I Spent 300 Hours In A Sandbox Game This Year and I Want More

Mechwarrior 5 Modded gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Mechwarrior 5 and check out a game that really comes into its own once you slap a big ol' grip of mods on top of it.

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VonBiomes
Yet Another Mechlab Mechs
CompassHeadings
StarMapMouseOver
Yet Another Special Variant
Yet Another Equipment Collection
Yet Another Clan Mech
Yet Another Mechlab
Advanced Career Start
ArmorGreen
Colorized Heatgauge
Yet Another Weapon Clan
Yet Another Weapon
Pilot Overhaul
MW Compat. Pack
Sounds of the Succession Wars
War FX
Cockpit glass
TTRulez_AIMod2
Coyote Missions (Nexus only)

[williamedwards]

Honestly, this felt more like Splat showing us his cool, new toy. He talks with such enthusiasm. I'm here for it. This is a great game.

[saigancat]

"We don't talk about the Charger"
"I beg your pardon?" - Charger 1A5

[beerbrigade]

The Battltech/MechWarrior universe is one of my favorite Sci-Fi universes. It is underappreciated, especially given the depth of the universe. So glad you like the title. Excited for the clan release!

[epimetheaus]

I don't think I've put 300 hours into gaming this year overall.
I'm slipping, I think I need an intervention.

[matthewhughes]

Ah love MW5. Mods make it absolutely incredible.

[erichvereen]

I've been a battletech/mechwarrior fan since the 80's. I still have the books that had the old Robotech models that were eventually phased out due to bad blood between the Macross distributors. I really need to play Mechwarrior 5 more, and I'm looking forward to their Clan release as well.

[ColourOfTheGods]

"Hippidy hoppidy, get off my property." - old Taurian proverb

Splat, would be awesome to see you play some tabletop Battletech

[Lowkeh]

Man, the Mechwarrior 3 demo I got from a PCGamer magazine was what introduced me to the BattleTech franchise.
I think that might be the reason my favorite mech is, still, the Bushwacker.

[nsgcommando]

Definitely didn't expect Mechwarriors 5 on this channel! I've had a lot of fun with it, especially with mods.

Coyote recently updated his mod, and it's been great playing with the fighters and of course getting them in the first place

[Muckytuja]

I've been always more into the simple FPS games, but since I've tried MW5 I got hooked. I love that you can be an FPS focused player, and can enjoy it, but as soon as you get to the more complex Mechs, you should use your tactical knowledge instead. I loved the learning curve as well! I've already got all the DLCs and I can't wait the Clan Wars one to come out. Good vid by the way!

[phillipnew]

I've got like a hundred battletech/mechwarrior books that span like 500 in universe years. Absolutely love the universe.

[mptesteroni]

Dude I love that you basically made a well-armored, 95 ton Jagermech.

[marekm]

One thing worth mentioning is that once you install yet another mechlab make sure to look at the panel for it in main menu because by default it sets the enemy hp to 3x… I’ve played yesterday and was wondering why is the main campaign so punishing and didn’t notice that… I only noticed that because I’ve checked yt for tips for beginners and some guy played first mission and was one shooting most enemies when for me it took 2-3 salvos with all weapons. So yeah, make sure to adjust that.

[America_Yea]

Tex does tons of crazy detailed video content explaining lore or history in mechwarrior on the blackpantslegion channel. This includes a new to battletech tutorial style video and plenty on the mechs.

[eshafto]

Always happy to see BT get some love in any form. I don't have a PC I can play any of the games on, so I'm stuck with MW5 on a console with their DLC, but it really screams for mods.

[DathAngl]

I've been playing Mechwarrior/Battletech since the C64 days and except for Mechwarrior 1 on the PC (missed it), I loved every one and was even happier that the series was continued. I now have over 1200 hours and several runs (unmodded/modded) in MW5.

[SpecShadow]

Wasn't aware of the modscene for this game.
I guess it will be another example of "mods so good they made me buy that game" like happened to me a few times....

[datboivenom]

Dude I think it would be amazing if you could make a series out of this game. I know it's not your main form of content but this was such a good watch IMO and would love to see more.

[Wildonion]

I tried getting mods to work shortly after the first expansion dropped and it was causing all sorts of issues that scared me off them. Seeing all of yours running so smooth makes me excited for the next time I dive in!

[num]

MW5 with the YAWC mod: Cram as many Clan LMG pods (or MGs or HMGs for that matter) onto your Urbanmech as you can. Outfit it with the largest engine it can handle reasonably. Then install a Supercharger or MASC unit, and finally some ammo and whatever weight you have left over goes to armor (hardened, preferably). I think I fit 13x CHMGs on mine, with about 6500 rounds or so of ammo...which doesn't last long at all.
You now have an assassin, capable of running 130 Km/H and absolutely demolishing the toughest Atlas in the galaxy. Sprint toward them, aim at the cockpit, and unleash all guns at once. It's my favorite stupid build to play, and it murders--just don't get hit by the big guys!

Alternatively, regular or ER-Flamers are nasty too. Just like the MGs, they have no bullet drop or travel time, and instantly bake the pilot to death. Either one of these builds is perfect for salvaging enemy mechs, as there is minimal damage to the rest of its parts.

Shout out to my favorite hero mech, the Anansi Spider (SDR-A) with two AMS slots and a normal top speed of 129 Km/H, along with jump jets. Absolute terror on beachhead missions while the rest of the bois are running Cyclops, Atlas, or other Heavy and Assault mechs; the Anansi is running around nailing those artillery cannons while the rest take out the trash.