Difference between revisions of "Future Wars"
m (→Issue 37) |
|||
Line 108: | Line 108: | ||
Cover: B&W Illustration of a very simple unknown mech with a rounded shape. | Cover: B&W Illustration of a very simple unknown mech with a rounded shape. | ||
− | ARTICLES: Review: SimTac terrain & Vac-U-Cast, The Clan Way (3 pages on how to simulate clan fighting style), Decimator DCMR-2, Catapult II CAT-3, Awesome III AWS-10A, Devestator III DVTR-3, Clan Wolverine, Clan Garrison Mechs: Rifleman(c), Thunderbolt(c), Catapult(c), Archer(c), Warhammer(c), Marauder(c), Atlas(c), Sensors (5 pages of advanced rules), Variable Rated Energy Cannon (1 page weapon), Turning Up the Heat (3 pages), Variant Armor Rules (2 pages, 2 articles), EM Missile (1 page), Revised Repair Time (1 page), Mace Weapon (1 page), Homemade BattleMechs (1 page), LRM 5 Weapon Analysis (1 page), Star League Naval Bases (7 pages), Review: MechWarrior 2nd. Ed. (1 page), Gaming in 3D advice (2 pages, 2 articles), Kindig 40 ton omnimech | + | ARTICLES: Review: SimTac terrain & Vac-U-Cast, The Clan Way (3 pages on how to simulate clan fighting style), Decimator DCMR-2, Catapult II CAT-3, Awesome III AWS-10A, Devestator III DVTR-3, Clan Wolverine, Clan Garrison Mechs: Rifleman(c), Thunderbolt(c), Catapult(c), Archer(c), Warhammer(c), Marauder(c), Atlas(c), Sensors (5 pages of advanced rules), Variable Rated Energy Cannon (1 page weapon), Turning Up the Heat (3 pages), Variant Armor Rules (2 pages, 2 articles), EM Missile (1 page), Revised Repair Time (1 page), Mace Weapon (1 page), Homemade BattleMechs (1 page), LRM 5 Weapon Analysis (1 page), Star League Naval Bases (7 pages), Review: MechWarrior 2nd. Ed. (1 page), Gaming in 3D advice (2 pages, 2 articles), Kindig 40 ton omnimech |
[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] |
Revision as of 11:37, 13 March 2016
Apocryphal Product Although the subject of this article is an official BattleTech product, it does not meet the current criteria for Canon. Its content may or may not be canonical for the BattleTech universe, and for the purpose of the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki is considered apocryphal. |
Future Wars | |
---|---|
Product information | |
Type | Magazine |
Development | Herb Barents |
Publication information | |
First published | |
Content | |
This Article looks to be a Stub This article is a stub (i.e., in need of additional material). You can help us by expanding it. Please remove this tag when that effort is complete. |
Future Wars was a fan-made, unofficial BattleTech magazine that ran for 40 issues and a "best of" issue. It is considered apocryphal for the assumption that the publisher held a license from FASA to publish BattleTech content; otherwise, it would be outright non-canon.
Known content:
Contents
Issue 22
"Vehicles, Katachen Variants, New Mechs" (44 pages)
Issue 23
"Heavy Mechs"
Cover: B&W Illustration of 5 Mech walking through a valley with buttes. An Unseen Warhammer in the foreground.
Issue 24
"Star League Tech, Heavy Mech Design" (44 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of 3 Mech in the midst of urban combat. Perhaps an Archer, Crusader and Thunderbolt.
Issue 25
"Dropship Construction, The Lotus Eaters" (48 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of an unknown Mech or Power Armor and tagline "The Dawn of a New Age With… The Kin!"
Issue 26
"This Issue: Scenarios"
Cover: B&W Illustration of 8 futuristic officers and mechwarriors simulating a wargame.
ARTICLES: A Matter of Balance; Critical Slots; Real Mechs; Shorts; Heavy Mech Modifiers; Battletech Playing Strategies; Point-Blank Enterprises; C.H.M.R.A. Chimera; KL-8 Kali; Operation Deep Scout; more.
Issue 28
"Let's Get Personal, Infantry, Role Playing, New Mechs" (48 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of a futuristic solider in reflective sunglasses.
Issue 29
"Solaris VII Issue" (48 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of a Hatamoto-Chi with right arm weapon directed at the reader.
ARTICLES: Trends and Directions; Butterfly 30 ton mech, Role-Playing Opportunities in Battletech; A Tale of the Black Panther Legionnaires (fiction); Armor Allocation According to Hit Probabilities; Solaris VII In Depth (2 Articles); Tactics in the Arenas; Berserker BZK-3R; Review: Mecha!, ToastMaster BLR-1F, Birdman BCA-1A, Ogre OGR-3E, Ice Man III ICMN-3, Grand Reaver GND-1R
Issue 30
"BattleForce! New Scenarios, New Units, New Mechs" (48 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of a stylized anime Mecha with left hand outstretched toward the reader.
Issue 31
"Aerospace Issue, New Fighters, Silent Death, Star Warriors"
Cover: B&W Illustration of an Aerospace fighter… probably a Chippewa.
Issue 32
"New Mechs, New Technology"
Issue 33
"The Clans, New Tech, ClanTech on Solaris"
Issue 34
"Lance-Based Tactics, Kin Smashing, The 113th American Division"
Cover: B&W Illustration of urban combat featuring a Mech that may be an Ostroc or Ostol.
Issue 35
"Allah's Hammer, Mech Shields, The Free Worlds Alliance"
Cover: B&W Illustration of defiant unknown Mech with a prominent gun held high in the right hand.
ARTICLES: Mekton Review (8 pages), Allah's Hammer (fiction and scenario), Review: Mekton RAFM mecha figures (3 pages), BattleTech to Palladium Robotech Conversions, 3050 Liao Civil War (2 pages), The Real Mechs (Quirks of the Blackjack, Hatchetman and Clint, 1 page), Mech Shields (3 pages), Stupid Weapon Tricks (2 page weapon analysis), Black Gorilla 75 ton Mech, Gremlin GMN-1 15 ton mech, Hellraiser HLRZ-3, IT 65 ton mech (The name is literally "IT"), The Gauss Platform (slow 100 ton vehicle), Labyrinth LBY-4D 60 ton mech, Viper VPR-IIx 30 ton mech, further 3 pages of Mekton advertisement and a record sheet.
Issue 36
"Campaign Rules, Dropship Construction, 9 New Mechs, 3 New Dropships, 7 Reviews" (56 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of a standing mech similar to a Locust.
ARTICLES: BattleTech Campaign (6 pages), 10 pages of various dropship articles, Review: Metal Magic's Former Imperial Robot Legions (suitable proxy mechs), Reviews and Articles: BattleSpace, BattleForce, Tactical Handbook, Succession Wars board game, Princess Ryan's Space Marines miniatures game, Blazer BLZ-R1, First Born 6 ton mech, Brimstone FRE-ND, Marauder III MAD-6A (XL engine ERPPC, AC/20), Ottawa 70 ton clan mech, Punisher clan Assault Carrier, Stormbringer STB-3R, Thunder TDR-3R, Tornado TOR-1D
Issue 37
"Clan Mechs, Anti-Clan Mechs, New Weapons, 12 New Mechs, Star League Naval Base" (56 pages)
Cover: B&W Illustration of a very simple unknown mech with a rounded shape.
ARTICLES: Review: SimTac terrain & Vac-U-Cast, The Clan Way (3 pages on how to simulate clan fighting style), Decimator DCMR-2, Catapult II CAT-3, Awesome III AWS-10A, Devestator III DVTR-3, Clan Wolverine, Clan Garrison Mechs: Rifleman(c), Thunderbolt(c), Catapult(c), Archer(c), Warhammer(c), Marauder(c), Atlas(c), Sensors (5 pages of advanced rules), Variable Rated Energy Cannon (1 page weapon), Turning Up the Heat (3 pages), Variant Armor Rules (2 pages, 2 articles), EM Missile (1 page), Revised Repair Time (1 page), Mace Weapon (1 page), Homemade BattleMechs (1 page), LRM 5 Weapon Analysis (1 page), Star League Naval Bases (7 pages), Review: MechWarrior 2nd. Ed. (1 page), Gaming in 3D advice (2 pages, 2 articles), Kindig 40 ton omnimech