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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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You probably got it right the first time, but just in case the T-Bolt's not enough...
October 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Happy Tentativa Day to all those who celebrate - and if you're a BattleTech fan reading this, why wouldn't you be celebrating?
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's also the post-MW5:C variant. Please use it responsibly.
August 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Say the line, Bart!"
August 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Janos Marik's kitschy charm and very OK priorities (such as celebrating the year 3000 with a giant party instead of a war) always make me smile. One of the least-bad House Lords, for sure.
August 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
After some testing and a bit of grumbling about compromises between MekHQ viability & lore fidelity, I'm leaning towards starting with militarized industrialmechs.
July 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
An issue discussing some entirely happy BattleTech events should be with subscribers in about eight hours.

(And yes, there will be talk about travel times.)
July 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Recently I've been writing a lot of newsletters about how bad things can be in the Inner Sphere and this week will not be that different.
July 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm not sure if anyone told them about my crazy plans, but this is quite a "hold my beer" from the MegaMek developers.
July 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Modding MegaMek's universe data turned out to be easier than expected. Expect a moderate-to-high chance of Historical BattleTech shenanigans.
July 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I think it's this one. Though to be fair to Purple Birb, they're pretty good at mending their fences.
July 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Battletech family - who is your favorite Clan?

Mine is Smoke Jaguar for a whole lot of reasons. The main one is that I very much enjoyed the puzzle of using the statements of these people's enemies to work out what they were really like.
July 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I like the late contract #MegaMek battles but they do get a bit samey. This gif could be any of four that I fought in the last month of the first job - skirmish with opfor until the employer shows up, then provide fire support while they finish the fight.
July 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Last week I cursed my BattleTech rolls by talking trash about James McKenna. This week I turned my scorn on House Davion and there were results. #MegaMek
June 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So last week I decided to badmouth James McKenna. (I'm aware that this rules out ever having a hot streak of luck in BattleTech again.) Web version of the letter is at:
secretsofbattletech.substack.com/p/hegemony?r...
June 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's a shame that by the time the storyline was picking up in the 3020s we only had old & busted Janos - just a shadow of the guy who once declared a year-long party for his whole realm.
June 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This week's newsletter went out to subscribers yesterday, but the web version's live now at:
secretsofbattletech.substack.com/p/tukayyid-d...
May 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One of these men is the greatest hero of his Clan, a man whose skill and sacrifice saved his people from a dark fate - and the other guy's Aidan Pryde.

This week's newsletter will be with free subscribers tomorrow & it's already live for supporters old & new at: ko-fi.com/post/Tukayyi...
May 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Me: "OK, I have some time to focus on reading this stuff about Khan Ian Hawker and-"
My brain: "Dia-mond Shark doo doo duh-doo duh-doo doo" (repeats endlessly)

😬
May 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Big Red was mostly right. The Nova Cat plan was kinda crazy - but the inconsistent Khan among these three was our boy Bjorn.

If you haven't seen the newsletter yet, the free web version's at:
secretsofbattletech.substack.com/p/tukayyid-s...
May 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
May 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This week's newsletter discusses the strategies of the first three Khans on Tukayyid. 1 kinda crazy, 1 inconsistent, 1 unlucky - but which is which?

Free subscribers will get this issue via Substack in about 26 hours. Early access for supporters is already live at ko-fi.com/post/Tukayyi...
May 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Me, a humble fan trying to understand Tukayyid: "Hey Nova Cat, wh-"
Clan Nova Cat: "AAAHHHHH!"
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The anniversaries of the Battle of Tukayyid are almost upon us. This week's newsletter discussed the challenge to battle and looked at the Clans' bidding strategies in the context of their supply situations.

secretsofbattletech.substack.com/p/tukayyid-t...
April 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What else was I going to talk about on Smoke Jaguar week? The most recent issue of my newsletter could have been about the Fidelis - but instead it discussed the atrocity at Turtle Bay:

secretsofbattletech.substack.com/p/on-the-edo...
April 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM