Battletech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter Wave 1 Unboxing!

[@alaricwolf6714]

Pretty good picks for the salvage boxes. You can never have enough Timber Wolfs and Hellbringers. That Summoner is actually a solid mech and it was made by the Jade Falcons actually so it’s very fitting you got it and Aiden Pryde as well.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

I know right? I kinda feel like my pick of Jade Falcon must of somehow influenced the mechs I got in some weird cosmic way

[@alaricwolf6714]

Looks like we just make a Clanner out of you yet!

[@CrankyOldGamer]

@@alaricwolf6714 YES!!!! ALL in on clans 2021!

[@Apollo-js8rn]

@@CrankyOldGamer Hm, now I'm wondering if my dice selection had something to do with my salvage boxes too. I picked Ghost bear dice (nothing noticeably wrong with 'em I might add) and got 2 extra Vultures, a Hellbie (probably ex-Smoke Jag) and a Fenris (probably ex-Wolf). Odd, eh?

[@CrankyOldGamer]

@@Apollo-js8rn indeed... very weird!

[@Apollo-js8rn]

Sweet salvage box haul! (Btw, the diminutive Viper/Dragonfly is a hidden gem in my Ghost Bear lineup. Its 8/12/8 movement + elemental riders = never missing an opportunity to throw out a backstab or set up infantry shenanigans.)

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Oooh I dig it! I need to study up on these Clan mechs. Bur I played one game the other week on MegaMek and we played Clan mechs for the first time, and holy crap were they different.

[@funghazi]

@@CrankyOldGamer Yeah they speed the game way up

[@CarlosSempereChen]

Congrats, that was a very Jade Falcon-appropriate set of salvage boxes! I've been reviewing the clan mechs on Helcarexe26's channel and it sounds like the Hellbringer is a bit of a glass cannon, but those make for fun games. The Summoner is a favorite of theirs, too, and if you get any Wave 2 mechs, they're also associated with the Kit Fox, Cougar (a few years after the initial invasion), Night Gyr, and Turkina. My friend I ordered together and we got 8 omnimech salvage boxes between us. I was hoping for a Mad Dog/Vulture; I didn't get the Heavy Striker Star pack because I only really liked that one mech out of the five. Well, we got the other four =p. Also got four duplicates: Viper, Grendel, Nova, and Dire Wolf. We're still happy with them. I like the Diamond Sharks so I'm happy to get a Grendel, and we'll see how we split the others. Half of our pairs of dice were awful: photos.app.goo.gl/nyCsrNMmE2NTDzCb7. No biggie, the important stuff came out really, really well.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Oh man Im sorry to hear you didnt get all the mechs you wanted but that does sound like a great haul! I wonder how the dice got so universally bad for everyone?

[@foxdavion6865]

The first mech from the Clan Invasion boxset is a Nova(Black Hawk)

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Thank you! Still learnung clan mech names

[@peteryoung2160]

If memory serves the hell bringer/summoner share parts. A lot of Clan Omni with have shared parts across 2 or 3 chassis in a weight class (maddog/timber wolf; nova/storm crow; etc...) (typically the legs) can't remember if this was a lore thing, or just an easy of sculpt thing.

[@RecklessFables]

BTW: The Card Decks were Kickstarter Backers who bought up to the Bloodname level. The ones with Pictures were even higher.

[@matthewbirdsall9518]

Excellent loot my friend. Had duplicates with all my salvage boxes.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Hopefully good dupes! But I have yp say with the quality of the sculpts, theyre all pretty great!

[@funghazi]

Most people like playing the good guys, always nice to see another person who's willing to play the villain.

[@lawrencearabia1767]

clans ARE THE GOOD GUYS, you free birth.

[@funghazi]

@@lawrencearabia1767 Jade Falcon tends to be somewhat nefarious, quiaff?

[@deece1482]

@@lawrencearabia1767 good guys usually win. LONG LIVE THE INNER SPHERE.

[@longinogarcia6310]

I'm glad to see you're a classy man with good taste and therefore chose Clan Jade Falcon :-P

[@CrankyOldGamer]

YES! Only the best clan ever!!!

[@Helcarexe26]

I'm still waiting for mine to ship in Wave 2, we sat around yesterday looking at all of the mechs from the Kickstarter with my brothers during our Battletech game

[@CrankyOldGamer]

They are so good! Now I can't wait to get my wave 2 stuff

[@CarlosSempereChen]

If you're looking for design images of the new mechs, I went through the ones they posted in the updates and organized them by pack: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xYtKmF3mi6SCxAYUla8WfJ03XUk7sRZa?usp=sharing The group photos show their final poses while the sketches are all just standing straight. I hope you do a Grendel video one of these days!

[@acetraker1988]

I mostly playing Battletech HBS game with mod that adds the clans. Loki and Thor are strong for wave 1 mechs. The Dire Wolf Prime is super strong...top 100 ton mech.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Yes - the Dure Wolf is INSANE

[@MikeKnell2884]

You take out all of the Heavy Striker Star mechs out into the field, other clanners will think you're a Wolf in disguise.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

LOL Right? I may have over-indexed a bit on the heavy striker star...

[@MikeKnell2884]

@@CrankyOldGamer Just get some Summoners to buddy up with those Hellbringers and you're golden.

[@tibour007]

Jade Pigeon? well ok I am doing my clanners as Ghost Bears. I really loved the wave 1 and thought that they were better sculpts as well. My Salvage boxes were a 2xMad Dog, HellBringer, Executioner, Timber Wolf(L), Archer (L) and of course Urbies. Extremely Happy with my draws and can' t wait for wave two. I also have much more Inner Sphere coming. The Dragon will be Rampant here.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Yes!!! I got a bunch of Inner Sphere myself - much of it destined to serve the Coordinator!

[@funghazi]

Jade Falcon, great among the Clans

[@CrankyOldGamer]

I mean, right??? 😀

[@tmorton42]

I got hellbringers and maddogs. But the sculpts are outstanding

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Agreed!

[@panzermkii7675]

GOOD TIME BE A BATTLETECH FAN

[@CrankyOldGamer]

It really and truly is!

[@InfernalGoose]

Jade Falcon is the way to go! Nothing beats playing haughty, arrogant bastards that actually, for once, are better than everyone else :P As for salvage, i drafted an Ice Ferret, Viper, and Grayson Carlyle and his Marauder!

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Love it. They make a great foil for just about any IS faction and Comstar, plus love the paint schemes

[@sandragruber4596]

I desperately wanted to have a summoner in one of my salvage boxes... Will have to wait until wave 2 to ride my favorite mech into battle.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Alas I didn't get many summoners - just the ones that come in the regular boxes - but now I wish I had more...

[@Presbiter]

Have they hidden the moldlines a bit more with this wave? That was what annoyed me the most with the core set.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

It does seem that way - I didn't see many mold lines at all honestly. They looked really, really good.

[@Presbiter]

@@CrankyOldGamer thanks, good to know. It wasnt that I couldnt deal with them. But I rather would have spent my time with other things than removing them. Have fun painting your loot crate full of awesomeness ;)

[@CrankyOldGamer]

@@Presbiter totally agree - many a time I primed an AGoAC mini only later to see a missed mold line. These honestly look great - almost no mold lines. Im pumped to paint up some green turkeys.

[@LtZerge]

I never received my items from the crowdox kickstarter and have contacted them multiple times with no response. I don't know what to do other than force a chargeback on my credit card at this point.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Oh thats a bummer man - have you tried contacting Catalyst directly?

[@LtZerge]

@@CrankyOldGamer Their facebook page admin actually ended up being the only one to reply to me, and they managed to help me sort it all out. The official catalyst site's support and email never did. The admin actually said that's been a common problem and he even can't got a hold of the company a lot of the time, not sure what's going on.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

@@LtZerge hih weird. Well im glad you got it sorted!

[@darkstorminc]

lol yeah I've got some to trade. Was hoping for Summoners and Hellbringers...

[@CrankyOldGamer]

I bet the trading is already hot and heavy on ebay or the Facebook forums - I should check that out

[@RecklessFables]

I got my Wave 1 and everything was excellent, except for the dice. The dice were not square and poorly printed, and I bought a lot of them. Catalyst sent a survey about the dice, specifically, so I have hopes they will "do something"

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Same. My dice weren't awful but definitely the lowest quality item in the box.

[@deece1482]

Wish I could get these in the UK lol. But ah well. Hopefully once this virus thingy has blown over we can get some of the sets. I haven't seen a single game of armored combat box in stock at all.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

It looks like Element Games has some battletech stuff

[@deece1482]

@@CrankyOldGamer I got ahold of a copy off eBay a few weeks after making that comment. Got it from Germany. It arrived recently and I'm loving the models. Just a shame I have nobody to play with lol.

[@nicholasdiaz9424]

Cranky Old Gamer chose Jade Falcon Clan. So now Clans Diamond Shark, Snow Raven, Wolf, Steel Viper and Hell's Horses are now enemies. 🤗🤭 As well as the Inner Sphere.

[@CrankyOldGamer]

I did do some Jade Falcon, Ghost bear is next!!!

[@cyberclaw360]

i got 2 Gargoyles in my salvage boxes so im up to 3 i really would have preferred at least 1 other like a mad dog or a summoner but meh i have an order for wave 2 so maybe that time LOL

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Yeah I'm with ya - I'm drowning in Gargoyles, wish I had more Thors and such. I got plenty of Mad Cats.

[@cboston86]

I'm having issues watching you open the salvage boxes..... My OCD is going over time lol

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Lol I just tore into em!

[@wolfmirebacta8710]

I like the idea of battletech. but I've found majority of my money going into Dropzone/Dropfleet. I just wish they'd get a good game again. I miss the old mechwarrior. Though I would definitely buy a model of the MadDog if they sell one. Has to be my favorite mech due to the Arcade Mechwarrior game at Chucky Cheese

[@CrankyOldGamer]

I loved Dropzone myself, I just couldnt find a gaming group that would consistently play it

[@wolfmirebacta8710]

@@CrankyOldGamer yeah, Dave screwed up there a bit. but it seems to be making a comeback. hopefully

[@darkstorminc]

I have 5 salvage boxes from wave 1 to trade and 4 more from wave 2 I might have to trade lol

[@CrankyOldGamer]

I know right? I forsee many trades when wave 2 hits

[@death2all79zx]

Jade Falcon!

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Yes!!!! Best clan right?

[@AidanPryde001]

Aff freebirth! Beware the small laser!

[@CrankyOldGamer]

Clan Urbie is gonna rock your world!!!

[@AidanPryde001]

@@CrankyOldGamer Also, my deus ex machina through armor critical!