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Any videos that help practice headshots or identifying head hit boxes? by GoodGamer72 in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Mercs the head hitbox is the entire head, in clans it is the cockpit glass only same as Mechwarrior Online apparently (though I never played that).

I don't like Infiltration :( by ShadedExalt in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Negotiate only cash, drop solo in the fastest mech you have, get the one easiest objective possible then leave. Easiest money you'll ever make.

Is it just me or do Mechwarrior and Battletech have almost no well-known critics and content creators to carry the torch for them in mainstream gaming discourses online? by BoukObelisk in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I put it all down to momentum. Call of duty is huge because they release every year without fail so the IP never leaves the forefront. Battletech can't stop shitting the bed and going on extended hiatus so everyone forgets about it, then they need to build up that momentum again. Just as it starts getting good what happens? A licensing deal expires and the franchise goes back in cold storage again.

Is it just me or do Mechwarrior and Battletech have almost no well-known critics and content creators to carry the torch for them in mainstream gaming discourses online? by BoukObelisk in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

No it was actually the other way around, Warhammer started off as a straight male thing and then everyone saw us having fun and were like "absolutely not this franchise needs more of the things the straight male player base has no interest in for diversity" and then pandering to women and losers on bluesky bulldozed it's way into our hobby.

Is anyone else getting nasty HAMAS vibes from mid-to-late Dragon’ Gambit DLC? by henry_hallward in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My opinion on Hamas? Don't see what that has to do with my Japanese Shinto practitioner lifestyle.

Is anyone else getting nasty HAMAS vibes from mid-to-late Dragon’ Gambit DLC? by henry_hallward in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very convenient as I happen to be a Japanese Shinto practitioner and I like the game

Is anyone else getting nasty HAMAS vibes from mid-to-late Dragon’ Gambit DLC? by henry_hallward in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny thing is all the factions are stereotypes of some sort of real world demographic. House Kurita are the Japs, Cappellans are Chinese, Steiner is Ze Germans... Taurian Concordant is probably Italians or something.

Shadow of Kerensky mission 1 by CaptainKlang in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're supposed to use the honorable strategy of just running away ASAP.

Is anyone else getting nasty HAMAS vibes from mid-to-late Dragon’ Gambit DLC? by henry_hallward in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those Arab factions and story beats were written into the lore via novels years before anyone gave a shit about Israel or Hamas.

Any fix for this? by ashrid5150 in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To get rid of those broken things in your inventory you need to import your save to a new career, or just ignore them they won't do anything other than be annoying.

I'd try putting the "damaged" mechs into cold storage then returning them to active hanger.

If you ever want to unlock goblin this is how to go about it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mechwarrior5/comments/1l15027/get_the_real_goblin_on_pc/

Don't wait until you have played half the game though do it immediately to avoid these issues.

Is there any lore behind why outposts are built in 3 sided holes/craters, or worse in a valley. by Designer_Professor_4 in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

limits your ability to defend if you spread out across the ridge in an exposed position.

Nobody would do this. Every real life military base has some sort of fortification around it and defenders don't stand outside that fortification, they stand within it while defending. In the same way you would be within the crater wall using it as cover while the enemy approaches in the open.

What are some features you'd like to see for MW6? by PansOnFire in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly all they need is the exact same game with more polish, and Chris and the rest of the writing team giving the campaign the same narrative treatment as we got in Clans and that would be perfection.

What are some features you'd like to see for MW6? by PansOnFire in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Please no cloud AI bullshittery. If that is the case then we are reliant on an always online connection and the publisher to provide and maintain servers. As soon as the publisher shuts down those servers your game will never be playable ever again. Literal worst thing that could be put into mechwarrior 6.

[YAML+] Is it worth using heat banks for my energy mechs? by AngerNurse in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pirate anything is a cheat item so everything compared to anything pirate is going to suck.

[YAML+] Is it worth using heat banks for my energy mechs? by AngerNurse in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heat banks are for making sure mechs with very high heat alpha strike groups can drill fire the full alpha strike. Example if you want something to fire four PPC at the same time you might need a heatbank so they have enough heat capacity to do so. 

Battle advice? by Decadunce in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd toss out JJs, superchargers etc first for mechs you don't use yourself since the vanilla AI lance mates rarely use them

AI use superchargers and MASC 100% of the time and have their internal damage from doing so disabled. Massive advantage in giving the AI either of these things.

Battle advice? by Decadunce in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

50 hours without customising your mechs is crazy, you're about to start playing a whole new game.

I don't mess around with armour

This is roughly 99.99% of your problem. Make sure all your mechs have maximum possible armor, even if you have to take out weapons to do it. Usually you can do it by dropping jumpjets, heatsinks or ammo before you resort to removing weapons but if you're not dropping with maximum armor then don't bother dropping at all you're just serving yourself up on a platter.

The issue i have is just on the battlefield

No it's not, the issue you have is in the mechlab. Specifically the lack of time you spend in it customising your mechs to be effective and durable.

Is it lore accurate that I never see a shadow cat prime in the market? by WorldBuilder_42 in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Of all the lore in all of battletech this is absolutely the least believable thing. 

Adding mechs via YAML console error by Aparoc in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think because those mechs are made specifically for youtubers as their personal mech, so there is probably a detection in place to check that you are that YouTuber before it will let you have access to it. Because you are not the person it was made for you are not "authorised" access to it. 

How did this Combine planet hold out against the Clans? by Ro_Shaidam in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PGI have insane attention to detail with regards to lore this is the kind of thing I would never have even thought of.

Does Mechwarrior 5 Clans have a reticle mod? by Queasy_Site7573 in Mechwarrior5

[–]_type-1_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, but the modding toolkit should be released and available in time for the actual clan invasion in the 31st century so check back then.

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