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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!
  
v11.0.3 has been released. This is hopefully the last hotfix for v11.0 and fixes some issues with start lists and shops. Also includes a new Community Content pilot and an update to the Kell's Request event so it's not always a DHS that you get as a reward, now there's actually good stuff!
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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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'''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.
  
v11.0 (aka the "Orbital Strike" release) has been released to the installer. This patch is largely a new feature and bug-fixing patch.
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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.
  
'''IMPORTANT:''' Standard heat sinks now sink 4 heat, instead of 3. SHS is more viable! Enjoy!
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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.
  
'''NEW MECHANIC:''' There is a brand new mechanic for this release, the [[Airdrop Beacons]]. These are mech equipment pieces that allow you to call in friendly AI allies to aid you in battle. There is a full description of how they work in [[Frequently Asked Questions#How_do_the_Airdrop_Beacons_work.3F_Also.2C_what_is_an_Airdrop_Beacon.3F|here]]. To get the beacons themselves, you can either start a new game (you get them in the [[Spare Parts Crate|spare parts crate]] at the start of a new career) or you can look for them in shops, though they are available only very rarely.
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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.
  
'''NEW MECH:''' The [[Shootist]], a 70 ton Star League Defense Force mech, has arrived. Find it with [[ComStar]].
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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.
  
'''NEW BATTLE ARMOR:''' The [[Marauder BA|Marauder Battle Armor]] has been produced by the [[Marian Hegemony]] and is a right motherfucker. Go pick up some suits and give it a try, you'll be impressed.
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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.  
  
'''NEW MODEL:''' My big lasery boy the [[Juggernaut]] has received a sexy new model. It's sweet, go pick up a Juggernaut on Solaris VII and try it out!
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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.
  
'''NEW VOICE PACK:''' The Darth Darius voice pack, courtesy of streamer and all-around good fellow HBFT Gaming, has been included into BTA. It's a fun one, I recommend you check it out for your next commander.
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'''QUIRK ICON UPDATED:''' Easy to Pilot now has the proper icon for a gyro quirk.
  
'''NEW PILOT SKILL:''' All pilots now have the First Aid ability, which will staunch their bleeding for a brief period. So if you suffer an early bleed out, you can sort of handle it with First Aid. It's an active [[Skills and Abilities#Abilities|ability]] in the active abilities menu for all pilots.
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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.
  
'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' There's new [[Community Content]], the MechAssault [[Atlas#AS7-D-MA|Atlas]], a custom [[Cicada#CDA-TF|Cicada]] and [[Panther#PNT-SB|Panther]], and a [[Schrek]] with two Binary PPCs. Also, installer note, the installer now won't auto-install Community Content regardless of what you want it to do. Whoops, sorry about that!
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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).
  
* Piloting 10's ability, Mech Checked, was unpopular. So it's now [[Skills and Abilities#Ability|Lightfoot]], which makes you immune to land mines as well as letting you use waypoint movement on a sprint. Dance around like a butterfly now!
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'''SUPERWEAPON FCS EXISTS:''' See the title. Anyone who sells a superweapon also sells the FCS now. Hurrah!
* [[Faction Stores|Faction stores]] now have a lot more 'mechs in them. The 'mech selection for the big powers has been extensively expanded and the smaller powers also got a little expansion. If you want to RP as a loyal [[Draconis Combine|Kuritan]] and only drive Drac 'mechs, you can do it easier now (you know who you are, Phil).
 
* You can now bribe the [[Local Pirates|pirates]] as intended all along. You can buy pirate bribes in pirate areas ([[Tortuga Dominions|Tortuga]], [[Circinus Federation|Circinus]], [[Chainelane Isles]]).
 
* The world [[Stores#Outreach|Outreach]] is now owned and operated by the Wolf's Dragoons. No contracts are available there, but they sell some 'mechs. You might be interested in some of those 'mechs, they include some hard to access stuff like the [[Marauder II]], [[Imp]], [[Annihilator]] (DLC required), [[Hoplite]], and more. There might even be a Clan mech in it for you. ;)
 
* A number of DLC 'mechs have been sprinkled into stores and [[Faction Starter Lists|starting 'mech options]]. They only apply if you have the DLC, of course.
 
* You can now fight the [[Word of Blake]] in the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].
 
* There's a new starting option, the [[Faction_Starter_Lists#Blakist|Blakist]] option, to represent either a ComStar or Word of Blake start.
 
* A large number of OmniMechs now have fixed e-cooling, as intended from the start.
 
* Ammo box icons now match their respective gun's icons.
 
* [[:Category:LAM|LAMs]] turn off when knocked down so that they're not planes on the ground, which was very silly.
 
* LAMs are much rarer now, they're not quite as prominent. Outside of a few variants, they're basically all ComStar/WoB now.
 
* Just a whole ton of little fixes and updates.
 
  
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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).
  
'''IMPORTANT:''' v11.0 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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* 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.
  
'''IMPORTANT:''' v11.0 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
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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.
  
'''IMPORTANT:''' You can see v11.0'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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'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.2 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
  
'''REMINDER:''' You can find the installer on the front page of the BTA Wiki if you've lost it:  https://www.bta3062.com/
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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)
  
'''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.  
  
'''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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== BTA Light ==
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BTA Light has received the ModTek update and is now on version v18.2.lite.  
  
  
 
= Older Patch Notes =
 
= 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>
  
[[Patch v1.2 - 2019/6/25]]
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[[Category:Patches]]
 
 
[[Patch v1.3 - 2019/6/26]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v1.4 - 2019/6/29]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.0 - 2019/6/29]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.1 - 2019/7/3]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.2 - 2019/7/3]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.3 - 2019/7/10]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.4 - 2019/7/14]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.5 - 2019/7/20]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.6 - 2019/7/29]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.6.2 - 2019/8/4]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.7 - 2019/8/4]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.8 - 2019/8/12]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.9 - 2019/8/28]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v2.9.2 - 2019/9/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.0 - 2019/9/20]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.0.2 - 2019/9/29]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.1 - 2019/10/6]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.1.1 - 2019/10/6]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.1.2 - 2019/10/11]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.2 - 2019/10/20]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.2.1 - 2019/10/23]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.3 - 2019/10/27]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.4 - 2019/11/1]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.5 - 2019/11/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.5.1 - 2019/11/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.6 - 2019/11/17]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.6.1 - 2019/11/17]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.7.4 - 2019/12/14]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.8 - 2019/12/22]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.9 - 2020/1/1]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.9.3 - 2020/1/1]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.9.4 - 2020/1/2]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v3.9.5 - 2020/1/8]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.0 - 2020/1/18]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.1 - 2020/1/25]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.2 - 2020/2/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.2.1 - 2020/2/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.2.2 - 2020/2/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.3 - 2020/2/20]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.4 - 2020/3/11]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.5 - 2020/4/3]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.5.1 - 2020/4/2]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v4.6 - 2020/4/8]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.0 - 2020/4/15]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.1 - 2020/4/19]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.2 - 2020/4/23]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.3 - 2020/5/4]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.4 - 2020/5/19]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.5 - 2020/6/2]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.5.1 - 2020/6/2]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v5.5.2 - 2020/6/6]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.0 - 2020/6/24]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.0.1 - 2020/6/25]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.1 - 2020/7/6]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.2 - 2020/7/19]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.3 - 2020/7/26]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.4 - 2020/8/9]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v6.4.1 - 2020/8/11]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.0 - 2020/8/21]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.1 - 2020/9/6]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.2 - 2020/9/21]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.2.1 - 2020/9/23]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.3 - 2020/10/3]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.3.2 - 2020/10/4]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.3.3 - 2020/10/6]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.4 - 2020/10/17]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.4.1 - 2020/10/18]]
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.5 - 2020/10/30]] - The TisButAScratch patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.5.1 - 2020/11/2]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.6 - 2020/11/8]] - The new variants for lots of mechs patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.7 - 2020/11/25]] - The Brigand/Mantis/Sha Yu/Enfield/Bombardier patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v7.7.1 - 2020/11/25]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.0 - 2020/12/21]] - The Battle Armor patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.1 - 2020/12/21]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.2 - 2021/1/2]] - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.3 - 2021/1/17]] - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.4 - 2021/1/30]] - The Pilot Specializations patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.5 - 2021/2/13]] - The Zeppelin patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.5.1 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v8.5.2 - 2021/2/13]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v9.0 - 2021/2/27]] - The Quad 'Mech patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v9.1 - 2021/2/27]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v9.2 - 2021/3/7]] - The bug fix patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v9.3 - 2021/3/13]] - The WarTech IIC patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v9.4 - 2021/3/31]] - The House Arano invades Terra/Community Content patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v9.4.1 - 2021/4/2]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v10 - 2021/4/24]] - The playable tanks + save breaking patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v10.1 - 2021/5/3]] The Von Rohrs patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v10.2 - 2021/5/18]] - The Minsk patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v10.3 - 2021/6/2]] - The WoB patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v10.4 - 2021/6/24]] - The Hoplite/Dig King/Ostscout/Toyama + new installer patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v10.5 - 2021/7/10]] - The Resolve rework patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v10.5.1 - 2021/7/10]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v11.0 - 2021/8/8]] - The Airdrop Beacon patch
 
 
 
[[Patch v11.0.1 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v11.0.2 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 
 
 
[[Patch v11.0.3 - 2021/8/9]] - Hotfix
 

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