A fun turn based strategy entry for battletech. I'm surprised we haven't gotten something on this level sooner.

Its visually appealing, tons of mech variety and dynamic environments keep the game entertaining, theres a good level of customizing you're able to do to your mechs and mechwarriors as well as clearly labled leveling mechanics for them.

Combat is fun but can quickly turn sour due to the RNG nature of things but its what you sign up for tbh so not much to complain about there.
The difficulty scaling is shared with that of the Mechwarrior franchise, I.E. a 2 skull mission can become insanely ugly incredibly quickly and for no percievable reason. Though this is rarer than one might think, out smarting the AI and choosing good positioning is key and will be the difference between a hasty restart and seeing the mission through.

In addition to simply not dying you also get to play accountant and are forced to manage various budgetary constraints and sometimes get involved in crew politics. Both of these sound more annoying than they really are and choosing the right path can lead to some unique rewards to don't go making choices lightly.

Downsides to the game would be its unreliable frame rate, usually not a issue but i'll hit random lag spikes or stuttering and haven't been able to find a proper solution yet.
The interface is kind of bad, the ranges are displayed as cones around your mech when moving but this doesn't give you any hint on what percentages you'll be dealing with post move, there are dozens of variables to keep track of and its more info that would be useful upfront

The controls for menus are also bad. Right click which is usually "go back" or "undo" in modern games does the same as left click and more than a few times its caused me to commit to a action or attack i didn't intend just due to sheer habit. When tutorial screens pop up they don't pause the game, in fact when you click "ok" it actually works as tho you weren't even in the menu. Hope you weren't about to move a mech when it pops up or you'll be in trouble.

A good game, very solid for being on the trash unity engine, highly recommend. The DLC has fun stuff and more is always better but get them when on sale as only 1 of them does anything besides add more mechs and equipment.

A fun turn based strategy entry for battletech. I'm surprised we haven't gotten something on this level sooner. Its visually appealing, tons of mech variety and dynamic environments keep the game entertaining, theres a good level of customizing you're able to do to your mechs and mechwarriors as well as clearly labled leveling mechanics for them. Combat is fun but can quickly turn sour due to the RNG nature of things but its what you sign up for tbh so not much to complain about there. The difficulty scaling is shared with that of the Mechwarrior franchise, I.E. a 2 skull mission can become insanely ugly incredibly quickly and for no percievable reason. Though this is rarer than one might think, out smarting the AI and choosing good positioning is key and will be the difference between a hasty restart and seeing the mission through. In addition to simply not dying you also get to play accountant and are forced to manage various budgetary constraints and sometimes get involved in crew politics. Both of these sound more annoying than they really are and choosing the right path can lead to some unique rewards to don't go making choices lightly. Downsides to the game would be its unreliable frame rate, usually not a issue but i'll hit random lag spikes or stuttering and haven't been able to find a proper solution yet. The interface is kind of bad, the ranges are displayed as cones around your mech when moving but this doesn't give you any hint on what percentages you'll be dealing with post move, there are dozens of variables to keep track of and its more info that would be useful upfront The controls for menus are also bad. Right click which is usually "go back" or "undo" in modern games does the same as left click and more than a few times its caused me to commit to a action or attack i didn't intend just due to sheer habit. When tutorial screens pop up they don't pause the game, in fact when you click "ok" it actually works as tho you weren't even in the menu. Hope you weren't about to move a mech when it pops up or you'll be in trouble. A good game, very solid for being on the trash unity engine, highly recommend. The DLC has fun stuff and more is always better but get them when on sale as only 1 of them does anything besides add more mechs and equipment.