Greetings MechWarriors,

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Patch Notes:


Greetings MechWarriors

Firestarter variants are here and they want your C-Bills! They also want a new coat of paint, so it’s a good thing all patterns are now available for the Firestarter.

Did you know we have 150 colours, and 20 different patterns compatible with 29 different Chassis types? That’s customization!

Speaking of customization, we were so inspired by the suggestions for the “Pimp my ‘Mech” contest, we created 7 new cockpit items. So head on over to the Mechlab and pimp your 'Mech. My personal favourites are the Pug and the Oscilating fan. We also have a couple of new features to make your time in the Mechlab more productive.

First up is the “Strip ‘Mech” function with options for Equipment, Modules and Armour. Keep in mind your cockpit items and customization remain on the ‘Mech.
Second is the Error and Warning Widget that will flash when your ‘Mech loadout contains potential issues. Click the flashing Icon to get more details.

This patch is rounded out with some weapon tuning to lasers and good bug fixes. My favourite; Video options are fully functional again. So take some time to reset your options.

See you on the Battlefield.
- Matt Newman.

NOTE:
We found an issue with a pure function call bug that affects some players launching into game.
The issue was discovered too late to have it fixed for this patch however we are currently working on a hot fix to address this issue.
This issue seems to affect players with high ping and one of the possible ways to avoid this bug is to drop solo.

Content
Pimp My Mech Content
New Standing Cockpit Items:
Disco Light, Plasma Light, Lava Lamp, Pug in a Helmet, and Oscillating Fan
New Hanging Cockpit Items:
Davion Dreamcatcher, Kurita Dreamcatcher, Liao Dreamcatcher, Marik Dreamcatcher, FRR Dreamcatcher, Steiner Dreamcatcher, and Disco Ball
Store Bundles
4 Starter Bundles in Store:
Light 'Mech Starter, Medium 'Mech Starter, Heavy 'Mech Starter, and Assault 'Mech Starter
All Firestarter 'Mechs are available for CBills.
All patterns and colors are not available for the Firestarter 'Mech.
Front End
MechBuild Warnings
When a Mech has been put into a state of being INVALID, an icon will appear in the bottom right corner of the 'Mech display area.
If the icon is red, the 'Mechcannot be launched until the critical issues are fixed.
E.g. Removing the 'Mech's engine will cause this to trigger.
E.g. Not enough heat sinks on the 'Mech will cause this to trigger.
If the icon is yellow, the Mech CAN be launched butyou should be very aware of the issues with the 'Mech's build.
E.g. Having no ammunition for a weapon system will cause this to trigger.
E.g. Having multiple high heat weapons, affected by heat scale, equipped will cause this to trigger.
Added "Strip 'Mech" function in MechLab
This new button will remove all items, weapons, armor and ammunition from a 'Mech leaving a bare chassis.
Gameplay

Weapon Tuning
Medium Pulse Lasers - Range increase from 180 to 200 Long Range and 360 to 400 Max Range
Large Pulse Lasers - Range increase from 300 to 350 Long Range and 600 to 700 Max Range, Heat decreased from 8.5 to 8.0.
Bug Fixes
Missile Turrets will now be prohibited from firing LRMs at any targets if they within a enemy ECM field
Artillery and Airstrike once again produce proper SFX
Light on top of the Turrets has been removed
'Mech targeting will no longer lock up when fighting lots of enemies around turrets
'Mech alphabetical designation will no longer increment when UAV is launched
Fixed the issue where Camo spec would occasionally display white elements instead of colors and patterns.
Fixed an issue where XL engines would disregard armor and structure slots when equipped.
The engine SFX of the Firestarter 'Mech will no longer be heard when playing in third person view.
Fixed the Video option screen.
We thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!


- The MechWarrior® Online™ Team