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[Koniving]

H I A S, on 08 January 2018 - 01:38 PM, said:

What is Sarna?

You were already given the site address. Which keeps only canonical articles but is prone to having things written in "their own words" based on sources. Sometimes these words are false. Such as the Thunder having a single shot 120mm Ac/20 that can blow limbs off. It isn't single shot...

Another good source is battletech.rpg.hu or their app Much Factory. Rather than wiki style entries they copy/paste the info straight from released sources (the ones available free). They also make hidden bits of the years that stuff was released so when you find two things of conflicting info you can check under the hood and see this info is from a 1987 source and that is from a 1999 source and make your preference. I prefer FASA (the original creators) over other sources that might retcon stuff. Especially refuse to touch wizkidz sources.

Corrected the "auto corrected" mistakes.

Edited by Koniving, 09 January 2018 - 07:27 AM.

[CycKath]

Koniving, on 08 January 2018 - 05:52 PM, said:

Another good source is battletech.rpg.hu or their app Much Factory. Rather than wiki style entries they copy/paste the info straight from released sources (the ones available free).

Except their not free, not legally at least, which is why Sarna avoids copy paste but unfortunately leads to issues are people paraphrase...

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

Douglas grizzly, on 07 January 2018 - 04:08 PM, said:

its not always easy to find on a drop of a hat. thx for the link though

"Not easy to find"

-go to Sarna.net.
-Search mech you want lore on.
???[read said lore]
Profit.

[Koniving]

CycKath, on 08 January 2018 - 06:01 PM, said:

Except their not free, not legally at least, which is why Sarna avoids copy paste but unfortunately leads to issues are people paraphrase...

There's a lot of stuff released for free. The handbooks of all the factions for example are available for free -- without the artwork.
Since articles are pretty much reading only, there's no issue providing that.

Gotta buy those books if you want the artwork.

[Koniving]

(Unlike the TROs where the artwork is crap, the artwork in most of the books is pretty good.)


Phoenix Hawk.


Wolverine

-------

Also while I'm here.
Original TRO Wolverine.

Japanese TRO Wolverine...


Original TRO Locust (colored)


Japanese TRO Locust (colored)


Interesting, isn't it?

[xVLFBERHxT]

Koniving, on 09 January 2018 - 09:23 AM, said:

(Unlike the TROs where the artwork is crap, the artwork in most of the books is pretty good.)


Phoenix Hawk.


Wolverine

-------

Also while I'm here.
Original TRO Wolverine.

Japanese TRO Wolverine...


Original TRO Locust (colored)


Japanese TRO Locust (colored)


Interesting, isn't it?

It is indeed!

[Internal Obedience XIII-omega]

I love that Japanese Locust

[IllCaesar]

Internal Obedience XIII-omega, on 07 January 2018 - 07:52 PM, said:

One would think sarna.net be bookmarked literally by everyone that plays this game.

I dunno, I had to tell somebody about Smurfy yesterday. Sarna is even less relevant than that.