Greetings; am hoping you gents can help me out here. I decided to get back into Battletech after a nearly 20-year absence. Was HEAVILY into the game from the 90's until around 2001, then moved on to other things.
I am starting small, want to do both map based and 3-d tabletop. Just ordered the following items to start:
Several of the plastic mini sets
CBT Map Pack 2
Battlemech Manual
Tech Readout Succession Wars
Now have a number of questions, since I have been away from the game for so long.
I see that the recommended Battletech Total Warfare appears to be OOP? And that the Battlemech Manual only covers Mech rules and no combined arms warfare? Also it seems to be geared only to terrain based, and not map play, any issues converting the rules to maps?
Are there any in-print books to add armor/infantry/aerospace to the Battlemech Manual rules? Any other rule books/supplements I should be looking at?
I assume that this is the beginning of a new rules release cycle, since the Battlemech Manual and Succesion Wars readout have a different logo than the older Total Warfare era books? Are those that are still in print compatible with the Battlemech Manual, or will there be newer versions of the books released?
Anything you can tell me about the current state of the game and near future release plans? How is Catalyst release/support wise? I see that Ral Partha still produces the metal minis, any change in future plans for this (potential loss of license, etc)?
Sorry for all of the questions, but looking at the Catalyst site but it seems a lot of the FAQ info is out of date. Just want to make sure the game is still being actively supported and that I am not investing in a "soon to be dead" horse.
Thanks,
CW