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= Latest Patch Notes =
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v17.3 (aka the "Backend Updates" patch) has been released to the installer. It's fairly minor for features but has a *big* update on the backend. Read on to find out more!
  
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v11.2 (aka the "Heat And Planes" release) has been released to the installer. This patch is largely a feature and bug-fixing patch so let's list it out.  
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'''CAB REORGANIZATION:''' The headline news with this patch is that the CAB (or Community Asset Bundle) has been completely reorganized. In recent months we in BTA and our friends over in RT have been noticing more and more users having CAB download failures. We believe that the issue lies with the size of the CAB, as it is quite chunky now. Before today, the CAB was organized into about 6 sub-repositories (CAB Misc, CAB Tank, CAB CU, CAB Maps, CAB Clan, CAB IS). Most of these are pretty small, but CAB Clan and CAB IS are quite large, with CAB IS reaching almost 6 GB in the Mods folder alone. To alleviate the issue and to help fight against downloads timing out, the CAB team (headed by myself and by Jamie Wolf [who also makes our installer]) has split CAB Clan and CAB IS into a total of 7 sub-repositories, bringing the total number of CAB repos to 11. Each of these is much smaller than CAB Clan and CAB IS used to be and should result in easier downloads for end users.  
  
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'''NEW TANK:''' [[Draconis Combine|House Kurita]] has decided to end the debate as to what is the best artillery vehicle and has fielded the [[Teppo|Teppo Artillery Support Vehicle]]. Devastate the OpFor. Buy one from House Kurita's [[Faction Stores|faction store]] today!
 
  
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'''NEW TANK:''' The [[Marian Hegemony]], in order to honor its benevolent rulers in House O'Reilly, has introduced the [[Testudo]] tank, bringing tactical fire support to the battlefield in damn fine style. They might even sell one to you in their faction store, if you ask nicely.
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'''SPECIAL UPDATE NOTES:''' However, because of this, we have released a new installer and *require* that you download it for today's patch and for future patches. This was necessary because the CAB download paths have changed. Additionally, this patch does require that you do something special with the new installer. After downloading and starting the new installer, please follow these directions:
  
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'''NEW MECHANIC:''' Strafing Runs have come to BTA. Now, using the [[Strafing Run Comm Suite]], you can have mechs direct aerospace fighter strafing runs against your enemies. These work a little like the [[Airdrop Beacons|unit calldown beacons]]: the Strafing Run Comm Suite gives the carrying mech an ability to call a strafing run. When you select the strafing run, you designate a location then drag the cursor to draw the strafing direction. Two iniative phases after you start the strafe, the ASF will fly past and blast targets in the strafing run area. Also like the calldown beacons, you can designate various kinds of ASFs for a strafe by finding and buying ASF contracts (different ASFs carry different weapons) and then by holding shift when selecting the strafe start location, just like a beacon calldown. For a fuller description of how strafing runs work, please see the [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]].  
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* 1. Upon booting the new installer, it will ask you to set your settings. Please do so, the options are pretty self-explanatory.
  
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'''NEW MECHANIC:''' Heat damage has been reduced in effectiveness. Now, mechs have a scaling heat defense based on tonnage. The larger the tonnage, the less effective heat damage is against them. At 20 tons, heat is 5% less effective. At 100 tons, it is 25% less effective (it caps at 25% less effective, so the superheavies are not totally heat-proof). This defense applies only to mechs and works by reducing incoming heat damage by the amount indicated. If you want to calculate any given unit's "heat defense", you can find the percentage by multiplying the mech's tonnage by 0.0025 (example: An [[Emperor]], which is 90 tons, has a heat defense of 22.5%. 90 x 0.0025 is 0.225, or 22.5%). We changed this because heat strategies were overwhelmingly powerful but we didn't want to nerf them into oblivion because we as a team know that many folks really enjoy heat strategies. This will make heat a little less powerful but keeps it viable as a combat tactic.
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* 2. Before doing *anything else*, go to Cache Options on the top bar menu and select Wipe BTA Cache. Once done, also select Wipe BTA Install.
  
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'''UPDATED MECHANIC:''' [[Weapons#Artillery|Artillery weapons]], specifically the Thumper, Sniper, Long Tom, [[Weapons#Missile_Artillery|Arrow IV, and Cruise Missile/50]], now have expanded scatter ranges. No longer can you safely target an enemy you're near to and trust that it'll all be fine. It won't all be fine. Use arty like the gods of war intended: from an extreme distance and not near your own guys.
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* 3. Proceed to install BTA as normal, following the installation guide as usual.
  
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'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' There's a bunch of new [[Community Content|CC]] with this patch: the [[Corsair#COR-MKD|Corsair]]/[[Victor#VTR-MKD|Victor]]/[[Toyama#TYM-MKD|Toyama]]/[[Mackie#MSK-MKD|Mackie-MKD]] (including the new [[Weapons#Magnetic Harpoon|Magnetic Harpoon]] weapon and [[Ammunition#Mortar|Glue Mortar ammunition]]), the [[Von Rohrs#VON-4RH-LAM|Von Rohrs LAM]], the [[Highlander#HGN-IB|Highlander-IB]].
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* This is necessary because the CAB has changed organization structure and if you do not do this you may run into unexpected problems. Be absolutely certain you follow these steps.  
  
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* The BTA Live-Fire Exercises now have half the OpFor. Less Danger [[UrbanMech|Urbies]]!
 
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* Airburst Mortar ammunition behaves differently now, exploding into a spread of pellets that saturate the target to look for crits.
 
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* [[Full_List_of_Vehicles#Assault_Vehicles|Assault-class tanks]] only spawn in shops if you're friendly with that system's owner, so no getting [[Puma|Royal Pumas]] just because you smiled at the [[Word of Blake|WoB]] that one time.
 
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* [[:Category:LAM|LAMs]] might be quieter now. Let us know.
 
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* There's two new [[Centurion 10|55-ton Centurions]], the -J and -W, just for fun. Thanks, Shrapnel Magazine!
 
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* A few [[Gear#Armor|armors]] have had their descriptions clarified slightly.
 
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* [[Skills_and_Abilities#Universal_Abilities|Careful Maneuvers]] now works on all units, not just tanks. Nothing will ever be stuck again!
 
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* Every* purchasable tank now has a distinct description, hurrah! (*except the carriers because I couldn't think of anything interesting to say about the carriers).
 
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* Most [[:Category:Controllable Vehicles|purchasable tanks]] have had their prices increased by between 20-50%. Tanks were too cheap and available, so we made them pricier. They're still vastly cheaper than mechs, but less "lolwhatever" than they used to be.
 
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* Some of the weapon carrier tanks have been nerfed, losing [[Gear#TTS|TTSs]] or having their ammos changed around.
 
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* The [[Mech_Quirks|Improved Communications quirk]] no longer stacks with itself infinitely.
 
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* Good news! You can actually buy the [[Contracts#Permanent_Contract_for_Ravager_BA_Airdrop|Ravager Battle Armor contract]] from the Marians like you were always supposed to be able to do! Sorry about that.
 
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* Smoke now has a better icon, hurrah!
 
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* The [[Weapons#Gauss|cGauss Rifle]] ignores 2 evasion now and the iGauss Rifle now has a recoil of 2, to balance them against each other slightly.
 
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* The [[JàrnFòlk|JarnFolk]] and the [[Hanseatic League]] now have black markets, the JarnFolk on Alborg and the Hansa on Koningsberg, Lubeck, and Lynn.
 
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* [[Skills_and_Abilities#Vehicle_Pilot_Abilities|Sideslip]] now properly moves you through forests. Sorry about that.
 
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v11.1 is an "update" update. Run the installer again to let it just update your files and you're set to go. The installer auto-updates the CAB and injects Modtek for you.
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'''SOME MORE NEW ICONS:''' The Xerxes, Rattlesnake, and Woden got shiny new icons! Hurrah! All glory to the Plog!
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v11.1 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
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'''GRASSHOPPER RARITIES ADJUSTED:''' The Grasshopper is meant to be fairly rare in the Inner Sphere but I swear I fight one every mission. Adjusted their rarities to be a little less common, hopefully.
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' You can see v11.1's patch notes, as well as any BTA patch notes, on our wiki on this page: https://www.bta3062.com/index.php/Patch_Notes
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'''ARTILLERY AOE FIX:''' You shouldn't see artillery damage just vanish into the void anymore, at least that's the plan. If that still happens, let us know.
  
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'''REMINDER:''' This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me here: https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves
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'''AMMUNITION CLARIFICATIONS:''' For the true artillery tubes, Shaped Charges are now Seismic Charges (effect is unchanged, still labeled as SC in-mission). The Extended LRM ammo now says its for the Extended LRM weapon system.
  
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'''REMINDER:''' Custom mod commissions are still available if you're interested. If you'd like to get your own community content added to BTA DM me, bloodydoves, and we can work something out.
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'''ARTILLERY FIX:''' The true artillery tubes no longer work with the Webb FCS since they didn't *do* anything with the Webb. This means they also don't really "take up a slot" in terms of the Webb so if you use the Webb alongside a tube arty you can have an actual weapon in the same location to get the benefit. Hurrah...?
  
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= Older Patch Notes =
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'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' The Ultra Arrow IV now works like the other true artillery and properly works with the Artillery FCS. Huzzahs!
  
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[[Patch v1.2 - 2019/6/25]]
 
  
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[[Patch v1.3 - 2019/6/26]]
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v17.3 is an "update" update. In this case, read the detailed update notes above to see best practices on how to update to 17.3.
  
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[[Patch v1.4 - 2019/6/29]]
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v17.3 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
  
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[[Patch v2.0 - 2019/6/29]]
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'''REMINDER:''' This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon and Ko-Fi supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves) and on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/bloodydoves)
  
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[[Patch v2.1 - 2019/7/3]]
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'''REMINDER:''' Custom mod commissions are still available if you're interested. If you'd like to get your own community content added to BTA DM me, bloodydoves, and we can work something out.  
  
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[[Patch v2.2 - 2019/7/3]]
 
  
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[[Patch v2.3 - 2019/7/10]]
 
  
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[[Patch v2.4 - 2019/7/14]]
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== BTA Light ==
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BTA Light has been updated to v17.1.lite. This is a restructuring update, same as BTA Classic v17.3. Follow the same above instructions to update BTA Light as you would for BTA Classic.
  
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[[Patch v2.5 - 2019/7/20]]
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= Older Patch Notes =
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[[2024/3/1 - Patch v17.3]] - The CAB Reorganization patch.<br>
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[[Patch v2.6 - 2019/7/29]]
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[[2024/2/23 - Patch v17.2]] - The Artillery Again patch.<br>
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[[2024/1/26 - Patch v17.1]] - The Welcome to 2024 patch.<br>
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[[Patch v2.6.2 - 2019/8/4]]
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[[2023/12/22 - Patch v17.0]] - The Christmas 2023 patch.<br>
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[[2023/11/24 - Patch v16.7]] - The Grab Bag patch.<br>
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[[Patch v2.7 - 2019/8/4]]
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[[2023/10/20 - Patch v16.6]] - The Fancy Gear patch.<br>
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[[2023/09/15 - Patch v16.5]] - The Sanctuary Expansion patch.<br>
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[[Patch v2.8 - 2019/8/12]]
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[[2023/08/05 - Patch v16.4]] - The Quirk-ttachment patch.<br>
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[[2023/07/07 - Patch v16.3]] - The Aurigan Directorate patch.<br>
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[[Patch v2.9 - 2019/8/28]]
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[[2023/05/29 - Patch v16.2]] - The 331st Division patch.<br>
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[[2023/04/24 - Patch v16.1]] - The stand-in patch.<br>
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[[Patch v2.9.2 - 2019/9/9]]
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[[2023/04/14 - Patch v16.0]] - The MechLab overhaul patch.<br>
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[[2023/04/01 - Patch v15.3.1]] - The 2023 April Fool's patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.0 - 2019/9/20]]
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[[2023/03/10 - Patch v15.3]] - The SPAM expansion patch.<br>
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[[2022/02/07 - Patch v15.2]] - The SPAM introduction patch. (this patch took place in 2023, the link is just wrong)<br>
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[[Patch v3.0.2 - 2019/9/29]]
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[[2022/01/05 - Patch v15.1.2]] - The Fixes and a Spider patch. (this patch took place in 2023, the link is just wrong)<br>
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[[2022/12/27 - Patch v15.1.1]] - The BD Forgot To Put Stuff in 15.1 patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.1 - 2019/10/6]]
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[[2022/12/26 - Patch v15.1]] - The Minor New Mechs patch.<br>
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[[2022/12/12 Patch v15.0]] - The Sanctuary Worlds patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.1.1 - 2019/10/6]]
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[[2022/10/5 Patch v14.4]] - The Station Keeping patch.<br>
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[[2022/8/31 Patch v14.3.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.1.2 - 2019/10/11]]
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[[2022/8/30 Patch v14.3]] - The Electronic Warfare patch.<br>
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[[2022/8/18 Patch v14.2]] - The C3 patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.2 - 2019/10/20]]
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[[2022/8/1 Patch v14.1.1]] - The Albatross/Koschei/Mercury II hotfix/patch.<br>
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[[2022/7/22 Patch v14.1]] - The X-Quads Are REALLY Cool patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.2.1 - 2019/10/23]]
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[[2022/6/24 Patch v14.0]] - The 3-Year Anniversary patch.<br>
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[[2022/5/19 Patch v13.4.1]] - The Quads Are Still Cool patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.3 - 2019/10/27]]
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[[2022/5/12 Patch v13.4]] - The Mech-Pocalypse and SAD patch.<br>
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[[2022/4/14 Patch v13.3]] - The weather, airlifting, resupplying, and damage reduction patch.<br>
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[[Patch v3.4 - 2019/11/1]]
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[[2022/3/13 Patch v13.2.1]] - The fistful of c-bills patch<br>
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[[2022/3/10 Patch v13.2]] - The salvage rebalance patch<br>
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[[Patch v3.5 - 2019/11/9]]
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[[2022/2/11 Patch v13.1]] - Bug fixins<br>
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[[2022/2/7 Patch v13.0]] - Lots of BA, lots of other stuff. Save breaking patch<br>
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[[Patch v3.5.1 - 2019/11/9]]
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[[2022/1/1 Patch v12.1.2]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2021/12/31 Patch v12.1.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.6 - 2019/11/17]]
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[[2021/12/30 Patch v12.1]] - The drone and tank update<br>
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[[2021/12/25 Patch v.12.0.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.6.1 - 2019/11/17]]
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[[2021/12/14 Patch v12.0]] - The Christmas event update<br>
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[[2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.3]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.7.4 - 2019/12/14]]
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[[2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.2]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.1]] - The Solaris update update<br>
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[[Patch v3.8 - 2019/12/22]]
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[[2021/11/3 - Patch v11.4]] - The Solaris/BA update<br>
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[[2021/10/8 - Patch v11.3]] - The artillery update<br>
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[[Patch v3.9 - 2020/1/1]]
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[[2021/9/26 - Patch v11.2]] - Strafing runs and heat balances<br>
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[[2021/9/5 - Patch v11.1.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.9.3 - 2020/1/1]]
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[[2021/9/5 - Patch v11.1]] - The vehicle crew skill tree update<br>
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[[2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.3]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.9.4 - 2020/1/2]]
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[[2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.2]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v3.9.5 - 2020/1/8]]
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[[2021/8/8 - Patch v11.0]] - The Airdrop Beacon patch<br>
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[[2021/7/10 - Patch v10.5.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v4.0 - 2020/1/18]]
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[[2021/7/10 - Patch v10.5]] - The Resolve rework patch<br>
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[[2021/6/24 - Patch v10.4]] - The Hoplite/Dig King/Ostscout/Toyama + new installer patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.1 - 2020/1/25]]
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[[2021/6/2 - Patch v10.3]] - The WoB patch<br>
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[[2021/5/18 - Patch v10.2]] - The Minsk patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.2 - 2020/2/9]]
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[[2021/5/3 - Patch v10.1]] - The Von Rohrs patch<br>
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[[2021/4/24 - Patch v10]] - The playable tanks + save breaking patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.2.1 - 2020/2/9]]
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[[2021/4/2 - Patch v9.4.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2021/3/31 - Patch v9.4]] - The House Arano invades Terra/Community Content patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.2.2 - 2020/2/9]]
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[[2021/3/13 - Patch v9.3]] - The WarTech IIC patch<br>
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[[2021/3/7 - Patch v9.2]] - The bug fix patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.3 - 2020/2/20]]
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[[2021/2/27 - Patch v9.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2021/2/27 - Patch v9.0]] - The Quad 'Mech patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.4 - 2020/3/11]]
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[[2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5.2]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v4.5 - 2020/4/3]]
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[[2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5]] - The Zeppelin patch<br>
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[[2021/1/30 - Patch v8.4]] - The Pilot Specializations patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.5.1 - 2020/4/2]]
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[[2021/1/17 - Patch v8.3]] - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode patch<br>
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[[2021/1/2 - Patch v8.2]] - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech patch<br>
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[[Patch v4.6 - 2020/4/8]]
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[[2020/12/21 - Patch v8.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2020/12/21 - Patch v8.0]] - The Battle Armor patch<br>
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[[Patch v5.0 - 2020/4/15]]
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[[2020/11/25 - Patch v7.7.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[2020/11/25 - Patch v7.7]] - The Brigand/Mantis/Sha Yu/Enfield/Bombardier patch<br>
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[[Patch v5.1 - 2020/4/19]]
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[[2020/11/8 - Patch v7.6]] - The new variants for lots of mechs patch<br>
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[[2020/11/2 - Patch v7.5.1]] - Hotfix<br>
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[[Patch v5.2 - 2020/4/23]]
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[[2020/10/30 - Patch v7.5]] - The TisButAScratch patch<br>
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[[2020/10/18 - Patch v7.4.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v5.3 - 2020/5/4]]
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[[2020/10/17 - Patch v7.4]]<br>
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[[2020/10/6 - Patch v7.3.3]]<br>
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[[Patch v5.4 - 2020/5/19]]
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[[2020/10/4 - Patch v7.3.2]]<br>
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[[2020/10/3 - Patch v7.3]]<br>
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[[Patch v5.5 - 2020/6/2]]
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[[2020/9/23 - Patch v7.2.1]]<br>
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[[2020/9/21 - Patch v7.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v5.5.1 - 2020/6/2]]
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[[2020/9/6 - Patch v7.1]]<br>
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[[2020/8/21 - Patch v7.0]]<br>
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[[Patch v5.5.2 - 2020/6/6]]
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[[2020/8/11 - Patch v6.4.1]]<br>
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[[2020/8/9 - Patch v6.4]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.0 - 2020/6/24]]
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[[2020/7/26 - Patch v6.3]]<br>
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[[2020/7/19 - Patch v6.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.0.1 - 2020/6/25]]
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[[2020/7/6 - Patch v6.1]]<br>
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[[2020/6/25 - Patch v6.0.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.1 - 2020/7/6]]
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[[2020/6/24 - Patch v6.0]]<br>
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[[2020/6/6 - Patch v5.5.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.2 - 2020/7/19]]
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[[2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5.1]]<br>
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[[2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.3 - 2020/7/26]]
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[[2020/5/19 - Patch v5.4]]<br>
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[[2020/5/4 - Patch v5.3]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.4 - 2020/8/9]]
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[[2020/4/23 - Patch v5.2]]<br>
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[[2020/4/19 - Patch v5.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v6.4.1 - 2020/8/11]]
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[[2020/4/15 - Patch v5.0]]<br>
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[[2020/4/8 - Patch v4.6]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.0 - 2020/8/21]]
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[[2020/4/2 - Patch v4.5.1]]<br>
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[[2020/4/3 - Patch v4.5]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.1 - 2020/9/6]]
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[[2020/3/11 - Patch v4.4]]<br>
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[[2020/2/20 - Patch v4.3]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.2 - 2020/9/21]]
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[[2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.2]]<br>
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[[2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.2.1 - 2020/9/23]]
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[[2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2]]<br>
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[[2020/1/25 - Patch v4.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.3 - 2020/10/3]]
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[[2020/1/18 - Patch v4.0]]<br>
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[[2020/1/8 - Patch v3.9.5]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.3.2 - 2020/10/4]]
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[[2020/1/2 - Patch v3.9.4]]<br>
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[[2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9.3]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.3.3 - 2020/10/6]]
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[[2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9]]<br>
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[[2019/12/22 - Patch v3.8]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.4 - 2020/10/17]]
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[[2019/12/14 - Patch v3.7.4]]<br>
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[[2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.4.1 - 2020/10/18]]
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[[2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6]]<br>
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[[2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.5 - 2020/10/30]] - The TisButAScratch patch
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[[2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5]]<br>
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[[2019/11/1 - Patch v3.4]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.5.1 - 2020/11/2]] - Hotfix
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[[2019/10/27 - Patch v3.3]]<br>
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[[2019/10/23 - Patch v3.2.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.6 - 2020/11/8]] - The new variants for lots of mechs patch
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[[2019/10/20 - Patch v3.2]]<br>
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[[2019/10/11 - Patch v3.1.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.7 - 2020/11/25]] - The Brigand/Mantis/Sha Yu/Enfield/Bombardier patch
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[[2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1.1]]<br>
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[[2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1]]<br>
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[[Patch v7.7.1 - 2020/11/25]] - Hotfix
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[[2019/9/29 - Patch v3.0.2]]<br>
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[[2019/9/20 - Patch v3.0]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.0 - 2020/12/21]] - The Battle Armor patch
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[[2019/9/9 - Patch v2.9.2]]<br>
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[[2019/8/28 - Patch v2.9]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.1 - 2020/12/21]] - Hotfix
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[[2019/8/12 - Patch v2.8]]<br>
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[[2019/8/4 - Patch v2.7]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.2 - 2021/1/2]] - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech patch
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[[2019/8/4 - Patch v2.6.2]]<br>
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[[2019/7/29 - Patch v2.6]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.3 - 2021/1/17]] - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode patch
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[[2019/7/20 - Patch v2.5]]<br>
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[[2019/7/14 - Patch v2.4]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.4 - 2021/1/30]] - The Pilot Specializations patch
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[[2019/7/10 - Patch v2.3]]<br>
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[[2019/7/3 - Patch v2.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.5 - 2021/2/13]] - The Zeppelin patch
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[[2019/7/3 - Patch v2.1]]<br>
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[[2019/6/29 - Patch v2.0]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.5.1 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
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[[2019/6/29 - Patch v1.4]]<br>
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[[2019/6/26 - Patch v1.3]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.5.2 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
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[[2019/6/25 - Patch v1.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v9.0 - 2021/2/27]] - The Quad 'Mech patch
 
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[[Patch v9.1 - 2021/2/27]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v9.2 - 2021/3/7]] - The bug fix patch
 
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[[Patch v9.3 - 2021/3/13]] - The WarTech IIC patch
 
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[[Patch v9.4 - 2021/3/31]] - The House Arano invades Terra/Community Content patch
 
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[[Patch v9.4.1 - 2021/4/2]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v10 - 2021/4/24]] - The playable tanks + save breaking patch
 
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[[Patch v10.1 - 2021/5/3]] - The Von Rohrs patch
 
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[[Patch v10.2 - 2021/5/18]] - The Minsk patch
 
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[[Patch v10.3 - 2021/6/2]] - The WoB patch
 
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[[Patch v10.4 - 2021/6/24]] - The Hoplite/Dig King/Ostscout/Toyama + new installer patch
 
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[[Patch v10.5 - 2021/7/10]] - The Resolve rework patch
 
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[[Patch v10.5.1 - 2021/7/10]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v11.0 - 2021/8/8]] - The Airdrop Beacon patch
 
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[[Patch v11.0.1 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v11.0.2 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v11.0.3 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v11.1 - 2021/9/5]] - The vehicle crew skill tree update
 
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[[Patch v11.1.1 - 2021/9/5]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v11.2 - 2021/9/26]] - Strafing runs and heat balances
 
  
 
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[[Category:Patches]]

Revision as of 21:32, 1 March 2024

v17.3 (aka the "Backend Updates" patch) has been released to the installer. It's fairly minor for features but has a *big* update on the backend. Read on to find out more!

CAB REORGANIZATION: The headline news with this patch is that the CAB (or Community Asset Bundle) has been completely reorganized. In recent months we in BTA and our friends over in RT have been noticing more and more users having CAB download failures. We believe that the issue lies with the size of the CAB, as it is quite chunky now. Before today, the CAB was organized into about 6 sub-repositories (CAB Misc, CAB Tank, CAB CU, CAB Maps, CAB Clan, CAB IS). Most of these are pretty small, but CAB Clan and CAB IS are quite large, with CAB IS reaching almost 6 GB in the Mods folder alone. To alleviate the issue and to help fight against downloads timing out, the CAB team (headed by myself and by Jamie Wolf [who also makes our installer]) has split CAB Clan and CAB IS into a total of 7 sub-repositories, bringing the total number of CAB repos to 11. Each of these is much smaller than CAB Clan and CAB IS used to be and should result in easier downloads for end users.


SPECIAL UPDATE NOTES: However, because of this, we have released a new installer and *require* that you download it for today's patch and for future patches. This was necessary because the CAB download paths have changed. Additionally, this patch does require that you do something special with the new installer. After downloading and starting the new installer, please follow these directions:

  • 1. Upon booting the new installer, it will ask you to set your settings. Please do so, the options are pretty self-explanatory.
  • 2. Before doing *anything else*, go to Cache Options on the top bar menu and select Wipe BTA Cache. Once done, also select Wipe BTA Install.
  • 3. Proceed to install BTA as normal, following the installation guide as usual.
  • This is necessary because the CAB has changed organization structure and if you do not do this you may run into unexpected problems. Be absolutely certain you follow these steps.


SOME MORE NEW ICONS: The Xerxes, Rattlesnake, and Woden got shiny new icons! Hurrah! All glory to the Plog!

GRASSHOPPER RARITIES ADJUSTED: The Grasshopper is meant to be fairly rare in the Inner Sphere but I swear I fight one every mission. Adjusted their rarities to be a little less common, hopefully.

ARTILLERY AOE FIX: You shouldn't see artillery damage just vanish into the void anymore, at least that's the plan. If that still happens, let us know.

AMMUNITION CLARIFICATIONS: For the true artillery tubes, Shaped Charges are now Seismic Charges (effect is unchanged, still labeled as SC in-mission). The Extended LRM ammo now says its for the Extended LRM weapon system.

ARTILLERY FIX: The true artillery tubes no longer work with the Webb FCS since they didn't *do* anything with the Webb. This means they also don't really "take up a slot" in terms of the Webb so if you use the Webb alongside a tube arty you can have an actual weapon in the same location to get the benefit. Hurrah...?

COMMUNITY CONTENT: The Ultra Arrow IV now works like the other true artillery and properly works with the Artillery FCS. Huzzahs!


IMPORTANT: v17.3 is an "update" update. In this case, read the detailed update notes above to see best practices on how to update to 17.3.

IMPORTANT: v17.3 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.

REMINDER: This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon and Ko-Fi supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves) and on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/bloodydoves)

REMINDER: Custom mod commissions are still available if you're interested. If you'd like to get your own community content added to BTA DM me, bloodydoves, and we can work something out.


BTA Light

BTA Light has been updated to v17.1.lite. This is a restructuring update, same as BTA Classic v17.3. Follow the same above instructions to update BTA Light as you would for BTA Classic.

Older Patch Notes

2024/3/1 - Patch v17.3 - The CAB Reorganization patch.
2024/2/23 - Patch v17.2 - The Artillery Again patch.
2024/1/26 - Patch v17.1 - The Welcome to 2024 patch.
2023/12/22 - Patch v17.0 - The Christmas 2023 patch.
2023/11/24 - Patch v16.7 - The Grab Bag patch.
2023/10/20 - Patch v16.6 - The Fancy Gear patch.
2023/09/15 - Patch v16.5 - The Sanctuary Expansion patch.
2023/08/05 - Patch v16.4 - The Quirk-ttachment patch.
2023/07/07 - Patch v16.3 - The Aurigan Directorate patch.
2023/05/29 - Patch v16.2 - The 331st Division patch.
2023/04/24 - Patch v16.1 - The stand-in patch.
2023/04/14 - Patch v16.0 - The MechLab overhaul patch.
2023/04/01 - Patch v15.3.1 - The 2023 April Fool's patch.
2023/03/10 - Patch v15.3 - The SPAM expansion patch.
2022/02/07 - Patch v15.2 - The SPAM introduction patch. (this patch took place in 2023, the link is just wrong)
2022/01/05 - Patch v15.1.2 - The Fixes and a Spider patch. (this patch took place in 2023, the link is just wrong)
2022/12/27 - Patch v15.1.1 - The BD Forgot To Put Stuff in 15.1 patch.
2022/12/26 - Patch v15.1 - The Minor New Mechs patch.
2022/12/12 Patch v15.0 - The Sanctuary Worlds patch.
2022/10/5 Patch v14.4 - The Station Keeping patch.
2022/8/31 Patch v14.3.1 - Hotfix
2022/8/30 Patch v14.3 - The Electronic Warfare patch.
2022/8/18 Patch v14.2 - The C3 patch.
2022/8/1 Patch v14.1.1 - The Albatross/Koschei/Mercury II hotfix/patch.
2022/7/22 Patch v14.1 - The X-Quads Are REALLY Cool patch.
2022/6/24 Patch v14.0 - The 3-Year Anniversary patch.
2022/5/19 Patch v13.4.1 - The Quads Are Still Cool patch.
2022/5/12 Patch v13.4 - The Mech-Pocalypse and SAD patch.
2022/4/14 Patch v13.3 - The weather, airlifting, resupplying, and damage reduction patch.
2022/3/13 Patch v13.2.1 - The fistful of c-bills patch
2022/3/10 Patch v13.2 - The salvage rebalance patch
2022/2/11 Patch v13.1 - Bug fixins
2022/2/7 Patch v13.0 - Lots of BA, lots of other stuff. Save breaking patch
2022/1/1 Patch v12.1.2 - Hotfix
2021/12/31 Patch v12.1.1 - Hotfix
2021/12/30 Patch v12.1 - The drone and tank update
2021/12/25 Patch v.12.0.1 - Hotfix
2021/12/14 Patch v12.0 - The Christmas event update
2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.3 - Hotfix
2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.2 - Hotfix
2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.1 - The Solaris update update
2021/11/3 - Patch v11.4 - The Solaris/BA update
2021/10/8 - Patch v11.3 - The artillery update
2021/9/26 - Patch v11.2 - Strafing runs and heat balances
2021/9/5 - Patch v11.1.1 - Hotfix
2021/9/5 - Patch v11.1 - The vehicle crew skill tree update
2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.3 - Hotfix
2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.2 - Hotfix
2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.1 - Hotfix
2021/8/8 - Patch v11.0 - The Airdrop Beacon patch
2021/7/10 - Patch v10.5.1 - Hotfix
2021/7/10 - Patch v10.5 - The Resolve rework patch
2021/6/24 - Patch v10.4 - The Hoplite/Dig King/Ostscout/Toyama + new installer patch
2021/6/2 - Patch v10.3 - The WoB patch
2021/5/18 - Patch v10.2 - The Minsk patch
2021/5/3 - Patch v10.1 - The Von Rohrs patch
2021/4/24 - Patch v10 - The playable tanks + save breaking patch
2021/4/2 - Patch v9.4.1 - Hotfix
2021/3/31 - Patch v9.4 - The House Arano invades Terra/Community Content patch
2021/3/13 - Patch v9.3 - The WarTech IIC patch
2021/3/7 - Patch v9.2 - The bug fix patch
2021/2/27 - Patch v9.1 - Hotfix
2021/2/27 - Patch v9.0 - The Quad 'Mech patch
2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5.2 - Hotfix
2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5.1 - Hotfix
2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5 - The Zeppelin patch
2021/1/30 - Patch v8.4 - The Pilot Specializations patch
2021/1/17 - Patch v8.3 - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode patch
2021/1/2 - Patch v8.2 - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech patch
2020/12/21 - Patch v8.1 - Hotfix
2020/12/21 - Patch v8.0 - The Battle Armor patch
2020/11/25 - Patch v7.7.1 - Hotfix
2020/11/25 - Patch v7.7 - The Brigand/Mantis/Sha Yu/Enfield/Bombardier patch
2020/11/8 - Patch v7.6 - The new variants for lots of mechs patch
2020/11/2 - Patch v7.5.1 - Hotfix
2020/10/30 - Patch v7.5 - The TisButAScratch patch
2020/10/18 - Patch v7.4.1
2020/10/17 - Patch v7.4
2020/10/6 - Patch v7.3.3
2020/10/4 - Patch v7.3.2
2020/10/3 - Patch v7.3
2020/9/23 - Patch v7.2.1
2020/9/21 - Patch v7.2
2020/9/6 - Patch v7.1
2020/8/21 - Patch v7.0
2020/8/11 - Patch v6.4.1
2020/8/9 - Patch v6.4
2020/7/26 - Patch v6.3
2020/7/19 - Patch v6.2
2020/7/6 - Patch v6.1
2020/6/25 - Patch v6.0.1
2020/6/24 - Patch v6.0
2020/6/6 - Patch v5.5.2
2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5.1
2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5
2020/5/19 - Patch v5.4
2020/5/4 - Patch v5.3
2020/4/23 - Patch v5.2
2020/4/19 - Patch v5.1
2020/4/15 - Patch v5.0
2020/4/8 - Patch v4.6
2020/4/2 - Patch v4.5.1
2020/4/3 - Patch v4.5
2020/3/11 - Patch v4.4
2020/2/20 - Patch v4.3
2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.2
2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.1
2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2
2020/1/25 - Patch v4.1
2020/1/18 - Patch v4.0
2020/1/8 - Patch v3.9.5
2020/1/2 - Patch v3.9.4
2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9.3
2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9
2019/12/22 - Patch v3.8
2019/12/14 - Patch v3.7.4
2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6.1
2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6
2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5.1
2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5
2019/11/1 - Patch v3.4
2019/10/27 - Patch v3.3
2019/10/23 - Patch v3.2.1
2019/10/20 - Patch v3.2
2019/10/11 - Patch v3.1.2
2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1.1
2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1
2019/9/29 - Patch v3.0.2
2019/9/20 - Patch v3.0
2019/9/9 - Patch v2.9.2
2019/8/28 - Patch v2.9
2019/8/12 - Patch v2.8
2019/8/4 - Patch v2.7
2019/8/4 - Patch v2.6.2
2019/7/29 - Patch v2.6
2019/7/20 - Patch v2.5
2019/7/14 - Patch v2.4
2019/7/10 - Patch v2.3
2019/7/3 - Patch v2.2
2019/7/3 - Patch v2.1
2019/6/29 - Patch v2.0
2019/6/29 - Patch v1.4
2019/6/26 - Patch v1.3
2019/6/25 - Patch v1.2

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