BattleTech Salvage Box: Mercenaries

BattleTech Salvage Box: Mercenary
Product information
Type Miniature Set
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT36016
First published June 2024
Content
Content One plastic miniature (unpainted)
One dry-erase Alpha Strike card
One MechWarrior pilot Card
Series Salvage Box
Preceded by BattleTech Salvage Box: Visigoth

Description

The successor to the original BattleTech Salvage Box, BattleTech Salvage Box: Mercenaries is a lucky-dip box containing one plastic BattleMech miniature for use in the classic BattleTech tabletop and Alpha Strike games. The box also provides one dry-erase card, which are intended to directly support Alpha Strike gameplay, and one new Pilot Card.

The Mercenaries Salvage Box was created as a part of the 2023 Mercenaries Crowdfunding Campaign. The miniature in each Salvage Box is determined randomly, although the Alpha Strike dry-erase card and Pilot Card match the BattleMech. Salvage boxes were available in the Kickstarter through three routes: those who backed the Kickstarter at a level that entitled them to receive lance or star packs and chose to receive a lance pack received one free Salvage Box per lance pack to ensure parity of 'Mechs; those who pledged at the Recruit tier or higher received one or more free Salvage Boxes as a part of their pledge; and Salvage Boxes could be purchased as Kickstarter add-ons for US$8 each.

Unlike the original Salvage Box Catalyst Game Labs has qualified upfront during the campaign that the contents of Mercenary Salvage Boxes will only draw from the 'Mechs in the BattleTech: Mercenaries box set as well as the five Inner Sphere ForcePacks and two Clan ForcePacks announced as part of the Mercenaries crowdfunding campaign for a total of thirty-eight options. The combat vehicles from the Mercenaries boxset, Battlefield Support boxes as well as unique miniatures from the Legendary MechWarriors II and III packs will not be included.[1][2]

When the first segment of distribution was delivered through QML, it was noticed that some of these salvage boxes contained a single vehicle figure instead of a Battlemech. Catalyst Games Labs Acknowledged this in an update on the kickstarter. [3] Working with Liya International their manufacturer, CGL relayed that an additional Salvage Box:Mercemaries will be provided as compensation to all backers whose orders have not been delivered thus far, and CGL will work with those who have already received their orders.

From the back cover

HIRE!

BattleTech is the world's greatest armored combat game. Inside this box is 1 random, high-quality, fully assembled, unpainted miniature, immediately ready for tabletop action! (Also includes 1 MechWarrior card and 1 Alpha Strike game card.)

(Example Contents-actual items will vary!)

BG.BATTLETECH.COM/QSR

Contents

One of the following (randomly selected):

References

  1. BattleTech: Mercenaries "Update #15 - New FAQs incoming - here's the collection"
  2. BattleTech: Mercenaries "FAQ: What is available in the Mercenary Salvage Boxes?"
  3. BattleTech: Mercenaries "Update #95 - Salvage Boxes and Digital Rewards"