Patch Notes - 1.4.294.0 - 23-April-2024 (2024)

BLACK HAWK-KU

The Black Hawk-KU is a 60-ton Inner Sphere Heavy OmniMech version of the Black Hawk (Nova) 50-ton Clan Medium OmniMech. The Pack includes Standard and (S)pecial variants of both the BHKU-O and the BHKU-OX, 3 extra OmniPods from other variants, and more! See more info on the OmniPods below.

OMNIPOD QUIRKS

BHKU-O

CT: +10 Structure
RT/LT: +15 Structure, +7 Armor
RA/LA: +15 Structure
RL/LL: +5 Structure
Set of 8: +10% Range, -10% Medium Laser Family Heat

BHKU-OX

CT: +10 Structure
RT/LT: +15 Structure, +7 Armor, -5% heat
RA/LA: +10 Structure
RL/LL: +5 Structure
Set of 8: +5 Structure to RA/LA, Medium Laser Family HSL+1, -10% Medium Laser Family Heat, +10% Medium Laser Family Range

(3 EXTRA OMNIPODS FROM OTHER VARIANTS)

BHKU-OC LEFT ARM

1 ballistic
Armor +20
Ballistic ammo +200%(minus machinegun/magshot family)
Ballistic Cooldown -30%
UAC Jam Chance -25%

BHKU-OB RIGHT ARM

1 ballistic
Armor +20
Ballistic ammo +200%(minus machinegun/magshot family)
Ballistic Cooldown -30%
UAC Jam Chance -25%

BHKU-OD LEFT ARM

2 missile
Armor +20
Missile Ammo +200%
Missile Cooldown -25%
Missile Spread -15%

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

PPC

Reduced heat to 8.0 (from 9.0)

ERPPC

Increased velocity to 2400 m/s (from 1900 m/s)

CLAN HEAVY SMALL LASER

Reduced duration to 0.9 (from 1.1)
Reduced Cooldown to 3.2 (from 3.75)

CLAN BEAM LASER

Damage per second increased to 6 (from 5)
Heat per second increased to 3.5 (from 3)
Pre-heat scale burn duration (green bar time) increased to 10.0s (from 4.75s)
Cool off ramp down delay reduced to 1.0 seconds (from 5.0)

CLAN PLASMA PPC

Reduced heat to 5.25 (from 7.0)

MAGSHOT

Gauss Rifle quirks now affect Magshot
Magshot no longer provides a critical hit chance bonus over base values

CLAN AP GAUSS RIFLE

Gauss Rifle quirks now affect AP Gauss Rifle
AP Gauss Rifle no longer provides a critical hit chance bonus over base values

LIGHT AUTOCANNON 2

Reduced cooldown to 0.9 (from 1.1)

LIGHT AUTOCANNON 5

Reduced cooldown to 1.8 (from 2.15)

CLAN PROTO AUTOCANNON 2

Reduced cooldown to 1.0 (from 1.25)

CLAN PROTO AUTOCANNON 4

Increased range to 540 meters (from 450)
Reduced cooldown to 1.66 (from 2.0)
Increased minimum heat scale penalty threshold to 7 (from 5) - You can fire up to 6 Proto AC4s with no penalty

CLAN PROTO AUTOCANNON 8

Increased range to 360 meters (from 270)
Reduced cooldown to 2.5 (from 3.0)
Increased minimum heat scale penalty threshold to 7 (from 5) - You can fire up to 6 Proto AC8s with no penalty
Reduced heat scale penalty multiplier to 16 (from 24)

THUNDERBOLT MISSILE 5

Increased velocity to 300 m/s (from 190 m/s)
Reduced indirect fire spread to 2.5 (from 3.0)
Reduced screen shake (receiving end) by half

THUNDERBOLT MISSILE 10

Increased velocity to 300 m/s (from 190 m/s)
Reduced direct fire spread to 1.7 (from 2.0)
Reduced indirect fire spread to 2.5 (from 3.0)
Reduced screen shake (receiving end) by half

THUNDERBOLT MISSILE 15

Increased velocity to 300 m/s (from 190 m/s)
Reduced direct fire spread to 2.0 (from 3.0)
Reduced indirect fire spread to 3.0 (from 4.0)
Reduced screen shake (receiving end) by half

THUNDERBOLT MISSILE 20

Increased velocity to 300 m/s (from 190 m/s)
Reduced direct fire spread to 2.0 (from 3.0)
Reduced indirect fire spread to 3.0 (from 4.0)
Reduced screen shake (receiving end) by half

BATTLEMECH QUIRK ADJUSTMENTS

ARCTIC CHEETAH

All Variants:

Added 10% Heat dissipation in CT

ACH-B:

Removed +5 LT, CT, RT armor bonus from SO8
Added +8 Full body Armor bonus in SO8 (+8 Armor to every component on the mech, including rear torsos)

URBANMECH IIC

All Variants:

Increased Heat dissipation to 15% (from 5%)

JENNER IIC

JR7-IIC-3:

Added Plasma PPC HSL +1

ICE FERRET

IFR-Prime:

Added 10% Heat dissipation in CT

IFR-A, IFR-B, IFR-C, IFR-D, IFR-P, IFR-RC:

Added 5% Heat dissipation in CT

ORION IIC

ON1-IIC:

Removed ERPPC HSL +1
Added Energy weapon HSL +1

LONGBOW

LGB-13NAIS:

Added AC/5 HSL +2

EQUIPMENT ADJUSTMENTS

ECM (Clan and IS)

ECM now has less slow down effect on missile lock speed. Currently missile locks on a mech with an active ECM takes 4 times longer compared to normal lock-on time. After patch, ECM will increase the missile lock time to only 2 times longer.

NEW WEAPON QUIRK ADJUSTMENTS

NOTE: Due to the strength of the new Magshot and AP Gauss weapon systems, we have decided to be a little conservative on which mechs will receive ammo quirks for those weapons.

The following quirk updates have been applied to account for new weapons:

ACH-B - SO8 : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
ACH-B - RA : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
ACW-BK - 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
ADR-B - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
ADR-D - RA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
ASN-DD - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
BKL-BL - SO8 : 25 AP Gauss
BKL-D - SO8 : 25 AP Gauss
BKL-D - LA : 25 AP Gauss
BKL-D - RA : 25 AP Gauss
CHP-2N - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo
COM-2D - 20 Thunderbolt Ammo
COU-C - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
COU-D - RA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
COU-H - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
CRB-FL - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
ENF-5P - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
EXE-B - LA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
EXE-C - RA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
EXE-CH - RA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
EXE-PRIME - LA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
FLE-FA - 50 Magshot Ammo
FLE-R5K - 40 Thunderbolt Ammo
FLE-19 - 50 Magshot ammo
FS9-E - 100 Magshot Ammo
FS9-FS - 100 Magshot Ammo
FS9-H - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
GAR-B - RA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
GAR-C - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
GAR-KW - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
GAR-KW - RA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
GAR-PRIME - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
GAR-PRIME - RA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
HBR-B - SO8 : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
HBR-B - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
HBR-F - SO8 : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
IFR-A - LA : 75 PAC/2 Ammo, 37 PAC/4 Ammo, 36 PAC/8 ammo
IFR-RC - RA : 75 PAC/2 Ammo, 37 PAC/4 Ammo, 36 PAC/8 ammo
JM6-S - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo
JM6-A - 40 Thunderbolt Ammo
JR7-IIC-FY - 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
KFX-P - LA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
KFX-PR - LA : 20 PAC/2 Ammo, 10 PAC/4 Ammo, 10 PAC/8 ammo
KFX-PR - RA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
KFX-PRIME - RT : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
KFX-PRIME - RA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
LCT-1M - 100 Thunderbolt Ammo
LCT-1V - 100 Magshot Ammo
LCT-3V - 100 Magshot Ammo
MLX-D - SO8 : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
MLX-D - LA : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
NVA-C - SO8 : 60 PAC/2 Ammo, 30 PAC/4 Ammo, 30 PAC/8 ammo
NVA-C - LA : 60 PAC/2 Ammo, 30 PAC/4 Ammo, 30 PAC/8 ammo
NVA-D - LA : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
NVA-S - SO8 : 50 AP Gauss
OSR-1P - 40 Thunderbolt Ammo
OSR-1V - 40 Thunderbolt Ammo
PIR-B - 100 AP Gauss
PNT-10P - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
PXH-R - 30 Thunderbolt Ammo
QKD-D - 8 Silver Bullet Ammo
QKD-IV4 - 50 LAC/2 Ammo, 40 LAC/5 Ammo, 7 Silver Bullet Ammo
RVN-4X - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
RVN-H - 100 Magshot Ammo, 20 Thunderbolt Ammo
SCR-B - LA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
SCR-C - LA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
SCR-LC - RA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
SCR-LC - LA : 40 PAC/2 Ammo, 20 PAC/4 Ammo, 20 PAC/8 ammo
SDR-A - 100 Magshot Ammo, 40 Thunderbolt Ammo
SHC-MI - RA : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
SHC-P - RA : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
SHC-PRIME - RA : 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
SMN-M - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
SMN-PRIME - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
UM-IIC - 100 PAC/2 Ammo, 50 PAC/4 Ammo, 50 PAC/8 ammo
UM-K9 - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
UM-R60 - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
UM-R60L - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
UM-R63 - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
UM-R68 - 40 Thunderbolt Ammo
UM-SC - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
UZL-3P - 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
VL-6M - 100 Magshot Ammo, 100 LAC/2 Ammo, 80 LAC/5 Ammo, 14 Silver Bullet Ammo
VND-1X - 75 LAC/2 Ammo, 60 LAC/5 Ammo, 10 Silver Bullet Ammo
WHK-A - RA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
WHK-B - LA : 50 PAC/2 Ammo, 24 PAC/4 Ammo, 24 PAC/8 ammo
WHK-NQ - RA : 24 PAC/2 Ammo, 12 PAC/4 Ammo, 12 PAC/8 ammo

MAP ADJUSTMENTS

RIVER CITY

Domination Circle moved and Radius increased to 600m
South spawns adjusted

STORE UPDATES

Fixed hero MC prices for Crael and Bolt (we won’t be retroactively changing any purchases or taking away MC for players who bought these at a discount)
Released Longbow for MC (Spitfire is a Legend and will release at a later date for MC)
Released Blight and Gorewing for MC

BUG FIXES

Fixed a bug where Hashké, Abaddon, Warlord, and Kasai show as different mechs in their skill trees and could load other builds of their chassis variants
Fixed a bug with the Stone Rhino where decals would shift after you placed them on the mech (we plan on expanding this fix to the Longbow in the future)
Fixed new weapon appearances on multiple mechs where they would call inconsistent geometry. We will continue to work on these bugs as they arise, though players can still use the weapons the same if the weapons do call incorrect barrels.

CLAN BEAM LASER

Heat scale (ghost heat) mechanics now function properly and can no longer be circumvented by a delayed firing pattern. The penalty no longer applies as a heat spike and generated heat per seconds penalty is applied properly.

MAGSHOT AND AP GAUSS RIFLE AMMO

Magshot and AP Gauss ammo no longer cause internal damage if they are destroyed causing an ammo explosion event

SKILL TREE/MAGAZINE CAPACITY

Magazine capacity nodes now give a +4 bonus to PAC/8 (instead of +2) equivalent to two extra shots per node

Patch Files (Direct Download)

To make the patching process easier for players with limited download caps, we'll be providing direct download links for the patch file(s) that comprise this patch. This will allow you to download the patch file(s) elsewhere, for manual injection into the MWO patcher through a Patch Cache folder.

Aside from allowing you to download the patch file(s) elsewhere, on another connection, there are no additional benefits to performing the patch this way; the patching process itself will be the same.

This direct patch download process will only work for players running the standalone client. It does not apply to players running MWO through Steam.

Patch File(s): - TBD

Download the above file(s)
For sake of ease, we recommend creating a dedicated folder for the patch file(s), such as 'MWO Patch Cache'
You do not need to unzip or unpack the patch file(s)
Launch the MWO Portal
Select the three horizontal lines in the top left of the Portal Window
Choose the 'Specify Patch File Cache' option
In the field that appears, paste or enter the location in which you saved the patch file(s) and hit OK
For example, C:\Users\<username>\Documents\MWO Patch Cache
Click the blue Patch button
The launcher will now check the Patch Cache folder you defined. If it locates the required patch files, it will unpack and use those files to apply the patch
Once the patch is complete, launch the game