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v16.5 (aka the "C3 Adjustments and Sanctuary Expansions" patch) has been released to the installer. This is a fairly important patch, so be sure to read closely!
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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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'''NEW MECH:''' The Menoetes, a 100 ton Atlas-type Sanctuary BattleMech, has arrived! This mech is the Sanctuary Alliance's response to the Atlas's they encountered in the Taurian war. Notably, this mech *only* spawns after you see the timeline event on 11/14/3062. After that event triggers, all four Sanctuary factions will spawn the Menoetes. Note: if you are past that date in your save, you *cannot* acquire the Menoetes via combat on that save. Notably, the Mallard Republic's faction store does sell the Menoetes regardless of the event.
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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 MECH:''' The Peregrine, a 30 ton Sanctuary BattleMech, has flown into battle. The Peregrine is equipped with a Light BattleMech Wing, giving it unparalleled mobility. You can find it with all the Sanctuary factions as well as the Dane Sacellum faction store.
 
  
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'''NEW MECH:''' The Erinyes, a 50 ton medium Sanctuary skirmisher, has sped into the fray. So, the Erinyes is actually a little complicated. In combat, you'll never encounter a mech name the Erinyes. Instead, you'll encounter mechs named the Alecto, the Megaera, and the Tisiphone (these are the three Erinyes from mythology). These mechs are all compatible with each other in terms of mech assembly. Notably, they do *not* share a model. The Alecto and Megaera share a model and the Tisiphone has a very similar but notably different model that includes a wing. This is because the Tisiphone has a Medium BattleMech Wing. You can find these mechs with all Sanctuary factions and they are scattered between the faction stores (Dane sells the Tisiphone, Mallard sells the Megaera, and Jacobson sells the Alecto).
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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 MECH:''' The Uranus, a 65 ton heavy Sanctuary brawler, has lumbered into combat. The Uranus isn't super unique but it *is* very cool looking. Go check it out! Every Sanctuary faction fields it and the Jacobson Haven sells it in their faction store.
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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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'''C3 ADJUSTMENTS:''' C3 now requires a C3 Master to form a functional C3 network, you can no longer use *just* C3 slaves for a functional network. Without a C3 Master, the network will not function (this means if your master is killed in combat, the network collapses; also if the master is subject to ECM interference the network also collapses). Notably, *friendly* ECM also no longer breaks friendly C3 networks (enemy ECM still breaks C3 networks). As a note, C3i is unadjusted from its current functionality.
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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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'''ROOKIES AUTO-HEAL YOU:''' The B-Team and Training Day missions now auto-repair any units you send as a thanks for being willing to take out the rookies. Thanks, employer!
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* 3. Proceed to install BTA as normal, following the installation guide as usual.
  
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'''CAREER LENGTH EXTENDED:''' BTA Careers now go almost exactly as long as we have timeline events for, it's pretty cool! Now, you have much more time to proceed with your careers before the end-of-career score. Enjoy!
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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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'''MML ATTACHMENTS:''' MMLs can now accept LRM/SRM FCS attachments *but* they only apply to that specific mode of the MML (i.e. the LRM FCS only buffs the LRM fire mode of the MML, not the SRM fire mode). People have asked for a way to use attachments on MMLs and this made a lot of sense for them. The FCS's are tuned for their specific weapon type, after all. Now, a proper MML attachment may arrive one day but I haven't gotten to it yet so it hasn't been a thing just yet. Note that the iMML's LRM and ATM modes are both buffed by the LRM FCS.
 
  
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'''IMPROVED LRM NERF:''' This gets its own category because it's a bit of a hot button issue. The Improved LRMs are arguably too powerful, so to adjust their battlefield role and use, they've received a damage nerf. This may be further adjusted over time if the Improved LRM still proves too powerful.
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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 SANCTUARY EVENT:''' In November 3063, the Sanctuary Alliance will push up into the Tortuga Dominions. With the Treaty of Micros in effect at this point and the Taurian war over, the Alliance is looking for something to do and decides to smash some pirates and take their worlds. If you feel like helping, the pirates will absolutely take the help!
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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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'''AMS ADJUSTED:''' This patch is testing some AMS adjustments. The goal is to make Laser AMS less obviously the best option and to see if standard AMS options can be set to be a little more impactful. These changes are still in testing and are not necessarily final. Just play with AMS normally and report back on how it feels to play with now.
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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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'''TEPPO AND PALADIN PRICE INCREASED:''' Both the Teppo and the Paladin have historically been too cheap and now they're more expensive. Notably, the third member of the superheavy arty tank trio, the Kalki, did *not* get a price increase due to its various downsides.
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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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'''START SCREEN LOGO UPDATED:''' Just what it says on the tin, the start screen BTA logo has been slightly updated. Looks nice! Thanks, Wulf!
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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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'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' There's some new CC in this patch, including a fixed Enfield-6Z, a new Grand Dragon, a new Jenner, and a new Panther, a mew Twin MagShot weapon; a new planet, Port Rime, and its Experimental Jump Jet and JJ-focused store.
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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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* VTOLs should be slightly more resistant to AoE damage, due to now being considered a little higher up for AoE purposes.
 
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* Adjusted some Bellerophon hardpoints (several gained support hardpoints, one lost a bunch of random missile hardpoints it had for some reason).
 
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* Bomb weapons now cost a sane amount for ammo costs.
 
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* Tank BV costs are corrected for SPAM bribe calculations (no free bribes anymore!).
 
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* Heavy Plating Armor has been adjusted to be a little better.
 
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* Clarified that Sanctuary ECM doesn't stack infinitely with itself and that it stacks with non-Sanc ECMs for defensive purposes.
 
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* Properly set BA Shield to be BA only.
 
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* Fixed the PPC Capacitor's interactions with the Snub-Nose PPC.
 
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* Some items with location restrictions have had that clarified.
 
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* LAMs/VTOLs are now properly unable to be swarmed by BA.
 
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* There are some new timeline events to reach out towards the end of 3067. Thanks, Scholo!
 
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* VTOLs have now been properly prohibited from Martian/Lunar maps.
 
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* SAR contract salvage has been nerfed to counter-act a possible exploit involving SAR missions.
 
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* The Hunchback IIC variants have all received some support hardpoints.
 
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* Corrected the ammo explosion values on some of the inferno artillery ammo boxes.
 
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v16.5 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:''' 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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'''IMPORTANT:''' v16.5 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
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'''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:''' 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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'''BTA LIGHT:''' BTA Light patch v16.4.1.lite has also been released. This is almost entirely a bug-fixing patch and has no new content. Fixes a variety of bugs, such as: added a Centurion to the Axylus loot crate; fixed the Debilitated events; updated RTS for some performance enhancements. Also, updated the main menu logo to indicate that the player is using BTA Light.
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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.
  
 
= 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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[[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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[[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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[[2023/10/20 - Patch v16.6]] - The Fancy Gear patch.<br>
 
[[2023/09/15 - Patch v16.5]] - The Sanctuary Expansion patch.<br>
 
[[2023/09/15 - Patch v16.5]] - The Sanctuary Expansion patch.<br>
 
[[2023/08/05 - Patch v16.4]] - The Quirk-ttachment patch.<br>
 
[[2023/08/05 - Patch v16.4]] - The Quirk-ttachment patch.<br>

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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