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[[File:2022 Mercenaries Kickstarter.jpg|thumb|right|Promotional Image for the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter]]
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[[File:2022 Mercenaries Kickstarter.jpg|thumb|right|Promtional Image for the 2023 Mercenaries Kickstarter]]
  
 
==Summary==  
 
==Summary==  
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==Before the Campaign==
 
==Before the Campaign==
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To build interest ahead of the campaign a number of [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/battletech?page=1&rb_product_type=Crowdfunding%20Support PDF previews] were released along with a [https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/8fd3639a-e1cd-44b9-8f15-5279077ad7f8/landing?__s=mtong2wlkcnxq68kfugm pre-launch backerkit page] on {{ISOdate|2023-01-13}}. They also released a dropbox link to the open Beta playtest documents for [[BattleTech: Aces]].
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Prior to the Campaign and to build interest ahead of the campaign a number of [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/battletech?page=1&rb_product_type=Crowdfunding%20Support PDF previews] were released along with a [https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/8fd3639a-e1cd-44b9-8f15-5279077ad7f8/landing?__s=mtong2wlkcnxq68kfugm pre-launch backerkit page] on {{ISOdate|2023-01-13}} to register interest as well as releasing the open Beta playtest docs for [[BattleTech: Aces]]
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==AdeptiCon 2023==
 
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When CGL launched the campaign, it was during ''Adepticon''  that they were attending in Schaumburg, IL. They also live streamed some of the events of the first 48 hours on [https://www.youtube.com/@catalystgamelabs9349 CGL's official Youtube channel], [https://www.youtube.com/@SixSidesofGaming SixSidesofGaming's Youtube channel] and [https://www.twitch.tv/sixsidesofgaming SixSidesofGaming's Twitch channel]. Videos of these events and pre-recorded segments were uploaded later and were available on SixSidesofGaming's Youtube channel:
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLJhpiE0MNY Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon Launch Video Part 1]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIV9Fj6ENc0 Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon Launch Video Part 2]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lhTgANA9s Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon Interview with Randall Bills]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKgoOxJlr4o Fiction Panel - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHVgSxB8_p8 Line Developer Ray Arrastia - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6JVrnKBhOU Art Direction - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVKC6EBRPjI Battletech Encounters - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj0cj96NRsE Fiction Round Table- Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiW-BV1ZDV8 Miniatures Design - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7upppEX4Bg Interview with Loren Coleman - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLYMo82dEmQ Interview with John Helfers - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOfSxaZfdZo Interview with Michael Ciaravella - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giKbemR2kk Mech Design Process - Battletech LIVE at AdeptiCon]
 
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==During the Campaign==
 
==During the Campaign==
 
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===24 hour Live Stream===
 
===24 hour Live Stream===
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During the last 24 hours of the Kickstarter Campaign, CGL did a live stream event that included interviews with many of the influencers, artists, developers involved with BattleTech. It was streamed on [https://www.youtube.com/@catalystgamelabs9349 CGL's official Youtube channel], [https://www.youtube.com/@SixSidesofGaming SixSidesofGaming's Youtube channel] and [https://www.twitch.tv/sixsidesofgaming SixSidesofGaming's Twitch channel]. People featured were:
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During the last 24 hours of the Kickstarter Campaign, CGL did a live stream event that included interviews with many of the influencers, artists, developers involved with BattleTech. It was streamed on [https://www.youtube.com/@catalystgamelabs9349 CGL's official Youtube channel] and [https://www.twitch.tv/sixsidesofgaming SixSidesofGaming's Twitch channel]. People featured were:
  
 
Development:  
 
Development:  
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* [[Ray Arrastia]] (BattleTech Line Developer)
 
* [[Ray Arrastia]] (BattleTech Line Developer)
 
* [[Aaron Cahall]] (BattleTech Assistant Line Developer)
 
* [[Aaron Cahall]] (BattleTech Assistant Line Developer)
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* [[Talon Coleman]] (Online Operations Director)
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* Talon Coleman (Online Operations Director)
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* [[Rem Alternis]] (Community and Marketing Director)
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* Rem Alternis (Community and Marketing Director)
  
 
Art:
 
Art:
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* [[Anthony Scroggins]] (BattleTech Art Director)
 
* [[Anthony Scroggins]] (BattleTech Art Director)
 
* [[Marco Mazzoni]] (BattleTech Artist)
 
* [[Marco Mazzoni]] (BattleTech Artist)
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* [[Ben Myers|Bishop Steiner]] (BattleTech Artist)
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* [[Bishop Steiner]] (BattleTech Artist)
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* [[Eldon Cowgur|Elden Cowgur]] (BattleTech Artist)
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* [[Elden Cowgur]] (BattleTech Artist)
  
 
Fiction:
 
Fiction:
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* [[Jordan Weisman]] (co-founder of BattleTech)
 
* [[Jordan Weisman]] (co-founder of BattleTech)
 
* [[Ross Babcock]] (co-founder of BattleTech)
 
* [[Ross Babcock]] (co-founder of BattleTech)
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* [[George Ledoux]] (Voice Actor)
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* George LeDoux (Voice Actor)
 
* Mike Tuñez (Game developer)
 
* Mike Tuñez (Game developer)
  
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| ''Mercenaries'' with exclusive box || Box Set || New and exclusive
 
| ''Mercenaries'' with exclusive box || Box Set || New and exclusive
 
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| ''[[BattleTech: Aces]]'' || Game Aid || New
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| ''[[BattleTech Aces]]'' || Game Aid || New
 
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| [[BattleTech Universe (sourcebook)|''BattleTech Universe'']] || Sourcebook || New
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| ''[[BattleTech Universe]]'' Precentor Martial Edition || Sourcebook || New and exclusive
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| ''BattleTech Universe'' Precentor Martial Edition || Sourcebook || New and exclusive
 
 
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| ''[[Double Blind]]'' || Novel (digital) || Pre-existing
 
| ''[[Double Blind]]'' || Novel (digital) || Pre-existing
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| ''[[Eclipse]]'' || Audiobook || New
 
| ''[[Eclipse]]'' || Audiobook || New
 
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| ''[[BattleTech: Legends II]]'' || Art Book (digital) || New
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| ''[[MechWarrior: Legends II]]'' || Art Book (digital) || New
 
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| ''BattleTech: Legends II'' || Art Book || New and exclusive
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| ''MechWarrior: Legends II'' || Art Book || New and exclusive
 
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| [[Cracked Canopy Cookbook|''Cracked Canopy Cookbook: Recipes from the Inner Sphere'']] || Art Book (digital) || New
 
| [[Cracked Canopy Cookbook|''Cracked Canopy Cookbook: Recipes from the Inner Sphere'']] || Art Book (digital) || New
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| [[BattleTech: Clan Direct Fire Star|Clan Direct Fire Star]] || Miniature Set || New
 
| [[BattleTech: Clan Direct Fire Star|Clan Direct Fire Star]] || Miniature Set || New
 
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| [[BattleTech: Inner Sphere Battle Armor Platoon|Inner Sphere Battle Armor Platoon]] || Miniature Set || New
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| [[BattleTech: Inner Sphere Battle Armor Pack|Inner Sphere Battle Armor Pack]] || Miniature Set || New
 
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| [[BattleTech Battlefield Support: Objectives|Battlefield Support: Objectives]] || Miniature Set || New
 
| [[BattleTech Battlefield Support: Objectives|Battlefield Support: Objectives]] || Miniature Set || New
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| [[Sun Tzu's The Art of War|''Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Translated (& Annotated by Jamie Wolf'')]] || Sourcebook || New
 
| [[Sun Tzu's The Art of War|''Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Translated (& Annotated by Jamie Wolf'')]] || Sourcebook || New
 
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| [[Shrapnel (magazine)/Issue 15|Double Sized Mercenary Themed ''Shrapnel'' issue]] || Magazine || New
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| [[Shrapnel (magazine)|Double Sized Mercenary Themed ''Shrapnel'' issue]] || Magazine || New
 
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| [[Shrapnel (magazine)/Year One (Omnibus)|''Shrapnel'' Year One Compilation]] || Magazine || Pre-existing
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| ''Shrapnel'' Year One Compilation || Magazine || Pre-existing
 
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| ''BattleTech'' || Graphic Novel || New
 
| ''BattleTech'' || Graphic Novel || New
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| [[Faction Patch#Availability|Patch Collector Set]] || Accessory || New and exclusive
 
| [[Faction Patch#Availability|Patch Collector Set]] || Accessory || New and exclusive
 
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| [[Faction Dice|LosTech Faction Dice (with diameter case)]] || Accessory || Pre-existing, New, and exclusive
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| [[BattleMech Plushies]] || Accessory || New
 
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| [[Faction Dice#Laser-effect|Laser-effect Faction Dice]] || Accessory || New, and exclusive
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| [[Kerenskycon|Kerenskycon Invite]] || Event || Exclusive
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| [[Chevron Dice#Liquid Core|Liquid Core "Chevron" Dice]] || Accessory || New, and exclusive
 
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| [[Chevron Dice#Laser-effect|Laser-effect "Chevron" Dice]] || Accessory || New, and exclusive
 
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| [[BattleTech: PlushyTech|More BattleMech Plushies]] || Accessory || New
 
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| [[KerenskyCon|KerenskyCon Invite]] || Event || Exclusive
 
 
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==Community Launch Parties==
 
==Community Launch Parties==
 
{{main|Catalyst Demo Team#Community Launch Parties for the launch of 2023 Mercenaries Crowdfunding Campaign}}
 
{{main|Catalyst Demo Team#Community Launch Parties for the launch of 2023 Mercenaries Crowdfunding Campaign}}
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In recognition that ''BattleTech'' is a global game, and to coincide with the Adepticon launch party, CGL organized and supported ''Community Launch Parties'' worldwide as companion events.  
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In recognition that ''BattleTech'' is a global game, and to coincide with the Adepticon launch party, CGL organised and supported ''Community Launch Parties'' worldwide as companion events.  
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* The email that was sent out for ''Update #39'' was accidently titled ''More Dics Photos'' instead of ''More Dice Photos''
 
* The email that was sent out for ''Update #39'' was accidently titled ''More Dics Photos'' instead of ''More Dice Photos''
 
* During the BattleTech AMA at the start of the 24 hour stream, Loren Coleman was seen as a black screen with the text ''iPhone (206)''. This lead the stream chat to joke that this was a reference to a new unit ''206th iPhone Rangers''.
 
* During the BattleTech AMA at the start of the 24 hour stream, Loren Coleman was seen as a black screen with the text ''iPhone (206)''. This lead the stream chat to joke that this was a reference to a new unit ''206th iPhone Rangers''.
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* During Ross Babcock's segment, it showed Unseen BattleTech art (assumed to be accidental).
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* During Ross Babcock's segment, it showed Unseen Battletech art (assumed to be accidental).
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* During many of the live stream intermissions, the video never cuts and Randell Bills (among others) was still seen on camera. During these times he seen passionately discussing things to whom can only be assumed as the live team.
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* During many of the live stream intermissions, the video never cuts and Randell Bills was still seen on camera. During these times he seen passionately discussing things to who can only be assumed the live team.
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* During the Fiction segment, it was mentioned that they (assumed to be CGL) are seeking a new German licensee.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*[https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-preview-07 BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter Preview #7]
 
*[https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-preview-07 BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter Preview #7]
 
*[https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-preview-08 BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter Preview #8]
 
*[https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-preview-08 BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter Preview #8]
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*[https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-preview-09 BattleTech: Mercenaries Kickstarter Preview #9]
 
 
*[https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/8fd3639a-e1cd-44b9-8f15-5279077ad7f8/landing Pre-launch sign-up page]
 
*[https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/8fd3639a-e1cd-44b9-8f15-5279077ad7f8/landing Pre-launch sign-up page]
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