if I'm playing through the campaign the first time through, do you guys recommend a clean vanilla playthrough or get one of the mods that expand and enhance the game? If mod, which ones?

I had to put the Archer in Storage because i was doing a "flashpoint" mission which didnt allow anything more than 55 tonsd, blah blah blah. The point is i put the damn thing in storage, i take it out, all the weapons are stripped which i think is ok kinda normal im not sure why this happens(im also a noob to this universe and its lore) but i can find the stripped weapons in my inventory, but my sweet ass missle suite is just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Gone! is this a BUG???...

So I haven't really fought ComStar in any real form before today, despite being quite familiar the BattleTech universe. I mean they never really show up in video games, and I sadly haven't gotten a chance to play the tabletop. However today while playing the BEX mod I got a good taste of why you should be afraid of them. Basically I was an average strength 50-75 ton lance (Orion, Rifleman, Thunderbolt, and Centurion). It was pretty much perfect for most missions I was facing at that point. I saw a tag te...

I am at a location (early Campaign) where the store has both the Heat Bank and the Thermal Exchanger. I want to improve my PPC loaded Marauder to deal with the heat as best as possible. I've looked at the stats for both trying to make heads or tails of it, to no avail. I currently have Double-Heat Sinks on, but it only gives a +2 difference and takes 2 added slots. I am going to buy both and install them during the next long jump. Any suggestions on the best one to use?...

How does an enemy get an 80% damage reduction on all 10 fielded 'Mechs in a single round? They all moved and were in trees, but that would be 300 resolve. My +++ loaded King Crab could barely knock down half a pip on the armor bar with an alpha strike. I'll try to get a screen shot next time it happens....