Hired Steel: A Mech Machinima - Episode One
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
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Tex landed his jump and didn’t even spill his coffee. Now that’s how you pilot a mech.
I thought it was TeX
THAT was tex!
Sadly, they didn't have enough time to model an epic enough beard.
@@theblackpantslegion I hope you're having a good weekend Tex
@@theblackpantslegion they should have modeled a DFA
I love the fact that they're tapping into the MWO community for their voice talent.
Tex having that buttery smooth voice is just... chef's kiss
The amount of time, effort and absolute passion that went into this is beyond appreciated! Well done TMC and keep up the great work!
@@schrotthandler1648 if i was that locust pilot I'd be pissed too
Hey man awesome work! I have watched your stuff since the old dayz times. Being apart of the BPL its amazing to see this cross over. Keep up the awesome work!
Hey dude. Miss you streaming man. Nice to see ya around.
Interaction with a voice, for the algo gods!
Miss your videos, dude.
One thing I appreciate you doing is showing how it's a combined arms operation. Recon by drone, command support, vehicles. It's often over looked so it thrilled me to see it.
Considering even for merc units vehicles tended to play a large factor for scouting, supply, command, and flanking strikes this is very well done
Without the smaller stuff the big stuff like mechs doesn't seem so big. It's great to see the little dudes and the support, kinda like gundam 8th ms team
I half expected a “Okay Fucko” after he got the Locust’s response.
ADD ON: I just noticed the coffee cup lmao.
There are much more "easter eggs" in this episode. Try to find them all ;)
Cant fight without it
Where is the "we're cheap" sign lol
He might be saving that for something special... :D
@@theblackpantslegion Let me guess, your employer doesn't have the C-bills to get an Atlas yet.
EDIT: Or anything else Awesome, for that matter.
jesus this might just resurrect the mech scene. Thanks for this!
The Mech Warrior/ Battletech franchise has received a good amount of fresh air this past couple years. While you wait for this title to come out, check out a number of other releases over the past 4-5 years.
Man I hope so
That sequence of the Rifleman taking out the Locust is top notch!
Shadowhawk. Not a Rifleman.
@@Tinman253 1:49 😉
@@Tinman253 Nope, he got done in by the RAC of the Rifleman hitting the damaged point from the Shadowhawk's laser. Not much a 20-tonner will do on one leg.
@@EgorKaskader FYI, that's not a RAC, since it won't fit in the project timeline. What you see is a KWI Ultra AC/5 which was heavily modified by mercenary astechs
@@SaschaCharlieDjuderija my money on a UAC5.
At 1:38 the blast of the AC/20(?) impact damages the antennae on the Locust, that's why he can't reach his pals. Nice detail! I also love the reactive armor on the Hunchback.
Looks like an AC/10 - 5 with two machine guns below it.
@@Oblivius33 Ah yeah...I see the machine guns now. What variant is this then?
@@zujiahuang8454 I'm not sure any of these builds are standard variants. The Rifleman in particular is very interesting - it looks like it's carrying a RAC/5 and a Gauss.
Well it couldnt be a rac/5 because it said this was 3041 at the start
@@absilint1318 Strange that it fires so rapidly and for so long. A UAC/5 wouldn't be able to keep up that rate of fire
That ... was awesome!
Bara you have to step into the SQUARED CIRCLE, SON!
Would be nice to hear you along with Mr. Tex
@@Solon_The_Lich Just what I wanted to tell @Baradul 😄👍 - for the extra Steiner flair.
Danke für den Tipp, Bara ✌️😁
@@Solon_The_Lich That and maybe be a member of the Steiner Scout Squad!
@@EndlessInfinity1 YES!
The UAC/5 on that Shadowhawk smoked that Locust!
This 3 minute video is better than alot of full length movies I've watched. So well done.
I wondered why the lance leader sounded familiar. Hope you’re having fun, Tex.
So this is what he did before retiring to teach...
probably before he got his Awesome...
If only Tex could bring along the Steiner Scout Squad...
why do i not know who tex is?
How could you not instantly recognize that smokey scotch fueled voice?
@@RayneValco Tex is the main voice of The Black Pants Legion. If you love Battle Tech, go sub to him right now. Just his 10 hour total dissertation on the Amarris Civil War, The birth of the Clans from Exodus to Elementals, and the special "Remembering the Battle of Tukkyyid" are worth it. ANd he does great mech breakdowns in between.
Love all elements of this, but need to note that locust pilot voice acting steals the show - sums up pirates perfectly in a few lines of dialogue. Still laughing each time I watch it back 😂
This was what mech 5 was supposed to be in my head.
Same. And we got a watered down experience from someone who didn't know how to mech well. Thank god for modders though.
Same here.
Sure didn’t want that... it would be literally call of duty, if it was this much like a cutscene. But yeah, this and another animation, as well as the prints of the PGI models have been the only good things to come out of PGIs use of the franchise!
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@@squizzlor your Link is actually another work by a member of the team! Bernhard made that, that’s how we found him. We work together on Hired Steel now.
Hell I want that for a Mechcommander 3 game.
I've watched this at least a dozen times, and it's the first time I noticed the Hunchback grazed the Locust with it's first shot. Apparently taking out it's radio antennae.
Nice detail.
The shot didn’t graze the Locust, rather it kicked up so much debris that the antennas got dented from that rather than the shot directly
@@warlynx5644 you can see the spark skid from the contact, i wouldn't be suprised if both the debris and graze did the comms in
"Pretty fuckin' cool" -Tex.
Understatement of the week.
Fuckin' awesome.
It's pretty fuckin cool.
It do be fucking cool mate..
It just do be like that sometimes...
Locust Pilot: Dave, come in Dave! Hurry up. I think the mercs saw me come in here.
Comm Unit: Dave's not here
Serious kudos to whoever handled the faces, usually in animations they suffer a lot and are distracting but these are solid in all aspects.
Thanks! They are actually hand animated, we want to try out mocap next. Cheers to our member Bernhard for that.
@@WatchTMC motion capture would be amazing, I mean its already really good but that would be awesome.
@@WatchTMC Hand animated that's amazing. Mocap will take it to the next level. Really good stuff.
My only beef is they couldn't capture my majestic beard
@@WatchTMC Or ya'll can cheat and just have all the mech jockeys wearing full neurohelmets to help reduce down mouth animation, which is always a pain to get right.
I love the more modern "Neuro-helmets" as opposed to those FASA monstrosities. Anyone else disappointed Tex wasn't piloting an Awesome?
Everyone has to start somewhere.
If anything i like the simpler mechs since for a merc squad. Parts for these units are much easier to find for repairs since theyre not like the great houses in terms of supplies
And I hate those "modern" helmets, as opposed to FASA classics.
@@Jan_Strzelecki Oh gods, give me the modern ones. How or why anyone would EVER wear one of those giant cones is beyond me.
@@ShawnEnge Okay, sure - but those sleek helmets kinda clash with the overall aesthetics of the universe.
In my opinion, somewhat slimming down the original helmets, the way it was done in the modern Battletech games, would've been the best solution.
(Also, the helmets of the ground troops appear to be simply modern FAST helmets, which is even more jarring)
Oh boy. I am big happy.
*Happy Actuator Noises*
Thank you very much for lending us your voice!
This is what MW5 voice acting should have been... God I hate MW5 voice acting...
I think they heard you....aff?
@@seanbrazell7095 Aff :)
Super legit. This is what a MechWarrior cinematic should look like. Well done brother.
WAY better than the Battletech Academy back in the 90s.
Battletech is rising again. We all were waiting for this, and you guys are creating a footprint. I watched nearly all of the existing lore videos, fanfiction and stories and me and my group are about to go online with our own Battletech RPG content. Let's do this, let's put it out there. Let's awake this awesome universe from slumber!
Thank you, and thanks to the Blackpants Legion, Critical Rocket, MageLeader and all the other content creators, artists, authors, and fans who all share the same love for this.
And never forget: if it went wrong, the Capellans are to blame
Less than two years ago I didn't even know what battletech was. Now here I am, Hyped for a three minute fan video about mech combat.
I don't know what happened, but i'm glad it did.
I remember battletech from my childhood... Other older kid's played the games and had some figures, but I was too young then to get it. Now I'm playing MWO, looking into the tabletop RPG's and consider buying some minis of my own as a 30+ year old... And that's thanks to Baradul, Tex, TTB, the B33f and other youtube content creators. : )
I'm guessing Tex happened.
@@Anarchistbanana Loved BT when I was younger, which is why I no longer play MWO lol
@@Anarchistbanana Same story here. Watched it from afar for about 20 years (since someone had told me, it might be for me) but the lore and the games just seemed so huge and complex. Then I started watching Tex and now I'm hooked on the setting, reading novels and soaking up everything I can get.
@@Anarchistbanana I remember it too ... from the books. Have yet to play a game which comes close to recreating the feeling and the designs. Yeah they copy the designs from books but they manage to fuck it up and hide the main parts of the design in the indistinguishable lack of 3D on our screens..
This is what I imagine a modern Battletech battle and Machinima to be like.
This is beautiful.
Either my spine just got raked with AC/20 fire, or this is the best freaking thing I've seen all month.
...when do we get MORE.
*Again, the Fanbase outperforms profesionale gamemakers by sutch a degree , that you have too wounder WHY these guys havent been hired yeat, and then the truth is REVEALD: PASSION,COMITMENT and PURE MINDELESS DETURMENATION , wil ALWAYS outperform those who are in it for the cold-hard-cash.TMC , may you NEVER LOSE this passion*
I'm going to shill hard because I think it's worth it: The more you give on Patreon, the longer the episodes, the more crazy the battles/skirmishes, etc. Great work TMC crew!
Throughout the whole episode, I just kept thinking "its about time".
"OOh thats cool... about damn time!"
"That was awesome!! 'bout time!"
Battletech is WAAAY too lacking in good animation.
Its about time we got something cool to watch! SHEESH.
-I subbed.
-I liked.
-I'm donating.
Oboy! This quality, holy shit this is the Astartes of the BT universe!
Astartes don't has lip sync, or any voice at all.. so it's better right😄
@@streigerdesign3178 Different situation, different necessary talent pool, still fantastic across the board. Fantastic piece of work either way.
@@streigerdesign3178 Astartes is better in all non voice aspects so I think it just beats this. Which means this is only super awesome rather than mindblowingawesome.
Yeah. This is so friggin' great! I just got back into BT after a long hiatus and this animation just gets me excited to play some more. Great work to the team involved! Thanks for putting it out here for all of us BT fans to watch! Can't wait to see the next one!
Tex sent me from the BPL and I doff my cap to you sir, he has never let us down and earned you a new sub. Great work and long may it continue!
This is amazing, I’ll gladly support any way I can for projects like this. Mechwarrior and BattleTech must always live on!
A-MAZE-ING...
like a dream come true!
Although that Shadow Hawk looked a bit to spacious inside^^
love that Tex from the black pants legion voiced a character
I would assume this is before he earned enough to buy Awesome...
@@Paerigos everyone has to start somewhere .
@@Paerigos The Shadowhawk.... the poor mans Awesome.
And sidestrafe... and, was that locust Duncan Fisher?
@@badnade4886 That was not George LeDoux, no. It *was*, however, this guy: www.twitch.tv/starwolfe
The attention to detail in projects like this just blow me away. From the initial pilot episode with the leopard switching from Ion thrust to Chemical when entering atmosphere, see the mech absorb the landing impact and transfer of motion. Just pure visual sex.
Came for Tex, stayed for literally everything else, oh my god holy shit what a creation
TMC,... that was... astonishing masterpiece of work. In many years I haven't seen anything like it in my beloved BT Universe! The overall atmosphere, quality, caring about details (even the smallest ones) and especially all those 230 tons of steel walking and shooting. I'm eager to translate it all to russian and spread the word among my fellow mechwarriors everywhere I can, if you don't mind. Looking forward to future episodes. Thank you all!
Sure. Thank you very much! Can you submit User made subtitles for this video?
@@WatchTMC That's the least I can undertake. When I'm done with translation and the literary part, you'll get the texts first hand. If there's anything else to do with translating (although my English is a bit rusty and German's a total mess), just let me know. And I believe I'll need a link or an email (or something else you see fit) where to upload or send the results in your way.
@@ЕвгенияЧерепкова-э5ч Thank you for your effort! Shoot us an email at info@topgamemediacrew.de
@@WatchTMC Ok, all done for this Episode. Looks good if you ask me) Hope everyone enjoys the result and the russian part of the community will have a little convenient advantage ^_^
Wow, well done! This is a high quality production, and you've added some great extra details to the PGI assets as well as creating a number of your own. I also really appreciate that you were able to get some UA-camrs and Streamers from the BattleTech/MechWarrior community to contribute with the voice acting. Tex makes a great lance commander! And I haven't really seen much of SideStrafe since he did the comms wheel voice acting for MWO.
I guess my only complaint is that it's a short episode, because it feels like a teaser. That said, I know these take a lot of time to animate and render. I can't wait to see them take on the Thunderbolt and whatever else is waiting for them at Target Alpha.
Thank you very much for your honest feedback!
Thanks for the kind mention bud. This was great.
Just...... wow..... I love mechwarrior, and this is one of the best cutscenes I have seen. And also the voice acting is amazing and really professionell. Keep it up !
Cant wait... Im newbie for Battletech/Mechwarrior universe and I love it. This universe's games or movies must go on...
make sure to check out Tex (Black pants legion) video series "tex talks battletech" and the battletech Hair Brain Schemes game (there are some massive mods for it :)) ). MWO is an option but i never got into it and if you really want to get into the details of the lore the novels are also worthy of a look.
I also like gusty recommend "Tex talks battletech" I also recommend if you can find it, the should be free ware mechwarrior 4 mercenaries game if it can run on win 10, as i do not know if it does. It's the last game with a full story before mechwarrior 5 and is basically the series at it's best. Mechwarrior Online i recommend if you enjoy mechwarrior 4 mercs but want to play around more with the mechs and other mech fans.
If you're big into reading the universe has a good number of novels but i cannot readily remember one I'd Recommend for a new fan outright as many are kind of steeped in familiarity with the series. However i would recommend Sarna.net as it's an amazing fan wiki.
@@KenshiImmortalWolf Thx dude, ikinda look them. Mwo is a bit old i know and im too late for it? But mw5 and especially Battletech is good. İ hope Battletech 2 will release someday...
@@Battal_Gazi MWO is a bit old but it stll has a fairly active user base. Plus it's free to start so it's never to late to really get into it.
I would say Battletech 2 will come at some point but with their parent company becoming paradox it may be a bit longer, as much as i enjoy paradox's strategy games they can be a bit, weird, about games and dlcs.
best mech animation since the opening cinematic of Mech Commander and Heavy Gear.
This was very clean for a fan made project, guys are doing great work
Must comment for the visibility. This is the most badass thing I have seen since Astartes
Outstanding work! Can't wait for the next episode!
It's AWESOME - but it's EVEN MORE SO because they cast Tex from the BPL as a voice actor!
Did I see that correct? You got Tex of the BPL to do some of the voice acting? Awesome!
Also varry cool and good job to every one involved, it is quite the polished product!
Sure is our boy Tex in the ShadowHawk
He did not earn enough Cbills for the Awesome yet it seems...
I practically insisted
Tex volunteers his voice for a whole lot of things.
@@theblackpantslegion Will "grandpa Tex" have a cameo at some point ? :))
games work shop:fan base bad no, no machinima.
Battletech: mechs go brrr
Holy crap, this is amazing! It's like the Astartes shorts but for Battletech!
Exactly!
This is when fan animators reach tiers above and capturing the feeling of the setting, beyound what has ever been made before.
Just found this. Please don't stop, this is the coolest passion project I've seen since Astartes. The Catapult deserves screentime!
I'm probably going to watch this 100 more times.
Ditto
Amazing work to all who made this, huge props to Tex on the voice acting! I hope you guys make an awesome series! Battle tech is seriously underrated.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I have been waiting soooo long for something like this in the Battletech universe.
YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!!!
DANG, this is beautiful. So glad mentioned this. Looking forward to checking out the other episodes.
I've been expecting something like this for a while... It is way better than I thought it would be.
How did this manage to slip under my radar? Apparently it's only because I watched a handful of Battletech-related videos recently that this got to pop up on my recommendations.
You probably heard this a lot already, but you've done an amazing job. The quality is so good, I would've easily mistaken it for official work.
Thank you very much!
Alright, that's some seriously cool shit. Movements have weight, animations are smooth, and all the little details show the amount of care and attention put into this. The Rifleman legging the Locust beautifully done, and everything I've ever wanted from BT animations.
Can't wait to see more of this!
Also, obligatory "Tex sent me."
This will be a glorious series! Spread it far and wide!
I'm too much in awe to compliment specific things. I'll do so later, when I managed to close my mouth again ;)
Please rewatch it and try to spot all the extra details which were put in there by TMC. Your mounth will never close after finding them all XD
@@SaschaCharlieDjuderija its easter isn't it, search the eggs
@@SaschaCharlieDjuderija Only found 3 so far: the missile lock-on sound from MW3, the UI of the first Mech Commander and the Shadow Hawk landing being a nod to the MW2 Ghost Bear Legacy intro. I'm not that deep into BT lore, so I'm sure I'm missing a lot more.
This is jaw dropping I hope this blows up.
I want, nay - NEED, more of this. MUCH MORE
I do too
Spreading the word that there's a talented team making high quality Battletech content.
Thank you for this. It was gorgeous.
WE NEED MORE OF THIS! EXCELLENT VOICE WORK TEX!
Thanks bud
This is the mech show I have literally been waiting all my life for.
Episode one and i am hooked AND subscribed, eagerly awaiting the next episode.
Heck yeah! Great work and I hope you can keep putting this stuff out! THIS is what the IP has been wanting for decades!
Ok, I admit, I wasn't into it at first, but then the mech started moving and I was totally entranced. Subbing for this. Time for episode 2.
Can't wait to see that Thunderbolt in action! Thunderbolts are AWESOME! (no pun intended)
The over the shoulder rotary autocannon at 1:51 was freaking cool!
This feels exactly how it would be to play Merctech in MW5 if co-op could work.
First 30 seconds and im like mech warriors all over again. Well done everyone involved.
aw I was hoping the Locust would give the lance a big runaround
Probably would have if it was maintained properly!
@@familyreynolds9323 I blame Dave
@@Starwolfe Dammit Dave!
Grin, Locust pilots want all their incoming fire from long range, if they can help it! Makes dodging shots easier! I give props to that Locust pilot, he did the same thing I did 20 years ago after my Mad -3R lost a leg.
The series we all want, but will never get an official production of. Thank the metal gods for fan projects.
"You're asking a lot from an old guy."
"You have to shoot them in the back like one of them Tiger Tanks"
"🎵That's what you get for being a turret 🎵"
Damn, that is one badass customised shadowhawk with the UAC and ams.
this production is incredible, i am fully impressed, i love battletech and I have had some time working with cgi, this is a breathtaking bit of work here, from the foley and music artists as well.... Please continue this work...
Had to listen to it again to hear it was Starwolfe in the locust. The whole thing was fucking epic. Good job everyone!
You deserve a goddamn recommendation.
Even though that hunchback missed, I still clicked "Like" and "Subscribe".
The attention to detail is excellent here, like the opening salvo from the Hunchback quite clearly trashing the antennae on the Locust.
This is gorgeous. Absolutely and utterly gorgeous, I'd give you three thumbs up if I had them.
Oh and Tex sent me.
The Part 2:32 to 2:37. When the music is fading in.... deeeeam. I love it. Rewatched several times. :D
That was pretty damn slick. Look forward to seeing more.
Also obligatory tex sent me :D
Absolutely stunning. I loved your intro video a while back and this is even better.
Fantastic amount of work and effort.
I wish I had the money to fund your team full time, I really do because I would do it in a heartbeat.
Can't wait for the next installment whenever that may be.
I presume grandpa was in the catapult and complaining to wipe amaris's ass
"AAAHHH, commander, 'ave I told ya about the taco tuesday incident? The mech stunk for ages!"
So cool and yet another cameo by the man himself Tex of the BPL.
Thank you for this awesome creation I will definitely be looking for future episodes...
Add my voice as a positive to this. Great job guys!
I'm impressed and ready for more!
Heavy breathing...
Freaking amazing! Well done commander! o7
I really love the old school laser sound
almost giddy for some dfa
That's what I thought it was gonna be too (even if that's a lot of tactical risk for low reward given the situation).
This is amazing. We need a series or movies of this already. Its badass what you can do
Netflix should pick this up and fund a full series - so much lore, drama and awesome action scenes they could use.
The Expanse crossed with Game of Thrones with giant shooty robots, why WOULDN'T anyone want to watch that
That was amazing....the work, energy and effort that must have gone into making that. Damn it was good.
Door #1: "SUPER POWER"
Door #2: "A BILLION DOLLARS"
Door #3: "BATTLEMECHS IN REAL LIFE"
Me "..."
_OVERZEALOUSLY KICKS OPEN DOOR #3_
Mostly I would love to have battlemechs in real life as well because at least 30 to 40 years from now those are going to be the replacement for tanks
Literally the best BattleTech/MechWarrior has ever looked. I would pay to watch an entire movie like this! Well done! Tex’s voice is like butter as always.
Довольно круто :-)
Такое себе,на коленке (((
This is still fantastic even almost a year later.
HYPEEEE
This is good... Make more please! :)
Habe ich schon erwähnt, dass ich mir Blender beileibe?😁
Just caught a BPL stream and Tex shouted out this project. I'm already hooked! This brings me back to being a kid thinking that the MW3 cinematics were the coolest thing since liquid oxygen.
I'm not sure what im more amazed off, the sheer level of quality of this amazin clip or the 87 trash can lovers who disliked this video.
You mean the 109 Crapellans?
@@EgorKaskader Aff!
Hey now! Disliking this video has nothing to do with loving the urbie!
I'd know, I pressed the like button.