r/Mechwarrior5

Hello! Just got this game recently and already dumped some 20 hours into it. Really fun though I’m having issues with the AI, specifically lancemate AI as they feel really inconsistent, sometimes they’re okay and other times it feels like the AI is completely lobotomized and will actively go out of their way to walk into my sightline when firing or will needlessly fling themselves onto the enemy and die. I’m also having a serious pathing problem where if there’s any map with rough terrain like ravines the AI will just get stuck on the rocks.

I was wondering if there’s any mods to improve the AI and what you would recommend? Thank you

So, a day or two ago...i think, i asked how many mechs i should have ready by the time Legend of the Kestrel Lancers started, first time i had basically just 3, now, well now i jave a full assault lance, 3 heavy mechs and 6 medium mechs. Granted not all are equal, only i am allowed to run the Boars Head(put a t5 gauss on it i found in a infilitration) and the Hellsinger(removed the streaks and gave it more armor and a double sink or two), the AI get a royal regiment stalker and an awsome 8q. For heavies i run a royal warhammer that is basically a mini hellsinger(same loadout, 2ppcs and 4 mls) and i give the AI a Thunderbolt and a Rifleman. After these i have an asortment of mediums, 2 centurions,a hunch-4g, the kobold, the valentina wolverine and an enforcer. And my money maker ironically enough, the spider you get at the start, i take this bad boy in dif 100 missions, grab a package or two and dip, at worst it costed me 16k to repair but regulary makes 3mil per mission with an all time high of 5mil. This time im ready, only problem...the upkeep is 1.15mil...the assaults are not cheap on the upkeep...after 3032 i am changing all my heavies for loader kings(my beloved).

I bought the game & all DLC except SoK & Chaos because I don't want to fight or use any Clan mechs/equipment, but hiring hero pilots would be nice. Is it possible to unlock SoK's pilots while somehow not triggering the Clan invasion?

Edit: What's with the steady stream of downvotes? I'm asking about part of the DLC. I tried looking it up and didn't find the answer so I asked the community. Did I do something wrong somehow? Seriously look at my comments you guys are downvoting. I've asked clarifying questions, expressed thanks, said the DLC sounds well made but it's not for me, etc and somehow these are the things you have a problem with?

Picked up the game and all DLC on PC recently. Not going to go crazy with mods. Using a save editor to help not feel so demoralized losing a years long save with all my stuff. That part is going fine, but I have two questions.

One, is there a way to do the same with cantina progress? I can give myself inventory/give pilots their traits, etc, but I can't seem to find any way to do it with Cantina stuff and maaaan those suck to grind.

Two, out of curiosity (since it can't be done on console) I have tried giving Commander Mason pilot traits. While they show up in his salary, they don't seem to display on his pilot card. Does anyone know if this is purely cosmetic, and the traits are still active for him? Or do I need a separate thing from the save editor to get pilot traits to apply to Mason?

As a side note, I know it's "not a big deal" to start over on a fresh save, but my save was from launch on Xbox, rolled over with each new DLC, and was special to me, so I put off switching for years. I work full time and hate feeling like I am "losing my progress," hence the save editor. Thank you all for any help you can give.

Hello mech fams.

A few months back I've uploaded this video as a fan made soundtrack for MECHASSAULT.

Due to some technical reasons I've had to reupload it.

I'm reposting it just in case.

does anyone have list of unique pilots with different voice lines compared to the rng pilots who have like 3 personalities

I'm playing on Normal difficulty, and I'm currently in Year 3024 of the campaign. I've started taking on Difficulty 70+ missions, and hoooboi, they're really challenging for me. Most of the time, I end up having one of my mechs completely wiped out.

Attached photo is what I mainly bring most of the time, I really want to continue using the Longbow but the damage feels like a wet noodle when against Heavy and Assault mechs.

I know I'm probably missing something or just don't know how to make it work better, so I'd love to hear your opinions. Go easy on me. 😆

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Hi All,

currently I've been using JoytoKey to play games with my VKBs HOSAS, but I was wondering if anyone has a good way of getting HOSAS to work with MC5?