Box, now with a map and fold-up counters for ease-of-use as a printable PDF--now available on our BattleTech downloads' page! http://ow.ly/xJtG30nCFgu

[raimond]

Кто еще не украл купил BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction, типа распродажа можно купить за 12$ - https://www.drivethrufiction.com/produc ... UrY9VA-heU

[ELH_AIMB]

Доставка дороговато выйдет. Я бы приобрел.

[raimond]

Там пдф.

[ELH_AIMB]

Спасибо! Надо брать!

[raimond]

Спасибо! Надо брать!

В Москве на авито лежал этот артбук за 3500, уже нет, видимо продали, но неделю назад был.

[raimond]

https://www.patreon.com/ShimmeringSword

[raimond]

Радуйтесь почитатели Драгун Вульфа - Парду пишет новый роман о них, название и сроки выхода пока неизвестны.

Forever Faithful is Released – Spoilers Follow

Smell that? That is the smell of new BattleTech fiction. Ah…

One thing I wanted to capture with this book was that sense we all had when new BattleTech fiction came out years ago. It is that sense of excitement, those gasps at some of the things in the book when they are revealed, that tension we all had as readers back in the day. I wanted to be 20 or 30 again and feel that awesomeness as I learned more about this shared universe we all are a part of. Yes, even as writers, we thrilled when other authors put out new books.

From what I am seeing on social media, the fans are getting those sensations. Freaking sweet!

Going back to characters from Exodus Road was risky. We have had a lot of characters killed in BattleTech to only see them return. I knew that would be a challenge, but I also knew it was going to be worth it. We had to see the story arcs of these characters go to full fruition. The crushing defeat of the Smoke Jaguars left so many unanswered questions, I knew I had fertile ground to work with. For the record we never saw Trent’ death on screen, only word that he had died. That was true – he died several times after the battle, revived each time. The Nova Cats told the truth, but withheld the important parts because, well, they are Nova Cats.

And now it is out there, in the public. There will be detractors, the troll community. I don’t give a shit. BattleTech is back! You got boxed sets, new fiction, awesome new maps too. If you want to whine about it, well go ahead. The rest of us are going to have some fun instead. When was the last time that the community as a whole was devouring fiction? It has been years. Even with Betrayal of Ideals, it had already appeared in BattleCorps. This was new and fresh and touched on characters and eras when we all were heavily engaged in BattleTech.

The things I liked the most is the interplay between Trent and Paul Moon as characters. These two characters have been at each other’s throats for years. Having them be fighting together took a lot of character development work. Duty and honor trumps hatred in this case. They no longer have competing ideologies, but share something in common. Their shared vision is what saves the Smoke Jaguars from extinction.

Inanna is important. At one point (very early on) I wondered if I should make her a figment of Trent’s imagination – a fill-in for Judith. Then I realized I needed her to be much more.

The Second Star League is important as a character as well, though most people won’t see it that way. It was cocky, “liberating” Huntress and essentially throwing it into chaos. How many times have we seen nations win the wars and lose the peace? If it feels like the Star League did not have a plan for what to do with Huntress after they won it is because they really didn’t. How do you liberate a people that do not want liberation? The parallels, even contemporary, are many and sad.

I also loved dinging the armor of Victor Steiner-Davion. Like all humans, he is flawed. Forcing him to face those flaws was fun. Mistakes were made, but it took him decades to realize and acknowledge them. Even then, he hit the delete key. In that moment when he hits the delete key in the end is critical. Ego and arrogance overpowers the truth for Victor, even though he knows that there will come a time of reckoning.

The little scenes make it for me. Stealing the Remembrance from Master’s office – priceless. The whole Smoke Jaguar exodus was fun and dark and neat. Russou Howell was useful to be the alternative for the Jaguars.

There’s a lot to process in this novel, I will grant you that. The biggest one is, “Where does this leave us?” Well, the Smoke Jaguars are there, hidden in plain sight during the Dark Ages. We knew that already – but there are several clues near the end of the book as to what is possibly coming next, if you can spot them. (Evil laugh mode engaged – Mwah ha ha hah!)

For those of you that followed it, I tied in elements from Impetus of War (Wayside) and Exodus Road and Surrender Your Dreams. That should be a hint all on its own. I am a big fan of connecting the books in the BattleTech universe. To me, connecting the stories is part of what makes BattleTech cool. In other words, go back and start re-reading some of the older fiction!

Next up is the Wolves Dragoons novella for me (no I don’t know when it will be released or if it will be in paperback — geez I’m just a hack writer.) There’s a lot crammed into a small package with that fiction too. I can’t share the title with you because that alone will stir passions and frothing hilarity.

So, there you have it. The game is afoot. I can’t wait until GenCon. Bring your books to be signed and brace yourselves…something huge and exciting is about the happen.

[raimond]

Three new Turning Points are scheduled for release in March and April, leading up to the much-anticipated House Arano sourcebook. Mark your calendars for:
Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches – March 15
Turning Points: Tokasha – March 29
Turning Points: Vega (3039) – April 12
House Arano: The Aurigan Coalition – April 26

The release date for House Arano has been adjusted due to the need for additional development time, and key personnel working on other products set for later this year. Thank you for your understanding as we keep multiple projects on track and ensure a steady stream of new BattleTech product for the game’s 35th Anniversary year.

[Den [WM]]

Всё, уже не купить?
Магазин Каталистов пишет Sold out
https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-beginner-box

[raimond]

В гугле вроде бы все есть?
https://www.miniaturemarket.com/cat35020.html
Тырк
Кстати, если в России не доставляют можно использовать шопфанс, и всякие шипито.
Почта стала фантастически работать, я 23 февраля отправил 2 посылки, одну в штаты вторую в израиль, в штатах 1 марта получили, в израиле 28 февраля... В обратную сторону также работает, но только если посылка registered airmail.

[raimond]

18 марта в магазине Catalyst Game Labs будут доступны куча новых товаров:
- Совершенно новый набор карт за последние двадцать лет Map - Set: Grasslands, стоить будет 29,99$, с 17 апреля будет доступна в розничных магазинах. Позиционируется, как идеальное дополнение для Beginner Box и BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat. Набор будет состоять из 6 двухсторонних карт.

- BattleMats - новые премиум карты, которые будут продаваться по цене в 29,99$ за 1 двухстороннюю карту. Пока будут доступны четыре вида. Каталисты изучают спрос, и если будут хорошие продажи, коврики будут выпускать регулярно.
Луга и луна
Луга и пустыня
Луга и горная местность
Луга и саванна

- Еще один супер важный продукт - нагрудный знак посвященный 35-летию БТ
- Первая часть нетленки Стакпола о Гончих Келла Not the Way the Smart Money Bets также будет доступна с 18 марта, следующие части выйдут 22 и 27 марта.

- BattleTech Beginner Box снова в продаже. Первый тираж был распродан с космической скоростью, снова будет в наличии.
- Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches пдф.

[Leonid]

Первая часть нетленки Стакпола о Гончих Келла Not the Way the Smart Money Bets также будет доступна с 18 марта, следующие части выйдут 22 и 27 марта.

Отлично. Хотя должен отметить, первой части уже куча лет, она еще в Battlecorps вышла.

[raimond]

Первая часть нетленки Стакпола о Гончих Келла Not the Way the Smart Money Bets также будет доступна с 18 марта, следующие части выйдут 22 и 27 марта.

Отлично. Хотя должен отметить, первой части уже куча лет, она еще в Battlecorps вышла.

На сколько я понял корпс уже умер, хотя официально об этом объявлено не было... В свете этого, безусловно, можно найти издания corsair edtion и torrent edition, но западная публика более законопослушная, ну и каталистам лишний бакс в копилку...

[Alien173]

- Еще один супер важный продукт - нагрудный знак посвященный 35-летию БТ

а можно по подробнее?

[raimond]

- Еще один супер важный продукт - нагрудный знак посвященный 35-летию БТ

а можно по подробнее?

Это сарказм был. Обычный значок с цифрой 35

[raimond]

Подвезли ништяки
- Новый набор карт

- Коврики

- значок. Жизнь моя не будет прежней, как я без него жил?

- пдф про братьев Келлов, первая часть

- Бокс сет для начинающих
- Total Warfare Reprint ПДФ - бумагу распродали, пдф можно купить
- Техмануал - смотри выше
- OPERATIONAL TURNING POINTS: FRONC REACHES

Blaine Lee Pardoe:
You should all be very concerned. This year I have two April Fool's posts for BattleTech almost ready to go. (Engage evil laugh mode...)