Battletech faction specific mechs Well I'll format it a little bit. I'm going to copy and paste the contents of the game files listing the mechs for sale in the faction shops. mech fights tend to get most of the attention, but combined arms is very much the norm. I love battletech games like mechwarrior and mech commander, but im not into the lore, so my quesiton is should i go to specific factions if i want to search for specific mechs?. So if you look under BattleTech_Data/StreamingAssets/data/mech in your install directory there are the "mechdef" files for each mech and while this is code you can sorta figure some things out in terms of which mechs are for certain factions. shapiro, you are correct that there are faction biases towards 'Mechs in terms of shops. im looking for catapults and awesomes atlas is always nice to have too :) There you will find lists by faction and date along with a number 0-10, where 10 represents practically 1 in every lance. Phoenix Hawk. Wasp. . miss. While every faction has warcasters, warjacks and troops, the specific units are unique to each faction. Some are loosely associated with the nation where they were designed or built, or where the majority of old SLDF mechs ended up, but they’re found all over the place in decent quantities (Commando and Griffin: Lyran; Awesome: Free Worlds League; Catapult: Capellan). Victor. There you will find lists by faction and date along with a number 0-10, where 10 represents practically 1 in every lance. Fight against this empire and loot the wish-mech-parts. im looking for catapults and awesomes atlas is always nice to have too :). Vindicator. Below are the mechs that rate a 9 or 10 in the 4th succesion war to Clan Invasion time line in the 5 main factions (more in the link naturally): House Liao: Cataphract. Mechs are typically used to spearhead assaults, with vehicles and infantry backing them up and holding territory. Vehicles tend to greatly outnumber mechs. Does this exist in the BT Universe? Or do you just build a force from available mechs and go? It depends on the unit and faction I'm playing; Typically for actual campaigns that I track, I choose by the role they will play based on what I've rolled as available for purchase; Sometimes I just feel like picking a specific set of mechs and slaughtering everything in sight Some planets where specific mechs are always for sale: Cate's Hold (Magistracy of Canopus): Shadowhawk (both versions) Panzyr (Arano Restoration): Griffin; Smithon (Arano Restoration): Dragon None of the starter/beginner box mechs are faction-specific. In the lore, mechs and mech vs. Crusader. I'm not certain on this but I think there are also some coded variations in terms of what the factions field. This means that each faction has it's own play style, challenges, and benefits. aysr gwryxi itprz wmlcp mmzwy sylox wlca ymaidqk gqzs btar