BATTLETECH Flashpoint pre-orders are now open on Steam, GOG.com, and Paradox Plaza. The Flashpoint expansion launches November 27 for $19.99 and is the first expansion of a newly established season pass' worth of content. Above is one of those matter-of-fact videos, narrated by Mitch Gitelman, game director of BATTLETECH.
Flashpoint focuses on the after-party of BATTLETECH's vanilla campaign. They're short stories that thread a narrative needle through multiple missions, sometimes those missions being back-to-back, no breaks. When it comes to Flashpoint, Gitelman is talking 30 hours of new content. Not bad at all, considering that there's a whole mess of hours already within the base game.
Gitelman doesn't make it sound incredibly sexy, but there are major command decisions to make in regards to these Flashpoints. They appear to go deeper than just accept/decline mission, as far as what their farther-reaching conclusions may bring to your company of mercenaries.
More mechs, and not just the heaviest assault mechs either. With a greater emphasis placed on light and medium mechs—even post-end game, that makes the speedy Crab and the armor-chopping Hatchetman solid complements to the battle computer-equipped Cyclops.
Also, there will be a little fun in the sun with the new tropical biome. The humidity is good for managing heat levels in your mech, but spore clouds are a brand new type of environmental hazard to contend with.
BATTLETECH [Gaming Nexus score 8 out of 10] is a game I haven't been able to stop playing. A couple sizable patches have brought out the spit and polish I would've liked to have seen in the beginning, but Harebrained Schemes is in it for the long haul and appear to be listening to the players' wishes where they make sense.
BATTLETECH Flashpoint Launching Nov. 27, Pre-Orders Begin Today
New Bundles Available Now: BATTLETECH Season Pass and Mercenary Collection
STOCKHOLM - Oct. 18, 2018 - Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes today announced that pre-orders for BATTLETECH Flashpoint are now live. Flashpoint is BATTLETECH's first expansion and will launch on November 27th for $19.99 MSRP, on Steam, GOG, and Paradox Plaza. Two new money-saving bundles are also available today - the BATTLETECH Season Pass and the BATTLETECH Mercenary Collection, a super-deluxe edition.
Flashpoint features branching multi-mission contracts that will draw players into the machinations and feuds of the Great Houses. New ‘Mechs, a new mission type, a new tropical biome and more are in store in BATTLETECH’s first expansion. Check out this handy new video with more info from Mitch Gitelman, BATTLETECH Game Director and co-founder of Harebrained Schemes.
Some things to know about BATTLETECH Flashpoint:
The super-deluxe Mercenary Collection is the ultimate BATTLETECH bundle, including the Deluxe Digital Edition and the Season Pass, for access to all future expansions, in addition to all current game content. The Mercenary Collection is out now for $89.99 MSRP (a $20 savings over buying the individual products).
Here’s the place for Flashpoint pre-orders, both new bundles, and more info: https://store.steampowered.com/app/911930/BATTLETECH_Flashpoint/
