Greetings Mercenaries!

Welcome to our MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries and Heroes of the Inner Sphere Launch Day post!  In this post, you will find all the latest information and updates to keep you informed. As with every launch, there is some last-minute information that comes up that we want to relay to players. We will keep this post updated for the coming weeks to keep this information current!

Here is the current intel:

Release Time

• The Date and time of release is May 27th at 00:00 UTC. This means the game should be available on Steam, GOG, Epic, Microsoft PC, and X-BOX May 26th at 5 PM Pacific Daylight Time

Products

• MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries with the Year one Update is $29.99 USD
• MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Heroes of the Inner Sphere is $19.99 USD
• We are also releasing MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries - Digital Extras on Epic, GOG, and Steam for $4.99 USD
  • If you purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition on Epic you will get the updated content from the new Digital Extras Bundle.
• MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Dropship Collection $49.99 USD
  • MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Heroes of the Inner Sphere, and Digital Extras

Infantry

• As part of our Free Year One Update, we have had infantry present in the game for quite some time. After careful consideration, we decided to keep this feature as a Mod instead of a Feature. While infantry added ambient life it didn't reach our intended goals. You can expect this Mod to be available shortly after launch.

CROSSPLAY CO-OP

• Piranha Games has implemented a Co-op Crossplay system that allows players to share IDs and add friends across all digital storefronts and Platforms. However, on specific platforms, you can also use the native friend's list and invite systems to connect for Co-op.  You can even use a mix of the 2 invite systems to connect natively with friends of the same platform as well as players on other platforms and enjoy co-op gaming. Presently, however, we are aware of an issue with Steam's native co-op feature. We are working on finding a solution and will patch the game in the coming weeks to address this.  In the meantime, you can use MW5's own co-op invite functionality.  Finally, for GOG, we won't be supporting its native friends and co-op invite system.  GOG players will need to use the Crossplay system we have developed.

• Remember! If the Co-op host owns the DLC everyone who joins his co-op game can enjoy the Heroes of the Inner Sphere content!

MODS and MODDING

• On the topic of mods for MW5. It is advisable best to wait until your favorite Mod is marked as compatible with the latest update and the DLC before installing.  We will be working closely with our mod-building community, providing them support and a direct line of communication with devs and each other in the Modding channel on the MechWarrior Discord server at Join the MechWarrior: MW5Mercs & MWO Discord Server!

OTHER

• Have an issue you don't see here? You can always email support@mw5mercs.com.

We will be keeping this post up to date with information over the coming week so be sure to check back to make sure you have the latest intel.
See you in the Inner Sphere Mercenary,
The MechWarrior 5 Team.

Tagged: Dlc, Modding, Mw5Mercs