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'''BattleTech''' is an up-and-coming computer game set in the [[BattleTech]] universe in [[3025]]. It was announced on July 29, 2015 that a new game would be made via backing from the website Kickstarter, with the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech Kickstarter campaign] running from September 28 to Nov 4 2015.
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'''BattleTech''' is an up-and-coming computer game set in the [[BattleTech]] universe in [[3025]]. It was announced on July 29, 2015 that a new game would be made via backing from the website Kickstarter, with the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech Kickstarter campaign] running from September 28 to Nov 4 2015. The Backer Beta was released on Steam on 1 of June 2017.
  
 
==Canonicity==
 
==Canonicity==
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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
{{quote|''Steeped in the feudal political intrigue of the BattleTech universe, the game will feature an open-ended Mercenaries-style campaign that blends RPG ‘Mech and MechWarrior management with modern turn-based tactics.''}}<ref>[http://battletechgame.com/ http://battletechgame.com/]</ref>
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{{quote|''Steeped in the feudal political intrigue of the BattleTech universe, the game will feature an open-ended Mercenaries-style campaign that blends RPG ‘Mech and MechWarrior management with modern turn-based tactics.''}}<ref>[http://battletechgame.com] battletechgame.com</ref>
  
 
==Plot synopsis==
 
==Plot synopsis==
 
===Setting===
 
===Setting===
The game is set in the year [[3025]], shortly after the [[Third Succession War]] and it will revolve around a small state in the rimward area of the [[Periphery]], also called the [[Aurigan Reach]], right between the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]]. In [[2910]], after the major factions abandoned the area for more then a hundred years, a new state formed - the [[Aurigan Coalition]] - centered around the noble families of the trade worlds [[Coromodir]], [[Guldra]] and [[Tyrlon]]. Coromodir was chosen as the capital and the noble Arano and Espinosa families became the leaders, when in [[2820]], the Arano family displaced the figurehead governor the Taurians had left behind. In 3025 border tensions with the Taurian Concordat rose to a point where war was inevitable, as the Taurians led claims to certain border worlds like [[Qalzi]]. On the other side lies the Capellan Confederation, claiming former Confederate worlds. After High Lord [[Tamati Arano II]] died in an space travel accident, his daughter and heir, Lady [[Kamea Arano]], has to defend her state against the upcoming invaders.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech/posts/1614948 Campaign Setting Details! - Kickstarter]</ref>
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The game is set in the year [[3025]], around the end the [[Third Succession War]], and its optional storyline (to be told via a "breadcrumbs" trail of storyline missions that the player may follow or ignore) will revolve around a small area in the rimward area of the [[periphery]] called the [[Aurigan Reach]], located between the [[Capellan Confederation]], the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], and the [[Taurian Concordat]]. In [[2910]], after the major factions abandoned the area for more than a hundred years, a new state or area—the [[Aurigan Coalition]]—sprang up, centered around the noble families of the trade worlds [[Coromodir]], [[Guldra]] and [[Tyrlon]]. Coromodir was chosen as the capital and the noble Arano and Espinosa families became the leaders, when in [[2820]], the Arano family displaced the figurehead governor the Taurians had left behind. In 3025 border tensions with the Taurian Concordat rose to a point where war was inevitable, as the Taurians led claims to certain border worlds like [[Qalzi]]. On the other side lies the Capellan Confederation, claiming former Confederate worlds. After High Lord [[Tamati Arano II]] died in an space travel accident, his daughter and heir, Lady [[Kamea Arano]], has to shield her state against the events to come.<ref name=HBG_KS28>Harebrained Schemes LLC: Kickstarter Update #28: "History of the Aurigan Reach"</ref>
  
 
===Storyline===
 
===Storyline===
The player will be able to take control of a group of [[mercenaries]]. They will have to develop their [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] and will be able to side with different [[Great Houses|factions]].<ref>[http://www.alistdaily.com/news/harebrained-schemes-plans-the-return-of-battletech http://www.alistdaily.com/news/harebrained-schemes-plans-the-return-of-battletech]</ref>
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The player will take control of a group of [[mercenaries]]. They will have to develop their [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] and will be able to take contracts with different [[Great Houses|factions]].<ref>[http://www.alistdaily.com/news/harebrained-schemes-plans-the-return-of-battletech http://www.alistdaily.com/news/harebrained-schemes-plans-the-return-of-battletech]</ref>
  
 
==Featured BattleMechs==
 
==Featured BattleMechs==
With the title still in early pre-production, no [['Mechs]] have been formally confirmed as being in the finished game, but several are identifiable in the promotional images and Harebrained Schemes has offered a list of 'Mechs that they hope to include: [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech#project_faq_149193] [http://community.battletechgame.com/forums/threads/2]
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[['Mechs]] currently confirmed as being in the game: [https://community.battletechgame.com/forums/threads/3926]
  
Light:
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===Light===
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*''[[Locust]]''
 
*''[[Commando]]''
 
*''[[Commando]]''
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*''[[Spider]]''
 
*''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
 
*''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
 
*''[[Jenner]]''
 
*''[[Jenner]]''
*''[[Locust]]''
 
 
*''[[Panther]]''
 
*''[[Panther]]''
*''[[Raven]]''
 
*''[[Spider]]''
 
 
*''[[UrbanMech]]''
 
*''[[UrbanMech]]''
  
Medium:
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===Medium===
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*''[[Cicada]]''
 
*''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
 
*''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
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*''[[Vindicator]]''
 
*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
 
*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
*''[[Cicada]]''
 
 
*''[[Enforcer]]''
 
*''[[Enforcer]]''
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*''[[Hunchback]]''
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*''[[Trebuchet]]''
 
*''[[Griffin]]''
 
*''[[Griffin]]''
*''[[Hunchback]]''
 
 
*''[[Kintaro]]''
 
*''[[Kintaro]]''
 
*''[[Shadowhawk]]''
 
*''[[Shadowhawk]]''
*''[[Trebuchet]]''
 
 
*''[[Wolverine]]''
 
*''[[Wolverine]]''
*''[[Vindicator]]''
 
  
Heavy:
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===Heavy===
*''[[Cataphract]]''
 
*''[[Catapult]]''
 
 
*''[[Dragon]]''
 
*''[[Dragon]]''
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*''[[Quickdraw]]''
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*''[[Catapult]]'' incl. K2
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*''[[JagerMech]]''
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*''[[Thunderbolt]]''
 
*''[[Grasshopper]]''
 
*''[[Grasshopper]]''
*''[[JagerMech]]''
 
*''[[Marauder]]''
 
 
*''[[Orion]]''
 
*''[[Orion]]''
*''[[Quickdraw]]''
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*''[[Cataphract]]''
*''[[Thunderbolt]]''
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*''[[Black Knight]]''
*''[[Warhammer]]''
 
  
Assault:
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===Assault===
*''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
 
 
*''[[Awesome]]''
 
*''[[Awesome]]''
*''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
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*''[[Victor]]''
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*''[[Zeus]]''
 
*''[[Battlemaster]]''
 
*''[[Battlemaster]]''
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*''[[Stalker]]''
 
*''[[Highlander]]''
 
*''[[Highlander]]''
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*''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
 
*''[[King Crab]]''
 
*''[[King Crab]]''
*''[[Stalker]]''
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*''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
*''[[Victor]]''
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*''[[Zeus]]''
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===Later added===
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*''[[Raven]]''
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==Featured Vehicles==
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*[[Galleon]]
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*[[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]]
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*[[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]
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==Featured Dropships==
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*[[Argo (Individual Argo-class DropShip)|Argo]]
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*[[Leopard]]
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==Other Tech==
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*[[Shredder Turret]]
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*[[Sniper Turret]]
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==Featured Planets==
  
==Notes==
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==Featured Characters==
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*[[Darius Oliveira]]
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*Dr [[Farah Murad]]
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*[[Kamea Arano]]
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*[[Sumire Meyer]]
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*[[Yang Virtanen]]
  
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*[[Farida Lamb|Apex]]
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*[[Nicolette McKinney|Arclight]]
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*[[Elis Simonsen|Blockade]]
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*[[Paige Alarcon|Buckshot]]
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*[[Michelle Perez|Behemoth]]
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*Bullhorn
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*Dekker
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*Gargoyle
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*[[Jessica Chernovskaya|Glitch]]
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*[[Tane Bennett|Kracken]]
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*[[Aadya Mehra|Mockingbird]]
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*[[Dan Pavlovski|Medusa]]
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*Myrmidon
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*Overload
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*[[Einar Aliyev|Ozone]]
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*[[Aleksandr Mizrahi|Paradise]]
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*[[Amanda Ahn|Showboat]]
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*[[Octavio Zhou|Sumo]]
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*[[Anja Bray|Wildfire]]
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*[[Eric Sosa|Witness]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
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==Bibliography==
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* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech/posts/1614948 Harebrained Schemes LLC: Kickstarter Update #28: "History of the Aurigan Reach"]
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* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech/posts/2123741 Harebrained Schemes LLC: Kickstarter Update #48: "Battle Stations! This is not a drill!"]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://battletechgame.com/ Official Site for the Game]
 
*[http://battletechgame.com/ Official Site for the Game]
*[http://community.battletechgame.com/forums Official Forums]
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*[https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/battletech.994/ Official Forums]
 
*[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech BattleTech Kickstarter Campaign]
 
*[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech BattleTech Kickstarter Campaign]
  
 
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[[Category:Video Games|BattleTech (2015)]]
 

Revision as of 13:34, 17 March 2018

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BattleTech
Product information
Type Computer game
Development Harebrained Schemes
Publication information
Publisher Harebrained Schemes
First published April 2018 [1]
MSRP TBA
Content
Era Succession Wars
Timeline 3025

BattleTech is an up-and-coming computer game set in the BattleTech universe in 3025. It was announced on July 29, 2015 that a new game would be made via backing from the website Kickstarter, with the Kickstarter campaign running from September 28 to Nov 4 2015. The Backer Beta was released on Steam on 1 of June 2017.

Canonicity

Computer games are excluded from the current definition of Canon for the BattleTech universe. However, Catalyst Game Labs was particularly closely involved in the making of this game and Line Developer Randall N. Bills explicitly stated that it was intended for the game's storyline to be fully canonical.[2]

Gameplay

Steeped in the feudal political intrigue of the BattleTech universe, the game will feature an open-ended Mercenaries-style campaign that blends RPG ‘Mech and MechWarrior management with modern turn-based tactics.

[3]

Plot synopsis

Setting

The game is set in the year 3025, around the end the Third Succession War, and its optional storyline (to be told via a "breadcrumbs" trail of storyline missions that the player may follow or ignore) will revolve around a small area in the rimward area of the periphery called the Aurigan Reach, located between the Capellan Confederation, the Magistracy of Canopus, and the Taurian Concordat. In 2910, after the major factions abandoned the area for more than a hundred years, a new state or area—the Aurigan Coalition—sprang up, centered around the noble families of the trade worlds Coromodir, Guldra and Tyrlon. Coromodir was chosen as the capital and the noble Arano and Espinosa families became the leaders, when in 2820, the Arano family displaced the figurehead governor the Taurians had left behind. In 3025 border tensions with the Taurian Concordat rose to a point where war was inevitable, as the Taurians led claims to certain border worlds like Qalzi. On the other side lies the Capellan Confederation, claiming former Confederate worlds. After High Lord Tamati Arano II died in an space travel accident, his daughter and heir, Lady Kamea Arano, has to shield her state against the events to come.[4]

Storyline

The player will take control of a group of mercenaries. They will have to develop their MechWarriors and will be able to take contracts with different factions.[5]

Featured BattleMechs

'Mechs currently confirmed as being in the game: [2]

Light

Medium

Heavy

Assault

Later added

Featured Vehicles

Featured Dropships

Other Tech

Featured Planets

Featured Characters

References

  1. Harebrained Schemes LLC: Kickstarter Update #48: "Battle Stations! This is not a drill!"
  2. In this forum thread on the game's homepage:
    Q: "[D]oes your work on MWO and HBS-BT mean the Hero 'Mech fluff in the former and the campaign storyline in the latter are canonical for the core (CGL) BatteTech lore?"
    A (by Randall Bills): "For the Hero 'Mechs, absolutely. And that is the intention with the HBS campaign storyline as well."
  3. [1] battletechgame.com
  4. Harebrained Schemes LLC: Kickstarter Update #28: "History of the Aurigan Reach"
  5. http://www.alistdaily.com/news/harebrained-schemes-plans-the-return-of-battletech

Bibliography

External Links