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Line 8: Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. − By 2019 BattleTech was perceived to be in a general upswing though (boosted through [[Harebrained Schemes]]' successful [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech video game]] that had a very successful [[2015 BattleTech Video Game Crowdfunding Campaign|crowdfunding campaign]] in 2015), and CGL was also already in the process of redesigning and updating 'Mech art. Thus CGL committed to producing a Clan Invasion boxed set. The crowdfunding campaign specifically sought to fund the 3D models and high-end tooling necessary to create redesigned models of the OmniMechs that originally debuted in ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'', beginning with a [[star]] of five OmniMechs released as the core of the BattleTech: Clan Invasion box set, with additional options available as stretch goals. + By 2019 BattleTech was perceived to be in a general upswing though (boosted through [[Harebrained Schemes]]' successful [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech video game]] that had a very successful [[2015 BattleTech Video Game crowdfunding campaign|crowdfunding campaign]] in 2015), and CGL was also already in the process of redesigning and updating 'Mech art. Thus CGL committed to producing a Clan Invasion boxed set. The crowdfunding campaign specifically sought to fund the 3D models and high-end tooling necessary to create redesigned models of the OmniMechs that originally debuted in ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'', beginning with a [[star]] of five OmniMechs released as the core of the BattleTech: Clan Invasion box set, with additional options available as stretch goals. ==Campaign== ==Campaign==
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Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. | Fans had repeatedly requested such a boxed set in the past, but CGL had been uncertain whether or not it was a viable product. One problem was the high production costs, especially creating molds for the plastic [[OmniMech]] miniatures that would be included; another was that the Clan Invasion brought new technologies to the game which came with a significant expansion of the rules, and might thus primarily appeal to experienced players, whereas previous boxed sets were aimed at new players. | ||
| − | By 2019 BattleTech was perceived to be in a general upswing though (boosted through [[Harebrained Schemes]]' successful [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech video game]] that had a very successful [[2015 BattleTech Video Game | + | By 2019 BattleTech was perceived to be in a general upswing though (boosted through [[Harebrained Schemes]]' successful [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech video game]] that had a very successful [[2015 BattleTech Video Game crowdfunding campaign|crowdfunding campaign]] in 2015), and CGL was also already in the process of redesigning and updating 'Mech art. Thus CGL committed to producing a Clan Invasion boxed set. The crowdfunding campaign specifically sought to fund the 3D models and high-end tooling necessary to create redesigned models of the OmniMechs that originally debuted in ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'', beginning with a [[star]] of five OmniMechs released as the core of the BattleTech: Clan Invasion box set, with additional options available as stretch goals. |
==Campaign== | ==Campaign== | ||