XCOM 2 also ran like crap at launch, and it's using UE. I think that people give Unity a bad rap based on some PC to console ports that didn't turn out so well, but overall, it's not the engine's fault.
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BATTLETECH |OT| Kill the meat, save the metal
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XCOM 2 also ran like crap at launch, and it's using UE. I think that people give Unity a bad rap based on some PC to console ports that didn't turn out so well, but overall, it's not the engine's fault.
Both Glitch and Dekker are still alive for me lol
Rest in pieces Dekker. That was some garbage dice the game just rolled for you. Also, 120 days paid vacation for my MC after getting punched in the head. (sigh)
Nice to see the OT is active. Anyone else hear missile launches when they close their eyes? Just me?
Man I got CARUSHED in one of the main story missions. It was timed mission with two objectives and I thought I'd be clever and split my forces. One dead pilot and one incapacitated later and one mech desperately hammering away at a structure trying to beat the clock and I lose and had to restart. I guess you can't go on after failing story missions like you can the side jobs. I was actually relieved at getting the second chance.
Man I got CARUSHED in one of the main story missions. It was timed mission with two objectives and I thought I'd be clever and split my forces. One dead pilot and one incapacitated later and one mech desperately hammering away at a structure trying to beat the clock and I lose and had to restart. I guess you can't go on after failing story missions like you can the side jobs. I was actually relieved at getting the second chance.
I feel bad about shooting the little guys.
thats the panzyr mission
thats the panzyr mission
I didn't want to get specific for other players, but yeah.
What really did me in was opening up the fog of war where the turrets were before getting turret control. The couple of hits from the turrets weren't bad, but then they were nearly all destroyed by the enemy in the turn before the voice tells them to focus on the mechs. So I didn't have them around to help. The second time around I kept the fog of war there and got turret control. The enemy didn't destroy any of the turrets before focusing on us and it made a huge difference.
I think installing multiple jets increases your jump range. And yeah you can use them every turn if you want but you have to watch out for heat. The tutorial could definitely be better.
You can use them instead of a regular move. More jets = more height and distance. They generate heat and give you max evasion. Unlimited use, unless they're blown off.
Yeah for some I reason I also thought for a few battles that they were limited use per battle and that installing multiple gave you more uses. But as you say it's range, and the only limit on their use is heat generation.
Is the heat generation dependent on the jump distance?
Is the heat generation dependent on the jump distance?
The turrets actually did some good work for me. I got spotted by the second turn after activating the turrets and they focused me. They had to slog upwards towards me while my lance and the turrets put them under fire.
It's weird coming from XCom because the pilot abilities (that don't cost Morale) have unlimited uses and no cooldown. You can multi target to your hearts content, allowing for heat.
Progression seems slow, isn't it? I haven't seen medium mechs in salvage or stores.
Or should I invest in light mechs?
Or should I invest in light mechs?
In the table top game they did: walking was 1 and running 2 regardless of distance traveled, jumping was 1 heat per hex moved with a minimum of 3.
Trying to piece together the rules differences is warming this old mechwarriors heart. I'd almost suggest people read the tabletop rules just to get a better idea of what's going on under the hood.
You get a free Centurion (50 ton medium) from the 3rd story mission (the second after the timeskip). Besides that you're basically stuck hoping to run into medium mechs for salvage.
I see. I'm just about to start that mission, actually. Thanks.
After the that mission you'll start running into more mediums and occasional heavies. The further you progress in the story, the more challenging contracts you'll get access to, and the heavier mechs you'll find. I'm guessing the heaviest and rarest mechs are found in faction space, as well. For most of the early game you're essentially hopping around the badlands.
I think you fire all your jump jets every time, but I haven't experimented to be sure.
I just tested this, and yeah, jump heat generation scales with the distance jumped.
(It doesn't seem to be affected by the number of installed jets)
Man, I was so gunshy after that first mission that I played it WAAAAY too safe in the next few. Now I've wasted nearly an entire month waiting on mechs to repair when one or two could have easily stomped a few tanks...
Anyone have any good builds for some of the light and medium mechs like the Kintaro, Griffen, Firestarter, ect. The stock builds or ok but wondering if anyone has created more efficient version with the mech lab
That's good to know it's true to form there.
I should be picking up the game later this week, letting you brave souls bug test it for me.
I actually got a heavy Jaegarmech pretty early. Managed to solve 1 part from a merc contract the and the other 2 from a story mission.
FYI, some missions, a drop shop will set down on a specific location, check the terrain information with your cursor before committing to a movement.
I had one land on one of my mechs and killed it instantly.
I had one land on one of my mechs and killed it instantly.
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I've played several story missions (5 maybe?) and bunch of merc contracts, and i've yet to lose a single 'Mech or pilot. What the hell are you folks doing???
That said, i do have bunch of pilots in the infirmary after just about every mission, and repairing 'Mechs takes so much time.
Currently working toward second 'Mech bay ASAP.
The silliest thing as been so far how my brand new JagerMech lost an arm in its first mission.
I'd tweak my 'Mechs, especially the Jager since it doesn't even have paper for armor, but i have no time for that, not until i get more 'Mech bays...
That said, i do have bunch of pilots in the infirmary after just about every mission, and repairing 'Mechs takes so much time.
Currently working toward second 'Mech bay ASAP.
The silliest thing as been so far how my brand new JagerMech lost an arm in its first mission.
I'd tweak my 'Mechs, especially the Jager since it doesn't even have paper for armor, but i have no time for that, not until i get more 'Mech bays...
So I one-shotted a centurion in the head with a large laser. Nice.
Just wait till the computer gets lucky with headshots. Had a nearly full health medium mech go down from nothing but headshots to the pilot.
Just wait till the computer gets lucky with headshots. Had a nearly full health medium mech go down from nothing but headshots to the pilot.
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Framerates are way lower then you'd expect, but other then that no.
And it seems to scale pretty quick from my experience. Jumping a decent distance in certain biomes is basically suicide. Lunar biome in particular REALLY SUCKS at sinking heat and you can get WRECKED if you over heat in those places. Jumping or shooting too many lasers on a moon is like inviting thermal shutdown.
I am very excited to try an overheating strategy when I can get enough Flamers and Jump Jets or a Firestarter mech. Just jump in and burn another mech to overheat and then enjoy the free called shots.
No crashes or chugging during gameplay, except when a mech is destroyed I get a slight hitch, but I'm on pretty old hardware.
The missile spam is real. So much knockdown, especially in convoy missions where there's just constant missile vomit. I don't think they balanced this particular aspect very well.
This is ... kind of a bug? Not really a bug.
Basically, wherever you take structural damage, it strips off the remainder of the armor in the after-action report (and it then automatically refills in the mechlab). I think it's to highlight to the player where there is damage to be fixed, but it makes it look like all your armor got blown off and you just barely limped through. Now, that can happen too, of course, but the after-action report can be misleading, basically.
Anyway, I have a Firestarter now.
Is it placebo? I'm eager to buy it but initial impressions weren't stellar on the performance side. Don't want to fry a 1070 on this.
Yeah that kind of sucks. I wish the game had a simulator or even a spreadsheet that would add up values for you
Hah yeah, the refit time is kinda brutal. I had a good time modifying a few mechs last night, then went to grab another mission and discovered my Vindicator had a 57 day refit time on her. Woopsie daisy.
every mech has 10 heatsinks as standard so thereby sinks 30 heat per turn is what I read
Awesome, thanks. What's the threshold for overheating?