NOTE: 3 This book by itself is not a complete other book in the BATTLETECH® series before you can start to play.Copyright © 1987 Nova Game Designs, Ine. ‘Artwork Copyright © 1987 Doug Shuler Al righ reserved Patented “TWistonlt represents one carter Meh nthe tle Tech® ste of since fe ton combat ge Ech Mech nis can tract wi evry he: a as eng nd etme which jou wil cover ou tnd your fend elt hem ‘Te Boole~Each page of he ool his 3 View Seen une) and 3 Conse (even aunbe,The Coal a thee Dilys sing yor maremem es, Yor of ea ec re an yal hoe a oo en “Ine Mesh Sat Can—On eft a the Sat Crd i of maneaver an yout Meets stats. New ote coluna Ising te muheusers ze clus sowing which Cone se ‘en dong ht mance heat fever, the damage You ca J ou dent On the buck ofthe Sut Cad rth Miuieplne a Caen rae. “The Plot Ca ~The Plt Cada spaces to ecd your p's mane an, perience, cc agli eran the coments hi sop On the se Sotin How to Pay Each player must havea okt and 4M Sat Car play, Yo and your opponent beth de flowy eps simultane 3 Open be mero View Screen You ow tee your oppnct at Long Range stow by the Range Acton Dg ate he View Screen an beat te View See {oes your opparct now eg. "Do ony Leng Range a rn") 3} Und your Sat Cardo chor your mancivr Gong emu is ven 108 by sou opponent ep above) an mos Cone fame sede we mane ‘hy wi tay be at eve ner “nce your Cure Hes Il by te anon shown ett the maneve ander EAT" om he Sot Card Not: Ifyou eaters equ tor pester tan our Mechs Shown tumbe, yor "Mech wl vee ans do a ee oft en 5) tbe mina’ you sche ar smn ee appre mone om your Curent Ammuntn, When any nears Cos Ararat ees 900 Ta flowers at weapon (Yu may chore cr anna ear mh Pape tes (Te yur onporen the numberof he Col iy you ae now on. Thi i aay "}'0n your Conk Diphy, nd he even unter sou opponent as tv ou sep above. Net nama number rpetines thar ser Renee Iter iay, ant oho nubced View Sra ied nex tT View Sees wil iow ier your rgoensraneer he cage Jou hve doe Nae ‘ioe stunt en Ta wl ony saw te ool you epponet ene “at your oponeat the View Seren Jou ae ow On {you come 10 "Bal Ou” samunefenow 8 ithe word "SCORE appears ne View Screen, you hv it your oponet. Ad te mambo ition SCORE oe artage moira yor Sia ar he Inancver yout ed eet reer han, 30s ave dae Jor oporem {Tal your ponent iba htt fGen hs Cae Aor a MEDIUM RANGE RUNNING & FIRING Tellopponer Doaly Mean Range except Orange of Dodge and aéd +1 0257 Red ext wr 1G 14 9B 16-17foe 14338 12-41E 16-27DCLOSE RANGE LEG HIT los aA 2101 = oe 8 1) ase 16-18C “13 RBA 16H[ a fo iY Tope "Teloppones rly Medium Rang except Orange, Dodge or Ran ea 18 Bp only Close Range Dees et tur BOPer Heasiasrstioa Hes) Asean Ano Tne <8 Gayle Gyre w al Does” age and 0 Aeon EAVPSY Gyo: oll Decks G31 Ser wal weapon 22 oe ote one e130 4 49c 8 9B 9A GT 89D 1B IeCLOSE RANGE BEHIND YOU.MEDIUM RANGE LONG RANGE KNOCKED DOWN RUNNING BACK es nt do fateCLOSE RANGE TURNED AROUND.ayes; Metin iatCLOSE RANGE ARM HIT If AAI a:LONG RANGE CLOSE RANGE SIDESTEPPING fe KICKING [45] VY _MEDIUM RANGE LONG RANGE DODGING & FIRING \G DOWN. Tet oppor Droniy Long Range next im 0-9F HE BN SS SSE Sos aa 50Tet oppo Teleport TET nly Macium Range excep Rm ext ue, Dovly Long Range excep Greco Yellow ext 0-8 M3 SBT HIB 50-590 S4-S9B_-SB—SIC | 62_SE SGD 36-3 629 HIE S235 S6—59F 29H 35BMEDIUM RANGE FIRING AUTOCANNON COOLING DOWN Tl oppor Tey Medium Range next TBO oA Long Range eco Sane or eo x 56 eS ae s2 SB 5G S287 565A 029 SF aee 7 PAVE) Large se“ seats 2/06 aS NOI ae Laser HR pare ‘ Anocenon& Late DIS Aaest ELAVFeh: Leth Arm 1 al ach O22 2 ss seers 23 56-57 I-29. 2-47 56-57MEDIUM RANGE FIRING AUTOCANNON 9 If you damaged your opponeet instep 8, above, you may have caused a Critical Hit, cs pracoree nner saat SoCs Senger ea Coc Pieper Cre er hw Se Mh ‘ila ist Recah the View Seren ed sepa see 3 eh 10. HEAT—Virually every move you make wih your ‘Mech pnerates heat. Your "Mech tars the rane wt Cte Heat vel of. Every ine You chose meer, Jou at er ‘hte St Card wih epave fet mms Thee mae bat eat om our Cues es eel an can be sed oo down your Mech. Ath endo a rh which our Cae Heat ega oer tha your Staton Number, Your’ Mash strata ‘fa dwn, You may ony do the maven "Coal OW "Deck atl Jour Met evel IS em Your Heat level ay never go bow 2 Forever tum your Hest eve quo excend 28 yom los one Asanion Pin (gout che) ake? pln of soe drape your ar tart ocx. Ts oes ot ppiy Hf you are ly ot of anmuon /ANMUNITION~Cersin weapons requir ammunition ow ada med on the Sut Crh. The intl arnunon spy fo each weapon elo make the Stat Card. Eve) time ou res weapon which ures anmanon yo mst mark of on Anion Poe ‘me Sat Car A weapon nh ery ramon ar may ate Armen Pos tay sever yo blow fer. Your Mech sway ture he pane wth al armuaton d espn ee Canin Re Bh yp my che gr anton es (CRITICAL HITS Some Const revelers after thm i, 13B, 27K, ee.) Thi {erste penta Cri frat nour raul Whcweve! you ad up cas Vio ‘tran sowing your oppureat blag ht ice the flowing sabep In tep 9) ‘30 Lak onthe Cie! Dantage Dipl fr he ee of he never yout i. Newt to de iver willbe a number rackets (he }) ‘the modi drag youd our poet in step), above, ig or reser ‘han he sre ches, you have eats a Cre Hit ‘Read he pase ling cat what the Ci i fo your oppoent. The effets ‘faCriel Hike pc iredey and say nee for then gue. Mlle ical Histo the sare peo ae carat Le wo MS Your ser each casig = ‘Il ater ack, mene you tom fire yor ler at =? any Score ‘Otes mise Cra Hite are prouped ngeter. or example ‘NUBIA ASH tn all Het cout Davy Medio Range except Lampe Laser of Doge ea turn “Tismeans: your eter sad you di at et pot of nage fer mosis, {oyeurogonen ari yur leer "Banyo dit eat pon of aiid cara, ‘Genyou hive cased fine Creal Hit “Add + oa Het conte" Now Teor et sees "B bt jour modied damage was only 3 ot len you tht nt cane «Crea! Hi [MUTUAL DESTRUCTION "Mech which overheats ut sil as Amr Points bet | "Meth wis 9 Armor Pie bth Macs po low sera Aro Poon th seam ESCAPE—You may bea off combat and exae if you cas maneuver o page 29 (Long ‘Rass, Jumping Bak) ro any Tong ang poe Simply ancance, Ean” and Se ea Ce Ht gate ‘nei ove. Four opps ose cet fri vcr i Jou sae pe SR-BG S63 29 GILTD (comin Bot of Sat Cad)(comin fom inde back cover) Mut-ayer Res For em lye combats, erage wo ide: Pyes on he sie with he fever members cach pick oe cpponen. Th, the extra players on hear ile eat jon ay ba hey ‘hoot. Note; is pee fr moe tan one etre payer t jin «bt, Le ee ‘ams one. fur aginst one te Pay nol nclong te lewing es TDI yor ate ating moe tan on opponent ou ay in yous ot ferent anges wi each Sele a singe opp ak and chan manne ome oa 2) Each manraveron te Sut Card is Comerson number ination he Conse umber lie px ro. To rea the eat of your opponent aos oer range, Feo the te Comers artes ae Tar pt of yeu Sur Caro he apropete Imaener an anges. Troe Conse page forse numbers an ese eth othe ‘ae 5) Ifyou hae coe aginst morta ne open, ou may divide your damage meer mong tose opps ay ae You wih, Nae You cannot apy he fal tee Iweah of year epponcats. (You rayaply C10 ay one opponent you choose) Sito eet your opponent and terest omg on ote chose Join one 900 Jam aga ne opponent pay conti 4 moral leper bate [yo napalm or moe opponent 9 mon shoe anyone por MO then ene atack for on ne api ou, Sita recee cnfitng srs eur opponents, oy he mos esting "Use aly te Hest fom he orginal move yu chs, at frm er of the conver Net The format for wat player bts always one vay smb of opps ‘as. 2 bate at posse Ht otek no 9 les Only ae ou ‘a Jou in your pare n'a wocm-ne apn he eiing opone, PILOT IMPROVEMENT-—You may improve your charac’ sil wih Experience, Ex ‘erence pure ty enemy toanage deseo sc ine you defeat sh opponent he omg ofthe ene "Mechn your Experience tua (Nen ptt with Exec} For eet 250 tomo ney Mechs yo en, Sou ness the damage medir foray oe category shown om the Pit Cad Each ‘Segond the St Card by Roman mame “Ths ices festa the moves he St Cad the ceo yu hoot and ty nyu lt, or wh the Mech Te pt ens ay nts when ving ‘Mech Tete noe category may ot he wed nay ber category Le, 2+ mee ia ‘he PRC exer ho tet on he Laer or Male cary andi he pe eve, toa" Mech wot a PPC the boar can ot ewe anagem ce be ve ites back to Mc wah PPC) Note Some egos evermore than one mae. ‘plo wt + or beer nx catpry may chow to ipore the st Crit which ste ha eg, ‘MECH DETERIORATION-Each ine you sat a pew game wth he sume "Meh, 3 tractor fom Mechs Suidown umber fern gues, you may acre new Meck ‘Th fl Shutdown bi at con Experience Pose ote stated othe from fhe Mechs Stat Card. Foreach ue tear tt you nee nto kee 2 ‘Mech cine hol co, i cof new Mc psy 10 Exper Pes Note” Ato stl ars exe 28 Hea Pst he Shatsovn umber sess than 24, mo wil eve expode, (eominued on bak of Plt Card eomined from hak of Seat Cad) "MECH REPAIR—Afer any tute the sriveg “Mech may sage pars from detested “Medi and eter we tem to repr wn damage rake tem for fae os Par ae enti nthe Cea! Dare Daya ey ate Savage: Aer any gms you win, you may salvage uable part of your opponents’) “Mechs. Armor an Hea Sik re automaticaly repaired ate xh gare sn ae 2 ‘Seger pats rent savageble they hve steed nye Cal Hs te Cite Hu whch sans“ oo Nata prt whic a afro ‘Singer stl be wale yi gal owae (i hen ete mae) oops {ictal by anyone ese Rept You may telace ay prt on Your ‘Mech withthe ei saleged pe from anh cher ‘Mech aod prt es tae dege by eahng one eal Hl fo Stn) you stein any Regie mais foe at aed part ‘Stacks Keep salvaged par which te a so eu Yout Mech athe Stoke bor of your ie Card. Tis your stock nyo may we ars Hon to eae Your ‘Mesh jst ke ay oer sage pars You my tad, give or tae any pare Your stockpile with any eer player. Damage par four ovm Mech wich qual nde te Savage res, above tye socpled. [AMMUNITION—At he nd ofeach game "Mech may tat ammunition, however only ite eo of eve tht edo you receive ail lad. Ath end ofl oer aes You reine «load (od trachoes down) foreach wep tye Use aarti Sos ot coum waist unas recived in lodge Mesh ay Reve cr) toe than ital ful load of smo. Excess amueton ay be tps BAILING OUT Your pot may et om his"Mech during ep 7) of ay tam nthe game Sin amow ang ovtThe fe a immdine)uopre it lama survives (ahough without a Mech jor pods nt cet ey eda po 9) flow: Ie “Mec amor rede nsep) © ~8 or mse, of te Ceel Hi ste 9) "Pe Kile." the pl astomatially es, You mast Sart ae pt nv new Mech et ae ‘tho madison ay ef hs sls ' lo nobis ot sas he eat game with all is peso sil moses and Ex: erence, He rosves spaces Meth ofthe sane omage ith 3 as ranean Frey upgrade he Mech by spenng 50 Expres pn foreach I poi oie nese per exer, by ain prs roe Ms sock NOTE: Wes you doa move which change the rang between Jou nd your oppenen You tiny tx seth sah you cape Wo sce Ths bate some macys Cs oly at fetain anges. The resus Jou gt wil bee clones sure fro estes mage Bercuped ty Dei Gea eserma ae {hare Designed Ke Heseman Mhsatns by Doug Ser Fc and Eitng Bens Ges, anes Rosin Fito Jim stv, lassen, Cs Eso... Ferme, Ki ame, Simasrak. Mann McKee, Brac ety, Agustin, Dog Sule, Water Sh, (ry piano, Ban Say, Nike Vane, Aan WingerPILOT CARO nae aN wu fvPERENE TO ATE woos TPE. ‘caTEGORY TOTAL oT etate rocanson ' ae amen u ep speter ser » ow a itate MACH GUNG) N tit sta [Link] v ebststel PARTICLE PAQECTOR r xo ey rela PHYSICAL w Stet tay Puoming vw pret rhea STOCKPILE ate eat le