BattleTech coming back via Kickstarter

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:40 pm

Holman wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:20 pm I kickstarted and chose to get my key through GOG.

Does anyone know if that means I'll be able to install and play on multiple computers?

I would think so since GOG doesn't use any DRM

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:09 am

Punisher wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:40 pm
Holman wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:20 pm I kickstarted and chose to get my key through GOG.

Does anyone know if that means I'll be able to install and play on multiple computers?
I would think so since GOG doesn't use any DRM

I hope so! That's why I picked that option.

Hyena · Post by **Hyena** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:53 am

So might be a dumb question here, but I'm not a backer. Does that mean that I have to wait longer to get the game? I've already pre-ordered it on Steam, but I keep seeing people throw the word backer around, which I'm not.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:34 am

Backer Email wrote:Instructions: Note that GOG keys won't activate the game until Tuesday, April 24th at 9am PDT.

I've still got a day to wait, and the game is staring at me in my GOG library.

Archinerd · Post by **Archinerd** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:52 am

Hyena wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:53 am So might be a dumb question here, but I'm not a backer. Does that mean that I have to wait longer to get the game? I've already pre-ordered it on Steam, but I keep seeing people throw the word backer around, which I'm not.

I backed at the lowest level ($25), so it looks like what I ended up getting is a special backer skin for a Shadowhawk, two desktop wallpapers, a 10% coupon for the Paradox Store, and the game. The main benefit seems to be a discount on the game.

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:56 am

Hyena wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:53 am So might be a dumb question here, but I'm not a backer. Does that mean that I have to wait longer to get the game? I've already pre-ordered it on Steam, but I keep seeing people throw the word backer around, which I'm not.

The game is releasing for everyone at the same time, so you wont need to wait any longer than the rest of us.
Pre-load should begin sometime today and release/activation tomorrow.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:57 am

Hyena wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:53 am So might be a dumb question here, but I'm not a backer. Does that mean that I have to wait longer to get the game? I've already pre-ordered it on Steam, but I keep seeing people throw the word backer around, which I'm not.

Nope, you get it with everyone else.

I'm in the same boat. We have about 28 hours left before we can play.

Hyena · Post by **Hyena** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:20 am

Awesome, thanks everyone. Looking forward to it...

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:54 am

Just got my key from Fanatical. Has a pre-load been confirmed? Without one it may be Wednesday before I actually get to play.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:56 am

Preload, 9am PDT Monday -- Launch, 9am PDT Tuesday

Sepiche · Post by **Sepiche** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:03 am

Gotta finish up work today, but I took the next two days off to hopefully enjoy me some Battletech (with perhaps a short detour to try out Frostpunk).

The biggest question, as it always is before a big release like this, will be what to play tonight when all I want to do is play Battletech.

NickAragua · Post by **NickAragua** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:06 am

I apparently picked the GoG option, so I'll have to start up the download as soon as I get home on Tuesday, and hopefully by the time I can actually use the computer it'll be done.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:07 pm

I can confirm pre-load has started. It's an 8.6 GB file, so for me that's only about a 5 hour download.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:13 pm

Downloading as well. Takes up a nice healthy 25GB of disk space......

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:43 pm

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:07 pm I can confirm pre-load has started. It's an 8.6 GB file, so for me that's only about a 5 hour download.

You mean 5 minute, right?

I have no idea why I enjoy doing that so much. I am broken.

Sepiche · Post by **Sepiche** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:57 pm

While we're all waiting, here's a link to a good Steam guide on the tactical battles. Has some good UI information in particular that I wasn't aware of before reading.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:40 pm

coopasonic wrote:
Smoove_B wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:07 pm I can confirm pre-load has started. It's an 8.6 GB file, so for me that's only about a 5 hour download.
You mean 5 minute, right?

I have no idea why I enjoy doing that so much. I am broken.

We should post our download times for the file. But that would be mean....

(will have to check time later)

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:26 pm

8.6GB/400Mb/s typical steam speed = 176.128 seconds... so I expect about 3 minutes.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:39 pm

I got my Steam key earlier today through Green Man Gaming, along with a free copy of War Tech Fighters. Installing BT now, may give away WTF, but I'll look at some Let's Play videos first.

Hyena · Post by **Hyena** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:51 pm

You all suck right now. Like, bad suck.

Stuck at work, won't be home until 6 or so. But hey, it'll be ready for tomorrow, so I guess I can wait one more day...

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:04 pm

Hyena wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:51 pm You all suck right now. Like, bad suck.

Stuck at work, won't be home until 6 or so. But hey, it'll be ready for tomorrow, so I guess I can wait one more day...

I'm going to be on the other side of the state tomorrow, so no gaming until sometime in the evening

The good news is that it is a book buying trip

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:16 pm

coopasonic wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:26 pm 8.6GB/400Mb/s typical steam speed = 176.128 seconds... so I expect about 3 minutes.

My computer is in a part of the house where there's no ethernet port so I need to rely on a WiFi connection unfortunately. So I won't be getting a 3 minute download.

Uggh, 14 minutes. That took forever...

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:30 pm

jztemple2 wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:04 pm
Hyena wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:51 pm You all suck right now. Like, bad suck.

Stuck at work, won't be home until 6 or so. But hey, it'll be ready for tomorrow, so I guess I can wait one more day...
I'm going to be on the other side of the state tomorrow, so no gaming until sometime in the evening

The good news is that it is a book buying trip

Half Price Books is based here in Dallas. A couple times a year, they rent out a convention center for their clearance sale.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:42 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:30 pm Half Price Books is based here in Dallas. A couple times a year, they rent out a convention center for their clearance sale.

Back in the eighties when I would be going to NASA Houston on business I made a point to make stops at any nearby Half Price Books. I still have a few of their bookmarks.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:42 pm

hour and a quarter for me. Not too bad considering we all have to wait until tomorrow anyway.

Sepiche · Post by **Sepiche** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:44 pm

Took me 1 minute, 21 seconds using Google Fiber. Peak transfer rate was 111MB/s.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:50 pm

30 minutes on the nose.

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:01 pm

I am currently getting 60Kbps..ETA: 13 days....

I am on vacation this week and stuck on shitty hotel wifi. If only the pre-load was available at 9AMEST this morning. We ended up leaving late, but not enough to be past noon EST..

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:30 pm

Doesn't unlock until 9am PDT tomorrow anyway. Soooo long to wait I'll be checking every 5 minutes tomorrow and it'll be soooo long

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:46 pm

Sepiche wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:44 pm Took me 1 minute, 21 seconds using Google Fiber. Peak transfer rate was 111MB/s.

2:13 for me, never broke 600Mbps, damn you and your google!

gbasden · Post by **gbasden** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:56 pm

coopasonic wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:26 pm 8.6GB/400Mb/s typical steam speed = 176.128 seconds... so I expect about 3 minutes.

I'm slow. It took me 14 minutes.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:58 pm

Just 4.5 MB/s on cable for me, but I am used to it.

Hyena · Post by **Hyena** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:25 pm

Yeah, it says right around an hour for me. I'm currently down to 43 minutes, though...

42...

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:34 pm

Looking at the pretty, pretty pictures in the art book. I see a warhammer (wasn't sure if any of the Unseen were going to make it in - I believe HBS has had the lawsuit from Harmony Gold dropped against them so I was hoping)

DD* · Post by DD* » Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:18 am

Downloaded! Whoop whoop!!

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:24 am

IceBear wrote: Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:34 pm Looking at the pretty, pretty pictures in the art book. I see a warhammer (wasn't sure if any of the Unseen were going to make it in - I believe HBS has had the lawsuit from Harmony Gold dropped against them so I was hoping)

Last update was December 1st, when Harmony Gold filed an "amended complaint" despite plea from HBS / Piranha for summary judgement.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/mechwarrior-5- ... rmony-gold

YoutuberLaw (Lior Leser) looks into the matter

TL;DR -- HG has no leg to stand on. HG relies on its license from Tatsunoko, but according to arbitration and enforced by US court, Tatsunoko's licensing rights (from BigWest and Studio NUE) was limited to the animated series Macross, not to the underlying characters (and mech designs). Thus, any claims HG has would be, at best, limited to the anime.

That hadn't stopped HG from going after ANYONE who licensed the characters from BigWest/StudioNUE though.

EDIT: oops, missed another update. The lawsuit was dismissed 4/9/2018, but only against Harebrained and Jordan Weisman. It's expected other defendents may raise the same defense.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_33WnI ... RveWQ/view

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:54 am

Don't know if this particular video has been mentioned/highlighted, but I found that BATTLETECH | Beginner's Guide - 10 Essential Tips in about eleven minutes gave me a nice grounding on what the hell I should be doing on day one. I've been rather not watching videos to avoiding spoiling the surprises, but this one gives me some assurance that my own preconceptions of how the game will play are reasonably correct.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:50 am

I feel like a little kid on Xmas morning.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:52 am

Rip wrote: Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:50 am I feel like a little kid on Xmas morning.

Ha, same here. In a few hours it's clobbering time!

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:00 am

Here's another good guide for novices, including tips on how to conduct the campaign.