MechWarrior Online

Introduction

Introducing the highly anticipated Predator Booster Pack! Get ready to dominate the battlefield with the powerful Blood Asp BAS-E and the agile Shadow Cat SHC-D. Don't miss out on the chance to purchase this pack and unlock exclusive Early Adopter Bonuses, available for over 30 days! In addition to the new mechs, this patch brings some exciting weapon adjustments. Prepare for intense battles with changes to the Clan Small Pulse Laser and Clan Large Pulse Laser, including increased heat and cooldown. The LRM 5/10/15/20 and Clan LRM 5/10/15/20 have also received adjustments, reducing impulse and screen shake when hit by LRMs and C-LRMs. But that's not all! This patch also includes the highly anticipated 'Mech Quirks for the Predator 'mechs. Experience enhanced gameplay with increased armor, improved weapon velocity, and various other bonuses for the Blood Asp BAS-E and Shadow Cat SHC-D. Plus, the sixth quirk pass has been implemented for a number of mechs, along with adjustments to previous passes. Get ready to unleash the full potential of your 'mechs with these exciting updates! (Note: The edited text is a concise, engaging, and informative 2-paragraph introduction tailored for a gaming news magazine publication.)

NEW RELEASE: PREDATOR BOOSTER PACK!

The Predator Booster Pack is here! Check out the screenshots of the Blood Asp BAS-E and the Shadow Cat SHC-D below, and don't forget you still have over 30 days to purchase this pack and qualify for the Early Adopter Bonuses!

BLOOD ASP BAS-E

SHADOW CAT SHC-D

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

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

Clan Small Pulse Laser:

Heat increased to 2.2 (from 2.05)

Clan Large Pulse Laser

Cooldown increased to 3.5 (from 3.2)

LRM 5/10/15/20:

Reduced impulse to 0.15 (from 0.3)
Reduced screen shake when hit by LRMs

Clan LRM 5/10/15/20:

Reduced impulse to 0.08 (from 0.15)
Reduced screen shake when hit by C-LRMs

'MECH QUIRKS

This patch includes the quirks for the Predator 'mechs, the sixth quirk pass for a number of mechs, and adjustments to previous passes.

--PREDATOR BOOSTER PACK--

Blood Asp BAS-E:

+25% Radar deprivation in CT
+10% weapon velocity in CT
+7 Armor to LA, RA
+5 LT, RT Armor to SO8
-7.5% Missile heat to SO8
+5% Range in SO8
+10% Accel / Decel in SO8

Shadowcat SHC-D:

+8 CT Armor
+6 LT, RT Armor
+8 LA, RA Armor
+8 LL, RL Armor
-20% Jump jet heat in CT
-5% Missile cooldown in RT
-2.5% ER laser duration in RA
-2.5% Laser duration in RA
50% MG RoF in SO8
-20% Missile cooldown in SO8
25% Missile velocity in SO8
15% Jump jet burn time in SO8

--QUIRK PASS 6--

NOVA

NVA-Prime:

Increased LT, RT structure to +9 (+5)
Added +5 LA, RA Armor in SO8
Increased ER Medium laser heat to -7.5% in SO8 (-5%)
Added -10% ER medium laser duration in SO8

NVA-B:

Added +5 Structure to LT, RT
Increased LA, RA, Armor bonus to +15 (+9)
Added -10% Pulse laser cooldown in LA
Added 100% UAC and Gauss ammo per ton in RA
Increased UAC Jam chance to -30% in RA (-20%)
Added -20% UAC jam duration to RA
Added -10% Ballistic cooldown in RA
Increased ballistic cooldown to -15% in SO8 (-5%)
Added -15% Laser cooldown in SO8

NVA-S:

Added +5 Structure to LT, RT
Added +7 Armor to LA, RA
Added +10 Range in SO8
Added 100% MG ammo per ton in SO8

NVA-A:

Added +5 Structure to LT
Added +10 Structure to LA, RA
Increased LA, RA Armor bonus to +15 (+9)
Increased energy heat to -10% in SO8 (-5%)
Increased ER PPC Velocity to 25% in SO8 (5%)

NVA-C:

Added +5 Structure to LT, RT
Increased LA Armor to +15 (+9)
Added +10 Structure to LA, RA
Increased Ballistic range to 10% on LA (5%)
Increased Ballistic cooldown to -10% on LA (5%)
Added 60% C-AC, LBX and Gauss ammo per ton on LA
Added 40% Missile ammo per ton on LT
Added 60% C-AC, LBX and Gauss ammo per ton to SO8
Added -25% cooldown to SO8
Removed Ballistic cooldown from SO8
Removed Missile cooldown from SO8
Removed Energy cooldown from SO8

NVA-D:

Increased armor on LA, RA to +15 (+13)
Added +10 Structure to LA, RA
Added -5% missile spread on RA
Removed SRM and LRM spread from RA
Increased missile heat on RA to -5% (-2.5%)
Added -5% missile cooldown on RA
Added 40% missile ammo bonus on RA
Increased ballistic range to 10% on LA (5%)
Increased ballistic cooldown to -10% on LA (-5%)
Added -10% LBX spread on LA
Added 100% LBX and AC ammo per ton to LA
Added -30% cooldown in SO8
Removed Ballistic cooldown from SO8
Removed missile cooldown from SO8

NVA-BK:

Added +5 structure on RT
Added +7 Armor to LA, RA
Added 40% missile ammo per ton on LA
Increased Missile cooldown to -15% in SO8 (-7.5%)
Added -7.5% Laser heat in SO8

LINEBACKER

LBK-Prime:

Added -5% heat to LT
Added -7.5% energy cooldown to RT
Removed ER PPC cooldown from RT
Added 10% ER PPC velocity to LA, RA
Increased missile cooldown to -20% in SO8

LBK-A:

Added -5% heat to LT
Added +7 Armor on RT
Added -2.5% Laser cooldown to LA, RA
Converted -15% LRM cooldown to -15% Missile cooldown in SO8

LBK-B:

Added -10% Ballistic cooldown to RT
Converted -5% Gauss cooldown to -10% Ballistic cooldown in SO8
Added 50% ballistic Ammo bonus per ton in SO8
(UAC: 2/5/10/20 - AC: 2/5/10 - LB: 2/5/10 - Gauss)

LBK-C:

Added +7 Armor to RT
Removed Structure bonus from RT
Added +5 Structure to LT
Added -5% Ballistic cooldown to RA
Added -20% UAC jam chance to RA
Added 50% UAC and Gauss ammo bonus per ton to RA
Added 50% UAC and Gauss ammo bonus per ton to SO8
Increased MG RoF to 30% in SO8

LBK-D:

Added +7 Armor to LT
Removed Structure bonus from LT
Converted -10% ER Laser cooldown to -10% energy cooldown in SO8
Converted -5% SSRM cooldown to -7.5% Missile cooldown in SO8
Added 10% Missile velocity to SO8
Added 10% Missile range to SO8
Added -10% heat to SO8

LBK-H:

Added +6 Armor to CT
Added +7 Armor to LT, RT
Added -15% Jump Jet heat to LT, RT
Added -2.5% Laser cooldown to LA, RA
Added -5% heat to SO8

LBK-RL:

Added +7 Armor to LT
Removed Structure bonus from LT
Added +5 Structure to RT
Added -5% Ballistic cooldown to LA
Added -20% UAC jam chance to LA
Added 50% UAC and Gauss ammo bonus per ton to LA
Added -5% Missile heat to RA
Added 50% UAC and Gauss ammo bonus per ton to SO8
Added 20% UAC Jam duration to SO8
Increased Missile cooldown from -15% to -20% in SO8

BLACK KNIGHT

All Variants:

Converted structure bonuses to Armor bones on all variants
Increased CT Armor bonus from +17 to +27

BL-7-KNT-L:

Added -10% STD Laser duration

BL-7-KNT:

Added -5% PPC family heat
Added LPPC HSL +2

BL-6-KNT:

Added 10% STD/ER Medium laser range
Added 10% Medium pulse laser range
Added 5% Pulse laser range
Added -5% Laser heat

BL-P-KNT:

Added -10% STD Laser heat
Added -10% Missile heat

BATTLEMASTER

All Variants (excluding BLR-2C):

Match survival boosts with BLR-2C on all variants

BLR-1G:

Increased LA Armor to +25 (from +14)
Added 10% Range
Added -5% medium pulse laser heat
Added 20% Weapon velocity
Added -20% Missile cooldown
Added -10% Missile heat
Removed Ballistic range
Removed Energy range
Removed PPC velocity

BLR-2C:

Added -10% Heat
Added -10% Missile cooldown
Added +14 LA, RA Armor

BLR-3M:

Increased LA Armor to +25 (from +14)
Added -10% Laser duration
Added 10% weapon velocity
Added ER/STD medium laser HSL +2
Added Medium pulse laser HSL +2
Added -10% cooldown
Added 7.5% Mech top speed
Added -10% Missile heat
Removed ER PPC velocity
Removed Medium laser duration

BLR-1S:

Increased LA, RA Armor to +25 (from +14)
Added 10% Range
Added -10% Heat
Added -10% SRM Spread
Added 15% SRM Velocity
Added 15% MRM Velocity
Added -20% ER/STD medium laser duration
Added -10% Medium pulse laser duration
Added -10% Hit crit chance (receiving)
Removed Energy heat
Removed Energy range
Removed medium laser heat
Removed Missile heat

BLR-3S:

Increased RA Armor to +25 (from +14)
Added -10% Missile heat
Added -10% Missile spread
Increased Missile cooldown to -20% (from -15%)
Increased Missile velocity to 20% (from 10%)

BLR-1D:

Increased LA Armor to +25 (from +14)
Added 5% Range
Added -10% cooldown
Added -5% heat
Added 15% Weapon velocity
Added -30% UAC jam chance
Added -25% RAC Jam ramp down duration
Added 50% MG RoF
Increased Ballistic cooldown to -20% (from -10%)
Increased ER/STD medium laser duration to -20% (from -5%)
Removed ballistic velocity
Removed energy cooldown
Removed energy range
Removed PPC velocity

BLR-1GHE:

Added -10% Cooldown
Added -10% Heat
Added Snub-Nose PPC HSL +1
Added -10% Missile spread
Added 10% Missile velocity
Added 20% Target info gathering speed
Removed energy heat
Removed PPC cooldown
Removed Missile cooldown

BLOOD ASP

BAS-Prime:

Added -5% Laser duration to CT
Added 25% Radar deprivation to CT
Added -5% Gauss cooldown to RT
Added +7 LT, RT Armor in SO8
Added -10% ballistic cooldown to SO8
Added 25% Missile velocity to SO8
Increased Missile cooldown from -15% to -25% in SO8

BAS-A:

Added +7 Armor to LT, RT
Added -5% heat to LT, RT
Added +8 armor to LA, RA

BAS-B:

Added +10 Armor to LA, RA
Added -5% Gauss cooldown to RT
Added +7 RT Armor in SO8

BAS-C:

Added 25% Radar deprivation to CT
Added 10% weapon velocity to CT
Added +10 Armor to LA, RA
Added -5% ER Laser duration to RA
Added -7.5% LBX cooldown to RT
Added +7 LT, RT Armor to SO8
Added -7.5% Ballistic cooldown to SO8
Added -10% LBX spread to SO8
Added 10% weapon velocity to SO8

BAS-D:

Added 25% Radar deprivation to CT
Added 5% heat dissipation to CT
Added +8 Armor to LA, RA
Added +7 LT Armor to SO8
Added -5% heat to SO8

BAS-RA:

Added 25% Radar deprivation to CT
Added 5% Range to CT
Added +8 Armor to LA, RA
Added +7 LT, RT Armor to SO8
Convert 5% ER Laser range to 5% Energy range in SO8
Added -5% heat to SO8

--ADJUSTEMENTS TO PREVIOUS PASSES--

MIST LYNX

MLX-D:

Added 50% Ballistic ammo per ton (excluding MGs) in SO8

ARCTIC CHEETAH

ACH-B:

Increased ballistic cooldown to -30% in SO8 (from -15%)
Added 50% Ballistic ammo per ton in SO8
(AC 2/5/10 - LB 2/5/10 - UAC 2/5/10/20 - Gauss)

VULCAN

VT-5S:

Added 100% UAC ammo per ton bonus

SHADOW CAT

All Variants:

Added -20% Jump Jet heat in CT

ICE FERRET

IFR-A:

Added 75% Ballistic ammo per ton (excluding MGs) in LA

IFR-RC:

Added 75% Ballistic ammo per ton (excluding MGs) in RA

DRAGON

DRG-FANG:

Added -5% AC10 cooldown

QUICKDRAW

QKD-IV4:

Added -20% Cooldown
Removed Ballistic cooldown
Removed Energy cooldown
Removed Missile cooldown
Added 60% Ballistic ammo bonus per ton (AC 2/5/10 - LBX 2/5/10 - UAC 2/5/10 - Gauss - Light Gauss - RAC 2/5)
Increased Ballistic velocity to 25% (from 10%)

JAGERMECH

JM6-DD:

Increased UAC ammo bonus to 100% (from 75%)

JM6-A:

Increased Missile ammo bonus to 100% (from 75%)

JM6-S:

Increased STD AC ammo bonus to 100% (from 75%)

MARAUDER

MAD-3R:

Added +10 Armor on RT

MAD-5M:

Added +10 Armor on RT

MAD-BH2:

Added +10 Armor on RT

SUMMONER

SMN-PD:

Increased structure bonus on LT to +15 (from +10)
Removed Energy cooldown from LT

TIMBERWOLF

TBR-BH:

Reduced pulse laser heat to -5% (from -7.5%) in SO8

MAULER

MAL-1P:

Added -5% AC2 cooldown

MAP FIXES

Fixed an issue on Grim Plexus, mechs should no longer get stuck in H8/I8
Updated OOB in Frozen City where it used to be possible to Jump Jet to a restricted area
Fixed an issue in Polar Highlands where mechs could get stuck on grid I8
Removed invisible collision from ramp in HPG

BUG FIXES

Highlander HGN-732B - Side torso armor and structure values now match
Hellbore Outpost - Domination Circle is now more visible on the minimap
Viper - Weapon Geo on the Left/Right arm now has shine texture
Rasalhague Pattern on Fafnir & Flea - Now has metallic tint
Atlas skins - Updated to support jump jet textures

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_396.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