Greetings, Warriors!

We’re excited to share the details of the 5th Hotfix for MechWarrior 5: Clans, featuring bug fixes and improvements for the Trials of War DLC. These updates aim to bring you the best possible experience over the holidays—starting with an incredible gift!

Trials of War Goes Free!

This week, the Trials of War DLC will begin transitioning from a paid add-on to a free one. Plus, anyone who purchased the DLC will receive a full refund.

The timing of this transition, the refund process, and how to acquire the DLC for free will vary depending on your platform. Here’s everything you need to know:

Microsoft / Xbox Store

• Price Change Timing: The price change is in process and should take 3–5 days. We’ve requested an expedited timeline.
• Free Acquisition: Once the price change is live, you’ll be able to download the DLC for free from the Xbox Store.
• Refunds: Refunds will be issued automatically by Xbox Customer Service within 2 weeks. There’s no need to contact Xbox support.

Steam

• Price Change Timing: Expected this week.
• Free Acquisition: The DLC will become part of the base game purchase. If you already own the base game, the DLC will be automatically added to your library.
• Refunds: Steam will handle refunds. Please allow some time for these to reflect on your payment method.

Epic Games Store

• Price Change Timing: Expected this week.
• Free Acquisition: Players who don’t own the DLC can download it for free once the price change goes live.
• Note: If you already own Trials of War and lose ownership, simply reacquire it at the free price.
• Refunds: Epic will issue refunds. Please allow time for this to process.

Sony / PlayStation

• Status: We’re actively working with Sony to finalize the price change and refund process.
• Details: Updates on timing and instructions will be added to this post as soon as they are available.

Support Information

• Refunds: Refunds will be issued by the respective platforms. Our support team cannot process refunds directly. If you don’t receive your refund, please contact the platform’s customer service.
• Other Issues: For help with MechWarrior 5: Clans or its add-ons, feel free to reach out to our support team.

Thank you for being part of the MechWarrior community! Don’t forget to read the full patch notes for more details on the upcoming hotfix.

Happy Holidays,
The MechWarrior 5: Clans Team

Hot-Fix Details

The Hot Fix is currently still testing and Certification as long as we don't find any major issues the Hot-Fix will deploy tomorrow. If we are delayed in deploying the Hot Fix we will update this post.

Fixed Issues: 

Trials of War Content

General 

• Added missing SFX to the SimPod menus
• Several localization fixes to new menus and features

Arena Mode

• Added kill feed messaging in Arena Mode
• Added an Eject option in the Radial menu to forcibly eject from your 'Mech 
• Ejecting counts as a kill for the last opponent that dealt damage to you
• Fixed issue where Trueborn difficulty shielding was applied to pilots who are not on Team 1 (when campaign difficulty was set to Trueborn)
• Adjusted environment art and fixed a ground collision issue in ‘Monolith Field’
• Added the selected 'Mech Variants on the Trial Terms and Trial Results screens
• Fixed a bug where Clients could not change specific Arena options with gamepad
• Fixed a bug where pilot images could be missing on the Trial Terms screen after the host restarts the trial
• Fixed a bug where dealing damage to or killing teammates would count towards your total score
• Fixed an issue where the Trial winner could be incorrectly marked in the Trial Results screen
• Melee trials now correctly account for score ties 
• Team Score is now listed in the Trial Results screen (mid-Trial score tracker remains as each pilot's personal score)
• Fixed issue where winner states wouldn't display properly if users joined mid-Trial
• Fixed issue with the targeting box colour for clients placed in Team 1
• Fixed an issue where the Mission Failure screen could sometimes appear if the host died during a Trial
• Fixed an issue where completing an Arena trial and then running a campaign could cause issues with the Command Wheel and Starmate AI behaviors
• Fixed a ground collision issue under one of the spawn points in 'Smoke Jaguar Trial Arena'

Horde Mode

• Fixed a bug where after wiping in Horde Mode the Scan and Radial menu could not be used in a subsequent Campaign mission
• Fixed a bug where the player could get stuck inside the Repair Bay and lose functionality 
• Fixed an issue where Starmates could stop responding to commands
• Fixed a bug where ammo crates could be scanned indefinitely each round
• One ammo crate will now restock per round, chosen randomly from used crates
• Fixed bugs relating to spawning and AI behavior
• Fixed issues where no enemies would spawn in a wave
• Fixed issues where enemies would spawn but stay stationary 
• Fixed an issue where a boss wave would not spawn a boss after the first time encountering the Gazelle 
• Fixed an issue where the Drone Sokol would travel too high out of range of the players
• Fixed the floating large wall debris
• Adjusted collision in problem spots throughout the map

Platform Specific  

• PC: Fixed an issue where sometimes the mouse cursor would be present when starting missions

Performance

• Fix a potential crash when toggling Scan Mode

Gameplay

• Fixed a Co-Op issue where sometimes a player would not be associated with a pilot
• Fixed a bug where weapons could be disabled after scanning then quickly switching 'Mechs
• Fixed an issue where the shutdown icon sometimes remained on screen after a repair
• Fixed a Technician issue where sometimes they would be distributed incorrectly 
• Repair Bay commands can no longer be issued to Repair Bays that already have an assigned starmate undergoing a repair command (prior to this change they would be issuable, but would just fail)
• Fixed instances where the HUD was still available during a repair in a Repair Bay