Game:

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (2019)

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Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries

The only Mech that felt like a walking tank. The Gauss rifle bullet velocity is similar to a normal gun and can one-shot Mechs if it hits their cockpit;

Unfortunately my idiot bot sidekick was just too intelligent to stand on top of a hill in safety so I decided to put a few rounds in him to teach him a lesson!

(Don't purchase it for more than $5.00, RRP: $2.99)
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TIPS:

1. Find mechs with a lot of energy/ballistic hardpoints and only one or two missile points. REMOVE the missiles & missile ammo to free up tonnage to max out armor and increase heatsinks.


ALWAYS place valuable weapons (esp. on stupid bots) on torso rather than arms. The arms are nearly always the first to get destroyed.



2. To get extremely rare weapons early on and double heatsinks (heatsinks that weigh the same but have double the cooling capacity) check out list of Hero Mechs with Gauss Rifles / Double Heatsinks below. If you find one early on, buy it, strip its weapons and components by placing it in Cold Storage, then sell the Mech if you don't want to keep it.

3. NEVER choose only one side in conflicts because your rating with the other side will drop too low & you''ll never get out of that pit. Some genius recommended choosing one side in a game tips site. Worst idea ever. Instead, strategically choose one or two sides that are not cominating the star map so you can travel and buy goods without penalty costs because of a low rating.



You're playing as a Mercenary. It's nothing personal to fight for both sides in a conflict. By keeping rappor with all major parties, you will make much more money, much faster. If your status is liked you get more Negotiation Points.

4. After a conflict and you have acquired some mechs as salvage, immediately place them in Cold Storage before travelling back to Industrial Hub for repairs. This will strip their components and store them separately.

5. You can purchase numerous mechs and take on all the missions in a system one after another. Simply choose undamaged mechs for the next mission.

This saves money by not having to travel back to the Industrial Hub and back for each single mission, which will save you millions.

6. If you are travelling to go exploring & searching for rare weapons / mechs, place every single mech into Cold Storage otherwise you could be paying hundreds of thousands every few jumps.


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Thanks to TTB (linked below) for the info.

MW5: Mercenaries - HERO MECH LOADOUTS EXPLAINED + BEST DEALS FOR DOUBLE HEAT SINKS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoohFk5f24Q

Here's incomplete list:

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Hero Mechs with Gauss Rifles / Double Heatsinks

Commando COM-TDK - 4 double heatsinks
Firestarter FS9-E - 3 double heatsinks
Javelin JVN-HT - 3 double heatsinks
Jenner JR7-O - 1 double heatsink
Panther PNT-KK - 5x double heatsinks
Spider SDR-A - AMS, double heatsink
Urbanmech UM-K9 - 8x double heatsinks, UAC/5 cannon
Blackjack BJ-A - 2x double heatsinks
Cicada CDA-X5 - 3x double heatsinks, unlike other variants the CDA-X5 alot more carry weight
Crab CRB-FL - 2x UAC/5
Hunchback HBK-GI - GAUSS RIFLE, 3x double heatsinks
Kintaro KTO-GB - 6x double heatsinks
Phoenix Hawk PXH-KK - AMS, 1x double heatsink
Shadow Hawk SHD-GD - 3x double heatsinks
Wolverine WVR-Q - 2x double heatsinks
Black Knight BL-P-KNT - 2x double heatsinks
Catapult CPLT-J - 8x double heatsinks
Grasshopper GHR-MJ - GAUSS RIFLE, 3x double heatsinks
Jagermech JM6-FB - 4x double heatsinks
Marauder MAD-BH2 - GAUSS RIFLE, 6x double heatsinks
Orion ON1-P - GAUSS RIFLE
Quickdraw QKD-IV4 - 2x double heatsinks
Rifleman RFL-LK - 1x double heatsink
Warhammer WHM-BW - 8x double heatsinks
Atlas AS7-BH - Faster speed
Atlas AS7-KR - GAUSS RIFLE
Awesome AWS-PB - 9x double heatsinks
Banshee BNC-LM - 6x double heatsinks
Banshee BNC-SR - 4x double heatsinks
Battlemaster BLR-1GHE - 6x double heatsinks
Cyclops CP-S - 2x GAUSS RIFLES, 5x double heatsinks
Highlander HGN-HM - GAUSS RIFLE, 3x double heatsinks
King Crab KGC-KJ - quad-PPC, 5x double heatsinks
Stalker STK-M - GAUSS RIFLE
Victor VTR-DS - GAUSS RIFLE, 4x double heatsinks

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Standard Mechs:

Nightstar NSR-9J - 2x GAUSS RIFLE, 4x double heatsinks

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