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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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v11.4 (aka the "Are You Not Entertained?!" release) has been released to the installer. This patch is a heavy release, lots going on here, so let's hop to it.  
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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 MECHANIC:''' The [[Gameworlds]] have arrived! Well, they've been here, but now they do something special. Since the earliest days of BTA people have asked for special duel content on [[Solaris|Solaris VII]]. Today, you get that content. Now when you visit one of the 8 gameworlds in the Inner Sphere (and beyond!) you will have the option to purchase entry into a special duel contract against dedicated gladiator opponents driving customized [[:Category:Hero Mechs|"hero mech"]] rides. There's 8 kinds of duels: light/medium/heavy/assault mech categories for both solo and duo duels. If you win 6 of a specific category (say, light solo duels), you win a special prize, a hero mech of that weight class. Go forth and duel! Duel forever! But be warned, the gladiators aren't pushovers and the mechs are usually pretty good. Buyer beware. For further information, please see the FAQ.
 
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' The gameworlds are searchable by the starmap's Ctrl-F search bar HOWEVER to search them properly with the right tag requires a new career. Can't do anything about this, sorry.
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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:''' [[Battle Armor|Battle Armor!]] Who doesn't love a little squad of dorks running around? Well, your enemies won't after this patch, now that you can carry them around on omnimechs or APCs and now that they can swarm attack mechs. But mechs aren't without defensive options, they can swat off BA squads or they can stop-drop-and-roll to get them off. For more details about the new BA mechanics, please see the [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]] or the wiki!
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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:''' Weapons fire now makes you (and the OpFor) easier to detect. Firing a weapon increases the sensor signature of a 'mech by 25% so you'll show up as a blip from further away and so will the enemy.
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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:''' Strafing runs are a little different now. They call in two waves of aerospace fighters, one fighter after another with a delay between the strafes. Double the effectiveness for the cost! The cost has been rebalanced to account for calling multiple fighters at once.
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* 3. Proceed to install BTA as normal, following the installation guide as usual.
  
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'''UPDATED MECHANIC:''' The AI is starting to receive overhauls in BTA. This is an extended, ongoing, process but expect the AI to get a little sharper as we go forward. You can see the smarter AI at work in the gameworld duels, if you do those.
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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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'''UPDATED START:''' The [[Faction_Starter_Lists#BA_.28Battle_Armor.29|Battle Armor start]] now comes with an OmniMech and an APC to carry your boys around.
 
  
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'''UPDATED PLANET:''' [[Arc-Royal]] is now properly owned by Clan Wolf-in-Exile. They'll sell you things, shiny shiny things. Wolfhounds, Clan mechs, it's all on the table! Go give them some money.
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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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'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' The [[Weapons#Support PPC Array|Support PPC Array]] was added, though it's not on a unit yet. The [[Weapons#Rapid MRM|Rapid MRM]] and [[Weapons#Improved Rapid MRM|Improved Rapid MRM]] were added, along with two UrbanMechs ([[UrbanMech#UM-R68R|UM-R68R]] and [[UrbanMech#UM-R69R|UM-R69R]]) to field them. The [[Monster LAM#MNST-3R-LAM-PRIME|Monster LAM Omni]] was added.
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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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* Fixed more Omnimech heat sink kits. We'll get 'em all eventually!
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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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* Fixed a lot of typos.
 
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* [[Skills_and_Abilities#Vehicle_Pilot_Abilities|Target Prediction]] now costs more resolve to use: 30 (up from 20).
 
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* Sensor Sweep and Target Painting were swapped in the tank skill tree (Target Painting is now at rank 5, Sensor Sweep at rank 8).
 
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* Some decent store work was done this patch, you should see better ammos more reliably now.
 
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* There are now several APCs in stores as well as the Chevalier to ComStar's stores.
 
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* Command and Control is a different skill now. Same name, different effect, read it closely.
 
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* Mission Control was updated. This is a seamless update to fix bugs.
 
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* Most installable [[Gear#Gyros|gyros]] saw various changes. Now they take some amount of weight between 0.5 to 1.5 tons and they were largely rebalanced.
 
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** Gyro Defense:
 
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*** Gyro Defense: 1t weight, +1 defense against being hit effect removed, +1 evasion pips gained from movement added
 
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*** Gyro Defense +: 1.5t weight, +1 evasion pips gained from movement effect removed
 
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*** Gyro Defense ++: 2t weight, +1 defense against being hit effect removed, max evasion pips gained from movement increased to 2 (up from 1)
 
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** Gyro Melee:
 
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*** Gyro Melee: 0.5t weight
 
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*** Gyro Melee +: 1t weight
 
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*** Gyro Melee ++: 1.5t weight
 
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** Gyro Stability:
 
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*** Gyro Stabilization: 0.5t weight, added -1 recoil effect, entrenched effect removed, stability damage reduction removed
 
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*** Gyro Stabilization +: 1t weight, added -1 recoil effect, stability damage reduction removed
 
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*** Gyro Stabilization ++: 1.5t weight, added -1 recoil effect, stability damage reduction reduced to 10% (down from 15%)
 
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* The Stable Weapon quirk now just works for all weapons in every instance of the quirk.
 
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* The [[Sturmfeur|Sturmfeur Missile Tank]] is now purchasable from the [[Lyran_Commonwealth|Lyrans].
 
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* The BTA Loot Caches are much, much, MUCH better now. They're actually rewards!
 
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* Battle Armor locations are now properly named after troopers instead of mech locations. Whoops!
 
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* [[Weapons#Arrow IV|Clan Arrow IV]] stats reduced in line with last patch's nerf of the rest of artillery:
 
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** Direct damage reduced to 35 (down from 75)
 
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** Variable Damage reduced to 15 (down from 35)
 
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** Scatter range reduced to 49m/92m (down from  60/120)
 
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* [[Weapons#TAG|cTAG and cLight TAG]] got a minor buff: their accuracy bonus now stacks twice, so you can light the same target up twice if you've got more than one TAG.
 
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* [[Weapons#Extended Range Lasers|Clan ER Micro Lasers]] got a small buff: heat per shot reduced to 5 (down from 6)
 
  
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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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'''IMPORTANT:''' v11.4 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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'''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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IMPORTANT: v11.4 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
 
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IMPORTANT: You can see v11.4'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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'''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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'''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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'''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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= Older Patch Notes =
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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 v1.2 - 2019/6/25]]
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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 v1.3 - 2019/6/26]]
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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 v1.4 - 2019/6/29]]
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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 v2.0 - 2019/6/29]]
 
  
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[[Patch v2.1 - 2019/7/3]]
 
  
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[[Patch v2.2 - 2019/7/3]]
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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 v2.3 - 2019/7/10]]
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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 v2.4 - 2019/7/14]]
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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 v2.5 - 2019/7/20]]
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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 v2.6 - 2019/7/29]]
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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 v2.6.2 - 2019/8/4]]
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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 v2.7 - 2019/8/4]]
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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 v2.8 - 2019/8/12]]
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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 v2.9 - 2019/8/28]]
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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 v2.9.2 - 2019/9/9]]
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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 v3.0 - 2019/9/20]]
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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 v3.0.2 - 2019/9/29]]
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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 - 2019/10/6]]
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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 v3.1.1 - 2019/10/6]]
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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 v3.1.2 - 2019/10/11]]
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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 v3.2 - 2019/10/20]]
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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 v3.2.1 - 2019/10/23]]
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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 v3.3 - 2019/10/27]]
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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 v3.4 - 2019/11/1]]
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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 v3.5 - 2019/11/9]]
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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 v3.5.1 - 2019/11/9]]
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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 v3.6 - 2019/11/17]]
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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 v3.6.1 - 2019/11/17]]
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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 v3.7.4 - 2019/12/14]]
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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 v3.8 - 2019/12/22]]
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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 - 2020/1/1]]
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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 v3.9.3 - 2020/1/1]]
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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 v3.9.4 - 2020/1/2]]
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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 v3.9.5 - 2020/1/8]]
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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 v4.0 - 2020/1/18]]
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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 v4.1 - 2020/1/25]]
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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 - 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 v4.2.1 - 2020/2/9]]
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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 v4.2.2 - 2020/2/9]]
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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 v4.3 - 2020/2/20]]
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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 v4.4 - 2020/3/11]]
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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 v4.5 - 2020/4/3]]
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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 v4.5.1 - 2020/4/2]]
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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 v4.6 - 2020/4/8]]
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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 v5.0 - 2020/4/15]]
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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 v5.1 - 2020/4/19]]
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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 v5.2 - 2020/4/23]]
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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 v5.3 - 2020/5/4]]
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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 v5.4 - 2020/5/19]]
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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 - 2020/6/2]]
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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 v5.5.1 - 2020/6/2]]
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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 v5.5.2 - 2020/6/6]]
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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 v6.0 - 2020/6/24]]
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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 v6.0.1 - 2020/6/25]]
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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 v6.1 - 2020/7/6]]
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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 v6.2 - 2020/7/19]]
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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 v6.3 - 2020/7/26]]
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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 v6.4 - 2020/8/9]]
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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 v6.4.1 - 2020/8/11]]
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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 v7.0 - 2020/8/21]]
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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 v7.1 - 2020/9/6]]
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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 v7.2 - 2020/9/21]]
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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 v7.2.1 - 2020/9/23]]
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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 - 2020/10/3]]
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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 v7.3.2 - 2020/10/4]]
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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 v7.3.3 - 2020/10/6]]
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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 v7.4 - 2020/10/17]]
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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 v7.4.1 - 2020/10/18]]
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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 v7.5 - 2020/10/30]] - The TisButAScratch 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 v7.5.1 - 2020/11/2]] - Hotfix
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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 v7.6 - 2020/11/8]] - The new variants for lots of mechs patch
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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 v7.7 - 2020/11/25]] - The Brigand/Mantis/Sha Yu/Enfield/Bombardier 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 v7.7.1 - 2020/11/25]] - 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 v8.0 - 2020/12/21]] - The Battle Armor 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 v8.1 - 2020/12/21]] - Hotfix
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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 v8.2 - 2021/1/2]] - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech 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 v8.3 - 2021/1/17]] - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode 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 v8.4 - 2021/1/30]] - The Pilot Specializations patch
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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 - 2021/2/13]] - The Zeppelin patch
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[[2019/6/25 - Patch v1.2]]<br>
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[[Patch v8.5.1 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
 
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[[Patch v8.5.2 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
 
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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 v11.0.2 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 
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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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