Mech Merc Company
Alpha 1.3.3
- Player mech will have its paint job when playing instant action missions.
- Fixed an issue with vehicle self righting which could lead to flying vehicles.
Content:
- Laser Cannons in variants Small, Medium and Large.
Features:
- Field of view added to graphics options.
- Mouse axes, including scroll wheel, can be used as buttons for Input.
Content Update 2
The art style will be moving to retro 80s scifi in retro 90s graphics. The purpose of this change is to allow more expression in style, keeping development costs down, and allow lower end computers to easier run. Some concept art has been created, including two pirate improvised combat vehicles.
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Alpha 2 will aim to improve the career mode with better contract variety, changes to the salvage system, market available during mech customization, loans system, dropships and other quality of life changes.
Changes 1.1.5 - 1.3.1
Warning: Old careers might not work properly if saved during contracts. Either abort current contract or start new career.
Content:
- New laser colors Light Blue, Coral, Cyan, Gold, Indigo, Lime, Magenta, Orange, Pink, Purple, Teal, Violet.
- CIWS and LCIWS can now be turned on and off.
- ECM can now be turned on and off.
- Improved weapon convergence calculation.
- New energy weapon modification "Linked Capacitor Array I", which increase the fire rate of Particle Cannons.
- Added "Linked Capacitor Array II".
- New mission type: Base Destroy
- Light AC 2cm Turret
- Light AC 5cm Turret
- Light Medium Laser Turret
- Light Small Laser Turret
- Light LRM Turret
- Light SRM Turret
- Light MRM Turret
- Added Base Destroy Mission type to contracts in Career mode.
- "Base Capture" mission type added to "Coniferous Forest 1" and "Volcanic 1" map.
- "Base Capture" and "Base Defend" missions type added to "Arctic 1", "Arctic 2", "Odia 1", and "White Stone Desert 1" maps.
- New "Turret Control Tower" model.
- Added "Auto Warehouse" building.
Features:
- Projectile weapon charging mechanic.
- Chain firing mode.
- Weapons converge to current target's range if aiming near target.
- Audio modding support.
- Equipment mode system.
- Weapon should converge to target distance if the target is players current target and player is aiming near that target.
- Universal game device input replacing joystick support.
- Improved hover vehicle movement mechanics.
- Vehicles that are flipped over should now flip themselves upright.
- Improved friendly fire checks for squad mate AI.
- Each weapon group has their own firing mode.
- Mech customization screen has total weapon damage.
- Mech customization screen has total weapon heat.
- Mech customization screen updated armor drop downs with tooltips.
- Missions types "Base Capture" and "Base Defend"
- New sky system with weather and time of day.
- "Restart Mission" button added to mission pause menu.
Balance:
- All railguns now use charging mechanic.
- Charging weapons can only explode while fully charged.
- All railguns have 100% chance to explode on destruction if fully charged.
- Reduced heat and recoil for all railguns.
- Hyper pulse lasers can firing longer before jamming.
- Mechs no long have a default starting weight.
- Light. Medium, and Heavy mechs are able to walk up steeper slopes.
- Jump jets no longer add capacity or recharge rate, but instead mechs have jump jet capacity and recharge by default.
- Retaliator's arm energy hardpoints changed from 4 slots to 5.
- Mustang's arm energy hardpoints changed from 3 slots to 4.
- Falcon Mech's right arm 4 slot ballistic hardpoint changed to 5 slot.
- Turrets now have separate sections that can be destroyed.
- Stepping on vehicles will now damage leg armor first.
- Stepping on vehicles do more damage.
- Mech reactors now supply jump jet fuel recharge.
- Jump Jet directional force is now at a 60 degrees to horizon, before was 45 degrees.
- Contract pay increases exponentially based on successful mission count.
Misc:
- Large Pulse/ER Pulse laser color change to cyan.
- Medium Pulse/ER Pulse laser color change to lime.
- Small Pulse/ER Pulse laser color change to magenta.
- Micro Pulse/ER Pulse laser color change to coral.
- Large Heavy/ER Heavy laser color change to purple.
- Medium Heavy/ER Heavy laser color change to orange.
- Small Heavy/ER Heavy laser color change to teal.
- Micro Heavy/ER Heavy laser color change to pink.
- Large hyper pulse laser color change to indigo.
- Medium hyper pulse laser color change to gold.
- Small hyper pulse laser color change to light blue.
- Micro hyper pulse laser color change to violet.
- Reduced volume of "FireMissile3" audio clip which is used by LRMs.
- All large laser firing sound volume +10%, pitch -10%.
- All small laser firing sound volume -5%, pitch +10%.
- All micro laser firing sound volume -10%, pitch +20%.
- Center screen weapon group indicators now also show if inside effective range.
- Code maintenance on mech code.
- Rearranged weapon info on HUD.
- Updated Unity engine to 2020.1.6.
- Anything that goes 2k meters above the map will automatically die.
- Add sound clip for objectives updated.
- Changed objectives text for Base Destroy missions to clarify mechanics.
Modding:
- WIP modding project
- Added support for loading AssetBundles of Unity Scenes.
- Added support for loading AssetBundles of Beam, Weapon Models, Projectiles, Trails, Turrets and Building prefabs.
Alpha 1.3.2
- Fixed issue where pilots and mechs on the duty roster would not come with you on missions in career mode.
Alpha 1.3.1
- In career mode mechs will properly keep the damage from missions again.
- Fixed many of the skies to not conflict with the old and new systems, so only the new sky system shows up on maps.
- Mechs with a destroyed leg will not be able to walk backwards.
Content:
- WIP modding project: https://github.com/McShooterz/MechMercCompanyModding
Alpha v1.3
Fixes:
- Sky and weather effects replaced.
Features:
- New sky system with weather and time of day.
- "Restart Mission" button added to mission pause menu.
Balance:
- Jump Jet directional force is now at a 60 degrees to horizon, before was 45 degrees.
- Contract pay increases exponentially based on successful mission count.
Content Update 1
The first content update is here. A new map, mission type and 6 hover vehicles have been added along with many smaller changes like 2 new artillery missiles and charge cycle lasers.
Fixes:
- Fixed performance issue with "White Stone Desert 1".
- Fixed convoy spawn points for convoy destroy mission on "White Stone Desert 1" map.
- Fixed tier 11 kill bounty value.
- AI should now take jamming into account and not jam their weapons.
- AI should now properly use the Burst Autocannons and avoid jamming.
Content:
- New map "White Stone Desert".
- Dragoon light hover tank.
- Pitbull medium hover tank.
- Ghost medium stealth hover tank.
- Golem heavy hover tank.
- Scorpion heavy hover tank.
- Titan assault hover tank.
- "Gyro Update I" equipment item that reduces recoil.
- Added new loading screen image.
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "White Stone Desert 1".
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "Coniferous Forest 1".
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "Martian 1".
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "Arctic 1".
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "Arctic 2".
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "Odia 1".
- Reconnaissance mission type added to map "Volcanic 1".
- Cluster bomb tactical artillery missile ammo that works in the TAML.
- MIRV tactical artillery missile ammo that works in the TAML.
- Cycle Charge Lasers in variants micro, Small, Medium and Large.
- Added Logos for Darcova Dynamic Industries, Hagimoto Technologies, Peterson-Goodman Industries.
- Add 100 generic logos for player company.
Features:
- Hover vehicle movement system.
- Assassination mission now have optional objectives to search nav points for the target.
- Added objective "Break contact with enemy forces for 120 seconds" to Assassination and Convoy Destroy missions.
- Added "addreputation" command to command console.
- Added "addinfamy" command to command console.
- Reconnaissance mission type.
- Multi-stage projectiles
- Charging lasers mechanics
- Confirmation window for finishing a mission.
- Confirmation window for selling mechs.
- Improved destroyed enemy fire/smoke effect.
- Hover visual effect for hover vehicles.
Balance:
- Missiles no longer explode at max range, but instead their engines turn off, guidance systems disabled, and they fall to the ground under the force of gravity.
- RACs jamming does not decay while the weapon is firing, but decays faster when stopped firing.
- Small lasers do more damage, but fire slower and keep the same DPS.
Misc:
- Disabled minimap texture on radar.
- Added arrow on radar that points in direction of legs.
- Cockpit glass temporarily disabled.
- Mission pay now multiplied by difficulty tier multiplier.
- Doors and terminals in the career mode screens interact instantly and hovering over doors will open them.
- Updated Engine to Unity 2019.4.2f1
Experimental Branch
The current biggest change in the experimental branch is the addition of 6 hover tanks.
See the change log for information about what is in the experimental branch:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/984610/discussions/0/1635291505037441859/
To change your version to the experimental branch:
- Right click Mech Merc Company from your Steam library.
- Click "Properties" to open the properties menu.
- Click the "BETAS" tab.
- Click the drop down menu, and select "experimental".
Update v0.13.0 Erigo VIP Rescue Mission
Mech Merc Company - Early Access Indiegogo Campaign
For those that want to play the career mode before going into early access you can help back this game on Indiegogo. Additional tiers are also available with perks that allow you to leave your mark on the game.
Mech Merc Company is on Kickstarter
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1660070717/mech-merc-company?ref=project_build