{"product_id":"battletech-technical-readout-dark-age","title":"BattleTech: Technical Readout Dark Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Readout: Dark Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the fourth volume in a series of Technical Readout by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEra. It was announced 15 March 2022, and had a limited release at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdepticon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e23–27 March 2022 and was followed by a general release in mid-October 2022.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe book is a compilation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e'Mech\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edesigns from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3075,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3085,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Prototypes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eExperimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Irregulars,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3145,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3150, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHistorical Wars of the Republic Era Sourcebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's content is mostly taken verbatim from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproducts that preceded it. The book is part of a reorganization of the original Technical Readouts to compile them per Era. Some Mechs are not present in this book that were mentioned in early products. Unlike the first book in this series, this book does not include additional\/new variants not published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkest Before the Dawn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the star-spanning devastation of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWord of Blake\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJihad\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earose the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRepublic of the Sphere, a new nation dedicated to breaking the centuries-long cycle of warfare plaguing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInner Sphere\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand creating new innovation and prosperity for all.The ideals of the Republic worked–for a time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3132,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehyperpulse generators\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eacross thousands of worlds went offline, enveloping the Inner Sphere in silence. Paranoia and opportunism ran rampant as age-old hostilities reignited and chaos ruled the day. The Republic, the grand experiment in hope, was torn asunder by hostile forces on every side.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Republic Era–better known as the Dark Age–was a time of upheaval and opportunity. Fortunes rose and fell, nations crumbled and others reconstituted. And at the center of the whirlwind lay\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTerra, the crown jewel of the Republic, a prize waiting for the warrior strong enough to seize it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: Dark Age\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexpands on \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Succession Wars\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Clan Invasion\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Jihad\u003cspan\u003e by combining the ’Mechs previously found in \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3075\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3085\u003cspan\u003e (and its \u003c\/span\u003eSupplemental\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: 3145\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Irregulars\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout: Prototypes\u003cspan\u003e, and more. 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