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Line 21: | series = [[Worldwide Event]] | series = [[Worldwide Event]] | precededby = [[Dig, Defend, or Die]] | precededby = [[Dig, Defend, or Die]] − | followedby = [[And Hell Followed With Him]] + | followedby = }} }} '''''Requiem for a Blue Star''''' was the 2019 [[Worldwide Event]] for [[BattleTech]]. Though the event was developed and run under the auspices of the [[Catalyst Demo Team]], the scenarios were subsequently offered as free downloads in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] via their webstore. '''''Requiem for a Blue Star''''' was the 2019 [[Worldwide Event]] for [[BattleTech]]. Though the event was developed and run under the auspices of the [[Catalyst Demo Team]], the scenarios were subsequently offered as free downloads in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] via their webstore. − The event depicts a [[mercenary unit]] and a [[Republic of the Sphere]] covert unit in the late [[Dark Age Era]] facing off on the recently disclosed lost [[periphery]] world of [[Buffalo Meadows]] in the [[Draconian Drift]]. This world harbors the remains of the [[SLDF]]'s [[295th BattleMech Division]], and the mercenaries hope to recover the vintage SLDF [[BattleMechs]] for use in the struggles in the [[Inner Sphere]]. + The event depicts two [[mercenary units]] in the late [[Dark Age Era]] facing off on the recently disclosed lost [[periphery]] world of [[Buffalo Meadows]] in the [[Draconian Drift]]. This world harbors the remains of the [[SLDF]]'s [[295th BattleMech Division]], and the mercenaries hope to recover the vintage SLDF [[BattleMechs]] for use in the struggles in the [[Inner Sphere]]. ==Canonicity== ==Canonicity== Line 49:
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Line 58: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * In what amounts to official errata, author [[Alex Kaempen]] [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=66405.msg1559236#msg1559236 clarified] that all references to the "[[Draconis Reach]]" region (a contested region of space between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns]]) are in error and should read "[[Draconian Drift]]" instead (a periphery region beyond the Draconis Combine). + *In what amounts to official errata, author [[Alex Kaempen]] [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=66405.msg1559236#msg1559236 clarified] that all references to the "[[Draconis Reach]]" region (a contested region of space between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns]]) are in error and should read "[[Draconian Drift]]" instead (a periphery region beyond the Draconis Combine). − * The cover art for the PDF was originally used for [[Technical Readout: 3085]]. + *The cover art for the PDF was originally used for [[Technical Readout: 3085]]. − * Artwork found in the book is uncredited. + *Artworks found in the book are uncredited. − * This product introduced the [[Buffalo Meadows]] and [[1245K3]] systems as well as the Bartlett's Boxers and La Grande Armée units. + *This product introduced the [[Buffalo Meadows]] and [[1245K3]] systems as well as the Bartlett's Boxers and La Grande Armée mercenary units. − * The outcome tally of the Worldwide Event published in this publication indicates that Bartlett's Boxers prevailed in the "Finders Keepers" scenario, where they had to cross a river and establish a bridgehead, but they failed their objective in the second battle, where they sought to crush La Grande Armée and destroy the entrance to the Star League depot. Also, the unspecified employer of La Grande Armée was decided to have been [[House Davion]]. + *The outcome tally of the Worldwide Event published in this publication indicates that Bartlett's Boxers prevailed in the "Finders Keepers" scenario where they had to cross a river and establish a bridgehead, but failed their objective in the second battle where they sought to crush La Grande Armée and destroy the entrance to the Star League depot. Also, the unspecified employer of La Grande Armée was decided to have been the [[Federated Suns]]. − * The cited numbered page for all citations of the ''Requiem for a Blue Star'' source material refer directly to the PDF reader's own count (out of 20 pages), due to an incorrect and inconsistent numbering error on the displayed page. For example, ''Requiem for a Blue Star'' has two pages numbered as "3", the 3rd of 20 and 6th of 20. Other pages are also mislabeled. ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> + [[Category:Electronic Books]] [[Category:Scenario Packs]] [[Category:Scenario Packs]] − [[Category:Digital Products]] [[Category:Works by Alex Kaempen]] [[Category:Works by Alex Kaempen]] [[Category:Real World Events]] [[Category:Real World Events]] [[Category:Worldwide Events]] [[Category:Worldwide Events]]
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| image = WWE2019 Requiem for a Blue Star (Cover Art).jpg | | image = WWE2019 Requiem for a Blue Star (Cover Art).jpg | ||
| name = Requiem for a Blue Star (World Wide Event 2019) | | name = Requiem for a Blue Star (World Wide Event 2019) | ||
| − | | type = Scenario | + | | type = Scenario ([[w:PDF|PDF]]) |
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| development = [[Alex Kaempen]] | | development = [[Alex Kaempen]] | ||
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| series = [[Worldwide Event]] | | series = [[Worldwide Event]] | ||
| precededby = [[Dig, Defend, or Die]] | | precededby = [[Dig, Defend, or Die]] | ||
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'''''Requiem for a Blue Star''''' was the 2019 [[Worldwide Event]] for [[BattleTech]]. Though the event was developed and run under the auspices of the [[Catalyst Demo Team]], the scenarios were subsequently offered as free downloads in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] via their webstore. | '''''Requiem for a Blue Star''''' was the 2019 [[Worldwide Event]] for [[BattleTech]]. Though the event was developed and run under the auspices of the [[Catalyst Demo Team]], the scenarios were subsequently offered as free downloads in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] via their webstore. | ||
| − | The event depicts | + | The event depicts two [[mercenary units]] in the late [[Dark Age Era]] facing off on the recently disclosed lost [[periphery]] world of [[Buffalo Meadows]] in the [[Draconian Drift]]. This world harbors the remains of the [[SLDF]]'s [[295th BattleMech Division]], and the mercenaries hope to recover the vintage SLDF [[BattleMechs]] for use in the struggles in the [[Inner Sphere]]. |
==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
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*Total Warfare Briefing - [[Bartlett's Boxers]] | *Total Warfare Briefing - [[Bartlett's Boxers]] | ||
*Total Warfare Briefing - [[La Grande Armée]] | *Total Warfare Briefing - [[La Grande Armée]] | ||
| − | *''...It | + | *''...It simply means the river bends'' (Alpha Strike scenario) |
| − | *''...It | + | *''...It simply means the river bends'' Battlefield Layout |
*Alpha Strike Briefing - [[Bartlett's Boxers]] | *Alpha Strike Briefing - [[Bartlett's Boxers]] | ||
*Alpha Strike Briefing - [[La Grande Armée]] | *Alpha Strike Briefing - [[La Grande Armée]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * In what amounts to official errata, author [[Alex Kaempen]] [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=66405.msg1559236#msg1559236 clarified] that all references to the "[[Draconis Reach]]" region (a contested region of space between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns]]) are in error and should read "[[Draconian Drift]]" instead (a periphery region beyond the Draconis Combine). | + | *In what amounts to official errata, author [[Alex Kaempen]] [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=66405.msg1559236#msg1559236 clarified] that all references to the "[[Draconis Reach]]" region (a contested region of space between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns]]) are in error and should read "[[Draconian Drift]]" instead (a periphery region beyond the Draconis Combine). |
| − | * The cover art for the PDF was originally used for [[Technical Readout: 3085]]. | + | *The cover art for the PDF was originally used for [[Technical Readout: 3085]]. |
| − | * | + | *Artworks found in the book are uncredited. |
| − | * This product introduced the [[Buffalo Meadows]] and [[1245K3]] systems as well as the Bartlett's Boxers and La Grande Armée units. | + | *This product introduced the [[Buffalo Meadows]] and [[1245K3]] systems as well as the Bartlett's Boxers and La Grande Armée mercenary units. |
| − | * The outcome tally of the Worldwide Event published in this publication indicates that Bartlett's Boxers prevailed in the "Finders Keepers" scenario | + | *The outcome tally of the Worldwide Event published in this publication indicates that Bartlett's Boxers prevailed in the "Finders Keepers" scenario where they had to cross a river and establish a bridgehead, but failed their objective in the second battle where they sought to crush La Grande Armée and destroy the entrance to the Star League depot. Also, the unspecified employer of La Grande Armée was decided to have been the [[Federated Suns]]. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Electronic Books]] | ||
[[Category:Scenario Packs]] | [[Category:Scenario Packs]] | ||
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[[Category:Works by Alex Kaempen]] | [[Category:Works by Alex Kaempen]] | ||
[[Category:Real World Events]] | [[Category:Real World Events]] | ||
[[Category:Worldwide Events]] | [[Category:Worldwide Events]] | ||