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[Storm of the Truth]

1. is there a replay function in the game, so I can see what matches I did play, and with who I did play, and statistics about past matchups. or do I need to take manual screenshots like in 1995?

(its desorientating me and makes me confused not to know anything and not being able to maintain data about things i just experience, because they fly away in seconds and I never can recall anything...)

2.
Is there a search function for the forum i didnt find it.

i wanted to search for current player numbers but i only get old data or steam players so that is very confusing, too, as nobody uses steam anymore.

3. when controlling my mech I have problems with accurate targeting quick, due to controls "snapping" without me wanting to. (I want the same behavior like in mechwarrior 3 or 4)

i want to focus not the torso only the arms on a target, with the torso NOT following up because that destroys the pinpoint that I currently have.
i find that weird behavior of the program.

i use strg to have free view which is at the same times the arms of a mech for some reason; but when i let go the strg button, the mech shall retain the same spot in the HUD, and focus legs and torso to the view angle that I currently had.

I find no way to do that. Instead, it snaps back and it takes time to find the point (enemy mech inside depts of nebular) again.

Edited by Storm of the Truth, 17 August 2025 - 04:35 AM.

[Tesunie]

Storm of the Truth, on 17 August 2025 - 04:33 AM, said:

1. is there a replay function in the game, so I can see what matches I did play, and with who I did play, and statistics about past matchups. or do I need to take manual screenshots like in 1995?

(its desorientating me and makes me confused not to know anything and not being able to maintain data about things i just experience, because they fly away in seconds and I never can recall anything...)

2.
Is there a search function for the forum i didnt find it.

i wanted to search for current player numbers but i only get old data or steam players so that is very confusing, too, as nobody uses steam anymore.

3a. when controlling my mech I have problems with accurate targeting quick, due to controls "snapping" without me wanting to. (I want the same behavior like in mechwarrior 3 or 4)

3b. i want to focus not the torso only the arms on a target, with the torso NOT following up because that destroys the pinpoint that I currently have.
i find that weird behavior of the program.

i use strg to have free view which is at the same times the arms of a mech for some reason; but when i let go the strg button, the mech shall retain the same spot in the HUD, and focus legs and torso to the view angle that I currently had.

I find no way to do that. Instead, it snaps back and it takes time to find the point (enemy mech inside depts of nebular) again.

1. No. You'd have to self record your matches or habitually take screen shots of your end of match scores. FYI: Most games I play, even brand new ones, are like this. 1995 has nothing to do with it, it's still a 2025 thing too. Closest game I have that records matches is Pokemon Unite, and you'd have to pay real money to actually save the match recording for more than 24 hrs...

2. No. It was disabled a long time ago. Most people use the Google search to find topics on these forums...
For player numbers, Jarl's List might be a better site to go through.
I think the claim of "nobody uses steam" is a very... bold statement. I have my MWO portal on Steam, as well as Warframe and other games. I know I still use steam...

3a. Snapping? Do explain more? There is no aim assist in MWO, so your targeting shouldn't "snap" at all to anything. Only thing I can think of is that your mouse moves too quickly, which means you likely should reduce your mouse sensitivity in the game. (I can't recall how this worked in MW3 or 4 at the moment, despite playing those games so much in the past, so I don't know what you are comparing it to.)

3b. Define this section better please? Are you talking about Arm Lock? I think you are talking about Arm Lock, a feature turned on by default to "help new players as they learn the game". If you want to be able to aim your arm weapons separate from your torso weapons, turn off Arm Lock in your options. This will let you aim faster with your arms, and then (unless you are holding a button I think called "free look") your torso weapons will, as fast as they can, and move into alignment with the arm reticle.

Arm Lock is useful to have all your weapons hit the same location, so it can at times be useful to have it on a toggle to turn it on and off as needed. I learned the game before Arm Lock was even a thing, so I've always had it off...

As for "Strg".... I have NO idea what this is. Alt button? Control (CTRL)? I... need more context here. There are ways to have a button realign your torso to your legs, or your legs to your torso... I don't use these features either, but I know some people do. Are you referring to one of these? Cause, if it's toggling Free Look, when you toggle it off, it should make your torso slowly (as in, at the limits of your torso twist speeds) realign with your arm reticle or the place you are free looking, provided your mech can even move to that facing fully.


If I got anything wrong on what you are typing, realize I basically had to self translate whatever you wrote into understandable English. I don't know what some things you were going on about there, and had to take a guess at what you meant, like with this line "Instead, it snaps back and it takes time to find the point (enemy mech inside depts of nebular) again." I don't know if you are talking about how the torso reticle realigned with your arm reticle, or some kind of aim bot you aren't suppose to use auto-aiming at mechs or something... I'm going to presume the former and not the latter, because the latter would make you a cheater, and I'd rather not presume that... And if it is neither of those... I have no idea then what you were talking about here. (This is one example, of many points you did, that just confused my brain.)

[Tesunie]

As a general post, I would like to say, you can look at your stats per mech, per map, per weapon, etc from your profiles on this site. So, if for example, you wanted to see which map you had the best W/L on, you could check that out. If you wanted to crunch numbers to see which mech you had the most Damage Per Match Per Ton, you could do that. If you wanted to see which weapons you seemed to be most deadly with using per match, you could take your weapon total damage and divide it by number of matches that weapon was used in.

So there are stats stored in this game. It's in your profile section here on the forums. Go to your profile here, and you will see a sub menu under the header of options, such as the aptly named Stats section. If you know your math subjects well, you can crunch these numbers and find out all sorts of interesting things...

[KursedVixen]

Storm of the Truth, on 17 August 2025 - 04:33 AM, said:

1. is there a replay function in the game, so I can see what matches I did play, and with who I did play, and statistics about past matchups. or do I need to take manual screenshots like in 1995?

(its desorientating me and makes me confused not to know anything and not being able to maintain data about things i just experience, because they fly away in seconds and I never can recall anything...)

2.
Is there a search function for the forum i didnt find it.

i wanted to search for current player numbers but i only get old data or steam players so that is very confusing, too, as nobody uses steam anymore.

3. when controlling my mech I have problems with accurate targeting quick, due to controls "snapping" without me wanting to. (I want the same behavior like in mechwarrior 3 or 4)

i want to focus not the torso only the arms on a target, with the torso NOT following up because that destroys the pinpoint that I currently have.
i find that weird behavior of the program.

i use strg to have free view which is at the same times the arms of a mech for some reason; but when i let go the strg button, the mech shall retain the same spot in the HUD, and focus legs and torso to the view angle that I currently had.

I find no way to do that. Instead, it snaps back and it takes time to find the point (enemy mech inside depts of nebular) again.

1.As stated you need to do your own recording and screenshots

2.Yep it's gone
3a. what are you playing with?

3b. Torso kills are typically how this game works, headshots are hard to do and legs are a good thing on faster mechs like lights and fast mediums.


What is strg???? the ctrl key is the default for free look you can change this in settings but i dunno people who use it much.

Edited by KursedVixen, 17 August 2025 - 10:07 AM.

[Tesunie]

KursedVixen, on 17 August 2025 - 10:06 AM, said:

3b. Torso kills are typically how this game works, headshots are hard to do and legs are a good thing on faster mechs like lights and fast mediums.

Oh! He's talking about damage flow? Yeah. If you destroy the arms on a mech, extra damage (or if you keep hitting the destroyed arm hit box) will transfer into the side torso (same with leg damage/destruction). Only a fraction of the damage dealt to a destroyed arm moves into the torso.

This is a basic mechanic of BT, damage flowing inward towards the CT. It not only helps prevent waste hits in the TT, but in a game like MWO, it keeps people from just shielding with a destroyed part and never taking additional damage. If you are aiming for arms (not always a wise choice), and you are damaging the side torso after the arm is destroyed, then the overflow of damage after the arm is destroyed moves to the ST. If you are shooting the arm and the ST is taking the damage while the arm is still there... I can't say. Maybe you are spreading your damage, or your weapon convergence is not focused on the arm and is spreading a bit.

As I said, I kind of need more information and specifics before I can answer some of these questions better.

I thought he was talking about the arm and torso reticles moving differently from each other, or not if he has arm lock on...

[Void Angel]

Steam holds something like three-quarters of the online storefront market share. I assure you people do use Steam, though of course Steam numbers don't include the standalone client.

[Void Angel]

"STRG" is the German version of CTRL. I think he wants MWO to snap the arms and torso to where he's looking when he releases that key.

That won't work; the game has movement speeds for arm and torso movement, so in no case will movement be instant. Also, the arms have a maximum range of motion just like your torso. However, you can set Arm Lock to a key that you hold down (rather than toggling Arm Lock off and on) in the settings - and if you hold CTRL and that key (left SHIFT is what I chose,) you can move your arms and look around without reorienting your torso if you want to. This is really only useful for firing arm weapons while shielding a weak torso from the enemy's fire.

[Tesunie]

Void Angel, on 17 August 2025 - 02:30 PM, said:

"STRG" is the German version of CTRL. I think he wants MWO to snap the arms and torso to where he's looking when he releases that key.

That won't work; the game has movement speeds for arm and torso movement, so in no case will movement be instant. Also, the arms have a maximum range of motion just like your torso. However, you can set Arm Lock to a key that you hold down (rather than toggling Arm Lock off and on) in the settings - and if you hold CTRL and that key (left SHIFT is what I chose,) you can move your arms and look around without reorienting your torso if you want to. This is really only useful for firing arm weapons while shielding a weak torso from the enemy's fire.

I use to do Free Look and shoot out of the corner of my screen way back in the day with my Dragon. Was rather effective back in the day, as I could full speed away from a target, while shooting almost completely behind my mech. Not so sure it would work anymore. Last time I tried it, it... didn't work so well. That was many years ago though...