The heavy rain pounding like a thousand tiny mallets against the sculptured armor of his BattleMech enfolded the streetlamps, dimming their brilliance. Sergeant Christoffer Pierce moved his seventy-ton JagerMech along Kowloon Avenue, the main street of downtown Salat, searching the dark city canyons. His service jacket lists the failed defense at Salat as his last contribution to the civil war, but there was one other, later. I knew the man vaguely, which is to say that I remembered his name. From the journal of Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion, reprinted in Cause and Effect, Avalon Press, 3067Ĭhristopher Pierce. I no longer believe it was ever possible. I thought that with the evidence to link her to our mother’s assassination, I might eventually topple her tyrannical rule without the call for war and bloodshed. I needed time, and I continued to hope for peace. She seemed willing to embark on whatever course of action she thought would safeguard her power.
So many wrong decisions and desperate acts, by both sides, as my sister and I played the game of appeasement and escalation. Special mention for the cats-Rumor, Ranger, and Chaos- who all think they make great paperweights and lap-warmers. Love to my family: Heather, Talon, Conner, and Alexia. And Mike Stackpole, a continued friend of the court.Īlso a thanks to Yurie Hong, who helped me with the Latin, Tracy Yerian in chemistry, and Oystein for the very cool maps. Randall Bills, Blaine Pardoe, Thorn Gressman, and Chris Hartford. Special appreciation to the rest of the Final Five, who all signed on to bring the Civil War to its end. Big welcomes for Janna Silverstein as well. Also to all the new people at WizKids Games (some of whom I am meeting again for the first time) Sharon and Mike Mulvihill, Pam, Mikey, Scott, and others who I hope to know well.
My thanks to Jordan and Dawne Weisman, Ross Babcock, Mort Weisman, Donna Ippolito, and Maya Smith for their support and hard work behind the scenes. This novel, Endgame, would never have happened without contributions from the following people: The exact details are still being worked out, but my confidence is very strong that we’ll see more game products and novels.
FASA has closed its doors, but WizKids Games has stepped in at the fore. Welcome to the neighborhood!Īt the time of this writing, many BattleTech® fans (of which I am one) are breathing heavy sighs of relief to find out that the game universe will continue. In addition to narrative twists and turns, some Flashpoint stories feature consecutive deployments in which players can’t repair or heal between missions, while others feature infiltration contracts that restrict the tonnage of deployable BattleMechs.īeyond adding over 30 hours of exciting Flashpoints to BATTLETECH, this expansion comes complete with three new ‘Mechs (including the highly anticipated Hatchetman), a challenging new mission type, and a new tropical biome for the biggest and most challenging BATTLETECH experience yet.For Randall and Tara Bills. Introducing Flashpoints: high-stakes, branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards to take BATTLETECH's endgame and Career-Mode gameplay to the next level.įlashpoints embroil you in the feuds and machinations of the various Great Houses of the Inner Sphere, and are designed to keep even the most hardened mercenary commanders on their toes. BATTLETECH's first-ever expansion adds new gameplay, depth, and over 30 hours of new content to your mercenary experience.
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