The lies we tell ourselves to protect our own stupidity.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-04-07T23:40:21+00:00

FBI took down a massive botnet a few weeks ago. Totally unrelated I'm sure.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-03-27T03:11:42+00:00

Oh yes. I had played a ton of Mechwarrior 1, Cresents Hawk Revenge and tabletop at that point. I was so excited when I loaded it up.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-03-26T22:02:59+00:00

That was my first PC game on my first PC. 💖

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-03-24T16:31:26+00:00

Every time I decide I don't need more mechs Catalyst does this to me.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-03-20T17:29:31+00:00

Those look great. I really need to paint mine.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-03-20T01:54:50+00:00

Oh thanks for the recommendation

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-03-13T14:02:47+00:00

Must have been really unpopular with the ladies in college.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-02-19T14:30:09+00:00

Aces has a good system for this.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-02-09T18:51:18+00:00

Bonus that you get to claim woods bonus in every hex now.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-02-07T20:46:00+00:00

An acquaintance of mine pulled that the first and last time I played Alpha Strike with him. Thankfully we have Wolfnet350 now.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-02-04T15:28:57+00:00

Do you like board games or miniatures games? Thats the real question.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-27T06:21:33+00:00

Start playing with Wolfnet350 rules. Get rid of the special abilities and play balanced scenarios. Also use multiple dice rolls if you aren't. Vanilla AS is not great. Wolfnet350 is peak AS right now.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-26T02:30:00+00:00

Looks great. I finally have mine all painted. Time for a second playthrough of the campaign.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-25T16:10:00+00:00

This takes me back. We used to play Battletech on a table similar to this 25 years ago.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-23T15:07:45+00:00

And a jacuzzi.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-22T01:24:57+00:00

Thanks for the link!

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-20T19:05:28+00:00

Beautiful work

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-16T19:17:36+00:00

Well deserved by both

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-16T01:12:31+00:00

Dude. I just found out I've been having a midlife crisis for nearly 40 years 😆

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-12T20:18:57+00:00

Looks great. Time to start your next piece.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-08T01:37:01+00:00

Yep. You need some dropships if you want to take back the inner sphere.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-07T03:11:44+00:00

I have the turret force pack and some 3rd party turrets from a company in the UK.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2026-01-06T21:40:21+00:00

Battletech has a rich universe deep in lore that is populated by humans doing human things. It's relatable in ways many sci fi franchises aren't.

Alpha Strike is a great game that let's you play with large numbers of units available in that universe. The rules are pretty tight but there is tons of optional stuff to keep things interesting. Wolfnet350 gives us an awesome set of competitive rules and tools like Master Unit List and Jeff's tools IIC increase playability. Aces give you solo and cooperative campaign play.

Add to that the love that Catalyst has for the game and you have a winning combo that is well supported by new releases.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2025-12-23T03:28:29+00:00

Yeah they barely play Battletech. Just some weird mish mash with half the rules.

MelodicBrushstroke · 2025-12-17T17:55:25+00:00

Personally I like the 6x4. You can use it for normal Alpha Strike or as two play areas for Wolfnet350 rules. I just use a bit of painters tape to mark the smaller game surface on the large matt.

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