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v13.2.1 (aka the "Here, Have A Pile of Cash" release) has been released to the installer. This is a pretty quick and light patch with one significant feature.  
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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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'''ECONOMY UPDATE:''' C-bill payouts have, across the board, been increased by 50%. Further, c-bill payout on Target Acquisitions and Attack/Defend missions has been increased to 150% normal.  
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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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* TAGs and C3 Masters no longer soft lock the game. Whoops.
 
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* A bunch of planets now have proper descriptions! Yay! Thanks, Blue!
 
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* Fixed a mistake with the Primitive Commando 1A.
 
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* There's been some retagging for factions done on some Clan mechs. There might be occasional spawn failures (if a Charger spawns, it's a spawn failure), just be patient and let us know so we can find the spawn holes and fix them.
 
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* In Community Content, the Stormbreaker Magshot Array has been repriced, it's cheaper now. Yay!
 
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v13.2.1 is an "update" update. In this case, clear your Mods folder manually and then run the installer, it'll do the work for you.
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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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'''IMPORTANT:''' v13.2.1 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
 
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'''IMPORTANT:''' You can see v13.2.1'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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'''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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* 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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'''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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* 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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v13.2 (aka the "Someone's Gonna Dislike This One..." release) has been released to the installer. This is a relatively regular-sized patch, there's some new gear, some new mechs, some updated mechanics, lotta good stuff, let's get to it.  
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* 3. Proceed to install BTA as normal, following the installation guide as usual.
  
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'''NEW MECH:''' The [[Grigori]], a 60 ton [[Word of Blake]] OmniMech, has lumbered into play. This is another member of the [[:Category:Celestial Mechs|Celestial series]] of WoB OmniMechs (along with the [[Archangel]], [[Preta]], and [[Seraph]] that we already have). You can get it from, who else, the Word of Blake (as well as in their faction store).
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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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'''NEW MECH:''' The [[Ymir]], a 90 ton Age of War [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] mech, has sprinted to battle. This tall, lanky, very weird mech can be found with the Lyrans as well as in their faction store.
 
  
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'''NEW MECH (kind of):''' The [[Clint#CLNT-IIC|Clint IIC]] exists. All the Clans field it. It uses the standard Clint model since, well, it's basically exactly a Clint.
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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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'''NEW BATTLE ARMOR:''' The [[Simo Battle Armor|Simo BA]] has come to BTA. This BA is purpose-built to snipe at range, using its [[Battle_Armor_Weapons#BA_Heavy_Sniper_AC|Heavy Sniper AC]] to do long-range piercing damage to enemies. This BA can be found in the [[Capellan Confederation#Faction Store Inventory|House Liao faction store]].
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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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'''NEW VTOL:''' The [[Utakke|Utakke Transport VTOL]] has arrived. This is a light BA carrier VTOL, specialized for fast raids and capable of ferrying one battle armor squad basically anywhere in a hurry. It appears in Periphery general stores like normal vehicles do.
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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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'''NEW VTOL:''' The [[Dakota|Dakota Gunship VTOL]] has arrived. This is a light BA carrier VTOL capable of permitting the mounted battle armor squad to shoot out the window at enemy targets. The Dakota exists to ferry BA around but also to form a sort of flying customizable gunship. It appears in Inner Sphere general stores like normal vehicles do.
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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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'''SIGNIFICANT UPDATE:''' Contract salvage amounts have been overall standardized. For a long while we've noticed that salvage is always better than c-bills and that's been something we wanted to do something about. Part of that is that, at higher skulls, you get *more* salvage rights, further encouraging salvage over c-bills since the salvage just scales so much better than cold hard cash. To address this, we've reduced max salvage to around 4/16 on the top end on regular contracts (flashpoints and unique contracts are exempted from any changes). I know this won't be popular but the intent is to encourage sometimes looking at the cash option. We're talking about increasing c-bill payouts in general as well, to further encourage the debate between cash and salvage.
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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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'''NEW FEATURE:''' The [[Engine_Compact|Compact Fusion Engine]], the [[Engine_Fuel_Cell|Fuel Cell Engine]], and the [[Engine_XXL|XXL Fusion Engine]] all received some moderate edits. The CFE now, in addition to weighing more, also increases your walk speed by 25%. The Fuel Cell, though it can only use SHS, flat out removes 20 heat a turn automatically just for showing up. The XXL/cXXL now generate a flat 20 heat at all times. The goal with the CFE/FuelCell is to make them more interesting options for unusual builds. The goal with the XXL is to make it more table accurate rather than the kludged together 20% generation they used to have.
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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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'''NEW FEATURE (sort of):''' A few factions on the starmap should be significantly more aggressive. [[St. Ives Compact|St. Ives]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] have had their general aggression dialed up significantly to try and encourage them to actually attack their neighbors a little. Also, the Ives-Liao war should be a little more bloody now since they both had their aggression against one another turned up 50%. Hopefully, this will lead to more combat between the factions.
 
  
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'''NEW WEAPON:''' The [[Weapons#Mech Taser|Mech Taser]] now exists! Thanks to some Dark Wizardry we can now instantly shut someone down with a taser. Yeah, have fun with that one. You can get it on two brand new [[:Category:Hero Mechs|hero mechs]] in [[Game Worlds|Gameworld]] duels (the [[Osprey#OSP-NP|Osprey Nap Time]] and the [[Firefly#FFL-TF|Firefly Tazerface]]) or you can buy the Taser and its ammo from the [[Federated_Suns#Faction_Store_Inventory|Davion faction store]]!
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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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'''NEW EQUIPMENT:''' The [[Gyro Heavy Duty|Heavy Duty Gyro]] now exists. It reduces incoming stability damage by a significant amount but also weighs a lot.
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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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'''NEW HEAT SINK:''' The [[Heat_Sinks#Heat_Sink_Freezer_.28D.29|Freezer Heat Sink]] has been added. This is a unique style of heat sink. It's a special heat sink that only functions with SHS kits (and does not have its own kit). The Freezer sinks 8 heat and is 3 crits. It exists both as an interesting historical curio and also to help encourage unusual SHS builds. To go along with this, several kinds of heat sinks have been added into stores, including the Freezer, the Double-Strength (what was once called the Proto-Double Heat Sink or pDHS), and the Mini Heat Sink, all of which should be more available now.
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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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'''UPDATED MECHS:''' Every mech that features a melee weapon now has all the actuators in the relevant arm fixed in place. We've received a number of reports from people saying that the physical weapons don't work when, in fact, they'd just removed the actuators, thus deactivating the weapons. This was suboptimal, so we've now resolved the issue by just welding the actuators in place so they cannot be removed. Voila, problem resolved.
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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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'''UPDATED MECHS:''' The [[Marauder#MAD-4X|Marauder MAD-4X]] and the [[Griffin - 60T#GRF-2N-X|Super Griffin GRF-2N-X]] have both been updated to proper TT-compliant stats to reflect the fact that we have true Freezer Heat Sinks now (see above). The Marauder is now available in the [[Free_Worlds_League#Faction_Store_Inventory|Marik faction store]] and the Super Griffin (and Super Wasp!) are available in the Davion faction store.
 
  
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'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' Bunch of new [[Community Content|CC]] has been added, such as a new [[Bombard#BMB-SB|Bombard]], [[Banshee#BNC-SB|Banshee]], [[Lynx#LNX-SB|Lynx]], [[Thug#THG-SB|Thug]], and [[Hunchback#HBK-DIED|Hunchback]], several [[Sillybuggers - Pilot|new]] [[InControl - Pilot|pilots]], and a new planet ([[Astral Australis]]).
 
  
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'''COMMUNITY CONTENT (again):''' An entirely new techbase exists in CC now, the 3rd Generation techbase. This comes to BT from an April Fools product, ``Free Tai- St. Ives``, put out by Catalyst Game Labs some years ago in their traditional April Fools manner. Included is tech from a hypothetical "3rd Generation" of technology that is, frankly, pretty absurdly powerful. As of writing, only a few mechs using this tech exist, including the [[UrbanLord]], [[Celestial Champion]], and [[Riesigenwaffenkampfer]] (seriously, that's the name). The tech is largely fixed in place on the mechs to keep it from getting too crazy. If you want the tech, go beat on St. Ives for it, as they're the only ones who field it.
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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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* Ok, this time, maybe the Clans won't god damn melee anymore. We'll see though, it may not work, hard to say.
 
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* You can use BA Handholds on Easy to Maintain mechs, whoops.
 
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* Fixed the Goliath hero, the [[Goliath#GOL-GS|Gesen]].
 
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* Fixed the issue with Careful Maneuvers and Battle Armor.
 
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* VTOL Propulsion has gotten a few edits, mostly reduction of their absurd sensor range bonuses as well as general reduction of their bonus evasive pips generated (from +2 to +1).
 
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* [[Jump Jets]] now have their proper bonus descriptions... which I'd somehow just neglected to do for like two years. D: Thanks Turtrus!
 
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* We standardized [[Weapons#Rockets|rocket launcher]] ranges. They all have the same ranges across all the variants now.
 
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* You can now roll [[Battle Armor]] in convoy crates! Yay!
 
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* The Heavy Duty, XL, and Compact Gyros now all are actually more regularly in stores.
 
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* The [[Griffin#GRF-1TL|COIL Griffin]] and [[Ostsol#OTL-4C|Ostsol]] have been moderately edited and are now more dangerous. Additionally, COIL mechs have largely been removed from most factions except Local Govt, [[Local Pirates|Pirates]], and House Liao.
 
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* A few things were removed from the [[Mack's Dustball]] store. Specifically, [[The Alpha Strike|the Alpha Strike]], [[Svalinn Energy Shield]], and the [[Tarnkappe Target Jammer]] were all removed by request of the person who commissioned them all.
 
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* Juggernaut, the skill, was fixed so that it works properly again. Sorry about that.
 
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* Lots of dll updates!
 
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v13.1 is an "update" update. In this case, clear your Mods folder manually and then run the installer, it'll do the work for you.
 
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v13.1 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
 
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'''IMPORTANT:''' You can see v13.1'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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'''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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'''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.
 
  
 
= Older Patch Notes =
 
= Older Patch Notes =
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[[2024/3/1 - Patch v17.3]] - The CAB Reorganization patch.<br>
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[[2022/3/13 Patch v13.2.1]] - The pile of c-bills patch
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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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[[2022/3/10 Patch v13.2]] - The salvage rebalance patch
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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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[[2022/2/11 Patch v13.1]] - Bug fixins
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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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[[2022/2/7 Patch v13.0]] - Lots of BA, lots of other stuff. Save breaking patch
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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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[[2022/1/1 Patch v12.1.2]] - Hotfix
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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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[[2021/12/31 Patch v12.1.1]] - Hotfix
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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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[[2021/12/30 Patch v12.1]] - The drone and tank update
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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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[[2021/12/25 Patch v.12.0.1]] - Hotfix
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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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[[2021/12/14 Patch v12.0]] - The Christmas event update
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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 v11.4.3 - 2021/11/16]] - Hotfix
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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 v11.4.2 - 2021/11/16]] - Hotfix
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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 v11.4.1 - 2021/11/16]] - The Solaris update update
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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 v11.4 - 2021/11/3]] - The Solaris/BA update
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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 v11.3 - 2021/10/8]] - The artillery update
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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 v11.2 - 2021/9/26]] - Strafing runs and heat balances
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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 v11.1.1 - 2021/9/5]] - Hotfix
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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 v11.1 - 2021/9/5]] - The vehicle crew skill tree update
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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 v11.0.3 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
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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 v11.0.2 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
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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 v11.0.1 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
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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 v11.0 - 2021/8/8]] - The Airdrop Beacon patch
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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 v10.5.1 - 2021/7/10]] - Hotfix
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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 v10.5 - 2021/7/10]] - The Resolve rework patch
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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 v10.4 - 2021/6/24]] - The Hoplite/Dig King/Ostscout/Toyama + new installer patch
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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 v10.3 - 2021/6/2]] - The WoB patch
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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 v10.2 - 2021/5/18]] - The Minsk patch
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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 v10.1 - 2021/5/3]] - The Von Rohrs patch
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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 v10 - 2021/4/24]] - The playable tanks + save breaking patch
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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 v9.4.1 - 2021/4/2]] - Hotfix
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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 v9.4 - 2021/3/31]] - The House Arano invades Terra/Community Content patch
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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 v9.3 - 2021/3/13]] - The WarTech IIC patch
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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 v9.2 - 2021/3/7]] - The bug fix patch
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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 v9.1 - 2021/2/27]] - Hotfix
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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 v9.0 - 2021/2/27]] - The Quad 'Mech patch
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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 v8.5.2 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
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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 v8.5.1 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
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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 v8.5 - 2021/2/13]] - The Zeppelin patch
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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 v8.4 - 2021/1/30]] - The Pilot Specializations patch
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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 v8.3 - 2021/1/17]] - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode patch
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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 v8.2 - 2021/1/2]] - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech patch
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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 v8.1 - 2020/12/21]] - Hotfix
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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 v8.0 - 2020/12/21]] - The Battle Armor patch
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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 v7.7.1 - 2020/11/25]] - 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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