A map set focused on unusual biomes, with two double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided paper maps. Additionally, though the highly-advanced heat sinks used by ProtoMechs means they never build up heat from firing their weapons or moving, they are more adversely affected by extreme temperatures, including fire and Inferno ammunition, than 'Mechs. In the wake of the Dig, Defend, or Die 2018 Worldwide Event, a series of related PDF products was released by CGL that included the scenario's Terrain Set of four newly created maps under the "Map Pack" moniker. The Raven and Uziel are small enough to pass muster, but most of the rest are too big. It's amazing how many fandoms are represented. Dubbed ProtoMechs, the ultimate goal of these machines was for a Point of five, working in unison, to be as effective as a BattleMech, while requiring less than half the amount of construction resources. While compatible with BattleTech map topology, the hexes on the Centurion map are printed slightly larger so that the mapsheets from the two games do not align. The "Woodland" map was first published with BattlePack: Fourth Succession War in 1998 before it was included in Map Set #6 two years later. I read in another thread that Mechs have been gradually scaled up over time in successive mediums in order to make them look more imposing. For all their benefits though, ProtoMechs have several drawbacks (beyond that associated with using EI). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Sets with other playing maps were later produced as game supplements. I can't cite a source, but I'm fairly certain 9.5m is way too short for a SHD. Like battle armor and 'Mechs, Protos can mount jump jets which further increases maneuverability. Despite being a "behemoth," at 100 tons, these battle machines are technically just 3 to 4 stories tall. And it looks like they accidentally cut off part of the M-5 Caspar's aft end. Hardware-Handbuch 3031) was completely left out in this.The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size . As such their agility falls somewhere between infantry and 'Mechs: they can move through most buildings with minimal collateral damage and can go from a prone to standing position in seconds. 1:285 (6mm people size) works great for Battletech, though the Kickstarter appears to be shooting for something slightly bigger now. This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 22:56. Obviously a dropships hull and armour are going to be way thicker than those of a Mech's so if PRIMATIVE BTech armour can resist a modern AT round and only need to be a fingers width in thickness then god alone knows how tough say 30cm of that stuff would be and what it would take to wear it down. I or the old me. made a map pack. The EI control system laid the groundwork needed by Smoke Jaguar scientists for controlling the ProtoMech. So 4v4/5v5 is two maps, 8v8/10v10 is four maps, 12v12/15v15 is six maps, etc. I haven't been able to really find anything on my own so I'm turning here to see if you guys know anything that would help. [1] Because of the somewhat diffuse criteria associated with each class and role, the classification is arbitrary and ultimately rather subjective. Great find! I've never seen one of these with Battletech on it! The Blood Spirits were the first Clan to begin a full-blown training program. German BattleTech licensee Ulisses Spiele published a range of map sets ("BattleTech Kartensets") in 2014, both as a physical product and as PDF downloads. Although a number of "official" mapsheets exist for BattleTech, players are by no means required to use these. Count the heat hawk as an axe. EDIT: Just noticed above the BattleTech ships are the ships from freakin' WALL-E! The game can be played on essentially any terrain. BattleTroops was one notable departure from this printing convention, instead using a layout of points in a triangular (or arguably hexagonal) pattern rather than a hex-grid. That said, there isnt a ton of variation between the CGLs and IWs. Official height (dimensions) of Mechs and Vehicles? Some clickie minis work pretty good alongside CBT-scale stuff. Published by licensee Ulisses Spiele Hardware Handbuch 3039 is the German edition of Technical Readout: 3039 (TRO:3039).Unlike previous TROs, this edition matches the original edition in all aspects. Knowing that their Khans would not even consider full-scale production of ProtoMechs until they were proven effective in combat, the Smoke Jaguar scientists and geneticists began working on the project in secret, understanding that it could be years before their work could be revealed. Which in soft sci fi, aka futuristic fantasy is not a problem. I would like to point out that there is a height comparison for lights to assaults in the back of TRO 3039. they are compared to the height of a typical human. WH40K - Imperim of Man: - Space Marine Terminator Armour (Exosuit) - Imperial Knight (light Mech) - Warhound Titan (medium Mech) - Reaver Titan (heavy Mech) - Warlord Titan (assault Mech) - Imperator Titan (super-heavy Mech) Image details. I still wake up screaming when I think about the infamous warlord. [1] So if you're playing a lance-on-lance game, two mapsheets should be enough, with a third if you want more maneuvering space. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. A high-quality neoprene map set focused on Strana Mechty, with one double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided BattleMat. Image size. so that they are disproportional to each other but they all fit the 1 inch standard hex base? So run of 6. I could've sworn there was a "line up" of a mech and several dropships do demonstrate the differences in their sizes, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. 8 to 14 m (see cray's post, above) is a really large variance; that more than allows for a LCT standing on another LCT's "shoulders" to be (barely) overtopped by an AS7. Those equipped with arms are also unable to flip or reverse them, requiring that they twist their torso to hit opponents directly behind them.[13]. [9], The Inner Sphere, however, showed little to no interest in developing their own ProtoMechs. FanPro product #35012, released in 2005. I used the blue for cutting out lakes, ponds and rivers, greens for light/heavy trees, black/gray for buildings, roads and city base layer. Various fan organizations and third parties have created custom mapsheets for tournaments or general gaming. You can also get them printed, as is via Poster Print factor linked on the thread with less modification. Mechs (height) Light => Commando (25 ton) = 9m Medium => Enforcer (50 ton) = 12m Heavy => Grashopper (70 ton) = 14m Assault => Banshee (95 ton) = 15.2m Vehicles (length) It keep them from shifting around too much and provides some protection. Clan Coyote and Clan Blood Spirit were among the first to adopt the ProtoMech and pursue its development with enthusiasm, the Spirits especially, as they suffered a big lack of resources. It is shorter in height than most BT hovers but once elevated on a base I think it will not be very noticeable. BattleTech - The Board Game of Armored Combat. That said, I've mostly seen references to 6mm scale in battletech forums and websites selling battletech terrain. "The rules technically allow all sorts of bad ideas." Due to their size and tonnage, ProtoMech weapon loadouts are somewhere between that of battle armor and 'Mechs. Silent Running. Typically, two mapsheets would be included with every boxed set. ProtoMechs can carry most of the same weapons and equipment as found on 'Mechs, although instead of carrying standard missile launchers they mount groups of missile tubes together. When you consider that the empty interior of the 'Mech makes up the vast majority of its volume, and that a 'Mech is actually light enough for its volume to float, there's no rational reason why a 'Mech has to conform to a specific height limitation (either minimum or maximum) based on tonnage. I love this infographic. I never worry about the cannon of things until that cannon is pointed in my direction. Create maps that suit your needs. The four of them together form the tournament map. You could also put plexiglas or lexan over the top for additional $. I keep hearing about it but not dates. 1,471,925 C-bills Technical specifications 'Mech type Inner Sphere BattleMech Mass 30 tons Chassis Republic-R Armor Durallex Medium Engine Leenex 60 Communications System Dalban Interact Targeting Tracking System Dalban Urban Heat Sinks 11 single Speed 32 km/h Jump Jets Pitban 6000 Armament 1x AC/10 1x small laser BV (1.0) 454 BV (2.0) 504[1][2] Additionally, the Proto's small size makes it harder to hit, and even if it loses an arm or head the unit can remain combat effective. (These vessels fall into the WarShip category for technical reasons, but are not intended to be used as combat vessels. [13] The connection between a pilot and their ProtoMech is much more direct than with BattleMechs: the pilots feel as though they "are" the machine, giving them unsurpassed control and speed. [10] The only Inner Sphere faction known to have moved beyond theoretical discussions was the Word of Blake, overcoming the control and pilot size issues with the development of an advanced pilot interface based off their Vehicular Direct Neural Interface technology, encasing a limbless Manei Domini in a life-support apparatus that was then sealed within a ProtoMech, the pilot maintained via intravenous nutrients and recycled biomatter. When the BMR said Mechs averaged between 10 and 12 meters, I strongly took them at their word, meaning only a handful of designs broke the mold. I love hexes waaay too much to ditch them. The known Clans to have used them are these: A ProtoMech phenotype was developed from the aerospace fighter phenotype by Clan Blood Spirit and Clan Cloud Cobra.[25][26][27]. It was published for free. ), Your BattleTech News Roundup For January, 2023, Your BattleTech News Roundup For December, 2022, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=WarShip_classification&oldid=937185. Btech scale jumps around less but tries to stay around 1:285 if it can. evilauthor. Huge difference, since the clix are about twice as large. A Gundam Particle cannon is the comparable damage to a capital ship weapon, and vaporizes all the armor it touches, taking out entire mechs in a single shot, absolutely coring them completely. Guerrilla raids and uprisings within their Inner Sphere occupation zone had left them stretched to the limit in resources. Battletech: Hardware Studios Dropships size comparison & next paint schemes Cranky Old Gamer 2.77K subscribers 2.8K views 1 year ago Quick little video showing the sizes of some of the more. How's it sit? [5] The original AeroTech map was another departure, being printed on a half inch hex-grid rather than the one and a quarter inch grid in BattleTech for both an outer space map and a low altitude map. His outrage at having been uninformed about the secret project was tempered by his Clan's dire needs and the good performance of the ProtoMechs against desperate odds. Cookie Notice This box contains two all-new mapsheets in the new thick cardboard style of the HexPacks and Kartensets that were designed specifically for this product, labeled "Mine" and "Country Side 3": Map Pack Worldwide Event 2018 Terrain Set, And Hell Followed With Him Worldwide Event 2020, Your BattleTech News Roundup For January, 2023, Your BattleTech News Roundup For December, 2022, Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy, Catalyst Game Labs Link - Grasslands BattleMat, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Mapsheet&oldid=932302. Again with a human figure for comparison. Falls under "quality control". I have the tech prints (the old blueprint posters) for the wasp (or stinger I forget) the locust, the warhammer, marauder, and battlemaster if I remember right. When there is, the CGLs tend to run a little larger. I bought a several yards of various greens, browns, tans, blue, black and grey. The cheap option is going to a local fabric store and get some felt. Some are tall and thin, some are short and squat. Beyond the aforementioned classes, Strategic Operations, page 10, establishes a distinction between Large WarShips and Small WarShips, with the latter defined as any vessel smaller than 750,000 tons. Per pg20 Total Warfare, 'Mechs "stand eight to fourteen meters tall". The Centurion mapsheets fold out to the equivalent of two BattleTech maps. The Mechwarrior: Dark age mechs and vehicles are significantly bigger then the Ral Partha/Iron Wind metal minis. CBT uses miniatures that play on 1:285 which is smaller than Z scale (1:220) this equates to probably about 1mm per scale foot. Certainly if you took all the art, even just out of '39 or '25, and stacked them all so that they're all around same head height, I would believe it. For Classic Battletech, I think most "standard" games use Battle Value 2 (BV2). Blood Spirit ProtoMech Hydra with the pilot. The map is marked "Casus Belli 1994 Carte conue par Michal Salicetto, dessin Bernard Bittler BATTLETECH est un jeu dit par Jeux Descartes sous licence FASA". Mechs are tall and bigbut scaleing on the minis are nowhere near exact. Windows Installation. Edit - if you are using any of the recent Catalyst campaign books, these maps will be used. Why ? By that time still were produced and used some first-generation ProtoMechs. We have an interrogation to attend to." Disclaimer: I posted in this topic simple because its the first topic that google search will deliver. Maps included: Large Mountain #1, Deep Canyon #1 (double-sided). As luck would have it, the decision proved fortuitous: Clan aerospace pilots' small bodies allowed them to easily fit inside the cockpit of a ProtoMech, while their brains and circulatory systems, bred to withstand high-G maneuvering, could better endure the negative side effects associated with the EI system. This is great! Cubed square law means the bigger the structure the exponentially weaker it becomes. Between 1990 and 1997, German BattleTech licensee FanPro, who would later also be the game's English-language publisher for a time, reproduced Map Sets 2 through 5 and sold them as GeoTech I through IV in Germany. Besides the standard biped ProtoMechs ranging from 2 to 9 tons, Ultraheavy ProtoMechs also exist ranging from 10 to 15 tons (overlapping in tonnage and capability with some BattleMechs), and there are also both Quadrupedal and Glider ProtoMechs.[15]. From 2002 until 2008 the various game supplements, including map sets, were produced under the "Classic BattleTech" moniker to differentiate them from supplements for the "MechWarrior: Dark Age" brand. In 2017 Ulisses Spiele released a new, original BattleTech Starterbox boxed set (not to be confused with the previous "Einsteigerbox"). I like the bigger miniatures, it gives more detail. and our I constantly see the answers of 1:285 (6mm) or 1:144 (10mm, N Scale) or 1:152 (12mm) but what fits the hex correctly? A first, unnumbered GeoTech set was published in 1990 containing a specially produced (German) BattleTech rules booklet with excerpts from the BattleTech Manual rulebook and the Mountain Lake, Scattered Woods, Desert Hills and City Ruins maps, i.e. With BT maps is you generally use one map per person, per lance/star. well, darn. Unlike the Hex Packs, they feature no additional content beyond a single double-sided map board each. it's a bit comforting knowing that to fire we're a same color- flammable. This allowed maps to be included in some sourcebooks, too. 2. add battletech folder to exclusion list for windows defender. The latter was the site of a large battle and is meant for playing on a different scale akin to BattleForce. generally, the differences between lights and assualts hasn't been height, it has been width and general bulk.. assualt mechs tend to be chunkier, with thicker body parts, more barrel shaped chest areas, etc. Two additional weapons or pieces of equipment can be mounted on the torso, though their combined weight cannot exceed two tons, and each arm can mount one weapon no greater than a half-ton in weight. 'Let the poetry of darkness be written henceforth!. Or for something a little easier to work with: middle right edge. BattleTech MegaMat Display at Gen Con 2021. Your friendly neighborhood Periphery pirate! As this is the heavy tank it fits in well with the larger BT scale. parts of Map Set 2, plus four plastic paper clips. 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Several hex maps have been released for various arenas on Solaris VII. I can't see a 35 tonner being as tall, or as bulky, as a 75 tonner, which Battletech has several times tried to pass ideas akin to this one. [5], ProtoMechs achieved their baptism of fire during the Battle of Huntress, which was also when Smoke Jaguar Khan Lincoln Osis first learned of the program. Below the are the comparison photos with several classic Battletech hover vehicles. ProtoMechs nine tons and under are also not equipped with ejection systems, and cannot dump ammunition in an emergency. Special rules are provided for playing on certain maps. I always justify it with things like ff armor is bulkier than standard, xl engines are bulkier than standard. Answer (1 of 2): Hard to answer. The benefit of using multiple smaller maps is variability by rotating and reorienting them, they are relatively inexpensive and available; Catalyst recently released Grasslands and Tukayyid map packs in addition to the ones in the three box sets. A high-quality neoprene map set, designed for hexless Alpha Strike play, with one double-sized, 36 x 22", double-sided BattleMat. In comparison to others are battletech ships to small? Most infantry work pretty well, and their bases are practically the same size as a hex, if you don't feel like rebasing. German edition published in 1993 as "GeoTech III" (see below). Privacy Policy. I've had mine for years and because I rotate the base layers between green/brown/gray/tan, there is very little wear. For more information, please see our I dimly recall 12m. [12], ProtoMechs mass between two to fifteen metric tons and stand anywhere from four to six meters in height, with the cockpit mounted in the upper chest. Terrain rules. [3]Total Warfare provides rules how maps may (or may not) be placed to form bigger playing fields, and provides that in the absence of actual mapsheets (e.g. It's not for everyone. They're Macross kits mounted on clix bases. The standard mapsheet layout has remained unchanged from the original Battledroids edition through to the latest editions, though there have been cosmetic changes. Most of the neoprene/vinyl battle mat companies can put a 1.25 or 1.75 hex overlay on any of their mats, and generally can be had in 4'x4', 4'x6' and sometimes 4'x8' sizes. A map set focused on the desert biome, with six 17 x 22", double-sided paper maps. When imagining the Battletech universe (or any sci-fi setting) it isn't how things work that are the problem, it's how things look that is the issue. You get entire self sustaining colonies worth of people living in the massive ships, entire generations live and die without seeing outside of the ship, people are literally worked to death moving these sky scraper ordinance shells around and chucked into a food processor after a battle. Players are free to create hex-based terrain to play on, and earlier mapsheets had backs with blank hex grids on which players could draw terrain features as desired. Under standard rules the mapsheet is also referred to as a unit of distance with the range of artillery pieces being originally expressed in terms of the number of mapsheets (or "boards") a given unit could fire. FASA product #1638, released in 1991. It keep them from shifting around too much and provides some protection. Press J to jump to the feed. Although the battle was ultimately lost, the ProtoMech's debut could not be ignored by the other Clans. A high-quality neoprene map set focused on aerospace, with one double-sized, 36 x 22", double-sided BattleMat. And you'll likely want additional 3d terrain to put on top. Besides six individual maps, the MapPack Flatlands Terrain Set was published that combined those six maps for a lower price. The "Open Terrain #1" map was identical to the "Open Terrain" map previously published in the first Map Set, albeit printed on paper instead of cardboard. Smoke Jaguar scientists found that if something wasn't done soon, their Clan worlds would soon be stripped of the ores needed for BattleMech production. I feel they really should have included that little piece of (i feel important) information. Recent Reviews: Very Positive (154) All Reviews: Very Positive (18,774) Release Date: Apr 24, 2018. Posted 03 November 2016 - 09:24 AM. Most Protos have a "main gun", a single weapon or piece of equipment of any weight which is braced to the torso but aimed and fired with their hands. Hell, it's pretty much common knowledge thats a load. The writers are imagining things that haven't been invented yet and often don't have the technical know how to know if something is feasible or not. The hyphen that was sometimes used in older German TRO titles (e.g. Is there any size difference between the Clix WotC versions and the pewter IWM and Fasa ones? The thing that binds most official direct sources of height is that almost all of them are pretty old. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Somewhere between dawdle and a Leviathan full of overkill. The Clan Invasion boxed set includes two unique, double-sided 18 x 22 full-color game maps. The big jump was from PGI for MWO, and this game uses those models with a x1.25 modifier on their size. I would Pick the Atlas in what Ever Program you using to get the Images from for scaling if it give you a Volume amount for the Model Scale all the other Model up and down until they Match the the Atlas Tonnage to Volume Ratio. There are fifteen columns, 01XX through 15XX, and there are nominally 17 rows, XX01 through XX17. Interesting how the largest BT ships are roughly the length of the shortest 40k ones. Lucky I found this post as I was wondering the same question and I have to say that, thanks to Sigma's pics (scales generally go over my head), the size differences on some of them is mad! For example, when the ProtoMech's arm is torn off, the pilot feels a great deal of pain, almost as their own arm had been ripped away. So now enter the "General Size Comparison Chart" from Technical Readout: 3039 (2009), that's pretty recent. [citation needed]. Does it really matter if one mech is bigger than another in scale? The sympathetic bond between man and machine can also lead to a kind of "god complex" in which the pilot feels as though they are unstoppable. Press J to jump to the feed. A high-quality neoprene extra-large map set, with one mega-sized, 72 x 48" double-sided BattleMat. Btech scale jumps around less but tries to stay around 1:285 if it can. Similarly, the mapsheets in the Solaris VII game represent only 7.5 meters of ground distance, a quarter of the scale of standard BattleTech. The only known combat deployment of these hybrid ProtoMechs was during the Blakist strike against the Capellan Confederation world of Necromo in late 3071 and it is not known if they were the first of their kind or a technological dead end. on: 15 September 2012, 21:08:30 . A HumVee is as heavy and big as a tank!" When Task Force Serpent first encountered ProtoMechs during the Battle of Huntress, they were completely unknown, and the task force gave them designations in the field. I just finished my 8th one, and I'm considering giving 2in hexes a try. Pretty cunning, don't you think. (see Other maps below)The 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set and Hex Pack: Lakes and Rivers were the first products to feature a new generation of thick, vinyl covered double-sided map boards from 2010 onwards. Since this product was not published directly by a BattleTech IP owner or licensee, its status as an official product is arguable. In BattleTech, spacegoing WarShips are often classified with the following terms, based on their role. Every time I see it I see something I've never seen before! They're the white drawings to the right of the giant purple triangle. The best "official" thing is the size chart you can find in the Technical Readout: 3039. You must log in or register to reply here. This page was last edited on 3 December 2022, at 07:42. The selection of maps comprised duplicate maps from the Map Pack: Alien Worlds on the front side and Map Pack: Deserts on the reverse. Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war. Warhammer 40,000has some insanely huge ships, but then you see that theyre run by huge crews basically moving ordnance around by hand. - Bob Ross. Some, like the Siren, use their high speed for recon work. Some use bulkier materials, some don't. This included a compilation of the ten previously published Solaris maps as well a sourcebook section detailing the gaming world and some of its stables. At the same time, Smoke Jaguar geneticists began the task of creating a suitable breed of pilot. During the Dark Age the ProtoMech appears to be used exclusively by Clan units. The casting is excellent. You'll have to upscale them. 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