As it is non-standlone expansion, it requires the base version of the game to work.Main article: BattleTech (fictional setting)Ī detailed timeline stretching from the late 20th century to the mid-32nd describes humanity's technological, social and political development and spread through space both in broad historical terms and through accounts of the lives of individuals who experienced and shaped that history, with an emphasis on (initially) the year 3025 and creating an ongoing storyline from there. Heavy Metal does not bring any changes in the audiovisuals. Game modesīattleTech: Heavy Metal can be played alone or in multiplayer mode over the Internet. a mortar, as well as inferno missiles that increase target's internal heat, disabling them. Among the latter we can find the first weapon dealing area damage, i.e.
The list of the former consists of seven machines known from the BattleTech board game, as well as a completely new construction, designed excelusively for the add-on. MechanicsĮxcept for the new missions, BattleTech: Heavy Metal brings eight previously unavailable mechs and weapon systems. In addition, the expansion enables us to investigate the secrets of a certain transporter wreck that reached the Periphery. PlotīattleTech: Heavy Metal introduces a new mini-campaign, in which the players face two famous characters from the universe: Wolf's Dragoons mercenaries, known as Bounty Hunter and Black Widow. Like the base version of the game and previous add-ons, the expansion was developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive. Heavy Metal is the title of the third big expansion for BattleTech, a tactical turn-based strategy game from 2018.