HBS Battletech Discussion Thread (there may be spoilers)

[ThePW]

I guess I got something new: Sumire trolled me with some "Halt! or be Destroyed" nonsence before admitting she LoL'ed and told me to go destroy stuff... :D

[Matti]

PRIORITY MISSIONs are getting harder on me and my medium 'Mechs. Do I have any time to go around making money and looking for partial 'Mech salvage of heavy-assault 'Mechs?

[Icerose20]

Yes, you can delay when you accept the Priority Missions of the Restoration. 

[Caedis Animus]

Hell, if you want the war to go on 13 years before you do the first priority mission or the last, you can. Everyone'll just wait patiently.

[Matti]

Thanks. But if I bring heavier 'Mechs on the table, will opposition increase as well? Or are all PRIORITY MISSIONs totally fixed and don't scale up? What about rest of the contracts? Can I throw bugs (Locust, Spider, Cicada) with rookies to the field and have hope for success? Haven't seen 1 skull contracts as of late ::)

[DarkSpade]

Priority missions are all prebuilt and scripted so they won't increase with you.  Also, some mechs are partially gated behind story missions.  Like before you take over the prison, you'll only very rarely see heavy mechs.

[guardiandashi]

Priority missions are all prebuilt and scripted so they won't increase with you.  Also, some mechs are partially gated behind story missions.  Like before you take over the prison, you'll only very rarely see heavy mechs.

my experience was that priority missions are mostly scripted with some variation for instance the argo mission is always going to have the end boss in a quickdraw with a medium (griffon I think) in support. regardless of what you take you are going to get that, on the other hand I used a change that got me a king crab, and a highlander going into that mission, and there were some more mediums supporting them than I remembered instead of all lights

[Matti]

my experience was that priority missions are mostly scripted with some variation for instance the argo mission is always going to have the end boss in a quickdraw with a medium (griffon I think) in support.

I got Shadow Hawk in tandem with Quickdraw.

[Euphonium]

I got a new glitch today. A convoy escort mission that I can't complete because one of the four APCs has parked itself outside the destination zone and juts won't move anymore

[ThePW]

usually its because one of your units hasn't moved. it often clears when you make sure all your mechs move but sometimes its because the APC in question has lost LOS of friendly units and will remain parked until another friendly unit moves in close proximity to the APC...

[Liam's Ghost]

That's how I interpreted the visuals too. After all, the mission briefing specified a WarShip was providing fire support

Wait. A warship during the 3025 era?

[DarkSpade]

While waiting for some mechs to repair I got a message telling me a flash point had expired.  Would have been nice to have been notified that there was a flash point in the first place.   Not that I could handle the couple I've noticed anyway.  30 weeks in and I haven't been able to build a single medium mech.  Starting to think that 5 pieces to salvage is too much.

[ThePW]

While waiting for some mechs to repair I got a message telling me a flash point had expired.  Would have been nice to have been notified that there was a flash point in the first place.   Not that I could handle the couple I've noticed anyway.  30 weeks in and I haven't been able to build a single medium mech.  Starting to think that 5 pieces to salvage is too much.

LOL 5? Weaaaaaaaaaaaaaak. Try 8, just for the LoLs… what kind of partials do you see in stores? its sorta random (what im confused is the planets where you are supposed to have unlimited GRFs (or DRGs) and often the selection is a random (but reasonable #, usually 6) amount...

[Feenix74]

Enjoying the new career mode.

Vindicator in mechbay and my character in the medbay both for over 30 days after an especially tough mission. So had to rotate to back up mech. Now running a classic Kurita light lance of two Panthers and two Jenners-Fs, I now fully understand why this lance composition has such a fearsome reputation  >:D

[Caedis Animus]

Wait. A warship during the 3025 era?

I assumed 'Warship' meant a dropship with sufficient ordinance, considering the timeframe.

Even if it's not actually *correct* within Battletech terms, I suppose calling a dropship with sufficient ordinance to level a building could, in a way, be considered a different kind of Warship if you look at it from an angle that isn't Battletech. If that makes any sense.

[Wrangler]

In deep dark (fun fluff) of the early Battletech books i remember dropships mentioned as warship, but as generic term before they came up what current definition of a "Warship" type unit was.

So i think it's former, a Achilles Class Dropship is a warship, meant to do harm. Verses a Buccaneer Class DropShip that's a civilian ship. etc.

[Euphonium]

usually its because one of your units hasn't moved. it often clears when you make sure all your mechs move but sometimes its because the APC in question has lost LOS of friendly units and will remain parked until another friendly unit moves in close proximity to the APC...

I had one APC get left behind and stop moving until I sen a Jenner back for it, but the other overran the evac zone slightly and wouldn't move again no mater how I rearrange my 'mechs around the area

[Euphonium]

Wait. A warship during the 3025 era?

It doesn't make sense in terms of BT history, but that's what it said.

At it definitely looks like how I imagined NPPC bombardment would look like >:D

[Charlie 6]

It doesn't make sense in terms of BT history, but that's what it said.

At it definitely looks like how I imagined NPPC bombardment would look like >:D

What was in your lance for that mission?

[DarkSpade]

LOL 5? Weaaaaaaaaaaaaaak. Try 8, just for the LoLs… what kind of partials do you see in stores? its sorta random (what im confused is the planets where you are supposed to have unlimited GRFs (or DRGs) and often the selection is a random (but reasonable #, usually 6) amount...

I had tried 5 in the campaign that I had dropped to play career mode.  I found it challenging and rewarding, but still felt like I was making progress.  Now in career mode I'm contemplating never taking salvage options ever again since it looks like I'll have to buy finished mechs if I want any hope of advancing.

[Euphonium]

What was in your lance for that mission?

Two Jenners (JR7-F config), a Vindicator and a Wolverine (with the AC replaced by 2x LRM10)

[Liam's Ghost]

It doesn't make sense in terms of BT history, but that's what it said.

At it definitely looks like how I imagined NPPC bombardment would look like >:D

Huh.

[Charlie 6]

Two Jenners (JR7-F config), a Vindicator and a Wolverine (with the AC replaced by 2x LRM10)

Thanks.

Incidentally, I purchased Flashpoint but how would I know of it has installed?

[Wrangler]

There room for TWO LRM-10s on a Wolverine?

[DarkSpade]

Thanks.

Incidentally, I purchased Flashpoint but how would I know of it has installed?

upper left corner of the main screen.  It's huge, you can't miss it.

[Charlie 6]

upper left corner of the main screen.  It's huge, you can't miss it.

I'm wondering, despite my purchase, if it hasn't downloaded.  Does yours look like this?  Because I can't tell if this is an advertisement or not.

Update:  I logged into Paradox and there was no change.

[Feenix74]

After purchasing Flashpoint through Steam and after the download and install, the status next to the Flashpoint banner on that main menu screen changed to "Installed" for me.

[Charlie 6]

After purchasing Flashpoint through Steam and after the download and install, the status next to the Flashpoint banner on that main menu screen changed to "Installed" for me.

Huh, I used GoG and usually get auto-updates.

[Feenix74]

Unfortunately I have never used GoG, so not sure of the details of how their system works. However, I assume there may be a short delay between you purchasing Flashpoint and it rolling out to your installer to update your installation of HBS Battletech. Maybe try to reboot your system and force GoG to look for updates?

[Charlie 6]

Unfortunately I have never used GoG, so not sure of the details of how their system works. However, I assume there may be a short delay between you purchasing Flashpoint and it rolling out to your installer to update your installation of HBS Battletech. Maybe try to reboot your system and force GoG to look for updates?

I think I have to fire up GoG Galaxy (their installer) but this thing has been days in waiting.