Battletech

I've kickstarted, but generally speaking I try to stay away from the betas and news I only want the final product.
Give me Jason blood to the moonnnnnn!!

 

Heard about it & seen the video. Kinda interested. I used to play the original Battletech in college in the early 90's, but just a little bit. Hopefully you can still design your own mechs?

Tommy McClain

 

I think you can customize, but still limited by chassis as per standard Btech rule sets. I've never played the miniature game which this ruleset is based off, but I still assume weight is the main factor in determining customization.

 

Cool. Yeah I designed my mech miniature on the Marauder which looked just like the Zentraedi Officer Battle Pod from my beloved Robotech.

Tommy McClain

 

first time I hear about this game but a turn based strategy game always appeals to me.

 

They're collaborating with Piranha for the mech models, so be prepared for a few changes to certain "unseen" mechs* due to all the legal shenanigans that came up in the 90s (it's a bloody mess).

*Marauder, Warhammer etc.

 

They've done a fairly good job in convincing me that this is like a modern day Crescent Hawks revenge. I'm not going to be crazy about the PVP aspect, I respect that it's there, but I know a lot of guys who play Mechwarrior Dark Age that would like it. I believe that ruleset doesn't allow for more than 1v1 PVP as well.

 

I have access, but I haven't gotten around to installing it. Might try it out on an older computer with an i5 750 and an HD6870.

 

Have access. It inusually like to just play the final product . Once I play once I won't want to play through again. Usually

 

wtfffffffffff was that!

 

hm? It's a skirmish mode for now. They had to remove multiplayer for the time-being.

P.S. it runs terrible at the moment (beta beta beta).

Gameplay seemed fine for now. I thought it was mostly straightforward, but they do shove a manual.pdf in front of you too. Some things might not be fully implemented, not sure (pilot injury can happen, but has dubious effects). Hopefully, they have an in-game tutorial for the final release just to go over how the turn system operates as opposed to reading. I like to click things too, so I guess I discovered certain things about activating/deactivating weapons you want to be fired.

I think it needs an ultra speed option for the A.I. turns since mech movement is naturally glacial. Lance vs lance can be kinda torturously slow when watching the computer.

 

Preview of customization from the PC Gaming show

 

This launches today in 2 hours and 22 minutes, and i'm very much looking forward to it!!!!

 

Seems to be a lot of hype behind it and getting some decent previews. Hope it's successful and not mired down with lawsuits that every Battletech and derivatives seem to encounter.