#12. . MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Kestrel Lancers Missions details the unique campaign featured in Legend of the Kestrel Lancers. Here's the MechDB BB code: KGC-0000. Originally posted by cszolee79: Welcome in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Lance 2 (warzone): WVR-Q, Atlas, Hero Javelin (with cheap weapons), Stalker. A lot also have unique weapon hardpoint loadouts, such as the Hero King Crab, that has 2 medium ballistic hardpoints in each arm instead of the standard single large mount. Both missions are high rep, 400 tonnage drop limit affairs. Because of the relationship point mechanics you're best building rep with 1-2 factions, this genefall means making enemies with the others. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam. . Valen Oct 4, 2022 @ 10:25am. Valen Jul 20, 2022 @ 4:13pm. So I immediately ripped out the innards and installed a 360 core, an XL engine, 2 T5. Other mauler. You can do what he did in the instant action loadouts screen too. Outreach HPG is a discussion hub for Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarror 5. de] You can either shoot all 6 AC5s and take a bit of ghost heat for the 6th one. It's silly. PS5 PS4. Yeah, and if you chainfire the UAC/5s in pairs it'll help mitigate possible jams while providing a consistent rate of fire. Three models, no Hero variant. Rifleman Diana with dual ac/20s 2 mLs and as much ammo as you can get in is a great mech, feels like a mini sleipnir/king crab. With mods, especially YAML, you can basically make any mech exceptional however, so you have much more freedom when building stuff. Look at high risk high reward missions (Google). check those places. Builds for the King Crab Kaiju Hero Variant go here. When I restart Im going to save up 20mill C-bills and save scum and see if I can get one right away. close. MechWarrior Zeus Best 3D Printing Model. 0 % . Do not do this run without at least 15 mil cbills. From MechWarrior Online:. s. A lot of times they will incorporate "lost technology" into them such as double heat sinks or electronic warfare equipment. In exchange, it has the fewest number of energy and missile hardpoints. Games. Ren. The DLC also adds heavy rifles, I believe. The heroes questline is a guaranteed drop of the CAR variant. The King Crab Chassis Radiates Power With MechWarrior 5 being out, and all the hype for the King Crab that has been generated by it, I think that the player base would be ecstatic to have a new King Crab variant be introduced, particularly a Hero 'mech that harkens back to that aura of power that the King Crab on the MechWarrior 5. I can imagine SRM6 wrecking everything, especially on that Kintaro hero mech. Not great for a quick look, but useful for an overview. Iirc in a unmodded game it's a more mobile black Knight with less large energy slots and jump jets. No sweat. So now I’m always checking the detailed mech info on the salvage selection list. Bring Her Home - High Reward Quest - MechWarrior 5: Heroes of the Inner Sphere. Threads: 9 Messages: 21. Welcome to Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC "Call to Arms" playthrough. I don't know if the algorithm just dumps hero mechs in stores randomly or if it "upgrades" a random mech into its hero version. Like the previous entries in MechWarrior series, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a single-player PVE BattleMech simulator game with the player piloting their own 'Mech and commanding the rest of their lance. It's configured with a "perfectly symmetrical" build of 2 x Heavy Rifle, 2 x UAC/5 and 2 x SRM 6-ST + ART IV. The 3D printing model of Zeus comes with over 40 parts to build. 2. Hero mech King Crab-CAR. Outreach HPG is a discussion hub for Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarror 5 Mercenaries, stompy robot games by. Reward King Crab CAR (damaged) Mission 1 Demolition 400t This mission has a locust, phoenix hawk and awesome followed by a charger, blackjack and urbanmech. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well. Welcome to Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC "Legend of the Kestrel Lancers" playthrough. King Crab Kaiju. Heroes of Inner Sphere DLC campaign playthrough. Builds for the King Crab Kaiju Hero Variant go here. For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Yes, I was facing 5 AC20s in that mission - ouch. #1. Enjoy. Arm Actuator Limits: Left Upper, Right Upper. King crab car hero with an arrow iv and 4 rac-2s. . The 4 ballistics are for 4 UAC5 or AC5. . In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well. For myself: 2x PPC, 2x high tier medium lasers for range. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam page is up: Elaborate Clan Smoke Jaguar mission campaign, 5 player co-op, new Clan mechlab, Clan mechs, and more r/Mechwarrior5 • Dragon's Gambit launch trailer is out! At around 4mill payout you will see Legendaries. This 100-ton assault-c. Strayed Jul 17, 2021 @ 8:38am. Left mouse button and right mouse button for their respective PPCs and mouse button 3 for the mediums. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well as the MechLab wh. if you see 100t 50 50 chance its an Atlas or a KC. The LK has 33 free tons with max armor, and the Jager has 33. F. The 1S swaps out 2 medium lasers for a small missle hardpoint, so 2 M lasers, 1 large and 1 small missile. As for the King Crab, I've only used the Hero variants and they're actually pretty good. The Heavy Metal model of the Highlander is the signature ride of Rhonda Snord of the Snord's Irregulars mercenary unit. level 2. Battlemechs are only the size of a house, not a skyscrapper. the Annihilator can do the same, but It’s speed is far slow to compete. The 'real' Annie mounts four MPLas and four LBX10s, which is a withering amount of firepower. It may be a good chance to take your new King Crab out for a spin! This mission is a straightforward assassination mission. The Centurion shield, if used properly, can somewhat make up for its reduced armor values compared to the HBK. Well, the King Crab has been around since the late 80's. The Mars facility fell under the Word of Blake 's control in 3058. 3 m lasers. The King Crab Kaiju would like to reach out and touch you with a 4 PPC and an UA/C 5 love tap. Wolfhound. Echo. Correction: it was not meant as a "brawler" mech. KGC-KJ. Posted 14 June 2017 - 07:21 AM. Playing through the career mode of MW5: Mercenaries - Heroes of the Inner Sphere!⏵Support TTB in making content! TTB with. I was expecting it to be as slow as an Annihilator, but nope, good ole 48 kp/h. AllegedlyCheddar. Ash828-. The -000 has the most ballistic, the -0000. 14 votes, 13 comments. This MechWarrior 5 Mech guide aims to help you work out which Mechs you should be adding to your roster for your mercenary group. The D, K, and hero models are pretty good. 2: if you don't find something, load the save at Terra. r/Mechwarrior5 • 2 yr. All mechs, including hero mechs, are stock loadouts from MWO converted into MW5 terms. I haven't seen one yet. Found plenty of Hunchbacks, but no Crabs. For close combat, the 'Mech carries a pair of medium. The game was originally intended as a. All 'Mechs can use all equipment (ECM, AP, Jump Jets). Until you run out of ammo. If you take the serious heat sink fix mod, it also makes the ones that come with double heat sinks have their proper base cooling. If the Centurion has a SRM pack instead of the LRM pack it has good punch at less heat than the Hunchback. 3080ti. While all indications are that Judith Faber, Blake's Wrath agent Rapier, piloted a standard CRB-27 during the Battle of Tukayyid, MechWarrior Online paints a wildly different picture in their version of her 'Mech. The assembly is. Forget what it has exactly, saw one, didn't buy it. Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries is a game about stompy Mech action. Crab CRB-27B or 27sl. Much like the Atlas, the King Crab is a 100 ton assault mech that was designed to the specifications of the legendary SLDF general Aleksandr Kerensky. 27K subscribers in the Mechwarrior5 community. Clever Name Oct 4,. Most Annihilator variants do as well. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries The year is 3015. King Crab loaded out with 4 Medium Heavy Rifles. There aren't any that are released that late. . This build is basically an up-engine version of the stock loadout with some other mod nonsense. For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. Strayed Jul 17, 2021 @ 8:38am. That thing is an insane medium brawler. lol. If you can snipe the cockpit and have enough salvage. ON1-YAJ Orion Hero with 3 Large Lasers and 3 SRM 6s. Head location is among the best - Stalker, Catapult, Dragon, just a tiny slit on a twitchy turret. Largely driven by the logistical problems plaguing ComStar's thinly stretched armies, the KGC-AL prototype would carry eight extended range medium. We are trying out the King Crab and it's time we stop playing around and go after some quests. Beastly mechs Reply ThorsTacHamr Harebrained Schemes • Additional comment actions. Triple zero has Ferro armor, Quad zero doesn't. In the vanilla game the 000 has Ferro armor (more free weight for higher armor repair costs). . ago. It comes with 2x UAC10s, 2x streak srm6s, and 2xMPLs. but wish it had same engine cap as the KC. I mean Crab pack of King Crab + 3 Crabs is ofc the ultimate bloodsport, but considering this is my first 10 mil i'm about to waste, King Crab or Atlas ? Considering the AI is going to be mostly using it so my personal preference doesn't really matter. King Crab hero concept. Even in 230+ i wreck stuff in the shadowhawk, one of my favorite mechs. Taking your King Crab on Difficulty 10 Missions upvotes. Crab Hero - Excellent sniper with dual medium ballistics slots. The 3 general builds I've seen for it are either 4x Heavy Rifles for absolutely deleting things in one salvo (just make sure you hit, cuz that long reload is rough), 4x LBX Slugs for consistent and unrelenting damage. But slow as hell and a big target. In my experience, the industrial zone around Terra seems to be inconsistent and produces rare mechs of all levels, but then that also means the King Crab will spawn less often. King Crab (close range): Basically the same as above, just slighly different number of lasers and SRMS. Level MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Rise of Rasalhague. Pretty minor, overall. 2A is just 1A but with weapons swapped to 4 LBX-10's and 4 Med. Supposedly piloted by Ivo Greenburg of Greenburg's Godzillas, the King Crab Hero 'Mech is armed with a pair of PPCs in each arm, supported by an Ultra AC/5 with two tons of reloads in the right torso and an LRM-15 with a single ton of missiles in the left torso. Celebrity. Go to a high level area to spawn high tonnage mechs, and. Not really sure how to load it out. Atlases and King Crabs are best at battlefield and garrison contracts. they already travel fast so you look for other things such as cooldowns and heat. See it live in action in this video preview! :) 🥳. Its weaponry was mounted in fully articulated turret-style pods, and only consisted of two small lasers in the left arm, a. Threads: 6. Great to refit with 4 LB10X. de] or AS7-D [mwo. Assaults: Atlas, King Crab, Annialator (if you need lighter assaults in the 80 ton range try Battlemaster, Victor, Awesome, and. the king crabs are my absolute fave. Humanity has colonized thousands of systems across a vast region of space splintered by centuries of conflict. I played both a lot and if you ask me the King Crab is just plain better when you play it with 2xGauss and 1x ERPPC. MechWarrior and Battletech are registered trade-marks of Microsoft Corporation and are used under license. You take command of a mercenary company and try to grow your income, salvage Mechs and hire Mechwarriors. Best way to boost a pilots ballistic skill while melting everything in sight. Taking your King Crab on Difficulty 10 Missions. Calmed down quickly upon realizing it didn't say Hero, check and it's a 000B, which I don't need. Massive damage, but you can do it at a greater distance. You have to fight around 12 mechs (up to six at one time plus some are heavies) in total plus tanks, turrets and the VTOLs etc and then when you find the mech you need to fight FOUR untouched mechs including. I don't. That said, chances are if you're seeing King Crabs its likely possible to encounter a Kaiju in the stores as well. Prior to that, you are on your own. I'll give you a rundown of the build and what it is mad. Tier 5 weapons are crazy. My experience playing higher difficulty missions with a king crab, Annihilator 1A and 1X and an Atlas. Whether you need help with entry level mech builds, would like to share your own creations, or wish to have. You get a pair of tier 5 AC20 over the course of the campaign and I put them on the King Crab. Step 7: Repeat Step 1 - 6 until you find what you want or you decided. 3. ago Mapen913 The final mission of the King Crab CAR quest line from Heroes of the Inner Sphere is the most fun I've had playing this game. MW5 also doesn't necessarily follow canon and it. For the Marauder 2, I plan on chopping it to bits, lol. 30% OFF $10 $7. Edit: I was mistaken. Good luck!Updated December 13, 2022, by Sean Murray: With the Rise of Rasalhague DLC coming to MechWarrior 5 In January 2023, we thought it'd be best to update this list to reflect a veteran's view of the best mechs available in the Inner Sphere, so you know the right ones to pick. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries permits players to choose from over 50 different mech chassis types and many more variants, allowing players to customise their mech accordingly depending on the. Still highly recommended for the KGC-KJ's four PPCs though. I used to play VR on a 1080ti but it didn't look so good and the framerate was still low. The Spoilermech gets a lot more hits to his head and has much worse heat managment with the stock layout. smurfy-net. 2. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well as. Fifteen double heat sinks and an Endo Steel frame make this loadout possible. I actually find a 3PPC Awesome superior to a rare 2Gauss+ERPPC King Crab. Also has internal DHS, not that that's any bonus unless you have a mod for that. check those places. I don't know if Heroes are tied to any given year, seeing as our favorite DHS piggy bank, the Urbie K9, can appear in 3015. #2. Archers, in general, are some of the best mechs in the game. 19 votes, 49 comments. The flame and fang are generally meh at best. 500 damage per minute. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well. Beastly mechs Reply ThorsTacHamr. EvolutionKills Jun 12, 2021 @ 2:16am. These variants were introduced in various apocryphal sources, and thus far have not appeared in any canonical media. RELATED: Suit Up: The Best Mechs In Video Games, Ranked MechWarrior has always been about customizing mechs to fit each. This one moves all the missiles to the arms and 4 energy into the 3 torsos. . #1. More than worth the slightly more than 2 mil price tag. Original artwork by flyingdebris for MechWarrior Online. Just aim and delete. ago. Fifteen double heat sinks and an. 5. Mechwarrior 5 Best Mechs – Tier List – Every mech ranked from tier S (Best Tier) to Tier E (Worst Tier) in an updated Tier List 19 votes, 49 comments. Remember; crab legs are delicous Last edited by Rotiart ; Sep 20, 2022 @. Annihilator does a better job and is not AS trivial of a headshot free kill. 9. The cockpit is so huge that the AI almost always targets it. Calmputer Offline. Depends on the loadout but the King Crab is definitely more of a fun vs optimal versatile mech but I run the 4x balistic slot version to run 4x LB 10-X ACs, iirc but it's been a while. When you get the Spoilermech to the point where it performs heatwise like the King Crab, the King Crab still has more Armor. Cyclops and Zeus heroes are the 2 best (all around) mechs in the game. Welcome to Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC "Legend of the Kestrel Lancers" playthrough. Crab’s energy load out will teach good heat management and be useful for prolonged fights. Latest: CRB_FL "Warhound" (2x LPLAS, 2xSMR4, 2xHMG, XL250). Spawned on one of those beat up enemy lance missions. Solid mech all around, the few drawbacks are low free weight - makes you save gauss shots (I would recommend grouping them apart) and slow leg rotation. So whilst trolling around the IS leveling my underlings in prep for the Big One, I stumbled across not only the hero Urbie but also the hero King Crab! I've been running a rando KC ( They Call Me Stompy) as my personal assault for the most part, with Gauss, AC20BF, LL and SRM6, but as with all my other veteran chassis. Found plenty of Hunchbacks, but no Crabs. High Reward Quest: Stop the Launch. Salvage list has tier 5 Ultra AC 5s and tier 5 LRMs for outfitting the. 18. It’s also one of the most nimble mechs in the game, with both turning and torso-twist speeds more akin to a light mech than a 55-ton medium mech. Yeah the Cockpit actually has like 60% of the armour value of the CT, the CT is the weak point of the mech in all irony lmao. Mordegar. These hulking mechanical monstrosities have the best armour, the most weapon slots, and the best potential range. This gameplay tutorial for Mechwarrior Online shows you how to utilize your Mech to it's best extent. You will kill an Atlas with two salvoes. 5 skull mission's usually of the named faction. 1: If you find something (anything you would buy), make a new save to mark what you found. Outreach HPG is a discussion hub for Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarror 5 Mercenaries, stompy robot games by PGI. The video actually ran a bit longer, origina. so far no problem on mission since i got luck on buying hero mech :D Hero Atlas~~ hard die but repair fee broke me. Favorite. The hero king crab from the DLC has 4 medium hardpoints, so you can mount 4 lbx10 sld autocannons. So that is all for our guide on the Mechwarrior 5 Mech tier list. Race over there! CDA-X5, Hero Cicada 🤬 To get hero status the mech would have had to have been used so it would have been deployed, most likely in many different places, before ending up on the market. Another Heroes of the Inner Sphere quest reward is the King Crab KGC-CAR Carapace. Luckily, there are a ton of mechs to get in the game, each with their own unique feel and look. The AI chews stuff up with this mech, it is slow though, so you have to wait for it to catch up with the rest of your lance. Absolute destruction. )This is what I've determined is the most effective active hangar group after getting my career to the year 3109 from a 3035 start. I don't personally value the large weapon slots on the Stalker, it's just too delicate and toasty to be a brawler with its slow speed. Not really sure how to load it out. Oh and Hero Mechs come with special paint jobs too, some of which look amazing. My experience playing higher difficulty missions with a king crab, Annihilator 1A and 1X and an Atlas. The 2 ballistic hardpoints are for a dual AC20 build. The King Crab is a fearsome BattleMech in the BattleTech universe, known for its massive size, heavy firepower, and exceptional armor. They’re ok in AI control, but any of the other 100t mechs will be much better for you. Maybe he means the KGC-KJ Kaiju King Crab Hero 'Mech. Enforcer Ghillie. Discussion of the KGC-000 variant of the King Crab chassis. Blackwidow Warhammer with quad AC-2s is a blast. chevron_right. My experience playing higher difficulty missions with a king crab, Annihilator 1A and 1X and an Atlas. King Crab: KCG-CAR (Carapace), KGC-KJ (Kaiju) Grasshopper is a great mech. You can probably sac some side torso armour for a compact gyro or compact engine however to get some CT modulars. Designs vary wildly alongside the different classifications, with lightweight mechs like the Javelin fulfilling just as useful a role as something gigantic like the King Crab. I’m tempted to make this the same but with 4x PPC but I’m not sure about that build. Variants []. Reference: MechWarrior 5:. The Corsair is the third BattleMech design introduced by and so-far exclusive to MechWarrior Online (as opposed to designs taken from established Canon for the BattleTech universe). Level MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Heroes of the Inner Sphere. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. "92 tons", not "95 tons". All other trade-marks are the property of their respective owners; ®. Systemwork5 • 2 yr. Black knight hero with hardened armor, 1 l pulse, and the rest medium pulse. The 3 general builds I've seen for it are either 4x Heavy Rifles for absolutely deleting things in one salvo (just make sure you hit, cuz that long reload is rough), 4x LBX Slugs for consistent and unrelenting damage. MAL-MX90-S A variant of the re-named Daboku exclusive to the Otomo, while the LRM-10 racks are retained the standard Large Lasers are replaced with Extended Range models and the autocannons are exchanged for a trio of machine guns in each side-torso. Lance 3 (assassination): 2 BJ-As, Quickdraw, and Grasshopper. IIRC, the latest hero mech to get released is the Mauler KO, which comes out in the mid to late 3040's. Assuming you have a Double Heatsink fix mod then: PPC Mechs - i. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. One of the great Inner Sphere mechs, Zeus, is a bipedal assault machine. 1 . Sarna has a good overview about all the quests, especially the quests where you get a Hero Mech at the end. Also has a pretty good general loadout (I believe two medium lasers and a small missile slot) Heavies:MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. MechWarrior Online (MWO), rebranded MechWarrior Online Legends in 2023, is a BattleTech-themed online multiplayer simulation game by Piranha Games for Microsoft Windows. For common questions and issues, please observe the daily Q/A and support threads. 7"The Taurian Corridor" - Brockway. r/Mechwarrior5. Hero crab with 4 ultra ac5 cannons is extreme fun, but overall mech is pretty boring due to lack of variety in builds. For AI: 2x PPC, 2x medium lasers, LRM 10. The presence of new Crab BattleMechs in Blakist units during the Jihad would seem to indicate that they captured the facility on Northwind at some point as well. I don't know of anything Mechwarrior 5 specific, but if you don't mind a firehose of information,. My quad UAC-5 King Crab can dole out an insane level of damage, but can't really soak it up compared to my Banshees and. Thus using 6x Med Pulse even though they weigh twice as much as standard MLs. 99. I've been playing this game for a good two days now and managed to slap together what I think is a decent King Crab build; I liked the crustacean aesthetic and saw someone in QP running it with dual rotary 5s so I started there and went with my gut. Award. Reloaded the first mission save after a few rounds since I'd made the mistake of getting too close after only taking out a single Victor, which led to me losing precious. 00. The whole time, vtols will continue to send swarms in waves. Forums > MechWarrior Online - Build Section > Medium - Inner Sphere > Crab Discussion of the Crab chassis. Almost twice a "regular" Ultra AC/5. Im 3047 rn but got my first Annihilator 3043. To scout, order the scout to the location with hold fire enabled. The Crab's advantages are far more useful in nearly all cases. King Crab - 000. The OP is just a bit unlucky finding this mech. 5t of ammo, STD300, 3 DBL heatsinks. This thing has an XL engine, so more free weight for the guns and ammo. 8 Wolverine Quarantine. That's all I could tell. They'll have mixed loadouts at all ranges and some questionable choices in armour allocation. The heroes are a random spawn from the available hero mech pool (so date locked, no duplicates with player inventory, etc). However, these Mechs are the most expensive to maintain, generate the most heat, and are incredibly slow. 806 views 2 years ago. There aren't any that are released that late. Works great to keep the heat down for the other Hero King Crab and its four PPCs. Note that the campaign can be played in co-op starting with Mission 5, Noble Cause. My favourite Atlas variant is the Hero AS-BH. I can imagine SRM6 wrecking everything, especially on that Kintaro hero mech. Mechwarrior 5 offers plenty of awesome mechs, but which ones are the best?. I thought I was dead, but my lancemate in a KC of his own landed 2 gauss shots center torso, followed by a barrage of probably 100 LRMs from my lancemates, because I like my lancemates to be able to provide indirect fire and go overboard with LRMs on their mechs, lol. Mission 1: Smash and GrabWelcome to my first Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries Campaign Playthrough. The 'b' suffix inficates a royal SLDF 'mech and IIRC the Royal King Crab has an XL engine and Ferro Fibrous armour. de] or AS7-D [mwo. While Ferro-Fibrous is present and simulated (only in mass, not slots), the difference is 32 points per ton for Standard and 36 points per ton for FF. . ) It'll shrug off gauss fire just like the rest of that monster. If you are hunting King Crabs - you have to watch out for the pinchers. Boosted with an upgrade to 74km/h. The waddling deletion machine AKA King Crab hero with quad AC/10 Slugs. Another Heroes of the Inner Sphere quest reward is the King Crab KGC-CAR Carapace. This thing has an XL engine, so more free weight for the guns and ammo. . No middles. Not 100% sure about the non hero mechs, but it seems like those are just area level dependent. Octopus Overlords. 6 MP Lasers, LBX-10-SLD and an SRM 6 ART. Unlocks Black Inferno, Comstar, Independent, Outlaws, Periphery and Taurian Concordat color schemes based on existing skins. The King Crab is perhaps the unluckiest mech in the game, one of maybe 2 or at most 3 mechs where hitboxes truly matter. The tier list does not take into account how good a mech is in the hands of or together with lancemates. Jan 18, 2022 @. My favorite shadowhawk to date is UAC/5, SRM 6, 4, 2, 2ML/MPL.