BattleTech (2018)

Been really working at making progress in Battletech Advanced (Mod) I find that to avoid finding yourself getting bushwhacked you have to max out every advantage you can, (even more than the base game) otherwise you spend tons of time and money repairing mechs and playing it takes longer. Well, I've got a full squad of Shadow Hawks and Griffins now and taking on 1.5 skull missions is a breeze. (These are great second tier mechs to advance towards once you're sentinels, assassins and Panthers start feeling soft)

Here is a configuration for the shadow hawk i really like that seems to fit really well in this particular mech (and the combo isnt bad in other mechs)

1 - LB 20-X
1 - SRM-4
Rest is armor (max out the arms first and match rest from there)

This configuration gives you a well balanced and powerful mech with a dmg rating of over 150!

I've since learned that these LBX systems are nice to have at least one unit in your squad to have. They fire first and your second shot will be the SRM. This is a really good way to kill stuff (particularly vehicles and turrets) You can get a lot of seemingly lucky kills too with it, even at further range because since the LBX is a long range weapon (with no minimum range req.) you can manage to strip the armor off of most things and get 1-2 missiles in after it, which makes for a really nice way to take out those escaping vehicles in those annoying convoy raid mission!

been playing this more the past week. Enjoying the mod Battletech Extended on my 'second playthrough' as career (first was campaign) this seems to be the route to take from what i understand (and have thus far experienced about 180 days in) if you like your initial experience. the mod basically ands more randomness, interjects it with lore (on a month by month basis as the state of political affairs changes) and in general, makes things a bit more interesting from one encounter to the next by what it adds into the mix. It's still the same game, but it still scratches that sweet spot I can't quite describe that revolves around taking assignments and managing your crew in that of a mercenary business simulator.

Don't know how long i'll keep at it... This might be it because i'm going back into No Man's Sky to win me a Normandy! :D

Do I even know what a Normandy is? (No) Do I need A Normandy? (Yes) Why? (Because Reasons!)

so far i'm really liking this. it feels a bit on the easy side but i'm also playing easier missions. Would love to see more people steal ideas like this about building up your pirate military force with armor, equip, vehicles, etc (it's not quite Xcom Xpirazez or Freeman guerilla warfare but it does scratch the itch)

what's nice about this game is there is this sense of high stakes involved. You know if you screw up during a mission it s gonna be costly to repair (or cost you time) combine this with what seems like a whole lot of randomization in the battles themselves (both in the sense of how attackers attack you and where/if any reinforcements come) it tends to be a somewhat more calculated experience than I'm used to.

i'm not sure how i feel about character paths/upgrades its got variety but i'm still early into this game and learning its mechanics.

googling a guide is highly recommended. IT helps if you have some experience with the world/lore too or at least willing to learn a bit about the different kinds of mechs and what combat role they have (this is what the pilots character pathing is for)

Este juego esta lleno de potencial lamentablemente desaprovechado :(

Aunque no tengo experiencia con el mundo de Battletech se alcanzar a ver que existe un universo amplio y complejo donde se desarrolla la historia. Como aspecto positivo siempre tenemos al alcance un glosario rápido que permite estar contextualizado. Por el lado de la jugabilidad los tableros poseen algo de potencial estratégico combinado con el posicionamiento y ángulos de nuestros Battletech son los aspectos más importantes del combate en el que dependiendo del tipo de unidad procuraremos cerrar distancias o mantenernos alejados. Desafortunadamente hasta hay llegan los aspectos positivos para mí y la ilusión de un nuevo "Front mission" para mi empieza a caerse a pedazos. El combate es poco balanceado ya que los mechas útiles son tan solo unos pocos de cada categoría los demás existen solo de relleno, armas repetitivas y poco balanceadas así como el hecho de que la mejor alternativa en cada mapa es simplemente volar cada enemigo por los aires para extraer componentes y bonificaciones de dinero. La mecánica de tener que enfocar los daños en componentes cuando estos se distribuyen aleatoriamente lleva a situaciones en las cuales los pilotos son heridos o los robots reventados en el antebrazo de la munición y todo se va a la $%&”!# por física mala suerte. Los viajes entre planetas se sienten eternos repitiendo una y otra vez la misma animación hasta el aburrimiento y después el desespero. La historia es un aspecto polémico que gusta a algunos pocos. Personalmente yo la encuentro aburrida, lineal y predecible. La verdadera protagonista (nosotros somos un cero) es una princesa Disney empoderada de sí misma la cual procura recuperar su poder monárquico de su tío el usurpador mientras dice una y otra vez como ama a su pueblo el cual no es que tenga posibilidad alguna de escoger en el asunto ni expresa mayor aprecio por ella que por su en extremo maléfico tío.