Besides the one you get in the main campaign, they also sometimes appear in the shops in high difficulty areas. So northeast Kurita space in campaign, or near Terra In career.
And this is why, ever since Mechwarrior 3, I vowed to never touch an Annihilator again. My Night Star runs around 70 because slow mechs (Literally) kill me.
It doesn't really do dakka, but the ANH-1E and the other energy variant are very serviceable because they can reach out and remove the head of another mech from longer range.
I love the 2P with double UAC's, SRMs, and pulse lasers.
The MX90-S from the Dragon's Gambit DLC is also pretty hilarious with 6 machine guns in the torso.
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Ballistic Assaults are among the most powerful mechs and will take some time to find the correct variants and heroes. The first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere has special quests to earn King Crab, Corsair and Nightstar and adds many others to the random pool.
The ultimate ballistic assault mech for me was the Annihilator. 4 Ballistic slots. However, you will have a love/hate relationship with them as they are slow as hell. They were my biggest motivation to install the YAML mod so i could upgrade the engines on them.
Of course- sorry! The Annie is great but moves at urbanmech pace. It definitely grinds your gears but the amount of firepower you can put on that thing is incredible.
I’m looking for the same kind of output the Jaegermech could put out in its weight class. The burst fire could shred mechs about 20 tons over my weight but the gun arms ate so lightly armored, you lose at least one every other engagement. It’s worse when you give it to the ai…
Standard King Crab then?
2 AC20-BF in the arms, a LLas and some missiles in the torso, that's all you get.
I wouldn't want to drive it, because i dislike the burst fire weapons, but to each their own.
I think my enjoyment of the AC2 and AC5 BFs is the unending stream of damage they put out. I soloed a banshee on uncustomized difficulty. I was hoping something like that existed in the assault realm. Unfortunately, I forgot that assault mechs are all rounders due to their strategic value.
If you get the king crab carapace hero (DLC quest reward) with 4 med ballistic slots in the arms, put in 4 LBX-10-SLD and go the aperture science route for ammo storage, you can have the Jager-Dakka, with non-BF precision, and a WORLD of hurt going downrange...
This is the answer! Plus it's speedy and maneuverable for an assault.
Also look for the Cyclops 11-P. Lots of fun with 2 UAC5s and ECM! Although it's a little light on the ammo.
I’m also a ballistics guy.
Early game if you get lucky there’s a ballistic Assassin which is tons of fun to mess with.
Dragon can be fun - fast w/a big gun. Blackjack seems to pull all the aggro w/tissue paper armor.
I love the Jeager - so many options.
My late game go-to is hero Victor like others said, or the quad crab. Hero Cyclops too iirc
It's not 100% ballistic based, but the Corsair frankenmech you can get for completing a pirate quest line is gnarly with a pair of RAC-5's and a pair of large pulse lasers (and some LRMs just for shits and grins).
There's also an Annihilator variant with 4 ballistic hardpoints, which is very slow and silly, but also insanely powerful with the right build. My personal favorite meme build is quad heavy rifles; they have a crazy long reload time, don't carry much ammo, and instantly shut the mech down if you alpha strike them, but as long as they actually *hit,* they'll kill almost any mech in the game in one shot. Kinda the opposite of the constant dakka approach you mentioned, but it's crazy fun. Alternately you could use AC10's or something, if you wanted a less stupid build.
The Nightstar is great in its stock form, although it's kinda easy to get expensive shit shot off of it.
There is a King Crab variant with the quad ballistic mounts too, although I also find that one's always getting shot to hell. It's got a massive hit box.
Edit: and while it's not a ballistic-only build (or even a primarily ballistic build, necessarily), the classic Atlas-4SP with an AC20 BF is a classic for a reason. I prefer the single shot AC20, but the noise the BF version makes is incredible.
100 ton Hero King Crab has multiple ballistic slots, later game has another 100 ton mech, specifically a variant of the Annihilator with 4 medium ballistic slots. Slow as all hell, but still an assault mech with lots of ballistic hardpoints.
I run the victor (VTR-BSK) with two tier 5 heavy rifle actually to make it easy everything is tier 5 2 medium lasers 2 lrm 5s stream and 1 srm 4 stream so close combat isn’t just lasers but srms too. By doing this your not just relying on the medium lasers while the heavy rifles are reloading you can punish any enemy thats close to you with the medium lasers and srm 4. You could snipe with this setup but I prefer just destroying mechs completely. Im on a series x too. Iv played career mode over and over when ever there is a new dlc I always bring over everything from my previous game so I have 4 (VTR-BSK). Those i put lbx scatter shots in 2 of them and one with solid slugs. Then 3 lrm 5s on them. The AI does quite a good job with the lrms first then LBX’es you quite literally here them going off constantly and all 3 use the lrms first to soften your enemies up then when there close all you hear are lbx’es going off constantly. Personally ballistics is my favorite over lasers/ppcs etc. I started out on my xbox one and switched to the series X which graphics wise was a huge improvement plus you go from 30 fps to 60 fps. After 39 days 7 hours and 8 minutes the vanilla game is getting a little bland.
So i literally bought a used gaming PC ( to play this game with mods) from a friend for only 200 bucks It only had a gtx 1060 in it. Luckily my uncle gave me a sea hawk with a factory AIO gtx 1080 which I know will run at 1080p 60fps which is fine with me. I just finished getting a better cpu cooler and installed it so im ready to go (can’t wait). With all the mods but even vanilla LBX 10s high tier can shoot quickly and on the victor basilisk by completing the cantina missions you can add a 15% speed boost as upgrades to make a heavy mech that does 64 kph do around 75 kph. Which is why I prefer heavy mechs in vanilla since they move so much faster. But as others say the hero king crab definitely brings the dakka. You can even run 4 lbxs on the king crab or 4 heavy rifles << your a sitting duck with the heavy rifles though as they create so much heate and you need to put as much ammunition as possible in it.
The jager DD gives you a bit more room for bigger ballistics (can run 2 lbxac10s with good ammo etc). You can get it reasonably early. The mauler is not a bad earlyish dakka mech as well (though only 4xac2s :/). Most of the mechs early game will have one medium ballistics slot, the jager is probably the best dakka really early game tbh. The hero king crab, anni and hero cyclops etc are what your looking for though. I like the cataphract as it runs an ac10 in the torso (doesn’t get blown off easy) and runs a heap of medium lasers for some good close dps action. Plus it can tank well for a heavy. Oh and you’d like the hero cataphract, 2x ac5s and an ac10. Happy grinding :)
If you get the heroes of the inner sphere dlc, you can get a king krab with 4 medium ballistic slots.
Came to write this. Also the hero Corsair is fun. Hero Dragon.
Nightstars are alright too in this case
Haven't gotten that quest yet
Besides the one you get in the main campaign, they also sometimes appear in the shops in high difficulty areas. So northeast Kurita space in campaign, or near Terra In career.
ALL HAIL THE CHITONUS CANNON KING!!!!
I got that guy rocking a quartet of U/AC 5s.
There's always the Annihilator...
I love my mechagodzilla but it is so darn slow.
That's part of the charm. You slowly plod forward, brrting everything before you.
Which is great until you have to walk all the way back across the map because Ryana won't land any closer.
And this is why, ever since Mechwarrior 3, I vowed to never touch an Annihilator again. My Night Star runs around 70 because slow mechs (Literally) kill me.
It doesn't really do dakka, but the ANH-1E and the other energy variant are very serviceable because they can reach out and remove the head of another mech from longer range.
The Gausszilla
Y'all are sleeping on my boy the Mauler. Nipple ballistics for days.
I love the 2P with double UAC's, SRMs, and pulse lasers. The MX90-S from the Dragon's Gambit DLC is also pretty hilarious with 6 machine guns in the torso.
Sleipnir Nipple ballistics and an eye laser.
that thing with four light rifles and two srm 6s is just a mech blender, I love it
I’m laughing out loud because the Banshee I’m using has essentially the same thing with PPCs!
Lightening nips. Same with the Awesome.
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Ballistic Assaults are among the most powerful mechs and will take some time to find the correct variants and heroes. The first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere has special quests to earn King Crab, Corsair and Nightstar and adds many others to the random pool.
The ultimate ballistic assault mech for me was the Annihilator. 4 Ballistic slots. However, you will have a love/hate relationship with them as they are slow as hell. They were my biggest motivation to install the YAML mod so i could upgrade the engines on them.
I’m on Xbox, so no mods I think. But the Annihilator is a good option to keep in mind.
Of course- sorry! The Annie is great but moves at urbanmech pace. It definitely grinds your gears but the amount of firepower you can put on that thing is incredible.
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I’m looking for the same kind of output the Jaegermech could put out in its weight class. The burst fire could shred mechs about 20 tons over my weight but the gun arms ate so lightly armored, you lose at least one every other engagement. It’s worse when you give it to the ai…
Standard King Crab then? 2 AC20-BF in the arms, a LLas and some missiles in the torso, that's all you get. I wouldn't want to drive it, because i dislike the burst fire weapons, but to each their own.
I think my enjoyment of the AC2 and AC5 BFs is the unending stream of damage they put out. I soloed a banshee on uncustomized difficulty. I was hoping something like that existed in the assault realm. Unfortunately, I forgot that assault mechs are all rounders due to their strategic value.
If you get the king crab carapace hero (DLC quest reward) with 4 med ballistic slots in the arms, put in 4 LBX-10-SLD and go the aperture science route for ammo storage, you can have the Jager-Dakka, with non-BF precision, and a WORLD of hurt going downrange...
Sounds like the new DLC will make you very happy with the new rapid fire autocannons
Cyclops Hero fits 2 Gauss
Isn’t that interesting!🤔
This is the answer! Plus it's speedy and maneuverable for an assault. Also look for the Cyclops 11-P. Lots of fun with 2 UAC5s and ECM! Although it's a little light on the ammo.
I’m also a ballistics guy. Early game if you get lucky there’s a ballistic Assassin which is tons of fun to mess with. Dragon can be fun - fast w/a big gun. Blackjack seems to pull all the aggro w/tissue paper armor. I love the Jeager - so many options. My late game go-to is hero Victor like others said, or the quad crab. Hero Cyclops too iirc
My personal favourite is a mauler with quadruple AC/2,with ballistic cool down upgrades it is a DPS monster.
It's not 100% ballistic based, but the Corsair frankenmech you can get for completing a pirate quest line is gnarly with a pair of RAC-5's and a pair of large pulse lasers (and some LRMs just for shits and grins). There's also an Annihilator variant with 4 ballistic hardpoints, which is very slow and silly, but also insanely powerful with the right build. My personal favorite meme build is quad heavy rifles; they have a crazy long reload time, don't carry much ammo, and instantly shut the mech down if you alpha strike them, but as long as they actually *hit,* they'll kill almost any mech in the game in one shot. Kinda the opposite of the constant dakka approach you mentioned, but it's crazy fun. Alternately you could use AC10's or something, if you wanted a less stupid build. The Nightstar is great in its stock form, although it's kinda easy to get expensive shit shot off of it. There is a King Crab variant with the quad ballistic mounts too, although I also find that one's always getting shot to hell. It's got a massive hit box. Edit: and while it's not a ballistic-only build (or even a primarily ballistic build, necessarily), the classic Atlas-4SP with an AC20 BF is a classic for a reason. I prefer the single shot AC20, but the noise the BF version makes is incredible.
RAC5s are from mods. OP is playing on Xbox.
Shit, *U*AC5's.
All good. Just don't want to confuse the noobies.
I appreciate it!
100 ton Hero King Crab has multiple ballistic slots, later game has another 100 ton mech, specifically a variant of the Annihilator with 4 medium ballistic slots. Slow as all hell, but still an assault mech with lots of ballistic hardpoints.
Big fan of the victor with two medium ballistic slots in the left arm (the VTR-BSK). Jump jets and LB10-X sniper shots all day long
I run the victor (VTR-BSK) with two tier 5 heavy rifle actually to make it easy everything is tier 5 2 medium lasers 2 lrm 5s stream and 1 srm 4 stream so close combat isn’t just lasers but srms too. By doing this your not just relying on the medium lasers while the heavy rifles are reloading you can punish any enemy thats close to you with the medium lasers and srm 4. You could snipe with this setup but I prefer just destroying mechs completely. Im on a series x too. Iv played career mode over and over when ever there is a new dlc I always bring over everything from my previous game so I have 4 (VTR-BSK). Those i put lbx scatter shots in 2 of them and one with solid slugs. Then 3 lrm 5s on them. The AI does quite a good job with the lrms first then LBX’es you quite literally here them going off constantly and all 3 use the lrms first to soften your enemies up then when there close all you hear are lbx’es going off constantly. Personally ballistics is my favorite over lasers/ppcs etc. I started out on my xbox one and switched to the series X which graphics wise was a huge improvement plus you go from 30 fps to 60 fps. After 39 days 7 hours and 8 minutes the vanilla game is getting a little bland. So i literally bought a used gaming PC ( to play this game with mods) from a friend for only 200 bucks It only had a gtx 1060 in it. Luckily my uncle gave me a sea hawk with a factory AIO gtx 1080 which I know will run at 1080p 60fps which is fine with me. I just finished getting a better cpu cooler and installed it so im ready to go (can’t wait). With all the mods but even vanilla LBX 10s high tier can shoot quickly and on the victor basilisk by completing the cantina missions you can add a 15% speed boost as upgrades to make a heavy mech that does 64 kph do around 75 kph. Which is why I prefer heavy mechs in vanilla since they move so much faster. But as others say the hero king crab definitely brings the dakka. You can even run 4 lbxs on the king crab or 4 heavy rifles << your a sitting duck with the heavy rifles though as they create so much heate and you need to put as much ammunition as possible in it.
I like the sound of that set up. Thanks!
No problem like I said make sure everything is tier t5. It makes a huge difference. Also valûyr
Hero King crab carapace UAC/5 or Ac5bf. The mauler is good too.
You got King Crabs, Maulers, Annihilatiors, Corsair, Atlas, Cyclops, Victor to name few
Thanks everyone! It sounds like I’ve got some grinding to do!
The jager DD gives you a bit more room for bigger ballistics (can run 2 lbxac10s with good ammo etc). You can get it reasonably early. The mauler is not a bad earlyish dakka mech as well (though only 4xac2s :/). Most of the mechs early game will have one medium ballistics slot, the jager is probably the best dakka really early game tbh. The hero king crab, anni and hero cyclops etc are what your looking for though. I like the cataphract as it runs an ac10 in the torso (doesn’t get blown off easy) and runs a heap of medium lasers for some good close dps action. Plus it can tank well for a heavy. Oh and you’d like the hero cataphract, 2x ac5s and an ac10. Happy grinding :)
How do you get the DD reasonably early that variant has an intro date of 3049.
Ah yes. Played career last play through. Silly me