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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook − | image = 20YearUpdate.jpg + | image = 20YearUpdate.jpg − | name = 20 Year Update + | name = 20 Year Update − | type = Sourcebook + | publisher = [[FASA]] − | author = + | year = 1989 − | development = [[Jordan Weisman]] (Production Manager)<br />[[James L. Nelson]] (Project Director)<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Jim Musser]] (Editor)<br />[[C. R. Greene]] (Editorial Assistant)<br />[[Ken Stolt]] (Research Assistant) + | production code = 1639 − | primarywriting = Jim Musser<br />Donna Ippolito<br />[[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]+ | ISBN = 1-555-60-1049 − | pages = 96 + | MSRP = 12.00 − | cover = [[Jim Nelson]],<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]+ | type = Sourcebook − | interiorart = [[Jonathan Marcus]] (Cartography) + | primary writing = − | illustrations = [[Joel Biske]],<br />[[Jim Nelson|Jimbo Nelson]],<br />[[Earl Geier]],<br />[[Rick Harris]],<br />[[Tim Bradstreet]],<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]+ *[[Jim Musser]] − | publisher = [[FASA]]+ *[[Donna Ippolito]] − | productioncode = 1639+ *[[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]] − | year = 1989+ | product development = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] − | ISBN10 = 1555601049+ | illustrations = − | ISBN13 = 978-1555601041+ *[[Joel Biske]] − | MSRP = $12.00+ *[[Jimbo "Golfshoes" Nelson]] − | content = + *[[Earl Geier]] − | era = [[Clan Invasion era]]+ *[[Rick Harris]] − | agency = [[Wolfnet]]+ *[[Tim Bradstreet]] − | universedate = 7 January [[3050]]+ *[[Jim Nelson]](Cover Art & Design) − | timeline = + *[[Jeff Laubenstein]](Cover Art & Design) − | series = + *[[Jonathan Marcus]](Catography) − | precededby = + | additional writing = − | followedby = + | pages = 96 }} }} + + ==Description== ==Description== − Written from the perspective of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' intelligence organization [[Wolfnet]], '''''20 Year Update''''' pushes the current era of the BattleTech game universe forward from the [[Fourth Succession War]] to the cusp of the [[Clan Invasion]]. It details the massive political changes and new nations that spring up during this time, as well as providing deployment tables for all factions and updated maps of the Inner Sphere. The final section provides an overview of the movers and shakers circa [[3050]]. + Written from the perspective of the [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' intelligence organization [[Wolfnet]], '''20 Year Update''' pushed the current era of the BattleTech game universe forward from the [[Fourth Succession War]] Era to [[Inner Sphere]] on the cusp of the [[Clan Invasion]]. It details the massive political changes and new nations that sprung up in that timeframe, as well as providing deployment tables for all factions and maps of change state of the Inner Sphere. The final section provides an overview of the movers and shakers circa 3050. − ==From the back cover== + == From the back cover == − {{quote|''20 Year Update'' + {{quote|''The year is 3050. + *''The [[Fourth Succession War]] has been over for 20 years.'' + *''The [[Rasalhague Military District]] broke with the [[Draconis Combine]], forming the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]. + *''Houses [[Steiner]] and [[Davion]] gradually merge to form the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. + *''In an unexpected show of strength, the [[DCMS|Combine military]], under [[Theodore Kurita]], stops the Federated Commonwealth [[War of 3039|invasion of 3039]] cold. + *''[[ComStar]] unveils a [[ComGuard|huge 'Mech army]] to garrison its thousands of installations throughout the Inner Sphere. + *''[[Romano Liao]] fends off a [[Canopus-Andurien invasion]] and rebuilds the [[Capellan Confederation]] from the ashes left by her [[Maximilian Liao|demented father]]. − ''The year is [[3050]].<br />The Fourth Succession War has been over for 20 years. The Rasalhague Military District broke with the [[Draconis Combine]], forming the new [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]. Houses Steiner and Davion gradually merge to form the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. In an unexpected show of strength, the Combine military, under [[Theodore Kurita]], stops the Federated Commonwealth invasion of [[3039]] cold. [[ComStar]] unveils a huge [['Mech]] army to garrison its thousands of installations throughout the [[Inner Sphere]]. [[Romano Liao]] fends off a Canopus-Andurien invasion and rebuilds the [[Capellan Confederation]] from the ashes left by her demented father.'' + '''''Don't think of your character as twenty years older... think of his son as being ready for battle.'''''}} − ''Don't think of your character as twenty years older...think of his son as being ready for battle.''}} ==Contents== ==Contents== − {{columns-start|num=3}}+ *'''The Inner Sphere: 3050''' − * The Inner Sphere: [[3050]] + *'''Historical Overview: 3030-3050''' − * Historical Overview: [[3030]] – 3050 + :New Governments − ** New Governments+ :New Leaders − ** New Leaders+ :Arming of ComStar − ** Arming of [[ComStar]]+ :War of 3039 − ** [[War of 3039]]+ *'''Federated Commonwealth''' − + :Unification − * [[Federated Commonwealth]] + :Opposition to Alliance − ** Unification+ :War of 3039 − ** Opposition to Alliance+ :Politics − ** War of 3039+ :Government − ** Politics+ :Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth − ** Government+ :Economy − ** [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]+ :Goals and Problems − ** Economy + :Deployment Tables − ** Goals and Problems + *'''War of 3039''' − ** Deployment Tables + :First Wave + :Counterthrust + *'''The Draconis Combine''' + :Rise of Theodore + :The Ronin War + :Theodore's Innovations + :War of 3039 + :Politics + :Border Changes + :Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery + :Social and Economic Reforms + :Goals and Problems + :Deployment Tables + *'''Free Rasalhague Republic''' + :Origins + :Revolt + :Independence + :Government + :Rasalhague Kungsarme (Royal Rasalhague Army) + :Economy + :Culture + :Conclusion + :Deployment Tables + *'''Free Worlds League + :Recent Events + :Politics + :Economy + :Military + :Conclusion + :Deployment Tables + *'''Capellan Confederation + :Reconstruction + :Politics + :Military + :Economy + :Conclusion + :Deployment Tables + *'''ComStar''' + :A New Stance + :Interstellar Relations + :Internal Politics + :Political Goals + :Com Guards + :Conclusion + :Deployment Tables + *'''Military Technology Review''' + *'''The Periphery''' + :Magistracy of Canopus + :Taurian Concordat + :Outworlds Alliance and Independents + :Bandit Kingdoms and Pirate Bands + :Deployment Tables + *'''Major Personalities of 3050''' − * War of 3039 − ** First Wave − ** Counterthrust − − * The [[Draconis Combine]] − ** Rise of [[Theodore Kurita|Theodore]] − ** The [[Ronin War]] − ** Theodore's Innovations − ** War of 3039 − ** Politics − ** Border Changes − ** Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery − ** Social and Economic Reforms − ** Goals and Problems − ** Deployment Tables − − * [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] − ** Origins − ** Revolt − ** Independence − ** Government − ** Rasalhague ''[[KungsArmé]]'' (Royal Rasalhague Army) − ** Economy − ** Culture − ** Conclusion − ** Deployment Tables − − * [[Free Worlds League]] − ** Recent Events − ** Politics − ** Economy − ** Military − ** Conclusion − ** Deployment Tables − − * Capellan Confederation − ** Reconstruction − ** Politics − ** Military − ** Economy − ** Conclusion − ** Deployment Tables − {{column}} − * [[ComStar]] − ** A New Stance − ** Interstellar Relations − ** Internal Politics − ** Political Goals − ** [[Com Guards]] − ** Conclusion − ** Deployment Tables − − * Military Technology Review − − * The [[Periphery]] − ** [[Magistracy of Canopus]] − ** [[Taurian Concordat]] − ** [[Outworlds Alliance]] and Independents − ** Bandit Kingdoms and Pirate Bands − ** Deployment Tables − − * Major Personalities of 3050 − :[[Hanse Davion]] − :[[Theodore Kurita]] − :[[Myndo Waterly]] − :[[Melissa Steiner|Melissa Steiner Davion]] [''sic''] − :[[Thomas_Marik_(False)|Thomas Marik]] − :[[Romano Liao]] − :[[Takashi Kurita]] − :[[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] − :[[Haakon Magnusson]] − :[[Anastasius Focht]] − :[[Emma Centrella]] − :[[Tsen Shang]] − :[[Constance Kurita]] − :[[Ryan Steiner]] − :[[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] − :[[Li Weaver]] − :[[Tor Miraborg]] − :[[Candace Liao]] − :[[Subhash Indrahar]] − :[[Tormano Liao]] (as Tormana Liao) − :[[Charles Seneca]] − :[[Justin Xiang Allard]] − :[[Susie Morgraine-Ryan|Susie "One-Eye" Morgraine-Ryan]] − :[[Misha Auburn]] − :Other Notable Personalities − ::[[Sun Tzu Liao]] [''sic''] − ::[[Cassandra Blake]] − ::[[Knute Kurita]] − ::[[Kristen Marik]] − ::[[Margaret Doons]] − ::[[David Polonia]] − ::[[Charles Smith]] − ::[[Egan Telosa]] − ::[[Thomas Bradford]] − ::[[Katherine McCorkendale]] − ::[[Selah Bey]] − ::[[Corinne Marik]] − {{columns-end}} ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Much like the ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' sourcebook, this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the [[Clans]] or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting. + *Much like the [[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]], this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the [[Clans]] or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting. − + *Notably, the 20 Year Update mentions that [[ComStar]] lost contact with the [[Oberon Confederation]] and subsequently with its protectorate, the [[Elysian Fields]], as early as [[3045]] although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late [[3049]]. − * Notably, the ''20 Year Update'' mentions that [[ComStar]] lost contact with the [[Oberon Confederation]] and subsequently with its protectorate, the [[Elysian Fields]], as early as [[3045]] although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late [[3049]]. + *At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s. − − * At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s. − − [[Category:Sourcebooks]] + [[Category:Books]]
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| − | {{ | + | {{InfoBoxBook |
| − | | image | + | | image = 20YearUpdate.jpg |
| − | | name | + | | name = 20 Year Update |
| − | | | + | | publisher = [[FASA]] |
| − | | | + | | year = 1989 |
| − | | | + | | production code = 1639 |
| − | + | | ISBN = 1-555-60-1049 | |
| − | | | + | | MSRP = 12.00 |
| − | + | | type = Sourcebook | |
| − | | | + | | primary writing = |
| − | + | *[[Jim Musser]] | |
| − | + | *[[Donna Ippolito]] | |
| − | + | *[[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]] | |
| − | + | | product development = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] | |
| − | + | | illustrations = | |
| − | + | *[[Joel Biske]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jimbo "Golfshoes" Nelson]] | |
| − | + | *[[Earl Geier]] | |
| − | + | *[[Rick Harris]] | |
| − | + | *[[Tim Bradstreet]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jim Nelson]](Cover Art & Design) | |
| − | | | + | *[[Jeff Laubenstein]](Cover Art & Design) |
| − | | | + | *[[Jonathan Marcus]](Catography) |
| − | + | | additional writing = | |
| − | + | | pages = 96 | |
}} | }} | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Written from the perspective of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' intelligence organization [[Wolfnet]], | + | Written from the perspective of the [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' intelligence organization [[Wolfnet]], '''20 Year Update''' pushed the current era of the BattleTech game universe forward from the [[Fourth Succession War]] Era to [[Inner Sphere]] on the cusp of the [[Clan Invasion]]. It details the massive political changes and new nations that sprung up in that timeframe, as well as providing deployment tables for all factions and maps of change state of the Inner Sphere. The final section provides an overview of the movers and shakers circa 3050. |
| − | ==From the back cover== | + | == From the back cover == |
| − | {{quote|''20 | + | {{quote|''The year is 3050. |
| + | *''The [[Fourth Succession War]] has been over for 20 years.'' | ||
| + | *''The [[Rasalhague Military District]] broke with the [[Draconis Combine]], forming the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]. | ||
| + | *''Houses [[Steiner]] and [[Davion]] gradually merge to form the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. | ||
| + | *''In an unexpected show of strength, the [[DCMS|Combine military]], under [[Theodore Kurita]], stops the Federated Commonwealth [[War of 3039|invasion of 3039]] cold. | ||
| + | *''[[ComStar]] unveils a [[ComGuard|huge 'Mech army]] to garrison its thousands of installations throughout the Inner Sphere. | ||
| + | *''[[Romano Liao]] fends off a [[Canopus-Andurien invasion]] and rebuilds the [[Capellan Confederation]] from the ashes left by her [[Maximilian Liao|demented father]]. | ||
| − | '' | + | '''''Don't think of your character as twenty years older... think of his son as being ready for battle.'''''}} |
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | + | *'''The Inner Sphere: 3050''' | |
| − | * The Inner Sphere: | + | *'''Historical Overview: 3030-3050''' |
| − | * Historical Overview: | + | :New Governments |
| − | + | :New Leaders | |
| − | + | :Arming of ComStar | |
| − | + | :War of 3039 | |
| − | + | *'''Federated Commonwealth''' | |
| − | + | :Unification | |
| − | * | + | :Opposition to Alliance |
| − | + | :War of 3039 | |
| − | + | :Politics | |
| − | + | :Government | |
| − | + | :Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth | |
| − | + | :Economy | |
| − | + | :Goals and Problems | |
| − | ** Economy | + | :Deployment Tables |
| − | ** Goals | + | *'''War of 3039''' |
| − | ** Deployment Tables | + | :First Wave |
| + | :Counterthrust | ||
| + | *'''The Draconis Combine''' | ||
| + | :Rise of Theodore | ||
| + | :The Ronin War | ||
| + | :Theodore's Innovations | ||
| + | :War of 3039 | ||
| + | :Politics | ||
| + | :Border Changes | ||
| + | :Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery | ||
| + | :Social and Economic Reforms | ||
| + | :Goals and Problems | ||
| + | :Deployment Tables | ||
| + | *'''Free Rasalhague Republic''' | ||
| + | :Origins | ||
| + | :Revolt | ||
| + | :Independence | ||
| + | :Government | ||
| + | :Rasalhague Kungsarme (Royal Rasalhague Army) | ||
| + | :Economy | ||
| + | :Culture | ||
| + | :Conclusion | ||
| + | :Deployment Tables | ||
| + | *'''Free Worlds League | ||
| + | :Recent Events | ||
| + | :Politics | ||
| + | :Economy | ||
| + | :Military | ||
| + | :Conclusion | ||
| + | :Deployment Tables | ||
| + | *'''Capellan Confederation | ||
| + | :Reconstruction | ||
| + | :Politics | ||
| + | :Military | ||
| + | :Economy | ||
| + | :Conclusion | ||
| + | :Deployment Tables | ||
| + | *'''ComStar''' | ||
| + | :A New Stance | ||
| + | :Interstellar Relations | ||
| + | :Internal Politics | ||
| + | :Political Goals | ||
| + | :Com Guards | ||
| + | :Conclusion | ||
| + | :Deployment Tables | ||
| + | *'''Military Technology Review''' | ||
| + | *'''The Periphery''' | ||
| + | :Magistracy of Canopus | ||
| + | :Taurian Concordat | ||
| + | :Outworlds Alliance and Independents | ||
| + | :Bandit Kingdoms and Pirate Bands | ||
| + | :Deployment Tables | ||
| + | *'''Major Personalities of 3050''' | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * Much like the | + | *Much like the [[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]], this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the [[Clans]] or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting. |
| − | + | *Notably, the 20 Year Update mentions that [[ComStar]] lost contact with the [[Oberon Confederation]] and subsequently with its protectorate, the [[Elysian Fields]], as early as [[3045]] although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late [[3049]]. | |
| − | * Notably, the | + | *At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s. |
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| − | * At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s. | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Books]] |