New Flashpoint Mini-Campaign: Come face-to-face with two legendary characters from BATTLETECH lore - the Bounty Hunter and the Black Widow of Wolf’s Dragoons. The ‘Mech Mortar is the first AOE weapon in BATTLETECH and can destroy multiple units at once, while the new COIL Beam generates more energy the further the attacker travels before firing, a perfect fit for light ‘Mechs. Each classic ‘Mech comes with unique equipment that reflects the flavor and lore of the original board game.Įight Game-changing New Weapon Systems: Eight all-new weapon systems can be utilized to destroy even the most formidable opponents in a wide variety of unique ways. One Original and Seven Classic BattleMechs: Seven classic ‘Mechs from BATTLETECH_’s 35-year legacy make their triumphant return along with the first completely new ‘Mech designed exclusively for this expansion. Players can also look forward to eight new weapons systems to destroy their foes in unique ways, along with a brand new Flashpoint mini-campaign. Heavy Metal adds a massive amount of new gameplay options to the world of BATTLETECH, including seven classic ‘Mech designs from the original BATTLETECH board game and an additional ‘Mech designed exclusively for this expansion. Witness the new ‘Mechs in Heavy Metal’s cinematic trailer: Launching Novemfor a suggested retail price of $19.99 / £15.49 / €19.99 and included in the BATTLETECH - Season Pass, Heavy Metal adds eight new ‘Mechs featuring several classic designs, a Flashpoint mini-campaign, and eight weapon systems to the turn-based strategy title on PC, Mac, and Linux. New Flashpoint Mini-Campaign is also included and it sets players face-to-face with two legendary characters from Battletech lore - the Bounty Hunter and the Black Widow of Wolf’s Dragoons.BattleMechs, Weapon Systems, and Mini-Campaign Add Fresh Gameplay to Award-Winning Turn-Based Tactical ‘Mech Combat GameīERLIN & STOCKHOLM - OCTOParadox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes today announced the Heavy Metal expansion to BATTLETECH at PDXCON, the annual celebration of Paradox’s global community. Heavy Metal also brings eight all-new weapon systems that can be "utilized to destroy even the most formidable opponents in a wide variety of unique ways". However, the update will also come with a free patch, which includes two additional BattleMechs - Marauder-class and the Warhammer-class chassis. These mechs will be available to those who pick up the paid expansion or already own the Season Pass.
Here is the full list of new mech additions: Named Bull Shark, it's a beefy assault mech with devastating cannon which can only fire twice per one mission but the damage it deals across a huge area of effect can demolish objects and buildings in one shot. Heavy Metal will introduce eight new mechs and one of the new machines is entirely new to the franchise, designed from scratch, the developer confirmed.
The update brings a ton of new content such as new mechs and weapons and other fan-requested features. Battletech, a turn-based tactics mech title from the developer Harebrained Schemes is getting its third major expansion named Heavy Metal on 21 November 2019.