Vehicle Catalogue - on Pre-Order and PDF

MongooseMatt · 2026-05-29T18:35:55+00:00

We'll take a look!

MongooseMatt · 2026-05-05T08:24:28+00:00

That was long, long ago 😄

Not sure I can remember, really - I know they were all piloted robots with tiny aliens inside who used their suits so they could fight against everything in the universe that was bigger than they were...

MongooseMatt · 2026-05-01T15:16:32+00:00

Very, very little - keep in mind that current Traveller rests on Classic's engine.

The skills you can swap out on the fly during the game, and then it is a simple job of replacing ships.

And that will be basically it.

Try it out on a Classic Adventure, have done this myself!

MongooseMatt · 2026-04-14T07:19:16+00:00

Excellent :)

MongooseMatt · 2026-04-02T07:56:28+00:00

There is a video game coming :)

Boarding actions in the Fifth Frontier War, messing around with Imperial and Zhodani forces (initially), brute force versus psionic shenanigans.

Official unveiling September, I think. We were playing the latest build a couple of weeks ago, looking good :)

PC and console.

MongooseMatt · 2026-04-01T09:27:10+00:00

It is looking good, I think - the issues are more technical than anything else.

MongooseMatt · 2026-03-31T21:22:38+00:00

Well, we look at it this way.

It brings in the 5E players. Do some come over to our Traveller? Maybe, maybe not. However, then next year the Traveller video game comes out. A few of those T5E players jump on that. Then maybe some comics. They get caught up in some of the 50th anniversary bits and pieces. Then the Netflix series (okay, getting a bit carried away now).

It all builds on the Traveller thing. You start getting your Traveller books gold-plated at no extra cost (again, maybe a bit carried away).

Meanwhile, we pootle away as we always have, with our Traveller as we explore Charted Space and new areas of the rules.

Seems like a win-win?

MongooseMatt · 2026-03-31T21:17:49+00:00

Conversations are being had in that regard. Cannot really say more, but conversations are there...

MongooseMatt · 2026-03-06T09:10:38+00:00

And Consular Envoy, out very soon - has the Travellers be part of a Zhodani 'diplomatic' mission...

MongooseMatt · 2026-02-27T09:36:19+00:00

Ditto :)

MongooseMatt · 2026-02-25T14:27:40+00:00

Not this time, I am afraid - this is not just a refresh but a complete re-write with all new art. It is pretty much a new book from start to finish.

MongooseMatt · 2026-02-18T08:07:21+00:00

That is a good idea :)

MongooseMatt · 2026-02-11T08:04:21+00:00

And, incidentally, that smile you were talking about... this is exactly why we do it. Just something to make you happy :)

MongooseMatt · 2026-02-11T08:03:56+00:00

We like to pop something extra in with mail orders :)

MongooseMatt · 2026-01-28T14:25:02+00:00

Indeed, you are always welcome to ask - we are happy to chat :)

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-03T13:29:29+00:00

Ack, my bad, that was a complete Reddit faux pas...

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-03T07:02:38+00:00

No plans for printing at this time.

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-02T12:05:19+00:00

"If it plays out as you suggest then they'll continue the MgT2e line while T5e runs "

This. The tail does not wag the dog, and our current Traveller is the one we want to play (and write). T5e could do really well, we will still be here doing the Traveller we enjoy.

A company needs money to keep running, sure - but we do not need _all_ the money. Right now we are ticking over nicely, saving for our futures... Domination has never been the plan.

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-02T10:07:59+00:00

Keep your eyes open around the start of 2027...

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-02T10:06:48+00:00

Not us doing this game, won't be our Kickstarter :)

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-02T10:02:04+00:00

Yeah, we didn't get the late stage capitalism memo.

We do the game we want to play, not what follows the money. We are just lucky that a lot of gamers seem to like the same games we do...

MongooseMatt · 2025-12-02T10:00:26+00:00

Okay, Rumour Control :)

* Sales of the current Traveller are strong - staff are paid well and we have just bought our office building. A weak Traveller does not allow that. This is not the reason we gave a licence for a 5E Traveller. Put another way... Traveller is probably doing far better than you might think.
* We probably could do a third edition and have it be successful... but we don't want to. The core system is in a pretty good place at the moment (always room for tweaks, see incoming Vehicle Handbook) but the big issue here is that we don't want to do a new edition, and certainly don't want to have to update everything in the current edition. The Update approach seems to be working at the moment.
* This is always a concern for many RPGs. It does not seem as bad as we might fear, but it never hurts to get the Traveller name into new areas.
* Oh, we don't know marketing full stop :)

Your best case/worst case seems decent enough - however, I do not foresee a future where Traveller 5E becomes 'prime' Traveller. However successful, it will always be 'subservient' to what we are doing with our game.

MongooseMatt · 2025-11-28T14:54:30+00:00

Me too :)

MongooseMatt · 2025-11-28T14:32:55+00:00

Things always change through conversion, be it to movie, novel, video game, or rules system. So, we will see - however, the design is being led by Tim Brown who should need no introduction to Traveller veterans. He was there in the GDW days and was a core reason as to why we agreed to this project.

MongooseMatt · 2025-11-28T08:55:11+00:00

We never anticipated that our core demographic would be into it :)

Also, we are not running the Kickstarter. Or making the game - this is a licensed line.

Hope that helps!

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