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	As a FanPro house magazine, Wunderwelten naturally had a broad coverage of FanPro's products, most notably the [[w:The Dark Eye|Das Schwarze Auge]], [[BattleTech]] and [[Shadowrun]] game lines. However, it was aimed at a greater audience and was not limited to FanPro products; it featured general reports and articles about fantasy and science fiction literature and gaming, short stories and reviews of other firms' products as well.		As a FanPro house magazine, Wunderwelten naturally had a broad coverage of FanPro's products, most notably the [[w:The Dark Eye|Das Schwarze Auge]], [[BattleTech]] and [[Shadowrun]] game lines. However, it was aimed at a greater audience and was not limited to FanPro products; it featured general reports and articles about fantasy and science fiction literature and gaming, short stories and reviews of other firms' products as well.
−	Most BattleTech-related content was taken from English-language magazines and sourcebooks, but there was also considerable original content. Both the translations and the original content were usually the work of [[Reinhold H. Mai]], [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] and [[Frank Lenzer]].	+	Most BattleTech-related content was taken from english-language magazines and sourcebooks, but there was also considerable original content. Both the translations and the original content were usually the work of [[Reinhold H. Mai]], [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] and [[Frank Lenzer]].
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{{ApocryphalProduct}} {{InfoBoxProduct | image = Wunderweltenlogo.jpg | name = | type = Magazine | author = | development = | primarywriting = | pages = 64-120/issue | cover = | interiorart = | illustrations = | publisher = [[Fantasy Productions GmbH]] | productioncode = | year = 1989-1999 | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | MSRP = | content = | era = | timeline = | series = | precededby = | followedby = }} __NOTOC__ The German fantasy and role-playing magazine '''Wunderwelten''' was produced by [[FanPro]] Germany and ran for 50 issues, appearing first in April 1989. The discontinuation came as a surprise to many, including the staff, and was only announced in the final issue #50 in 1999. This article is focused on the magazine's [[BattleTech]]-related content. ==Overview== As a FanPro house magazine, Wunderwelten naturally had a broad coverage of FanPro's products, most notably the [[w:The Dark Eye|Das Schwarze Auge]], [[BattleTech]] and [[Shadowrun]] game lines. However, it was aimed at a greater audience and was not limited to FanPro products; it featured general reports and articles about fantasy and science fiction literature and gaming, short stories and reviews of other firms' products as well. Most BattleTech-related content was taken from english-language magazines and sourcebooks, but there was also considerable original content. Both the translations and the original content were usually the work of [[Reinhold H. Mai]], [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] and [[Frank Lenzer]]. ==Canonicity== FanPro held the license to produce the German edition of BattleTech while they published Wunderwelten, and later (from 2001 to 2006) for the entire BattleTech line including original English products. As such, their House Magazine can arguably be regarded as an official source. However, since it was only published in German, it is not counted among the canonical sources. Original content from Wunderwelten can therefore be regarded as apocryphal at best. ==Issue 1== Original content: *Portrayal of [[FASA]] and a lengthy 5-page interview with [[Jordan Weisman]], [[L. Ross Babcock III]] and FASA President [[Morton Weisman]], taken in August 1988 at the FASA offices in Chicago on the eve of the Gen Con/Origins game fair. Since Jordan Weisman was called from the room 20 minutes into the interview, the answers were largely given by Ross Babcock and Mort Weisman. This is notable insofar as both of them rarely had any information published about them otherwise. *''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception]]'' review Translated content: *STX-7K ''Streitaxt'' (BTX-7K ''[[Battleaxe]]'' entry from BattleTechnology #0203) ==Issue 2== Translated content: *"Natasha's Surprise": Scenario from ''[[The Spider and the Wolf]]'' *"Worldbook - [[Mira]]": Article from ''BattleTechnology'' #0203 *"SPN-5V ''Spinne''" (''[[Spider]]'' entry from ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'') ==Issue 3== Original content: *''[[CityTech]]'' review Translated content: *"[[Natasha Kerensky: Bio-medical Report]]" (from ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'') *"Strike at Wittengate" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0202) *"Hiring Hall - The [[Dragonslayers]]" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0202) *"Cavalry Vehicles" ([[Whirlwind (Combat Vehicle)|Whirlwind]] and [[Harrier (Combat Vehicle)|Harrier]] scout tanks from ''BattleTechnology'' #0202) ==Issue 4== Original content: *Article about the Chicago [[Virtual World]] [[BattleTech Center]] *''[[Succession Wars (Board Game)]]'' review and match report *''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' review Translated content: *"Hiring Hall - [[Hassid Ricol]]: The Red Duke" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0102) *"FLK-4E ''Falke''" (FLC-4N ''[[Falcon]]''): 'Mech write-up from ''BattleTechnology'' #0101 *"Tharkad on Guard" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0201) ==Issue 5== Original content: *[[Black Phantom (Wunderwelten)|BLP-KS ''Black Phantom'']]: 'Mech write-up entry for a custom design that made first place in the Phancon tournament 1990 in Ratingen *''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' review Translated content: *"On the Shores of a Sea on Gordo" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0201) *Optional low gravity and vacuum rules, compiled from "BattleMech combat in Vacuum" (''BattleTechnology'' #0201) and "Low Gravity Combat" (''BattleTechnology'' #11) ==Issue 6== Original content: *Playing report from the [[BattleTech Center]] in Chicago ==Issue 7== Original content: *Painting guide for BattleTech miniatures *[[Odin (Wunderwelten)|ODN-1M ''Odin'']]: 'Mech write-up for a custom design *"''[[Die lange Flucht]]''" (''The long flight''): Short story, set in early 3030. Kurita forces raid Helios 3, a secret Davion test facility, and are defeated by a MechWarrior piloting a prototype ''Odin''. ==Issue 8== Original content: *''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]'' review Translated content: *"Assault on St. Andre" and "Goliaths on St. Andre" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0204) ==Issue 9== Translated content: *"Worldbook - [[Wheel]]" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0201) *"Black Luthien" (from ''BattleTechnology'' #0102) ==Issue 10== Translated content: *"Junk Yard Dogs" campaign, scenarios 1 and 2, and [[Cranston Snord]] interview (from ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]'') ==Issue 11== Translated content: *"Junk Yard Dogs" campaign, scenarios 3 and 4 (from ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]'') ==Issue 12== Original content: *[[Zerstörer (Wunderwelten)|ZE-4RR '''Zerstörer'':]] 'Mech write-up for a custom design *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'', ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' and ''[[ClanTroops]]'' review ==Issue 13== Original content: *Interview with [[Robert N. Charrette]] (FreuCon 1992) *''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' presentation ==Issue 14== Original content: *"''[[Drachentrick]]''" campaign. [[Draconis Combine]] [[Tai-shu|Warlord]] [[Ivan Sorenson]] sends the [[Tooth of Ymir]] on a clandestine mission to capture [[Suk II]]; the players have to defend the world together with [[Hansen's Roughriders]]. An expansion pack with additional maps, force listings, units and [[BattleForce]] stats could be ordered via FanPro and was shipped on a 3.5" [[w:floppy disk|floppy disk]]. ==Issue 15== Original content: *Instructions for kitbashing a ODN-1M ''Odin'' (see Issue 7) from a ''[[Marauder II]]'' miniature ==Issue 16== Original content: *"''Mechwerkstatt: BattleTech-Logistik für Fortgeschrittene''" (''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Mech workshop: Advanced logistics rules''): Ruleset and tips for the gamemaster to include logistics into a BattleTech campaign, including aspects of the [[Company Store]] ploy. Anecdotes from the [[Cameron's Legion]] [[mercenary unit]] illustrate the application of the rules and procedures. ==Issue 17== Original content: *Interview with [[Detlef "Major" Howe|Detlef Howe]], founding member of [[MechForce Germany]] (1st incarnation). ==Issue 18== :(no BattleTech-specific content) ==Issue 19== Original content: *Errata section for the German edition of the ''[[BattleTech Compendium]]'' ==Issue 20== Original content: *Detailed rules for [[Double-Blind rules|double-blind]] play *"''[[Schwarzer Tag]]''": Campaign. A series of sophisticated company-vs.-company training scenarios simulating an objective raid (hostage rescue) under double-blind rules. Designed to teach units how to deal with poor intelligence and adapt to a new tactical situation, the scenarios feature minefields, ambushes, unexpected weather extremes and traps. They are presented as a training run carried out by Cameron's Legion during their garrison duty on Suk II against mock opponents from Hansen's Roughriders. Like with ''Drachentrick'', an expansion pack was offered for sale on disk through FanPro with supplements, [[BattleForce]] rules and a MechWarrior RPG scenario. ==Issue 21== :(no BattleTech-specific content) ==Issue 22== Original content: *"''[[Inselhüpfen]]''": Extended scenario/mini-campaign, designed for double-blind campaign play. A medium 'Mech company from the [[26th Lyran Guards]] has to find and destroy a submarine base in a Lyran attempt to recapture the ocean moon [[Muddy]] in the [[Engadin]] system from the Draconis Combine. The defenders field hovercraft, ships, submarines and water-mobile infantry on water scooters. There is only one island large enough to land a DropShip on, and numerous archipelagos of small, muddy islands that have to be reconnoitered. A strategic world map is provided for strategic movement of units between archipelagos, as are special weather rules including rain season rules. ==Issue 23== Original content: *"[[Cargo Queen]]": MechWarrior RPG Scenario presented as annotated short story, detailing the many pitfalls of boarding of a [[JumpShip]] by narrating a boarding action performed by Cameron's Legion's infantry. ==Issue 24== Original content *''[[Mächte der Inneren Sphäre]]'' and ''[[Hardware-Handbuch 3052]]'' review ==Issue 25== :(no BattleTech-specific content) ==Issue 26== Original content: *"''[[Operation Zitadelle]]''" campaign, part 1. [[No Return]] decides to split from the [[Capellan Confederation]] in the face of the Confederation's apparent weakness after the [[Fourth Succession War]]. [[Romano Liao]] hires a company-sized mercenary unit to abduct the revolution leader from his stronghold; the Liao leadership insists on including a small infantry contingent and a modified [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)]]. In the face of civilian protesters, the mercenaries must make some tough moral decisions. *''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)]]'' and ''[[The Battle for Twycross]]'' review ==Issue 27== Original content: *"''Operation Striker''" scenario (ties into the "''Operation Zitadelle''" campaign) *''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)]]'' and ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)]]'' reviews ==Issue 28== Original content: *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'', ''[[Atlas der Inneren Sphäre]]'', ''[[MechWarrior Companion]]'' and ''[[MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat]]'' reviews ==Issue 29== Original content: *''[[Record Sheets: 3055 & 3058]]'', ''[[Star Lord (novel)]]'' and ''[[Living Legends]]'' announcement ==Issue 30== Original content: *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' review ==Issue 31== Original content: *''[[CityTech, Second Edition]]'', ''[[Living Legends]]'' and ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]'' review *FASA vs. Playmates ([[Exosquad Lawsuit]]) report ==Issue 32== Original content: *"''SpielMechaniken''", part 1: A guide to playing BattleTech as a boardgame, role-playing game or mixed-type game campaign *''[[Ronin!]]'' preview ==Issue 33== Original content: *"''SpielMechaniken''", part 2 *"''[[Der erste Kontakt]]''" (First Contact), four loosely related scenarios during [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s invasion of [[Black Earth]] against defending forces from the [[17th Skye Rangers|17th Skye RCT]] and the [[1st Grave Walkers]]. ==Issue 34== Original content: *''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'', ''[[BattleTech 4th Edition]]'', ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' and ''[[The Fall of Terra (scenario pack)]]'' reviews ==Issue 35== Original content: *"''Volles Rohr!''": Artillery in BattleTech *Reviews of the German editions of ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]'' ("''Hardware-Handbuch 3055''"), ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]'' ("''Söldner-Handbuch 3055''") and ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' ("''Taktik-Handbuch''") *[[Réunion]]: BattleTech RPG adventure/mini-campaign set on [[Laconis]] ==Issue 36== Original content: *''[[BattleTech Trading Card Game]]'', ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]]'', ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' and ''[[Star Lord (novel)]]'' reviews ==Issue 37== Original content: *"AstroTech-3D": Optional rules for 3-dimensional AeroTech play *''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'', ''[[The Battle of Coventry (scenario pack)]]'' and ''[[First Strike]]'' reviews ==Issue 38== Original content: *"Solaris VII - Auf die harte Tour!" (''Solaris VII - The hard way!''): Essay and house rules for running a [[Solaris Games|Solaris VII]] championship tournament *''[[Geschichte der Inneren Sphäre]]'', ''[[GeoTech]] IV'' and ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'' reviews ==Issue 39== Original content: *"''[[Testfall]]''": Scenarions. In 3058, [[Bromley Stables]] have received the [[Lancer (Wunderwelten)|LNC-X05 ''Lancer]]'' [[HybridMech]] of mixed [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Clan]] technology from the [[Free Worlds League]] for testing. They put the new design through an urban mock fight (under regular rules) and a debut match against the [[Fitzhugh Stables]] (under [['Mech Duel Rules]]). *LNC-X05 ''Lancer'': Custom 'Mech record sheet *''[[Exodus Road (novel)]]'' and miniatures (''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]'', ''[[Vedette]]'', ''[[Thunder Hawk]]'' and ''[[Battle Cobra]]'') presentation *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'', ''[[Record Sheets: 3055 & 3058]]'', ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' and ''[[Maximum Tech]]'' reviews *"Solaris VII - Auf die harte Tour!" addendum with additional rules and clarifications ==Issue 40== Original content: *''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' review *Interview with Hartwig Nieder-Gassel and Frank Lenzer about the upcoming German edition of ''[[BattleSpace]]'' *Miniatures presentation (''[[Buccaneer (BattleMech)]]'', ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)]]'' and ''[[Chameleon]]'') *BCN-3R ''[[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|Buccaneer]]'': 'Mech stats *Errata for ''[[Owens]]'' entry in ''Technical Readout: 3058'', presenting missing stats for two variants *Errata for the LNC-X05 ''Lancer'' record sheet from Issue 39 ==Issue 41== Original content: *"BattleMania": A tongue-in-cheek presentation of rules for BattleTech [[w:Live action role-playing game|live-action-play]] as BattleMechs (not MechWarriors) ==Issue 42== Original content: *''[[BattleSpace]]'' quick-start rules and introduction *''[[BattleTech 4th Edition]]'', ''[[Record Sheets: 3025 & 3026]]'', ''[[Impetus of War]]'' and ''[[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)]]'' reviews *Miniatures presentation (''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]'', ''[[Hankyu]]'', ''[[Emperor]]'', ''[[Challenger]]'' and ''[[Goblin]]'') Translated content: *"''Alte Feindschaften''" (Old enmities): Scenario "Hide and Seek" from the BattleSpace rulebook *TYM-1A ''Toyama'': 'Mech stats ==Issue 43== Original content: *"''Kickstart-Regeln''"-booklet (Classic BattleTech Quick Start Rules) included *''[[First Strike]]'', ''[[BattleForce 2]]'' and ''[[No Limits]]'' reviews ==Issue 44== Original content: *"''Die BattleTech-Kampagne - Interaktive Feldzüge im Vierten Nachfolgekrieg''" (The BattleTech Campaign - Interactive campaigns in the Fourth Succession War): An original campaign ruleset *Miniatures presentation (''[[Zhukov]]'', ''[[Batu]]'', ''[[Lineholder]]'' and ''[[Marshal (BattleMech)|Marshal]]'') ==Issue 45== Original content: *''[[BattleSpace]]'', ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'', ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]'', ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'', ''[[Double-Blind]]'' review *Miniatures presentation ([[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker]], ''[[Supernova]]'', ''[[Black Lanner]]'', ''[[Devastator]]'', ''[[Maelstrom (BattleMech)|Maelstrom]]'', ''[[Strider]]'', [[Alacorn]], ''[[Cauldron-Born]]'', [[Badger (Combat Vehicle)|Badger]], and ''[[Akuma]]'') *Advertisement/presentation of [[MechForce Germany]] (3rd incarnation) ==Issue 46== Original content: *''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' preview ==Issue 47== Original content: *''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' review *Miniatures presentation (''[[Jagatai]]'', ''[[Pillager]]'', ''[[Enfield]]'', ''[[Night Gyr]]'', ''[[Cicada]]'' and ''[[Mobile HQ]]'') *"''Schrottplatz oder Siegertreppchen''" (Scrap yard or rostrum): Rules for BattleTech league play ==Issue 48== Original content: *"''Das Kanonenfutter schlägt zurück''" (''The cannon fodder strikes back''): Article about infantry and infantry tactics in BattleTech *''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]'' and ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]'' review *Miniatures presentation (''[[Black Watch]]'', ''[[Spartan]]'', ''[[Spector]]'', [[J-27]] w/ [[Thumper Artillery Piece]], Inner Sphere [[battle armor]], ''[[Raijin (Fujin)|Raijin]]'', ''[[Excalibur (BattleMech)|Excalibur]]'', ''[[Charger]]'', ''[[Lynx (BattleMech)|Lynx]]'' and [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)]]) *[[MechWarrior 3]] preview Translated content: *''[[Black Watch]]'' stats ==Issue 49== Original content: *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'', ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' and ''[[Record Sheets: 3060]]'' reviews *Miniatures presentation (''[[O-Bakemono]]'', ''[[Kingfisher]]'', ''[[Ontos]]'', ''[[Thresher]]'', ''[[Karnov]] UR'', ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''[[Cougar]]'', ''[[Dragon Fire]]'', ''[[Longinus]]'' and ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]'') *"''Männer aus Stahl''" (''Men of steel''): Short story/interview with a battle armor trooper on [[Schuyler]] in August 3059 during [[Operation Bulldog]] by embedded reporters. During the interview, the troopers swarm a ''[[Mad Cat]]'' and accidentally trigger an ammunition explosion. The camera man is killed in the process, ending the interview. ==Issue 50== Original content: *"''Ein neues Zeitalter''" (''A new age''): Rundown of the state of the Inner Sphere and Clans as of 3060, and an outlook to the near future *''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' and ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' review [[Category:Magazines]] [[Category:German-Language Products]]

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