What BattleTech needed, far more than a few more robo-tanks, was remixing. Same goes for the other two newbies, the Crab and the Cyclops there's almost nothing to seize upon in terms of breathless celebration, but they make for solid additions to the right kind of squad. The Hatchetman is, however, extremely, extremely useful if you know what you're doing. Unfortunately, said axe does not, in truth, rend steel like a hot, cow-sized knife through 50-storey butter, but instead just deals a chunk more melee damage. I mean, it looks pretty much the same as a dozen other Mechs, but you can sort of see there's an axe there if you zoom in close enough. Where an XCOM or Command & Conquer expansion invariably involves springing ever-more outlandish new units onto the battlefield, the wildest Flashpoint gets in that regard is a new Mech with an axe for a hand. For all that it stars 100-ton mechs knocking seven bells out of each other, it avoids flash and verve and, frankly, most of the colour spectrum. There's an inherent mutedness to Flashpoint, from the easily-forgotten name onwards. * New Encounter - Attack 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.īATTLETECH and the Flashpoint DLC are available at a discount on Steam to celebrate the explosive launch of Urban Warfare, with the discount available until Friday, Jat 19:00 CEST (10:00AM PDT).Flashpoint, the first expansion for wonkily-explained, slow-burn stomp-o-strategy gem BattleTech, does exactly what I wanted it to: gives me a cast-iron reason to keep playing indefinitely. Three New Enemy Vehicles - 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. The Flashpoints in Urban Warfare do not require the BATTLETECH: Flashpoint DLC to play. New Flashpoints - A wide variety of new branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards. The Javelin is a compromise between speed and firepower, with close-range knockout power. Two New BattleMechs - The experimental Raven 1X sports an advanced electronic warfare package combining 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. New hazards like destroyed coolant exchanger buildings and broken electrical transformers that disrupt targeting will drastically change the battle as you go.Įlectronic Warfare - The return of these lost technologies will forever change the 31st century battlefield. 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. Urban Combat - Street brawls introduce new tactical gameplay challenges as ‘Mech combat moves from wide-open natural landscapes to vast urban sprawls. Be wary of the hazards of city combat: explosions, floods and ECM are right around every corner! New street features, the return of forgotten technologies, challenging sight lines, collateral damage and maximum destruction await in Urban Warfare_. Featuring vast cityscapes, electronic warfare systems, and new BattleMechs like the Raven, BATTLETECH: Urban Warfare is available now for $19.99 / €19.99 / £15.49 MSRP and is also available in the BATTLETECH Season Pass.Ĭheck out the Urban Warfare launch trailer: STOCKHOLM - JParadox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes today released the Urban Warfare expansion for BATTLETECH, taking ‘Mech combat to the streets. Urban Combat, Electric Warfare, Raven BattleMech, New Flashpoints, and More
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