Download or read book BattleTech Jaguar s Leap written by Reed Bishop and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIVE AGAINST ONE… It was supposed to be just another exercise—a Star of light ’Mechs against one assault ’Mech. Jackson is a ristar cadet in Clan Smoke Jaguar, renowned—and envied—for never losing a battle. The five cadets beneath him in the rankings plan to hand him his first defeat. But the training goes terribly wrong, and before the day is over, there are winners and losers—and one cadet will not survive the day. That training exercise sets in motion a chain of actions that encompasses both events that occurred decades earlier, and those yet to come. Now a full MechWarrior, Star Captain Jackson searches for answers—both about his past, and what had happened that fateful day. But what he learns are secrets that threaten to upend his entire life—and make him reconsider what it means to be a Smoke Jaguar…

Download or read book BattleTech Legends D R T written by Jim Long and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEAD RIGHT THERE Flush with their success against the Jade Falcons on Borghese, Jeremiah Rose and the Black Thorns head to Harlech to draw a new assignment. Their only requirement: Their new job must let them face off against the Clans. They find more than they bargained for. Their assignment: Garrison duty on Wolcott—a Kurita planet deep in the heart of the Clan Smoke Jaguar occupation zone. The world itself is besieged, but protected from further Clan aggression by the Clan code of honor. And Wolcott makes a useful staging area for Kurita raids on Smoke Jaguar-occupied territory. The mission pay is good. The advance is unbelievable. They just have to live long enough to spend it...

Download or read book BattleTech Legends Impetus of War written by Blaine Lee Pardoe and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHEN HUNTING THE DEADLIEST PREY... Major Loren Jaffray is a soldier's soldier, a hardened professional who made his reputation with the Capellan Confederation's legendary Death Commandos. Now serving as an officer in the Northwind Highlanders, Loren longs to prove his loyalty to his new comrades. And he's getting that chance—the Draconis Combine is hiring his regiment to take on a mission unlike any before it. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT BECOME THE HUNTED. The ruthless Clan Smoke Jaguar emulate the savagery of their feline namesake with lethal accuracy. Nobody knows this better than the samurai of the Draconis Combine, who fought to the death to save their very homeworld. Now Loren's crack Highlanders will be the instrument of the Combine's vengeance, striking into the Deep Periphery to crush one of the Jaguars' supply centers on a distant world called Wayside V. But the young, confident major is in for a very nasty surprise—and unless he makes a brilliant change in plans, Wayside V will soon be soaked with Scots blood...

Download or read book BattleTech Legends Freebirth written by Robert Thurston and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A MYSTERY WRAPPED IN AN ENIGMA... "Dispatch Horse to the planet Huntress!" The orders to investigate the secret experiment being done by the Falcons on the Smoke Jaguar homeworld came down from the Jade Falcon Khan herself. But does the covert mission require the natural bravery of a freeborn warrior—or do Horse's genetically engineered comrades consider him expendable? The perilous trek is dead-ended by a crash landing—right into a Smoke Jaguar trap. His 'Mech confiscated, his DropShip down, his Trinary imprisoned, Horse is duty bound to the enemy Jaguars—and closer to the core of the strange secrets of the Falcon stronghold than he ever imagined. For the Clan, the consequences could be explosive. For Horse, they could be fatal...

Download or read book BattleTech Legends Sword and Fire written by Thomas S. Gressman and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TO STRIKE AT THE HEART OF A CLAN... An awesome mission has been assigned to Task Force Serpent: to destroy Huntress, homeworld of Clan Smoke Jaguar, the Inner Sphere's greatest menace. But the invasion has suffered a serious blow: Marshal Morgan Hasek-Davion has been struck down by an unknown assassin. With the fate of the entire Inner Sphere in jeopardy, only one other daredevil warrior is brave—and reckless—enough to bring the enemy to its knees... REQUIRES A WARRIOR WILLING TO RISK EVERYTHING FOR VICTORY... She is General Ariana Winston of the famed Eridani Light Horse mercenary brigade, and now commander of Task Force Serpent. The battle ahead is dangerous and uncertain, but Winston and her courageous comrades have the upper hand with hard-earned battle skills honed to fighting-edge perfection—and a secret weapon that could destroy Huntress for all time...

Download or read book BattleTech Shrapnel Issue 16 written by Philip A. Lee and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BRACE FOR IMPACT! Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine is your ultimate target for tales of hard-hitting, explosive BattleMech action across the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond! Trapped on a forgotten planet, a lone MechWarrior fighting to survive must stay one step ahead of the relentless barbarians hunting her down. Amid a naval battle for the ages, a damage-control technician will do his part to put an end to the greatest evil in human-habited space. And during the Wars of Reaving, a Clan technician given the opportunity of a lifetime must guard her secret, even if it leads to her grave… In this issue, you’ll travel to the edge of the Periphery, where a dying, sun-baked world breathes its last gasp; you’ll follow a daring criminal cult in search of dangerous victims in the Capellan Confederation; and you’ll have to outsmart or outfight other pirates to keep them from stealing the perfect score out from beneath you… Plus, brace yourself for the exciting conclusion of the serial novel Lone Wolf and Fox, by Bryan Young. No matter where you go in the Inner Sphere, conflict will inevitably find you, and the surefire way to defend yourself against it is with articles on arms dealers to either buy from or hunt down, spacefaring threats both real and imagined, and the best methods for transporting your weapons of war. Then go deeper into the trenches with unit and planet digests, technical readouts, a cautionary tale of ten playable pilots, and more—all by BattleTech authors both new and old: Bryan Young Craig A. Reed, Jr. Steve P. Vincent Devin Ramsey Benjamin Joseph David Razi Russell Zimmerman Jennifer Bixby Alex Fauth Ken’ Horner Wunji Lau Jamie Kaiju Marriage Mike Miller Lance Scarinci Zac Schwartz Tom Stanley Jaymie Wagner Chris Wheeler

Download or read book BattleTech Legends Exodus Road written by Blaine Lee Pardoe and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOR SOME, THE BATTLE IS NOT OVER YET... For generations, the Clans bided their time, waiting for the right opportunity to appear from beyond the Periphery and conquer the Inner Sphere. They risked all at the Battle of Tukayyid – only to be soundly defeated. The results were deadlier than they could ever imagine. For one devoted warrior of Clan Smoke Jaguar, the disgrace of Tukayyid has scarred him for life. And it is this tragedy that will change the universe forever, a treachery hidden beyond the Exodus Road.

Download or read book BattleTech Shrapnel Issue 2 written by Philip A. Lee, Ed. and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WAR RAGES ON! Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine returns with more explosive BattleMech action from the 31st century! Experience tales of hard-won survival from the gaming world of Solaris VII, the wilds of the Deep Periphery, and the annals of Clan history. Dive deep into in-depth technology articles, technical readouts, conspiracy theories, war-game and role-playing adventures, and more—all from veteran BattleTech authors, fan favorites, and our latest enlistees: Michael A. Stackpole • Jason Schmetzer Michael J. Ciaravella • Travis Heermann Alan Brundage • James Simakas John-David Karnitz • Aaron Cahall Matthew Cross • Daniel Isberner Alex Kaempen • Tom Stanley • Chris Wheeler

Download or read book BattleTech Shrapnel Year One written by Philip A. Lee and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2023-08-26 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strap into the Cockpit! Proudly carrying the battle standard for BattleTech short fiction, the first year of Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine continues the tradition of explosive, hard-hitting stories set in the war-torn, BattleMech-dominated interstellar future of the 31st century. In this collection of issues #1–4, you will attempt to escape from a bandit king’s stronghold, ally with longtime enemies on the front lines of the swift and merciless Clan invasion, and fight brutal arena duels on the game world of Solaris VII. You will defend your home in the Deep Periphery from opportunistic invaders, share tales of victory and woe at a popular MechWarrior bar, and discover a long-abandoned ’Mech that helps build an idealistic young woman’s sense of purpose. Then go beyond the story and forge your own legend with in-universe articles, conspiracy theories, technical readouts, unit and planet digests, playable scenarios, role-playing adventures, weapons catalogs, social commentaries, and much, much more! This collection also includes the entire four-part Kell Hounds serial novel, If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot… by New York Times-bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole. Tighten your safety harness, thumb off your weapon safeties, and march into battle to see where it all began, with heart-wrenching stories and powerful game features penned by long-time BattleTech luminaries and exciting new authors. Note: this is the same file that all Kickstarter Mercenaries backers have already received. If you backed the campaign at any level, you have already received this file as part of your pledge.

Download or read book BattleTech Shrapnel Issue 1 written by Philip A. Lee, Ed. and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JUMP BACK INTO THE COCKPIT! Picking up the battle standard for BattleTech fiction, Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine continues the tradition of hard-hitting stories set in the war-torn interstellar future of the 31st century and beyond. Fire up your ’Mech’s fusion reactor, secure your neurohelmet, and wade into battle with stories from the merciless front lines of the Clan Invasion and other eras, conspiracy theory articles, game scenarios, and more from veteran BattleTech authors, fan favorites, and some new recruits. Featuring: Michael A. Stackpole • Blaine Lee Pardoe Kevin Killiany • Craig A. Reed, Jr. • Chris Hussey Jason Hansa • Lance Scarinci • Michael J. Ciaravella Patrick Wynne • Aaron Cahall

Download or read book BattleTech Hour of the Wolf written by Blaine Lee Pardoe and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MORE THAN A CENTURY IN THE MAKING… Since the Clan Invasion of 3050 ended in failure, there are those who have not forgotten Nicholas Kerensky’s ultimate goal: The conquering of Terra, and the rise of one Clan above all others…to become the ilClan, and rule over both the rest of the Clans and the Inner Sphere…regardless of what the Great Houses may say about it… THE BATTLE THAT WILL RESHAPE THE INNER SPHERE BEGINS… Now, in 3151, two Clans make the final jump into the shattered remains of the Republic of the Sphere. Their target: the cradle of humankind, and the ultimate symbol of the Inner Sphere…Terra. But Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf will face a powerful, tenacious enemy in the remaining forces of the Republic, led by their resurrected leader, Devlin Stone. The impending battle will engulf the entire planet, and when it is over, only one shall stand supreme...

Download or read book Battletech Technical Readout 3050 Upgrade written by Catalyst Game Labs and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Level Up written by Scott Rogers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design and build cutting-edge video games with help from video game expert Scott Rogers! If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then this is the book for you. Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maxim vs. Army of Zin, and SpongeBob Squarepants, this book is full of Rogers's wit and imaginative style that demonstrates everything you need to know about designing great video games. Features an approachable writing style that considers game designers from all levels of expertise and experience Covers the entire video game creation process, including developing marketable ideas, understanding what gamers want, working with player actions, and more Offers techniques for creating non-human characters and using the camera as a character Shares helpful insight on the business of design and how to create design documents So, put your game face on and start creating memorable, creative, and unique video games with this book!

Download or read book ComStar Sourcebook written by FASA Corporation and published by FASA Corporation. This book was released on 1992-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kurita written by Mcgraw-Hill School and published by Fasa. This book was released on 1987-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Technical Readout 3055 written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and illustrates combat robots and fighter planes used in the BattleTech series of games.

Download or read book Surrender Your Dreams written by Blaine Lee Pardoe and published by Roc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fidelis fight on . . . They are the Fidelis, a brotherhood of warriors whose devotion to honour and courage on the battlefield is unmatched. Their existence known only to a former exarch, they are a fighting force to be reckoned with-a force three knights must consider as they undertake missions that could save the Republic . . . or cripple it.