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More BattleTech (and Leviathans) New PDFs to feast on!

Title	\|	Price ($USD)	\|	Buy from the BattleShop	\|	Buy from DriveThruRPG	\|
Historical Turning Points: Galtor	\|	$4.99	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
Quick-Strike Cards: Introductory Set	\|	$0.00	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
Leviathans Primer For New Airmen Excerpt	\|	$1.99	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|

We've also got a host of updated PDFs (including all the latest corrections), including A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG, which is completely out of Beta Testing and now released in its final PDF form. If you've already purchased these PDFs, these updates are available for free. If not, it's a perfect time to pick these great books up.

Title	\|	Price ($USD)	\|	Buy from the BattleShop	\|	Buy from DriveThruRPG	\|
A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG	\|	$15.00	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
Technical Readout: 3075	\|	$25.00	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade	\|	$25.00	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
Chaos Campaign	\|	$0.00	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
Leviathans Lieutenant's Manual	\|	$2.99	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|
James Fighting Leviathans: Excerpt From 1910	\|	$1.95	\|	Here	\|	Here	\|

BattleCorps is pleased to announce the first-ever Fan Artist Contest, open to all eligible BattleCorps members. We've done fan 'Mech designs, fan aerospace fighters... now we're giving you a chance to show us your artistic skills!

This contest will run from January 20, 2010 to February 10, 2010, and is only open to BattleCorps members. Not a member? Join now.

To enter the contest, an entrant must submit one piece of original B&W art.

The illustration must be of a BattleTech-canon-compatible BattleMaster (any model, artist's choice.)

All submissions will be posts to the 2010 Fan Art Contest section of the BattleCorps Gallery. (http://www.battlecorps.com/community/album_cat.php?cat_id=7)

Entrants have until February 10, 2010 to post their submissions. That's 21 days.

The winner will be chosen by Brent Evans, Catalyst's Art Director for and long time BattleTech illustrator.

The prize is a contract to illustrate 1 image for an upcoming BattleTech print product*!

The winning entrant will receive art direction from the BattleTech team to ensure the images is as good as possible.

*The winning entrant must agree to allow one of the editorial artists to redraw anything should their final work fall short of production quality.

Files must be black and white, in .jpg format, and smaller than 1 mb.
Comments included must include a contact email address.

Entries outside of the guidelines or posted elsewhere will not be considered. Remote linking is not an option.

And that's it... get your artistic gears warmed up and get drawing!

Would you like to support MekTek's Assault Tech1: BattleTech developments? If you would, please note that AT1 is eligible for nomination for MODDB Indie Game Of The Year. The competition is steep and we realize that our final build is still in public beta status but if you wish to support MekTek and our efforts we would be honoured to accept your nomination for AT1. We realize we are on the heels of the MWLL release and would like people to note that AT1 is in a different category for nomination so you should be able to vote for both!

Thanks for your support folks!

Click here and vote on the AT1 Moddb profile. You can't miss it!

The Engineers’ Playground

As the Inner Sphere reels from the devastating Jihad, factories have been shattered and supply lines strained. As the collective might of the Inner Sphere’s military industries rally to the cause, technicians plying the wreckage of a thousand battles across the war-ravaged realms scramble to piece together new weapons for the fight against the Word of Blake. Armed with prototype weapons and equipment rushed to the front lines, a new age of experimental BattleMechs, vehicles, and fighters dawns.

Experimental Technical Readout: Mercs highlights a sample of the prototype designs that have begun testing in the BattleTech universe during the Jihad. Each design featured in this book incorporates some of the latest technologies to debut in the war against the Word of Blake, as first described in Tactical Operations. Statistics and Record Sheets are included for 13 new experimental BattleMechs, vehicles, and fighters, ready for play in advanced BattleTech games.

Buy Experimental Technical Readout: Mercs PDF Now!

Effective immediately, Catalyst Game Labs is lowering the prices for its core rulebook PDFs for all game lines. This includes:

SHADOWRUN

Shadowrun 20th Anniversary Edition: $15

Runner’s Companion: $12

Arsenal: $12

Augmentation: $12

Unwired: $12

Street Magic: $12

BATTLETECH

Total Warfare: $15

TechManual: $15

Tactical Operation: $15

Strategic Operations: $15

CTHULHUTECH

CthulhuTech Core Rulebook: $15

Catalyst Game Labs has embraced electronic publishing as a vital medium for expanding a community’s enjoyment of a game line. This is readily apparent with the launch ofEclipse Phase under the Creative Commons license and at a $15 price point, simultaneously with the release of the print rulebook into standard distribution. Catalyst Game Labs continues to follow this pattern with the recent publication of Leviathans’ Lieutenant’s Manual, the first major miniatures game release also utilizing the Creative Commons license, embracing the open-minded nature of the electronic medium.

At the same time Catalyst Game Labs is dedicated to supporting brick-and-mortar hobby stores, still the life’s blood of our hobby and the greatest avenue for new players to be exposed to new games. The Catalyst RED (Retailer Electronic Distribution) combines Catalyst embracing of electronic distribution and retailer support into a single system that allows retailers to sell our PDFs directly to customers.

The release of both Eclipse Phase Core Rulebook and Leviathans’ Lieutenant’s Manual PDFs at a reduced price showcased the willingness of gamers to “check out a new game” if the price is reasonable; especially combined with the willingness of a publisher to stand by the quality and strength of their game line. With two of the most iconic universes in our industry (and a fabulous up-and-coming game line) Catalyst Game Labs is standing by the strength and quality of its game lines, lowering the price of its introductory products for the entire gaming community.

If you’ve always wanted to check out Shadowrun or BattleTech (or would like to return after a long hiatus), there’s never been a better chance to grab a PDF and see what the excitement is all about!

On 8 September 3065, Clan Steel Viper launched an assault on the Snow Raven industrial capital of Lum. The conflict lasted five weeks and seriously disrupted Clan Snow Raven’s manufacturing operation. The campaign was bloody but the tenets of zellbrigen were followed for the most part.

On 12 October Clan Steel Viper began to withdraw its forces from the planet’s surface. They would sustain severe damage during their retreat.

Both Clans claimed victory.

Coils Around the Nest is the 2009 Fall/Winter World Wide Event and will run from October 15 through November 29. See the Catalyst Demo Team forum for details on events in your area!

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