Author Topic: Screenshots of Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries (Read 8127 times)

PyreLight · « **on:** 14 July 2019, 16:00:06 »

I figured I'd collect a lot of the sublime screenshots that's been circulating on Reddit and elsewhere. It looks absolutely stunning to be honest:

I hope this forum software is automatically resizing these images though :P

Wrangler · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 July 2019, 19:00:07 »

The graphics looks mazing. Hope my computer can handle it!! I wonder what game play is like.
Does it play like MWO.

Apocal · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 July 2019, 00:10:26 »

Hopefully it ships with more options to paint up your mechs than HBSTech.

MarauderD · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 July 2019, 11:20:58 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 14 July 2019, 19:00:07

The graphics looks mazing. Hope my computer can handle it!! I wonder what game play is like.
Does it play like MWO.

On the hoping my computer can handle it front: I'm hoping it isn't as poorly optimized as MWO.

I run a i7-7700 at 3.6 Mhz, and the slow clock speed really messes with the frames.

I've seen guys running a 7700k at 4.2 and it made the game run nearly 30% smoother. Same video card. That kinda thing drives me nuts.

Is it just me or is the hardware to play games at their nicest graphics settings always just out of reach? (for the average Joe, I know there are rigs out there that can do it, they just cost $2k for a i9-9900k and a RTX 2080 Ti. I'm not the type that can spend that kind of money on my hobbies!)

Luciora · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 July 2019, 11:32:13 »

Marketing would never allow screenshots of non-optimized gaming, would give people a negatively biased view of the product.

Also, when you show off, its always going to be the best, not the worst or average pictures you can get. I'm also a little skeptical of the legality of the screenshots, as the game is still in beta, and unless they specifically allowed it in the agreement signed, the pictures being shared might violate the NDA.

Reddit is generally not a good accepted source for legal releases, if the company hasn't already released it's own teaser pictures.

Quote from: MarauderD on 15 July 2019, 11:20:58

On the hoping my computer can handle it front: I'm hoping it isn't as poorly optimized as MWO.

I run a i7-7700 at 3.6 Mhz, and the slow clock speed really messes with the frames.

I've seen guys running a 7700k at 4.2 and it made the game run nearly 30% smoother. Same video card. That kinda thing drives me nuts.

Is it just me or is the hardware to play games at their nicest graphics settings always just out of reach? (for the average Joe, I know there are rigs out there that can do it, they just cost $2k for a i9-9900k and a RTX 2080 Ti. I'm not the type that can spend that kind of money on my hobbies!)

Bedwyr · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 July 2019, 11:42:02 »

Image resizing sidebar moved to cold storage. Thanks all.

packhntr · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 July 2019, 15:13:01 »

I hope and pray that they don't screw it up like they have MWO.

Sartris · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 July 2019, 17:01:43 »

my laptop just heated up to a thousand degrees merely loading those screenshots

PyreLight · « **Reply #8 on:** 15 July 2019, 18:16:36 »

Quote from: Luciora on 15 July 2019, 11:32:13

Marketing would never allow screenshots of non-optimized gaming, would give people a negatively biased view of the product.

Also, when you show off, its always going to be the best, not the worst or average pictures you can get. I'm also a little skeptical of the legality of the screenshots, as the game is still in beta, and unless they specifically allowed it in the agreement signed, the pictures being shared might violate the NDA.

Reddit is generally not a good accepted source for legal releases, if the company hasn't already released it's own teaser pictures.

PGI has said on the Discord that it's okay to redistribute the screenshots. And hey, it is a form of marketing anyway.

dgorsman · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 July 2019, 20:33:52 »

Quote from: MarauderD on 15 July 2019, 11:20:58

Is it just me or is the hardware to play games at their nicest graphics settings always just out of reach? (for the average Joe, I know there are rigs out there that can do it, they just cost $2k for a i9-9900k and a RTX 2080 Ti. I'm not the type that can spend that kind of money on my hobbies!)

Watch the core count. Most games are not agressively multi-threaded, so hex or even quad cores are sufficient, and also available in higher clock speeds for less cost. The opposite applies to GPUs, provided the game supports SLI or similar technology. You can get better performance with several lower rated cards rather than one top of the line.

That doesn't apply universally though. For example my current computer has an i7 8700K 6 core. It's the right balance between clock speed and cores because I do some CPU-based rendering and a number of linear processing applications. It has dual GTX-1060, because even though they don't have SLI and together cost more than a 1070, the GPU renderer I use doesn't use SLI and they have performance on the level of a 1080 or better.

PyreLight · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 July 2019, 03:30:26 »

Quote from: MarauderD on 15 July 2019, 11:20:58

On the hoping my computer can handle it front: I'm hoping it isn't as poorly optimized as MWO.

I run a i7-7700 at 3.6 Mhz, and the slow clock speed really messes with the frames.

I've seen guys running a 7700k at 4.2 and it made the game run nearly 30% smoother. Same video card. That kinda thing drives me nuts.

Is it just me or is the hardware to play games at their nicest graphics settings always just out of reach? (for the average Joe, I know there are rigs out there that can do it, they just cost $2k for a i9-9900k and a RTX 2080 Ti. I'm not the type that can spend that kind of money on my hobbies!)

It's unreal engine 4, so expect the game to run much smoother than CryEngine.

Wrangler · « **Reply #11 on:** 16 July 2019, 06:46:10 »

Can't wait

MarauderD · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 July 2019, 13:44:15 »

Quote from: PyreLight on 16 July 2019, 03:30:26

It's unreal engine 4, so expect the game to run much smoother than CryEngine.

I sure hope so. Not to be a negative nancy, but as a MWO Founder, I truly believe that if PGI can screw something up, they will.

So fingers crossed you are right!

Best,

Mad

PyreLight · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 July 2019, 16:26:58 »

Quote from: MarauderD on 16 July 2019, 13:44:15

I sure hope so. Not to be a negative nancy, but as a MWO Founder, I truly believe that if PGI can screw something up, they will.

So fingers crossed you are right!

Best,

Mad

Me too. I too was a Founder, but I still think I got my money's worth - plus we are basically getting a Mechwarrior 5 thanks to all of this.

Anyway, even if PGI falters, modding capabilities will help us. Nevertheless, I hope it's super successful so that PGI can hire more people to help out and also it would mean we'd get a Clans sequel that they mentioned recently.

Cyc · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 July 2019, 21:23:02 »

Quote from: MarauderD on 16 July 2019, 13:44:15

I sure hope so. Not to be a negative nancy, but as a MWO Founder, I truly believe that if PGI can screw something up, they will.

So fingers crossed you are right!

Best,

Mad

Like the fact PGI just pruned any mention of pre-orders, the beta and Steam from the MW5 FAQ, told people not to worry and having an AMA booked for 19th because everybody is losing their Blakedamned minds it means Epic exclusive or delays?

pheonixstorm · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 July 2019, 08:53:08 »

Epic store exclusive? I sooo hope not. That place is a dumpster fire of epic proportions. The kind of dumpster filled with 20 year old poo.

Sartris · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 July 2019, 08:55:49 »

Quote from: pheonixstorm on 17 July 2019, 08:53:08

Epic store exclusive?

oh cool i was looking for an excuse not to buy. this works

PyreLight · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 July 2019, 09:58:04 »

Quote from: Cyc on 16 July 2019, 21:23:02

Like the fact PGI just pruned any mention of pre-orders, the beta and Steam from the MW5 FAQ, told people not to worry and having an AMA booked for 19th because everybody is losing their Blakedamned minds it means Epic exclusive or delays?

Quote from: pheonixstorm on 17 July 2019, 08:53:08

Epic store exclusive? I sooo hope not. That place is a dumpster fire of epic proportions. The kind of dumpster filled with 20 year old poo.

Quote from: Sartris on 17 July 2019, 08:55:49

oh cool i was looking for an excuse not to buy. this works

That was just PGI re-tooling the pre-order page to make it possible for customers who missed out on the pre-ordering the game during the Community Pre-Order extravaganza. But of course, people start coming up with a whole bunch of conspiracy theories and lose their minds.

MarauderD · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 July 2019, 11:36:59 »

Another Q&A is coming up Friday. I think we'll hear about Steam/Epic store and the Beta, but who knows. PGI is unpredictable at best.

In my dream world, HBS takes over PGI and manages both the turn based squad and real time shooter versions of BattleTech. Ahh, sweet, sweet dreams.

pheonixstorm · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 July 2019, 10:31:41 »

SidAlpha did a video yesterday about MW5 and the fears of it possibly being Epic only. Decent video and should reduce the wailing of the masses.

Cyc · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 July 2019, 16:59:01 »

Today's AMA delayed - https://mwomercs.com/news/2019/07/2310-mechwarrior-5-mercenaries-ama-8-updated

PyreLight · « **Reply #21 on:** 19 July 2019, 04:32:30 »

Quote from: Cyc on 18 July 2019, 16:59:01

Today's AMA delayed - https://mwomercs.com/news/2019/07/2310-mechwarrior-5-mercenaries-ama-8-updated

Good, they deserve some vacation and rest.

mechnut450 · « **Reply #22 on:** 22 July 2019, 21:04:17 »

been missing the discord chats due to work. But has anyone heard anything about the talked about beta access that those that per-ordered get ?? I want to test my system to make sure ti can handle the game well ( if i get time to play lol) . I know it consider a high end gamer even in it's advanced age so I love to test it so I can plan any upgrade needs.

PyreLight · « **Reply #23 on:** 23 July 2019, 18:18:07 »

Quote from: mechnut450 on 22 July 2019, 21:04:17

been missing the discord chats due to work. But has anyone heard anything about the talked about beta access that those that per-ordered get ?? I want to test my system to make sure ti can handle the game well ( if i get time to play lol) . I know it consider a high end gamer even in it's advanced age so I love to test it so I can plan any upgrade needs.

You'll hear more this Thursday and Friday when Russ will have a development status update.

mechnut450 · « **Reply #24 on:** 23 July 2019, 21:10:53 »

lol figures I will be working, I not sure on how to get the replays to work or i download them and listen to them whiles driving lol

Gigastrike · « **Reply #25 on:** 25 July 2019, 12:18:30 »

Mechwarrior 5 confirmed Epic Game Store exclusive for an undisclosed period of time.

https://mw5mercs.com/news/2019/07/9-development-update

Euphonium · « **Reply #26 on:** 25 July 2019, 19:32:01 »

Epic exclusive for 1 year

omega2010 · « **Reply #27 on:** 25 July 2019, 21:54:54 »

Quote from: Sartris on 15 July 2019, 17:01:43

my laptop just heated up to a thousand degrees merely loading those screenshots

You should install more heatsinks

Wrangler · « **Reply #28 on:** 26 July 2019, 13:00:54 »

There goes swag i got from being a early adopter.

Bedwyr · « **Reply #29 on:** 26 July 2019, 13:22:39 »

Quote from: Euphonium on 25 July 2019, 19:32:01

Epic exclusive for 1 year

Good to know. I can probably wait. Much will depend on my confidence in the Epic client's development.