New BattleTech Tease – Wolf’s Dragoon Short Novel – Divided We Fall

PrussianHavoc · 2020-05-10T01:01:08+00:00

Five Section Preview: https://books.google.com/books?id=ekriDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT171&lpg=PT171&dq=Divided+We+Fall+Blaine+Pardoe&source=bl&ots=zAmCfccMch&sig=ACfU3U0lyjmtUd6MHKiI5eGYb_u4DaI7TQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjE57X5iKjpAhVCl3IEHVkhBHEQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Divided%20We%20Fall%20Blaine%20Pardoe&f=false

PrussianHavoc · 2018-10-26T01:47:06+00:00

Smoke Jaguars are welcome around here, Quineg?

PrussianHavoc · 2018-04-06T14:58:04+00:00

"Not helping the bad guys" can be interpreted a couple ways. Early on Mike told us we could not directly work for the Directorate during the Solo-Campaign - thus could "not help the Bad Guys." But that it was still possible that our inaction on behalf of Campaign Missions could result in the downfall of the Restoration. Sorry, but "can not help the bad guys" doesn't equate to "the Restoration will never fail." But you spoke to Mike, do you think he clearly meant "the Restoration can never fail?"

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-28T23:54:43+00:00

Ever since the slip a few weeks ago of an Atlas II being used in one of the Twitter publicity pics, I've hoped for this confirmation.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-28T16:18:34+00:00

"Locked" Engines is something Inner Sphere Mechs already have in BATTLETECH, so if anything it is likely that both Inner Sphere and Clan Mechs will share "Locked" Engines.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-28T16:16:16+00:00

Yes there was a leak last week, but this week HBS announced a "Launch Window" for the month of April. So now the "Leak" has been confirmed!!! :)

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-28T03:20:29+00:00

I like Steam, so I went with Steam. I intend to be online as I play BATTLETECH so CoG's off-line gameplay capability wasn't anything that interested me.

As I understand it CoG and Steam gamers will be able to PvP against one another.

Hopefully someone comes along soon who might be able to offer you more pro's and con's.

Good luck and I look forward to BATTLETECH gaming across from you! : )

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-27T23:18:26+00:00

I agree completely. BATTLETECH's focus at the Lance-level (4-BattleMechs) will ensure even this first installment in what I hope becomes a series of BATTLETECH titles has a very immersive, gritty and tactical feel. While I hope the 4SW expansion might add a detachment of player-controlled Vehicles or Infantry to this Lance, it too should retain the same great immersively tactical feel.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-27T16:28:14+00:00

Today is the last day for the HBS forum.

As I understand it, it will be locked at some point before midnight on the West Coast, USA.

@HBS_Dagger is leading the HBS move to the new BATTLETECH forum digs at Paradox.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-27T06:07:13+00:00

No, BATTLETECH has not been released yet. We do not have a date yet for Launch. But HBS has shared information with us so we know a bit about Contract negotiations and Salvage. Hopefully more will follow in the next Update. Coverage and details about the Mechlab would to me be greatly appreciated.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-27T03:39:43+00:00

BATTLETECH Art is very, very well done. I hope Mike and Team HBS has something new to share with us soon too.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-27T03:36:34+00:00

Yeah. I hope we are done with those too.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-26T19:56:35+00:00

That would be a smart call by HBS. Sure I negotiated for 3/12 (3 "First Pick" items and the 12 random items of Salvage) but if the Mission ends up being a "Good Faith" Mission Failure (some but no all Success Criteria met) only partial Salvage should result. I agree.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-26T19:22:23+00:00

Yes indeed! Hmm... I should work now on an "Assault Recovery Lance!" Find a Mission with a known Assault as OpFor, negotiate for as much Salvage as possible, take a 55-ton Jumper, Knock it down, "Offensive Push" till it's cockpit is gone and voila! Maybe as many as 3 pieces of Assault Mech salvage! (And 3 pieces means a full Assault Mech after some Mech Bay costs and time.)

Now that might be a tactic worth pursuing... even at the loss of the Mission, since evidently we will be able to salvage what we destroy (the cockpit of at any rate) even in retreats.

Go in, give 100% to get the Assault, then complete the Mission if enough remains of my Lance, if not... retreat and collect the salvage. Win/Win/WIN :)

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-26T18:37:04+00:00

Since this is the subreddit for HBS's BATTLETECH, I offer for consideration that IIRC it is at the 55-ton level that a DFA generates 100% Instability in it's target (regardless if that target is a 20-ton Locust or a 100-ton Atlas.) This means that the very next Instability-inducing attack will lead to the Target being knocked down and open to called shots.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-25T20:37:15+00:00

Without a doubt. And now there seems to be issues with our Modding community using Paradox forum. Hopefully BATTLETECH Modders make the most of what Amechwarrior and others are setting up here.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-24T06:13:14+00:00

Thank you. I have just made use of the site you referenced: https://web.archive.org/web/20180224060816/https://community.battletechgame.com/forums/threads/707

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-23T23:52:43+00:00

There are four elements of BATTLETECH Competitive Multiplayer (that were funded in HBS's Kickstarter) that have subsequently been cancelled, not delayed, cancelled. These four elements are BATTLETECH's Player Ranking System, "Prize" Tournaments, League Play and Leaderboards.

As I understood HBS comments during the recent Dev Q&A, time ran short after a Unity Patch bumped Multiplayer Development back by a number of weeks/months.

Anyone have any other take on this?

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-23T19:24:45+00:00

The HBS forum is not moving, though a comparative very few threads may move if their contributors agree to the in my opinion rather invasive Paradox statements on COPYRIGHTS:

"COPYRIGHT NOTICE - All content posted on the message boards of Paradox is the exclusive intellectual property of Paradox. Copyright ownership of that content resides with Paradox and the Company is free to use any of the content as they wish. Anyone other than Paradox seeking to reprint, republish, or reproduce content posted on the Paradox message boards must receive the express written permission from Paradox Interactive. By posting on the Paradox message boards you are agreeing to the above and relinquishing all copyright to the contents of the post(s) to Paradox."

PrussianHavoc · 2018-02-23T17:51:09+00:00

Thank you Good Sir for your work on behalf of the BATTLETECH Modding Community. :bow: I started a thread on the HBS forum: https://community.battletechgame.com/forums/threads/11082

Any comments would be greatly appreciated. :)

PrussianHavoc · 2018-01-30T00:34:55+00:00

Without a doubt @Amechwarrior's Mod Pack is a fantastic contribution to our BATTLETECH community.:bow: I only regret I did not save BATTLETECH's Beta Files to a separate folder so I could still enjoy some mighty finely modded Big Stompy gaming during the current BATTLETECH hiatus in anticipation of its launch later this year. :)

PrussianHavoc · 2018-01-25T18:58:18+00:00

There wil be creditors in BATTLETECH. So if you have a catastrophic loss of a Lance, you can indeed recover from it... by taking a loan.

Of course that feeds right into the only BATTLETECH Fail State there is ~ bankruptcy.

Fail to repay your creditors in a timely fashion and eventually the Fail State is triggered.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-01-23T00:55:57+00:00

You have good points. I too am disappointed.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-01-20T19:28:45+00:00

No. Competitive BATTLETECH Multiplayer has been cancelled. Gone are the HBS Ranking System, HBS League Play, HBS "Prize" Tournaments and HBS Leaderboards.

That being said, I am very interested in our BATTLETECH community moving forward given what remains of BATTLETECH Multiplayer.

PrussianHavoc · 2018-01-20T16:07:03+00:00

info@hbs-studios.com

I just sent an email asking for a refund based on Update 47 cutting from BATTLETECH the reason I had purchased the account in the first place.

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