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The Second Circuit: A Casual BattleTech Hangout is a chill, low-intensity chat with folks from the Focht's Network Events Team about the world's greatest way do to math on charts that makes big stompy robots shoot at each other. Also sometimes planes.
Stay tuned for new episodes every Monday morning!
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Jesse is talking the Mechnificent 7 with three of its biggest stars and noted BattleTech luminaries: Paul Clarkson, Director of Focht's Network, Mr. Tex of the Black Pants Legion & firearms enthusiast, and Randall N Bills, Creative Director of Catalyst Game Labs and saKhan of all things BattleTech - who was somehow perfectly okay with what these maniacs did to his franchise!
Haven't had a chance yet to watch the Mech7? Both seasons are now available for binging on Six Sides of Gaming, so get your snacks and dig in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NerFH0MGQ&list=PLx73ytEdrCFcM5bxTXLlQzTUkcDggm5Hq
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
Monday Jun 15, 2026
Monday Jun 15, 2026
Jesse and Avalyn are talking self-propelled boom sticks. Jesse got spanked! C3 at WWAC; Aces doesn't recognize it. The MetroMech! It's Long Tom is scarier than we thought. ATMs - are they too crazy? Lasers go extinct. Fire Falcon E! Where are our alternate munitions? Hel C! Savage Wolf A. Build some of this onto something more accessible; a Javelin? What the hell were Listen-Kill Missiles? Let's make an alternate missile munition scenario.
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
Monday Jun 08, 2026
Monday Jun 08, 2026
Jesse, Scott, and Jo are talking flying machines!New minis! The Wingmate Tournament: close game! BattleMech baseball sidebar. Star Wars. FFG's X-Wing and Heroes of the Arturi Cluster. Clan fighters. World War II trumpets. Is it still the Cold War? Society X variants. A brief history lesson. RACs in space. Snow Raven exclusivity. R-Teams and Triads. Hurting Paul Clarkson, semi intentionally.
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
Monday Jun 01, 2026
Monday Jun 01, 2026
Jesse saw the launch trailer for Chaos Reign and lost his mind with enthusiasm over the animated series. Avalyn tries to keep things grounded.
"This is the Inner Sphere—thousands of planets colonized by humankind. Once it was united under the Star League, but for the last three hundred years it has been consumed by savage wars... until a new enemy appeared—mysterious invaders known as the Clans. Powerful and ruthless, they struck like lightning, attacking every sector at once. But they made one big mistake: they attacked my home planet! Now, in the spirit of the Star League, ancient enemies have reunited... and we're gonna take back our galaxy!"
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/ - however for this one episode we're using the theme to the animated series BattleTech, developed by Saban Entertainment
Monday May 25, 2026
Monday May 25, 2026
Jesse, Scott, and Jo are joined by Joshua "Kestrel" Franklin, "Metal" Ed Stephens, and Mike "Kirby" Bisaillon, the creative minds behind Hot Spots Draconis Reach! We're talking how it came about. Changes and improvements from Hinterlands and the grueling playtesting schedule. The massive Loneliness Island campaign. Working your way up to it or jumping straight in. The other contracts. How to pronounce things. Ravens! All the factories of the Inner Sphere. Support from the devs. Hinterlands supplemental! Gameplay connectivity. Jump drives plot-nitro. Timelines. Sneaking names in. The twins that became the cover model 'Mechs. Any hints for the next one?
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
Monday May 18, 2026
Monday May 18, 2026
Jesse, Avalyn, and Scott talk the next Battle of Luthien! Woo woo Wednesday wepwesent! Too bad the first one was a lot better in the games and the novels than the actual sourcebook. Let's come up with something more practical. Alpha Strike for sure, right? Recreating the tension from the book is not just objective focused, it's character focused. Dracs, tradition versus modernity. Rasalhague, joiners versus deniers. Overlapping and contrasting secondary/sub objectives. Make it Aces' campaign size. Katana Tormark and the Dragon's Fury with Yori Kurita and the Dragon's Claws. The world's most disrespectful Katana summary. Allies, but Katana wants Yori dead. Both allies can get a supply depot, but only one faction gets the points. Similar for the Joiner and the Denier? Capture a supply depot. Hold a location. Advance before your ally! Turret control. Do main objectives prioritize over sub objectives? With Avalyn (professional game designer), Scott (professional writer), and Jesse (professional Jesse) working together we come up with some cool stuff!
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
Monday May 11, 2026
Monday May 11, 2026
Jesse, Scott, and Jo are 'MechTechs today! Remember MechWarrior 2? Customizing works in the videogames but not on the table. How do we solve that? Scott's made some killer LAMs in MegaMek, but would never bring them to the table. Does BattleTech have to change to allow for customs? Compounding BV? RAT tables for equipment? Can tonnage, C-bills and BV work together in a way to make that work? Are we just reinventing the MUL? What if you can only change a little. Maybe that's where the different weapon-type slots in the videogames come from. Stick to doing it by tonnage? How do we stop medium laser boating in that case? More of Jesse's food analogies. Way back when the constructions rules were as much for the designers as the players. Maybe it's just a different kind of game.
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
Monday May 04, 2026
Monday May 04, 2026
Jesse and Jo are getting in depth with a brush! How do I paint missile launchers?? Sometimes there are missiles and sometimes there are not. Jo says it's a question of scale. Some mistakes can be interpreted as battle damage. Art versus 'realistic'. Context specific is important for the art. Make different parts different colours. Yell-oh-no! This applies to bases as well - Jesse can't do basing because of the risk that a desert base goes on a snow map. Jo would love to hypothetically take it a bit further. Painting is subjective in the end. Jesse is moving on to continuing to kitbash an all RAC unit. Jo hates kitbashing with missile launchers.
Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated.
Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing!
Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5Nu
Focht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetwork
Six Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgaming
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social
Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/