I've had lots of problems with this too. Pretty cunning, don't you think. Kartenset 1: BattleForce & Scattered Woods, Kartenset 2: Desert Hills & Rolling Hills 1, Kartenset 5: Open Terrain 2 & CityTech Map, Kartenset 6: River Valley & Rolling Hills 2. Your BattleTech News Roundup For January, 2023, Your BattleTech News Roundup For December, 2022, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=ProtoMech&oldid=911494. evilauthor. I'm assuming you mean the WizKids "Clix" versions and the IWM versions? What comes in the Latest "A game of armored combat"? His outrage at having been uninformed about the secret project was tempered by his Clan's dire needs and the good performance of the ProtoMechs against desperate odds. I like the bigger miniatures, it gives more detail. One side depicted part of Imperial City, the other Kado-guchi Valley. Of course, the size of the 3D printed BattleTech miniatures mainly depends on the size of the terrain you are using for tabletop games. For nearly a day and a half we were an island of resistance in a sea of Falcon Green. This allowed maps to be included in some sourcebooks, too. Huge difference, since the clix are about twice as large. Lyran Commonwealth,6th Donegal Guards-Nightstar. Privacy Policy. I love this infographic. Blood Spirit ProtoMech Hydra with the pilot. The Dark Age and Age of Destruction Battle Armor is close enough to scale BT scale that the work well, * No, FASA wasn't big on errata - ColBosch. As such their agility falls somewhere between infantry and 'Mechs: they can move through most buildings with minimal collateral damage and can go from a prone to standing position in seconds. Up until 1988 (i.e. Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war. FASA product #1663, released in 1991. Additionally there is an unaddressed half hex column on the sides of the mapsheet that make up a "sixteenth column" when multiple mapsheets are tiled. 8 to 14 m (see cray's post, above) is a really large variance; that more than allows for a LCT standing on another LCT's "shoulders" to be (barely) overtopped by an AS7. It sounds like a lot of 'mechs have very low densities, almost floating in water densities. There a nice 'Mech / vehicle scaling chart in TRO: 3039. 2. Three months later five more maps and the MapPack Hill Terrain Set (including the five new maps and the Desert Hills map that had already been part of the previous set) were published. The map is marked "Casus Belli 1994 Carte conue par Michal Salicetto, dessin Bernard Bittler BATTLETECH est un jeu dit par Jeux Descartes sous licence FASA". At the same time, Smoke Jaguar geneticists began the task of creating a suitable breed of pilot. A Gundam is 18 meters. German BattleTech licensee Ulisses Spiele published a range of map sets ("BattleTech Kartensets") in 2014, both as a physical product and as PDF downloads. "There's a difference between the soldier and his fight. I try not to think about it to much. While a couple MWDA 'mechs are small enough to look good alongside IWM stuff, I've found a surprising number of conventional vehicles that work. Does it really matter if one mech is bigger than another in scale? They may become reluctant to leave their machine, and may even start to believe the ProtoMech is their own body.[14]. Several hex maps have been released for various arenas on Solaris VII. 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During the early experimental stage, the technical limitations preventing the construction of Inner Sphere ProtoMech chassis were sidestepped with the Word utilizing captured Clan models. - Bob Ross. Most of these terms have survived since the Age of Sail, and were updated to reflect the realities of space combat. German edition published in 1997 as "GeoTech IV" (see below). It's a gator with a nuke, whats the problem. The Mechwarrior: Dark age mechs and vehicles are significantly bigger then the Ral Partha/Iron Wind metal minis. when just looking at the two together you know it's not true. The printed size of a standard mapsheet is 22 inches by 18 inches (not 22 by 17 as many rulebooks suggest). WH40K - Imperim of Man: - Space Marine Terminator Armour (Exosuit) - Imperial Knight (light Mech) - Warhound Titan (medium Mech) - Reaver Titan (heavy Mech) - Warlord Titan (assault Mech) - Imperator Titan (super-heavy Mech) Image details. But its cheap, so you can get more if it does. Maps included: Large Mountain #1, Deep Canyon #1 (double-sided). on: 15 September 2012, 21:08:30 . [13] The connection between a pilot and their ProtoMech is much more direct than with BattleMechs: the pilots feel as though they "are" the machine, giving them unsurpassed control and speed. Under standard rules the mapsheet is also referred to as a unit of distance with the range of artillery pieces being originally expressed in terms of the number of mapsheets (or "boards") a given unit could fire. I guess thats what happens when you use nukes for homecoming gifts. This is great! They're the white drawings to the right of the giant purple triangle. I'd stick to neoprene maps. FASA product #1638, released in 1991. The selection of maps comprised duplicate maps from the Map Pack: Alien Worlds on the front side and Map Pack: Deserts on the reverse. Create maps that suit your needs. Overview. So stupid big is stupid without magic technology and materials. You can also get them printed, as is via Poster Print factor linked on the thread with less modification. 1st Battalion, 91st Royal Battlemech Regiment, 26th Light Brigade Combat Team, 61st Infantry Division, XXVII Corps, Eleventh Army, SLDF. The first sculpt Atlas goes only to the hip. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. You are using an out of date browser. The casting is excellent. There is a lot of conflicting information on how tall battlemechs are, and no sources explicitly state the exact height of any mechs. Maps included: City (Skyscraper), City (Hills/Residential) #1 (double-sided). Grasslands #2, Grasslands #3, Desert #2 and Desert #3. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In the classic BattleTech board game, as well as in most other games set in the BattleTech universe, the main gameplay takes place on a mapsheet with hexagonal playing fields. Inner Sphere scientists also lacked the technical knowledge to recreate the special internal structure, armoring and heat sinks which went into ProtoMech construction, which would have resulted in bulkier, less-effective units. Beyond these it should be noted that some products like the Turning Points series typically include maps such as individual planetary maps for the worlds featured. In addition, punch-out map pieces of various sizes are included to modify the maps as well as a booklet with scenarios and rules expansions for the basic game from Tactical Operations. Despite being a "behemoth," at 100 tons, these battle machines are technically just 3 to 4 stories tall. Great find! The thing that binds most official direct sources of height is that almost all of them are pretty old. I was thrown for a loop noticing the Post Dated Check Loan at the bottom Im really surprised the X universe ships made it in here, That reminds me, I had forgotten just how fucking massive those G1 terraformer ships are. Edit - if you are using any of the recent Catalyst campaign books, these maps will be used. Mini scale is one of the most confusing things in Battletech. The Luthien from 1993 included a loose double-sided map. Because of their size and the specialized nature of their construction and components, ProtoMechs cannot utilize XL engines, Endo-Steel, ferro-fibrous armor, Targeting Computers, Double Heat Sinks or MASC (though they do have access to a superior alternative to MASC, in the form of the ProtoMech Myomer Booster). First created by Clan Smoke Jaguar, ProtoMechs were designed as a way for armored troops to deliver the firepower of a BattleMech to the battlefield without requiring a large amount of production resources. Theyre respectably sized, really. Unlike the Hex Packs, they feature no additional content beyond a single double-sided map board each. Released in 1985. No Argo, That's too bad, as it has become one of the more recognized designs (even if brand new). Clan Coyote and Clan Blood Spirit were among the first to adopt the ProtoMech and pursue its development with enthusiasm, the Spirits especially, as they suffered a big lack of resources. well, darn. After a couple requests and seeing several comments other places asking about the size comparisons of the 2 games overlapping mecha, here you go.want to take. ~Orin J. The zaku is a jumping heavy in battletech with a hand mounted autocannon. Some people use Heroscape terrain. Two Strana Mechty "Grand Melee" Circle of Equals BattleMat. The complete set of Solaris arena maps was also included in the free PDF product, Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy. A map set focused on unusual biomes, with two double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided paper maps. When is wave 2 happening? [3], However, the problem of finding suitable pilots was harder to overcome. Hex sides were printed with various colors to show the changes in terrain features and elevations that could affect the use of certain abilities and equipment. The Atlas is (If I recall correctly) about 11 or 12 meters in height and is one of the taller 'mechs. How's it sit? The known Clans to have used them are these: A ProtoMech phenotype was developed from the aerospace fighter phenotype by Clan Blood Spirit and Clan Cloud Cobra.[25][26][27]. I am sure this is on here somewhere but I am to tired and lazy to look. While the materials for the 2020 Worldwide Event was not published, four newly created maps were designed for the scenario, and provided for those who participated in the event. Some clickie minis work pretty good alongside CBT-scale stuff. Includes the maps from Map Sets 5 and 6, plus Planetary Assault Maps 1 and 2 from BattleForce 2 and the BattleSpace map. - jklantern. ProtoMech armor is more efficient in terms of its weight-to-protection ratio compared to 'Mech armor due to the reduced surface areas involved and advanced composite material used in its construction; the heaviest ProtoMechs can boast almost as much protection as some light 'Mechs. ), Your BattleTech News Roundup For January, 2023, Your BattleTech News Roundup For December, 2022, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=WarShip_classification&oldid=937185. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. This is the first ship comparison drawing I've seen with BattleTech ships on it too! When Task Force Serpent first encountered ProtoMechs during the Battle of Huntress, they were completely unknown, and the task force gave them designations in the field. A high-quality neoprene map set focused on aerospace, with one double-sized, 36 x 22", double-sided BattleMat. You must log in or register to reply here. The beginner boxed set includes one unique, double-sided 18 x 22 full-color game map, with maps called Grasslands #1 (Side A) and Desert #1 (Side B). The first side of this BattleMat is a desert map containing 8 of the 12 maps from Map Pack: Deserts, and the second side is a grasslands map containing 8 of the 12 maps from Map Pack: Grasslands. Battletech's source material is rather loose with mech size with many of us surely having different opinions on what is "correct." The default size of the game is 'MWO scale' which probably fits with Jordan's soundbite in a recent Paradox stream where he mentioned the Mechs are "30 meters tall." However, with just one quick toggle in a JSON, you can set them to whatever you want! The clix minis may be the source of the confusion. Compare that to something like the 16-inch (406 mm) naval guns on most US battleships of the same era, which had a range of over 40 km, and you see just how meaningless a gun's bore size can be. (These vessels fall into the WarShip category for technical reasons, but are not intended to be used as combat vessels. New Btech infantry (and the original K and D Infantry) sculpts are done in N-scale for more detail. Five additional hex maps were included. If you're using Map Sheets, I remember a rule of 2 mechs per sheet. Posted 03 November 2016 - 09:24 AM. BATTLETECH. Here's what the Catalyst neoprene maps look like, they're double sided. Note: I should really, just reformat, and report the maps to be ready to print by inked. As a result they are depicted as being something like twice as big today as they were originally. That said, there isnt a ton of variation between the CGLs and IWs. It's like saying "hey! In 1993 an expansion to the aforementioned boxed set was published as the sourcebook titled Solaris: The Reaches. FASA product #1610; also colloquially known as the "Map Set #1". Space Pirate Captain Haarlock. I just finished my 8th one, and I'm considering giving 2in hexes a try. (Disregarding the autocannon for the purpose of this discussion.) The infantry are comprable in size, but mounted differently. Falls under "quality control". The Blood Spirits were the first Clan to begin a full-blown training program. Dubbed ProtoMechs, the ultimate goal of these machines was for a Point of five, working in unison, to be as effective as a BattleMech, while requiring less than half the amount of construction resources. Besides the standard biped ProtoMechs ranging from 2 to 9 tons, Ultraheavy ProtoMechs also exist ranging from 10 to 15 tons (overlapping in tonnage and capability with some BattleMechs), and there are also both Quadrupedal and Glider ProtoMechs.[15]. Which in soft sci fi, aka futuristic fantasy is not a problem. This stunning 16-cm BattleTech Rifleman, for instance, was made in 1/100 scale on an Anycubic Photon Mono X . The best "official" thing is the size chart you can find in the Technical Readout: 3039. The standard mapsheet layout has remained unchanged from the original Battledroids edition through to the latest editions, though there have been cosmetic changes. The cheap option is going to a local fabric store and get some felt. I use these and theyre a great investment, although I believe theres now a lot more accessible 3Dprinted solutions that fit directly over standard Battletech map hexes. During the Dark Age the ProtoMech appears to be used exclusively by Clan units. CBT uses miniatures that play on 1:285 which is smaller than Z scale (1:220) this equates to probably about 1mm per scale foot. And how Huge the ATF went with the Valhalla, bigger than a standard gate. For more information, please see our Books underneath can add some terrain variation. Beyond the aforementioned classes, Strategic Operations, page 10, establishes a distinction between Large WarShips and Small WarShips, with the latter defined as any vessel smaller than 750,000 tons. Mechs are BIG. I've had mine for years and because I rotate the base layers between green/brown/gray/tan, there is very little wear. There was one such map for each (Light, Medium, Heavy and Assault-class) "Solaris VII Action Pack" set and one for the "Youngblood Training Field" that went with the Atlas and Marauder promotional pieces. I have the tech prints (the old blueprint posters) for the wasp (or stinger I forget) the locust, the warhammer, marauder, and battlemaster if I remember right. Sets with other playing maps were later produced as game supplements. the novels describe the height as 10 meters (32.8 feet). In addition, there are a number of monikers that arguably fall between class and role definitions. FASA product #1683, released in 1997. Basically, it needs to be big enough to fit the cockpit and engine/gyro. So other ones will look here first. As this is the heavy tank it fits in well with the larger BT scale. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Somewhere between dawdle and a Leviathan full of overkill. Damn that is a massive difference, glad I didn't decide to put a bid on the set that I saw online. To me, if they're close it's good enough. A bunch of plastic, hexagonal terrain that you can build in different ways for every battle. Smoke Jaguar scientists found that if something wasn't done soon, their Clan worlds would soon be stripped of the ores needed for BattleMech production. The Ishiyama map was intended to be cut in quarters and then randomly arranged each match to reflect the unknown layout of the arena. Thanks guys, appreciate all the advice and knowledge. I dimly recall 12m. Plus the Soviets have long proved that there are ways to pack people tighter into vehicles than the US army does it. [1] Because of the somewhat diffuse criteria associated with each class and role, the classification is arbitrary and . With BT maps is you generally use one map per person, per lance/star. Everywhere you look there is something new! I do not see Traveller ships on there anywhere. Scale in battletech miniatures is an iffy thing, even within figures made within a similar time frame, I wouldn't fret about it too much. Most of the neoprene/vinyl battle mat companies can put a 1.25 or 1.75 hex overlay on any of their mats, and generally can be had in 4'x4', 4'x6' and sometimes 4'x8' sizes. Using the original mapsheet art, and sized for compatibility with the original printed sheets and newer Hex Packs alike, they are meant as a PDF game aid to be printed out as required. Guerrilla raids and uprisings within their Inner Sphere occupation zone had left them stretched to the limit in resources. The first HexPack (occasionally also spelled as two words: "Hex Pack") was released in 2010 and heralded a new style for maps, which were now printed on thick, double-sided gameboard-style cardboard with vinyl covering, with different maps printed on the two sides. while lights usually are more spindly and thin. [10] The only Inner Sphere faction known to have moved beyond theoretical discussions was the Word of Blake, overcoming the control and pilot size issues with the development of an advanced pilot interface based off their Vehicular Direct Neural Interface technology, encasing a limbless Manei Domini in a life-support apparatus that was then sealed within a ProtoMech, the pilot maintained via intravenous nutrients and recycled biomatter. A Gundam Particle cannon is the comparable damage to a capital ship weapon, and vaporizes all the armor it touches, taking out entire mechs in a single shot, absolutely coring them completely. Renegade Legion had a hovertank combat system (Centurion) with maps similar in style to regular BattleTech maps, and its Leviathan and Interceptor space combat games had maps similar to AeroTech. I like using cheap poster frames for two and four maps. C Calculon Emergency Comedy Hologram Validated User Captain; This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 22:56. 3. add battletech.exe process to exclusion list for windows defender. I feel they really should have included that little piece of (i feel important) information. dropship/mech size comparison . Certainly if you took all the art, even just out of '39 or '25, and stacked them all so that they're all around same head height, I would believe it. but was N-scale on average. [13] Weapons such as the ER Micro Laser and Light Machine Gun were initially developed by the Smoke Jaguars specifically for ProtoMechs, though they have since spread to other combat units. Mechs are tall and bigbut scaleing on the minis are nowhere near exact. [1] The guy specifically asked for maps, not for instruction on not using them. This gave room for the pilot to ride in the torso while still allowing ample space for weapons. Conversely, some Renegade Legion products contain mapsheets that were never officially published for BattleTech, but can be used for BattleTech nonetheless. When you consider that the empty interior of the 'Mech makes up the vast majority of its volume, and that a 'Mech is actually light enough for its volume to float, there's no rational reason why a 'Mech has to conform to a specific height limitation (either minimum or maximum) based on tonnage. It will require a bit of investment though. Players are free to create hex-based terrain to play on, and earlier mapsheets had backs with blank hex grids on which players could draw terrain features as desired. [13], The connection between a pilot and their ProtoMech is much more direct than with BattleMechs: the pilots feel as though they "are" the machine, giving them unsurpassed control and speed. The Clan Invasion boxed set includes two unique, double-sided 18 x 22 full-color game maps. Unlike classification, the distinction between Large and Small WarShips does have certain effects under the game rules. In BattleTech, spacegoing WarShips are often classified with the following terms, based on their role. It's not for everyone. The BattleForce mapsheet is a double size mapsheet, being exactly twice the width, in hexes, of the standard BattleTech mapsheet, with columns from 01XX to 32XX. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. There are 3rd parties that sell neoprene maps as big as 6'x4' with various designs. Press J to jump to the feed. The French gaming magazine Casus Belli, who had ties to the official publisher of the French edition of BattleTech (Jeux Descartes), published a BattleTech map in 1994 that is copyrighted to the magazine, but matches the style found in other BattleTech maps. [1], This basic mapsheet, two of which are included in each boxed set, is a standardized size and has an addressing scheme printed on the map in a staggered row and column format. Various fan organizations and third parties have created custom mapsheets for tournaments or general gaming. Wielding the "main gun" almost as easily as a normal trooper would a rifle gives the ProtoMech a more flexible firing arc and makes training new pilots easier. Similarly, the mapsheets in the Solaris VII game represent only 7.5 meters of ground distance, a quarter of the scale of standard BattleTech. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The big jump was from PGI for MWO, and this game uses those models with a x1.25 modifier on their size. They're Macross kits mounted on clix bases. Two additional weapons or pieces of equipment can be mounted on the torso, though their combined weight cannot exceed two tons, and each arm can mount one weapon no greater than a half-ton in weight. German edition published in 1993 as "GeoTech I" (see below). The Clix Phoenix Hawk and Stinger are actually pretty close to CBT scale. It keep them from shifting around too much and provides some protection. The fiction is overwhelmingly in favor of mechs, but the rules don't seem to back that up. Some use bulkier materials, some don't. Find one in your country/region to avoid paying high shipping fees. With BT maps is you generally use one map per person, per lance/star. [5], ProtoMechs achieved their baptism of fire during the Battle of Huntress, which was also when Smoke Jaguar Khan Lincoln Osis first learned of the program. While compatible with BattleTech map topology, the hexes on the Centurion map are printed slightly larger so that the mapsheets from the two games do not align. I like using cheap poster frames for two and four maps. Re: Official height (dimensions) of Mechs and Vehicles? A map set focused on the Battle of Tukayyid, with four double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided paper maps. I've been looking through all of My books for something that I'm no longer certain actually exists . [citation needed]. Between 1990 and 1997, German BattleTech licensee FanPro, who would later also be the game's English-language publisher for a time, reproduced Map Sets 2 through 5 and sold them as GeoTech I through IV in Germany. It's only 36" wide so you may need two pieces to cover larger tables, and over time it can wear a bit. up until the first edition of Map Set 2) the BattleTech maps were printed on thick cardboard similar to the maps included with the BattleTech 2nd Edition and CityTech boxed sets.Starting with the second edition of Map Set 2 (1991) and the BattleTech, Third Edition (1992) boxed set, maps were printed on thinner paper. Of course CBT has never been about scale really but using the Clix as CBT probably wouldn't be too good of an idea. Kinda bummed they didn't include the real big ship class from 40k, though. 'Let the poetry of darkness be written henceforth!. In comparison to others are battletech ships to small? So 4v4/5v5 is two maps, 8v8/10v10 is four maps, 12v12/15v15 is six maps, etc. Btech scale jumps around less but tries to stay around 1:285 if it can. "The rules technically allow all sorts of bad ideas." Mech minis are of kinda inconsistent scale anyways. (The BattleTech 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set may have been intended to be the first product featuring these improved maps, but its release was delayed until 2011 by other issues.). Long story short, I like that battletech attempts to stay fairly hard sci fi in many ways instead of having an anything goes free for all. Attempts made to breed a new kind of warrior for the ProtoMech ended in failure, leaving the scientists no choice but to use volunteer Aerospace pilots who had failed to test into the Warrior Caste. (Where if we present human can figure out buildings 40-50 stories easy, future human must have like hundred stories buildings . Terrain rules. The set was created to complement the BattleTech Map Pack: Grasslands that was released shortly after this set, and also including a number of these grassland maps on the reverse side of the BattleMats. Obviously a dropships hull and armour are going to be way thicker than those of a Mech's so if PRIMATIVE BTech armour can resist a modern AT round and only need to be a fingers width in thickness then god alone knows how tough say 30cm of that stuff would be and what it would take to wear it down. Other board games in the BattleTech universe have generally used mapsheets that are printed to the same size hex size as the original mapsheet, even though other games have represented different distances per hex: The mapsheets included with BattleForce originally represented 180m per hex[4] compared to the 30m per hex of standard BattleTech. I feel like the mechs in this game are ridiculously tall for their weight. The Problem with those Side by Side Graphs is that it's a 2D picture of a 3D Model. Image size. The sympathetic bond between man and machine can also lead to a kind of "god complex" in which the pilot feels as though they are unstoppable. From 2002 until 2008 the various game supplements, including map sets, were produced under the "Classic BattleTech" moniker to differentiate them from supplements for the "MechWarrior: Dark Age" brand. Afterwards, the line reverted to just "BattleTech". 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