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Line 15: | ISBN10 = | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | ISBN13 = − | MSRP = Free + | MSRP = (free) | content = | content = | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | timeline = ca. [[3055]] | timeline = ca. [[3055]] | series = | series = − | precededby = [[1992 Update Flyer]] + | precededby = | followedby = | followedby = }} }} − Colloquially known as the '''''1993 Update Flyer''''', this booklet does not appear to have a proper title. It was released by [[FASA]] as a free advertisement handout to promote the [[BattleTech]] universe in 1993. Colloquially known as the '''''1993 Update Flyer''''', this booklet does not appear to have a proper title. It was released by [[FASA]] as a free advertisement handout to promote the [[BattleTech]] universe in 1993. − It is eight pages including the front and back cover. + It is 8 pages including the front and back cover. ==Contents== ==Contents== − *[[Down & Out in Temp Town]] (by [[Scott Jenkins]]), a short story of just over two pages depicting a down-on-his-luck ''[[Wolverine]]'' pilot being recruited by a fellow [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] for [[Theodore Kurita]] and the [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] around the time when they began searching for the [[Clan]] capital world of [[Strana Mechty]] (ca. [[3055]]). + *[[Down & Out in Temp Town]] (by [[Scott Jenkins]]), a short story of just over 2 pages depicting a down-on-his-luck ''[[Wolverine]]'' pilot being recruited by a fellow [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] for [[Theodore Kurita]] and the [[Explorer Corps]] around the time when they began searching for the [[Clan]] capital world of [[Strana Mechty]] (ca. [[3055]]). *A centerfold section advertising various new or upcoming (as of 1993) BattleTech products: *A centerfold section advertising various new or upcoming (as of 1993) BattleTech products: **Novels: **Novels: Line 35:
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Line 55: The ''Explorer Corps Campaign Set'' that was advertised here as a boxed set was never published in this form. The project was instead reduced to what became the [[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]] sourcebook. In a similar vein, the summary given for (''The'') ''Far Country'' is markedly different from the actual content of the novel that was ultimately published under this name. The ''Explorer Corps Campaign Set'' that was advertised here as a boxed set was never published in this form. The project was instead reduced to what became the [[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]] sourcebook. In a similar vein, the summary given for (''The'') ''Far Country'' is markedly different from the actual content of the novel that was ultimately published under this name. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Image:1993_Update_Flyer_Back.jpg|1993 Update Flyer Back − </gallery> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The illustration for the cover was reused from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''. + * The illustration for the cover was re-used from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''. − * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]). Both 'Mechs are fully canonical now owing to being published in other canonical products, but in both cases the exact version presented in the Update Flyer as reports by [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] field operatives behind Clan lines in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupation zone turned out to be misreports or [[canon rumor]]s. + * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]). Both 'Mechs are fully canonical now owing to being published in other canonical products, but in both cases the exact version presented in the Update Flyer as reports by [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] field operatives behind Clan lines in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupation zone turned out to be misreports or [[canon rumor]]s. **The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. **The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. − **The ''Devil'' was included as a variant of the 20-ton ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'', the ''Howler 3'', in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the 30-ton version originally published in the Update Flyer. [[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]] later revealed that the ''Howler 3'' variant was designed to mimic the original 30-ton ''Devil'' - itself a derivation of the 20-ton ''Howler'' - that followed the 1993 Update Flyer's specifications. + **The ''Devil'' was established to be a variant of the ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'' in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the version published in the Update Flyer. [[Category:Books]] [[Category:Books]]
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| era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | ||
| timeline = ca. [[3055]] | | timeline = ca. [[3055]] | ||
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Colloquially known as the '''''1993 Update Flyer''''', this booklet does not appear to have a proper title. It was released by [[FASA]] as a free advertisement handout to promote the [[BattleTech]] universe in 1993. | Colloquially known as the '''''1993 Update Flyer''''', this booklet does not appear to have a proper title. It was released by [[FASA]] as a free advertisement handout to promote the [[BattleTech]] universe in 1993. | ||
| − | It is | + | It is 8 pages including the front and back cover. |
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | *[[Down & Out in Temp Town]] (by [[Scott Jenkins]]), a short story of just over | + | *[[Down & Out in Temp Town]] (by [[Scott Jenkins]]), a short story of just over 2 pages depicting a down-on-his-luck ''[[Wolverine]]'' pilot being recruited by a fellow [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] for [[Theodore Kurita]] and the [[Explorer Corps]] around the time when they began searching for the [[Clan]] capital world of [[Strana Mechty]] (ca. [[3055]]). |
*A centerfold section advertising various new or upcoming (as of 1993) BattleTech products: | *A centerfold section advertising various new or upcoming (as of 1993) BattleTech products: | ||
**Novels: | **Novels: | ||
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***''[[Blood of Heroes]]'' | ***''[[Blood of Heroes]]'' | ||
***''[[Main Event]]'' | ***''[[Main Event]]'' | ||
| − | ***''[[Far Country|The Far Country]] | + | ***''[[Far Country|The Far Country]] {sic}'' |
**Boxed products: | **Boxed products: | ||
***''[[BattleSpace]]'' | ***''[[BattleSpace]]'' | ||
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The ''Explorer Corps Campaign Set'' that was advertised here as a boxed set was never published in this form. The project was instead reduced to what became the [[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]] sourcebook. In a similar vein, the summary given for (''The'') ''Far Country'' is markedly different from the actual content of the novel that was ultimately published under this name. | The ''Explorer Corps Campaign Set'' that was advertised here as a boxed set was never published in this form. The project was instead reduced to what became the [[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]] sourcebook. In a similar vein, the summary given for (''The'') ''Far Country'' is markedly different from the actual content of the novel that was ultimately published under this name. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The illustration for the cover was | + | * The illustration for the cover was re-used from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''. |
| − | * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w: | + | * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]). Both 'Mechs are fully canonical now owing to being published in other canonical products, but in both cases the exact version presented in the Update Flyer as reports by [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] field operatives behind Clan lines in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupation zone turned out to be misreports or [[canon rumor]]s. |
**The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. | **The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. | ||
| − | **The ''Devil'' was | + | **The ''Devil'' was established to be a variant of the ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'' in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the version published in the Update Flyer. |
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||