Beyond that, it's up to the designer to fit it all together in a manner that functions, regardless of how tall it ends up being. In the classic BattleTech board game, as well as in most other games set in the BattleTech universe, the main gameplay takes place on a mapsheet with hexagonal playing fields. Walking the fine line between sarcasm and being a smart-ass. And how Huge the ATF went with the Valhalla, bigger than a standard gate. 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. Some are tall and thin, some are short and squat. Terrain rules. Some, due to the technology's connections with The Society, refused to develop or use them. Batter might be a bit messy, although you could make pancakes after, I suppose. Others like the Gorgon can provide fire support, though not to the same degree that heavier vehicles can. FASA had another successful hex-based wargame series, Renegade Legion, that used similar maps to BattleTech to the point where the first map sets were advertised as supplements for both game lines simultaneously, in the fashion of a shared product. 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. This gave room for the pilot to ride in the torso while still allowing ample space for weapons. Some use bulkier materials, some don't. The PDF-only Touring the Stars: Noisiel contains six printable maps and rule expansions to play the Mech games that make Noisiel famous for their Summer Games. All the official TT sources stay within the same general size ranges that has always been the same. Beyond these it should be noted that some products like the Turning Points series typically include maps such as individual planetary maps for the worlds featured. The infantry are comprable in size, but mounted differently. Again with a human figure for comparison. [7], Grassland A BattleMat Foothills #2 Rolling Hills #4, Grassland B BattleMat Forward Base Open Terrain #2, Grassland C BattleMat Rolling Hills #3 Foothills #1, Grassland D BattleMat Open Terrain #3 Streams, Grassland E BattleMat Lakes River CommCenter. That said, there isnt a ton of variation between the CGLs and IWs. 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. So if you're playing a lance-on-lance game, two mapsheets should be enough, with a third if you want more maneuvering space. The printed size of a standard mapsheet is 22 inches by 18 inches (not 22 by 17 as many rulebooks suggest). 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 first sculpt Atlas goes only to the hip. Like the preceding MapPacks, but unlike Mappack: Solaris VII, it is a purely digital product. It's a gator with a nuke, whats the problem. 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. So other ones will look here first. Press J to jump to the feed. I'd stick to neoprene maps. Independence Day. So youre free to refer to the general size comparison chart from TRO3039, use any of the video-game based charts available or make up a scale that you feel is sensible on your own. 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! To me, if they're close it's good enough. They're a tad hard to come by right now due to the kickstarter but they'll be up on Catalysts webstore eventually and they have more designs coming with wave 2: https://imgur.com/a/yoSHDS3. Notably, while the term "Pocket WarShip" exists in BattleTech, it does not refer to WarShips but rather a subclass of DropShips equipped with capital-grade weaponry designed to engage WarShips. Thanks guys, appreciate all the advice and knowledge. How's it sit? Well miniatures are a different piece of cake. 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. Per pg20 Total Warfare, 'Mechs "stand eight to fourteen meters tall". Here's what the Catalyst neoprene maps look like, they're double sided. The Atlas is (If I recall correctly) about 11 or 12 meters in height and is one of the taller 'mechs. They're the white drawings to the right of the giant purple triangle. [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. The clix minis may be the source of the confusion. Maps included: River Valley, Large Lakes #2 (double-sided). Thanks. Mini scale is one of the most confusing things in Battletech. 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. I just finished my 8th one, and I'm considering giving 2in hexes a try. Developer: Is this true? Conversely, some Renegade Legion products contain mapsheets that were never officially published for BattleTech, but can be used for BattleTech nonetheless. ProtoMechs nine tons and under are also not equipped with ejection systems, and cannot dump ammunition in an emergency. At the same time, Smoke Jaguar geneticists began the task of creating a suitable breed of pilot. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I also like the smaller size of the old unseens. If I were to give a rough estimate to go by I would say light mechs 8 meters, medium 9, heavy 10, assault 11. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. ProtoMech armor is more efficient in terms of its weight-to-protection ratio compared to 'Mech armor due to the reduced surface areas involved and advanced composite material used in its construction; the heaviest ProtoMechs can boast almost as much protection as some light 'Mechs. You are using an out of date browser. Hex sides were printed with various colors to show the changes in terrain features and elevations that could affect the use of certain abilities and equipment. ), 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. It will require a bit of investment though. 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. Terrain is a big investment in space and money. It keep them from shifting around too much and provides some protection. (These vessels fall into the WarShip category for technical reasons, but are not intended to be used as combat vessels. The guy specifically asked for maps, not for instruction on not using them. The Ishiyama map was intended to be cut in quarters and then randomly arranged each match to reflect the unknown layout of the arena. Although the battle was ultimately lost, the ProtoMech's debut could not be ignored by the other Clans. A map set focused on the desert biome, with six 17 x 22", double-sided paper maps. Warhammer 40,000has some insanely huge ships, but then you see that theyre run by huge crews basically moving ordnance around by hand. If both players are using them, it should work just fine. 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. The game can be played on essentially any terrain. Scale in battletech miniatures is an iffy thing, even within figures made within a similar time frame, I wouldn't fret about it too much. 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. I like the bigger miniatures, it gives more detail. And you'll likely want additional 3d terrain to put on top. So stupid big is stupid without magic technology and materials. Someone must've put a ton of time into this with how many ships are represented on here. The figures are generally too large to fit into standard sized hexes though. It's only 36" wide so you may need two pieces to cover larger tables, and over time it can wear a bit. The "Woodland" map was first published with BattlePack: Fourth Succession War in 1998 before it was included in Map Set #6 two years later. (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. It should have had. I am sure this is on here somewhere but I am to tired and lazy to look. Windows Installation. For more information, please see our Your enemies might be hard to detect from orbit, so you need mechs on the ground to call in targets. 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. Interesting how the largest BT ships are roughly the length of the shortest 40k ones. I never worry about the cannon of things until that cannon is pointed in my direction. New Btech infantry (and the original K and D Infantry) sculpts are done in N-scale for more detail. Similar to how Victor managed to behead the Jaguar Khan. the novels describe the height as 10 meters (32.8 feet). ~Orin J. An Atlas is a head shorter than a Gundam at 16. You can do anything you want in it. I can't cite a source, but I'm fairly certain 9.5m is way too short for a SHD. A HumVee is as heavy and big as a tank!" 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. With their fusion engines, they can move considerably faster than battle armor but are more compact than BattleMechs. 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. Even more so when the subject is infantry carriers. 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. FASA product #1683, released in 1997. German edition published in 1993 as "GeoTech I" (see below). EDIT: Just noticed above the BattleTech ships are the ships from freakin' WALL-E! 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] Not sure if the game is still made, I believe it isn't, but you can find the terrain on the second hand market (like Ebay). Due to their size and tonnage, ProtoMech weapon loadouts are somewhere between that of battle armor and 'Mechs. Mechs are BIG. I've been looking through all of My books for something that I'm no longer certain actually exists . We want to get our hands on battle maps that are bigger and better quality than the Battletech maps. The Centurion mapsheets fold out to the equivalent of two BattleTech maps. Your enemies might have a few anti-air mechs or vehicles that will easily eliminate fighteres and need to be taken out. 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. Meaning, you won't even see them if they walk around in downtown Manhattan. "There's a difference between the soldier and his fight. The Reinforcements: Clan Invasion boxed set includes one unique, double-sided 36 x 22 full-color game map focused on Twycross. "The rules technically allow all sorts of bad ideas." Why ? [2] Under AeroTech rules, each hex on the low altitude map corresponds with a mapsheet at the ground level. Space Pirate Captain Haarlock. 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. As published, BattleTech mapsheets have terrain, including vegetation, hydrologic features and topography marked. In early 2013 Catalyst Game Labs began publishing the MapPack series, PDF editions of previously published maps. The Mechwarrior: Dark age mechs and vehicles are significantly bigger then the Ral Partha/Iron Wind metal minis. FASA product #1610; also colloquially known as the "Map Set #1". I like using cheap poster frames for two and four maps. Also benefits from 3d terrain on top/books under. Is there any size difference between the Clix WotC versions and the pewter IWM and Fasa ones? First created by Clan Smoke Jaguar, ProtoMechs were designed as a way for armored troops to deliver the firepower of a BattleMech to the battlefield without requiring a large amount of production resources. The official height of a Mech has always been a discussion point, some official products have given different heights for certain Mechs, licenced products (like computer games) have given a plethora of conflicting heights for Mechs, and the official miniatures are so out of scale that it isn't funny. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon. 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. What comes in the Latest "A game of armored combat"? Using the original mapsheet art, and sized for compatibility with the original printed sheets and newer Hex Packs alike, they are meant as a PDF game aid to be printed out as required. Originally, officially, mechs ranged from a little under 10 meters to 15-16 meters. The ONLY way to Scale the Mech would be by Volume. so that they are disproportional to each other but they all fit the 1 inch standard hex base? Plus the Soviets have long proved that there are ways to pack people tighter into vehicles than the US army does it. I feel they really should have included that little piece of (i feel important) information. Battletech's source material is rather loose with mech size with many of us surely having different opinions on what is "correct." The default size of the game is 'MWO scale' which probably fits with Jordan's soundbite in a recent Paradox stream where he mentioned the Mechs are "30 meters tall." However, with just one quick toggle in a JSON, you can set them to whatever you want! Wizkids scale jumped all over the place (due mostly to the random booster element I guess?) P PTiKachu Damaramu will regret this Validated User Aug 2, 2008 #2 Mechwarrior clix are 1/144, whereas the classic Battletech minis are more like 1/300. A lot of the heights are derived from their Mecha inspirations out of anime. "Men, fetch the Urbanmechs. The complete set of Solaris arena maps was also included in the free PDF product, Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy. A map set focused on unusual biomes, with two double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided paper maps. This, combined with their smaller engines, would allow the Smoke Jaguars to make many more of these for less material. The quadruped ProtoMechs are difficult to pilot due to their nonhuman posture, so The Society developed a drug named. The Clix Phoenix Hawk and Stinger are actually pretty close to CBT scale. A high-quality neoprene map set focused on aerospace, with one double-sized, 36 x 22", double-sided BattleMat. [1] Because of the somewhat diffuse criteria associated with each class and role, the classification is arbitrary and . 2. When there is, the CGLs tend to run a little larger. I guess thats what happens when you use nukes for homecoming gifts. [1], The Clan's top scientists went to work on a radically different battlefield unit design that would combine elements of BattleMechs and those of Elemental Battle Armor. The models were very clean with no, or minimal flash. 2. add battletech folder to exclusion list for windows defender. (Disregarding the autocannon for the purpose of this discussion.) [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. Besides six individual maps, the MapPack Flatlands Terrain Set was published that combined those six maps for a lower price. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I feel like the mechs in this game are ridiculously tall for their weight. A map set focused on the Battle of Tukayyid, with four double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided paper maps. For all their benefits though, ProtoMechs have several drawbacks (beyond that associated with using EI). The back was a blank hex board in earlier editions; such blank playing fields are not considered tournament-legal maps though. Although the MechWarrior: Dark Age clix game was designed as a miniatures game forgoing gaming maps in favor of miniature terrain, WizKids produced a number of mapsheets with the usual hex grid for various Solaris VII arenas. *shrug* I never took mini's scale that seriously. Overview. Renegade Legion had a hovertank combat system (Centurion) with maps similar in style to regular BattleTech maps, and its Leviathan and Interceptor space combat games had maps similar to AeroTech. When something as simple as size keeps shifting from 3 to 5+ stories in height it gets a bit difficult to concentrate ;-). (Where if we present human can figure out buildings 40-50 stories easy, future human must have like hundred stories buildings . Recent Reviews: Very Positive (154) All Reviews: Very Positive (18,774) Release Date: Apr 24, 2018. But its cheap, so you can get more if it does. Or, as the next source, there are 'Mech blueprints. Answer (1 of 2): Hard to answer. I like using cheap poster frames for two and four maps. [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. 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. Create maps that suit your needs. This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 22:56. It's amazing how many fandoms are represented. BattleTech MegaMat Display at Gen Con 2021. 1:285 (6mm people size) works great for Battletech, though the Kickstarter appears to be shooting for something slightly bigger now. A bunch of plastic, hexagonal terrain that you can build in different ways for every battle. 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. [citation needed]. Guerrilla raids and uprisings within their Inner Sphere occupation zone had left them stretched to the limit in resources. 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. Most infantry work pretty well, and their bases are practically the same size as a hex, if you don't feel like rebasing. The zaku is a jumping heavy in battletech with a hand mounted autocannon. During the early experimental stage, the technical limitations preventing the construction of Inner Sphere ProtoMech chassis were sidestepped with the Word utilizing captured Clan models. The Dark Age and Age of Destruction Battle Armor is close enough to scale BT scale that the work well, * No, FASA wasn't big on errata - ColBosch. Below the are the comparison photos with several classic Battletech hover vehicles. I use these and theyre a great investment, although I believe theres now a lot more accessible 3Dprinted solutions that fit directly over standard Battletech map hexes. Most of these terms have survived since the Age of Sail, and were updated to reflect the realities of space combat. 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. Clix is played on N scale 1:160~ where a 1/16th of an inch is a scale foot. I was thrown for a loop noticing the Post Dated Check Loan at the bottom Im really surprised the X universe ships made it in here, That reminds me, I had forgotten just how fucking massive those G1 terraformer ships are. I or the old me. made a map pack. [4] Other "volunteers" were obtained by a Trial of Possession with Clan Jade Falcon, where the Jaguars won and adopted several solahma aerospace pilots. 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. As this is the heavy tank it fits in well with the larger BT scale. So I guess the answer is 1:285 (6mm) is "considered" default but the other two are likely to work. Privacy Policy. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The Luthien from 1993 included a loose double-sided map. In addition, punch-out map pieces of various sizes are included to modify the maps as well as a booklet with scenarios and rules expansions for the basic game from Tactical Operations. If we measure the 'standard' man at ~1.8m tall (and the height of the Dropships confirms that approximation) we get heights for the Mechs listed. Inner Sphere scientists also lacked the technical knowledge to recreate the special internal structure, armoring and heat sinks which went into ProtoMech construction, which would have resulted in bulkier, less-effective units. Disclaimer: I posted in this topic simple because its the first topic that google search will deliver. 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]. [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. I was disappointed in Ironwind's official infantry and found this supplier to be superior in quantity, price, scale, and quality: https://www.pfc-cinc.com/solar_empire_marines.html It's not for everyone. I really wish that were the case. 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. Some clickie minis work pretty good alongside CBT-scale stuff. The first all-new map set in nearly twenty years, Map Pack: Grasslands includes six double-sided maps providing twelve brand-new battlefields. Wall-E (Axiom, Zephyrus and Epiglottus city ships, based on the size . dropship/mech size comparison . Yes, a Battletech PPC can vaporize 0.66 tons of armor. With BT maps is you generally use one map per person, per lance/star. They get bigger and bigger. Grasslands #2, Grasslands #3, Desert #2 and Desert #3. FanPro product #35002 was released in 2005. 3. For Classic Battletech, I think most "standard" games use Battle Value 2 (BV2). 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. A high-quality neoprene extra-large map set, with one mega-sized, 72 x 48" double-sided BattleMat. 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. The EI control system laid the groundwork needed by Smoke Jaguar scientists for controlling the ProtoMech. Additionally there is an unaddressed half hex column on the sides of the mapsheet that make up a "sixteenth column" when multiple mapsheets are tiled. Mech minis are of kinda inconsistent scale anyways. 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) Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. German edition published in 1993 as "GeoTech II" (see below). In 1993 an expansion to the aforementioned boxed set was published as the sourcebook titled Solaris: The Reaches. Like battle armor and 'Mechs, Protos can mount jump jets which further increases maneuverability. Vehicles and dropships are also compared as well. Pretty cunning, don't you think. After a couple requests and seeing several comments other places asking about the size comparisons of the 2 games overlapping mecha, here you go.want to take. 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. Three months later five more maps and the MapPack Hill Terrain Set (including the five new maps and the Desert Hills map that had already been part of the previous set) were published. You could also put plexiglas or lexan over the top for additional $. I have been looking all over for a solid answer for what size mini's battle tech uses on a standard board and I can finding a lot of conversations dancing around the topic but not providing a strait answer. [2], It was not until the development of the Enhanced Imaging (EI) system by Clan scientists that the ProtoMech concept became a viable one. 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