Welcome to JFGG, Guide to the Basics.
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The Kaio's 5 Steps to Greatness!!!
Step 1: Game Settings
Basic Game options that make playing Mechwarrior more efficiently and easily.
1.1 Game Option
- Unselect Arm Lock.
- Unselect Cockpit Game Monitor is an optional option for better fps.
- Select Color-blind Friendly Reticle
1.2 Mouse Sensitivity
- Adjust sensitivity by preference, prioritize Precision over Speed
- For Gaming Mouse Users
- Sensitivity 0.1
- Smooth 0
- Acceleration 0
- In Windows Settings
- Press the Windows Key + R input main.cpl
- On Pointer Options tab adjust Motion to 6 notches
- Adjust Mouse Sensitivity within the mouse gaming software
- For Standard Mouse Users
- Smooth 0
- Acceleration 0
- Sensitivity between 0.1 -> 0.4
1.3 Video Setting
- Confirm DX11 or DX9 is your optimal game mode (dependent on your graphics card) Run the game on public drop not training ground to test FPS effect
- Damage Glow (optional only penalized by a few FPS drop)
- Advanced settings
- Effects : Low
- Object Detail : High
- Particles : Low
- Post Processing : Low
- Shading : Low
- Shadows : Low
- Texturing : High
- Environment : Low
- Anti-Aliasing : (setting dependent on GPU optimization)
1.4 Keyboard Binding
- The Following are important keys for readjustment
- Chat Section
- Global Chat : F5
- Team Chat : F6
- Lance Chat : F7
- Mech
- Arm Lock Left Shift (default good for converging all weps to a single point and reducing mouse movement for better precision USE IT)
- Toggle Arm Lock Assign Button (assign a button if a toggle works better for you than a press and hold type button)
- Override Shutdown Assign Button (assign a button for quickly engaging and disengaging Override usage will be explained in training)
- Activate Module Slot 1 3/4/5 (effective use of consumables while shooting, running)
- Activate Module Slot 2 3/4/5 (Consecutive key to slot 1 makes it easy to diffrentiate)
- MASC Left Alt
- Miscellanous
- Target Lock R for acquiring lock and info for selected target, cycles thru enemies in front arc (default works real well but adjust for preferrence)
- Show Target Overlay Assign Button (good for checking team mate conditions and searching for Specific Targets)
- Arrow Keys UP/DOWN Selecting Weapons LEFT/RIGHT Selecting weapon groups Right Ctrl Toggling weapon to selected group
- Battlegrid B Full tactical map view (default works well)
- Movement
- typical WASD movement arrangement Space for JumpJets(only on jumpjet capable mechs)
- Vision
- Toggle Max Zoom Level Assign Button (zoom key preferrence, lets you quickly jump from no-zoom to full-zoom and vice-versa)
- F1 - F4 (suggested keys for easy access for ECM, Night Vision, Thermal Vision)
- Weapon
- Weapon keybinds typically is optimal but adjust to preference specially if capable for using multiple keys
- Weapon Indicators around crosshair
- TOP LEFT weapon group 1 MID LEFT weap group 2 BOTTOM LEFT weap group 3
- TOP RIGHT weap group 4 MID RIGHT weap group 5 BOTTOM RIGHT weap group 6
- Weapon Door Toggle Assign Button (for mechs with weapon doors, Speeds up usage of equiped weapons I.E. Catapult Ears, King Crab Arms)
Step 2 Choosing your first MECH for mass destruction
-Stormcrow or Hunchback IIc
- Very stable starting mechs to start Earning C-Bills With and good for learning game mechanics
-Top 10 Clan Mechs to OWN (order is based on my experience)
- 1 Stormcrow (very customizable weapons platform)
- 2 Timber Wolf (very customizable weapons platform, Amazing Mobility for the tonnage, Near Max Armor builds)
- 3 Hellbringer (ECM great for concealing self and team movement, Decent firepower)
- 4 Arctic Cheetah (considered the best light mech)
- 5 Hunchback IIC (High Mounted weapons platform)
- 6 Ebon Jaguar (optional replacement to Hellbringer for more firepower needs)
- 7 Kodiak (best assault mech clan has)
- 8 Jenner IIc (light mech with an impressive weapon loadout)
- 9 Night Gyr (Slow movement, Packs Assault class dmg)
- 10 Mad Dog (Best SRM / Streak Heavy mech clan has to offer)
Step 3 Mech Builds
- LASER VOMITS
- Comprised of a combination of Clan Large Pulse Laser and Clan E.R. Med Lasers
- Good Pinpoint(precision) damage
- Mid to Long Range
- Managing Heat is very important
- DAKA (UAC Builds)
- Comprised of Multiple UAC barrels
- Good Suppressive firepower
- Short to Mid Range
- High DPS, Low DMG
-SPLAT / STREAK
- Comprised of Multiple SRM or Streak Launchers
- Good Burst Damage
- Extremely Short Range (exception to streaks having a decent range when moduled)
- Streaks never misses but random components gets hit
- Extremely Heat Efficient if built and used right
- Mech Builds Reference Guide JFGG Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_axvxhy-_k-Ywklcb3hogrqhjLcUFyd9_aNcM0Z6Z3k/edit- Mech Builder Website SMURFY's
http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/ - Mech Builds Reference Guide 2 METAMECHS
http://www.metamechs.comhttp://www.metamechs.comStep 4 Skills
- Torso Twisting
- Both an Offensive and Defensive skill to master.
- OFFENSIVE : Minimize Torso Twist never Over Twist (twisting to aim at a target at the maximum allowed movement by mech)
- OFFENSIVE : Use the Arm Lock/Arm Lock Toggle to stabilize aim
- DEFENSIVE : Swaying the torso to the left or right depending on your weapon placement to take the brunt of damage taken
- DEFENSIVE : Swaying the torso both left and right to spread damage around your front or sides
- Throttle Control
- Being able to predict when you stop and when you go is always important
- Extremely Helpfull Skill for poking (shooting at targets around corners or over hills)
- Mini Map Reading
- Gives you teammate and enemy movement reading, ability to predict enemy movement helps with proper positioning on the field
- Heat Management
- This is VERY VERY IMPORTANT, can't shoot when you're overheating.
- Positioning & Awareness
- Being able to use the Terrain to your advantage and at the same time predicting Terrain that enemy would use to their advantage
- Keeping it Steady, Take it Slow, But Take the Initiative.
- When you shoot hold your Arm lock or hit your toggle, burn that beam duration on your target, always try to shoot first before you get shot
- Consumables
- Proper Timing and usage of Consumables during matches (cost is very minimal, Learning when to use Cool Shots with combination of Override gives you a slight edge in a tough spot)
Step 5 Leveling in Mechwarior Online
- Matches earns the specific mech use efficiency Skill Points
- Acquire all the Basic Mech Skills per chasis
- Elite Skills Require 3 of the same Mech but of different chasis (i.e. MLX-Prime MLX-A MLX-B) to have Full Basic Skills Acquired
- Master Module Slot doesnt require 3 Fully Elite Mechs.
- Spend GXP in Pilot Trees and not on Mech Trees
- in order of Importance
- Cool Boost
- Cool Shot 9 by 9
- Improved UAV
- Weapon Modules
- Cl. E.R. Medium Laser Range
- Cl. Large Pulse Laser Range
- Cl. Large Pulse Laser Cooldown
- Cl. UAC10 Cooldown
- Cl. Small Pulse Lasers Range (Cl. E.R. Small Laser Range Preference on small weapon)
- Cl. Small Pulse Lasers Cooldown (Cl. E.R. Small Laser Cooldown Preference on small weapon)
- Cl. Gauss Rifle Cooldown
- Cl. Gauss Rifle Range
- Cl. SRM#.Streak# Cooldown
- Cl. SRM#.Streak# Range
- Radar Deprevation
- Adv. Seismic Sensor
- Capture Accelerator
- Adv. Sensor Range
