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==Latest Patch Notes==
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v18.2 (aka the "Time For Holiday Cheer" patch) has been released to the installer. This patch has a brand new, super cool, feature that has been in production for literally years. Eet excited! I sure am!
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v9.0 (aka the "The Dream is Real!" release) has been released to the installer. What a patch this is, let's go:
 
  
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'''NEW FUNCTIONALITY:''' HOLY SHIT IT'S [[Full List of Mechs#Quad Mechs|QUAD MECHS]]. Four-legged mechs, called quad mechs in BT, have come to BTA. There are two at present, the [[Goliath]] and the [[Barghest]], both detailed slightly below. Quads have bonus movement speed, the two we currently have possess 360 vision thanks to their turrets, and benefit more heavily from some new functionality described below (line of sight obstruction). Quads are also very stable and have massively increased stability thresholds (four legs good, two legs bad). Go check 'em out!
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'''WARTECH IIC UPDATED:''' This is the big ticket item folks, the reason for the season. After several years of discussion, development, and more discussion than you would ever believe, a long-awaited feature for Wartech IIC has finally arrived: Extended Contracts. I'm not going to go excessively in-depth about ECs here in the patch notes but you can read about it more on the wiki here: https://www.bta3062.com/index.php?title=Wartech_IIC
  
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'''NEW FUNCTIONALITY:''' Waypointing has come to HBS BT. Now, as long as you are walking (not sprinting), you can hold left shift and click to make waypoint movement within your walk range. This lets you walk around fire and mines pretty effectively, give it a try!
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'''MODTEK UPDATED:''' ModTek has been updated to version 4.2.2. This is an important update that brings with it some performance increases. Do know that for Linux users it might be a little buggy to get working, we've had mixed results with getting it working. We *should* have it sorted out but there is a chance it won't install properly depending on your installation method, so some fiddling may be required on Linux user's ends.
  
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'''NEW FUNCTIONALITY (not really):''' Specializations can be reset for a given pilot by control-clicking the "Service Record" tab in the barracks; requires Argo Training Module 2. This has been in BTA for a patch or two but we forgot to document it.
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'''CRITICAL UPDATE NOTE:''' Because of the ModTek update, it is absolutely imperative you manually delete your Mods folder before running the installer to update BTAU to v18.2. Be absolutely sure you do this.
  
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'''NEW FUNCTIONALITY (kind of):''' The heat scale has been modified. Now, ammo explosions are MUCH harder to cause and system failures are much easier to cause. This should help curb the mechs randomly exploding a little. Still won't be a perfect fix but it should help somewhat.
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'''SUBSTANTIAL MAP UPDATES:''' In order to improve performance, we've done some backend changes to the starmap. We've removed a lot of things that were fundamentally unnecessary and took some limited processing power to sort through. Players are unlikely to see the difference visually since we're talking about milliseconds of performance improvements but hey, every bit helps over a long career.
  
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'''NEW FUNCTIONALITY:''' Obstructed line of sight now has a larger and more relevant penalty: when shooting at a target via obstructed sight lines, they will take reduced damage to certain body parts (the obstruction is blocking some of the fire). Specifically, against tanks you will deal 50% less damage to every location but the turret. Against normal bipedal mechs you will deal 50% less damage to the legs. Against quad mechs you will deal 75% less damage to all four legs. Now, you need to really pay attention to your line of sight and try to get those clear shots. However, do be aware that it works in reverse too: you will take less damage from obstructed shots the AI takes.
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'''FACTION STORE UPDATES:''' The Outworlds Alliance now sells all three types of ATM ammo for their Improved MMLs. Clan Snow Raven now sells the proper aidrop contract for an Omen instead of for a Nova Cat Prime as well as also selling two Pulverizer variants.
  
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'''FIXED FUNCTIONALITY:''' Sensor/sight range boosts were not working properly. They do now. Enjoy seeing things proper-like!
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'''UPDATED TERRAN HEGEMONY WORLDS:''' For new careers, the Terran Hegemony will have a slightly modified OpFor roster on their worlds. Instead of Local Gov, you can face Word of Blake. Does not apply to existing careers, only to new ones.
  
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'''NEW MECH:''' The [[Goliath]], an 80 ton quad mech. The Goliath straddles the eras and factions can be found fairly widely across the [[Factions#Inner Sphere|Inner Sphere]] in small numbers. Also it's sweet looking.
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'''PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ADJUSTED:''' The OpFor specialities that offer discounts in stores have had their values reduced to help curb the possibility of getting profit in their stores.  
  
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'''NEW MECH:''' The [[Barghest]], a 70 ton quad mech with BIG BOLD BALLISTICS. The Barghest is close to a [[Lyran Commonwealth|Steiner]] exclusive, so go fight them for one.
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'''AETHER UPDATED:''' At BlueWinds request, Aether has been updated. She now has a new portrait and a new special pilot skill, Speed of Light, that gives increased ground speed but also reduced weapons range at all ranges. Existing instances of Aether in your career will retain her old ability and portrait. This change only applies to new careers or new instances of Aether being acquired.
  
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*There's a big batch of new [[Pilots|pilots]] to represent the Wiki Team as thanks for their hard work. Go find 'em!
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'''QUIRK ICON UPDATED:''' Easy to Pilot now has the proper icon for a gyro quirk.
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*Battle Armor is fixed and can be used again.
 
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*Fixed [[Hunchback]] affinity.
 
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*Fixed Vehicle Slot 2, it can be actually purchased this time.
 
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*Darius no longer yells at you as much about low funds.
 
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*The [[Pilot Affinities|Encouraging affinity]] is a little stronger.
 
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*[[Skills_and_Abilities#Abilities|Brawler]], the pilot skill, has been upgraded to permit double kicks. Note: to see the benefit from new Brawler, you'll have to take the ability fresh, retrain them to get the effect properly.
 
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*[[New_Delphi_Compact|New Delphi]] faction store is fixed.
 
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*Fixed a number of Report Me errors.
 
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*The Clan positive [[Mech Quirks|quirk]] got nerfed a little (less accurate, less heat sunk).
 
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*Mortar Flare AoE radius was reduced heavily.
 
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*Carrier names were clarified and should, hopefully, be a little clearer now.
 
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*A large number of [[Turrets|turrets]] were updated and fixed.
 
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*ECM no longer stacks, as was intended.
 
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*There's a new Tank In Town, a Large Laser Carrier. Have fun with that.
 
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*[[Weapons#Rockets|Rocket Launchers]] now don't explode if they're empty.
 
  
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'''HELLO TEXT PROVIDED:''' The Terran Hegemony and the Rim Worlds Republic now have proper greetings for their sub-factions when you face them in combat. Somehow missed this, whoopsie-daisy.
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v9.0 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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'''LASER HEAT SINK UPDATES:''' The E-Cooling on the Laser Heat Sink Night Gyrs now give -10 heat so that they actually *do* something for the mech. Also, you can now buy LHS at Tywcross (no kits, just the heat sink itself).
  
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v9.0 is not a save-breaking update, your saves are compatible.
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'''SUPERWEAPON FCS EXISTS:''' See the title. Anyone who sells a superweapon also sells the FCS now. Hurrah!
  
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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:''' There's a bit of new CC in this patch, just a wee bit: a new Nagual named the Wayob and a Marauder II with a HISC Hyper Laser (and the accompanying superweapon hardpoint).
  
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==Older Patch Notes==
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* Default Gyro now does stability damage when destroyed.
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* Adjusted Helepolis hardpoints, mostly expanded them a bit.
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* Updated Anubis hardpoints a bit.
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* ComStar faction store now offers LAM Bombs.
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* Updated UAC/2 and UAC/5 ammo bins to be 30 shots instead of 15.
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* Adjusted Hellspawn sizing.
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* Fixed an event in 3061 to properly attack an intended system.
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* Hardwired the Ferro-Lam on the Shieldmaiden.
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* Fixed Dakota description to no longer reference BA firing ports.
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* Resorted the Super MML to the superweapon category.
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* Wulf's event should no longer fire multiple times.
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* There's a new introtech Longbow, just for giggles.
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* Mini Heat Sink has been changed to the Micro Heat Sink and now does -2 heat instead of -1.
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* IS MASC is now 3 crits instead of 4.
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* The Chevalier is now salvageable.
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* The Mech Grenade Launcher has been adjusted to have stronger effects with smaller radii.
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* Buncha typos and minor bugs were fixed.
  
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[[Patch v1.2 - 2019/6/25]]
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.2 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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[[Patch v1.3 - 2019/6/26]]
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.2 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
  
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[[Patch v1.4 - 2019/6/29]]
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'''REMINDER:''' This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon and Ko-Fi supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves) and on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/bloodydoves)
  
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[[Patch v2.0 - 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 v2.1 - 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 received the ModTek update and is now on version v18.2.lite.
  
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[[Patch v2.3 - 2019/7/10]]
 
  
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[[Patch v2.4 - 2019/7/14]]
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= Older Patch Notes =
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[[2024/12/19 - Patch v18.2]] - The Extended Contracts patch. <br>
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[[2024/11/22 - Patch v18.1]] - The "Superweapons" patch.<br>
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[[2024/10/10 - Patch v18.0.3]] - The "I'm Back" patch.<br>
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[[2024/8/30 - Patch v18.0]] - The BTAU patch.<br>
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[[2024/6/7 - Patch v17.6]] - The Pile of Mechs patch.<br>
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[[2024/4/26 - Patch v17.5]] - The Second Rattler patch.<br>
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[[2024/4/1 - Patch v17.4]] - The Amaris Fools patch.<br>
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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>
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[[2023/09/15 - Patch v16.5]] - The Sanctuary Expansion patch.<br>
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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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[2020/10/17 - Patch v7.4]]<br>
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[[2020/10/6 - Patch v7.3.3]]<br>
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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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[[2020/9/23 - Patch v7.2.1]]<br>
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[[2020/9/21 - Patch v7.2]]<br>
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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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[[2020/8/11 - Patch v6.4.1]]<br>
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[[2020/8/9 - Patch v6.4]]<br>
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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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[[2020/7/6 - Patch v6.1]]<br>
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[[2020/6/25 - Patch v6.0.1]]<br>
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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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[[2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5.1]]<br>
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[[2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5]]<br>
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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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[[2020/4/23 - Patch v5.2]]<br>
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[[2020/4/19 - Patch v5.1]]<br>
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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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[[2020/4/2 - Patch v4.5.1]]<br>
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[[2020/4/3 - Patch v4.5]]<br>
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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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[[2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.2]]<br>
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[[2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.1]]<br>
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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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[[2020/1/18 - Patch v4.0]]<br>
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[[2020/1/8 - Patch v3.9.5]]<br>
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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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[[2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9]]<br>
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[[2019/12/22 - Patch v3.8]]<br>
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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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[[2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6]]<br>
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[[2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5.1]]<br>
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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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[[2019/10/27 - Patch v3.3]]<br>
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[[2019/10/23 - Patch v3.2.1]]<br>
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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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[[2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1.1]]<br>
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[[2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1]]<br>
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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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[[2019/9/9 - Patch v2.9.2]]<br>
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[[2019/8/28 - Patch v2.9]]<br>
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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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[[2019/8/4 - Patch v2.6.2]]<br>
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[[2019/7/29 - Patch v2.6]]<br>
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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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[[2019/7/10 - Patch v2.3]]<br>
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[[2019/7/3 - Patch v2.2]]<br>
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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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[[2019/6/29 - Patch v1.4]]<br>
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[[2019/6/26 - Patch v1.3]]<br>
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[[2019/6/25 - Patch v1.2]]<br>
  
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[[Patch v2.5 - 2019/7/20]]
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[[Patch v2.6 - 2019/7/29]]
 
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[[Patch v2.6.2 - 2019/8/4]]
 
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[[Patch v2.7 - 2019/8/4]]
 
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[[Patch v2.8 - 2019/8/12]]
 
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[[Patch v2.9 - 2019/8/28]]
 
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[[Patch v2.9.2 - 2019/9/9]]
 
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[[Patch v3.0 - 2019/9/20]]
 
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[[Patch v3.0.2 - 2019/9/29]]
 
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[[Patch v3.1.1 - 2019/10/6]]
 
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[[Patch v3.1.2 - 2019/10/11]]
 
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[[Patch v3.2 - 2019/10/20]]
 
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[[Patch v3.2.1 - 2019/10/23]]
 
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[[Patch v3.3 - 2019/10/27]]
 
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[[Patch v3.4 - 2019/11/1]]
 
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[[Patch v3.5 - 2019/11/9]]
 
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[[Patch v3.5.1 - 2019/11/9]]
 
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[[Patch v3.6 - 2019/11/17]]
 
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[[Patch v3.6.1 - 2019/11/17]]
 
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[[Patch v3.7.4 - 2019/12/14]]
 
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[[Patch v3.8 - 2019/12/22]]
 
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[[Patch v3.9 - 2020/1/1]]
 
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[[Patch v3.9.3 - 2020/1/1]]
 
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[[Patch v3.9.4 - 2020/1/2]]
 
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[[Patch v3.9.5 - 2020/1/8]]
 
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[[Patch v4.0 - 2020/1/18]]
 
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[[Patch v4.1 - 2020/1/25]]
 
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[[Patch v4.2 - 2020/2/9]]
 
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[[Patch v4.2.1 - 2020/2/9]]
 
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[[Patch v4.2.2 - 2020/2/9]]
 
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[[Patch v4.3 - 2020/2/20]]
 
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[[Patch v4.4 - 2020/3/11]]
 
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[[Patch v4.5 - 2020/4/3]]
 
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[[Patch v4.5.1 - 2020/4/2]]
 
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[[Patch v4.6 - 2020/4/8]]
 
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[[Patch v5.0 - 2020/4/15]]
 
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[[Patch v5.1 - 2020/4/19]]
 
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[[Patch v5.2 - 2020/4/23]]
 
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[[Patch v5.3 - 2020/5/4]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 19 December 2024

v18.2 (aka the "Time For Holiday Cheer" patch) has been released to the installer. This patch has a brand new, super cool, feature that has been in production for literally years. Eet excited! I sure am!

WARTECH IIC UPDATED: This is the big ticket item folks, the reason for the season. After several years of discussion, development, and more discussion than you would ever believe, a long-awaited feature for Wartech IIC has finally arrived: Extended Contracts. I'm not going to go excessively in-depth about ECs here in the patch notes but you can read about it more on the wiki here: https://www.bta3062.com/index.php?title=Wartech_IIC

MODTEK UPDATED: ModTek has been updated to version 4.2.2. This is an important update that brings with it some performance increases. Do know that for Linux users it might be a little buggy to get working, we've had mixed results with getting it working. We *should* have it sorted out but there is a chance it won't install properly depending on your installation method, so some fiddling may be required on Linux user's ends.

CRITICAL UPDATE NOTE: Because of the ModTek update, it is absolutely imperative you manually delete your Mods folder before running the installer to update BTAU to v18.2. Be absolutely sure you do this.

SUBSTANTIAL MAP UPDATES: In order to improve performance, we've done some backend changes to the starmap. We've removed a lot of things that were fundamentally unnecessary and took some limited processing power to sort through. Players are unlikely to see the difference visually since we're talking about milliseconds of performance improvements but hey, every bit helps over a long career.

FACTION STORE UPDATES: The Outworlds Alliance now sells all three types of ATM ammo for their Improved MMLs. Clan Snow Raven now sells the proper aidrop contract for an Omen instead of for a Nova Cat Prime as well as also selling two Pulverizer variants.

UPDATED TERRAN HEGEMONY WORLDS: For new careers, the Terran Hegemony will have a slightly modified OpFor roster on their worlds. Instead of Local Gov, you can face Word of Blake. Does not apply to existing careers, only to new ones.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ADJUSTED: The OpFor specialities that offer discounts in stores have had their values reduced to help curb the possibility of getting profit in their stores.

AETHER UPDATED: At BlueWinds request, Aether has been updated. She now has a new portrait and a new special pilot skill, Speed of Light, that gives increased ground speed but also reduced weapons range at all ranges. Existing instances of Aether in your career will retain her old ability and portrait. This change only applies to new careers or new instances of Aether being acquired.

QUIRK ICON UPDATED: Easy to Pilot now has the proper icon for a gyro quirk.

HELLO TEXT PROVIDED: The Terran Hegemony and the Rim Worlds Republic now have proper greetings for their sub-factions when you face them in combat. Somehow missed this, whoopsie-daisy.

LASER HEAT SINK UPDATES: The E-Cooling on the Laser Heat Sink Night Gyrs now give -10 heat so that they actually *do* something for the mech. Also, you can now buy LHS at Tywcross (no kits, just the heat sink itself).

SUPERWEAPON FCS EXISTS: See the title. Anyone who sells a superweapon also sells the FCS now. Hurrah!

COMMUNITY CONTENT: There's a bit of new CC in this patch, just a wee bit: a new Nagual named the Wayob and a Marauder II with a HISC Hyper Laser (and the accompanying superweapon hardpoint).

  • Default Gyro now does stability damage when destroyed.
  • Adjusted Helepolis hardpoints, mostly expanded them a bit.
  • Updated Anubis hardpoints a bit.
  • ComStar faction store now offers LAM Bombs.
  • Updated UAC/2 and UAC/5 ammo bins to be 30 shots instead of 15.
  • Adjusted Hellspawn sizing.
  • Fixed an event in 3061 to properly attack an intended system.
  • Hardwired the Ferro-Lam on the Shieldmaiden.
  • Fixed Dakota description to no longer reference BA firing ports.
  • Resorted the Super MML to the superweapon category.
  • Wulf's event should no longer fire multiple times.
  • There's a new introtech Longbow, just for giggles.
  • Mini Heat Sink has been changed to the Micro Heat Sink and now does -2 heat instead of -1.
  • IS MASC is now 3 crits instead of 4.
  • The Chevalier is now salvageable.
  • The Mech Grenade Launcher has been adjusted to have stronger effects with smaller radii.
  • Buncha typos and minor bugs were fixed.

IMPORTANT: v18.2 is an "update" update. In this case, clear your Mods folder manually and then run the installer, it'll do the work for you.

IMPORTANT: v18.2 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 received the ModTek update and is now on version v18.2.lite.


Older Patch Notes

2024/12/19 - Patch v18.2 - The Extended Contracts patch.
2024/11/22 - Patch v18.1 - The "Superweapons" patch.
2024/10/10 - Patch v18.0.3 - The "I'm Back" patch.
2024/8/30 - Patch v18.0 - The BTAU patch.
2024/6/7 - Patch v17.6 - The Pile of Mechs patch.
2024/4/26 - Patch v17.5 - The Second Rattler patch.
2024/4/1 - Patch v17.4 - The Amaris Fools patch.
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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