2019 Clan Invasion Crowdfunding Campaign

Background

Hosted through the Kickstarter funding platform, the BattleTech: Clan Invasion campaign proposed 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 Clan Invasion box set, with additional options available as stretch goals.

The campaign featured a number of different levels of possible funding, with various rewards available, drawn from existing and new products. The names of the individual reward levels reflected ranks within the hierarchy of the Clans, as well asa number of other recogniseable terms from the BattleTech universe. The campaign was successful; compared to an initial target of $30,000 USD, the total funding raised was a grand total of $2,586,421 - more than eight times the minimum necessary. During the early period of the campaign, numerous stretch goals were actually exceeded before they could be posted to the website. While some stretch goals consisted of additional physical products, some enabled upgrades to planned products (such as the additional of Elementals to the Clan Invasion Box Set) and others created events.

Rewards

The following items were available through the Kickstarter, either as core items, stretch goals, or add-ons:

Name	Item Type	Status
MechWarrior: Legends	Digital Art Book	New
MechWarrior: Legends	Art Book	New and exclusive
Campospecs Unit Art Manual	Digital Art Book	New
BattleTech Magazine	Magazine	New
Break-Away	Short Story	Pre-existing
Den of Wolves	Short Story	New
A Dish Served Cold	Short Story	Pre-existing
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight	Short Story	Pre-existing
Fall From Glory	Novel	Pre-existing
The Field Is Lost	Short Story	Pre-existing
Forging Of Blood	Novel	New
Honor and Glory	Short Story Series	New
A New Game	Short Story	Pre-existing
Nothing Ventured	Short Story	Pre-existing
Prometheus Unbound	Short Story	Pre-existing
Rules of Engagement	Novella	New
The Spider Dances	Short Story	Pre-existing
Visions of Rebirth	Novel	Pre-existing
Camospecs Painting Guide	Reference Text	New
Batchall	Scenario	New
Diminishing Returns	Scenario	New
Grand Melee	Scenario	New
Last Stand	Scenario	New
Trial of Position	Scenario	New
Chaos Campaign: Battle for Tukayyid	Scenario	New
BattleTech Record Sheet	Proof of Concept App	New and Exclusive
Expanded Clan Invasion Guide	Sourcebook	New
Clan Juggernaut	Digital Wallpaper	New and Exclusive
Inner Sphere Response	Digital Wallpaper	New and Exclusive
Technical Readout: 3050	Digital Wallpaper	New and Exclusive
BattleTech Leather Dice Bag	Accessory	New and Exclusive
Challenge Coins	Accessory	New and partially exclusive
Challenge Coins Collector Set	Accessory	New and partially exclusive
Clan Juggernaut	Poster	New and exclusive
Clan and Inner Sphere 'Mech Recognition Poster	Poster	New and exclusive
Clan Daggerstar Dog Tag	Accessory	New and exclusive
Clan Daggerstar Keychain	Accessory	New and exclusive
Double-sided Poster	Poster	New
Faction Dice	Accessory	New
Faction Dice Collector Set	Accessory	New and exclusive
Faction Pack	Accessory	New and exclusive
Inner Sphere 3025/3052 Map	Map	New and exclusive
Lapel Pin Collector Set	Accessory	New and exclusive
Patch Collector Set	Accessory	New and exclusive
Tactical Map Case	Accessory	New and exclusive
T-Shirt Collector Set	Accessory	New and exclusive
UrbanMech Plushie	Accessory	New
BattleTech: Beginner Box	Box Set	Pre-existing
BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat	Box Set	Pre-existing
Clan Invasion	Box Set	New
Clan Command Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Heavy Striker Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Fire Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Support Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Heavy Battle Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Heavy Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Striker Star	Star Pack	New
Clan Ad Hoc Star	Star Pack	New
Inner Sphere Command Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Battle Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Direct Fire Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Heavy Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Striker Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Fire Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Heavy Battle Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Urban Lance	Lance Pack	New
Inner Sphere Support Lance	Lance Pack	New
ComStar Command Level II	Lance Pack	New
ComStar Battle Level II	Lance Pack	New
Battlemat: Alpine	Battlemat	New
Battlemat: Desert	Battlemat	New
Battlemat: Lunar	Battlemat	New
Battlemat: Savanna	Battlemat	New
Map Pack: Alien Worlds	Map Pack	New
Map Pack: Grasslands	Map Pack	Pre-existing
Strana Mechty Battlemat	Battlemat	New
Map Pack: Tukayyid	Map Pack	New
Clan Retaliation Pack	TBC	New and exclusive
Clan Elemental Star	Star Pack	New
Legendary MechWarriors Pack	Lance Pack	New and exclusive
Inner Sphere Retaliation Force	TBC	New and exclusive
Champions of the Inner Sphere	MechWarrior Card Set	New
Defense of Luthien	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilots I	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilots II	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilots III	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilot Deck: Battle for Tukayyid	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilot Deck: Champions of the Inner Sphere	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilot Deck: Mercenaries of the Inner Sphere	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilot Deck: Warriors of Kerensky I	MechWarrior Card Set	New
MechWarrior Pilot Deck: Warriors of Kerensky II	MechWarrior Card Set	New
Warriors of the Clans	MechWarrior Card Set	New
Fortress	Miniature	New and exclusive
Legendary MechWarriors Salvage Box	Miniature	New and exclusive
Salvage Box	Miniature	New
UrbanMech	Miniature	New and exclusive
Warhammer Statue	Miniature	New and exclusive
Alpha Strike: Commander's Edition	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
BattleTech Manual	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
MechWarrior: Destiny	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
MechWarrior: Legends	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
Premium Record Sheets	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
Reinforcements (record sheets)	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
Tactical Operations	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
TechManual	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
Technical Readout: Clan Invasion	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
Technical Readout: Succession Wars	Sourcebook	Pre-existing
Total Warfare	Sourcebook	Pre-existing

Individuals who backed at certain levels eligible to submit a name for a character who would be canonised in some form in fiction and/or sourcebooks. The higher the level of the pledge, the more prominent the character would be, with custom artwork included at higher levels. It was also possible to purchase the canon character reward as a $200 USD add-on. Those who backed at the highest level were guaranteed that their canon character would star in upcoming fiction, and copy of a free copy of everything produced for BattleTech in the two years following the Kickstarter campaign, including limited edition items. Furthermore, those backers at this level were invited to attend a three-day Catalyst excursion, accompanied by a friend, which included social events, gaming, and attendance at a high-level strategy summit; this offer came with a $500 USD stipend towards travel costs.

A special "What Would Victor Do?" live-stream event was also funded as a stretch goal, as well as a series of four-play Co-Op Missions within the upcoming MechWarrior 5 computer game staring Randall Bills, Brent Evans, Russ Bullock and a fourth, unnamed staff member. Another live-stream event was also funded, repeating the "Beard-Off" challenge between staff members from Catalyst and Harebrained Schemes.

During the course of the campaign, the backer reception to the announced contents of the various Star and Lance Packs was somewhat mixed. This led Catalyst Game Labs to engage in a consultation exercise, announced via the updates page, in which opinions were sought on the makeup of the various packs, particularly from those who were backing the campaign at the highest pledge levels. As a result, a number of the Star Packs which had already been announced saw their contents amended, and two previously-announced packs - the Clan Light Fire Star and the Berserker Lance - were removed from the lineup, effectively becoming Vaporware.