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Jack2142 posted:Weldry I went through without much damage, game crashes and I have to redo it... Jaeger shows up knocks my Vindicator with Behemoth in it over with help from the trebuchet and tear off every component of except the right leg before cockpitting them. My Behemoth got gacked on my recover the Argo mission.  But I am steadfastly holding on to Glitch and her loving adorable voice clips so all is well.
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Deuce posted:Ammo crate mission: The enemy has a powerful force that swarms you, and has turret fire support. But don't worry, there's things you can blow up to help thin them out! Except the AI knows to never, ever step in one of those blast zones. Hahaha good luck! Stop those supply trucks! *Supply truck spawns in 500m away and zips away at 300mph before you even get a chance to react*
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Apr 29, 2018 00:35
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Ciaphas posted:I named mine Disco Stu, just shoved on a shitload of mlas and hs and said go nuts This is my thunderbolt build. It's got a single SRM rack to synergies with my 35 +stabdam LRM Centurion.
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Ciaphas posted:I named mine Disco Stu, just shoved on a shitload of mlas and hs and said go nuts So just straight up 7 medium lasers and no other weapons? OK, I will try that with my bugged pilot who has cheaper morale ability usage.
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Apr 29, 2018 00:39
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Well, just got my first assault through dumb luck, a Zeus 6S. Is it just me or is there not nearly enough guns on this thing to compensate for the lack of initiative?
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Game owns. Deuce posted:Ammo crate mission: The enemy has a powerful force that swarms you, and has turret fire support. But don't worry, there's things you can blow up to help thin them out! Except the AI knows to never, ever step in one of those blast zones. Hahaha good luck! The first crate you should blow up will take care of the two LRM turrets, and if you hang to the left (where the third turret is), the enemy mechs will draw towards you. You can get 2 or 3 of them into an explosion if you position your dudes well.
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Apr 29, 2018 00:42
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The Saddest Robot posted:Stop those supply trucks! New plan, just forget about the trucks and hide on the hill as far away from the base as possible.
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Apr 29, 2018 00:42
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I picked a Griffin instead of a SHD-2D and I regretted it immediately. gently caress my life I'm so bad at this. Also, does anyone know how much time passes during a mission?
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Remove pause tweak The pointless delays between things was put in on purpose by the developers (god knows why), but it’s a 30 second fix to remove. It both speeds up the game massively and makes for a smoother experience: – Go to: Steam folder\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\constants – Change the following lines in “audioconstants.json” so that they look like this: “AttackPreFireDuration” : 0, “AttackAfterFireDelay” : 0, “AttackAfterFireDuration” : 0, “AttackAfterCompletionDuration” : 0 “audioFadeDuration” : 0, Debug speed tweak Paste the text below into a text file, and save it with the .reg extension. Then double-click it. Use notepad or a text editor to avoid any problems. Launch your mission and press Ctrl-LeftShift-minus sign combination. That's speed toggle. code:Use at own risk, back up relevant files etc.
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Bussamove posted:My Behemoth got gacked on my recover the Argo mission. I don't think I would like Glitch so much if she wasn't also a stone cold killing machine. It's the contrast that makes it work.
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Night10194 posted:I don't think I would like Glitch so much if she wasn't also a stone cold killing machine. It's the contrast that makes it work. After this mission let's make SNOWMEN!  *executes a light mech with a PPC headshot*
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Apr 29, 2018 00:46
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sebmojo posted:Remove pause tweak I know why, does that make me God? It's to give a chance for audio clips in response to an action. They don't always go off, but you can just imagine "pause for one-liner" to be in the animation script.
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Apr 29, 2018 00:47
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School Nickname posted:I picked a Griffin instead of a SHD-2D and I regretted it immediately. gently caress my life I'm so bad at this. 1 day passes after a mission.
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Prone mech with no arms can stand up, do a full move, then melee attack the guy who knocked him down. Edit: And LRM indirect fire can be a called shot. Deuce fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Apr 29, 2018 |
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AttackBacon posted:The gently caress is a Mad Cat, don't you dare besmirch the mighty Timber Wolf with that ignorant-rear end IS moniker. This is the one mech I won't use the Clan name for because that's how I learned it back in the day. 
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Clans are just dumb klingons
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For those messing around with the game: would it ever be possible to have more than 4 units in a lance? I'd love to gently caress around with 12 locusts in a 5 skulls mission or something.
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Apr 29, 2018 01:38
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How does the pay effect on morale work? Is it +/- x for only that month, or does it "stick." For example, if I have 25 morale and set pay to the -2 morale level, with it be 23 morale every month or 23 moral next month and 21 morale the month after?
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Apr 29, 2018 01:44
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How long can I put off Priority missions for?
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Apr 29, 2018 01:44
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There's no time limit
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Apr 29, 2018 01:45
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I have absolutely no background in Battletech, how complicated is the game if I'm experienced in modern XCom and Front Mission? I've just been using the default loadouts and spamming easy missions for cash so far.
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If you're a TBS vet, then the battle and management systems should be pretty intuitive. The mechlab is the only place you might get tripped up, since building good robits can be tricky if you have the 'benefit' of a decades-longs obsession with the setting.
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GruntyThrst posted:How does the pay effect on morale work? Is it +/- x for only that month, or does it "stick." For example, if I have 25 morale and set pay to the -2 morale level, with it be 23 morale every month or 23 moral next month and 21 morale the month after? They stick. I've been running +1 and even some +2 after the first month and now I'm 6-7 months in with 30+ base morale. It's better to do this earlier, as your upkeep is less from having fewer units, pilots and ship upgrades to pay for.
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Tae posted:I have absolutely no background in Battletech, how complicated is the game if I'm experienced in modern XCom and Front Mission? If you've played Front Mission and are playing this to fill the Wanzer-shaped hole in your heart like me it'll be fine. I mean I also like Battletech.
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Tae posted:I have absolutely no background in Battletech, how complicated is the game if I'm experienced in modern XCom and Front Mission? Game plays alot like XCom so you should find yourself in familiar territory.
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I keep trying to overwatch my mechs and it keeps not working
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Tae posted:I have absolutely no background in Battletech, how complicated is the game if I'm experienced in modern XCom and Front Mission? The mechanics are not as intuitive or obvious but I'm not sure I'd call them more complicated than XCom. A big step for me was realizing the UI gives you more information than I thought: i.e. during the angle preview on movement you can actually see various range arcs and also mouseover an enemy to preview weapon hit chances. Default loadouts are often pretty bad. The thing to remember is that Battletech (as in the pen and paper version) mech design was basically some nerds doodling cool-looking robots and then designing around that. The result is a lot of mixed weaponry and ranges. And sometimes a terrible lack of heatsinks.
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Liquid Communism posted:This is the one mech I won't use the Clan name for because that's how I learned it back in the day. Wait if the Mad Cat is the Timberwolf now then what the hell is a Mad Cat Mk2 
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Ciaphas posted:Wait if the Mad Cat is the Timberwolf now then what the hell is a Mad Cat Mk2 An abomination before Kerensky.
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I still call the Dire Wolf the Daishi :/.
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Ciaphas posted:Wait if the Mad Cat is the Timberwolf now then what the hell is a Mad Cat Mk2 A bigger Mad Cat, made explicitly to cash in on how cool people think the Mad Cat is (in universe). It's called that because the hotshot IS pilots who would want to buy one call them Mad Cats already.
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Ciaphas posted:Wait if the Mad Cat is the Timberwolf now then what the hell is a Mad Cat Mk2 William Henry Hairytaint posted:I think it's 8 seconds actually. 200 km/hour tanks and yet my 31st century long range missiles have a max range that's about a third of what a Sherman tank could hit with its main cannon in 1943.
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I need to figure out how to mitigate damage better because I spend a month repairing after every matchup. I guess I can put one in front to soak it up and rotate them out, but for a relatively even match that doesn't work.RBA Starblade posted:I keep trying to overwatch my mechs and it keeps not working "Full cover and I still get hit, this is bullshit"
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DreamShipWrecked posted:I need to figure out how to mitigate damage better because I spend a month repairing after every matchup. I guess I can put one in front to soak it up and rotate them out, but for a relatively even match that doesn't work. Bulwark is pretty amazing for this.
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Actually the lore reason it's called the Mad Cat is because IS targeting computers couldn't tell whether it was a Marauder or a Catapult and hence it labeled them Mad Cats IIRC.
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DreamShipWrecked posted:I need to figure out how to mitigate damage better because I spend a month repairing after every matchup. I guess I can put one in front to soak it up and rotate them out, but for a relatively even match that doesn't work. Start combat with one side facing the enemy. Before the armor breaches, spin around so that the other side is taking damage. It's impossible to hit the left side from the right and vice versa, so you can guard your damaged sections as long as they're not the CT.
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wait so clanners are making what they would call timberwolf IIC, and rebranding them for export to gullible IS losers by painting Mad Cat Mk2 on the side? that kind of owns actually (edit) wait isn't current battletech lore mired in those fuckers still driving a spear toward Terra, making export sales to their enemy Kind Of Stupid? Ciaphas fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Apr 29, 2018 |
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Yeah there's no overwatch. There's reserving though. Make good use of reserves. Learn to make good use of brace too. Brace saved my rear end in a really tough mission, just have my heaviest armored mech stand in some cover up front and brace, it'll soak up all the damage that could be hurting everyone else.
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Ciaphas posted:wait so clanners are making what they would call timberwolf IIC, and rebranding them for export to gullible IS losers by painting Mad Cat Mk2 on the side? Well, they'd call it a Timber Wolf II or Timber Wolf Mk II based on other similar circumstances (Loki Mk II, Vulture Mk III, Thor II, Pack Hunter II). The Mad Cat is actually really aggravating because it goes: Mad Cat -> Mad Cat Mk II -> Mad Cat III -> Mad Cat Mk IV.
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Strobe posted:A bigger Mad Cat, made explicitly to cash in on how cool people think the Mad Cat is (in universe). It's called that because the hotshot IS pilots who would want to buy one call them Mad Cats already. Well, and because some crazy rear end in a top hat said 'What if we put two gauss rifles on a Timberwolf?' and the answer was 'gently caress YES DO IT'.
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