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UPDATE: Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook in final production! We received a batch of approvals for artwork last week and continue to wait for the rest. We were assured by one gentleman at Harmony Gold that they’d try to get all the approvals and changes to us by Friday of this week. Text approvals started coming in yesterday, so we’re hopeful. As soon as we have them all the book gets laid out and sent to the printer! If we get them soon the book will be out this month as fast as we can make it happen. Keep those pre-orders rolling in.

UPDATE: Robotech® Genesis Pits™ Sourcebook. The writing continues to move along nicely and we’re shooting for a January release (pending approval from the Licensor). 8½ x 11 size. 96 pages. See the complete description elsewhere in this Weekly Update.

Robotech® New Generation Sourcebook should see final layout and go to the printer by the end of next week or the beginning of the following week. Approvals have been coming in from Harmony Gold all day. We’re not certain if we’ll really see ALL approvals by tonight as promised, but they are coming in at a good clip and we are hopeful.

DBX wrote:copy/paste from latest murmur

Robotech® New Generation Sourcebook should see final layout and go to the printer by the end of next week or the beginning of the following week. Approvals have been coming in from Harmony Gold all day. We’re not certain if we’ll really see ALL approvals by tonight as promised, but they are coming in at a good clip and we are hopeful.

ZINO wrote:NICE!!!!!!!

Arnie100 wrote:

ZINO wrote:NICE!!!!!!!

Only when the update says "At the printer" or "Just shipped."

Lt Gargoyle wrote:I would love to see RT books come on a steady pace and there is so much cannon stuff they could draw upon. However I have to agree I think HG will hold the reigns tight and possibly smother the Game once more.

Lt Gargoyle wrote:there is so much cannon stuff they could draw upon.

Jefffar wrote:I will point out that when you pre-order a Palladium book you aren't actually charged for it until it ships.

jaymz wrote:

Jefffar wrote:I will point out that when you pre-order a Palladium book you aren't actually charged for it until it ships.

While true, Jefffar, the problem is not knowing IF or when the charge will ever be put through. We already know they run into problems of credit cards that were previously supplied for a pre-order expiring between the time of the pre=order and the charge being put through.

Arnie100 wrote:

jaymz wrote:

Jefffar wrote:I will point out that when you pre-order a Palladium book you aren't actually charged for it until it ships.

While true, Jefffar, the problem is not knowing IF or when the charge will ever be put through. We already know they run into problems of credit cards that were previously supplied for a pre-order expiring between the time of the pre=order and the charge being put through.

Or if you had to change your credit card.

jaymz wrote:

Lt Gargoyle wrote:there is so much cannon stuff they could draw upon.

Like what? Pretty much all the canon stuff they can do is covered in the various books already once New Gen comes out. The only things missing are some ships and Super Alpha/Synchro Beta.

Well I blieve everyone here would love the spaceship book.

Colonel Wolfe wrote:

Well I blieve everyone here would love the spaceship book.

if it was honestly done Right, there could be multiple books on Space ships alone. since a Single Spaeship book would need to be 500+ pages.

Lt Gargoyle wrote:

jaymz wrote:

Lt Gargoyle wrote:there is so much cannon stuff they could draw upon.

Like what? Pretty much all the canon stuff they can do is covered in the various books already once New Gen comes out. The only things missing are some ships and Super Alpha/Synchro Beta.

Well I blieve everyone here would love the spaceship book. I would love something for the Master and Macross in the forum of Source books. Details about the robotech factories could be done here as you are one of those with Breeti. You could still do some malcontent stuff and the Sentinels is only half lost in the story line so there could be a source book for the war with the regent and his invid. heck throw togeather a source book out there for hunt for General Edwards and his traitor followers. Some stuff on Mars and Moon bases would be very nice as well.

jaymz wrote:The malcontent stuff is no longer canon and for all intents and purposes neither is Sentinels. That leaves Spaceships. War with the regent? All you need for that is Spaceships and the material already published in TSC. Seriously once New Gen is done there is very little left to be covered beyond Spaceships.

jaymz wrote:The malcontent stuff is no longer canon and for all intents and purposes neither is Sentinels. That leaves Spaceships. War with the regent? All you need for that is Spaceships and the material already published in TSC. Seriously once New Gen is done there is very little left to be covered beyond Spaceships.

ShadowLogan wrote:

jaymz wrote:The malcontent stuff is no longer canon and for all intents and purposes neither is Sentinels. That leaves Spaceships. War with the regent? All you need for that is Spaceships and the material already published in TSC. Seriously once New Gen is done there is very little left to be covered beyond Spaceships.

Not counting Spaceships.

Well in canon that has not been covered yet you have:
-The Regent's Invid Inorganics (PttSC)
-Sentinel Races beyond the Haydonites (PttSC)
-the VHT "Gladiator" mode looking mecha/Tiger Destroid (L&W#1)
-Wolf's Flash back Fighter (Show)
-Shadow Drones (Show, IIRC they aren't in TSC)
-Carpenter's Fighter (show)
-Pupil Pistol (show)
-a few distinct mecha at Point K (show)

Jefffar wrote:There is an opportunity with the RPG for Harmony Gold to cheaply expand the Robotech continuity. Remember the old West End Games Star Wars RPG? For many years that RPG was the main source of new characters, new items, now space ships, new worlds and almost anything else new in the setting.

The old RPG did similarly for the Robotech Line, though almost all of that new materiel has been written off with the continuity reboot.

Through the RPG Harmony Gold can explore and expand the universe we don't see on the screen in Robotech.

Chris0013 wrote:You need to stop making sense or you won't be allowed here anymore

ZINO wrote:FWIW???? what this mean sorry

Jefffar wrote:Potentially.

We may have earlier Alpha variants or more details on the Alpha variants from Shadow Chronicles that weren't explored in the RPG yet. There is also the rebuilt mecha (I so hope the term franken-mecha is not used in any official context in the book) mentioned in the murmurs.

We may also see designs with some form of connection to Southern Cross or maybe even our first glimpses of gear designed and used by independent forces.

Jefffar wrote:There is an opportunity with the RPG for Harmony Gold to cheaply expand the Robotech continuity. Remember the old West End Games Star Wars RPG? For many years that RPG was the main source of new characters, new items, now space ships, new worlds and almost anything else new in the setting.

The old RPG did similarly for the Robotech Line, though almost all of that new materiel has been written off with the continuity reboot.

Through the RPG Harmony Gold can explore and expand the universe we don't see on the screen in Robotech.

dataweaver wrote:Sure, with Tommy Yune in charge. Without him, HG would have tried to push forward with Robotech 3000 instead of at least trying to continue the story where New Generation left off. That would have flown like a brick, and pretty much killed Robotech. The current situation isn't a good one; but it's better by far than it would have been without Mr. Yune.

There's a lot that he's done that I don't agree with; but I can cut him quite a bit of slack for at least pointing Robotech in the right direction.

UPDATE: Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook – Progress is made! Approvals are in, and as you read this, Wayne Smith is busy laying out the New Generation™ Sourcebook. When done we send it in to Harmony Gold for final approval. With any luck, we’ll get approval back in a couple days and we can send the book off to the printer next week. We are excited to finally have this book heading for the printer. Keep those pre-orders rolling in, because this sourcebook has a little of everything: Use mecha from all eras of Robotech® in one setting, Veritech Fighters, Hover Tanks, Cyclones, and something called “Frankenmecha” – giant robots combined with the limbs, weapons and body parts of two or more mecha – rules for creating Frankenmecha, new weapons, new vehicles, seven new resistance fighter O.C.C.s, Invid Hives, key characters from the TV show, world overview, great art and more. And, due to popular demand, it is in our usual 8½ x 11 book format. Ships November 28.

ZINO wrote:GOOd NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook – Progress is made! Approvals are in, and as you read this, Wayne Smith is busy laying out the New Generation™ Sourcebook. When done we send it in to Harmony Gold for final approval. With any luck, we’ll get approval back in a couple days and we can send the book off to the printer next week. We are excited to finally have this book heading for the printer. Keep those pre-orders rolling in, because this sourcebook has a little of everything: Use mecha from all eras of Robotech® in one setting, Veritech Fighters, Hover Tanks, Cyclones, and something called “Frankenmecha” – giant robots combined with the limbs, weapons and body parts of two or more mecha – rules for creating Frankenmecha, new weapons, new vehicles, seven new resistance fighter O.C.C.s, Invid Hives, key characters from the TV show, world overview, great art and more. And, due to popular demand, it is in our usual 8½ x 11 book format. Ships November 28.

... and something called “Frankenmecha” – giant robots combined with the limbs, weapons and body parts of two or more mecha – rules for creating Frankenmecha, new weapons, new vehicles, seven new resistance fighter O.C.C.s, Invid Hives, key characters from the TV show, world overview, great art and more. And, due to popular demand, it is in our usual 8½ x 11 book format. Ships November 28.

ZINO wrote:GOOd NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook – Progress is made! Approvals are in, and as you read this, Wayne Smith is busy laying out the New Generation™ Sourcebook. When done we send it in to Harmony Gold for final approval. With any luck, we’ll get approval back in a couple days and we can send the book off to the printer next week. We are excited to finally have this book heading for the printer. Keep those pre-orders rolling in, because this sourcebook has a little of everything: Use mecha from all eras of Robotech® in one setting, Veritech Fighters, Hover Tanks, Cyclones, and something called “Frankenmecha” – giant robots combined with the limbs, weapons and body parts of two or more mecha – rules for creating Frankenmecha, new weapons, new vehicles, seven new resistance fighter O.C.C.s, Invid Hives, key characters from the TV show, world overview, great art and more. And, due to popular demand, it is in our usual 8½ x 11 book format. Ships November 28.

Jefffar wrote:The frankenmech concept is great and very fitting with a desperate resistance style environment - but a better name might have yielded less resistance.

Defender_X wrote:Went a head and pre-ordered it myself. Also looking forward to the Genesis Pit sourcebook too. Will make updating Return of the Masters easier.