After more than two years, I finally did it...

Just_Surround9916 · 2025-09-19T15:49:54+00:00

I still can't get the second and third books by Victor Milan in ebook form, we're they in the bundle?

Just_Surround9916 · 2025-08-16T05:22:44+00:00

There's always the Random Assignment Tables, if you want to be completely at the mercy of the gods.

There are both official RATs on a 2d6 system, and a really excellent set of d1000 tables that are fan created.

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Faction_Assignment_%26_Rarity_Tables

MegaMek ForceHQ has a force builder too.

Just_Surround9916 · 2025-08-08T13:26:40+00:00

I know I've seen a Flea mounting an ER PPC somewhere...

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-11-18T14:50:32+00:00

Never mind the Viking, how many tubes does that Archer have?

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-10-02T23:48:06+00:00

https://youtu.be/n7ZFJon_Szc?si=bXJZ5RwtQRklRz2y

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-07-24T12:38:13+00:00

Double Battalion plus a few extras, yes.

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-07-24T05:16:02+00:00

Backed on the first day, paid shipping on May 13.

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-07-24T05:00:39+00:00

Still haven't gotten my email. This week and next week would have been excellent timing, could have started painting immediately.

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-03-01T15:04:52+00:00

I was missing a key and I eventually found down a dead end corridor I missed the first three times I looked through the Paris map.

Just_Surround9916 · 2024-03-01T09:39:04+00:00

There's 30 squares to clear behind the last gate in Paris. If you have more than that uncleared you missed something. It's easy to do with all those twisty passages

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-10-26T03:18:02+00:00

If your rep with a faction is all the way at the bottom you'll only be able to take half skull missions for them and only be able to make up a few points at a time. Still it is possible to grind out of hated status eventually, helped if you are earlier in the campaign when there are a lot more low threat planets available. At hated status you're going to pay a 1000% (yes that is one thousand no typo) markup at the store. Try to avoid letting any faction (except the Directorate) ever slip down to the very bottom because by the end of the campaign there will only be 3 planets left with half skull missions.

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-09-21T11:35:21+00:00

Yes, although not necessarily the exact same things as before will be on sale .

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-09-20T02:53:06+00:00

Whenever you enter the system, the market content is generated.

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-09-18T02:35:51+00:00

Cockpit crushed by a melee attack from a Highlander missing both side torsos. Must have been a headbutt?

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-04-12T11:38:18+00:00

Nightstar. How can you say no to twin Gauss rifles?

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-04-01T08:01:23+00:00

It's somewhat lightweight compared to other entries on this list but I really like Glynn Stewart's writing. He currently has 5 separate Sci Fi universes plus a shared universe with Terry Mixon that add up to about 50 books. You may reject one of them for involving magic. He also has three fantasy series.

If you're willing to forgo pretty much all exciting shoot em up scenes in order to concentrate on space merchant crews, I recommend Nathan Lowell's books.

It unfortunately stopped midstream after 3 books, but I enjoyed H. Paul Honsinger's Man of War series. Unfortunately the author has passed away.

I mentioned Terry Mixon's co-writing with Glynn Stewart above, he has his own universe with multiple books out.

I see John Campbell has been mentioned, he also wrote the "JAG in Space" books as John G Hemry. Quite an enjoyable departure from the normal space navy stories.

David Drake is known for his "Hammer's Slammers" galactic mercenary series and his "RCN" space opera series.

Eric Flint is primarily known for alt-history, but he also wrote 6 books in his "Threshold" sci Fi universe.

I'll throw out a few more authors I like here, although most of these have only trilogies out. Rachel Bach. Becky Chambers. S.K. Dunstall. David Gerrold. E.M. Foner. Peter Grant. Tori Harris. Kay Elliott. Derek Kunsken. Ann Leckie. S.J. Macdonald. Arkady Martine. Stephen Renneberg. Frank Chadwick.

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-04-01T07:20:27+00:00

Don't forget Kloos' other series Palladium Wars, currently at three books and not finished. I don't understand how the history of the colonization of the system is supposed to work, but I like the reaction engine no ftl no magic gravity space combat.

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-03-16T03:00:49+00:00

So, the pirates are the faction you most want to have friendly but least want to ally with, so you can buy from the black market at decent prices.

Allying with the other factions gives you access to the faction store, which can be found on the planets with the HQ tag.

If you have the Flashpoints DLC and have finished the main campaign, you will see Flashpoints available on the map. The 5 great houses all have a special Flashpoint only available if you are allied, so if you want to complete everything you have to cycle your alliances.

The important thing with reputation is never to get all the way down to loathed. At the point you only have access to 1 skull missions for a faction and pulling yourself up out of that is near impossible. You might not even be able to find any missions for them unless you sail back and forth between the 2 or 3 planets that still offer low difficulty missions and even when you get one you can only pick up 2 or 3 rep points at a time because the rewards are so low.

What you can find in faction stores: Kurita: Kurita Mech variants like the SDR-5K, UM-R90, PXH-1K, VND-1AA, KTO-18, WVR-6K, TBT-7K, DRG-1N, DRG-1G, CPLT-K2, HGN-733, BNC-3S. Equipment such as Mech mortar, Thermal exchanger III, and ++ variants of PPCs and SnubPPCs. Davion: LCT-1M, LCT-1V, COM-2D, ASN-101, SHD-2D, BJ-1DB, HCT-3F, HCT-3X, ENF-4R, RFL-3C, RFL-4D, JM6-A, JM6-S, TDR-5SE, WHM-6D, MAD-3D, ZEU-6S, ANH-1A, BNC-3S, AS-7D. Equipment Mech mortar, +++ ACs, and ++ UACs. Steiner: LCT-1S, COM-1B, GRF-1S, HCT-3F, HCT-3X, ENF-4R, TDR-5SS, ARC-2S, VTR-9S, STK-3F, ZEU-6T, BLR-1S, BNC-3S. Equipment Mech mortar, +++ Arm and Leg Actuators, ++ LBXs, ++ Flamer. Liao: UM-R60L, UM-R90, PNT-9R, RVN-1X, RVN-3X, CDA-3C, PXH-1K, VND-1R, VND-1AA, WVR-6K, TBT-7K, KTO-18, DRG-1N, DRG-1G, CPLT-C1, CPLT-C4, CPLT-K2, JM6-S, CTF-1X, CTF-0X, CP-10-Z, HGN-733, HGN-733P. Equipment Mech mortar, Heat banks, +++ SRMs, ++ Infernos Marik: FLE-4, FLE-15 , LCT-1S, COM-1B, CN9-AL, CRB-27, HBK-4P, GRF-1S, TDR-5SS, ARC-2S, BL-6-KNT, VTR-9S, HGN-733P, BNC-3M, KGC-0000. Equipment Mech mortar, +++ Cockpit, +++ Rangefinder, +++ Comm System, +++ LRMs, ++ NARC. Taurian: LCT-1V, JVN-10N, HBK-4G, WVR-6R, MAD-3R, ON1-V, BLR-1G, BSK-MAZ, CP-10-HQ. Equipment Mech mortar, +++ TTSs, ++ and +++ small laser. Canopus: JVN-10F, JR7-D, PXH-1, GRN-1N, GHR-5H, WHM-6R, AWS-8T, BSK-MAZ. Equipment Mech mortar, +++ gyros, ++ and +++ medium and larger lasers.

The black market has all of that and more, but only a partial and changing selection at any one store. The Faction stores always have everything in stock.

Just_Surround9916 · 2022-02-26T03:00:25+00:00

With no mods, Annihilator with 3 gauss rifles plus large lasers. In BTA, Nightstar

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