So, very quick poll for the Patrons: Patreon apparently has just released the ability for me to offer annual memberships to patrons, where you pay for a year of patronage up front and then are a patron all year long.
I personally am not sure what the use of this is, so I figured I'd put it to a poll. Is anyone actually interested in me s...
So long time no chat, Patrons! Just wanted to check in and give you all a look at what I'm up to right now since it's been a bit of a quiet time for BTA recently.
Basically, June was mostly a wash. I had a week-long trip at the start and then I had Origins and the BTA 4-year anniversary last week. Between those was a lot of plan...
2023-06-26 18:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, BD here!
It's been a hot minute since I updated here, but I think y'all are aware of why. December saw the release of the Sanctuary Worlds project. January saw the release of another quad mech as well as getting the wiki up and running again (still in progress but we're getting there!). February and March saw the release of our ...
2023-03-22 18:14:35 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the third major part of the Sanctuary Worlds history! After this, the next update will come after the Sanctuary Worlds are released, as it consists of major story spoilers for their storyline in BTA.
The Quiet Years:
-2702 to 2980: Over these 278 years, the Sanctuary Worlds quietly expanded their populations, developed ne...
2022-11-23 18:14:51 +0000 UTC View PostHere's part 2 of the Sanctuary Worlds Timeline, this time covering their initial settlement and growth period. Enjoy!
Settlement and Growth:
-2576: The Jacobson Haven government, pressured by elements within its population, engages in the first military action in the Sanctuary Worlds, a raid against a Mallard Republic planet to stea...
2022-11-15 18:58:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an in-game screenshot of the location of the Sanctuary Worlds. The Sanctuary Worlds is officially divided into two clusters: the Sanctuary itself and the Shield Worlds. The Shield Worlds are the cluster of green planets on the left, the Sanctuary is the cluster of red/blue/purple planets on the right. To the upper left, you can see the T...
2022-11-11 19:35:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe past two weeks have been relatively quiet on the homefront as I've dealt with some IRL stuff, but there's been forward progress on the Sanctuary Worlds. On Oct 31st, I released the Patron-only tech preview and have been coallating feedback on Discord and making balance adjustments as we go. It's been an absolutely great process and I love th...
2022-11-11 19:26:51 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Patrons! Today I bring you some tasty background lore about the Sanctuary Worlds. I'll be breaking it up across a few days and a few posts, just to not overwhelm with info (there's a lot of it). Today is their root origins as Terran Hegemony corporations in the pre-Star League era and the story of their founding in the Sanctuary Worlds th...
2022-11-09 18:06:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a long road, getting from there to here, but it's finally arrived! The Patron-exclusive Sanctuary Worlds demo is here! Now, this demo has some caveats to it. First, it is *only* a tech preview. There is no plot, no factions, no new worlds or enemies to fight. This is *exclusively* the Sanctuary Worlds technology and mech roster for the...
2022-10-31 17:02:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Sharp-eyed patrons might notice some fun stuff on this lad. A 50 ton evasive threat, the Leaper specializes in getting into annoying places and putting in some good work when there. The Leaper is another Sanctuary-unique chassis that has no Inner Sphere analogue, so you'll definitely want to add this one to your shopping list!
2022-10-28 17:27:42 +0000 UTC View PostWhelp, it finally happened, I couldn't dodge it forever. It's been nearly three years since Covid first took root in society and I *finally* caught it. My housemate went to a work conference and brought covid back with them. I've spent most of this week coughing and being unable to breathe clearly, which makes work difficult. However, I did get ...
2022-10-28 17:21:16 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Sanctuary Archives comes the first of their unique chassis that has no Inner Sphere analogue! The Cheetah is a super-fast raider (this one isn't even the fastest) and likes to zoom zoom around with small lasers.
2022-10-14 16:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostSince last update, BD has been very very busy! Sadly, a whole week of it wasn't with the new project. For those unaware, October 6th was my birthday. That week was mostly consumed by preparations for my birthday stream, as well some IRL stuff involving paperwork that took an obscenely long time to chew through, so the week of October 3-9 was pre...
2022-10-14 15:47:57 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Sanctuary vaults comes this, the Helepolis HEP-5T. There's a pretty exciting thing in here I think, at least one that players are gonna "love" to see on the other side of the battlefield!
2022-09-30 18:30:49 +0000 UTC View PostJust like two weeks ago, I've basically just been making mechs. Wish I had something more interesting to say, but it's gonna be "BD makes boring stuff" for quite awhile. I've just about finished their "canon" chassis, that is to say the mechs that the Sanctuary Worlds took with them out of the Inner Sphere when they left in 2571. Now I have to s...
2022-09-30 18:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Sanctuary vaults comes this, the Rifleman-4GC. Enjoy the preview, there's some cool stuff in here!
2022-09-16 16:22:26 +0000 UTC View PostSo it's been a pretty fruitful two weeks for the new project but it'll be super quick to explain it.
I've spent the last two weeks just starting to make mechs. I've had a few interruptions for core BTA (such as making the Iron Cheetah and Hammerhead mechs, as well as another one to be revealed on Monday's stream [it's a Clan mech...
Check it out folks, the first glimpse of Sanctuary technology. What all of this is will be explained another time but thought it might be fun to get a peek at a premier light mech. ;)
2022-09-02 18:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostTwo weeks ago I announced a break in general BTA updates and a focus on the new Sanctuary Worlds project. Since that time, we've had another patch to fix some issues in main BTA but I've not been idle on the Sanctuary Worlds either. Today is a bit of an update as to where I am at and what the plan is going forward as well as a kind of rough road...
2022-09-02 16:01:26 +0000 UTC View Postv14.3 (aka the "Electronic Warfare Overhaul" release) has been released to the installer. This is a smaller patch but still has a few things in it! Let's go:
NEW MECH: The Flashman has finally bolted into play! The 75 ton "flashbulb" is found with ComStar/Word of Blake as well as being produced at Hesperus II, go check it ...
2022-09-01 16:58:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
Today I made an announcement to the BTA Discord about BTA's regular updates coming less frequently as I combat burn out. I also mentioned that I would be working on a large new BTA project, but that I couldn't give any details about it in public right now. Well, guess what! You guys aren't the public and you mos...
2022-08-19 16:12:43 +0000 UTC View Postv14.2 (aka the "C3 From TT" release) has been released to the installer. This is a smaller patch but still has some cool stuff in it! Let's go:
**IMPORTANT READ THIS OR SUFFER A MISERABLE DEATH**: This patch requires one user action. After you update, go to your Mods folder and delete the folder named ``.modtek`` at the ve...
2022-08-18 19:08:49 +0000 UTC View PostAs a bit of a heads up, gonna start cross-posting patch notes here on Patreon (was recommended to me by a buddy, is a good idea, keeps activity on here). Gonna start with today's patch, v14.1.1. Patch notes follow:
v14.1.1 (aka the "Been Awhile Since A Hotfix" release) has been released to the installer. This is a decently content ...
Welcome back, Commander. Today we're covering the Sacellum's technological capabilities. Generally speaking, the Sacellum's technology bears resemblance to our own, with some critical changes. They use the same basic triangle of ballistic/energy/missile weaponry as the Inner Sphere or even the Clans, but they share few to no weapons with the Inn...
2020-10-11 19:10:30 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to your second briefing Commander. Today we'll be covering the somewhat unusual war culture the Sacellum developed. As of now, they fight much like any Inner Sphere or Periphery power does, but there are some unique differences you need to be aware of in their deployment size and view of combat. In our first briefing, it was mentioned th...
2020-09-25 19:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostHello Commander. As you have only recently become aware of the new conflict brewing in the galactic south, this briefing series has been scripted to get you up to speed on the war you're walking into. The Taurians would welcome any assistance you can provide and expect to see your company on the front lines against the Sacellum as soon as you co...
2020-09-14 19:25:41 +0000 UTC View PostThank you to everyone who voted! I appreciate hearing from you all. By a roughly 2:1 ratio, the Dane Sacellum was voted as the thing you'd prefer to see, so that's what'll happen. I'll start work on it soon. As I make progress, I plan to post info about their technology, mechs, lore, and space here and on Discord as we go, so that people can see...
2020-09-05 19:40:22 +0000 UTC View PostOk folks, time for a poll for my next project! I've been between large-scale projects for awhile, so it's time to get one going again. I have a couple things on the docket, you get to vote for what you'd like to see me work on first (these will all get done eventually).
First, we have a conversion of Ablomis's Solaris VII flashpoint series...
2020-08-27 18:08:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks!
So, I've been doing a minor overhaul here on Patreon, and one thing I realized is that having a hidden Discord server for Patrons is, while nice, a little more than I can handle at once. Additionally, I wanted to give you fine folks a little special recognition in the community. To facilitate this, I've decided to make a special...