[1] Because of the somewhat diffuse criteria associated with each class and role, the classification is arbitrary and ultimately rather subjective. The guy specifically asked for maps, not for instruction on not using them. [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. 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! [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. One side depicted part of Imperial City, the other Kado-guchi Valley. A Gundam is 18 meters. If I were to give a rough estimate to go by I would say light mechs 8 meters, medium 9, heavy 10, assault 11. 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. Various fan organizations and third parties have created custom mapsheets for tournaments or general gaming. The beginner boxed set includes one unique, double-sided 18 x 22 full-color game map, with maps called Grasslands #1 (Side A) and Desert #1 (Side B). [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. The printed size of a standard mapsheet is 22 inches by 18 inches (not 22 by 17 as many rulebooks suggest). You are using an out of date browser. As published, BattleTech mapsheets have terrain, including vegetation, hydrologic features and topography marked. I also like the smaller size of the old unseens. when playing on other hex terrain), one "board" translates as 17 hexes for determining range. The back was a blank hex board in earlier editions; such blank playing fields are not considered tournament-legal maps though. Posted 03 November 2016 - 09:24 AM. 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. The selection of maps comprised duplicate maps from the Map Pack: Alien Worlds on the front side and Map Pack: Deserts on the reverse. 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. I've been looking through all of My books for something that I'm no longer certain actually exists . (The BattleTech 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set may have been intended to be the first product featuring these improved maps, but its release was delayed until 2011 by other issues.). I can't cite a source, but I'm fairly certain 9.5m is way too short for a SHD. Huge difference, since the clix are about twice as large. Kinda bummed they didn't include the real big ship class from 40k, though. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon. Warhammer 40,000has some insanely huge ships, but then you see that theyre run by huge crews basically moving ordnance around by hand. As a result they are depicted as being something like twice as big today as they were originally. 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. It's amazing how many fandoms are represented. While a couple MWDA 'mechs are small enough to look good alongside IWM stuff, I've found a surprising number of conventional vehicles that work. Privacy Policy. Of course CBT has never been about scale really but using the Clix as CBT probably wouldn't be too good of an idea. Maps included: City (Skyscraper), City (Hills/Residential) #1 (double-sided). Every time I see it I see something I've never seen before! A high-quality neoprene map set (34"x 22" Inches) featuring different terrain, including biomes including Desert, Luna, Alpine, Savanna and Tundra. ), 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. Some are tall and thin, some are short and squat. Others like the Gorgon can provide fire support, though not to the same degree that heavier vehicles can. Conversely, some Renegade Legion products contain mapsheets that were never officially published for BattleTech, but can be used for BattleTech nonetheless. 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. Make sure you have at least 40GB free space on the drive you're installing BTA to; the launcher cache takes up roughly 25GB and the mod files themselves are about 15GB. Also benefits from 3d terrain on top/books under. 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. German edition published in 1993 as "GeoTech II" (see below). The downsides are it doesn't have hexes (unless you draw them) so we tend to use felt for Alpha Strike or inch movement. Guerrilla raids and uprisings within their Inner Sphere occupation zone had left them stretched to the limit in resources. 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. 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. Btech scale jumps around less but tries to stay around 1:285 if it can. In BattleTech, spacegoing WarShips are often classified with the following terms, based on their role. Maps included: Large Mountain #1, Deep Canyon #1 (double-sided). There was one such map for each (Light, Medium, Heavy and Assault-class) "Solaris VII Action Pack" set and one for the "Youngblood Training Field" that went with the Atlas and Marauder promotional pieces. I've never seen one of these with Battletech on it! 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. So I guess the answer is 1:285 (6mm) is "considered" default but the other two are likely to work. 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]. Is there any size difference between the Clix WotC versions and the pewter IWM and Fasa ones? 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. 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". [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. Most of these terms have survived since the Age of Sail, and were updated to reflect the realities of space combat. 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. A map set focused on the Battle of Tukayyid, with four double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided paper maps. So comparison shots. Terrain rules. 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]. 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. 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 do not see Traveller ships on there anywhere. Well miniatures are a different piece of cake. and printing them via Inked Gaming on a neoprene map (neoprene maps are totally worth it). 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. Some, like the Siren, use their high speed for recon work. Cookie Notice This can range from: "GUNDAM SIZE, BECAUSE GUNDAM" to: "Pilots are stored in Hammerspace compartments, dont question it." HA1-0F 2nd Donegal Guards Which in soft sci fi, aka futuristic fantasy is not a problem. Like battle armor and 'Mechs, Protos can mount jump jets which further increases maneuverability. Again with a human figure for comparison. A number of Map Sets and Map Set Compilations were published as supplements for the game, providing additional gaming maps with new hex-based terrain. 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 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. And how Huge the ATF went with the Valhalla, bigger than a standard gate. Standing only half the height of a BattleMech, the smaller units would mass only one-tenth that of the larger machines. It sounds like a lot of 'mechs have very low densities, almost floating in water densities. 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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. [4] Other "volunteers" were obtained by a Trial of Possession with Clan Jade Falcon, where the Jaguars won and adopted several solahma aerospace pilots. (Where if we present human can figure out buildings 40-50 stories easy, future human must have like hundred stories buildings . ~Orin J. Is this true? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The best "official" thing is the size chart you can find in the Technical Readout: 3039. [13] Weapons such as the ER Micro Laser and Light Machine Gun were initially developed by the Smoke Jaguars specifically for ProtoMechs, though they have since spread to other combat units. Books underneath can add some terrain variation. So I went on and drew my own maps. [11] At the same time, Smoke Jaguar geneticists began the task of creating a suitable breed of pilot. Some people use Heroscape terrain. So now enter the "General Size Comparison Chart" from Technical Readout: 3039 (2009), that's pretty recent. I always justify it with things like ff armor is bulkier than standard, xl engines are bulkier than standard. With their fusion engines, they can move considerably faster than battle armor but are more compact than BattleMechs. Batter might be a bit messy, although you could make pancakes after, I suppose. 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. 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. 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. - jklantern. Includes all maps from Map Sets 2 through 4. This stunning 16-cm BattleTech Rifleman, for instance, was made in 1/100 scale on an Anycubic Photon Mono X . Compare that to something like the 16-inch (406 mm) naval guns on most US battleships of the same era, which had a range of over 40 km, and you see just how meaningless a gun's bore size can be. -Moonsword. I dimly recall 12m. It will require a bit of investment though. 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. I am sure this is on here somewhere but I am to tired and lazy to look. Most of these terms have survived since the Age of Sail, and were updated to reflect the realities of space combat. Why ? This page was last edited on 3 December 2022, at 07:42. Classic BattleTech (board game)map Original 1984 Battledroidsmap The standard mapsheet layout has remained unchanged from the original Battledroidsedition through to the latest editions, though there have been cosmetic changes. [1] They may become reluctant to leave their machine, and may even start to believe the ProtoMech is their own body.[14]. To me, if they're close it's good enough. The casting is excellent. An Atlas is a head shorter than a Gundam at 16. I spend way too much time zooming in on stuff. One of the major stumbling blocks was the need for EI in order to control the machine; even if it could be copied, the moral and ethical problems associated with the system would prevent widespread use. 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 set was created to complement the BattleTech Map Pack: Grasslands that was released shortly after this set, and also including a number of these grassland maps on the reverse side of the BattleMats. I still wake up screaming when I think about the infamous warlord. So if you're playing a lance-on-lance game, two mapsheets should be enough, with a third if you want more maneuvering space. This, combined with their smaller engines, would allow the Smoke Jaguars to make many more of these for less material. The "Woodland" map was first published with BattlePack: Fourth Succession War in 1998 before it was included in Map Set #6 two years later. However, this direct connection also means than the pilot can feel "pain" inflicted on their machine via neurological feedback not unlike that suffered by MechWarriors. Count the heat hawk as an axe. If you're using Map Sheets, I remember a rule of 2 mechs per sheet. The ability to give the pilot direct neural control eliminated the need for a gyroscope and full-sized cockpit. 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. 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. The models were very clean with no, or minimal flash. The Atlas is (If I recall correctly) about 11 or 12 meters in height and is one of the taller 'mechs. Due to their size and tonnage, ProtoMech weapon loadouts are somewhere between that of battle armor and 'Mechs. it's a bit comforting knowing that to fire we're a same color- flammable. This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 22:56. 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. When is wave 2 happening? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. If both players are using them, it should work just fine. Wall-E (Axiom, Zephyrus and Epiglottus city ships, based on the size . Similarly, the mapsheets in the Solaris VII game represent only 7.5 meters of ground distance, a quarter of the scale of standard BattleTech. 'Let the poetry of darkness be written henceforth!. 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. *shrug* I never took mini's scale that seriously. Sets with other playing maps were later produced as game supplements. 1:285 (6mm people size) works great for Battletech, though the Kickstarter appears to be shooting for something slightly bigger now. In early 2013 Catalyst Game Labs began publishing the MapPack series, PDF editions of previously published maps. Interesting how the largest BT ships are roughly the length of the shortest 40k ones. It's your world. and our A high-quality neoprene map set focused on Strana Mechty, with one double-sized, 34 x 22", double-sided BattleMat. 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) The first side of this BattleMat is a desert map containing 8 of the 12 maps from Map Pack: Deserts, and the second side is a grasslands map containing 8 of the 12 maps from Map Pack: Grasslands. 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. Buy digital, crop and print on neoprene for about $100 all in. I like the bigger miniatures, it gives more detail. It's only 36" wide so you may need two pieces to cover larger tables, and over time it can wear a bit. 3. add battletech.exe process to exclusion list for windows defender. Attempts made to breed a new kind of warrior for the ProtoMech ended in failure, leaving the scientists no choice but to use volunteer Aerospace pilots who had failed to test into the Warrior Caste. "There's a difference between the soldier and his fight. They are also easy to store and transport. Answer (1 of 2): Hard to answer. 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. 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. Great find! The quadruped ProtoMechs are difficult to pilot due to their nonhuman posture, so The Society developed a drug named. Typically, two mapsheets would be included with every boxed set. [9], The Inner Sphere, however, showed little to no interest in developing their own ProtoMechs. "Men, fetch the Urbanmechs. 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. 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. Independence Day. 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. You'll have to upscale them. Includes the maps from Map Sets 5 and 6, plus Planetary Assault Maps 1 and 2 from BattleForce 2 and the BattleSpace map. Walking the fine line between sarcasm and being a smart-ass. Since this product was not published directly by a BattleTech IP owner or licensee, its status as an official product is arguable. If so, does anyone have examples on hand for comparison. 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]. Meaning, you won't even see them if they walk around in downtown Manhattan. BattleTech - The Board Game of Armored Combat. FanPro product #10990, released in 2003. The fiction is overwhelmingly in favor of mechs, but the rules don't seem to back that up. Kartenset 1: BattleForce & Scattered Woods, Kartenset 2: Desert Hills & Rolling Hills 1, Kartenset 5: Open Terrain 2 & CityTech Map, Kartenset 6: River Valley & Rolling Hills 2. Afterwards, the line reverted to just "BattleTech". Your BattleTech News Roundup For January, 2023, Your BattleTech News Roundup For December, 2022, https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=ProtoMech&oldid=911494. 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 Not all mechs are the same. Disclaimer: I posted in this topic simple because its the first topic that google search will deliver. German edition published in 1993 as "GeoTech III" (see below). Lyran Commonwealth,6th Donegal Guards-Nightstar. Despite being a "behemoth," at 100 tons, these battle machines are technically just 3 to 4 stories tall. So other ones will look here first. Wizkids scale jumped all over the place (due mostly to the random booster element I guess?) 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. The complete set of Solaris arena maps was also included in the free PDF product, Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy. Similar to how Victor managed to behead the Jaguar Khan. Pretty cunning, don't you think. 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. Your enemies might be hard to detect from orbit, so you need mechs on the ground to call in targets. There is a lot of conflicting information on how tall battlemechs are, and no sources explicitly state the exact height of any mechs. Even more so when the subject is infantry carriers. 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. You Need Space To Shine So what does a cannon need to lob a round as far as it can? [6][7][8] Although a number of "official" mapsheets exist for BattleTech, players are by no means required to use these. It has no impact on gameplay. Nonetheless, as the hexes are printed to the same size on paper and use the same map symbology the maps can be used interchangeably between these various BattleTech scales. 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. 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. For Classic Battletech, I think most "standard" games use Battle Value 2 (BV2). 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. It's like saying "hey! Hardware-Handbuch 3031) was completely left out in this.The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size . 1. Up until 1988 (i.e. FASA product #1638, released in 1991. 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 like using cheap poster frames for two and four maps. I bought a several yards of various greens, browns, tans, blue, black and grey. Its available in a bunch of colors, easy to fold and transport. [1], This basic mapsheet, two of which are included in each boxed set, is a standardized size and has an addressing scheme printed on the map in a staggered row and column format. Although the battle was ultimately lost, the ProtoMech's debut could not be ignored by the other Clans. Someone must've put a ton of time into this with how many ships are represented on here. You gotta fit a dude in the head. Unlike the bulky Elementals, this new breed would need to be smaller so that they would be able to fit into the cramped confines of a ProtoMech's torso. 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. Falls under "quality control". Mechs are BIG. It keep them from shifting around too much and provides some protection. Image size. Find one in your country/region to avoid paying high shipping fees. Official height (dimensions) of Mechs and Vehicles? evilauthor. 1. turn off vsync in btech settings and Set vsync to fast and go max performance options in either nVidia control panel or AMD control panel. the novels describe the height as 10 meters (32.8 feet). I keep hearing about it but not dates. The BattleForce mapsheet is a double size mapsheet, being exactly twice the width, in hexes, of the standard BattleTech mapsheet, with columns from 01XX to 32XX. Wielding the "main gun" almost as easily as a normal trooper would a rifle gives the ProtoMech a more flexible firing arc and makes training new pilots easier. Yes, a Battletech PPC can vaporize 0.66 tons of armor. Unlike classification, the distinction between Large and Small WarShips does have certain effects under the game rules. 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. up until the first edition of Map Set 2) the BattleTech maps were printed on thick cardboard similar to the maps included with the BattleTech 2nd Edition and CityTech boxed sets.Starting with the second edition of Map Set 2 (1991) and the BattleTech, Third Edition (1992) boxed set, maps were printed on thinner paper. I'm assuming you mean the WizKids "Clix" versions and the IWM versions? Windows Installation. [2] Under AeroTech rules, each hex on the low altitude map corresponds with a mapsheet at the ground level. 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. 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. However, this will give you just one (albeit large) map. With BT maps is you generally use one map per person, per lance/star. 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