Greetings Mercenaries

Patch Date and Time - 29 JAN 2019 @ 12PM PST
Patch Number: 1.0.193

The latest patch details have arrived with improvements and bug fixes. We will be Patching Wednesday, Jan 29th at 12 PM PST (Noon)

We will also be hosting a Dev Update next week (details will be posted next week) so look for exciting information on what the future holds for MechWarrior 5 to be revealed then!

The MechWarrior 5 Team

Please Note: The MW5 Mod editor will also receive an update to keep the Mod Editor Version in line with these changes.

General Improvements

• You can now sell 'Mechs directly from cold storage!
• Created a default joystick button binding template for supported joysticks based on the Thrustmaster button layout
• Adding the ability to change Anti-Aliasing Modes
• Social overlay subheadings can now be collapsed
• Created separate movement controls for the drop ship navigation and 'Mech controls

 

Gameplay / Mission Fixes

• Mission "Intriguing Offer" now has a warning in the transmission that accepting this quest will cancel out any other active mission
• Federated Commonwealth no longer has allegiance to any other faction
• Davion contracts against Federated Commonwealth are no longer possible
• Federated Commonwealth now has its own unique selection of 'Mechs
• Removed Comstar as a potential enemy for (non-quest) procedural missions
• Periphery is no longer set to have allegiance to Independent
• Magistracy of Canopus now uses the Periphery icon
• Fixed an issue where a DropShip was arriving over a specific garrison and clipping through buildings

 

Mission / Reward Fixes

• Mission "Cost of Freedom" - The correct opponent faction now displayed on the post-mission screen
• "Blood and Treasure" Story Quest now produces ammo for the LosTech it rewards
• Completing mission "The Shadow Coup" now rewards the correct pilot
• Mission "A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing" - User can no longer claim rewards after completing Part 2 (must complete Part 3)
• Mission "Pirate Hunt" - Completing Part 3 now grants the completion rewards
• Tier 0 Burst Fire AC/10 now has correct salvage shares

 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Narc on an enemy turret displayed an incorrect HUD indicator
• Audio - Hitting TAB to close the pause menu no longer causes the audio to remain muted
• Instant Action - Users can no longer get stuck on a black screen if they press Tab or Esc in the Paint 'Mech menu
• Tutorial - Unable to complete 'Press "A" and "D" to turn' when certain joysticks are plugged in the PC
• Fixed an issue where some users were unable to look around using the mouse

 

Co-op Fixes and Improvements

• Epic Online Services - Upgrade to EOS SDK 1.3
• Clients are no longer able to advance time on host campaign when healing an injured pilot
• Clients can now always access the pre-drop screen by clicking the contract button along the top menu bar when a mission is queued
• Custom paint will no longer revert to the previous state if another client submits a work order and completes it
• Player name will no longer become a random number if not connected to EOS
• Social will now update when removing the last friend from your friends list
• Clients no longer see empty brackets in campaign when Rare weapons or 'Mechs are for sale
• Clients no longer see a menu overlapping the Post Mission stats when connecting while host is on this screen
• On the drop screen itself, there is now an icon to show which player is readied up
• Fixed an issue where the client was unable to join host campaign if they have a large inventory

 

'Mech Related Fixes

• 'Mech Hitbox Tuning Pass for the following chassis: 
  • Banshee
  • Kintaro
  • UrbanMech
  • Crab
• Highlander - HGN-HM - Equipping a Narc to the second LT slot no longer places the weapon in front of its head
• Nightstar - Fixed the Cockpit so it is no longer tilted to the left
• Annihilator - ANH-2A - Destroying either arm will no longer show weapons floating in the air
• Shadowhawk left arm laser texture fixed
• Cicada - Cockpit bounce has been improved
• Thunderbolt TDR-9SE - Upper rear RT no longer does damage to the front
• Faction Camo - Taurian Concordat now has correct Primary, Secondary, Tertiary colours set

 

Text and Localization Fixes

• Fixed some incorrect mission descriptions
• Fixed some long, incorrect, or missing translations (German, French, Russian)
• Cold Storage & Market sorting by class, name or tonnage now works in any language

 

Stability and Performance

• Fixed some crashes on loading screens
• Fixed a case where users would hang in instant action loading screen due to glitched friend request
• Drop Preparation Screen - no longer able to switch tabs with the abort popup on-screen (this would result in being stuck)

 

Art and Levels - Multiple fixes and improvements

• Fixed floating art and game objects in some missions
• Fixed level of detail settings on some art assets
• Fixed texture resolution on some art assets
• Fixed collision and stuck locations in some levels and missions
• Fixed issues with some objects spawning under the terrain
• Fixed a tutorial checkpoint issue

 

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