The mission parameters stayed the same, but as for the scope, eh. Suddenly, there were classic vehicles involved. Ahem.) We went from 22 to 24 planned issues, by which time, a new crowdfunding project had started preparations. (Aaron is best prepared to say something about that. These incorporated some BattleMechs already conceived behind the scenes for the ilClan storyline as well as some new units that genuinely pushed the boundaries of what BattleTech has seen.Īll the while, the scope continued to balloon. As the project’s scope took on shape based on the definition of various groups of ‘Mechs (true Classics vs Clan Classics vs OmniMechs vs the rest), we were able to include new machines as well. I feel the success of the series was contingent on these first months of discussion, which gave us an expanded format for the true Classics-our new label for what was once the “Unseen.” From there, everything fell into place. Hence my usage of the foreign idiom above: some of the goals above seemed mutually exclusive, but needed to be met nevertheless. (One side note, which I can’t seem to fit in elsewhere: a lot of like-minded writers jumped into this feet first to such an extent that the entire project is filled with really, really deep cuts from BattleTech’s history, be it sourcebooks, novels, computer games from all eras and platforms, apocrypha, or even internet/fan history!) * Create often back-dated lore conveying the 100-year old (or more) story of these machines in a believable way. * Make these “Classics” as competitive as can be, employing cutting-edge construction rules but keeping them simple enough to use for pick-up games (by mostly sticking to BattleMech Manual rules) * Follow the visuals of the miniatures exactly, but also preserve the historical “feel” of the game pieces vis-a-vis their peers * Make the miniatures produced for a 3050-set crowdfunding campaign-a hugely successful one that reinvigorated BattleTech like nothing before-relevant in the 3150 setting, the storyline’s current here and now The RecGuides needed to be a swiss-army-knife TRO that accomplished the following: Looking back at the frenetic chats that followed through to at least Q2 of 2020, we worked hard to find that “eierlegende Wollmilchsau.” Pardon the German. The new classics… They need to be relevant. And what a run it was! It has been more than three years since Ray approached me with the statement “It’s the Unseen. So here we are at the end of the RecGuide run. What distributor would want to have an exclusive Force Pack filled with 'Mechs that no one wants? I know I got the Hansen's Roughrider's Force Pack specifically for the Penetrator. I believe the Inner Sphere OmniMechs would make a much more fitting surprise Force Pack for the Mercenaries Kickstarter than the Celestials.Īs for the Regent, the Mercenary Force Packs seems to work on a different set of rules for what's included, especially due to their initial exclusivity. Celestials would best be kept for a future Jihad era Kickstarter as it would be weird for them not to be a part of it. The Bushwacker was introduced in 3053 and the Nightstar was in 2767 and returned in 3057, both in the Clan invasion era. In-universe introduction dates seem to be playing a part in 'Mech choices as well. If they weren't in such a (somewhat justified) rush to get to the Clan Invasion, they could have addressed most of that by now, and we'd just be getting in to the Clan Invasion now. I think the Phantom, Naga, and the Galahad (maybe?) are the only ones left of that batch.Īnd that doesn't even consider that there are 11 ASF and the original Banshee design from 3025, several Level II of ASF from 2750, as well as Combat Vehicles. Most of the Clan mechs from 3055 have already been released or announced to be part of the new Kickstarter. That still leaves all of 10 Lights (including the epic Tarantula), 8 Mediums (including the impressive Huron Warrior), 10 Heavies (including the Rakhasa), and 5-6 Assaults. I think I heard of the Grand Titan, too, but that could be a memory hole. So far, announced to be released from 3055 on the Inner Sphere side, or has recently been released we have the Nightsky, Wraith, Penetrator, and Gunslinger. True for the Inner Sphere designs, but when you consider the Bushwacker and Nightstar come from the same TRO as the 1st gen IS Omnis in 3058, plus the Regent which is a 3145 design, they don't seem to be rushing to go by TRO release. They've barely touched the 'Mechs from TRO: 3055, so it's going to be a stretch to jump ahead two decades just to do the Celestial series. Those models desperately need an update to plastic, not for the looks, but for ease of assembly. Gitzbitah wrote: I'm still hoping for a surprise Celestial Level II.
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