I actually stole a bunch of old HeroScape terrain for Battletech games. The scale is larger but it's great to have things in real 3D.

Yeah I was about to say "that ppc took a crit the round before, did I miss something?"

We learn more from failure than from success. So in the case of games I enjoy playing, I do not mind losing at all.

@NuSocTheKelDor Agreed. 100%. Sometimes that's what makes strategy so much fun; seeing some crazy plan either fail or succeeded brilliantly based off past experiences.

I knew I couldn't be the only person with that idea.

If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the Griffin. 😆🔥🤖

Which map is that one??

The hardest map for me is the Crystal Canyon map. That has very abrupt elevation changes and the colors are very difficult to distinguish. I wish they did BT maps in a similar fashion as Advanced Squad Leader maps. Each elevation has its own color scheme. Hills start at light brown and get dark with increasing elevation. Ground level is green and elevations lower than ground level get darker green as the descend. BT works really well on Deluxe ASL maps (hex size on those is 2.5", so it is easier to stack multiple units in a hex. Scale is just about the same as well.

@@Water64Rabbit Never played ASL, but I'll look into it for inspiration for my next map set build. :)

The ‘A Game of Armoured Combat Box’ will give you the best basic experience

@LitanyAgainstFear He would have to make a consciousness check though (3+ for first hit).

@@Water64Rabbit I'm trying to get back into battletech after a 20 year hiatus. Played everything from 3025-3058. Had 99% of everything memorized (kids brains are insane.) I dont recall rolling 12's being a critical hit. In fact, I remember times when we said "you need a 14 to hit..its not happening." Is this something they made up, or is it new adjustments to the game? Or am I just remembering it wrong?

​@@KGBMutt You are correct. The Original DR has no special significance in BT. If the Modified TH# is a 12 or greater, the shot can be aborted. Conversely if the Modified TH# is a 2 or less then it is an automatic hit. The only time the Original DR matters is for weapon jamming and other equipment items that are not found in Introductory Mechs. The 2 as an automatic miss and a 12 as an automatic hit is a common house rule. However, a Pass-Through-Armor Critical Hit only occurs on a "2" when rolling hit location for damage. From other videos I have seen from them, I know they like lots of PTACs though. While they are having fun, it is sometimes difficult to determine what their house rules are or are they just not applying the rules as written. They really should have a slide card at the beginning showing what their house rules are. For example, some people don't use skidding as it slows down the game. At one point it looked like the Griffin player was marking damage from the rear onto the front armor of the mech. Also this battle was determined at the start before any dice were rolled. Vindicator 1R (45 tons), BV = 1,024, Adjusted BV (3 G / 4 P pilot) = 1,352 Griffin 1N (55 tons), BV = 1,272, Adjusted BV (4 G / 5 P pilot) = same. Giving one side a 3 Gunnery vs a 4 Gunnery is huge. They both should have used 3/4 pilots (as that makes for a quicker game), but the least experienced player should have stayed with the Griffin (as was the case here). A better match up would have been the Wolverine instead of the Vindicator (which is what is in the beginner's box currently). Finally, the Griffin player shows us how not to play a Griffin. Alpha striking every turn is going to result in a dead mech. The Griffin 1N is designed to stay at medium range alternating using the PPC and the LRM.

@@Water64Rabbit Thanks for the reply. Everything you said matches what I remember. I used to play tournaments at gencons and such and really only saw one loss over 5-6 years. Most of it was 3025-3058 period. Speed and gunnery skills are EVERYTHING. I was worried the game had drastically changed since I last played, but just picked up Total Warfare and I'm pleasantly surprised that I just kept nodding my head going "yup, remember that." I just need to get up to speed on newer tech readouts and higher tech equipment that wasnt around in my day. Any suggestions on what I should buy or where I should look online for that sort of thing? I left in the era where Wraiths were ton for ton the absolute best dueling mech around.

@@KGBMutt You and me both. That is where I left off as well with the Wraith being my favorite mech. The main change I had to adjust to was TMMs. When I played they stopped at 10+. Which was why the Wraith was so good. +3 TMM +1 Jump, but only +3 to hit back. The only other mech that came close was the broken LAMs at the time. So, WiGE vehicles, Super Heavy Mechs and such weren't a thing when I last played. I haven't really looked at the eras of play past the Clan Invasion and the immediate aftermath. Jihad, Dark Age, and ilKhan don't really look that interesting to me. Perhaps if they were to flesh those eras out more, they would be more appealing. I think those eras are more based upon novels than any real game products. It also looks to me that most people still play from 3025 to the end of the Clan invasion and most of the new products still seem to be for that era.

It is the newest beginner box

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames awesome! Thanks

You are thinking of Alpha Strike. In Battletech, the heat sinks just drop the heat level, so in the next phase, he would have dropped by 12 heat and if that took him below 30, he could then roll to restart (automatic at 14 heat or less). However, it was basically over. Weapon attack, then kick him which if hit would knockdown the mech and force a piloting roll to avoid another pilot hit. In effect, it would have been at least two free rounds of attacks and probably three.