From: elm4252@summa.tamu.edu (MOORE, ERIC LEE)
Subject: BTECH-updating problem....
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:29:00 GMT


>> We have a problem with updating the campaign that we were running.

> Doesn't everyone? :) I assume that you started in 2990?

oops. sorry my mistake.

>> We started a campaign back in 2090.  The groups that were playing
>> all started with 4 mechs and warriors written up in the original
>> mechwarrior.  one of the groups, mine in particular. Stipulated
>> that they always bought all the technical readouts that they could
>> get their grubby little hands on.  After selling some mechs that 
>> we had no room for, we started a technical school.

> I always thought that mek designs were difficult to do and finance
>even more so. Else the Combine would have "Chimera"s, Rifleman II,
>Samurai, Ninja, Crossbows and Crabs galore! :) But hey I like what I see
>so far.

The technical school was just that, a school for technicians.  
There were no designs made there.  It just tought people the 
workings of technical devices be they mech parts or the common
toaster oven.  A place of scientific learning.

>> Plus, we spent much of our money on starting our very own factory.
>> We decided that the mech parts could not be so scarce that it could take
>> years to find the part that was needed to repair your mech.  If it did, then
>> mechs would destroy themselves just due to mechanical failures.
>> The industry that i had set up was producing heavy infantry weapons.
>> That factory was completed in 3010.  I had tried to get a Thunderbolt
>> factory up and running to.  It was completed in 3027.  It produced
>> a whopping 16 mechs a year.  Now they want to start up the same
>> campaign but in the year 3055.  What do we do about the factory
>> output?  i may get flamed for monty haulism here.  but, thats
>> our campaign and not yours.

> I like the idea, but the meks numbers sound a little too good. Was the
>factory rebuilt or brand new, started from scratch. I like the sound of it
>but to start all over again nah. Especially as I "know" the future now.
>Like build factories near the Outworld Alliance and talk to a certain
>"Red Duke" and destroy Wolf Dragoons and invade the Fedrats and.....:)

The factory was cobbled together mixture of rebuilt and brand new.
Whatever my company could get there hands on, buy, steal, make, etc.
was used.  The Thunderbolts had the machine guns removed for 2 more
heatsinks.  Saved time and effort in trying to find a dealer for the
machine guns.  Much of my character's campaign was centered around
the acquisition of money to keep the place running.  I took 
substantial penalties in my contracts to be allowed all battle
salvage in any one conflict during my contract.  I had to declare
immediately after the battle if i wanted that to be my salvage.
You would be surprised how fast selling reconditioned locusts, stingers,
panthers, and other such, can bring in much needed finances.

>> a.k.a.  Mjr Kessel
>>         CMDR 537th Heavy Company
>>         (2nd Company on the horizon...<WHOA Salvage>..)
>>         Mercs employed by Federats

> Sellswords, huh? Too bad we will never met, the Clans are more of a pain
>in the butt than the Fedrats ever were! Must try and pull the Pussycats
>(Smoke Jags and Novies) tails as often as possible now.
> Maybe I should have started a mek factory and not command the Genyosha,
>but what would I do with my Atlas? I use a modified Steiner version with
>four Streak-2s pointing forward!

> I like this campaign, got room for a sword wielding maniac? :)
>I must be getting bored, if I want to work with sellswords!

>This has been.....
> Tony Taia
>  TAIA_A@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz, tai-shu@kauri.vuw.ac.nz
>3067: When the Combine liberates the Bandit Kingdoms :)
                                        Mok

a.k.a.  Mjr Kessel
        CMDR 537th Heavy Company
        (2nd Company on the horizon...<WHOA Salvage>..)
        Mercs employed by Federats

        How can you expect to outwit a maniacal genius on an
        empty tummy?   
                                        -Eve
                                         Mann and Machine


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