Secrets of BattleTech
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I don't own #BattleTech or #MechWarrior, I just write about the lore at secretsofbattletech.substack.com.
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The Plot Against House Cameron
A great man or a great conspiracy?
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ICYMI, last week's newsletter was a proper sleuthing installment that looked into some of the mystery around the Amaris Coup.
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Starfleet Command quickie emblem, FASA style.
Oh, sorry: Star Fleet Command.
Oh, sorry: Star Fleet Command.
November 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Starfleet Command quickie emblem, FASA style.
Oh, sorry: Star Fleet Command.
Oh, sorry: Star Fleet Command.
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Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is the Mech that would be the best in Mech #Biathlon?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Mist Lynx (D)
2) Blackjack
3) Huron Warrior
4) Hollander
5) Kit Fox (A)
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
"What is the Mech that would be the best in Mech #Biathlon?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Mist Lynx (D)
2) Blackjack
3) Huron Warrior
4) Hollander
5) Kit Fox (A)
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is the 'BEEFIEST' Mech in Battletech?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Templar
2) Matador
3) Atlas
4) Awesome
5) Turkina
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
"What is the 'BEEFIEST' Mech in Battletech?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Templar
2) Matador
3) Atlas
4) Awesome
5) Turkina
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is something you think is most in need of overhaul here at the MRC Factory?"
1) Combat Score
2) Era lock requirement
3) These weekly polls
🐻❄️ 4) An official MRC format
🚜 5) Faction Points
☕ 6) Other (post in replies if not listed above)
"What is something you think is most in need of overhaul here at the MRC Factory?"
1) Combat Score
2) Era lock requirement
3) These weekly polls
🐻❄️ 4) An official MRC format
🚜 5) Faction Points
☕ 6) Other (post in replies if not listed above)
December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is the Mech that would be the best in Mech #Biathlon?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Mist Lynx (D)
2) Blackjack
3) Huron Warrior
4) Hollander
5) Kit Fox (A)
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
"What is the Mech that would be the best in Mech #Biathlon?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Mist Lynx (D)
2) Blackjack
3) Huron Warrior
4) Hollander
5) Kit Fox (A)
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
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Last Stand
As a long time Battletech player and fan, as well as a confirmed mechaphile since even longer, it may come as a surprise that I never did some fan art piece on this theme. Until now.
#artshare #illustration #scifi #artsky
As a long time Battletech player and fan, as well as a confirmed mechaphile since even longer, it may come as a surprise that I never did some fan art piece on this theme. Until now.
#artshare #illustration #scifi #artsky
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Last Stand
As a long time Battletech player and fan, as well as a confirmed mechaphile since even longer, it may come as a surprise that I never did some fan art piece on this theme. Until now.
#artshare #illustration #scifi #artsky
As a long time Battletech player and fan, as well as a confirmed mechaphile since even longer, it may come as a surprise that I never did some fan art piece on this theme. Until now.
#artshare #illustration #scifi #artsky
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I actually managed to do a lot of new stuff this year as well as finish art that I started as early as late 2024. It is a bit heartbreaking that not many people bothered to engaged with them. but it is what it is...
#artvsartist2025
#artvsartist2025
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I actually managed to do a lot of new stuff this year as well as finish art that I started as early as late 2024. It is a bit heartbreaking that not many people bothered to engaged with them. but it is what it is...
#artvsartist2025
#artvsartist2025
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Bluesky isn't a place where trolls come to get mocked and insulted. They love that.
Bluesky is a place where trolls come to be blocked and isolated and ignored — which they hate.
If you're seeing a lot of shitty people in your feed, you aren't blocking enough people.
Bluesky is a place where trolls come to be blocked and isolated and ignored — which they hate.
If you're seeing a lot of shitty people in your feed, you aren't blocking enough people.
Lot of bigots showing up. Remember, don't interact. Just report and block block block.
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Bluesky isn't a place where trolls come to get mocked and insulted. They love that.
Bluesky is a place where trolls come to be blocked and isolated and ignored — which they hate.
If you're seeing a lot of shitty people in your feed, you aren't blocking enough people.
Bluesky is a place where trolls come to be blocked and isolated and ignored — which they hate.
If you're seeing a lot of shitty people in your feed, you aren't blocking enough people.
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Glorious Shadow Hawk leads the charge against the heavily fortified enemy positions.
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Glorious Shadow Hawk leads the charge against the heavily fortified enemy positions.
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Fixed all the BattleTech Fox stories by @swankmotron.com. Excellent.
Starting the Grey Death Trilogy by William H Keith, Jr.
Then the Warrior Trilogy by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social.
I've met Stackpole several times & talked Star Wars. Should have been talking Battletech
#battletech
Starting the Grey Death Trilogy by William H Keith, Jr.
Then the Warrior Trilogy by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social.
I've met Stackpole several times & talked Star Wars. Should have been talking Battletech
#battletech
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Fixed all the BattleTech Fox stories by @swankmotron.com. Excellent.
Starting the Grey Death Trilogy by William H Keith, Jr.
Then the Warrior Trilogy by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social.
I've met Stackpole several times & talked Star Wars. Should have been talking Battletech
#battletech
Starting the Grey Death Trilogy by William H Keith, Jr.
Then the Warrior Trilogy by @michaelastackpole.bsky.social.
I've met Stackpole several times & talked Star Wars. Should have been talking Battletech
#battletech
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Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:
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Hello to bluesky and my battletech communities . So my hospital refund for being under the poverty line is almost out .Got test on The 26 at university Chicago and more bills on the way ,I could use help. If not prayers are good .Thank you .
#Battletech #Mechwarrior
#StarLeague
gofund.me/73d24b13f
#Battletech #Mechwarrior
#StarLeague
gofund.me/73d24b13f
Donate to Help Charles Stipes Battle with sIBM ,neuropathy, organized by Charles Stipes II
My name is Charles Stipes. I live in Griffith, Indiana with my par… Charles Stipes II needs your support for Help Charles Stipes Battle with sIBM ,neuropathy
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December 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hello to bluesky and my battletech communities . So my hospital refund for being under the poverty line is almost out .Got test on The 26 at university Chicago and more bills on the way ,I could use help. If not prayers are good .Thank you .
#Battletech #Mechwarrior
#StarLeague
gofund.me/73d24b13f
#Battletech #Mechwarrior
#StarLeague
gofund.me/73d24b13f
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I don't know how to make it clear just how exhausting it has become to just... do literally anything. Everything is AI now. Videos and pictures, I automatically go "fake" until proven otherwise.
But it's the news, too! If the paper doesn't show initials for an article, it's probably AI-generated.
But it's the news, too! If the paper doesn't show initials for an article, it's probably AI-generated.
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I don't know how to make it clear just how exhausting it has become to just... do literally anything. Everything is AI now. Videos and pictures, I automatically go "fake" until proven otherwise.
But it's the news, too! If the paper doesn't show initials for an article, it's probably AI-generated.
But it's the news, too! If the paper doesn't show initials for an article, it's probably AI-generated.
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Finally got the Trueborn achievement in Flash Storm.
I've now finished all 3 Mechwarrior 5 Clans games on the highest possible difficulty.
I've now finished all 3 Mechwarrior 5 Clans games on the highest possible difficulty.
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Finally got the Trueborn achievement in Flash Storm.
I've now finished all 3 Mechwarrior 5 Clans games on the highest possible difficulty.
I've now finished all 3 Mechwarrior 5 Clans games on the highest possible difficulty.
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More Battletech pic from this weekend’s game #battletech #tabletopgame
I surprised the players with pirates Mech sneaking in mid-game and having them join forces together to fight me instead XD
I surprised the players with pirates Mech sneaking in mid-game and having them join forces together to fight me instead XD
December 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
More Battletech pic from this weekend’s game #battletech #tabletopgame
I surprised the players with pirates Mech sneaking in mid-game and having them join forces together to fight me instead XD
I surprised the players with pirates Mech sneaking in mid-game and having them join forces together to fight me instead XD
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Primed & base coated a pile of #Battletech minis in preparation for the winter months, when I can't rattle-can. I don't have a working airbrush.
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Primed & base coated a pile of #Battletech minis in preparation for the winter months, when I can't rattle-can. I don't have a working airbrush.
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Every few years I try to find this #horror movie I saw on cable once in like the 90s or 00s, but no one can ever recall seeing it. So I want to try again!
Do ANY of you have any idea what movie this was?
Do ANY of you have any idea what movie this was?
In this #horror movie, there's a monster killing people in the woods around this somewhat remote town. The protagonists are investigating, and the old timers, the hunters know more than they're letting on. They get killed one by one.
By the end of the film, the last hunter is dying and he exposits.
By the end of the film, the last hunter is dying and he exposits.
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Every few years I try to find this #horror movie I saw on cable once in like the 90s or 00s, but no one can ever recall seeing it. So I want to try again!
Do ANY of you have any idea what movie this was?
Do ANY of you have any idea what movie this was?
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Oh, cool! Game preservation people have managed to recover a full install of Battletech 3025 - a defunct multiplayer mech shooter.
Efforts are currently in progress to reverse-engineer a server framework and get that up and running, bringing it back to life.
www.myabandonware.com/game/multipl...
Efforts are currently in progress to reverse-engineer a server framework and get that up and running, bringing it back to life.
www.myabandonware.com/game/multipl...
December 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Oh, cool! Game preservation people have managed to recover a full install of Battletech 3025 - a defunct multiplayer mech shooter.
Efforts are currently in progress to reverse-engineer a server framework and get that up and running, bringing it back to life.
www.myabandonware.com/game/multipl...
Efforts are currently in progress to reverse-engineer a server framework and get that up and running, bringing it back to life.
www.myabandonware.com/game/multipl...
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The IWM jumping Marauder II, painted in Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battallion colors. Had to freehand the Z but it worked well. Expensive model, but this is one of the most pleasant to build IWM blisters I have ever dealt with, and it stands wonderfully on its own. #battletech
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The IWM jumping Marauder II, painted in Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battallion colors. Had to freehand the Z but it worked well. Expensive model, but this is one of the most pleasant to build IWM blisters I have ever dealt with, and it stands wonderfully on its own. #battletech
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Command Atlas for my new Battletech merc company, now named Hanlon's Haunts.
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Command Atlas for my new Battletech merc company, now named Hanlon's Haunts.
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I have been introduced to BattleTech. Sash did try to explain and it does seem rather neat (and I'm a sucker for miniatures). Anyone else play? #battletech
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I have been introduced to BattleTech. Sash did try to explain and it does seem rather neat (and I'm a sucker for miniatures). Anyone else play? #battletech
Started reading Zeinab Badawi's "An African History of Africa" - I know, late to the party. But the first line of the introduction is perfect:
"Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone."
"Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone."
December 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Started reading Zeinab Badawi's "An African History of Africa" - I know, late to the party. But the first line of the introduction is perfect:
"Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone."
"Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone."
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Hey #battletech crowd, it is that time again. I am offering to do 1 hour illustration of mechwarrior and his mech to 3 lucky people, along the line of samples below. Comment with description and I will do a random draw on Monday…
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey #battletech crowd, it is that time again. I am offering to do 1 hour illustration of mechwarrior and his mech to 3 lucky people, along the line of samples below. Comment with description and I will do a random draw on Monday…
This is going to take some time to work through but the introduction hits the right notes.
The 4th and final #playtest packet is now out and it is all about #BattleTech missions! Craft easy-to-follow missions with all sorts of variables with these potential, new rules!
Make sure to leave your feedback on the site's feedback form!
bit.ly/Playtest-BT
#update #community
Make sure to leave your feedback on the site's feedback form!
bit.ly/Playtest-BT
#update #community
December 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is going to take some time to work through but the introduction hits the right notes.
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A key thing about corporate use of genAI is that it removes all the friction involved between the executives' weird fetish shit and inner thoughts, and public display
It does to corporations what alcohol does to a bigot.
It does to corporations what alcohol does to a bigot.
using AI cuts corners on involving people who know better. negativity for christmas is an awful ad concept even if it was made by people - so a creative team would push back on the request. business people like AI doesn't argue, not understanding experts were protecting them from their own bad ideas
"The most terrible time of the year"
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A key thing about corporate use of genAI is that it removes all the friction involved between the executives' weird fetish shit and inner thoughts, and public display
It does to corporations what alcohol does to a bigot.
It does to corporations what alcohol does to a bigot.
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IWM Ion Sparrow in 1st Falcon Sentinels colors. WIP #battletech
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
IWM Ion Sparrow in 1st Falcon Sentinels colors. WIP #battletech
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Me and the boys on the way to gallantly fight so our liege lord can gift his wife the entire Capellan Confederation as a dowry (we will die horribly on some backwater planet and be forgotten)
#battletech
#battletech
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Me and the boys on the way to gallantly fight so our liege lord can gift his wife the entire Capellan Confederation as a dowry (we will die horribly on some backwater planet and be forgotten)
#battletech
#battletech