Launch Day Intel
Greetings Mercenaries!
Welcome to the Launch Day Intel Post! Here we have as many details and links to get you playing the game on Playstation, Buying the Legends of the Kestrel Lancers or the New Jumpship Edition bundle, and even more exciting details about the Free Game Update!
RELEASE TIME
- We are targeting a Sept 22nd, 5 PM PDT (Sept 23rd 00:00 UTC) release of all Updates, Expansions, and New Platforms
- Immediate availability may vary based on the storefront
LAUNCH TRAILER
PURCHASE MECHWARRIOR 5 PRODUCTS
- check out our BUY PAGE to find the link to your platform of choice (update at 5 PM PDT)
PLAYSTATION PS4 / PS5 INTEL
Welcome new PlayStation Mercenaries, you are joining us at the perfect time! With Crossplay on all platforms, 2 big expansions with Co-op Sharing, and 2 Free Updates with hundreds of improvements, you can grab the entire MechWarrior 5 experience for only 59.99 USD in the new Jumpship Edition Bundle!
Good News! If you purchase on PlayStation4 Upgrade to PlayStation 5 Version is free!
- If you purchase MechWarrior 5 Products on your PS4 you can upgrade to the PS5 version when you get a new console!
- join our friendly community on our Discord
- If you have any issues please check our FAQ or contact support@mw5mercs.com
NEW BUNDLE
MECHWARRIOR 5: MERCENARIES - JUMPSHIP EDITION
The New Bundle with everything you need targeting a 59.99 USD price point! (prices vary per region)
ABOUT THIS BUNDLE: Microsoft XBOX/PC and PlayStation Version
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - JumpShip Edition includes MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, including the year one update and the New Legendary Update featuring Melee and 'Mech Switching, the first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere, and the Legend of the Kestrel Lancers Expansion.
ABOUT THIS BUNDLE: Epic, GOG, and Steam Version
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - JumpShip Edition includes MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, including the year one update and the New Legendary Update featuring Melee and 'Mech Switching, the first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere, Legend of the Kestrel Lancers Expansion, and the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Digital Extras.
DIGITAL EXTRAS UPDATE
- The Digital Extras will be updated with the New Legend of the Kestrel Lancers Original Soundtrack!
- If you already own the Digital Extras from Epic, Gog, or Steam the OST will be added today.
LEGEND OF THE KESTREL LANCERS
Pricing: $19.99 USD
MechWarrior 5: Legend of the Kestrel Lancers
- Join forces with House Davion's Kestrel Lancers to experience the 4th Succession War
- Progress through a new Linear Campaign to achieve key strategic outcomes
- The Digital Extras will be updated with the New Legend of the Kestrel Lancers Original Soundtrack!
- If you already own the Digital Extras from Epic, Gog, or Steam the OST will be added today.
Experience the 4th Succession War
- Fight in battles set during the famous Inner Sphere conflict and experience first-hand the frontlines of the 4th Succession War with 14 new campaign missions
New Linear Campaign
- Features a new linear campaign with unique mechanics, authored missions, and custom dialogue and cinematics
All Out War
- Experience All-Out-War scenarios with large-scale expansive combat in 7 new questlines that include 10 new "battle" scenarios
Large City Urban Combat
- Fight in new cities that are massively larger than any previously experienced, never knowing what's around the next corner
New 'Mech Variants
- Over 20 new variants of existing 'Mechs, *New Kestrel Lancers 'Mech skin, and 5 new 'Mech-specific skins
New Garrisons
- Discover new Garrisons including Orbital Guns firing on invasion forces, and a new 'Mech Factory Garrison featuring MW5's first indoor play space
New Biomes
- Battle in new Megacity, Jungle, and Tourmaline Desert biomes
New Procedural Content
- New Procedural Content including new random rewards from Assassination Missions, and surprise Artillery on Raid Missions
*NOTE: In a previous copy of the description text it said there would be 3 new skins for every mech- this was incorrect and there is only 1 new skin for all mechs and 5 specific mechs received new hero skins.
LEGENDARY FREE UPDATE DETAILS
HUD Revision
- New updated art treatment.
- Moved the minimap to the bottom center.
- Refactored the Action Panel – now has icons and text.
- You can toggle text tooltips in Gameplay Options on the Action Panel for a streamlined icons-only Action Panel.
- Different panel treatments for cockpit view and 3rd person view.
- Changed some colors to support better identification of lance mates and allied forces vs objective colors.
Melee
- You can now punch that other guy’s ‘Mech...right...in...the...face.
- You can direct your punches to different locations on enemy ‘Mechs.
- Great for CQC, or when attacking would otherwise overheat you.
- These melee punch weapons are permanently fixed to ‘Mechs that have a hand or lower arm actuators and have no associated repair costs.
- Melee mapped to weapon group 5 and adjusted to accommodate face button mapping on the gamepad.
Switch ‘Mech
- You can switch ‘Mech for various different strategic outcomes. Swap into your light ‘Mech to scout ahead, then pop back into your brawler when combat starts or into your LRM boat to provide fire cover.
- Mapped to Y on mouse + keyboard or accessible from Action Panel on gamepad.
New Audio
- Added Additional Menu UI SFX.
- Improved VTOL engine SFX.
- VTOL air explosions and crashing SFX are more audible.
- Explosion SFX are more audible.
- Added sound for certain weapons cooling down and cool down complete. This was done to help reduce the amount that players need to look at their weapon cooldowns before they can fire again.
- Added a priority system for impact sounds from enemy weapons. Enemy weapon impact sounds cause other sounds, including music, to slightly reduce in volume to help notify the player that they are being hit.
- Minor audio mixing changes to help separate player sounds from other players.
- Minor bugs fixes for SFX playback issues.
- Added new Melee arm swing and impact SFX.
New Gameplay Options
- You can disable x-platform play from gameplay options.
- You can now mirror the paper doll for players that prefer MWO style paper doll.
- You can set the default camera view (If you prefer 3rd person this is very helpful).
- You can now enable or disable vibration.
- You can now disable or enable coop notifications.
- New controller configurations in the controls menu
- There are now Simple, Advanced, and ‘Mech style control configs for gamepad.
- You can toggle left-hand mode.
- You can toggle text tooltips on the Action Panel for a streamlined HUD.
New Graphics Options
- You can now create custom safe zones or edit the safe zone area
- Player reporting feature
- Accessible from the Pause Screen
New Negotiation Upgrades
- You can now modify negotiation points from the Pre-drop screen after accepting the contract.
- Unused negotiation points now roll over to the next mission in Multi-Mission Operations
New Front End and Leopard Updates
- Added visual polish to HOME screen
- Added additional instructional text for how to play coop games in Campaign Mode
- Added new loading bars
New Art Updates
- Improved the lighting in leopard, in UI BG screens, and in levels.
- Remodeled several characters including Fahad and Coop player models
KNOWN ISSUES
- Input prompts during navigation (first part) of the tutorial do not show (however, this part of the tutorial is fairly intuitive)
- Many mods may unexpectedly break or become unstable. Mod creators will need to update their mods accordingly
- Areas of combat vibration are missing on PS5 with the dual sense controller.
- AC weapon SFX is missing.
MOD SUPPORT (PC only)
- We are releasing the Mod Editor update in the coming days
- In some cases, Mod creators will need to update their mod in order for it to be compatible with the new update.
That is a lot of information! We look forward to watching you play the new DLC and hearing your feedback. See you on the Battlefield!
The MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries Team