Star systems vary from those with rich megacities and high technology to planets where scattered survivors of the wars barely scratch out a living, or where the settlements have been abandoned. The Aurigan Reach, the area covered by the campaign map, is part of the Periphery with around 200 worlds. The Argo, the player's main ship, entering orbit. There are remnants of the Star League, such as abandoned bases and derelict starships, which can be sources of lost information or equipment. Despite the loss of technology, it's possible to acquire high-tech weapons and equipment, including even SLDF (Star League Defence Force) Royal BattleMechs, the state of the art before the Star League collapsed. During the the Succession Wars, some Star League technology was lost (this is known as lostech) - just as technology regressed after the fall of the Roman Empire. The game is set in the 31st century, during a period of intermittent warfare - the Succession Wars - which has already lasted for over two and a half centuries. The killing of the Star League's leader and ruling family led to civil war, as the leaders of major powers in the Inner Sphere fought each other. Stefan Amaris, the leader of the Rim Worlds Republic (a powerful Periphery state) carried out a coup against Richard Cameron, the First Lord of the Star League. Outside the Inner Sphere is the Periphery, whose nations are in a similar situation to the Celtic and Germanic tribes on the borders of the Roman Empire. These settlements are linked by travel using JumpShips - the equivalent of the Roman Empire's road network. In the late 28th century, when the Star League split into warring states, much of humanity lived in the Inner Sphere with rich settlements in about two thousand inhabited planets (according to a BattleTech Wiki). You can check out the Urban Warfare announcement trailer below.If you'd like to catch up on key events from the 22nd to 31st centuries, the game's introductory video offers this. New Encounter – Attack and Defend is a challenging new mission type where your mercenaries must destroy an enemy's base to stop a steady stream of attackers before they can overcome your forces and knock out your employer's base.Three New Enemy Vehicles – The Tank sports a variety of weapons to fight at all ranges with speed and agility, the Packrat is a battlefield support vehicle equipped with a prototype version of ECM, and the Rotunda is a reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a prototype version of Active Probe.New Flashpoints – A wide variety of new branching short stories that link together mercenary missions, crew conversations, special events, critical choices, and rare bonus rewards.The Javelin is a compromise between speed and firepower, with close-range knockout power. Two New BattleMechs – The experimental Raven 1X sports an advanced electronic warfare package combining ECM and Active Probe systems into a lightweight component.Meanwhile, 'Mechs equipped with Active Probe can reveal, locate, and target enemy units that would otherwise be hidden. 'Mechs equipped with Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and nearby friendly units are obscured from enemy targeting systems, and immune to indirect fire. Electronic Warfare – The return of these lost technologies will forever change the 31st century battlefield.Abandoned explosive fuel trucks, destroyed coolant exchanger buildings, and broken electrical transformers that disrupt targeting will drastically change the battle as you go. Every building in the new urban biome is fully destructible, so you're never more than a few salvos away from a new line of sight, or the defensive cover of high-rise rubble. Urban Warfare – Street brawls introduce new tactical gameplay challenges as 'Mech combat moves from wide-open natural landscapes to vast urban sprawls.
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