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MECHWARRIOR ONLINE LEGENDS
JAUARY PATCH NOTES
Patch Date and Time - January 21st 2024 @ 10AM - 1PM PACIFIC
Version Number: TBA
Size: TBA
Please note that due to compression differences Steam patch size may be larger than the standalone client patch size.
Patch Files (Direct Download) - TBA
Greetings MechWarriors!
Happy New Year! This month’s update includes a new booster pack, weapon adjustments, 'mech adjustments, quirk adjustments, bug and map fixes, and more!
As always, a 2 week in-game Patch Science Sale will go live shortly after the patch and include all applicable items for testing.
'Mechs in-game and new 'mechs releasing are subject to future balance changes and tuning, so get out there and do the science so we can hear your feedback!
We also just posted an MWO Community Update you can read.
And now, on to the patch notes!
-The MechWarrior Online Team
WOLF DRAGOONS BOOSTER PACK
This month’s update brings a new booster pack, containing 4 new BattleMechs (images below). Contrary to their normal Inner Sphere compatriots, these 'mechs are all Wolf Dragoons refits and contain Clan technology.
Clan Archer ARC-2W-C(S)
Clan Flea FLE-W-C(S)
Clan Nightstar NSR-9J-C(S)
Clan Stalker STK-3F-C(S) 
MAP CHANGES AND FIXES
Alpine Peaks conquest cap points moved.
Alpine Peaks conquest spawn points moved.
Fixed a Luthien bug which would allow players to see mech reflections through solid cover in the water
Removed the cursor from Luthien voting screen images.
Updated Luthien out of bounds markers in multiple parts of the map to more closely follow mini map.
Fixed a stuck point on Grim Plexus in G10.
Fixed Luthien waterfall stuck point in A1.
Fixed HPG Manifold stuck point in D5.
Fixed Luthien issue where player could clip their cockpit through the mountains to see through and see mechs on the other side.
NEW 'MECH INFORMATION
As many of you saw in our holiday letter, we announced that our next 'mech was the Fire Moth! While we initially planned and posted that the preorder will be going live in January, we have since decided to put a few more polishing touches on the ‘mech. We will still be releasing the Fire Moth in the February patch, however it will be a direct release on the patch day similar to our legends and booster packs. Starting next week, Tiyos will start posting Fire Moth sneak peeks on the Official Cauldron discord server which can be found at https://discord.gg/BKb7muZZ3Y. For those of you who don’t want to join discord, all of the information posted early there will be included in the February patch notes.
STORE UPDATES
- Atlas AS7-M released for cbills
- Cicada CDA-M released for cbills
- Zeus ZEU-M released for cbills
- King Crab Argent KGC-A released for MC
MWO COMP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2024 UPDATE
As many of you already know from tuning in to the Grand Finals, the Mechwarrior Online Championship Series concluded this November with VIGILANCE (V1LE) lead by Chimera_ taking first place. For everyone who participated in this Championship Series be it Comp Queue, Finals, or the MWO Comp support staff, all of your rewards will be injected into your MWO accounts this month. Stay tuned for more updates and when these injections will occur.
WEAPON CHANGES
Medium Pulse Laser:
- Reduced heat to 3.4 (from 3.6)
Clan Medium Pulse Laser:
- Reduced heat to 3.7 (from 4.2)
Clan SRM4:
- Increased minimum heat penalty limit to 6 (from 5) - Now firing 6 C-SRM4s applies heat penalty
'MECH STAT CHANGES
Jenner-Oxide:
- Acceleration increased to 96.16 kph/s (from 89.23)
- Deceleration increased to 115 kph/s (from 112.86)
- Turn rate increased to 126.62 deg/s (from 112.87 deg/s)
Trebuchet TBT-7K:
- Torso twist speed increased to 189 deg/s Yaw and 135.02 deg/s Pitch (from 126 yaw and 90 pitch)
'MECH QUIRK CHANGES
Jenner
- JR7-O: ( * check mech changes section for agility tweaks to this mech )
- Added +10% Mech top speed
- Added +50% Missile ammo per ton bonus
Vindicator
VND-5L:
- Reduced heat to -5% (from -15%)
- Reduced Jump jet initial thrust to 50% (from 100%)
Hunchback
HBK-4G:
- Increased RT armor bonus to +40 (from +28)
- Increased Crit chance (receiving) to -50% (from -25%)
- Removed 15% Ballistic range
- Removed 10% Energy range
- Removed -15% Ballistic cooldown
- Removed -5% Energy heat
- Added 15% Range
- Added -15% Cooldown
HBK-4H:
- Increased RT armor bonus to +40 (from +28)
- Removed -20% Energy cooldown
- Removed -20% Ballistic cooldown
- Removed -15% Energy heat
- Added -20% Cooldown
- Added -15% Heat
- Added -50% Crit chance (receiving)
HBK-GI:
- Increased RT armor bonus to +40 (from +28)
- Removed -20% Ballistic cooldown
- Removed -15% Missile cooldown
- Added -20% Cooldown
- Added -50% Crit chance (receiving)
Trebuchet
All Variants (Excluding TBT-7M):
- Increased CT Armor bonus to +15 (from +10)
TBT-7M:
- Removed 10% Missile velocity
- Added +5 CT Armor bonus
TBT-3C:
- Removed -20% LRM cooldown
- Added -20% Cooldown
- Added +10% Mech top speed
TBT-5N:
- Removed 10% Missile velocity
- Removed 10% Energy range
- Increased Thunderbolt missile range to 35% (from 10%)
- Added 35% Thunderbolt missile velocity
TBT-5J:
- Increased STD Laser duration to -50% (from -20%)
TBT-7K: ( * check mech changes section for agility tweaks to this mech )
- Increased Weapon velocity to 30% (from 20%)
TBT-LG:
- Added 25% Weapon velocity
Enforcer
All Variants:
- Added Universal +6 Structure bonus (all components)
ENF-5D:
- Increased Cooldown to -20% (from -15%)
- Increased Laser duration to -20% (from -10%)
- Added -20% LBX spread
ENF-4R:
- Added -10% Laser duration
ENF-4P:
- Removed 10% Energy range
- Removed Torso structure bonuses
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Increased LA, RA Armor bonus to +17 (from +12)
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Increased LL, RL Armor bonus to +19 (from +14)
- Added +20 CT Armor bonus
- Added +19 LT, RT Armor bonus
- Added 10% Range
ENF-5P:
- Adjusted Existing 100% ammo per ton boosts according to current base ammo per ton counts
- Increased UAC Jam chance to -40% (from -30%)
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Added 15% Energy range
Champion
CHP-1N:
- Removed 10% SRM range
- Removed -10% Missile heat
- Removed -7.5% Laser duration
- Removed -5% Ballistic cooldown
- Increased Cooldown to -20% (from -10%)
- Increased Heat to -15% (from -5%)
CHP-2N:
- Removed -5% Energy heat
- Adjusted Existing 50% STD AC ammo per ton boosts according to current base ammo per ton counts
- Added 50% UAC Ammo per ton bonus
- Added -30% UAC Jam chance
- Added -30% UAC Jam duration
- Added -10% UAC Heat
CHP-3N:
- Removed -5% Missile spread
- Removed 10% STD/ER Medium laser range
- Added 10% Laser range
- Added -10% Laser heat
CHP-1N2:
- Removed -20% LBX Spread
- Removed -15% Ballistic cooldown
- Removed -10% Missile cooldown
- Removed -5% Missile spread
- Increased LBX Cooldown to -35% (from -15%)
- Added -20% Weapon spread
- Added -15% Cooldown
CHP-1NB:
- Removed 10% STD Laser range
- Removed -10% AC/2 Cooldown
- Added -20% STD AC Cooldown
CHP-AP (LGD):
- Reduced Rotary Autocannon RoF to 15% (from 25%)
Madcat MKII
MCII-2:
- Removed -10% ER Laser cooldown
- Added -10% Energy cooldown
MCII-4:
- Removed -10% Laser cooldown
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Removed -7.5% ER Laser duration
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Added -10% Energy cooldown
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Added -7.5% Laser duration
MCII-A:
- Removed -5% Laser heat
- Increased Ballistic cooldown to -25% (from -10%)
- Added -5% Heat
- Added -10% Weapon spread
MCII-B:
- Removed -5% ER Laser cooldown
- Added -5% Energy cooldown
Corsair
COR-5T:
- Increased heat to -10% (from -5%)
- Added 10% Weapon velocity
Executioner
EXE-D:
- Removed -5% Pulse laser heat from SO8
- Added -5% Heat in SO8
- Added 15% Missile velocity in SO8
- Increased torso yaw and pitch speeds to 10% in SO8 (from 5%)
Bane
BANE-4:
- Increased Ballistic HSL to +2 (from +1)
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): - TBA
- 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
