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Revision as of 04:15, 15 December 2017
Not Canon The subject of this article does not contribute canonical content to the BattleTech universe, either because it is not intended to or because it is not an official product. |
Technical Readout 3028: Know Thy Enemy | |
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Product information | |
Type | Technical Readout |
Development | Michael "Sigil" Todd |
Primary writing | Michael "Sigil" Todd |
Pages | 134 |
Cover Artwork | credited to Harebrained Schemes and Justin Kase (back cover edited Map) |
Interior Artwork | Harebrained Schemes, Florian "SpOoky777" Mellies, Justin Kase |
Illustrations | Alex Iglesias, Justin Kase, Fernando "Odanan" Prado |
Publication information | |
Publisher | (Fan work) |
Product code | n/a |
First published | 2016 |
MSRP | n/a |
Content | |
Era | Succession Wars era |
Agency | ComStar |
Universe Date | 3028 |
The Technical Readout 3028, subtitled "Know Thy Enemy", is a fan-made PDF sourcebook for Harebrained Schemes' upcoming BattleTech video game.
Said video game uses the MechWarrior Online (MWO) 'Mech models instead of the canonical classic imagery or the re-imaged unseen, leading to substantial differences in the visual appearance of various 'Mech designs. Technical Readout 3028 was originally intended to showcase these designs as they would appear in the video game. However, the project outgrew that premise and included additional MWO-style 'Mechs, derivative Stinger and Wasp models, the apocryphal Linesman, and the purely fan-fictional Jayhawker, none of which will feature in the game.
A year after the initial release in November 2016, a revised version was published on 17 November 2017. This edition reorganized the document and added some content, but cut other content (such as the short story The Marik Gunfighter). Since the revised version was meant to supplant the earlier version, this article only covers the updated 2017 version.
Canonicity
Being entirely fan-made, the document itself is not canonical. The data provided for individual 'Mechs is broadly derived from canonical sources, but the flavor text occasionally strays into fan fictional details or, in a few cases, purely invented information with little basis in canonical fact. It adheres to the HBS depictions not only visually, but also follows HBS in any changes they made to a given 'Mech such as changing rear-firing weapons to the forward firing arc.
There are also anachronisms for the 3028 timeframe such as a Highlander in Gray Death Legion colors. The inclusion of a Black Knight in Com Guards paint scheme is also remarkable given that the design was thought extinct, and the very existence of the Com Guards a closely guarded secret.
Description
Styled as an internal ComStar document dated 13 January 3028 according to its preface, Technical Readout 3028 includes:
- Introduction
- Light BattleMechs
- Medium BattleMechs
- Heavy BattleMechs
- Assault BattleMechs
- Awesome
- Victor
- Zeus
- BattleMaster
- Stalker
- Cyclops
- Highlander
- Banshee
- Nightstar (NSR-10C; A non-canonical Succession Wars era downgrade of the Nightstar)
- Annihilator
- Atlas
- King Crab
- Marauder II
- New Designs and Prototypes
- "The Medium Laser" (A scientific lecture on laser weapon technologies as of 3025)
- Raven
- Wolfhound
- JHR-X0 Jayhawker (a supposed Succession Wars era prototype predecessor of the Bushwacker; not canon)
- KPLT-K2 Katapult (this is effectively the CPLT-K2 Catapult, presented here as a different 'Mech because of conflicting sources regarding the popular CPLT-K2's availability in 3028—at the time of this document's publication, the Master Unit List erroneously listed it as available only after 3033; KPLT-K2 Katapult is the established designation from the German edition of BattleTech)
- Cataphract
- Linesman (apocryphal predecessor to the Daboku/Mauler)
- Appendix A: IndustrialMechs
- "A Brief History of the IndustrialMech"
- LDK-5C Loader King
Technical Readout 3028 includes Design Quirks for all the 'Mechs it covers. Where available, Quirks were taken from canonical sources but in many cases they are merely derived from the written descriptions of the BattleMechs.
Revision Changes
New Mechs added:
- VLK-QA Valkyrie - (Art by Justin Kase, derived from work by Alex Iglesias)
- JVN-10N Javelin
- NSR-10C Nightstar (A Non-Canon Succession Wars era downgrade of the Nightstar)
- ANH-1A Annihilator
- MAD-4A Marauder II
- LDK-5C Loader King IndustrialMech
New Sections added:
- Appendix A: A Brief History of the IndustrialMech
- BattleMech Manual Design Quirks for all units.
Sections Removed:
- The "The Marik Gunfighter" (short story)
- The "Weapons Annex"
External links
- Download link
- Pertinent thread on the HBS BattleTech video game forum