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| name                = Map Set #2
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
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| productioncode      = FASA1618
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| year                = 1988
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| series              = Map Pack
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| precededby          = [[Map Set 1| Map Set #1]]
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| followedby          = [[Map Set 3| Map Set #3]]
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'' Map Set #2'' was first published in 1988 with four cardboard [[Mapsheet|maps]], a map of the Inner Sphere and four plastic paper clips. It was republished in 1989 with six cardboard maps as a shared product with FASA's Renegade Legion game. The map set was again republished in 1991, 1993 and 1995 with eight paper maps and two different covers. A German-language edition was published in 1990 as ''GeoTech'' and in 1993 with additional maps as ''GeoTech I''. A Finnish-language edition with six maps was published in 1992 as ''Karttasetti 1''.
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== Contents ==
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* The original 1988 printing included four 17" x 22" cardboard maps with blank hex maps on the other side:
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** Scattered Woods
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** City Ruins
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** Desert Hills
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** Mountain Lake
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* A paper map of the Inner Sphere (not included in the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
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* Four plastic paper clips (not included in the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
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* The 1989 reprinting included two additional cardboard maps:
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** BattleTech
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** CityTech
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* Later reprintings were printed on paper and added two more maps:
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** River Valley
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** Lake Area
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<!--==Notes==-->
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German version was published twice by FanPro, first in 1990 under the name ''GeoTech''. This printing of the map set included the four original maps, four plastic paper clips and a rulebook containing excerpts from the [[BattleTech Manual]] rulebook. The expanded version of Map Set 2 with four additional maps was released as ''GeoTech I'' in 1993.
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===Finnish===
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A Finnish version was published in 1992 by PRO-Games as ''Karttasetti 1'' ("Map Set 1") with the product code PRO-501. It included the six cardboard maps of the 1989 reprinting as well as six plastic paper clips. The cover uses different artwork and a layout unique to this release and has Finnish translations of the map names plus a mention that all maps are of a large size and printed in four colors in the USA. This release of the map set cost 90 Finnish mark at the time of its release.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Mapset 2 maps.jpg|The four original maps from the 1988 release
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MapMountainLake.jpg|Mountain Lake
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MapRiverValley.jpg|River Valley
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MapLakeArea.jpg|Lake Area
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MapBattleTech.jpg|BattleTech
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MapCityTech.jpg|CityTech
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MapCityRuins.jpg|City Ruins
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MapDesertHills.jpg|Desert Hills
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MapScatteredWoods.jpg|Scattered Woods
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Mapset 2 1988 cover.jpeg|1988 edition cover
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Mapset 2 1988 back cover.jpeg|Backside of the 1988 edition cover
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Mapset 2 1989 cover.jpeg|1989 edition cover
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Mapset 2 1989 back cover.jpeg|Backside of the 1989 edition cover
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Image:MapSet2.jpg|1993 edition alternate cover
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Image:GeoTech.jpg|GeoTech cover
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Image:GeoTechContents.jpg|GeoTech contents
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Image:GeoTech1.jpg|GeoTech I cover
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Karttasetti1cover.jpg|1992 Finnish edition cover
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Karttasetti1contents.jpg|1992 Finnish edition contents
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</gallery>
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[[Category:Map Products]]

Latest revision as of 20:17, 16 January 2024

MapSet2full.jpg
Map Set #2
Product information
Type Map Set
Pages 8
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code FASA1618
First published 1988
Content
Series Map Pack
Preceded by Map Set #1
Followed by Map Set #3

Map Set #2 was first published in 1988 with four cardboard maps, a map of the Inner Sphere and four plastic paper clips. It was republished in 1989 with six cardboard maps as a shared product with FASA's Renegade Legion game. The map set was again republished in 1991, 1993 and 1995 with eight paper maps and two different covers. A German-language edition was published in 1990 as GeoTech and in 1993 with additional maps as GeoTech I. A Finnish-language edition with six maps was published in 1992 as Karttasetti 1.

Contents[edit]

  • The original 1988 printing included four 17" x 22" cardboard maps with blank hex maps on the other side:
    • Scattered Woods
    • City Ruins
    • Desert Hills
    • Mountain Lake
  • A paper map of the Inner Sphere (not included in the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
  • Four plastic paper clips (not included in the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
  • The 1989 reprinting included two additional cardboard maps:
    • BattleTech
    • CityTech
  • Later reprintings were printed on paper and added two more maps:
    • River Valley
    • Lake Area

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German version was published twice by FanPro, first in 1990 under the name GeoTech. This printing of the map set included the four original maps, four plastic paper clips and a rulebook containing excerpts from the BattleTech Manual rulebook. The expanded version of Map Set 2 with four additional maps was released as GeoTech I in 1993.

Finnish[edit]

A Finnish version was published in 1992 by PRO-Games as Karttasetti 1 ("Map Set 1") with the product code PRO-501. It included the six cardboard maps of the 1989 reprinting as well as six plastic paper clips. The cover uses different artwork and a layout unique to this release and has Finnish translations of the map names plus a mention that all maps are of a large size and printed in four colors in the USA. This release of the map set cost 90 Finnish mark at the time of its release.

Gallery[edit]

  • The four original maps from the 1988 release

  • Mountain Lake

  • River Valley

  • Lake Area

  • BattleTech

  • CityTech

  • City Ruins

  • Desert Hills

  • Scattered Woods

  • 1988 edition cover

  • Backside of the 1988 edition cover

  • 1989 edition cover

  • Backside of the 1989 edition cover

  • 1993 edition alternate cover

  • GeoTech cover

  • GeoTech contents

  • GeoTech I cover

  • 1992 Finnish edition cover

  • 1992 Finnish edition contents

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