MechaStellar VER9.4 – Monthly Roster Update JAN24 – Captain Harlock

For this month’s MechaStellar update we are adding the classic Space Pirate Captain Harlock and the stellar warships for the Arcadia, the Queen Emeraldas as well as Harlock’s original ship the Death Shadow which was then salvaged and turned against him by his nemesis Zone.

Captain Harlock was created by the late Leiji Matsumoto the creator of several foundational anime and manga titles including Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999. He has a very distinctive style and many of his works share common themes and even common characters which lead to some fans calling his works the ‘Leijiverse’.

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Roster Update – January 2024 – HP Upgrades

Here are the updated unit rosters early this month. All Frame 2+ unit received an HP boost. Some units were adjusted to keep their old HP and instead improve Sensors, Move or their weapons. The Dom series, a staple grunt for Zeon has had its cost reduced. Lastly, rebalanced GP02 Physalis.

You can find them on the game-downloads page here: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/

Be sure to check out the DRAFT VER9.4 Rules here: https://mechastellar.com/ver9-drafts/

MechaStellar – Bonus Roster Update – Great Mazinger

We are ahead of schedule and so for this month in addition to Combattler V and Voltes V we’re adding another fan favorite series to the roster, Great Mazinger (1974) the sequel to Toei’s Mazinger Z (1972). We’re also including a Core Rules revision which streamlines some of the Stellar Warfare rules in preparation for the upcoming Captain Harlock release.

You can find them here: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/

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MechaStellar – Monthly Roster Update – December 2023 – Combattler V and Voltes V

For this month’s MechaStellar update we are adding the classic combining super robots Combattler V and Voltes V, a well known staple for the SRW games. We have also updated the Core Rules to VER 9.3 with a changes that allow Close Combat [CC] weapons to prevent a counterattack and a streamlining of the SRW module. The Wargame Rules to VER 9.2 to account for some VP updates as well as the inclusion of the “Highly Skilled Pilot” upgrades which allow you to use a Skill like Accelerate or Bullseye for free once per turn. A summary of all changes can be found at the bottom of this post. You can find the updated rules and mecha profiles on the game downloads page: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/

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Federation vs Zeon Missions 11-15 added to the Solo / Coop Campaign

Here’s an early Christmas present for all of our Gundam fans. We’ve updated the Federation vs Zeon sandbox mission packs for Solo or Co-op play and added in Missions 11-15. We’ve also made a few tweaks to the core rules and wargames rules as well as a few additions to the unit roster based on player requests. You can find the update summary below.

NOTE – This is only for Federation and Zeon unit profiles. AU Gundam and Super Robots will update later this month.

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MechaStellar Unit Roster Update – November 2023 – Gundam X

For this month’s update we have the long awaited After War Gundam X, an Alternate Universe (AU) Gundam show with a post-apocalyptic setting. This AU is unique in that is essentially a “What if” story set in the Universal Century with all the technology and terminology mirroring the Universal Century. In this What if scenario it looks at what would happen to the Earth and the colonies had our Amuro-esque hero fail to stop the colony drop operation and Earth was turned into a wasteland. Our protagonists are Vultures who scavenge the wasteland while dealing with rival Vultures in a Mad Max style conflict.

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MechaStellar – Three Month Look Ahead

Here’s a quick look at the monthly update schedule for MechaStellar. We like to do these after a poll closes. The winners of the last poll were Gundam X, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and Combattler V & Voltes V.

In September & October we released the heroes of the Gurren Brigade. In November we’ll also include the Dai-Gurren battleship as well as the enemy battle ships of the four generals, their personal ganmen as well as Viral’s Enkidu, The Spiral Kings Lazengann and a few ganmen profiles. This should complete all the units pre-timeskip.

In November we will also release the first batch of units for Gundam X including the main cast. We’re also including a balance patch that will resolve a couple underlying issues as well overhaul the HP / Evade / Shield systems to make it a bit more forgiving for new players and grunt units.

In December we will have Combattler V and Voltes V.

We’ll also have more drafts available for Zeta Gundam on the VER9 drafts page. https://mechastellar.com/ver9-drafts/

In January we will do Great Mazinger.

Be sure to vote in the next poll too, we will be selecting the top 3 choices as winners. You can find the poll on the MechaStellar downloads page: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/

Poll Results

Alright the poll results are in our next three series will be Turn-A Gundam, another Braves (Yuusha) series and our first series about Stellar Warships, Captain Harlock: The Arcadia of my Youth movie.

MechaStellar VER 9.1 and October Roster Update

The October Update is here and we have additional units from Gurren Lagann as well as a few requests from Mobile Suit Gundam including some terrestial warships such as the Gaw and Big Tray.

We also have a balance patch, the first one in four months. This affects a great number of weapons and units (including the fan favorite Big Zam) which you can find summarized after the break. If you want to read more in-depth check out these two posts.

Melee and Close Range Weapons Overhaul

Combat Roles Update

All the new mecha profiles and rules can be found on the downloads page: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/

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MechaStellar Roster Update – Sept 2023 – Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

For this month’s update we have long awaited Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann! This is a fondly remembered mecha show that became a phenomenon when it first released in 2007 being picked up by a large swath of the anime blogging community and soaring in popularity on various image message boards and forums being enjoyed by mecha fans and general viewers alike, it was later picked up for US Broadcast in 2008.

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