#Battletech heavy metal vehicle windows#

The developers state that the game will have the spirit of the board game but will not use the board game's rules. Players assume the role of a mercenary commander leading a ' mech lance', or group of four giant humanoid-shaped combat vehicles. This includes both of the studio's co-founders Jordan Weisman created the franchise while at FASA, and Mitch Gitelman was the producer for MechCommander and MechAssault.īattleTech is a turn-based strategy video game. The game shares a setting with the board game that launched the BattleTech franchise, Classic BattleTech, and many members of the development team have worked on previous games in the franchise. The world of BattleTech is dominated by powerful noble houses locked in a devastating war, and the player selects one or more houses to serve.

The player is responsible for selecting each mech's model, armor, pilot, armaments, and skills, and controls a team of four mechs (a 'lance') in combat. In the game, the player assumes the role of a mercenary commander leading a team of powerful combat vehicles called battlemechs. The developers set aside US$1 million to create the game, and turned to Kickstarter to secure funding for additional features, including a single player campaign, an expansion of that campaign, and a player versus player multiplayer mode.

#Battletech heavy metal vehicle windows#

It was released on Windows and OS X on April 24, 2018, with a Linux release to follow.

BattleTech is a Mecha turn-based strategy video game developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive.