{"id":18292,"date":"2026-04-05T23:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dlair.net\/austin\/?p=18292"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:46:14","slug":"battletech-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dlair.net\/austin\/battletech-shake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"BattleTech Shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were a lot of big announcements at AdeptiCon this year, and one of the biggest was about\u00a0<em>BattleTech<\/em>. But it\u2019s important to understand what was, and what wasn\u2019t, announced.<\/p>\n<p>First,\u00a0<em>BattleTech<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0getting a new edition. It is getting a new Core Rulebook. Why? Because by 2024, there were seven books in the \u201cCore\u201d line. That needed to be cleaned up and brought under a single pair of covers. In addition, after extensive playtesting, some tweaks were made to the game (which you can learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/battletech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BattleTech-Playtest-Results-Developers-Notes-3-19a.pdf\">here<\/a>). But even with these changes, nearly none of the \u2018Mech Record Sheets published in 40 years of the game need any changes; the only ones that do are those with Watchdog CEWS and Bombast Lasers, which, according to Catalyst, make up fewer than 0.05% of the published record sheets.<\/p>\n<p>But the best news is about the new boxes. The Starter Box comes with the tanky Hammerhead and the DPS-monster Kontio, giving new players a taste of different strategies. Flip the \u2018Mechs record sheets over, and you get a peek at the expanded rules for the full game with additional gear and rules for after you\u2019ve mastered the Starter Box.<\/p>\n<p>The new Core Box includes a Sagas lore booklet with new art that seamlessly merges BattleTech lore with the options players have in factions and styles of play. The eight \u2018Mech models that come in the box cover three decades of the game\u2019s history, from the Rakshasa (from\u00a0<em>Technical Readout: 3055<\/em>), to the Mad Cat MkII (from the computer game\u00a0<em>MechWarrior 4: Vengeance<\/em>), to the ilClan Era Regent.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s been a while since you\u2019ve dropped some heavy metal mayhem on a hex grid, now is a great time to dust your old \u2018Mechs off and get them back in the fight, as they\u2019re almost certainly still covered by the rules. And if you\u2019ve never given MechWarrior a try, there\u2019s 40 years of models and lore for you to discover. Talk to the ace pilots are your local Dragon\u2019s Lair Comics &amp; Fantasy\u00ae today about getting your own lance of 31<sup>st<\/sup> century metal might.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dlair.net\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Battletech-Models-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were a lot of big announcements at AdeptiCon this year, and one of the biggest was about\u00a0BattleTech. But it\u2019s important to understand what was, and what wasn\u2019t, announced. 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