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 all enjoy the content too! Where to find Cross Electric Designs: Link...
Jun 22, 2025•2 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 46
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolan...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 45
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, and how those went. Hope you enjoy! We very much appreciate our Pat...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Season 2Ep. 44
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, p...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 43
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 42
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like t...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 41
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us t...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 40
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unrel...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 38
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 40 min
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 We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If yo...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 37
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! We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some u...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 47 min
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 We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you...
Jan 15, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 35
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 34
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! We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Pa...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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. We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 32
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. Also, Patrons stay tuned for some unreleased bonus clips from our pre-recording shenanigans. You'll get a sneak peak behind ...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 41 min
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. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting...
Nov 04, 2024•57 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up: 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 start! We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatu...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Welcome to a new episode where we look at what happens when a faction considers nuclear fallout to be an acceptable response to the social snub of not getting an invitation to your birthday party. Welcome to Regulus! We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to k...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The Coolant Pod has crossed the 26 episode mark and have officially produced a full year's worth of content!!!! Have you ever wanted to get out and competitively roll dice with a BUNCH of other Battletech fans? In this episode, we tackle how to prepare for a Battletech tournament and what you should be thinking about day of the event. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www....
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to another episode where Jesty, Pirate and Tweezer look at one of the new Kickstarter force packs - The Inner Sphere Security Lance. We'll talk about what you can and can't expect when fielding these units (or facing off against them) in both Classic and Alpha Strike. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate o...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 26
It's a BONUS episode!!!! Fresh off some awesome in person dice rolling action, the Coolant Pod talks through the crazy missions throughout the weekend, the winning lists and why the unit choices made helped the winners succeed. Don't forget to check back in next week as we resume our normal biweekly schedule. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.c...
Aug 25, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Yo ho me hearties. It's time for our own Pirate to teach us the ways of his people and talk about some of the pirates of the sphere. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like to become a Patreon of the Coolant Pod, please vi...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The Coolant Pod rips open another force pack from the Mercenaries Kickstarter - This time the Clan Direct Fire Star. We talk about the Mechs' history, variants and tactics for use in both Classic and Alpha Strike. We are officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making mo...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 23
So many special guests on this one, the recording room got a bit cramped. We are discussing the upcoming Nashcon tournament and what to expect while teasing some hints out of Carbon and Warning. Also joining us are Bruceifus and Kaiserfalk from the MRC to talk Alpha Strike list building and tactics for what we are bringing to the event. Link for the Nashcon tournament: https://www.nashcon.org/product-page/battle-tech Tournament Packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11h3SRur9gUEJV396BH_BGFek...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On this lore related episode, we review Clan Blood Spirit and why the way of the clans would have turned out differently if only the rest of the clans had listened to their conscious. We are now officially sponsored by Fortress Games and Miniatures, and highly recommend Bobby for all of your Battletech and hobby related purchases: https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com We very much appreciate our Patreons who have been generous in supporting us to keep making more content. If you would like ...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode, we dive into the Inner Sphere Recon Force Pack coming out with the Mercenaries kick starter for when you need to recon ALL the things and how to best use these mechs in your Classic and Alpha Strike table top games. Also, we have just launched a Patreon account, so if you like what we are doing and generously want to support us to keep doing more, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheCoolantPod We'd love your feedback on what we are doing well, suck at, or anything in betwee...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Recently, Tom and Jeff went to Detroit to play in Motor City Mayhem. And tonight, we have special guests Josh from the Mechbay podcast and our gracious host and T.O. Steve on the show to talk about Alpha Strike tactics - how we prepared for the event, thoughts on how to solve the blind missions, and in-game adjustments we made. This will hopefully be an Alpha Strike primer to showcase different schools of thought on what to expect participating in on the second largest Alpha Strike tournament in...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We're BACK! this is a continuation of episode 17 where we explore the units coming in the Kickstarter box set and how to best use these units to beat the stuffing out of your opponents. MRC Discord link for all your online Battletech gaming needs: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On this episode, we start exploring the units coming in the Kickstarter box set and how to best use these units to beat the stuffing out of your opponents. MRC Discord link for all your online Battletech gaming needs: https://discord.gg/UnwFRV4xha
May 28, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 17
