Voiced comments from some of your MechWarriors during combat are still hilarious. I didn’t notice any sound or music changes. Out of combat there are fewer changes, the most noticeable probably being the addition of the hiring and target faction reputation gauges to the mission negotiation screens, showing how many points you’ll gain or lose for taking a mission, and with which faction. Icons for some of the abilities have changed, too, which I found a little weird at first, but after an hour or two I was used to them after much longer than that I can’t even remember how the old ones looked! These are a nice addition for anyone learning the mechanics, but also a good notification to an experienced player that one has actually done what one intended. There are a few more informational messages that show up when taking actions or attacking, such as “Cover (Bulwark)”, “Rear Attack”, and “Ignores Guarded”. The combat user interface has changed a little, too, which, together with the core gameplay changes, threw me out a bit at first. The game also adds three new Battlemechs, which all look great - especially the Cyclops when it turns towards you it looks like it’s calculating whether it should shoot you or just squash you flat. I’m either going crazy or I saw a flock of birds fly past as my 100-ton Atlas tromped through their habitat, too! It really does look excellent different to the existing biomes, but consistent with them as well. Here you’ll find a small assortment of tropical flora, hilly terrain, and some great water features, including rain and waterfalls.

First is the new jungle biome, which looks even better than most of the game’s other biomes. In addition to narrative twists and turns, some Flashpoint stories feature consecutive deployments in which players can’t repair or heal between missions, while others feature infiltration contracts that restrict the tonnage of deployable BattleMechs.īeyond adding over 30 hours of exciting Flashpoints to BATTLETECH, this expansion comes complete with three new ‘Mechs (including the highly anticipated Hatchetman), a challenging new mission type, and a new tropical biome for the biggest and most challenging BATTLETECH experience yet.Presentation is much the same as the original game, though there have been a few additions and modifications. Introducing Flashpoints: high-stakes, branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards to take BATTLETECH's endgame and Career-Mode gameplay to the next level.įlashpoints embroil you in the feuds and machinations of the various Great Houses of the Inner Sphere, and are designed to keep even the most hardened mercenary commanders on their toes. BATTLETECH's first-ever expansion adds new gameplay, depth, and over 30 hours of new content to your mercenary experience.

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