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Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries
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Now this could be good, would be good to get back into MW, been playing since MW3.
The original Mercs was good, had a decent story to it.
MW5 Mercs was pretty poor imho
The original Mercs was good, had a decent story to it.
MW5 Mercs was pretty poor imho
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Yup.
I chucked I ton of mods on it and got a bit more fun out if it, but it's a little like beating a dead horse.
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It was the mutiplayer that really let it down for me, Co-Op was just *****.
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MechWarrior 5: Clans - up on steam and due in the next 2 week - 17-10-2024
store.steampowered.com
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 6GBs VRAM | NVIDIA GTX-1060 | AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version)
Processor: Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 6700
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
this should probably be its onw thread but for now i'll leave it here
previews
mw5clans.com
MechWarrior 5: Clans on Steam
In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 6GBs VRAM | NVIDIA GTX-1060 | AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version)
Processor: Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 6700
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
this should probably be its onw thread but for now i'll leave it here
previews
MechWarrior 5: Clans
mw5clans.com
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Excellent! will have to check this!
Have played most of the games since Mech Warrior II on the PC back in the 90's!
Most if not all the recent ones have been poor, but fingers crossed for this one!
Have played most of the games since Mech Warrior II on the PC back in the 90's!
Most if not all the recent ones have been poor, but fingers crossed for this one!
MechWarrior 5: Clans - up on steam and due in the next 2 week - 17-10-2024
MechWarrior 5: Clans on Steam
In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 6GBs VRAM | NVIDIA GTX-1060 | AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version)
Processor: Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 6700
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
this should probably be its onw thread but for now i'll leave it here
previews
MechWarrior 5: Clans
Cant wait for this! This will be my down time when the baby is asleep!
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just dont forget the other half they need some TLC to
just dont forget the other half they need some TLC to
Absolutely, i kinda hope this will run on the Steam Deck too though so at least its portable.
Apparently it does but i've not seen many people mention it yet or talk about it.
I tried it for a bit and I know they are mechs but it seems sluggish and unconnected in controls, stuttering and really low performance even on medium\low. Shame as was looking forward to it but tried on gamepass and now removed from my wishlist and may check it out again in a year or so to see how it's improved
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Yea do not pay full price for this.
I'm a fan of the franchise and the game isn't terrible, it's also far from being great.
I got a bit of life out of it via some mods, but the game is very arcadey and repetitive.
I'd say get it cheap, give it a go and if you don't expect much, you won't be disappointed.
I started Clans last night and... really like it so far. Performance has been fine for me, with a 7950X3D / 4090 combo. There's a tiny bit of stutter at the start of each mission, but no other problems. It looks a lot better than Mercs did.
As for the game... it's a lot more pared back and focused than Mercs was. There are only 18 playable mechs and there's a linear campaign with no open world. But the flipside of that is that it's a lot more polished. The mission design is much, much better than that in Mercs' campaign. PGI have clearly learned a lot along the way, including from the various DLC campaigns they released for Mercs.
The story's decent. I think this is the first time we've had a Clans-perspective game which has you fighting against the Inner Sphere (MW2 was Clan vs Clan). The game doesn't shy away from how horrible Smoke Jaguar are. It actually feels a bit odd to be playing a game in 2024 whose story is so unashamed about the fact you're playing as the baddies (Battletech normally prefers shades of grey, but Smoke Jaguar are generally awful).
In a weird way, the game feels like a spiritual successor to '90s games like Wing Commander/Strike Commander and TIE Fighter, when sci-fi sim-adjacent games could get AAA-level production values.
As for the game... it's a lot more pared back and focused than Mercs was. There are only 18 playable mechs and there's a linear campaign with no open world. But the flipside of that is that it's a lot more polished. The mission design is much, much better than that in Mercs' campaign. PGI have clearly learned a lot along the way, including from the various DLC campaigns they released for Mercs.
The story's decent. I think this is the first time we've had a Clans-perspective game which has you fighting against the Inner Sphere (MW2 was Clan vs Clan). The game doesn't shy away from how horrible Smoke Jaguar are. It actually feels a bit odd to be playing a game in 2024 whose story is so unashamed about the fact you're playing as the baddies (Battletech normally prefers shades of grey, but Smoke Jaguar are generally awful).
In a weird way, the game feels like a spiritual successor to '90s games like Wing Commander/Strike Commander and TIE Fighter, when sci-fi sim-adjacent games could get AAA-level production values.
I tried it on my buddies account and its Janky and performance is really mediocre even on a 4090! Without Frame Gen on to hit higher 100+ fps, the game can slow right down to below 20fps for no reason at all.
Also randomly started getting out of video memory errors when starting the game which never happened before. The whole thing feels very hit and miss though i did manage a few campaign missions.
Like you said, it feels very arcadey and the whole mechbay change is abit of a step backwards for me imo. Nothing really feels intuitive so i'm finding myself clicking random menu's to find things.
Do you have a 13th or 14th gen Intel CPU? "Out of video memory" errors when loading a UE5 game are often an early indicator of chip degradation.
13th gen 13700K but i figured it out, it was a memory overclock issue. Dropped my overclock down from 8200 to 8000 with the same tight timings and it's been flawless. My CPU is overclocked too with a fixed voltage and amperage locked so i can't burn this out.