Temporary: Site Operations

[DNA]

Greetings everyone,

While the leadership is on indefinite hiatus, a few of us players have decided to get things moving again for MERC-Net. While we may not have access to BTM for approving the creation of player characters, new units, and contracts, we feel those activities can be captured here and transferred back to BTM when the leadership returns.

I have created an account on Google and will send spreadsheets to players who want to create new Player Characters, Units, and Contracts; I will create new threads on MERC-Net for the submission, review, and approval new items, and create new Unit threads to allow players to start posting. When the leadership returns, I want to keep clean records so that the information can be transferred back to BTM where it rightfully belongs.

I'll be calling on current active players to help me in reviewing and approving new submissions, and I think that the collective experience between us will make that activity run smoothly.

If you have any questions, please drop a post here in this thread, send me a PM, or email me: mercnet.battletech@gmail.com. I'll try to respond to you promptly, direct you to a link on MERC-Net for the information, or call upon other players to help me provide information. Thank you all for your patience.

Best regards,
DNA

[Vampire]

Can I just check which unit bidded for the Contract?

[DNA]

Hi Vampire,

When I checked the Contracts section of BTM, the only contract existing is ; no contract for New Mars exists. I also checked each unit in BTM, and none have been assigned to the New Mars contract, so if you want it, you can have it. Which unit will be taking on this contract?

Regards,
DNA

[Vampire]

[Mcraven]

I submitted a bid on it, trying to push one of my units into another contract, right away. It just seemed like it would provide a lot of character development, giving me a chance to flesh out that unit. I can always let you have it, if you have an idea how you would prosecute it.

[Vampire]

[Mcraven]

Like I stated, I am just looking at fleshing out a company, and having a little fun with the warlords. I will push out there, and see where I wind up. You can always jump out there with a supplemental, if that appeals to you?

[Vampire]

Either way works for me, though I'm inclined now to just picking up anything to flash out a new unit... for unknown reasons, I'm suddenly overcome with a bug to come up with ideas for a brand new command that might or might not be integrated into the Black Stars.
Ideas include:
1) Combat engineering and salvage mercs;
OR
2) A unit that specializes in urban/close quarters combat.
OR
3) A combination of the above 2!

Like I said earlier, just go ahead and have fun.

[DNA]

That sounds like an intriguing unit to flesh out. I'm suddenly re-evaluating my unit creation. Darn it.

[Vampire]