Difference between revisions of "Map Set 2"

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'' Map Set #2'', was first published in 1988 with cardboard [[Mapsheet|maps]], and republished in 1991 with paper maps. A German-language edition was published in 1993 as "GeoTech I".  
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'' Map Set #2'' was first published in 1988 with four cardboard [[Mapsheet|maps]], a map of the Inner Sphere and four plastic paper clips. It was republished in 1989 with six cardboard maps as a shared product with FASA's Renegade Legion game. The map set was again republished in 1991 and then 1993 with eight paper maps and updated graphics and layout. A Finnish-language edition was published in 1992 as ''Karttasetti 1''. A German-language edition was published in 1990 as ''GeoTech'' and 1993 with additional maps as ''GeoTech I''.  
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
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* Four 17” x 22", two-sided paper maps:
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* The original 1988 printing included four 17" x 22" cardboard maps with blank hex maps on the other side:
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** Scattered Woods
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** City Ruins
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** Desert Hills
 
** Mountain Lake
 
** Mountain Lake
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* A paper map of the Inner Sphere (not included from the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
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* Four plastic paper clips (not included from the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
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* The 1989 reprinting included two additional cardboard maps:
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** BattleTech
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** CityTech
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* Later reprintings were printed as double-sided paper maps and added two more maps:
 
** River Valley
 
** River Valley
 
** Lake Area
 
** Lake Area
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** BattleTech
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** CityTech
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** City Ruins
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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** Desert Hills
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** Scattered Woods
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===German===
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A German version was published twice, first in 1990 under the name ''GeoTech''. This printing of the map set included the four original maps, four plastic paper clips and a rulebook containing excerpts from the [[BattleTech Manual]] rulebook. The expanded 1993 version of Map Set 2 was released as ''GeoTech I''.
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===Finnish===
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A Finnish version was published in 1992 by PRO-Games as ''Karttasetti 1'' with the product code PRO-501. It included the cardboard six maps of the 1989 reprinting as well as six plastic paper clips. The cover has artwork unique only to this release plus Finnish translations of the map names and mentions that all maps are of a large size and printed in four colors in the USA. This release of the map set cost 90 Finnish mark at the time of its release.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:Mapset2maps.jpg|The four original maps from the 1988 release
 
Image:MapMountainLake.jpg|Mountain Lake
 
Image:MapMountainLake.jpg|Mountain Lake
 
Image:MapRiverValley.jpg|River Valley
 
Image:MapRiverValley.jpg|River Valley
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Image:MapDesertHills.jpg|Desert Hills
 
Image:MapDesertHills.jpg|Desert Hills
 
Image:MapScatteredWoods.jpg|Scattered Woods
 
Image:MapScatteredWoods.jpg|Scattered Woods
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Image:MapSet2old.jpg|1988 Edition Cover
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Image:MapSet2old.jpg|1989 Edition Cover
 
Image:MapSet2.jpg|1993 Edition Cover
 
Image:MapSet2.jpg|1993 Edition Cover
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Image:Karttasetti1cover.jpg|1992 Finnish edition cover
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Image:Karttasetti1.jpg|1992 Finnish edition contents
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
[[Category:Map Products]]
 
[[Category:Map Products]]

Revision as of 04:38, 25 December 2023

MapSet2full.jpg
Map Set #2
Product information
Type Map Set
Pages 8
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code FASA1618
First published 1988
Content
Series Map Pack
Preceded by Map Set #1
Followed by Map Set #3

Map Set #2 was first published in 1988 with four cardboard maps, a map of the Inner Sphere and four plastic paper clips. It was republished in 1989 with six cardboard maps as a shared product with FASA's Renegade Legion game. The map set was again republished in 1991 and then 1993 with eight paper maps and updated graphics and layout. A Finnish-language edition was published in 1992 as Karttasetti 1. A German-language edition was published in 1990 as GeoTech and 1993 with additional maps as GeoTech I.

Contents

  • The original 1988 printing included four 17" x 22" cardboard maps with blank hex maps on the other side:
    • Scattered Woods
    • City Ruins
    • Desert Hills
    • Mountain Lake
  • A paper map of the Inner Sphere (not included from the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
  • Four plastic paper clips (not included from the 1989 reprinting and onwards)
  • The 1989 reprinting included two additional cardboard maps:
    • BattleTech
    • CityTech
  • Later reprintings were printed as double-sided paper maps and added two more maps:
    • River Valley
    • Lake Area

Foreign-Language Editions

German

A German version was published twice, first in 1990 under the name GeoTech. This printing of the map set included the four original maps, four plastic paper clips and a rulebook containing excerpts from the BattleTech Manual rulebook. The expanded 1993 version of Map Set 2 was released as GeoTech I.

Finnish

A Finnish version was published in 1992 by PRO-Games as Karttasetti 1 with the product code PRO-501. It included the cardboard six maps of the 1989 reprinting as well as six plastic paper clips. The cover has artwork unique only to this release plus Finnish translations of the map names and mentions that all maps are of a large size and printed in four colors in the USA. This release of the map set cost 90 Finnish mark at the time of its release.

Gallery

  • Mapset2maps.jpg

    The four original maps from the 1988 release

  • Mountain Lake

  • River Valley

  • Lake Area

  • BattleTech

  • CityTech

  • City Ruins

  • Desert Hills

  • Scattered Woods

  • 1989 Edition Cover

  • 1993 Edition Cover

  • 1992 Finnish edition cover

  • Karttasetti1.jpg

    1992 Finnish edition contents

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