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Like [[Harebrained Schemes]]' [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech'' game]], each step of the campaign opens up as the player reaches certain Reputation levels, thus a number of procedural generated Contracts or [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/High Reward Quests|High Reward Quests]] must be played in order to improve Reputation and unlock the next campaign mission. | Like [[Harebrained Schemes]]' [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech'' game]], each step of the campaign opens up as the player reaches certain Reputation levels, thus a number of procedural generated Contracts or [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/High Reward Quests|High Reward Quests]] must be played in order to improve Reputation and unlock the next campaign mission. | ||
| − | Separate from the game's main campaign, | + | Separate from the game's main campaign, [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Legend of the Kestrel Lancers|''Legend of the Kestrel Lancers'']], [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Rise of Rasalhague|''Rise of Rasalhague'']], [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#The Dragon.27s Gambit|''The Dragon's Gambit'']] and [[MechWarrior_5:_Mercenaries#Solaris_Showdown|''Solaris Showdown'']] feature their own sets of linear, time-locked missions. |
| + | {{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Kestrel Lancers Missions}} | ||
| + | {{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Rasalhague Missions}} | ||
| + | {{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Dragon Missions}} | ||
| + | {{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Solaris Missions}} | ||
==Tutorial== | ==Tutorial== | ||
| − | In 3012, then-Captain Mason takes out a rebuilt [[Centurion (BattleMech)|CN9-A ''Centurion'']] [[BattleMech]] with his father [[Nikolai Mason]] on [[De_Berry|De Berry Prime]]. | + | In [[3012]], then-Captain Mason takes out a rebuilt [[Centurion (BattleMech)|CN9-A ''Centurion'']] [[BattleMech]] with his father [[Nikolai Mason]] on [[De_Berry|De Berry Prime]]. |
| − | Following this training mission is a cutscene from 3015. Jake and Nikolai Mason are attempting to rendezvous with a contact to collect on payment when they are interrupted by | + | Following this training mission is a cutscene from 3015. Jake and Nikolai Mason are attempting to rendezvous with a contact to collect on payment when they are interrupted by a surprise attack by a mysterious mercenary unit demanding information from Nikolai. Refusing to divulge the coordinates they seek, Nikolai orders his son to return to base and flee aboard the unit's ''[[Leopard]]''-class [[DropShip]], sacrificing his life to ensure their escape. |
As its name implies, the Tutorial is primarily intended to familiarize the player with MW5's controls and how BattleMechs function. | As its name implies, the Tutorial is primarily intended to familiarize the player with MW5's controls and how BattleMechs function. | ||
=Missions= | =Missions= | ||
| − | :Starting Date: May | + | :Starting Date: 27 May 3015 |
===Smash and Grab=== | ===Smash and Grab=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 1 | + | * Reputation Level: 1 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[ | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]]) |
| − | *Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of [[ | + | * Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]]) |
| − | *Mission Type: Raid, Demolition (secondary objective) | + | * Mission Type: Raid, Demolition (secondary objective) |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 5 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 5 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 30 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 30 | + | * Rewards: 50,000 [[C-bill]]s |
| − | *Rewards: 50,000 [[C-bill]]s | ||
| − | The battered Cavaliers head to the icy world of [[De Berry]] to strike a bandit-held abandoned power station for supplies to keep afloat while [[Sebastian Spears]] of Interstellar Expeditions works on a way out of the system. | + | The battered Cavaliers head to the icy world of [[De Berry|De Berry VIII]] to strike a bandit-held abandoned power station for supplies to keep afloat while [[Sebastian Spears]] of Interstellar Expeditions works on a way out of the system. |
===Imminent Threat=== | ===Imminent Threat=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 1 | + | * Reputation Level: 1 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws) | + | * Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws) |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense | + | * Mission Type: Defense |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 5 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 5 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 30 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 30 | + | * Rewards: 50,000 C-bills |
| − | *Rewards: 50,000 C-bills | ||
Hired on Spear's recommendation to protect his mining interests, Commander Mason must defend a mining company's facilities on [[De_Berry|De Berry III]] from pirate attack. | Hired on Spear's recommendation to protect his mining interests, Commander Mason must defend a mining company's facilities on [[De_Berry|De Berry III]] from pirate attack. | ||
===Takedown=== | ===Takedown=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 2 | + | * Reputation Level: 2 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws) | + | * Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws) |
| − | *Mission Type: Demolition | + | * Mission Type: Demolition |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 5 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 5 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 50 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 50 | + | * Rewards: 50,000 C-bills |
| − | *Rewards: 50,000 C-bills | ||
With Black Inferno closing in, the Cavaliers must perform one more contract on [[De_Berry|De Berry III]], launching a risky strike to destroy the pirates' base of operation for good to earn passage out of the system. | With Black Inferno closing in, the Cavaliers must perform one more contract on [[De_Berry|De Berry III]], launching a risky strike to destroy the pirates' base of operation for good to earn passage out of the system. | ||
===Last Man Standing=== | ===Last Man Standing=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 2 | + | * Reputation Level: 2 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Mercenaries]] | + | * Targeting: [[Circle of Eight|Mercenaries]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense | + | * Mission Type: Defense |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 5 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 5 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 50 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 50 | + | * Rewards: 50,000 C-bills, [[Jenner|JR7-D ''Jenner'']], pilot [[Leon_Freeman|Lt. Leon Freeman]] (7/43) |
| − | *Rewards: 50,000 C-bills, [[Jenner|JR7-D ''Jenner'']], pilot [[Leon_Freeman|Lt. Leon Freeman]] (7/43) | ||
| − | Obligated to Spears for his assistance, Commander Mason arrives at [[Brookeland]] to reinforce the depleted mercenaries defending an Interstellar Expeditions dig site from pirate raiders. | + | Obligated to Spears for his assistance, Commander Mason arrives at [[Brookeland|Brookeland Prime]] to reinforce the depleted mercenaries defending an Interstellar Expeditions dig site from pirate raiders. |
''Notes:'' This is the final tutorial-like mission, with the player now having access to the Starmap to travel freely around the [[Inner Sphere]]. Completing this mission also unlocks the full repair and modification system as well as co-op play. While the player has the option to rename the mercenary company at this point, for convenience and clarity it remains the Cavaliers here. | ''Notes:'' This is the final tutorial-like mission, with the player now having access to the Starmap to travel freely around the [[Inner Sphere]]. Completing this mission also unlocks the full repair and modification system as well as co-op play. While the player has the option to rename the mercenary company at this point, for convenience and clarity it remains the Cavaliers here. | ||
===Noble Cause=== | ===Noble Cause=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 5 | + | * Reputation Level: 5 |
| − | *Employer: [[Apex Mining Syndicate|Indentured Apex Employees]] (Subsidiary of [[ | + | * Employer: [[Apex Mining Syndicate|Indentured Apex Employees]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]]) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Apex Mining Syndicate]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Targeting: [[Apex Mining Syndicate]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Mission Type: Raid | + | * Mission Type: Raid |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 17 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 17 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 200 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 200 | + | * Rewards: 178,000 C-bills, 310 Reputation, one Tier 2 [[SRM-4]], one Tier 2 [[large laser]] |
| − | *Rewards: 178,000 C-bills, 310 Reputation, one Tier 2 [[SRM-4]], one Tier 2 [[large laser]] | ||
Seeking to expand their reputation and standing, the Cavaliers are hired by the Apex Mining Syndicate's indentured employees to hit them in their pocketbook, damaging vital facilities on [[Allerton]] to force the iron-fisted company to the negotiating table and treat its workforce more fairly. | Seeking to expand their reputation and standing, the Cavaliers are hired by the Apex Mining Syndicate's indentured employees to hit them in their pocketbook, damaging vital facilities on [[Allerton]] to force the iron-fisted company to the negotiating table and treat its workforce more fairly. | ||
===Target of Opportunity=== | ===Target of Opportunity=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 6 | + | * Reputation Level: 6 |
| − | *Employer: [[House Marik]] | + | * Employer: [[House Marik]] |
| − | *Targeting: [[House Liao]] | + | * Targeting: [[House Liao]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Assassination | + | * Mission Type: Assassination |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 25 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 25 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 200 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 200 | + | * Rewards: 120,100 C-bills, 150 Reputation |
| − | *Rewards: 120,100 C-bills, 150 Reputation | ||
Free Worlds League refugees forced from their homes by the Black Inferno fled into Liao space, only to be trapped by a malicious governor blocking their passage back over "ongoing security concerns." Deducing this is a ploy to destabilize the region, the League government hires the Cavaliers to assassinate the local governor on [[Hsien]] to teach House Liao a lesson and let the refugees come home. | Free Worlds League refugees forced from their homes by the Black Inferno fled into Liao space, only to be trapped by a malicious governor blocking their passage back over "ongoing security concerns." Deducing this is a ploy to destabilize the region, the League government hires the Cavaliers to assassinate the local governor on [[Hsien]] to teach House Liao a lesson and let the refugees come home. | ||
===Collateral Damage=== | ===Collateral Damage=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 6 | + | * Reputation Level: 6 |
| − | *Employer: [[House Marik]] | + | * Employer: [[House Marik]] |
| − | *Targeting: [[House Liao]] | + | * Targeting: [[House Liao]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Demolition | + | * Mission Type: Demolition |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 40 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 40 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 180 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 180 | + | * Rewards: 220,250 C-bills, 200 Reputation |
| − | *Rewards: 220,250 C-bills, 200 Reputation | ||
| − | With an incensed House Liao launching raids against Marik border posts in response to the | + | With an incensed House Liao launching raids against Marik border posts in response to the Hsien governor's assassination and the refugees still trapped, the Free Worlds League hires the Cavaliers to destroy a Logistics Center in an urban military complex on [[Capolla]] to weaken the [[CCAF]] enough to allow their return. |
===First Strike=== | ===First Strike=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 7 | + | * Reputation Level: 7 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[ | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]]) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] | + | * Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense, Raid | + | * Mission Type: Defense, Raid |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 40 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 40 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 250 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 250 | + | * Rewards: 100,000 C-bills, [[Warhammer|WHM-6R ''Warhammer'']] (damaged), two Tier 3 [[medium pulse laser]]s, two Tier 3 [[SRM-6]] with [[Artemis IV FCS|Artemis IV]], four tons of SRM Artemis ammo |
| − | *Rewards: 100,000 C-bills, [[Warhammer|WHM-6R ''Warhammer'']] (damaged), two Tier 3 [[ | ||
Ryana and Spears' investigation into the refugee movements and Black Inferno attacks in search of a pattern appears to have paid off, discovering the Black Inferno have seized control of a fuel refinery on [[Foot Fall|Foot Fall III]] to power their offensive. Hired to defend a civilian settlement nearby, Spears gives the Cavaliers an opportunity and funding to strike the first blow against their hated foe. | Ryana and Spears' investigation into the refugee movements and Black Inferno attacks in search of a pattern appears to have paid off, discovering the Black Inferno have seized control of a fuel refinery on [[Foot Fall|Foot Fall III]] to power their offensive. Hired to defend a civilian settlement nearby, Spears gives the Cavaliers an opportunity and funding to strike the first blow against their hated foe. | ||
===Distress Call=== | ===Distress Call=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 9 | + | * Reputation Level: 9 |
| − | *Employer: [[Coalition of Farmers]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Coalition of Farmers]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] | + | * Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense | + | * Mission Type: Defense |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 60 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 60 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 260 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 260 | + | * Rewards: 440,800 C-bills, 700 Reputation, three Tier 3 [[medium laser]]s |
| − | *Rewards: 440,800 C-bills, 700 Reputation, three Tier 3 [[medium laser]]s | ||
| − | With Ryana and Spears deducing that the Black Inferno are after [[LosTech]] after discovering all the refugees come from locations rumored of being near hidden [[Star League]] facilities, the Cavaliers race to defend a Coalition of Farmers | + | With Ryana and Spears deducing that the Black Inferno are after [[LosTech]] after discovering all the refugees come from locations rumored of being near hidden [[Star League]] facilities, the Cavaliers race to defend a Coalition of Farmers main settlement near a suspected SLDF base on [[Cole Harbour]] from a Black Inferno attack. |
===Lock n' Load=== | ===Lock n' Load=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 10 | + | * Reputation Level: 10 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] | + | * Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense, Warzone-like | + | * Mission Type: Defense, Warzone-like |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 70 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 70 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 315 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 315 | + | * Rewards: 200,000 C-bills, [[Marauder|MAD-3R ''Marauder'']] (damaged), two Tier 3 [[ER PPC]]s, two Tier 3 [[Ultra_AC/5|UAC/5]], five tons of UAC/5 ammo |
| − | *Rewards: 200,000 C-bills, [[Marauder|MAD-3R ''Marauder'']] (damaged), two Tier 3 [[ER PPC]]s, two Tier 3 [[Ultra_AC/5|UAC/5]], five tons of UAC/5 ammo | ||
Learning more about the man who killed his father, [[Andreas Kane]], Mason eagerly responds to a call for help from another settlement on [[Cavanaugh]] seemingly under attack by Black Inferno, unaware their enemy lies in wait. | Learning more about the man who killed his father, [[Andreas Kane]], Mason eagerly responds to a call for help from another settlement on [[Cavanaugh]] seemingly under attack by Black Inferno, unaware their enemy lies in wait. | ||
===Black Harvest=== | ===Black Harvest=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 11 | + | * Reputation Level: 11 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] | + | * Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Demolition, Assassination | + | * Mission Type: Demolition, Assassination |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 75 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 75 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 250 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 250 | + | * Rewards: 200,000 C-bills, [[Victor|VTR-9B ''Victor'']] (damaged), one Tier 3 [[AC/20]], four Tier 4 [[small pulse laser]]s, three tons of AC/20 ammo |
| − | *Rewards: 200,000 C-bills, [[Victor|VTR-9B ''Victor'']] (damaged), one Tier 3 [[AC/20]], four Tier 4 [[ | ||
Barely surviving the ambush on Cavanaugh, intercepted transmissions reveal the Black Inferno is backed and protected by [[ComStar]] and that Kane's homebase is on [[Xinyang]]. Seeking to enhance their strength while weakening Inferno's, Spears buys black market intel revealing the location of a key Inferno refit base on [[Eaton|Eaton III]] for the Cavaliers to strike. | Barely surviving the ambush on Cavanaugh, intercepted transmissions reveal the Black Inferno is backed and protected by [[ComStar]] and that Kane's homebase is on [[Xinyang]]. Seeking to enhance their strength while weakening Inferno's, Spears buys black market intel revealing the location of a key Inferno refit base on [[Eaton|Eaton III]] for the Cavaliers to strike. | ||
===Extraction=== | ===Extraction=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 11 | + | * Reputation Level: 11 |
| − | *Employer: [[House Davion]] | + | * Employer: [[House Davion]] |
| − | *Targeting: [[ | + | * Targeting: [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Warzone | + | * Mission Type: Warzone |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 75 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 75 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 340 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 340 | + | * Rewards: 3,202,500 C-bills, 2,000 Reputation, one Tier 4 [[AC/10]], one Tier 4 [[LRM-10]], one Tier 4 [[LRM-15]] |
| − | *Rewards: 3,202,500 C-bills, 2,000 Reputation, one Tier 4 [[AC/10]], one Tier 4 [[LRM-10]], one Tier 4 [[LRM-15]] | ||
Having killed Inferno member [[Zavarov]] and reclaimed Nikolai Mason's 'Mech, the Cavaliers discover more clues to Mason's father's hidden past in the process. While the heavily encrypted coordinates are being deciphered, Ryana has secured a contract to extract a highly valuable [[Federated Suns]] pilot held hostage by pirates on [[Leganes]] in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. | Having killed Inferno member [[Zavarov]] and reclaimed Nikolai Mason's 'Mech, the Cavaliers discover more clues to Mason's father's hidden past in the process. While the heavily encrypted coordinates are being deciphered, Ryana has secured a contract to extract a highly valuable [[Federated Suns]] pilot held hostage by pirates on [[Leganes]] in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. | ||
===Blood and Treasure=== | ===Blood and Treasure=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 11 | + | * Reputation Level: 11 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[ | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]]) |
| − | *Targeting: Outlaws | + | * Targeting: Outlaws |
| − | *Mission Type: Warzone | + | * Mission Type: Warzone |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 80 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 80 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 360 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 360 | + | * Rewards: 3,501,000 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 [[LB_10-X_AC|LB 10-X AC]], two Tier 2 [[Gauss rifle]]s, two tons of LB 10-X AC ammo, three tons of Gauss ammo |
| − | *Rewards: 3,501,000 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 [[LB_10-X_AC|LB 10-X AC]], two Tier 2 [[Gauss rifle]]s, two tons of LB 10-X AC ammo, three tons of Gauss ammo | ||
With the Cavaliers almost strong enough to take down the Black Inferno, Spears proposes as a partnership to take their secret benefactor ComStar down a peg too. To assist in both goals, Spears offers a contract to eliminate mercenary group [[Death's Legion]] who've gone rogue and hidden a treasure trove of stolen advanced weaponry on [[Grumium]]. | With the Cavaliers almost strong enough to take down the Black Inferno, Spears proposes as a partnership to take their secret benefactor ComStar down a peg too. To assist in both goals, Spears offers a contract to eliminate mercenary group [[Death's Legion]] who've gone rogue and hidden a treasure trove of stolen advanced weaponry on [[Grumium]]. | ||
===Killing Kane=== | ===Killing Kane=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 12 | + | * Reputation Level: 12 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] | + | * Targeting: [[Black Inferno]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Demolition, Assassination | + | * Mission Type: Demolition, Assassination |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 80 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 80 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 330 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 330 | + | * Rewards: 250,000 C-bills, [[King Crab|KGC-0000 ''King Crab'']] (damaged), one Tier 5 AC/20, one Tier 5 large laser, one Tier 4 LRM-15-ST with Artemis IV, two tons of LRM Artemis ammo |
| − | *Rewards: 250,000 C-bills, [[King Crab|KGC-0000 ''King Crab'']] (damaged), one Tier 5 AC/20, one Tier 5 large laser, one Tier 4 LRM-15-ST with Artemis IV, two tons of LRM Artemis ammo | ||
With assaults 'Mechs, advanced weaponry, and Spears' assistance, the Cavaliers are finally ready to put an end to the Black Inferno by killing Andreas Kane and razing their home base on [[Xinyang]] to the ground, but ComStar will not take kindly to their interference. | With assaults 'Mechs, advanced weaponry, and Spears' assistance, the Cavaliers are finally ready to put an end to the Black Inferno by killing Andreas Kane and razing their home base on [[Xinyang]] to the ground, but ComStar will not take kindly to their interference. | ||
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===Deliverance=== | ===Deliverance=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 12 | + | * Reputation Level: 12 |
| − | *Employer: [[House Kurita]] | + | * Employer: [[House Kurita]] |
| − | *Targeting: [[ | + | * Targeting: [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Assassination | + | * Mission Type: Assassination |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 80 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 80 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 360 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 360 | + | * Rewards: 3,752,500 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 4 AC/10, one Tier 4 AC/20, one Tier 5 [[AC/2]] |
| − | *Rewards: 3,752,500 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 4 AC/10, one Tier 4 AC/20, one Tier 5 [[AC/2]] | ||
While Black Inferno's reign of terror has been ended, [[Kenzo Yamata]], Kane's [[ROM]] handler was able to escape. He left enough information behind to determine that ComStar has been using a Star League Defense Force map found on Xinyang to recover Star League caches, and that ComStar's interest in Nikolai's coordinates was to fill gaps in that map. Cracking the encryption on the coordinates is proving harder than expected, with Ryana signing a contract with the [[ISF]] to break a siege on [[Sulafat]] to ensure the unit has funds to continue its mission while they wait. | While Black Inferno's reign of terror has been ended, [[Kenzo Yamata]], Kane's [[ROM]] handler was able to escape. He left enough information behind to determine that ComStar has been using a Star League Defense Force map found on Xinyang to recover Star League caches, and that ComStar's interest in Nikolai's coordinates was to fill gaps in that map. Cracking the encryption on the coordinates is proving harder than expected, with Ryana signing a contract with the [[ISF]] to break a siege on [[Sulafat]] to ensure the unit has funds to continue its mission while they wait. | ||
===Lifeline=== | ===Lifeline=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 12 | + | * Reputation Level: 12 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: Outlaws | + | * Targeting: Outlaws |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense | + | * Mission Type: Defense |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 85 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 85 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 380 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 380 | + | * Rewards: 4,160,500 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation |
| − | *Rewards: 4,160,500 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation | ||
A shipping company serving as the only source of supplies to outlying Combine worlds is being run out of business by incessant raider attacks, raiders who are secretly backed by ComStar to force the inhabitants to leave to allow their LosTech excavation efforts to go unnoticed. Spears needs the Cavaliers to protect the company's main supply depot on [[Kandis]] to prevent the company from folding. | A shipping company serving as the only source of supplies to outlying Combine worlds is being run out of business by incessant raider attacks, raiders who are secretly backed by ComStar to force the inhabitants to leave to allow their LosTech excavation efforts to go unnoticed. Spears needs the Cavaliers to protect the company's main supply depot on [[Kandis]] to prevent the company from folding. | ||
===Coordinated Effort=== | ===Coordinated Effort=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 13 | + | * Reputation Level: 13 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[ | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]]) |
| − | *Targeting: [[ComStar]] | + | * Targeting: [[ComStar]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Defense | + | * Mission Type: Defense |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 90 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 90 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 375 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 375 | + | * Rewards: 750,000 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, two Tier 5 [[Extended-Range Large Laser|ER large lasers]], three Tier 4 [[SRM-4]] with Artemis IV, three tons of SRM Artemis ammo |
| − | *Rewards: 750,000 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, two Tier 5 [[ER | ||
Breaking the encryption on the first set of coordinates, Ryana discovers that they point to [[HD-276914]], a reportedly uncolonized world outside Kurita Space. The fact Nikolai was willing to die to protect its location implies that something exceedingly valuable must be there, with the Cavaliers discovering ComStar is already one step ahead of them and prepared to do anything to cover their tracks. | Breaking the encryption on the first set of coordinates, Ryana discovers that they point to [[HD-276914]], a reportedly uncolonized world outside Kurita Space. The fact Nikolai was willing to die to protect its location implies that something exceedingly valuable must be there, with the Cavaliers discovering ComStar is already one step ahead of them and prepared to do anything to cover their tracks. | ||
===Blackout=== | ===Blackout=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 13 | + | * Reputation Level: 13 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[ComStar]] | + | * Targeting: [[ComStar]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Demolition | + | * Mission Type: Demolition |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 90 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 90 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 400 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 400 | + | * Rewards: 4,545,00 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, one Tier 5 AC/20, one Tier 1 [[LRM-5]] with Artemis IV, one Tier 4 medium pulse laser |
| − | *Rewards: 4,545,00 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, one Tier 5 AC/20, one Tier 1 [[LRM-5]] with Artemis IV, one Tier 4 | ||
| − | Preserving the ComStar Stellar Research Facility on HD-276914 from destruction has revealed that ComStar's [[Explorer Corps]] is searching this uncharted region system by system to try and find more clues to the systems of the last two coordinates the hard way. To buy time for Ryana and Spears to crack the encryption on the coordinates, the Cavaliers must strike a ComStar communications hub on [[HD-417328]] to slow down their efforts. | + | Preserving the ComStar Stellar Research Facility on HD-276914 from destruction has revealed that ComStar's [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] is searching this uncharted region system by system to try and find more clues to the systems of the last two coordinates the hard way. To buy time for Ryana and Spears to crack the encryption on the coordinates, the Cavaliers must strike a ComStar communications hub on [[HD-417328]] to slow down their efforts. |
''Note:'' Approaching the base from the south will trigger an abrupt and large swarm of tanks and VTOLs. | ''Note:'' Approaching the base from the south will trigger an abrupt and large swarm of tanks and VTOLs. | ||
===Reckoning=== | ===Reckoning=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 14 | + | * Reputation Level: 14 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[ComStar]] | + | * Targeting: [[ComStar]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Assassination | + | * Mission Type: Assassination |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 95 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 95 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 390 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 390 | + | * Rewards: 750,000 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, [[Nightstar|NSR-9J ''Nightstar'']] |
| − | *Rewards: 750,000 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, [[Nightstar|NSR-9J ''Nightstar'']] | ||
The second set of coordinates have been unlocked thanks to IE resources, pointing to [[HD-389202]], another supposedly uncharted system that is found to be the site of a massive and long abandoned Star League spaceport, with ComStar and Yamata again one step ahead of the Cavaliers. | The second set of coordinates have been unlocked thanks to IE resources, pointing to [[HD-389202]], another supposedly uncharted system that is found to be the site of a massive and long abandoned Star League spaceport, with ComStar and Yamata again one step ahead of the Cavaliers. | ||
===Turn and Burn=== | ===Turn and Burn=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 13 | + | * Reputation Level: 13 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[ComStar]] | + | * Targeting: [[ComStar]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Demolition | + | * Mission Type: Demolition |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 95 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 95 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 400 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 400 | + | * Rewards: 4,750,000 C-bills, 3,500 Reputation, one Tier 5 ER large laser, two Tier 5 medium pulse lasers |
| − | *Rewards: 4,750,000 C-bills, 3,500 Reputation, one Tier 5 | ||
Commander Mason's final defeat of Yamata is overshadowed by the discovery of a pristine ''Nightstar'', a 'Mech extinct for two centuries, and the revelation that it belonged to Nikolai. Still unable to determine just where Nikolai really came from as much as they are unable to yet crack the encryption of the final set of coordinates, Spears enlists the Cavaliers to eliminate a ROM forward operating base on [[HD-367482]] used to assist the Explorer Corps investigation of the region to again delay ComStar's efforts. | Commander Mason's final defeat of Yamata is overshadowed by the discovery of a pristine ''Nightstar'', a 'Mech extinct for two centuries, and the revelation that it belonged to Nikolai. Still unable to determine just where Nikolai really came from as much as they are unable to yet crack the encryption of the final set of coordinates, Spears enlists the Cavaliers to eliminate a ROM forward operating base on [[HD-367482]] used to assist the Explorer Corps investigation of the region to again delay ComStar's efforts. | ||
===Crucible=== | ===Crucible=== | ||
| − | *Reputation Level: 15 | + | * Reputation Level: 15 |
| − | *Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) | + | * Employer: [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents) |
| − | *Targeting: [[ComStar]] | + | * Targeting: [[ComStar]] |
| − | *Mission Type: Warzone-like | + | * Mission Type: Warzone-like |
| − | + | * Difficulty: 100 | |
| − | *Difficulty: 100 | + | * Tonnage Limit: 400 |
| − | *Tonnage Limit: 400 | + | * Rewards: 750,00 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, two Tier 5 UAC/5, two Tier 5 PPCs, two Tier 5 [[LRM-20]], seven [[double heat sink]]s |
| − | *Rewards: 750,00 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, two Tier 5 UAC/5, two Tier 5 PPCs, two Tier 5 [[LRM-20]], seven [[ | ||
| − | With the last set of coordinates finally unlocked the Cavaliers head to [[HD-438297]], well beyond the Inner Sphere boundary in the Periphery. Confronted by | + | With the last set of coordinates finally unlocked the Cavaliers head to [[HD-438297]], well beyond the Inner Sphere boundary in the Periphery. Confronted by an unknown derelict SLDF [[JumpShip]] upon arrival, the Cavaliers and Spears prepare to land to investigate a [[Castle Brian|massive SLDF base]] on the surface seemingly untouched for centuries. As Ryana works her way inside in search of answers about his father, Mason must defend against the arrival of a sizable ComStar military force to allow Ryana to download and delete a Star League memory core to deny it from the Blessed Order. |
=The Mercenary Life= | =The Mercenary Life= | ||
| − | + | A post-campaign transmission which acknowledges the end of the game's story and that the player can continue to engage in mercenary contracts across the Inner Sphere. Ryana sends four [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/High Reward Quests#Transmissions|transmissions]] indicating [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Post-Campaign Conflict Zones|new Conflict Zones]] have become available. | |
| − | A post-campaign transmission which acknowledges the end of the game's story and that the player can continue to engage in mercenary contracts across the Inner Sphere. Ryana sends four [[ | ||
| − | + | [[Category:MechWarrior 5 Resources]] | |
| − | [[Category:MechWarrior 5]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 5 April 2024
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Tutorial
- 3 Missions
- 3.1 Smash and Grab
- 3.2 Imminent Threat
- 3.3 Takedown
- 3.4 Last Man Standing
- 3.5 Noble Cause
- 3.6 Target of Opportunity
- 3.7 Collateral Damage
- 3.8 First Strike
- 3.9 Distress Call
- 3.10 Lock n' Load
- 3.11 Black Harvest
- 3.12 Extraction
- 3.13 Blood and Treasure
- 3.14 Killing Kane
- 3.15 Deliverance
- 3.16 Lifeline
- 3.17 Coordinated Effort
- 3.18 Blackout
- 3.19 Reckoning
- 3.20 Turn and Burn
- 3.21 Crucible
- 4 The Mercenary Life
Overview[edit]
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Campaign Missions detail the game's main story, seeing Commander Jake Mason rebuild Nik's Cavaliers to seek revenge against the Black Inferno.
Like Harebrained Schemes' BattleTech game, each step of the campaign opens up as the player reaches certain Reputation levels, thus a number of procedural generated Contracts or High Reward Quests must be played in order to improve Reputation and unlock the next campaign mission.
Separate from the game's main campaign, Legend of the Kestrel Lancers, Rise of Rasalhague, The Dragon's Gambit and Solaris Showdown feature their own sets of linear, time-locked missions.
Tutorial[edit]
In 3012, then-Captain Mason takes out a rebuilt CN9-A Centurion BattleMech with his father Nikolai Mason on De Berry Prime.
Following this training mission is a cutscene from 3015. Jake and Nikolai Mason are attempting to rendezvous with a contact to collect on payment when they are interrupted by a surprise attack by a mysterious mercenary unit demanding information from Nikolai. Refusing to divulge the coordinates they seek, Nikolai orders his son to return to base and flee aboard the unit's Leopard-class DropShip, sacrificing his life to ensure their escape.
As its name implies, the Tutorial is primarily intended to familiarize the player with MW5's controls and how BattleMechs function.
Missions[edit]
- Starting Date: 27 May 3015
Smash and Grab[edit]
- Reputation Level: 1
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
- Mission Type: Raid, Demolition (secondary objective)
- Difficulty: 5
- Tonnage Limit: 30
- Rewards: 50,000 C-bills
The battered Cavaliers head to the icy world of De Berry VIII to strike a bandit-held abandoned power station for supplies to keep afloat while Sebastian Spears of Interstellar Expeditions works on a way out of the system.
Imminent Threat[edit]
- Reputation Level: 1
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
- Mission Type: Defense
- Difficulty: 5
- Tonnage Limit: 30
- Rewards: 50,000 C-bills
Hired on Spear's recommendation to protect his mining interests, Commander Mason must defend a mining company's facilities on De Berry III from pirate attack.
Takedown[edit]
- Reputation Level: 2
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
- Mission Type: Demolition
- Difficulty: 5
- Tonnage Limit: 50
- Rewards: 50,000 C-bills
With Black Inferno closing in, the Cavaliers must perform one more contract on De Berry III, launching a risky strike to destroy the pirates' base of operation for good to earn passage out of the system.
Last Man Standing[edit]
- Reputation Level: 2
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Mercenaries
- Mission Type: Defense
- Difficulty: 5
- Tonnage Limit: 50
- Rewards: 50,000 C-bills, JR7-D Jenner, pilot Lt. Leon Freeman (7/43)
Obligated to Spears for his assistance, Commander Mason arrives at Brookeland Prime to reinforce the depleted mercenaries defending an Interstellar Expeditions dig site from pirate raiders.
Notes: This is the final tutorial-like mission, with the player now having access to the Starmap to travel freely around the Inner Sphere. Completing this mission also unlocks the full repair and modification system as well as co-op play. While the player has the option to rename the mercenary company at this point, for convenience and clarity it remains the Cavaliers here.
Noble Cause[edit]
- Reputation Level: 5
- Employer: Indentured Apex Employees (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Apex Mining Syndicate (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Mission Type: Raid
- Difficulty: 17
- Tonnage Limit: 200
- Rewards: 178,000 C-bills, 310 Reputation, one Tier 2 SRM-4, one Tier 2 large laser
Seeking to expand their reputation and standing, the Cavaliers are hired by the Apex Mining Syndicate's indentured employees to hit them in their pocketbook, damaging vital facilities on Allerton to force the iron-fisted company to the negotiating table and treat its workforce more fairly.
Target of Opportunity[edit]
- Reputation Level: 6
- Employer: House Marik
- Targeting: House Liao
- Mission Type: Assassination
- Difficulty: 25
- Tonnage Limit: 200
- Rewards: 120,100 C-bills, 150 Reputation
Free Worlds League refugees forced from their homes by the Black Inferno fled into Liao space, only to be trapped by a malicious governor blocking their passage back over "ongoing security concerns." Deducing this is a ploy to destabilize the region, the League government hires the Cavaliers to assassinate the local governor on Hsien to teach House Liao a lesson and let the refugees come home.
Collateral Damage[edit]
- Reputation Level: 6
- Employer: House Marik
- Targeting: House Liao
- Mission Type: Demolition
- Difficulty: 40
- Tonnage Limit: 180
- Rewards: 220,250 C-bills, 200 Reputation
With an incensed House Liao launching raids against Marik border posts in response to the Hsien governor's assassination and the refugees still trapped, the Free Worlds League hires the Cavaliers to destroy a Logistics Center in an urban military complex on Capolla to weaken the CCAF enough to allow their return.
First Strike[edit]
- Reputation Level: 7
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Black Inferno
- Mission Type: Defense, Raid
- Difficulty: 40
- Tonnage Limit: 250
- Rewards: 100,000 C-bills, WHM-6R Warhammer (damaged), two Tier 3 medium pulse lasers, two Tier 3 SRM-6 with Artemis IV, four tons of SRM Artemis ammo
Ryana and Spears' investigation into the refugee movements and Black Inferno attacks in search of a pattern appears to have paid off, discovering the Black Inferno have seized control of a fuel refinery on Foot Fall III to power their offensive. Hired to defend a civilian settlement nearby, Spears gives the Cavaliers an opportunity and funding to strike the first blow against their hated foe.
Distress Call[edit]
- Reputation Level: 9
- Employer: Coalition of Farmers (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Black Inferno
- Mission Type: Defense
- Difficulty: 60
- Tonnage Limit: 260
- Rewards: 440,800 C-bills, 700 Reputation, three Tier 3 medium lasers
With Ryana and Spears deducing that the Black Inferno are after LosTech after discovering all the refugees come from locations rumored of being near hidden Star League facilities, the Cavaliers race to defend a Coalition of Farmers main settlement near a suspected SLDF base on Cole Harbour from a Black Inferno attack.
Lock n' Load[edit]
- Reputation Level: 10
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Black Inferno
- Mission Type: Defense, Warzone-like
- Difficulty: 70
- Tonnage Limit: 315
- Rewards: 200,000 C-bills, MAD-3R Marauder (damaged), two Tier 3 ER PPCs, two Tier 3 UAC/5, five tons of UAC/5 ammo
Learning more about the man who killed his father, Andreas Kane, Mason eagerly responds to a call for help from another settlement on Cavanaugh seemingly under attack by Black Inferno, unaware their enemy lies in wait.
Black Harvest[edit]
- Reputation Level: 11
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Black Inferno
- Mission Type: Demolition, Assassination
- Difficulty: 75
- Tonnage Limit: 250
- Rewards: 200,000 C-bills, VTR-9B Victor (damaged), one Tier 3 AC/20, four Tier 4 small pulse lasers, three tons of AC/20 ammo
Barely surviving the ambush on Cavanaugh, intercepted transmissions reveal the Black Inferno is backed and protected by ComStar and that Kane's homebase is on Xinyang. Seeking to enhance their strength while weakening Inferno's, Spears buys black market intel revealing the location of a key Inferno refit base on Eaton III for the Cavaliers to strike.
Extraction[edit]
- Reputation Level: 11
- Employer: House Davion
- Targeting: Outlaws
- Mission Type: Warzone
- Difficulty: 75
- Tonnage Limit: 340
- Rewards: 3,202,500 C-bills, 2,000 Reputation, one Tier 4 AC/10, one Tier 4 LRM-10, one Tier 4 LRM-15
Having killed Inferno member Zavarov and reclaimed Nikolai Mason's 'Mech, the Cavaliers discover more clues to Mason's father's hidden past in the process. While the heavily encrypted coordinates are being deciphered, Ryana has secured a contract to extract a highly valuable Federated Suns pilot held hostage by pirates on Leganes in the Lyran Commonwealth.
Blood and Treasure[edit]
- Reputation Level: 11
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Outlaws
- Mission Type: Warzone
- Difficulty: 80
- Tonnage Limit: 360
- Rewards: 3,501,000 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 LB 10-X AC, two Tier 2 Gauss rifles, two tons of LB 10-X AC ammo, three tons of Gauss ammo
With the Cavaliers almost strong enough to take down the Black Inferno, Spears proposes as a partnership to take their secret benefactor ComStar down a peg too. To assist in both goals, Spears offers a contract to eliminate mercenary group Death's Legion who've gone rogue and hidden a treasure trove of stolen advanced weaponry on Grumium.
Killing Kane[edit]
- Reputation Level: 12
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Black Inferno
- Mission Type: Demolition, Assassination
- Difficulty: 80
- Tonnage Limit: 330
- Rewards: 250,000 C-bills, KGC-0000 King Crab (damaged), one Tier 5 AC/20, one Tier 5 large laser, one Tier 4 LRM-15-ST with Artemis IV, two tons of LRM Artemis ammo
With assaults 'Mechs, advanced weaponry, and Spears' assistance, the Cavaliers are finally ready to put an end to the Black Inferno by killing Andreas Kane and razing their home base on Xinyang to the ground, but ComStar will not take kindly to their interference.
Note: On the approach south to the main fortification, taking the path along the west ridge will avoid triggering the swarm of 'Mechs, tanks, and VTOLs in the open field.
Deliverance[edit]
- Reputation Level: 12
- Employer: House Kurita
- Targeting: Outlaws
- Mission Type: Assassination
- Difficulty: 80
- Tonnage Limit: 360
- Rewards: 3,752,500 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 4 AC/10, one Tier 4 AC/20, one Tier 5 AC/2
While Black Inferno's reign of terror has been ended, Kenzo Yamata, Kane's ROM handler was able to escape. He left enough information behind to determine that ComStar has been using a Star League Defense Force map found on Xinyang to recover Star League caches, and that ComStar's interest in Nikolai's coordinates was to fill gaps in that map. Cracking the encryption on the coordinates is proving harder than expected, with Ryana signing a contract with the ISF to break a siege on Sulafat to ensure the unit has funds to continue its mission while they wait.
Lifeline[edit]
- Reputation Level: 12
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: Outlaws
- Mission Type: Defense
- Difficulty: 85
- Tonnage Limit: 380
- Rewards: 4,160,500 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation
A shipping company serving as the only source of supplies to outlying Combine worlds is being run out of business by incessant raider attacks, raiders who are secretly backed by ComStar to force the inhabitants to leave to allow their LosTech excavation efforts to go unnoticed. Spears needs the Cavaliers to protect the company's main supply depot on Kandis to prevent the company from folding.
Coordinated Effort[edit]
- Reputation Level: 13
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: ComStar
- Mission Type: Defense
- Difficulty: 90
- Tonnage Limit: 375
- Rewards: 750,000 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, two Tier 5 ER large lasers, three Tier 4 SRM-4 with Artemis IV, three tons of SRM Artemis ammo
Breaking the encryption on the first set of coordinates, Ryana discovers that they point to HD-276914, a reportedly uncolonized world outside Kurita Space. The fact Nikolai was willing to die to protect its location implies that something exceedingly valuable must be there, with the Cavaliers discovering ComStar is already one step ahead of them and prepared to do anything to cover their tracks.
Blackout[edit]
- Reputation Level: 13
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: ComStar
- Mission Type: Demolition
- Difficulty: 90
- Tonnage Limit: 400
- Rewards: 4,545,00 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, one Tier 5 AC/20, one Tier 1 LRM-5 with Artemis IV, one Tier 4 medium pulse laser
Preserving the ComStar Stellar Research Facility on HD-276914 from destruction has revealed that ComStar's Explorer Corps is searching this uncharted region system by system to try and find more clues to the systems of the last two coordinates the hard way. To buy time for Ryana and Spears to crack the encryption on the coordinates, the Cavaliers must strike a ComStar communications hub on HD-417328 to slow down their efforts.
Note: Approaching the base from the south will trigger an abrupt and large swarm of tanks and VTOLs.
Reckoning[edit]
- Reputation Level: 14
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: ComStar
- Mission Type: Assassination
- Difficulty: 95
- Tonnage Limit: 390
- Rewards: 750,000 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, NSR-9J Nightstar
The second set of coordinates have been unlocked thanks to IE resources, pointing to HD-389202, another supposedly uncharted system that is found to be the site of a massive and long abandoned Star League spaceport, with ComStar and Yamata again one step ahead of the Cavaliers.
Turn and Burn[edit]
- Reputation Level: 13
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: ComStar
- Mission Type: Demolition
- Difficulty: 95
- Tonnage Limit: 400
- Rewards: 4,750,000 C-bills, 3,500 Reputation, one Tier 5 ER large laser, two Tier 5 medium pulse lasers
Commander Mason's final defeat of Yamata is overshadowed by the discovery of a pristine Nightstar, a 'Mech extinct for two centuries, and the revelation that it belonged to Nikolai. Still unable to determine just where Nikolai really came from as much as they are unable to yet crack the encryption of the final set of coordinates, Spears enlists the Cavaliers to eliminate a ROM forward operating base on HD-367482 used to assist the Explorer Corps investigation of the region to again delay ComStar's efforts.
Crucible[edit]
- Reputation Level: 15
- Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
- Targeting: ComStar
- Mission Type: Warzone-like
- Difficulty: 100
- Tonnage Limit: 400
- Rewards: 750,00 C-bills, 10,106 Reputation, two Tier 5 UAC/5, two Tier 5 PPCs, two Tier 5 LRM-20, seven double heat sinks
With the last set of coordinates finally unlocked the Cavaliers head to HD-438297, well beyond the Inner Sphere boundary in the Periphery. Confronted by an unknown derelict SLDF JumpShip upon arrival, the Cavaliers and Spears prepare to land to investigate a massive SLDF base on the surface seemingly untouched for centuries. As Ryana works her way inside in search of answers about his father, Mason must defend against the arrival of a sizable ComStar military force to allow Ryana to download and delete a Star League memory core to deny it from the Blessed Order.
The Mercenary Life[edit]
A post-campaign transmission which acknowledges the end of the game's story and that the player can continue to engage in mercenary contracts across the Inner Sphere. Ryana sends four transmissions indicating new Conflict Zones have become available.