After surfing around and trying to find out how to better evangelize BattleTech at lunch, I came across a very interesting Java developer group & BattleTech fans. Solaris Skunk Werks has created a Java Program to build your own mechs (or load up a master list of ‘mechs). The interface is not-so-easy to use, but it is usable (and has some very nice print options, such as adding hit location tables, etc on the sides).
The most important thing is that it includes Battle Values (which is a MUCH better way to balance your scenarios instead of ‘mech tonnage).
Also here is a nice example of a ‘mech printout (originally in pdf, but I screencaptured to PNG).
I’m very impressed and I can’t wait until I create some scenarios to play!