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MECHWARRIOR ONLINE

July 2022 Patch Notes

Patch Date and Time - July 19th 2022 @ 10AM – 1PM PDT

Version Number: 1.4.265.0

Size: 485 MB

Please note that due to compression differences the Steam patch size may be larger than the standalone client patch size.

Patch Files (Direct Download) - http://patcher.mwomercs.com/patch/Production/frontend/FrontendPatch_405.zip

Greetings MechWarriors!

Last month brought you a new 'Mech and a new Map, the Crusader and Vitric Station. We hope you've been enjoying the new content, and don't forget you still have until the patch tomorrow morning to take advantage of the Crusader Early Adopter Rewards!

This month we have the new Platinum Collection 05 'Mechs (will be added to store with patch), including the Commando, Centurion, Orion, Marauder II, Adder, Shadow Cat, Timber Wolf, and Supernova! Be sure to watch out for the next Platinum Collection Event to follow! Also included in this patch are another round of 'Mech Quirk Adjustments, Weapon Adjustments, Skill Tree Adjustments, and Bug Fixes!

These updates are subject to further balance changes in the future, so get out there and do the science, and get us your feedback for future iterations.

And now, we really hope you enjoy the patch!

-The MechWarrior Online Team

new platinum collection 05

(Will be added to store with patch.)

We have two new Platinum Collections this month, including the following 'Mechs:

INNER SPHERE COLLECTION 05

Commando COM-1B(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Commando Variants

Centurion CN9-D(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Centurion Variants

Orion ON1-K(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Orion Variants

Marauder II MAD-6S(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Marauder Variants

CLAN COLLECTION 05

Adder ADR-A(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Adder Variants

Shadow Cat SHC-B(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Shadow Variants

Timber Wolf TBR-S(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Timber Wolf Variants

Supernova SNV-B(P) + Platinum Pattern Unlock for all Supernova Variants

'mech quirk adjustments

This patch includes Quirk adjustments for the following 'Mechs:

JAVELIN

JVN-10N:

• Added -10% Missile spread
• Added 25% Target info gathering
• Removed -5% LRM spread
• Removed -5% SRM spread

JVN-10P:

• Added 15% Missile velocity

JVN-11B:

• Added -10% Missile spread
• Added 10% Missile range
• Added 100m Seismic sensor
• Added 5% top speed
• Removed -5% LRM spread
• Removed -5% SRM spread

JVN-HT:

• Removed all Structure bonuses
• Added +14 Armor to LA, RA, LT, RT, CT
• Added +10 Armor to LL, RL
• Added -25% Overheat damage
• Added 15% Missile range
• Added -10% Missile cooldown
• Added 10% Laser range

JENNER

All Variants:

• Increased CT armor bonus to +18 (from +14)

JENNER IIC

All Variants:

• Increased CT armor bonus to +18 (from +14)

JR7-IIC-2:

• Added -15% Heavy medium laser duration
• Added 15% Heavy medium laser range

FIRESTARTER

FS9-E:

• Removed 25% MG RoF
• Removed -5% Laser duration
• Added 15% STD/ER Medium laser range
• Added 15% Medium pulse laser range
• Added -10% Laser heat
• Added -10% SNPPC heat

FS9-FS:

• Removed 10% MG RoF

WOLFHOUND

All Variants:

• Added -10% Laser heat

WLF-2:

• Added -10% ER Laser heat
• Removed -5% Energy heat
• Removed -5% ER Large laser heat

WLF-1:

• Added -10% SNPPC Heat
• Added 30% SNPPC Velocity
• Removed -10% ER Laser heat

WLF-1A:

• Added 10% STD Laser range

WLF-1B:

• Added -10% Pulse Laser duration
• Added 25% AMS RoF
• Removed -10% STD Laser heat

PHOENIX HAWK

PXH-1K:

• Changed Hill Climb to -15% (from +15%) - Hill climb should now work as intended.

HUNCHBACK

HBK-4G:

• Increased AC20 cooldown to -25% (from -10%)
• Increased Ballistic cooldown to -15% (from -10%)
• Added 20% AC20 Velocity

HBK-4H:

• Increased Ballistic cooldown to -20% (from -10%)
• Added 35% Ballistic velocity
• Added -40% UAC Jam chance

HBK-4J:

• Added -15% LRM Cooldown
• Removed -10% LRM10 cooldown

HBK-4SP:

• Increased Energy cooldown to -15% (from -10%)
• Added -15% SRM Cooldown
• Added -30% Crit chance (receiving)
• Increased all Structure bonuses by 50%

HBK-GI:

• Increased Ballistic cooldown to -20% (from -10%)
• Increased Gauss Rifle cooldown to -30% (from -20%)

TREBUCHET

TBT-5J:

• Increased STD Laser duration to -20% (from -10%)
• Increased STD Laser heat to -20% (from -10%)

VAPOR EAGLE

VGL-4:

• Increased LA, RA Armor bonus to +18 (from +12)

VGL-RI:

• Reduced weapon velocity to 20% (from 30%)

MAD DOG

MDD-C:

• Increased Ballistic cooldown to -10% in SO8 (from -5%)
• Increased ammo per ton bonus for Gauss, AC/LB/UAC 20 to +8, +18, +6, +24 in SO8 (from +5, +12, +4, +16)

SUN SPIDER

SNS-D:

• Added 25% Ballistic velocity in SO8
• Added -25% UAC Jam chance in SO8
• Added -20% Ballistic cooldown in SO8

BANSHEE

BNC-LM:

• Increased cooldown to -20% (from -15%)
• Added PPC Family HSL +1
• Added -15% Heat
• Added 25% Range
• Added -15% Missile cooldown
• Added 20% Weapon velocity
• Removed -5% AC10 cooldown
• Removed 10% AC10 Range
• Removed 10% Ballistic range
• Removed -5% Energy heat
• Removed 10% Energy range
• Removed -10% Large pulse laser heat
• Removed 10% Large pulse laser range

BNC-SR:

• Added 30% Missile velocity
• Increased missile cooldown to -25% (from -10%)

KING CRAB

All Variants:

• Added +15 LL, RL Armor bonus
• Increased LA, RA Armor bonus to +15
• Increased CT Armor bonus to +30
• Increased LT, RT Armor bonus to +20

KGC-000:

• Added -5% Heat
• Added -10% cooldown
• Added 10% Weapon velocity
• Added 10% Missile Range
• Increased Missile velocity to 30% (from 10%)
• Removed -10% Ballistic cooldown
• Removed -10% Energy cooldown
• Removed -10% Missile cooldown
• Removed -5% Missile spread

KGC-0000:

• Increased Ballistic velocity to 25% (from 10%)

KGC-000B:

• Added -5% Cooldown
• Added 15% Ballistic velocity
• Added 10% Missile range
• Removed -5% AC20 Cooldown
• Removed -5% Energy cooldown
• Removed -5% Missile cooldown
• Removed -5% weapon velocity
• Removed -5% Missile spread

KGC-KJ:

• Added 15% Missile range
• Removed -5% Missile spread

DIRE WOLF

DWF-A:

• Removed cLPL HSL from SO8
• Added Energy weapon HSL +1 in SO8

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

As a continuation of our assessment of weapon performance, the following change has been made:

BALLISTIC WEAPONS

IS Gauss Rifle:

• Reduced cooldown to 4.25 s (from 4.75 s)

SKILL TREE ADJUSTMENTS

In this patch the following changes have been made to Skill Tree nodes:

• Quick Ignition node value increased to 12% (from 7%)
• Hill Climb node value changed to -15% (from 5%) - This node now works as intended. Negative is a boost.
• Reinforced Casing node value increased to 4% (from 1.5%)
• Torso Pitch node value increased to 4% (from 2%)
• Torso Yaw node value increased to 3% (from 2%)
• Torso Speed nodes now affect torso pitch speed as well.
• Armor Hardening node value for mechs above 60 tons is changed to 1.8%.
• Skeletal Density node value for mechs above 60 tons is changed to 3.3%.

Mech tonnage	Armor hardening OLD VALUE	Armor hardening NEW VALUE		Skeletal density OLD VALUE	Skeletal density NEW VALUE
65	1.7%	1.8%		3.2%	3.3%
70	1.6%	1.8%		3.1%	3.3%
75	1.5%	1.8%		3%	3.3%
80	1.4%	1.8%		2.9%	3.3%
85	1.3%	1.8%		2.8%	3.3%
90	1.2%	1.8%		2.7%	3.3%
95	1.1%	1.8%		2.6%	3.3%
100	1%	1.8%		2.5%	3.3%

GROUPS IN QUICK PLAY

The Max Group restrictions in Quick Play stopped being enforced in the June 21st patch, this issue has been fixed with the July 19th patch. As of the July 19th patch, The Max Group Restrictions Variable will be exposed for future tuning. The default setting will be set back to Max 5 people in groups as of the July 19th patch. Max Group Restrictions 5 means each team can have can have:

• one 4-player group, or
• one 2-player and one 3-player group, or
• two 2-player groups

BUG FIXES

• Hill Climb nodes now function as intended and will reduce the slow down rate of your mech when going over sudden changes of ground slope (rocks, uneven terrain, small hills, steps, etc.). This node was acting in reverse previously.
• Clan Ultra Auto Cannon 10 now deals full 10 damage instead of 9.9999, which allows it to destroy a UAV within optimum range in one shot.

Patch Files (Direct Download)

To make the patching process easier for players with limited download caps, we'll be providing direct download links for the patch file(s) that comprise this patch. This will allow you to download the patch file(s) elsewhere, for manual injection into the MWO patcher through a Patch Cache folder.

Aside from allowing you to download the patch file(s) elsewhere, on another connection, there are no additional benefits to performing the patch this way; the patching process itself will be the same.

This direct patch download process will only work for players running the standalone client. It does not apply to players running MWO through Steam.

Patch File(s): - http://patcher.mwomercs.com/patch/Production/frontend/FrontendPatch_405.zip

• Download the above file(s)
• For sake of ease, we recommend creating a dedicated folder for the patch file(s), such as 'MWO Patch Cache'
• You do not need to unzip or unpack the patch file(s)
• Launch the MWO Portal
• Select the three horizontal lines in the top left of the Portal Window
• Choose the 'Specify Patch File Cache' option
• In the field that appears, paste or enter the location in which you saved the patch file(s) and hit OK
• For example, C:\Users\<username>\Documents\MWO Patch Cache
• Click the blue Patch button
• The launcher will now check the Patch Cache folder you defined. If it locates the required patch files, it will unpack and use those files to apply the patch.
• Once the patch is complete, launch the game

[IronWolfPack64]

The commando 1B not the 1D my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined....... What does a guy have to do to get a commando 1D with 30% Cbill boost.

[w0qj]

Thank you for TBR-S(P) + MAD-6S(P) on IS/Clan Platinum Collection 05 !!
Cannot wait until these are on sale!

Very interesting indeed

[Nightbird]

Glad to see OP lights finally nerfed to the ground!

Buffing the best weight class - Assaults - with a 80% increase in armor skill tree? Is the Cauldron giving up on maintaining even the appearance of trying to balance?

Edited by Nightbird, 18 July 2022 - 05:39 PM.

[D V Devnull]

Can anyone tell me what this "v1.4.264.0 - July 18th, 2022" Patch will mean to a Win7 user who can't hang onto their MWO connection and has zero issues with their computer other than MWO acting up badly since the "Error 13" Patch and the "v1.4.261.0 - June 21st, 2022" Patch both landed??? I can not upgrade or get a new system regardless of what I do, this issue has been acting like an ocean wave on steroids, and I'm beginning to feel like PGI's MWO Team does not want part of their player base anymore!

~D. V. "being killed too much by rubberbanding for the last 27 days, and feeling like 'v1.4.264.0' won't fix that" Devnull

[PiVoR]

Where Snub nerf? What the hell?

[Krasnopesky]

PiVoR, on 18 July 2022 - 04:56 PM, said:

Where Snub nerf? What the hell?

SNPPC changes are planned for August by The Cauldron.

[TheCaptainJZ]

I saw the cover picture of the Commando and thought they might get some quirks this patch.

Sadly no. The 2D is ok, but The Death's Knell needs some love.

[C337Skymaster]

Holy IS Sniper Meta. 25% range boost to La Malinche? So 40% with skills, and who knows what (50%?) on energy weapons with a TC-8. So Gauss Sniping from 2870m, and ERLL from at least 2072, probably closer to 2200. That's literally drop-zone to drop-zone on Boreal Vault, and that's literally every open area on every QP map covered by the optimum range.

When's power creep gonna end?

[Therax]

C337Skymaster, on 18 July 2022 - 05:09 PM, said:

Holy IS Sniper Meta. 25% range boost to La Malinche? So 40% with skills, and who knows what (50%?) on energy weapons with a TC-8. So Gauss Sniping from 2870m, and ERLL from at least 2072, probably closer to 2200. That's literally drop-zone to drop-zone on Boreal Vault, and that's literally every open area on every QP map covered by the optimum range.

When's power creep gonna end?

I have not seem a La Malinche in a long, long time.
I have not played my La Malinche in probably over 2 years. Just looked up my stats for that mech, 3 games played in it total.

I am not at all worried that there are all of a sudden going to be La Malinche's in every match, even with the heavy steroids it just received.

[Navid A1]

TheCaptainJZ, on 18 July 2022 - 05:08 PM, said:

I saw the cover picture of the Commando and thought they might get some quirks this patch.

Sadly no. The 2D is ok, but The Death's Knell needs some love.

Come back August

[Therax]

Krasnopesky, on 18 July 2022 - 05:01 PM, said:

SNPPC changes are planned for August by The Cauldron.

I was expecting that at least some of the ppc or energy quirks would be removed from the Snubzilla in this patch.

Can it be done in a hotfix in two weeks?

[minnowzzz]

D V Devnull, on 18 July 2022 - 04:40 PM, said:

Can anyone tell me what this "v1.4.264.0 - July 18th, 2022" Patch will mean to a Win7 user who can't hang onto their MWO connection and has zero issues with their computer other than MWO acting up badly since the "Error 13" Patch and the "v1.4.261.0 - June 21st, 2022" Patch both landed??? I can not upgrade or get a new system regardless of what I do, this issue has been acting like an ocean wave on steroids, and I'm beginning to feel like PGI's MWO Team does not want part of their player base anymore!

~D. V. "being killed too much by rubberbanding for the last 27 days, and feeling like 'v1.4.264.0' won't fix that" Devnull

It's not that PGI has malicious intent for Win7 users (same with most devs too) it that it's a issue that Win7 13 year old OS that is not even supported by Microsoft anymore, and will continue to have more problems as time goes on. considering this and the fact it's more then likely that MWO's player base majority use Win10-11 and/or Linux, It's not likely in PGI's interests to use (at this point likely limited) resources to support a discontinued Operating system.

What your going thru sounds like it sucks my dude, I hope your situation Improves enough that you can get a system that supports a newer OS. If that does not pan out, while I my knowledge of it is very limited, my guess is Linux may be a cheaper way to solve your issue, I would try to duel boot that and see if that can help. defiantly read up on it or get someone that actually knows what they are doing when it comes to Linux to help you.

[Khalcruth]

InnerSphereNews, on 18 July 2022 - 03:57 PM, said:

• Hill Climb nodes now function as intended and will reduce the slow down rate of your mech when going over sudden changes of ground slope (rocks, uneven terrain, small hills, steps, etc.). This node was acting in reverse previously.

Well damn, that explains a lot lately. I didn't even know there was a bug.

[Andrewlik]

So with the buffs next patch, the Jenner IIC-2 has a niche as a heavy medium laser carrier
While there are other mechs in the same speed/weight bracket with 4+ energy hardpoints, there aren't any that are quirked for heavy medium lasers as hard as the IIC-2 will be.

[Khalcruth]

PiVoR, on 18 July 2022 - 04:56 PM, said:

Where Snub nerf? What the hell?

Same place that clan machine gun nerfs are. Fair is fair.

Krasnopesky, on 18 July 2022 - 05:01 PM, said:

SNPPC changes are planned for August by The Cauldron.

Because why should the IS ever have any nice things?

[chaosshade2638]

buffs to armor is going to make assaults tanky... I'm interested to see how this plays out. Hopefully it'll stop them from melting instantly in combat.

[Doppelsoldner King Crab]

as a KGC main, this patch is a godsend.

the CT is so big, 90% of the time you get cored without even removing torso armor, thus XL-safe for an assault i guess.

with the snub buff, win rate has taken a huge hit especially on assaults as they can't dodge peekers and leapers, only exposing themselves for 1-2 secs, not enough to aim and trade fire. slow projectiles cant hit these guys e.g. mrms, even ac5 take too long.

lets see how the meta shifts with this patch.

[confracto]

D V Devnull, on 18 July 2022 - 04:40 PM, said:

Can anyone tell me what this "v1.4.264.0 - July 18th, 2022" Patch will mean to a Win7 user who can't hang onto their MWO connection and has zero issues with their computer other than MWO acting up badly since the "Error 13" Patch and the "v1.4.261.0 - June 21st, 2022" Patch both landed??? I can not upgrade or get a new system regardless of what I do, this issue has been acting like an ocean wave on steroids, and I'm beginning to feel like PGI's MWO Team does not want part of their player base anymore!

~D. V. "being killed too much by rubberbanding for the last 27 days, and feeling like 'v1.4.264.0' won't fix that" Devnull

Honestly, they don't, and you're really late to figuring this out. Supporting a bunch of old os's as you make future changes becomes harder and harder, and you end up supporting fewer and fewer. It becomes increasingly frustrating and expensive to make on the game as the ball-and-chain of supporting old stuff (4:3 anyone?), for the incredibly diminishing returns of how few players it supports. As much as you only see it from your perspective of loving a game, and wanting to enjoy it despite limited resources, they see it differently. When you look at the effort to support vs the cost of doing so for so few players, it's not worth it for them at all. Even the steam page's system requirements list 8.1, so you're just lucky it still worked at all until now.

...and what I listed above was my thinking on it 3 whole years ago. now, with the dramatically reduced team size, yeah, it's never going to happen. think of it this way, the team could support windows7 players, or get event queue and the skill tree update. not both. could you in all honestly choose windows7 player support over new features in the game's current state? to intentionally choose supporting a few players on an old unsupported OS as your first priority coding changes after 3 years away?

I couldn't.

[w0qj]

Since July 2022 patch has major quirk updates for King Crab:

==> Can MWO please help to add into Platinum Collection: (I actually want BOTH):

==> KGC-000B(P), or KGC-001(P), from the Steam Performance Pack and the MW5 Pre-order, please add?

I've bought 9 of the 10 IS/Clan Platinum Collections 01/02/03/04/05.
The only one that I've skipped was the IS Platinum Collection 03, where MWO offered KGC-000,
whereas I've already gotten my KGC-000(L) Loyalty Mech already unfortunately.

Thank you MWO in advance!

Edited by w0qj, 18 July 2022 - 07:55 PM.