Finally! Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries cleared for free distribution!

**Blakeman** · 04-22-10, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

Yeah it's coming down at around 2MB/sec now. Much better.

Remember that what you are doing now is basically a pre download, it won't be playable till they put up the patch this weekend.

**Kanati** · 04-22-10, 10:59 AM

Oh... so a year from now. Got it.

**DaKillerFox** · 04-22-10, 11:32 AM

I've been spoiled with VOIP, how are you guys gonna play this? With Vent, TS? Where are you guys gonna play?

**Blakeman** · 04-22-10, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by DaKillerFox

I've been spoiled with VOIP, how are you guys gonna play this? With Vent, TS? Where are you guys gonna play?

I will probably put up a server if we get some folks together, otherwise I will replay the single player campaign to freshen up my PPC blasting proficiency.

**Blakeman** · 04-22-10, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

Yeah it's coming down at around 2MB/sec now. Much better.

We should get a list of who is downloading this so we can get a game going. Nothing like blasting other newbs.

Vid I made a few months back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySK7zEQfClM

The new version has a lot of upgrades including stealth armor and seismic sensors, as well as satellite feeds. Very cool stuff.

**Sgt.TmH** · 04-22-10, 08:11 PM

Geez, been so long I don't remember which was my fav. Might have been Bushwhacker, same as old TimberWolf, right? WarHawk was also a fav in the original.

Never played MW online. Access was hardly better than dialup.

I used to have every edition and even bought rare editions off eBay. All was lost in a move years ago.

Looks like I'll be checking this out.

**Blakeman** · 04-22-10, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Sgt.TmH

Geez, been so long I don't remember which was my fav. Might have been Bushwhacker, same as old TimberWolf, right? WarHawk was also a fav in the original.

Never played MW online. Access was hardly better than dialup.

I used to have every edition and even bought rare editions off eBay. All was lost in a move years ago.

Looks like I'll be checking this out.

Here is the battletech list of mechs, but not all of these are in the game obviously.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:BattleMechs

Bushwacker is definitely not a timberwolf.

Bushwacker - Inner Sphere

Timberwolf (clan name) known as Madcat to the inner sphere

Bushwacker is a solid mech and the Timberwolf is the quintessential mech since it was on the cover of many of the game boxes.

**Sgt.TmH** · 04-22-10, 09:38 PM

Yeah, that's it. It's been soooo long.

Vulture/Mad Dog was my favs until larger mechs showed up. The switched to TimberWolf/Mad Cat.

WarHawk and Hauptmann were favs heavy, point-defense where manuverability wasn't a priority.

A WarHawk with 2 Long Range Lasers and the rest Short Range Lasers (Pulse?) was a one-shot killer. On bots at least.