Cheers, thanks. I figured that was the case because I didn't see an option for upgrades anywhere.
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BATTLETECH |OT| Kill the meat, save the metal
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Cheers, thanks. I figured that was the case because I didn't see an option for upgrades anywhere.
There are no scripted one-shot kills that I'm aware of? RNG nastiness is real, but there are lots of ways to mitigate it (I'm pretty sure people don't avail of evasion, cover, brace, bulwark or careful Reserving nearly enough). I've found loading times very short (on an SSD), and I like that your intel for a mission can be horribly wrong.
Escort missions are a nuisance, though, yep. I avoid them.
Maaan I want a Trebuchet. Jealous. Dragon I can take or leave; I think the mechs that are the lowest weight in each class are kind of hard done by because of the initiative system.
Edit: Oh wait, Dragon has 150 speed, 90 melee dmg and a nice spread of hardpoints. I would brawl with that.
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there are not unfortunately. i believe the warhammer model is in the files tho, but unused...at least it was in the beta.
Yup. My dad called me and told me I have to explain the game to him lol.
Right clicking pilot icons shows their stats. Just for those who didn't know.
Clicking with rmb on other mechs creates some lock icon on them, is that to keep the info for selected and attacked mech on?
Clicking with rmb on other mechs creates some lock icon on them, is that to keep the info for selected and attacked mech on?
Man, apparently I'm pretty lucky compared to everybody else. None of my guys died, other than my Commander who got "lethal" damage when a Jaegermech popped over a hill and cored his Blackjack in one hit. Out of the fight for 94 daaaaaays
Still love the Jaeger, though. I got one by KILLING THE MEAT, SAVING THE METAL one mission, and the first run out it blew both arms off a Shadowhawk in one shot XD Ended up stripping the M Lasers off in favor of a couple Jumpjets, just stick it somewhere with solid sightlines and benefit from my Glitch's Bulwark and Multishot.
Also got a Dragon the same way, pinged the head twice with missiles and blew out one of the legs for the last wound. Great mech. Still need a real knife-fighter, though, all my mechs so far are mid or long range.
Still love the Jaeger, though. I got one by KILLING THE MEAT, SAVING THE METAL one mission, and the first run out it blew both arms off a Shadowhawk in one shot XD Ended up stripping the M Lasers off in favor of a couple Jumpjets, just stick it somewhere with solid sightlines and benefit from my Glitch's Bulwark and Multishot.
Also got a Dragon the same way, pinged the head twice with missiles and blew out one of the legs for the last wound. Great mech. Still need a real knife-fighter, though, all my mechs so far are mid or long range.
Nope. But their case against HBS got thrown out, so if their case against PGI gets similarly dismissed, I imagine you'll see them back in there pretty quick.
Not until the lawsuits are settled. The Marauder and Warhammer were both in the pre-Alpha version, but removed for Beta and beyond. So we know HBS would like to include them when it's legally viable.
Hey, it worked! I'm glad. I'll be sure to recommend this to anyone else who has the problem.
edit: more info from the BattleTech forums concerning issues with GoG.
"Update: GOG got back to me and recommended to unblock Battletech and GOG Galaxy in the firewall settings of your antivirus program. Start the game with administrator rights directly in the game folder. Works for me so far."
I swear I had one mech always one shotted each time I replayed that damn mission, until I figured it might be better to retreat and let the allied ai do some noise first. Salvaged that damn Trebuchet though so no hard feelings.
I'm playing from SSD and loading times are horrible compared to other more graphically intense games, this one is just poorly optimized.
Cuts both ways I think, I have a permanent positive thing on Dekker which makes his morale skills cheaper.
Liberate Weldry is kinda trickyl, but there's no scripted one-shot kills. Jaegermechs just do that sometimes. It's sorta their thing. I did get torn up pretty bad, but that was side torso shots. 'Fraid you just got unlucky, or you're running a Light Mech in which case you're making your own bad luck. As for escort missions, you just gotta keep up lol. Positioning your guys on the road before you trip the point is a good idea, sticking to the road so you can keep pace is also pretty important. Sticking to cover means you'll fall behind.
Yeah there's significant randomness in the game. You also can't just use the same strategy for all missions and succeed. Even if you use a good strat you still will lose.
The mission after Panzyr is kicking my ass
I KNOW I have to make sacrifices, or even completely fail side objectives, but man...
Even with save scumming, I fail this mission, while trying to 100% the mission
And I think that this is also why we don't have Iron man mode. You can't know what you have to do or focus on at first glance when you want to finish all objectives but...
I KNOW I have to make sacrifices, or even completely fail side objectives, but man...
Even with save scumming, I fail this mission, while trying to 100% the mission
And I think that this is also why we don't have Iron man mode. You can't know what you have to do or focus on at first glance when you want to finish all objectives but...
destroying the Munition depots are your only chance to make a difference early on.
It just seemed ridiculous how I lost one untouched mech 5 times in a row from a single Trebuchet missile salvo or Jagermech ACs. For the escort mission I made sure I was already ahead on the path the AI takes before I trigger the convoy start, otherwise I couldn't keep up with them.
I'm running with a BJ, Vindi and these 2 bois. Guess it's safe to say I have my missile needs satisfied :) Also gave up on light mechs since the first mission where I lost Dekker rip lol.
Got through a 2.5 skull mission with only minor repairs required on the mechs. Yet basically every pilot is out for 17 days because they got injured from a headshot. I refuse to believe missile attacks only roll for headshots once per barrage.
Forgot to get a screenshot but I'm fielding some decent tonnage now: Centurion, Shadow Hawk, Trebuchet, and a Hunchback I just got the last third of.
Forgot to get a screenshot but I'm fielding some decent tonnage now: Centurion, Shadow Hawk, Trebuchet, and a Hunchback I just got the last third of.
Wow, I'll say.It just seemed ridiculous how I lost one untouched mech 5 times in a row from a single Trebuchet missile salvo or Jagermech ACs. For the escort mission I made sure I was already ahead on the path the AI takes before I trigger the convoy start, otherwise I couldn't keep up with them.
I'm running with a BJ, Vindi and these 2 bois. Guess it's safe to say I have my missile needs satisfied :) Also gave up on light mechs since the first mission where I lost Dekker rip lol.
You're pretty light armored with that lance, which might be contributing to your survivability issues, and if the Vindicator and BJ are outfitted as standard you're gonna be struggling at anything other than long range... I'd consider moving the LRM20s to the Trebuchet and making it your go-to missileboat and making the Centurion into more of a midrange brawler with a little more armor. At the moment you're looking at being reduced to a handful of lasers the moment they close the range with you, and LRMs aren't great for peeling armor.
So far I've been having a relatively easy time of it. I say "relatively" because I've had quite a few close scrapes and more than once I've reloaded after losing a mech unnecessarily, but that was like 5 missions ago now. I'm cruising even in a 4 skull mission (where I was explicitly warned that my tonnage was lower than recommended by the devs), though I had to employ some cheesy tactics to get through it without casualties.
I cannot emphasize this enough: USE YOUR SKILLS. Bulwark (and by extension, the "guarded" status in general) especially is ridiculously strong and dramatically extends the lifespan of your warriors in the field if you make good use of it. Taking half damage while dealing full damage to your enemies almost feels like cheating, really, especially since the AI isn't smart enough to avoid shooting targets with the "guarded" status. Called shots with the tactics called shot bonus also makes it shockingly easy to core a mech in a single round - doubly so when your tactician is packing 8 medium lasers!
Playing this way I've managed to avoid any major losses and even finish missions against long odds with all bonus objectives completed. It won't always be easy, but then, it shouldn't be. Just play smarter and don't take unnecessary risks and you'll be fine.
I cannot emphasize this enough: USE YOUR SKILLS. Bulwark (and by extension, the "guarded" status in general) especially is ridiculously strong and dramatically extends the lifespan of your warriors in the field if you make good use of it. Taking half damage while dealing full damage to your enemies almost feels like cheating, really, especially since the AI isn't smart enough to avoid shooting targets with the "guarded" status. Called shots with the tactics called shot bonus also makes it shockingly easy to core a mech in a single round - doubly so when your tactician is packing 8 medium lasers!
Playing this way I've managed to avoid any major losses and even finish missions against long odds with all bonus objectives completed. It won't always be easy, but then, it shouldn't be. Just play smarter and don't take unnecessary risks and you'll be fine.
It was confirmed just today by a dev on the forums. That said, it's one roll per weapon. So, like, an SRM carrier would get 10 rolls, one for each SRM6.
Statistically it's almost impossible that with a 1% chance THREE pilots in one mission would get headshot. I still think something is wrong.
I have to agree that it doesn't feel like a 1% chance at all. Of course, it's possible that the pseudo-RNG is just particularly prone to weird streaks, but I still don't feel like the frequency at which I've been headshot is anywhere close to 1%.
Someone needs to make a spreadsheet recording this stuff, though that would be a lot of work. Hrrr...
Someone needs to make a spreadsheet recording this stuff, though that would be a lot of work. Hrrr...
What are your merc company names? I always like to RP strategy games.
Mine's called Metalfists.
Mine's called Metalfists.
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I gave my commander callsign Pigeon (i love random generated names), so i named my unit Pigeon's Pillagers.
I haven't lost any pilots or 'Mechs for that matter yet. Some close calls to be sure. That said, a lot of my pilots are sitting in the infirmary constantly. And my 'Mechs are in constant need of repairs. Indeed, this is causing me some trouble as i'm nearing bankrupty. Missed a well paying mission because i traveled first rather than negotiating a contract first...
Currently refitting my JagerMech with twin Federated AC/10++ and extra armor. I wonder if it will amount to anything.
3-5 weapons per mech per contract, an average of 12 mechs/vehicles and 10 rounds of combat = 360-600 rolls per contract. That's a statistical likelihood of 3-6 headshots per contract. Whether or not they happen to you or to the computer is beside the point.
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What the hell..
Mission start screen indicates my Quickdraw's armor is not repaired. But there is no option to fix it in the 'Mech bay....
Mission start screen indicates my Quickdraw's armor is not repaired. But there is no option to fix it in the 'Mech bay....
Player character's callsign is Rascal. The merc company is called Sleeper Service, after the Culture ship in Iain M. Bank's Excession.
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With a closer look, looks like one of my Shadow Hawks is suffering from the same.
I wonder if it is a bug, or result of that i'm running with "Restrictive" spending for this month due to financial difficulties?
Niiiice. I need to make sure I check the stores more, I'm spending most of my credits on Argo upgrades and repairs.
I had issues before that mission, now with this setup it's much better. With at least 70-80% hit chance, one long range barrage from each missile boat is enough to knockdown one mech with at least one arm/leg destroyed. If it's a crit then multiple arms blow up or the whole mech. BJ and Vindi are full armored (almost) and medium range fitted, I admit I'm not fond of brawling. I might let go of that PPC but I do enjoy sniping those pesky vehicles.
Others already chimed in but we did get some massive good news yesterday.
ive noticed this, but if you start the mission, their armor is fixed.
Yeah it is really frustrating. Hopefully some patches roll out sooner rather than later.
People have had a similar issue to me but I cant seem to find a fix for my issue.
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Yeah, looks like.
First time meeting a Black Knight. Goddamn, they didn't fix the designation despite folks noting it was wrong in the pre-launch streams? It should be BL-7-KNT, not BL-6-KNT that was the Star League-era model.
What exactly do these <<< >>> represent in the UI when targeting enemies? I think I've also seen them in red, blue.
I thought it was how many weapons are in range of the target.
It's how many weapons are in range and whether they are in optimum range.
Red: Well outside optimum
White: Fine
Gold: Optimum
This is the problem someone on my team has. If you note the date, it is a review copy.
Something patched on Saturday, and he hasn't been able to run the game since...not even after its official launch on Tuesday and several reinstalls later.
I'm not touching it until they patch this thing up. My co-worker claims to not have any problems.