

One Original and Seven Classic BattleMechs The Gallant Urban Assault Tank sports a variety of weapons to fight at all ranges with speed and agility, the Packrat is a battlefield support vehicle equipped with a prototype version of ECM, and the Rotunda is a reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a prototype version of Active Probe.Īttack and Defend is a challenging new mission type where your mercenaries must destroy an enemy’s base to stop a steady stream of attackers before they can overcome your forces and knock out your employer’s base. The Javelin is a compromise between speed and firepower, with close-range knockout power.Ī wide variety of new branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards. The experimental Raven 1X sports an advanced electronic warfare package that combines ECM and Active Probe systems into a lightweight component. Meanwhile, ‘Mechs equipped with Active Probe can reveal, locate, and target enemy units that would otherwise be hidden. ‘Mechs equipped with Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and nearby friendly units are obscured from enemy targeting systems and immune to indirect fire. The return of these lost technologies will forever change the 31st century battlefield. Destroyed coolant exchanger buildings, and broken electrical transformers that disrupt targeting will drastically change the battle as you go. Every building in the new urban biome is fully destructible, so you’re never more than a few salvos away from a new line of sight, or the defensive cover of high-rise rubble.

Street brawls introduce new tactical gameplay challenges as ‘Mech combat moves from wide-open natural landscapes to vast urban sprawls. I value and appreciate all that came to us with URBAN WARFARE and HEAVY METAL:
#BATTLETECH URBAN WARFARE WORTH IT REDDIT FULL#
TLDR: I would buy Flashpoint again, even at full price, but I won't be re-enabling Urban Warfare and Heavy Metal.

If you don't already know what a Raven or a Phoenix Hawk are then you aren't going to feel lacking. In short they seem to be aimed as fanservice to players who are heavy into the lore. In contrast Urban Warfare and Heavy Metal offer very little to the game experience. In addition they add immersion by making the galaxy feel alive and providing the player with a feeling of being swept up in the conflicts between the great houses. Flashpoint is an excellent expansion that adds unique, interesting and challenging mini-campaigns that usually feature multiple consecutive missions. It didn't take me long to realize that I wasn't missing out on anything. For in-game point scoring reasons I decided to disable both Urban Warfare and Heavy Metal, starting my new career with only Flashpoint enabled.
#BATTLETECH URBAN WARFARE WORTH IT REDDIT PATCH#
Eventually my save was corrupted (yes, patch 1.8) and I was forced to start anew. After playing through the story campaign and enjoying it, I bought the season pass and decided to start a career mode.
