MechWarrior Online

Introduction

Introducing the highly anticipated new map, Hellebore Outpost! This Quick Play map takes inspiration from the beloved Hellebore Springs biome and offers a fresh and exciting gameplay experience. Created by the talented Francois, Hellebore Outpost is the first completely new map to grace MWO in years, promising thrilling battles and stunning visuals. Get ready to explore this captivating new addition to the game! In addition to the new map, this patch brings some much-needed weapon and equipment adjustments. The Clan ER Large Laser now packs an extra punch with increased heat, making it a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. Furthermore, single heat sinks receive a boost in dissipation performance, making them a viable option for various mech builds. With these changes, players can expect more strategic options and enhanced gameplay. But that's not all! This patch also includes the highly anticipated Rivals Pack quirks, as well as adjustments to previous quirk passes. Mechs like the Roughneck and Sunspider receive armor and structure upgrades, along with cooldown and velocity improvements. Other mechs, such as the Mist Lynx, Javelin, Spider, Jenner, Raven, Adder, and Cicada, also receive various tweaks and enhancements to their abilities. With these changes, players can fine-tune their mechs and discover new strategies to dominate the battlefield. Get ready to experience an even more dynamic and exciting MechWarrior Online with this latest patch!

NEW MAP: HELLEBORE OUTPOST

Hellebore Outpost is a new Quick Play map, based on the biome from the Faction Play map Hellebore Springs. Outpost was designed from the ground-up by Francois, and represents the first completely new map to MWO in years.

WEAPON ADJUSTMENT

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

Clan ER Large Laser:

Heat increased to 10 (from 9.5)

EQUIPMENT ADJUSTMENT

This patch includes a small boost to the dissipation performance of single heat sinks. The aim for this change is to make single heat sinks into valid options for number of mechs and build configurations.

Single Heat Sink:

Dissipation increased to -0.15 heat per second (from -0.14)
Heat capacity increased to 0.85 per external single heat sink (from 0.75) *

Note: the initial 10 single heatsinks on a mech provide 2.25 capacity (including both external and engine)

'MECH QUIRKS

This patch includes the Rivals Pack quirks, the fifth quirk pass for a number of mechs, and adjusted quirks for previous passes.

Rivals Pack 'Mech Quirks:

Roughneck

RGH-BLT "Bolt":

+10 CT Armor
+8 LT, RT Armor
+4 LA, RA, LL, RL Armor
+20 CT structure
+15 LT, RT structure
+10 LA, RA, LL, RL structure
-10% Energy cooldown
-10% Missile cooldown
10% Missile velocity

Sunspider

SNS-AMB "Ambush":

+10 CT Armor
+5 LT, RT Armor
+7 LA, RA Armor
15% Ballistic velocity in SO8
-5% Energy heat in SO8

Adjustments to previous quirk passes:

Mist Lynx

All Variants:

Reduced CT armor bonus to +7 (from +10)

MLX-Prime:

Added 25% missile ammo boost per ton on LT

MLX-G:

Reduced RT armor to +5 (from +7)

MLX-ED:

Reduced RT armor to +5 (from +7)
Added 25% missile ammo boost per ton on LT

Javelin

JVN-11F:

Added 20% MG RoF
Added 10% range
Added 100% LMG/MG/HMG ammo per ton

Spider

SDR-5D:

Converted -5% Laser heat to -10% Heat

Jenner

JR7-K:

Added LPPC HSL +1

Raven

RVN-2X:

Added 10% range

Adder

All Variants:

Increased CT armor bonus to +15 (from +10)

Cicada

CDA-X5:

Added 40% Radar deprivation (comes stock)

Hellbringer

HBR-A:

Added +20 armor to RA
Added +7 armor to LA

HBR-B:

Added +20 armor to LA, RA

HBR-F:

Added +15 armor to LA, RA

HBR-Prime:

Added +15 armor to LA, RA

HBR-P:

Added +15 armor to RA
Added +7 armor to LA

HBR-VI:

Added +20 armor to RA
Added +7 armor to LA

Marauder-IIC

MAD-IIC-A:

Increased RT armor to +14 (from +7)

MAD-IIC-C:

Increased RT armor to +14 (from +7)

Supernova

SNV-1:

Removed laser duration

Marauder II

MAD-4L:

Reduced energy heat to -5%

Direwolf

DWF-C:

Increased CT armor to +10 (from +6)

Atlas

AS7-BH:

Added -10% Ballistic cooldown

AS7-RS:

Added Laser HSL +1

Quirk Pass 5:

Firestarter

FS9-H:

Converted 5% energy heat to 5% heat
Added -15% Ballistic cooldown
Added 100% Ballistic ammo per ton bonus (excluding MGs)

FS9-K:

Removed Energy range
Added -10% Laser duration

FS9-E:

Added -10% Energy cooldown
Added 100% LMG/MG/HMG ammo per ton

FS9-FS:

Matched survival bonus with the rest of the FS9 line up
Added -10% Energy cooldown
Added 100% LMG/MG/HMG ammo per ton

Quickdraw

All Variants (except QKD-IV4):

Replace survival quirks with QKD-IV4 on all variants

QKD-4G:

Added 10% energy range

QKD-4H:

Added -10% missile cooldown

QKD-5K:

Added -5% laser heat

JagerMech

All Variants:

Removed Armor boosts from LT, CT, RT
Removed structure boosts from LA, RA
Added +14 Armor to LA, RA

JM6-S:

Removed ballistic velocity
Added 15% Standard AC velocity
Added 75% Standard AC ammo per ton bonus
Increased range to 15% (from 10%)

JM6-A:

Added AC20 HSL +1
Increased ballistic cooldown to -20% (from -5%)
Added 10% SRM/SSRM range
Added 75% missile ammo per ton bonus
Removed ballistic velocity

JM6-DD:

Increased range to 15% (from 10%)
Added 75% UAC ammo per ton bonus

JM6-FB:

Added 20% velocity
Increased energy cooldown to -20% (from -10%)
Removed PPC velocity

Summoner

All Variants:

Increased CT structure bonus to +15 (from +11)

SMN-Prime:

Added +20 Structure to RT
Added +15 Structure to LT
Added +15 Armor to LA, RA
Removed SRM spread from LT
Removed LRM spread from LT
Removed Missile velocity from LT
Removed Energy heat from LT
Removed ERPPC cooldown from RT
Added -10% Missile spread to LT
Added -10% Missile cooldown to LT
Increased energy cooldown to -15% on RT (from -10%)
Added -10% ballistic cooldown to LA
Added 50% LBX/AC ammo to LA
Increased missile cooldown in SO8 to -20% (from -10%)
Removed ER PPC velocity from SO8
Added 10% weapon velocity to SO8

SMN-B:

Increased RT structure to +20 (from +15)
Added +15 Armor to LA, RA
Removed Narc range from LT
Added 10% Missile range to LT
Added -7.5% missile heat to LT, RT
Added 7.5% missile velocity to RT
Removed LRM20 spread from SO8
Added -10% missile spread to SO8

SMN-D:

Added +10 structure to LT, RT
Added +10 armor to LA, RA
Added -10% energy heat to SO8

SMN-C:

Added +15 armor to LA
Added +10 armor to RA
Increased Structure on RT to +20 (from +15)
Increased missile cooldown to -10% on LT (from -5%)
Added 7.5% missile velocity to LT
Added 10% ballistic velocity to LT
Added 50% UAC/Gauss ammo to LA

SMN-F:

Added +10 Structure to RT
Added +10 Armor to LA, RA
Removed LRM spread from LT
Added 10% missile range to LT
Added -10% missile cooldown to LT
Added 50% UAC/Gauss ammo to LA
Added 10% UAC velocity to RA
Added 50% UAC/Gauss ammo to SO8

SMN-M:

Added +10 Structure to LT
Added +15 Structure to RT
Added +15 Armor to LA, RA
Removed torso yaw angle from LT
Removed ER PPC cooldown from RT
Increased Energy cooldown to -10% on RT (from -5%)
Increased LBX velocity to 30% on LA (from 10%)
Added -15% LBX spread to LA
Added 50% LBX/C-AC ammo to LA

SMN-PD:

Added +10 Armor to LA, RA
Added -7.5% Energy cooldown to LT
Added 50% UAC/Gauss ammo to LA
Added 50% UAC/Gauss ammo to SO8
Added 10% UAC velocity to SO8
Added -20% UAC Jam duration to SO8

Annihilator

ANH-1P:

Added -10% Laser cooldown

ANH-1E:

Added -5% heat
Added -10% PPC family cooldown
Added 5% AMS range
Added 10% AMS RoF

ANH-MB:

Added -10% heat
Removed energy heat
Removed missile heat
Added -10% MRM heat

BUG FIXES

ATLAS AS7-K3: Fixed the cockpit shake while using jump jets
Marauder II-6S: Torso max pitch angle has been changed to 25 degrees to match the intended value consistent with the rest of Marauder II variants
Marauder II-AL: Torso max pitch angle has been changed to 25 degrees to match the intended value consistent with the rest of Marauder II variants

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.

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