Finally, the free preview pdfs each take a closer look at a pair of the new miniatures and the design process of updating them from their original artwork to their new sculpts. The BattleTech: Mercenaries box is a supplement to the BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat box, which is required to use this set. These rules are for players who already have a lot of battlemech minatures that they want to use more of on an epic battlefield. I'm especially excited for the new plastic vehicles since I enjoy playing with combined arms. The much-anticipated BattleTech Mercenaries Kickstarter campaign has been officially scheduled for late March 2023. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Based on the information provided by Catalyst Game Labs, the basic BattleTech: Mercenaries Box will include the following: Miniatures of the BattleMechs and vehicles will include the Chameleon, Starslayer, Caesar, Devastator, Flea, Firefly, Quickdraw, Ostsol, Galleon Light Tanks, and Maxim Hover Transports. In the later eras some of them work really hard to explain how they have not, in fact, hired mercenaries and you have the Dark Caste, which are basically Clan pirates, but other than that, mercs are generally viewed as not being honorable. The BattleTech: Mercenaries crowdfunding campaign blasts off with over million pledges for the classic sci-fi game of armored combat. I suspect this will cause some confusion with League of Legends, which might lead to yet another rebranding in the very near future. Catalyst had a lot of problems when it took the BattleTech license from WizKids following Dark Age, and getting things back on track required a herculean effort. "acceptedAnswer": { ICv2: Catalyst Revisits 'BattleTech' 'Blood of Kerensky' Trilogy In raising a lot, we learned a lot about what backers and creators need. James McKee on Twitter: "RT @the_Big_Ned: Inner Sphere Fire Whats even more amazing, is that among all science fiction from the 1980s era, the Battletech Universe seems to be closest to predicting astronomical discoveries. And so I think weve just all of us, including the manufacturer have just gotten better at making the lines cleaner, the material a little better.. The first is a deeper dive into the world of the mercenary. Now is the time of the Enlightenment! Anyone can be a champion in aMarauderor aTurkina! BattleTech began as an elaborate miniatures wargame in 1984, created by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock. And we couldnt imagine a more perfect venue for launching our Mercenaries Kickstarter. But seriously, Ive never understood the appeal of April Fools Day. Youll chase the glory days of a once-noted BattleMech manufacturer in a quest to reinvigorate a declining enterprise and secure your birthright. exciting original fiction and campaign play set in the new ilClan Erahas unleashed a massive wave of BattleTech interest, with more gamers of every age and type playing than ever before. They are also available in the next round of force pack expansions to bring in a new strategic front for the mechwarriors to master. }, BattleTech: Mercenary Company 3.0 - ComStar "text": "The BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter campaign raised $7,549,241 with the support of 23,654 backers, making it one of the top 20 highest-funded Kickstarter projects on record." Today were launching the first of a series of preview PDFs that will roll out over the coming weeks. The Kickstarter page is pretty sparse right now, but itll be the place to go on Thursday.