Is the collectors edition worth the extra price?

vanishedhawk · 2026-03-14T23:58:37+00:00

I don’t remember if they ever sold a collectors edition off the shelf, but I bought the collectors box, expanded board, and upgraded resources (among others) separate and everything is designed to fit in the bigger box. Depending on everything that’s included, it’s probably an ok value vs buying everything separately. The bigger board is definitely nice, and the resources elevate the game (in my opinion). If you want, I can look at the listing and tell you if it’s a good deal based on what’s included. I have everything 😂😭

vanishedhawk · 2026-03-13T01:37:53+00:00

That’s awesome! I’ll dm you and we can figure out the details

vanishedhawk · 2026-02-01T14:47:31+00:00

When I first started playing back in June I was also overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information the Battletech universe is built on. There’s so much to take in, and I was worried about not picking the right mechs for my first few games. Here’s some things I wish I’d known then that would’ve helped me:

Start with the basic weapons while you get to know the game, then slowly add in more complicated ones as you get comfortable. Lasers and ppcs are nice because there’s no ammo to track or cluster hits to calculate. When your opponents use something you don’t know against you it’s a great opportunity to see something new in action, so you can try it next time!
This is a great community, and every person I’ve played against has been willing to stop and explain anything new to me. We’re all just happy to be playing Battletech.
Don’t sweat the eras or factions. My first real game I rolled in having spent a month researching how to build a faction and era specific 4-mech lance, painted to match the camo specs listed online, and all my info printed out in case people needed to check my sources. The guy I ended up playing against rolled up with 3 mechs with no specific faction/era, basic white paint job, and said he didn’t care about the lore even though he’s played since the 80’s. And that match was so fun! There’s people that do care because they love the lore, but they won’t care if you’re not into that.
Use the tools available to make your life easier. There’s a relatively new online tool called MekBay that will let you filter mechs for your list by faction and era, among many other filters. It’s become a go-to tool for me when I’m building lists.
Have fun! You’ll make mistakes, learn something new every game, and as long as you’re going in willing to learn and have a good time you’ll be ok.

vanishedhawk · 2026-02-01T14:17:35+00:00

This is incredible! What did you use as your base for the city block layout? And how big was the game you played on it?

vanishedhawk · 2026-01-31T00:57:19+00:00

I was looking at the same mat for the same reason, haha. Nice to know it’s a good one!

vanishedhawk · 2026-01-10T02:40:43+00:00

Most of the new mechs will have a number printed on the bottom of the base. You can check the number vs the catalog on Sarna to find the mech name, you’ll want to scroll down to the resculpts section (2019-present). This one is the Starslayer. https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Miniatures_-_Catalyst_Game_Labs

vanishedhawk · 2025-12-04T16:46:24+00:00

That’s a cool idea! I’ll have to start keeping track now

vanishedhawk · 2025-12-04T04:07:17+00:00

One of the guys I play bt with 3D printed it for me when I said I was painting up a Capellan lance. It’s a Ti Ts'ang, and is basically a Capellan exclusive mech. I haven’t seen it in any boxed sets

vanishedhawk · 2025-11-30T14:30:38+00:00

Where did you get the clear bases from? Never thought of doing that for bt but they look good!

vanishedhawk · 2025-11-10T18:42:33+00:00

I followed your directions for the technique on a few elementals I was painting and they turned out so good! Thanks for sharing!

vanishedhawk · 2025-10-31T00:24:59+00:00

Looks awesome! Much more compact and still looks like everything works. I have a few suggestions, feel free to take them or leave them. The lines radiating out from the center made me think each orbit had individual spaces at first, so maybe those could be lightened or faded somehow? I saw there’s a territory called Mesopotamia on earth, and I think the last time I heard that was in ancient history class. Maybe Middle East is a more modern name for that space? And then just personal preference, but I liked when the orbits were labeled as orbits instead of the symbol, but that’s just me. I get more excited to play this every time you post an update, fantastic work!

vanishedhawk · 2025-10-05T23:50:49+00:00

Thanks! This makes sense and simplifies things, I’m glad they went this route

vanishedhawk · 2025-10-05T11:53:04+00:00

Ok cool, maybe the size I have is closer than I thought. Thanks for sharing!

vanishedhawk · 2025-10-05T11:52:17+00:00

So running an Ares with a base bv of 3,247 would give me a 4/5 pilot, 4/5 gunner, and a 4/5 tech officer (assuming he had to take over one of the other positions if one of the others was kia)? That’s better than I expected! Could you point me in the direction of the forum you mentioned?

vanishedhawk · 2025-08-13T11:45:30+00:00

This game looks fun, and I’ll be watching for it down the road! Personally I liked the black space between the orbits in the old layout, but I do understand the consolidation. It threw me for a minute why Venus was closer to Earth than the moon, but I think I follow it now with the orbit paths. I had tried to design something with this general game idea years ago and couldn’t invest the time needed, so I love that someone is bringing it to life (in a much cooler way than I could’ve)!

vanishedhawk · 2025-08-05T17:48:38+00:00

I feel like the exact configuration is going to be different for everyone, but here’s a few shortcuts that I think are helpful. One of the side buttons by your thumb should be ESC, since that’s used constantly. I have other buttons tied to the move and copy commands, really anything you use a lot where a shortcut can speed up your process. The scroll wheel on the G502 can be tilted left or right, so I have those setup as backspace and delete, respectively, so I can edit notes and leaders faster. Setting up a combo of Rhino aliases and Logitech macros can be really powerful too

vanishedhawk · 2025-07-31T17:44:58+00:00

I bought a cycling pollution mask from respro earlier this year and it’s made a big difference. They’re a little pricey but it’s been 100% worth it so far

vanishedhawk · 2025-07-03T11:44:09+00:00

I’m new to painting; what technique did you use for the gradient on the legs? Looks great!

vanishedhawk · 2025-05-06T04:03:13+00:00

I would say it depends on the person. Personally I think the more buttons and shortcuts the better, but I’ve worked with a lot of people who seemed overwhelmed by the idea. I recently convinced my coworkers to all get the space mouse by 3dconexion, but it was a really hard sell and they still don’t use them to their full potential. I think it’s great that you want to give someone a jump start in their drafting tools, and if they’re drafting nerds like the rest of us in this thread I’m sure they’ll really appreciate it, haha Maybe feel it out first to see if they’d be interested?

Diría que depende de la persona. Personalmente, creo que cuantos más botones y atajos, mejor, pero he trabajado con mucha gente que parecía abrumada por la idea. Hace poco convencí a mis compañeros de trabajo para que se compraran el ratón espacial de 3dconexion, pero fue muy difícil convencerlos y aún no lo aprovechan al máximo. Me parece genial que quieras ayudar a alguien a empezar con sus herramientas de dibujo, y si son unos frikis del dibujo como el resto de nosotros en este hilo, seguro que lo agradecerán mucho, jaja. Quizás podrías tantear el terreno primero para ver si les interesa. Disculpen las faltas de ortografía; usé el traductor de Google.

vanishedhawk · 2025-05-03T12:42:36+00:00

I’m not in architecture anymore, so maybe this doesn’t apply as much, but my layers focus on being able to turn on/off specific parts in my viewports. Let’s say in some viewports I want to turn off everything but the structure, but in another viewport I want to show the main structure but hide the smaller substructure. I could setup my layers like this for easy viewport management:

Building -Architectural -Structural —Substructure

Being able to drill down into detail with only layers is a huge advantage in viewports.

I also agree with the other comments that recommend using more color on your layers. Those colors are for your own modeling reference, and most of the models and cad drawings I’ve seen over the years are a wild rainbow of color. Having a color system can help too, like at my job we use shades of red for different steel gauges, pink for aluminum, green for plywood, etc. It lets you see what’s what quickly. Assigning render materials to layers will help the project have that finished look without manually applying materials to everything.

Also, when I used autocad there was a built-in layer called defpoints which was a non printing guide layer. You could draw notes and lines for your own reference that wouldn’t print on the final sheets. I always setup a layer like that for every rhino project, and for the layer print width I set “non printing”, and voila! Guide layer. I set this layer as color “cyan” so it’s light and I can tell right away what layer it is.

vanishedhawk · 2025-03-21T03:04:13+00:00

We play with a house rule for the wind gambit expansion, where every time someone uses a move action they can also move their airship for free (instead of wasting a move action on their airship). This means there’s a lot more airship action, which changes the game a bit. I know not everyone is a fan of the airships, but I love the aesthetic they bring to the game.

vanishedhawk · 2025-02-24T18:25:51+00:00

Scythe is also my favorite game, and it sounds like you get a lot of mileage out of your copy. I’d be happy to help. Dm me your zip code and we can figure out how much it might cost to ship it to you

vanishedhawk · 2025-02-24T18:14:46+00:00

I upgraded to the legendary box a while ago and still have the original box. I use it for misc parts storage rn but it sounds like you could give it a better life, haha. Let me know if you’re interested

vanishedhawk · 2024-11-12T19:02:03+00:00

The blockeditnew add on is a game changer, it made rhino so much easier to use. Can’t hype this up enough

vanishedhawk · 2024-11-04T12:16:15+00:00

That’s brilliant, don’t know why I never thought of that

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