This thread will cover all info concerning our ongoing Battletech campaign. IMPORTANT! We have a project page that will help explain a lot of the core mechanics of the campaign here: https://sites.google.com/view/skjaldborgproject/home/battletech Also, if you are taking part in the campaign, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you click the "Watch Thread" button at the top right of this thread. Updates will be posted here periodically. Please post any questions or suggestions below. Feel free to discuss here. CLICK HERE FOR ALL UPDATED TOURNAMENT INFO!: https://www.theskjaldborg.com/index...campaign-steam-remote-play.12849/#post-296599
CLICK HERE FOR ALL UPDATED TOURNAMENT INFO!: https://www.theskjaldborg.com/index...campaign-steam-remote-play.12849/#post-296599 Confirmed Players For Tournament Trevnor DefiantZero Tanedin MagnusEffect Solis Obscuri Tzeentch Mostly Harmless Orcinus Blackfire Gihzmo Wolf Clearwater Adunadain IMPORTANT!: PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO COMPETE IN THE TOURNAMENT
For starters, let me explain a little more about the exhibition tournament we are having. This will serve as a "warm up" for the upcoming campaign. The purpose of the tournament will be strictly FOR FUN and everyone will be encouraged to participate: All members are invited to join the tourrnament and we will broadcast every match on Discord. Players who don't own Battletech can still play by "piggybacking" off someone else through Remote Play. Tournament can be Single Elimination, Round Robin, or some combination of the two (w/ runner ups). Maps will be drawn at random per match. Weather will be drawn at random per match. Players can pick any of the available pilots. Lance value will be limited to 25 million C-bills for more variety in Lance composition. No limits to Lance loadout other than cost value. The top six players each get to pick one Mech as part of our starting force in the following dynamic campaign after the tournament has concluded (a total of six Mechs).
Tournament bracket is posted. Player lots will be pulled at random. After Monday, signup for tournament will be closed. Matches will begin soon after based on competing player availability (TBA). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UbGTCqXUz0tlpzPC4GFtka5dmagC0F9zls3saoElQA4/edit?usp=sharing Here are the rules again: All members are invited to join the tourrnament and we will broadcast every match on Discord. Players who don't own Battletech can still play by "piggybacking" off someone else through Remote Play. Tournament can be Single Elimination, Round Robin, or some combination of the two (w/ runner ups). Maps will be drawn at random per match. Weather will be drawn at random per match. Players can pick any of the available pilots. Lance value will be limited to 25 million C-bills for more variety in Lance composition. No limits to Lance loadout other than cost value. The top six players each get to pick one Mech as part of our starting force in the following dynamic campaign after the tournament has concluded (a total of six Mechs).
Monday (tomorrow) is the cut-off point for registering for the tournament. We have 12 that confirmed already, but all members are welcome to join and we have plenty of room for more. After Monday, I will draw lots at random to determine startiing bracket seating. Scheduling will be based entirely on player availability; we don't need everyone there, just the two opponents playing next. Tournament will be double elimination so even if you get paired up with someone tough right away, you will still have a chance to come back from it. After the tournament is completed, there will be a short delay to give me time to organize the campaign... and then we get into the real meat of it all. Are you pumped?! I know I am!
Tournament bracket has been updated to account for double elimination mechanics: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UbGTCqXUz0tlpzPC4GFtka5dmagC0F9zls3saoElQA4/edit?usp=sharing
Starting Brackets have been decided! (decided by 1d20 roll on Roll20; highest to lowest; ties determined by alphabetical order) Trevnor = 6 DefiantZero = 17. Tanedin = 12. MagnusEffect = 17. Solis Obscuri = 19. Tzeentch = 20. Mostly Harmless = 15. Orcinus = 11. Blackfire = 7 Gihzmo = 14. Wolf Clearwater = 10. Adunadain = 3 Final results can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UbGTCqXUz0tlpzPC4GFtka5dmagC0F9zls3saoElQA4/edit?usp=sharing FINALIZED TOURNAMENT RULES: The tournament will be "Double Elimination" with some rounds set for "Round Robin" to keep things interesting. See bracket sheet for info. Any number of losses during a single round of Round Robin still counts as "1 loss" for purposes of elimination from tournament. We will use a custom multiplayer mod that will improve balance and create more diversity in strategy. A link is provided at the end of this post. Maximum Lance Value Cap = 25 million C-bills You may pick any mechs available in skirmish with mod active (ie. no lostech will be available) The pilots and Mech chassis' you pick for your first game is what you will be locked to for the duration of the tournament. You may ONLY change weapons and equipment loadout on your mechs between matches. You may practice as much as you like on your own before a scheduled match. If you do not own the game, you may "piggy back" off someone else through Steam Remote Play. Scheduling will be handled by admin and times/dates will be determined by who is next scheduled to play. DO NOT BE LATE!; you are expected to be "ready to go" when it is your time for a match. Excessive tardiness may lead to forfeit. If you agree to a time to meet up for a game, you are expected to be there! "No shows" will NOT be rescheduled and count as a forfeit. (not trying to be mean, it's just that we have a LOT of matches to cover). MAP SELECTION RANDOMIZER: (use this for EACH match) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sf2D1d2wV1_ssnW7K_QWSHrwYisZMVL0doJj8LvuT7k/edit?usp=sharing If you make it to the upper Tiers of the torunament, you will get some minor perks for when we sttart the upcoming Coop Campaign: STARTING MECH LIST (Reward For Post-Tournament Campaign) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AxYbcxBSY2FMTMSyjn8bGRP6CDI68JU7wap3YD1KYjw/edit?usp=sharing Multplayer Mod Download (use newest version): NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR TOURNAMENT https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ySuV7bMweYyYweXmHgCID7g2F6Zni5HC?usp=sharing Mod Install Instructions:
BATTLETECH TOURNAMENT UPDATE: We gave it a good try, but due to complications with the way the netcoding handles mods (or lack there of), we wiill be force to revert back to vanilla settings for the duration of the tournament (ie. no mods). The drawback to this is the game "balance" will not be optimized for multiplayer, but it's a better option than nixing the whole tournament. You can safely delete the "Mods" folder; it should have no long term affects with your game, although you may have to remake any designs you made in skirmish mechlab while the mod was active. Since the issue is specifically multipllayer, we will return to the Mods for the campaign that will follow the tournament. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, but we had no better options. PS: Sorry I forgot to link this earlier, but I have a map selection randomizer table everyone should use. This is to keep people on their toes. Be sure to reroll for EVERY match. MAP SELECTION RANDOMIZER: (use this for EACH match) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sf2D1d2wV1_ssnW7K_QWSHrwYisZMVL0doJj8LvuT7k/edit?usp=sharing
If you make it to the upper Tiers of the torunament, you will get some minor perks for when we sttart the upcoming Coop Campaign: STARTING MECH LIST (Reward For Post-Tournament Campaign) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AxYbcxBSY2FMTMSyjn8bGRP6CDI68JU7wap3YD1KYjw/edit?usp=sharing
