Wow, you were one shot during the Duncan Burke battle. One more hit to you CT, and you would have died. There is actually a hidden repair bay in that swamp map near the top and to the left.
One of my favorite weird loadouts: Bushwacker with a clan gauss rifle and clan LBX AC 10 I forget exactly how much extra ammo you can carry, but it's a good light/medium mech ambush loadout. Go straight at them, hit them in the center torso with the gauss rifle, then finish them off with a blast from the LBX at point-blank range.
I hated Karl after this. Ian may have chosen the armory, but his first concern after learning about the ambush was Johanna. He was under a lot of pressure at this point and made the wrong call, but he didn't deserve to be abandoned by Karl. He stood by his young duke as Ian refused to leave Hadra for the sake of the prisoners, and he supported Ian's decision to divert from Jeteel to Vale in order to save a small swamp town from bombardment. All of this testifies to Ian's good character, but his one decision to capture the armory was apparently enough for Karl to desert him.
It honestly ended up being the right move, Ian proved in the blackknight expansion that this not only was the cannon ending, but it lead to Ian absolutely going power mad.
It would definitely be more interesting for the character you play as to become the thing he fought against only for a new main character to destroy him. At least imo more interesting than just propaganda or alternative timeline sort of thing. I guess in the end it doesn't matter though since they never followed either up. Lol
LOL! Casey Nolan told it like it is! "Doesn't look like Lord Roland is very happy about losing his own Bombers. His orders were serious also, Ian. It's seems if Roland doesn't get you he'll still use someone else. Either way between those 2, "That's the Pig that Killed the Colonel." Casey Nolan was right about that. Still a hilarious way to say it. If I was on Ian's team, I probably wouldn't get through one day without Casey making me laugh. Well, what can I say? Even in a War it's a blessing to have someone on the team who has one Crazy sense of Humor!
I gotta ask, on the second run of the final mission after saving the sister, why in the heck did you give Jen an Osiris? Just looking over the mech roster you had that point there were load of heavy mechs available.
Hi, thanks for checking out these videos. I put some of my thoughts into description of the first part if you're interested. That was the second time I had to play the final mission to show the alternative ending. At first I thought not to record the second play at all, but instead "I switch to recruit difficulty before replaying the last mission. This was done to show how weak lancemate loadouts and rushing head-on with only close range weapons makes even the easiest difficulty mode challenging".
Ian : "So it was decided? They wanted you to be the Duchess. Your Grace!" Johanna : "Ian. Arise, and give your little sister a hug." Awwww. Man that was cool! I wish the Royal Family of Britain was more this way. Johanna Jresari and Ian Jresari's family were very good people. Even if they were rich. They cared more for their family and the people. All National Leaders should be like this.
In the official lore main story Ian actually chooses the armory and his sister dies. Ian goes on to become a piece of crap leader and you kill him in the sequel to this game.
@@Axhole11 I don't dislike the Black Knights, but I prefer the idea of Ian saving his sister. Besides, that way the playes does not destroy everything what he fighted for in the previous campaign. Even though it looks like that's what was intended
Yeah, definitely hardest of the campaign. Took me something like 30 tries, lol :D On easier difficulty you should get Daishi before that mission so it becomes a bit easier.
@@einokeino303 I've beaten when I was younger, maybe I just got lucky or I was running dishonorable. But the real way around on the hard difficulty really leaves a huge challenge standing in the way of the rest of the game. Still haven't rebeaten it yet, I get irritated after a few tries. But I try to pack burst damage as much as possible. Lbx/ppc gotten through almost all of it, stragglers would take me out, or a tank would at the very end of the mission if I got that far.
Do we know if they have released a new version that is compatible with Windows 7 or 10? Played this one alot in 2000.....would be great if there was a way to play it again.
Einokeino303 I'm curious about the Mad Cat Mech. It looks similar to the Timber Wolf Mech, though my only guess is that the Mad Cat isn't a part of Clan Wolf History. Can you tell me anything about the Mad Cat?
einokeino303 it's no problem. The Battletech Universe is pretty cool though, isn't it? Though I just wish I could learn more about their Universe. Let me put it to you this way, out of respect I really think that if you, yourself lived in such a world, you'd make a Great Mechwarrior Pilot. Even if you say you're oblivious to the Lore of Battletech. Who would need the complex knowledge of the history when they Know what many of the Weapons Systems in the cockpit are Capable of, whatever difficulties they'd cause for your Mech, and using the Strategy I've seen you using "In Game". I believe knowledge of being in a Zone where there's a fierce Mech Battle happening out ranks all the historical knowledge.
Yeah, who doesn't like huge mechs blowing stuff up? :) Not sure why BT never got to be as popular as WH40K for example. I know a lot more about that, mostly because one of my friends played the tabletop and likes to talk about it. I've been rather lazy reader of fiction these days, but I'm always interested in good games :) IDK, maybe we get a bit more lore with the new MW game. Let's hope it's going to have an interesting campaign.
@@einokeino303 I was at the Battletech Wiki you spoke of, studying the Vehicles and Mechs they used. Now I'm planning to build my own DIY. Small Models. One was an Ajax Tank with several weapon racks on it. Another was a Hellbringer (Loki). However, my design of the Ajax Tank wasn't in their time, so it's more like an Ajax MK - II with 20% extra speed. Also, neither of us were aware of something... The Mad Cat truly is the Timberwolf... It was originally Built to take over the Capital World of the Inner Sphere. Clan Wolf was having a lot of difficulty taking the Capital World. So their engineers informed them that their units captured one of the Nova Cat Clan Mechs as well as a Catapult Mech, and quickly found out that if the arms of the Nova Cat Clan Mech was installed onto the Catapult Mech, the Mad Cat would be built, making it the first Omni Mech in the Battletech History. The Mad Cat design was duplicated in Mech Factories, across the Inner, and Outer Sphere Territories. Though the first Mad Cat was sent to Perform a Hit and Run Strike, the Tanks on patrol were the first ones to see it. And once they saw it, they became confused by its Speed, Performance, and Firepower it packed. They said to their Command Center that it appeared to be a Cross between the Catapult Mech, and some other Mech. Apparently, it destroyed several Mechs, and quite a few of their Assault Tanks before leaving on a Jump Ship like planned. About the Battletech Wiki, Einokeino303... Thanks Man. It really is teaching me more than I thought it could. Not just All the Mechs and Assault Tanks are spoken of there... Special Salvage Exoskeletons people can wear over their Work Clothes in the Hangars and Armories are also used. The arm and leg areas of the Salvage Suits are equipped with special Strength Intensifying modules for the workers, so they won't injure themselves while they haul the cargo or the salvage. Some Exoskeleton Armor was also used in Brutal Ground Combat. All the Dropships and Jumpships also have Different Names and Weight Classes.
“Mad Cat” is the Inner Sphere designation for the Timber Wolf. This is because the first IS ‘Mech to encounter a Timber Wolf couldn’t properly identify it, so its computer kept switching between the IDs for the Marauder and Catapult BattleMechs, which were ‘MAD’ and ‘CAT’. Hence, ‘MAD CAT’.
Johanna Jresari was exactly right... "Towns aren't buildings and roads, they're people". What she's implying is the buildings and roads can be rebuilt once the war is over, so to the people of that town are more important. I believe as an American, this is a Patriotic game. Don't give up your freedom. Ian was also correct not to listen to Roland and blast the Jumpship Hrothgar to ashes with Roland inside it. Roland was trying to bribe Ian so he could escape Kentares IV. And when Roland tried it, I also felt like that offer was really Lame. Good Man, Good Soldier.
By the time you reach Duncan Burke, it's far enough into the campaign that both your use of maneuver and firing accuracy should be far more developed. Burke is a loud-mouthed chump of an opponent. Barring any software or control peripherals operations issues, you should be able to bury him with less than half the damage incurred here.
Agreed, Burke was an absolute push over. It also drives me up a way on how they never place weapons in proper groups based on range. Mission 3 made me want to tear my hair out, firing the lasers and UAC5 well outside their range
einokeino303 I wanted to mention this... In so many of today's, games it's sad... but those games give the player decisions he, or she will have to make. But either choice will have sacrifice. A lesson only decorated war veterans have learned during War, before Honorable Discharge from their Army. Every decision requires sacrifice, whether a person, or needed equipment in order to win a battle,or make people Free. That's why I personally like the other ending where Ian Jesari decides to save his sister. And he still takes back the Palace even without the equipment they went to recover at that Military Armory in the city earlier in the game.
einokeino303 I've been wondering... Have you ever used any Bombast Lasers on the Enemies in the Game, and if so was it able to destroy an Enemy Mech, quickly? Just wondering, because I played the first SNES Mechwarrior Game with "in cockpit perspective" and there were very little weapon types available in the Mech Complex. They hadn't created Bombast Lasers, or Gauss Cannons during that time just yet.
Haven't tried it much. It might be decent if used properly, but it does generate lots of heat and screws up with using other weapons, because it needs to be charged manually to be effective. That's why I like to go with PPCs or large lasers instead.
![[Longplay, No Commentary] MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (PC, 2002) 1080p Steiner Play-through Part 2/2](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r30qoSkp4-I/mqdefault.jpg)
In one of the city missions, FASA Interactive is a destructible building and it is considered as an enemy on your IFF. It's a cool easter egg.
Thanks for posting. I had forgotten how great this game was. MechWarrior4: Mercenaries will still be my favorite though.
Watching you set all your weapons to one group made me nauseous.
@Konkar Badger Still. Its especially infuriating for me, knowing how hot it makes his mechs become.
Wow, you were one shot during the Duncan Burke battle. One more hit to you CT, and you would have died. There is actually a hidden repair bay in that swamp map near the top and to the left.
that nostalgia :)
One of my favorite weird loadouts:
Bushwacker with a clan gauss rifle and clan LBX AC 10
I forget exactly how much extra ammo you can carry, but it's a good light/medium mech ambush loadout. Go straight at them, hit them in the center torso with the gauss rifle, then finish them off with a blast from the LBX at point-blank range.
you got so much better already from last video damn. got like 90% of your chest shots
form up on me, *runs opposite direction*
I hated Karl after this. Ian may have chosen the armory, but his first concern after learning about the ambush was Johanna. He was under a lot of pressure at this point and made the wrong call, but he didn't deserve to be abandoned by Karl.
He stood by his young duke as Ian refused to leave Hadra for the sake of the prisoners, and he supported Ian's decision to divert from Jeteel to Vale in order to save a small swamp town from bombardment.
All of this testifies to Ian's good character, but his one decision to capture the armory was apparently enough for Karl to desert him.
It honestly ended up being the right move, Ian proved in the blackknight expansion that this not only was the cannon ending, but it lead to Ian absolutely going power mad.
@@KenshiImmortalWolf According to this, that was just Steiner propaganda claiming Ian was evil. www.sarna.net/wiki/Ian_Dresari
It would definitely be more interesting for the character you play as to become the thing he fought against only for a new main character to destroy him. At least imo more interesting than just propaganda or alternative timeline sort of thing. I guess in the end it doesn't matter though since they never followed either up. Lol
The first city mission (op 6 m 1) was pretty fun to watch. Very close fight!
Nice cinematic ending to Op 5 Mission 2 with the damaged leg, especially when Ian goes "I'll make it."
LOL! Casey Nolan told it like it is! "Doesn't look like Lord Roland is very happy about losing his
own Bombers. His orders were serious also, Ian. It's seems if Roland doesn't get you he'll still
use someone else. Either way between those 2, "That's the Pig that Killed the Colonel."
Casey Nolan was right about that. Still a hilarious way to say it. If I was on Ian's team, I probably
wouldn't get through one day without Casey making me laugh.
Well, what can I say? Even in a War it's a blessing to have someone on the team who has one Crazy
sense of Humor!
In the mission where you destroy vehicles and kill Berk there was a MFB for repair. its a little hard to find.
any chance you gonna do blackknight or mercanaries???
Happy to hear you enjoyed this playthrough. I have no plans currently to record the expansions though. Maybe one day...
kk. *goes to watch the icewind dle playthrough* ^.^
That one almost didn't get finished. Hope you like it :)
Hello can you tell me if i will have fun with this game? im not sure if donwload or not
I gotta ask, on the second run of the final mission after saving the sister, why in the heck did you give Jen an Osiris? Just looking over the mech roster you had that point there were load of heavy mechs available.
Hi, thanks for checking out these videos. I put some of my thoughts into description of the first part if you're interested. That was the second time I had to play the final mission to show the alternative ending. At first I thought not to record the second play at all, but instead "I switch to recruit difficulty before replaying the last mission. This was done to show how weak lancemate loadouts and rushing head-on with only close range weapons makes even the easiest difficulty mode challenging".
IrishBagel07 I
Ian : "So it was decided? They wanted you to be the Duchess. Your Grace!"
Johanna : "Ian. Arise, and give your little sister a hug." Awwww.
Man that was cool! I wish the Royal Family of Britain was more this way.
Johanna Jresari and Ian Jresari's family were very good people. Even if
they were rich. They cared more for their family and the people. All National
Leaders should be like this.
In the official lore main story Ian actually chooses the armory and his sister dies. Ian goes on to become a piece of crap leader and you kill him in the sequel to this game.
@@Axhole11 I don't dislike the Black Knights, but I prefer the idea of Ian saving his sister. Besides, that way the playes does not destroy everything what he fighted for in the previous campaign. Even though it looks like that's what was intended
That mission at 1:00:00 was pretty brutal.
Yeah, definitely hardest of the campaign. Took me something like 30 tries, lol :D On easier difficulty you should get Daishi before that mission so it becomes a bit easier.
@@einokeino303 I've beaten when I was younger, maybe I just got lucky or I was running dishonorable. But the real way around on the hard difficulty really leaves a huge challenge standing in the way of the rest of the game. Still haven't rebeaten it yet, I get irritated after a few tries. But I try to pack burst damage as much as possible. Lbx/ppc gotten through almost all of it, stragglers would take me out, or a tank would at the very end of the mission if I got that far.
Did Jen Mcquarrie have feelings for Dresari?
Watching you play is aggravating
The last mission took me over twice the time with rockets equipped.
Do we know if they have released a new version that is compatible with Windows 7 or 10? Played this one alot in 2000.....would be great if there was a way to play it again.
It can be played on Win 10.
Einokeino303 I'm curious about the Mad Cat Mech. It looks similar to the
Timber Wolf Mech, though my only guess is that the Mad Cat isn't a part
of Clan Wolf History. Can you tell me anything about the Mad Cat?
Sorry man, I'm completely oblivious about the BattleTech lore :P
einokeino303 it's no problem. The Battletech Universe is pretty cool
though, isn't it? Though I just wish I could learn more about their
Universe. Let me put it to you this way, out of respect I really think that
if you, yourself lived in such a world, you'd make a Great Mechwarrior
Pilot. Even if you say you're oblivious to the Lore of Battletech.
Who would need the complex knowledge of the history when they Know
what many of the Weapons Systems in the cockpit are Capable of, whatever
difficulties they'd cause for your Mech, and using the Strategy I've seen you
using "In Game". I believe knowledge of being in a Zone where there's a
fierce Mech Battle happening out ranks all the historical knowledge.
Yeah, who doesn't like huge mechs blowing stuff up? :) Not sure why BT never got to be as popular as WH40K for example. I know a lot more about that, mostly because one of my friends played the tabletop and likes to talk about it. I've been rather lazy reader of fiction these days, but I'm always interested in good games :) IDK, maybe we get a bit more lore with the new MW game. Let's hope it's going to have an interesting campaign.
@@einokeino303 I was at the Battletech Wiki you spoke of, studying the Vehicles and Mechs
they used. Now I'm planning to build my own DIY. Small Models. One was an Ajax Tank with several
weapon racks on it. Another was a Hellbringer (Loki). However, my design of the Ajax Tank wasn't in
their time, so it's more like an Ajax MK - II with 20% extra speed. Also, neither of us were aware of
something... The Mad Cat truly is the Timberwolf... It was originally Built to take over the Capital
World of the Inner Sphere. Clan Wolf was having a lot of difficulty taking the Capital World. So their engineers informed them that their units captured one of the Nova Cat Clan Mechs as well as a Catapult Mech, and quickly
found out that if the arms of the Nova Cat Clan Mech was installed onto the Catapult Mech, the Mad Cat would be built, making it the first Omni Mech in the Battletech History. The Mad Cat design was duplicated in Mech Factories, across the Inner, and Outer Sphere Territories. Though the first Mad Cat was sent to Perform a Hit and Run Strike,
the Tanks on patrol were the first ones to see it. And once they saw it, they became confused by its Speed,
Performance, and Firepower it packed. They said to their Command Center that it appeared to be a Cross
between the Catapult Mech, and some other Mech. Apparently, it destroyed several Mechs, and quite a few
of their Assault Tanks before leaving on a Jump Ship like planned.
About the Battletech Wiki, Einokeino303... Thanks Man. It really is teaching me more than I thought it could.
Not just All the Mechs and Assault Tanks are spoken of there...
Special Salvage Exoskeletons people can wear over their Work Clothes in the Hangars and Armories are also
used. The arm and leg areas of the Salvage Suits are equipped with special Strength Intensifying modules for
the workers, so they won't injure themselves while they haul the cargo or the salvage. Some Exoskeleton Armor
was also used in Brutal Ground Combat.
All the Dropships and Jumpships also have Different Names and Weight Classes.
“Mad Cat” is the Inner Sphere designation for the Timber Wolf.
This is because the first IS ‘Mech to encounter a Timber Wolf couldn’t properly identify it, so its computer kept switching between the IDs for the Marauder and Catapult BattleMechs, which were ‘MAD’ and ‘CAT’.
Hence, ‘MAD CAT’.
still better then MW5
Johanna Jresari was exactly right... "Towns aren't buildings and roads, they're people". What she's implying is the buildings and roads can be rebuilt once the war is over, so to the people of that town are more important.
I believe as an American, this is a Patriotic game. Don't give up your freedom.
Ian was also correct not to listen to Roland and blast the Jumpship Hrothgar to ashes with Roland inside it. Roland was trying to bribe Ian so he could escape Kentares IV. And when Roland tried it, I also felt like that offer was really Lame. Good Man, Good Soldier.
Alternative ending is canon ending, can’t change my mind
By the time you reach Duncan Burke, it's far enough into the campaign that both your use of maneuver and firing accuracy should be far more developed. Burke is a loud-mouthed chump of an opponent. Barring any software or control peripherals operations issues, you should be able to bury him with less than half the damage incurred here.
Agreed, Burke was an absolute push over. It also drives me up a way on how they never place weapons in proper groups based on range. Mission 3 made me want to tear my hair out, firing the lasers and UAC5 well outside their range
Back on those days...games had a soul...
28:46 BRING IT!!!!!!!
1:09:32: Oh dear!
einokeino303 I wanted to mention this...
In so many of today's, games it's sad... but those games give the
player decisions he, or she will have to make. But either choice
will have sacrifice.
A lesson only decorated war veterans have learned during War,
before Honorable Discharge from their Army. Every decision
requires sacrifice, whether a person, or needed equipment in order
to win a battle,or make people Free. That's why I personally like the
other ending where Ian Jesari decides to save his sister. And he still
takes back the Palace even without the equipment they went to recover
at that Military Armory in the city earlier in the game.
einokeino303 I've been wondering...
Have you ever used any Bombast Lasers on the Enemies in the Game,
and if so was it able to destroy an Enemy Mech, quickly? Just wondering,
because I played the first SNES Mechwarrior Game with "in cockpit
perspective" and there were very little weapon types available in the Mech
Complex. They hadn't created Bombast Lasers, or Gauss Cannons
during that time just yet.
Haven't tried it much. It might be decent if used properly, but it does generate lots of heat and screws up with using other weapons, because it needs to be charged manually to be effective. That's why I like to go with PPCs or large lasers instead.
I think the Strategic commander would be perfect for dealing with the lancemates while the Steel Battalion controller would be great as well.
1:20:46 "This is fine"
спасибо за видео!
Graphics looks like taken from Microsoft's midtown madness.
I think Jen McQuarrie had a crush on Ian
Way to save his sister bro
Bad choice...
STEINER FORCES ?
My God light amp is horrible
30:04 SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!
Clan Madcat... IS Weapons SMH.
No Urbie in the game, 0/10.
Can’t watch due to that ear rape rotating sound on your mech :,(
cockpit game is more better
This dude micro managing his squad is annoying as all hell.