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| − | [[Line Developer]] [[Randall N. Bills]] had explicitly stated that the storyline of HBS's game was planned to become fully canonical; this would presumably | + | While the book is called "A BattleTech novella" on the cover, this does not neccessarily refer to the same setting in the sense of meeting the current criteria for canon: The main BattleTech IP is notably a separate IP from the computer games IP ever since the latter were sold separately to Microsoft by [[FASA]], and the book was written for a computer game that derives from the Microsoft license, not the core BattleTech license. |
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| + | [[Line Developer]] [[Randall N. Bills]] had explicitly stated that the storyline of HBS's game was planned to become fully canonical; this would presumably extend to the novellas offered on the sidelines as well. However, as of this writing no actual statement has been made yet to actually declare the novella as canonical. | ||
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* [[Simon Traeger]] | * [[Simon Traeger]] | ||
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*''[[Clint]]'' | *''[[Clint]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[Commando]]'' (anachronistically, a COM-3A variant) | + | *''[[Commando]]'' (anachronistically, a COM-3A variant; presumably customized) |
*''[[Firestarter]]'' | *''[[Firestarter]]'' | ||
*''[[Hermes]]'' | *''[[Hermes]]'' | ||
Revision as of 06:17, 22 October 2018
 | 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. |
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| Catastrophe Unlimited | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novella/serialized Novel (part 3 of 4) |
| Author | Michael A. Stackpole |
| Pages | 96 (PDF edition) |
| Cover Artwork | Marco Mazzoni |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Harebrained Schemes |
| First published | 27 February 2018 |
| MSRP | (see description) |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 28 April - 24 December 3001 |
| Preceded by | Apparent Catastrophe |
Catastrophe Unlimited is an original BattleTech novella penned by Michael A. Stackpole, the third of four parts of a serial novel. It was offered as a backer reward for Harebrained Schemes' successful BattleTech Video Game Kickstarter campaign, and was released in electronic format on 27 February 2018 to Kickstarter backers who had pledged at least 50 US$ to the project.
Contents
Canonicity
For the time being, the novella's Canon status is unclear and is therefore flagged as apocryphal.
While the book is called "A BattleTech novella" on the cover, this does not neccessarily refer to the same setting in the sense of meeting the current criteria for canon: The main BattleTech IP is notably a separate IP from the computer games IP ever since the latter were sold separately to Microsoft by FASA, and the book was written for a computer game that derives from the Microsoft license, not the core BattleTech license.
Line Developer Randall N. Bills had explicitly stated that the storyline of HBS's game was planned to become fully canonical; this would presumably extend to the novellas offered on the sidelines as well. However, as of this writing no actual statement has been made yet to actually declare the novella as canonical.
Plot summary
Featured Characters
- "Wallace Richards"
- Simon Traeger
- Bloodstone
- Aniki Sturludottir
- Snorri
- Sophia Litzau
- Captain Isolde MacDonald
- Jim Conason
- Raymond Angelis
- Ashleigh Knight
- Alexandra Fujitaka
- Enver Barrington
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Blackjack
- Clint
- Commando (anachronistically, a COM-3A variant; presumably customized)
- Firestarter
- Hermes
- Javelin
- Locust LCT-1S
- Spider
- UrbanMech
- Valkyrie
- Vindicator
- Wasp