Author Topic: HBS Expansion Thread- its time for II (spoilers) (Read 166573 times)

DarkSpade · « **Reply #1170 on:** 14 March 2020, 13:04:31 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 14 March 2020, 11:32:49

I avoid the Attack & Defend missions. The payoff isn't worth it for how much damage I usually end up taking.

Yeah, but they're some of the most fun missions.

Quote from: mechnut450 on 14 March 2020, 12:53:22

not able to play laid my self out stupid staph infection in my foot and the laptop wont run game and my desktop is not really comfortable to use with leg propped up

Have you tried streaming it to your laptop? Still a little system heavy, but shouldn't be as much. You'd need the Steam version though.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1171 on:** 14 March 2020, 13:33:59 »

Quote from: DarkSpade on 14 March 2020, 13:04:31

Yeah, but they're some of the most fun missions.

I've run two of them and didn't find them particularly fun.

mechnut450 · « **Reply #1172 on:** 14 March 2020, 17:32:21 »

Quote from: DarkSpade on 14 March 2020, 13:04:31

Have you tried streaming it to your laptop? Still a little system heavy, but shouldn't be as much. You'd need the Steam version though.

the laptop is a joke I did get to sneak up ( while wife at work ) and soaked my foot and get a couple games in lol I took out 3 mechs in the bounty-hunter and widow flashpoint with head shots but still didn't get to salvage the mechs. I really likie that armor bypass he had lol that be fun to do with called headshots

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1173 on:** 17 March 2020, 19:14:55 »

All right, finally got myself a Warhammer! A 6D, even.

I have to say, the Marauder's bonus to called shots really pays nice dividends when it comes to headshots.

Also got a ++ Gauss Rifle (-2 tons, -1 crit slot)

Empyrus · « **Reply #1174 on:** 18 March 2020, 01:41:05 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 17 March 2020, 19:14:55

I have to say, the Marauder's bonus to called shots really pays nice dividends when it comes to headshots.

It is utterly broken. At best it allows 35% chance of hitting the head. Something like a triple PPCs with extra damage and medium lasers with extra damage allows reliably decapitating enemy 'Mechs. (Resolve pays itself back easily enough, so there's no need to knock down enemies first.)

And the 10% damage reduction for your lance is very good as well.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1175 on:** 18 March 2020, 01:44:20 »

Cache · « **Reply #1176 on:** 18 March 2020, 09:58:02 »

Add in the Cyclops with initiative bonus so the enemy seldom gets off a shot.

DarkSpade · « **Reply #1177 on:** 20 March 2020, 17:35:34 »

Someone uploaded all the blacklisted mech files without the blacklisted tag so they'll show up as the opfor. Not sure how to link to the actual post, but here's the thread. Just scroll down until you see the attached file.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/whitelist-the-blacklist.1339637/

Jim1701 · « **Reply #1178 on:** 23 March 2020, 11:15:50 »

Got to play some Battletech this weekend. Nice to see they finally split out ammo from weapons. That's a nice touch. In other news where the heck can you find UAC's for sale (or drop?)

Luciora · « **Reply #1179 on:** 23 March 2020, 11:18:12 »

Mining planets usually. How early are you in story game however? They start appearing after the second to 3re story mission.

Quote from: Jim1701 on 23 March 2020, 11:15:50

Got to play some Battletech this weekend. Nice to see they finally split out ammo from weapons. That's a nice touch. In other news where the heck can you find UAC's for sale (or drop?)

Jim1701 · « **Reply #1180 on:** 23 March 2020, 14:38:21 »

Quote from: Luciora on 23 March 2020, 11:18:12

Mining planets usually. How early are you in story game however? They start appearing after the second to 3re story mission.

I'm doing career mode. I think I have around 400 days left this time around. I'm going to do the campaign again after I finish this game. I haven't done the campaign since the first expansion pack I think.

Jim1701 · « **Reply #1181 on:** 28 March 2020, 10:55:14 »

Is anyone else noticing that Yang is now constantly telling you that you need to do repairs before the next mission even when you don't have any damaged mechs? ???

NeonKnight · « **Reply #1182 on:** 28 March 2020, 11:18:48 »

Quote from: Jim1701 on 28 March 2020, 10:55:14

Is anyone else noticing that Yang is now constantly telling you that you need to do repairs before the next mission even when you don't have any damaged mechs? ???

Is your full tonnage used? If a mech has 54.9 Tons of 55 used, the PC could view that as being needing repairs.

Also, click on all mechs and double check to ensure there is not 'damaged' components

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1183 on:** 28 March 2020, 11:25:29 »

I notice that I get that message any time I do a mission while I've got a mech that's being repaired or upgraded.

MoleMan · « **Reply #1184 on:** 30 March 2020, 04:26:49 »

Yeah I'm pretty sure quite a few people are getting that, it's a bug

MarauderD · « **Reply #1185 on:** 30 March 2020, 09:54:25 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 28 March 2020, 11:25:29

I notice that I get that message any time I do a mission while I've got a mech that's being repaired or upgraded.

Yep, its about every 4th mission that the warning pops up. I'm at the end of my career, and rarely suffer more than one or two hits on my forces for the entire mission. It's pretty funny to get the warning from Yang when you've been hit by one AC/2 on an Atlas as your only combat damage.

I think these bugs that crept in at the end of the development cycle might be with us for good, or at least for a long time.

At least I'm not seeing the error string on every contract payout that has extra contract bonuses, like I did right after the patch.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1186 on:** 30 March 2020, 10:11:23 »

It's better than being stuck with the AI pathfinding glitch on escort missions, I think.

Jim1701 · « **Reply #1187 on:** 30 March 2020, 10:56:31 »

Well, I finally got the Bull Shark this weekend and I have to say that is one cool mech. Also, now that I've seen the sweet, sweet horror of massed UAC/5 fire in action I am totally hooked. I'm also kind of ticked I've found so few UAC's for the whole game. Me want moar DAKKA!!!

Wrangler · « **Reply #1188 on:** 30 March 2020, 11:08:18 »

has the last update come out? I forgot get the latest release.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1189 on:** 30 March 2020, 11:44:08 »

Yeah, the final patch was released early March or late February.

MarauderD · « **Reply #1190 on:** 30 March 2020, 12:00:05 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 30 March 2020, 11:08:18

has the last update come out? I forgot get the latest release.

Yep, latest, last and best is 1.9.1. Couple bugs left in, like the one that tells you your lance needs repairs when they weren't even scratched in the last mission.

Otherwise, game is in a good place. And still my favorite game to play by a mile.

ThePW · « **Reply #1191 on:** 17 April 2020, 18:18:30 »

because I'm curious:

1) Narc Ammo. Is there a launcher item required (like you would think so BUT...)? If the Striker Narc has it, why is the launcher itself not appearing as salvage?

Also, how does it work IG?

2) TAG. How that work IG? I've seen several units fire what looks like a SL beam to a range farther than a SL goes but not seen the effects (as of yet)

DarkSpade · « **Reply #1192 on:** 17 April 2020, 21:04:14 »

Narc does have a launcher. I haven't seen TAG yet.

Jayof9s · « **Reply #1193 on:** 17 April 2020, 22:07:13 »

When you TAG a target, all subsequent attacks with ballistic and laser weaponry that turn deal (%) bonus damage.

NARC is the same, only for missile weapons and a higher % than TAG.

DarkSpade · « **Reply #1194 on:** 17 April 2020, 23:17:27 »

+damage SRMs from an archer to a NARC'd unit is a thing of beauty.

MarauderD · « **Reply #1195 on:** 18 April 2020, 13:12:28 »

Didn’t mess with NARC much in my last career because by the time I found it, I had two Marauders, a Warhammer, and a Rifleman. For direct fire, a TAG++ does dirty, dirty things to enemy mechs if you want to paint one as the first of four mechs firing. I used it on my Rifleman to great effect! :thumbsup:

Colt Ward · « **Reply #1196 on:** 22 April 2020, 23:23:53 »

I thought there was a way to fix the markets in the last patch? Am I missing a setting somewhere?

Euphonium · « **Reply #1197 on:** 23 April 2020, 17:00:44 »

Quote from: Colt Ward on 22 April 2020, 23:23:53

I thought there was a way to fix the markets in the last patch? Am I missing a setting somewhere?

I'd like to know this as well. There's mech parts everywhere but a severe shortage of weapons!

DarkSpade · « **Reply #1198 on:** 23 April 2020, 17:33:31 »

Haven't tried yet, but as I understood, it's one of the options when you start a new game.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #1199 on:** 23 April 2020, 20:11:46 »

It's also in the settings menu in the game.