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BattleTech Returning To PC

Just posted an announcement concerning the return of BattleTech to turn-based PC-action through Jordan Weisman’s coming BATTLETECH.

In there I provide a short walk down memory lane of my first encounter with BattleTech 29 years ago. Namely this cover to the scenario pack The Fox’s Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon’s Raiders. 

I was instantly captivated. And while the years weigh some on this style from 1986, Jim Halloway’s work still evokes a certain feel of a war-torn universe of desperate salvage and mighty warriors.

When I saw this art for the coming BATTLETECH game, I immediately had a similar moment from 29 years ago. The might and majesty and heraldic pageantry of the BattleTech universe, where warriors make the difference on any battlefield.

I hope you’re as excited as I am…I’m literally bouncing in my seat as I type this and finally get to share some of what I’ve been working on with Jordan.

So strap in, and calibrate your neurohelmet: reactor online, sensors online, weapons online, all systems nominal. It’s gonna be a ride we’ll all be enjoying for a long time to come!

Randall

[intolerant-windbag]

I’m so excited for this. Also here’s a Sarna link to the Interview!

[intolerant-battletech]

Side story time, so last night I was playing some Mechwarrior Online and talking to a fellow unit member and he was mentioning how he felt like certain light mechs felt too slow. Then mentions how he is looking forward to the panther he pre-purchased that is released later this month. I told...

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Me: “The Axman commeth!” Chris: “No, that’s a different mech, I’m piloting a Black Knight.” Me: *angry look* The players were able to beat back the 12th Galedon Regulars

I ended up making one more substitution… I wanted to run a Crusader instead of a Grasshopper.

Quick Report:

[intolerant-pathfinder]

I spent the previous day finishing up some magical research and using my new found wealth to further defend myself from mundane attacks.

We proceeded to liberate yet another ancient site from it’s wealth. This place was filled with all manners of dangerous beasts. I’ve never seen a creature so...

[wayfaringmd]

Posted in my office. There are days when I’m tempted to pull it off the wall and show it to a patient who is just SO SURE that they have XYZ. 

[intolerant-windbag]

I need a version for this regarding software development and design.

[old-japanese-men]

[brucesterling]

*What a sage

[intolerant-windbag]

;_;

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[plutheroquexos]

@PatrickRothfuss I wish I could have been there for this. 

[hetza5721]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

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Redneck my ass!

So I saw yet another stupid Facebook Ad that annoyed me.

I look at that and go... MAYBE the guy is a redneck. MAYBE. That woman though? You have got to be fucking kidding me. I've been out in Redneck territory. Women like that don't exist out there. Shaved legs, salon quality hair, all of her teeth, symmetrical face. exactly what about her is redneck? The found a random model and told some dude to hold her for the shot. Or it's photoshopped, hard to tell with the green screen they used because god forbid you take a picture out where there's actually nature.

[intolerant-windbag]

Uhhhhh…. I never noticed this before but are these two related??

[intolerant-battletech]

So, the Dragon is one of my favorite mechs. A heavy that runs like a medium, armored like a heavy and armed like a… well… medium or worse.

So strong, so versatile, so spry!

But as it’s intended role as a strike mech I’ve always liked it. I can lead a strike lance at the vanguard and take...

[intolerant-battletech]

So I had rolled the force for the Beachhead team close to a month ago when I rolled up forces for the two supply depots. However I do not like the forces that cropped up in there. A couple Trashbuckets, a Jaggermech and a Clint. Booooring. Especially since these are supposed to be house...

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Time for some Battletech stuff not related to the ongoing campaign!

I forgot to take before shots… but here you go! But I have an after shot!

I had two mechs I started to paint once upon a time and then life conspired to prevent me from finishing them, and a third one that suffered some...

[intolerant-pathfinder]

Well we didn’t fight a mummy like the other group claimed too… but an animated sarcophagus and a cobra construct will do I suppose. But more importantly… we struck it rich! Immensely rich!

The group has become flush with cash! The horrendous first day is completely forgotten as we divvy...

[intolerant-pathfinder]

What a horrendous first outing!

I wish I can say my barely breathing familiar and the team was nearly destroyed by some mummy of sinister power and design… but we were brought to the brink of death by a simple arrow trap!

Then a simple spider almost killed me! The least trouble we had was a pile...

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I arrived at the port town last night and already had to begin using my magic to hide the stench of the place. I didn’t bother to collect any information in this town. There isn’t a library to be found, hell many store fronts lack letters opting instead for simple iconography. Truly a low class...

[intolerant-battletech]

The face of death

Quick Summary

Everyone had fun

Players won 1, lost 1

Charcoal grilled hot dogs are great

While there are three missions going on simultaneously in game time, us fleshy humans with limited time tables to actually play games were only able to do two games at once...