The Coolant Pod

Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! This time around we're looking at new plastic crack open coming out in the near future and walking through the break down of the mechs you'll be getting in the Kurita Ranger Lance and some of the more useful or interesting variants of these chassis.

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In this episode we have two special guests to help us understand everything that goes into designing and creating printable STL files, particularly for terrain - Matt from Cross Electric Designs and Christopher from Thunderhead Studio. These two put on a superb background and educational talk on the how to's, tools, design philosophies, etc. We at the Pod had a fantastic time listening to them during the recording and hope you ...

This episode is another tactical discussion on the merits of using Indirect Fire. The illustrious Jason Hansa is joining us in the pod again for this somewhat controversial topic on tool allowing you to shoot at your opponents without fear of reprisal. We won't be talking about artillery here, that's an episode all it's own at a later date.

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It's starting to get into peak tournament season and the Coolant Pod (with a guest in tow), headed up to Detroit to throw math rocks and have a blast with friends new and old at Motor City Mayhem, the second largest Alpha Strike event in the country. In this episode, we'll break down what decisions we make and how we think about list building for blind mission in the Assault format. Then we'll dive into the four games we played, an...

Ten meter tall mechs are the reason most of us got into this game. But in this episode, the Coolant Pod talks about a unit type that some feel are unheralded, some just don't understand and never take, and frankly WE feel naked going into battle without them. It's time to talk all things Battle Armor and how to use them effectively.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Coolant Pod. When Catalyst dropped the Black Remnant pack at PAX, we were all surprised. And now that we've had a chance to play with these units, we've found some serious pain to bring to your next game.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Coolant Pod. Putting together an event can be one of the most rewarding and thankless jobs at the same time. But the saying "if you build it, they will come" rings true. This episode is to talk through what aspiring tournament organizers should take into account, questions to consider and how to make sure your players have a good time.

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! As Tweezer recovers from Brawl in the Bluegrass, we are reaching into the Patreon only archives to publicly release an episode we previously recorded for Patreon only. Jason Hansa is back as a special guest to play a game of Battletech Would You Rather?

The next episode is already recorded but needs to be edited so we may get something out sooner than 2 weeks from now.

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! Pirate and Jesty have the controls in this one to talk about the Circinus Federation - a Pirate faction you may have heard of but most of us know nothing about.

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! This time around we crack open both of the Davion force packs and give a break down of the mechs you'll be getting in the Davion Heavy Battle Lance, and the Davion Cavalry Lance and some of the more useful or interesting variants of these chassis.

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! In this episode we talk about the forthcoming Brawl in the Bluegrass weekend long Battletech event featuring Classic, Alpha Strike, a Trial of Bloodright, Trivia, Painting and more!

Stick around as Pirate, Nitro and Jesty grill Tweezer about his event and try to pry as many details out as possible.

Link to event packet and signups:here

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! This time around we get hands on with formations. What is a formation? How do i make one? why is the charger labeled a scout? we answer all of these questions and more!

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In this episode, the Coolant Pod is joined by a special guest, author extraordinaire Jason Hansa and we dive headfirst into the lore surrounding one of the most mysterious factions in Battletech: The Society. And, in true Coolant Pod fashion, we meander into the rest of the "bad guys" from the Wars of Reaving era.

Jason's books: Amazon list

Battletech Onslaught: https://a.co/d/eNMFAi1

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Another year comes to a close and the Pod reflects on the past year with fond memories then we discuss what events, personal growth goals and other hijinks we are looking forward to in 2025.

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! We've been good MechCommanders this year so we're sharing our Battletech wish lists with Catalyst Claus! Come listen in to the things we'd like to see happen with the IP, lore, products, everything. Hopefully someone from CGL listens and decides all our ideas are gold and puts them into production immediately!

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod! We're doing another force pack review and break down the pros and cons of the mechs in the Clan Cavalry Star force pack in both Classic and Alpha Strike with our special guest for this episode, FunkSoulBrother.

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coolant Pod. This time around we'll "briefly" recap the SoCal Open, and listen to Pirates adventures at Southern Assault IV, and then we'll get into discussing maps for both Alpha Strike and Classic. What makes a good map? What makes a bad map? We'll answer these questions and more in this extra long episode for your listening pleasure.

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There's yet another new megamek event coming up in the MRC - Cameron Heat. In this episode, we welcome Sam a.k.a. DesertDream to the show to talk about his upcoming event and the lists we have built to participate in it.

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Welcome to a new episode where we get up close and personal with a veritable legend in the Battletech community - Bobby Ash. And then we give him a mic and a soapbox. We'll talk about Fortress Minis and Games, a Battletech museum and even might drag a few hints out of Bobby for what to expect at Southern Assault in a couple of weeks. If only we had a wheelbarrow, that would be a...