Most palpably, though, the engine switch has given BattleTech some much-needed heft. Where Shadowrun combat felt weightless - like a papercraft reworking of XCOM - BattleTech throws its weight around.

Hit the mech-lab, equip one of your front-line mechs with hand-holds and BAs will be able to mount it, riding it into battle. Once you get into close combat, have the BAs dismount and use their ...

BattleTech is a more tactical, punishing view of mech battling Hard-hitting choices and loss management define a fantastic tactical experience. Steven Strom – May 3, 2018 11:37 AM | 307 ...

He’s such a BattleTech nerd that he designed the Mech, the Mech loadout, everything. He put on his VR helmet – for real – and he sculpted it in VR. It was really cool!” ...

In BattleTech, turn order is determined by a mech's initiative score, and that is dictated by the weight class of the machine. Light mechs go first, then medium, heavy, and assault mechs go last.

Wrapped around that they’re building a broad galaxy of mercurial warring and rival factions to explore, with a nice, smooth narrative path into the story of the Battletech universe.

Hellspawn The Hellspawn is one of the seven new mechs that will be introduced into the Battletech universe once MechWarrior 4: Vengeance releases later this year. This 45-ton machine was designed ...

BattleTech, the grandfather of mech combat games, turns 34-years old next year. Since 1984, rights to that universe have traded hands several times, from the original creators at FASA Corporation ...

Brawler: Middleweight (45- to 65-ton) and heavier ’Mechs that can mount short-range missile (SRM) batteries are best applied in the role of brawler. SRMs are the shotguns of the BattleTech universe.