I am so glad you guys pointed me toward MegaMek. It is honestly the only thing that has kept me sane for the past two days.
Cool. I haven't downloaded it yet. Can you build custom mechs and vehicles and infantry?
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I don't know, I have not tried yet. I have been too busy writing a trial brief on entrapment jury instructions and all the case law seems to be in the defense's favor. Every once in a while it just reaches the point where I either have to blow up imaginary giant robots or beat my head against the wall. As I value my head, I generally choose the former.
I don't know, I have not tried yet. I have been too busy writing a trial brief on entrapment jury instructions and all the case law seems to be in the defense's favor. Every once in a while it just reaches the point where I either have to blow up imaginary giant robots or beat my head against the wall. As I value my head, I generally choose the former.
LOL!
Let's hear it for healthy escapism! :)
Humm you used to be able to make them in an old program called the drawing board and load em up in MM but that was years ago and many,many versions.
This mech design program here solaris skunk werks Does allow you to export as MTF files which are what megamek uses.
Pretty good free program too, you might like it.
Can anyone link me to the site where I can get megamek? I tried looking for it online, but I ended up at a rather dubious site that I think tried to give me a virus.
Humm you used to be able to make them in an old program called the drawing board and load em up in MM but that was years ago and many,many versions.
This mech design program here solaris skunk werks Does allow you to export as MTF files which are what megamek uses.
Pretty good free program too, you might like it.
I think I have the old drawing board around somewhere. I'm trying to download SSW now, but it's being a little persnickety. Thanks for the heads up!
Can anyone link me to the site where I can get megamek? I tried looking for it online, but I ended up at a rather dubious site that I think tried to give me a virus.
It's a good thing you used protection. ;)
Can anyone link me to the site where I can get megamek? I tried looking for it online, but I ended up at a rather dubious site that I think tried to give me a virus.It's a good thing you used protection. ;)
Always!
Oh and it has the DA stuff in it freeholds, everything but the last book as they always wait a bit after the RS come out. Kinda an agreement they have and catalyst leaves em alone.
Damn nice of them to do so as well.
I need to see if I can get around my connection issue. Be fun to play a game with y'all.
NEW TOYS!
Q1 2011 Releases
A BONFIRE OF WORLD
INTRODUCTORY BOX SET
HANDBOOK HOUSE LIAO
XIN SHENG!
Q1 2011 Releases
ERA REPORT 3062
HISTORICAL: UNIFICATION WARS
HEXPACK: CITIES AND ROADS
TECHNICAL READOUTS: 3058 UPGRADES
I'm not entirely sold on the reissued TRO 3058, but my current copy is getting really really battered and the cover is awesome, so I may end up buying a copy.
I desperately want the new box set. Unification Wars gives me an excuse to tell the Clanners to shove it and go wallow around in the Star League era even more. As a new Dark Age era novel, A Bonfire of Worlds is liable to make Freehold DM squee. And Era Report 3062 will just annoy seekerofshadowlight. :-P
You are right, that is a nice cover. I still like the old one however. And Unification Wars looks nice. That be a fun era to play in. That one along with the very cool looking intro set do interest me.
And nah the 3062 does not annoy me, I ignore it as an alt time line. All is well :)
Hey, the dead tree version of Bonfire of Worlds is not out yet!!! How am I supposed to sear Seeker's flesh with it if I can't order it!!!
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Hey, the dead tree version of Bonfire of Worlds is not out yet!!! How am I supposed to sear Seeker's flesh with it if I can't order it!!!
95% of my BT purchases have been PDF-only in the last three years (I did break down and get all the Core books in Hardcover, mostly because the of the spine mosaic).
I just can't get into PDF-only fiction. Love it for my RPG books, but I need to flip pages and smell that psuedo-pulp if its a story.
IT'S FINALLY COMING!
And the great work continues to chug along.
*FINALLY* finished Blood Avatar!!! I have read this book three times and each time it takes me over a month to get through it. No mechs, no powered armor, no clans(well, not really)- just a lot of bad Law and Order CSI SVU NCIS BS along with a really, really bad romance subplot. Awful book, just awful.
In less than half the time it took me to finish that book, I have finished Principles of Desolation and the book that came out right before it on the Ghost Bear/Rasalhauge Dominion.
*FINALLY* finished Blood Avatar!!! I have read this book three times and each time it takes me over a month to get through it. No mechs, no powered armor, no clans(well, not really)- just a lot of bad Law and Order CSI SVU NCIS BS along with a really, really bad romance subplot. Awful book, just awful.
In less than half the time it took me to finish that book, I have finished Principles of Desolation and the book that came out right before it on the Ghost Bear/Rasalhauge Dominion.
I found that one vaguely refreshing... but I have to admit, it's the "Far Country" of the MWDA line.
Wow, different strokes for different folks. Would not be the first time I was the only one who didn't like something that stood out as unique in a particular line.
WE ARE GO FOR INVASION!
The End Is Nigh...
JIHAD: FINAL RECKONING
Jihad: Final Reckoning brings to a close the current
massive story arc begun in 2005 with the publication of the
Dawn of the Jihad sourcebook. Covering the years 3079 to
3081, this sourcebook not only wraps up the final battles
that occur after the titanic events of the Terran System
invasion, but includes complete deployment, movement
and conflict tables for all military forces involved with the
Jihad across the entire fourteen-year conflict.The book also sets the stage for the various factions
coming out of the Jihad, as well as covering new factions
that have arisen, such as the Republic of the Sphere, with
rules for their use.Finally, The Legacy of the Word and Rules sections
cover the Hidden Five Worlds, as well as revealing a
host of previously hidden technologies in development
but never fielded before the war ended. These include
Caspar III SAS drones, Machina Domini, super-heavy
BattleMechs, Celestial LAMs and more.
No more disinformation. No more lies. Finally... dawn breaks and those of us who remain can begin picking up the pieces.
From a roleplaying perspective, I finally get to see the big picture and lay my beloved "Longbow Hunters" to rest. They died to a man on Atreus. They died well.
From a loonie perspective... CELESTIAL LAMs... WHEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh gosh...
Unboxing The BattleTech Box Set
I geekgasmed.
Here's something unexpected that Freehold DM may get excited over: COMING SOON.
The first official Dark Age era sourcebook. Albeit a PDF exclusive.
Here's something unexpected that Freehold DM may get excited over: COMING SOON.
The first official Dark Age era sourcebook. Albeit a PDF exclusive.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DARK AGES FOREVER!!!
AND EVER!!