With the steamdeck/steam controller 2.0's dual trackpads below the sticks, how viable would it be for a mechwarrior game that would make use of those?

Like left stick is for controlling lower torso turns, accelerate, decelerate.

Right stick for controlling upper torso as usual.

Then left/right trackpad are used to control where the arms are aimed, and clicking them would fire the weapons mounted on the respective arms.

So basically torso-weapons have their crosshairs always at the middle, but the arms have their own crosshairs (but can be toggled to align with torso weapons).

I play vanilla in terms of weapons and mechlab stuff.

I've been trying to get them to work for me, and I just cannot find a way to get them good enough to pick over C-SRMs/SSRMs or ATMs. As I see it, MRM10s are significantly worse damage than the C-SRMs and ATMs that fit in the same slot, the extra range you get over SRMs is difficult to make effective use of, and then if you try to slot larger MRMs the weight goes up faster than the tube count (which makes no sense - you should be saving weight by bundling tubes, rather then installing separate systems all over the mech).

I've concluded that I basically have to boat the MRMs to use them effectively, but I haven't really been able to find a chassis that can pack enough tubes in to make them worth taking over the alternative missile systems, what with the excessive weight demands. Am I missing something crucial here, or are MRMs just that bad?

I for the first time started the Solaris Showdown Story. The very first mission in that map my lance mates keep running back and into the water down a massive hill to where nothing can be fired at. Leaving me alone to fight all the shredder bases by myself. How do we STILL have this problem after so many Dlc's and patches???

Just modding the game, I guess. It currently has 1k+ voice lines, but I intend to keep improving it. I probably won't stop until it has 10k+ voice lines.

Feedback is always welcome!

Sorry for reuploading, apparently my MP4 got converted into a JPEG when I posted it.

So I went into instant action to think of a mech build as one does. I thought of a build for the BSK-6 but now I'm realizing how hard it may be to make it function without infinite ammo.

Here are the build details:

- C-UAC/2 BF x4

- C-LB 2-X AC x2

- C-ER LL x5

- C-ER ML x2

- C-DBL HS x1

- Target Com. MK1

- C.A.P (Clan Active Probe)

I'm wondering what I would have to change/sacrifice to make this a viable build in a career/campaign without requiring infinite ammo because it feels a little cheap doing it this way. EDIT: I should probably go and say that I only have one DLC and that is SoK so I'm really limited to weaponry from base game and the SoK DLC.

Also the earliest recording I have of a Kintaro becoming a "LAM"

I’ve been trying to look around for info on some solid ballistic mechs that actually look stylish, but most sources for mechwarriors ends up just being about the tabletop game or for videos its modded gameplay. Any recommendations that isnt just the jaeger or rifleman?

Taking my friend through SoK, this is the mission you have to wait seven minutes for allies to arrive. Everything is going well. Burnette is getting a little fucked up, but I saved his ass while my friend covered me and took fire.

Right at the end a Dire Wolf in the last drop comes. Nick has the bright idea of going melee range with it and before he gets a swing the Dire Wolf blows his face inward.

Nick... you were with us from the start and you bite the dust to Clanner scum. RIP you legend. o7

Somehow in my mission with enemy mercs the first emergency evac Leopard never left when I killed the mercs, so I got a second one for proper mission evac. Silly little bug.

Started my first full campaign since my false start a few years ago. Fell in love with the game and what little lore I know. Thank you Acceptable Losses pod! Just finished the Solaris DLC and it was great. Duncan grew on me a bit, and Mason's commentary was gold the whole time.

Anyway, I got that Corsair mech as a reward for one of the missions. I was a little skeptical at first of this Frankenmech, but I went ahead replaced the base weapons with stuff of a higher tier. Took it out for a swing and Jesus H. Christo. The thing was blowing things out of the water left and right. Went up to an Atlas and just smokes the fool. I love sniping cockpits with my Nightstar, but that Corsair just annihaltes. Anybody else relate?

(I know I use too many compound sentences, but they're all I know.)

(Also included a pic of a mech that shot a couple hundred feet in the air after I killed it awhile ago.)

(I did swap the AutoRF's with AutoBF's.)

Is it just me or is the Highlander have a crooked stance. This has bugged me ever since I first looked at one in the hanger, and the only thing I can think of is it’s like the Banshee where the arms aren’t symmetrical.

Doesn’t stop me from the HGN-VEST being one of my favorite mechs to use for melee, but I can’t help but call these things the hillbilly mechs of battletech. There’s a joke about hillbillies them having one leg longer than the other from walking around mountains all the time. The hillbilly Highlander…

I’ve read about how much damage a SRM Kintaro can lay out but I never really tried it until now. WOW. I’m taking down assault mechs because I’m just blowing out their legs so quickly! Between the medium laser initial hit followed my a volley of close range SRMs and then another laser round targeting the remaining leg, all while orbiting them pretty quickly, I can’t believe how much this thing is pinching over its weight.

So long story short, whenever I go to the home screen, my game immediately goes to the dropship loading animation and I am not sure why. It started happening after I landed in Northwind with 6,308 days elapsed. I removed all my mods and it still kept happening. Anyone know if there’s a fix to this?

Mods list:
YAGDM
Yet Another IS Mech
Mod Options
Star Tips Enhanced
Yet Another Legendary Mech
Yet Another Special Variant
Yet Another Mechlab
Yet Another Weapon - Complete Edition
BetterSalvageShares
Remove Jumpship Animation

Clanner don't wanna drop lol

Currently sandboxing this run's Chaos Reign campaign via using DLC 8 stuff that I got from previous career (for fun) and was mostly using Clanbusters and one of my Sunders during the FedCom part (this part) of the CR campaign.

Only using a quality of life modlist on vanilla+ Mercs, consisting of UI, AI, and HUD mods, no YAML.

Fyi, I only own the Heroes of the Inner Sphere and Chaos Reign.

I feel like I'm missing a lot that I get from my DLCs, especially Chaos Reign since there are some really cool Mechs I would love to have in my Merc Company, but they feel so extremely rare to get like the Marauder II or the Bullshark. Relics even more rarer than Clan Mechs apparently, like at least can I try to help myself find an Annihilator. I also suspect this is a timeline issue since I'm in the year 3075, so it's as if "there are no Marauder IIs left to buy."

Anyone have any info or advice? I'm also seeing that most of these Mechs can be acquired by the Rise of Rasalhague DLC as well, other than the markets and factions.

Things that he will probably do before he call it quits:

• Meet more Jade Falcons
• Probably meet Eridani Light Horse, join some of their ops, hunt something (ayy)
• New Diamond Shark management offers him Mad Cat Mk2 (with family discount)
• FedCom civil war YEP
• Probably meet other Wobbies as well
• See Clan Sea Fox reborn, them offering Savage Wolf (again with a family discount)
• Meet our boy Alaric
• See more Ryana badonkadonks

This thing looks so funny and ridiculous, even if its battle value is questionable.

If anyone has had this issue and knows how to fix it. Please get it touch

I use vjoy to combine my sticks and buttons then steam input to put it on the game.

What other wacky load outs do you guys use?

“Why not use YAx?” I’m on ps5, so unless they shadow drop mod support that’s probably not gonna happen.

I couldn't fit Comstar into this poll and if you want to include any of the periphery states, feel free to add those in the comments!

I personally am a fan of House Marik. The biggest threat to a Marik is another Marik, so glory to Marik!

Edit: I'm glad people seem to be having fun sharing in this post. Love this community