Argo[ | ]
Argo is the DropShip owned by your mercenary company. It provides quarters for your mechwarriors and other personnel, bays for your mechs and storage for any salvage you pick up during missions. The upgrade system has been extended compared to original game and includes new upgrades and upgrade categories.
Overview[ | ]
There several upgrade categories:
- Systems & Support
- Power System
- Structural Structure
- Drive System
- Habitat Pods
- Command & Control (UPGRADES REQUIRED TO DROP 2 LANCES INTO THE BATTLES, THE GAME NEEDS TO BE RE-LAUNCHED AFTER THE FIRST UPGRADE IS PURCHASED)
- Drop Size (Required to increase number of mechs dropped into the battle)
- Tanks & Storage (allows dropping more vehicles and includes storage cost savings)
- Drop Tonnage (increases drop tonnage)
- Combat & Deployment
- Mech Bays
- Repair & Refit
- Training Modules
- Personnel & Medical
- Med Bays
- Recreation
Systems & Support[ | ]
Power Systems upgrades provide Tech Point bonus and are a prerequisite for various other upgrades.
| Repaired Power Conduits | Improved Power Conduits | High-capacity Power Conduits |
|---|---|---|
| +1 Tech Points | +1 Tech Points | +2 Tech Points |
Structure upgrades provide reduction to monthly upkeep of stored items (equipment, weapons, salvaged mechs, stored mechs) and also are a prerequisite for various other upgrades.
| Structural Jury Rigging | Structural Repair | Structural Reinforcement | Storage Space | Storage Space | Storage Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5% upkeep | -5% upkeep | -5% upkeep |
Drive System upgrades reduce travel time to and from Jump Points and provide a Tech Point bonus.
| Drive Jury Rigging | Drive Repairs | Drive Upgrades | High-G Burn Drive Upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel time reduced by 20% +1 Tech Points |
Travel time reduced by 30% +1 Tech Points |
Travel time reduced by 45% +1 Tech Points |
Habitat Pods upgrades increase the number of mechwarriors which can be hired and provide moral bonus. Also they are a prerequisite for some of the other upgrades.
| Alpha Pod | Beta Pod | Gamma Pod |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mechwarriors +1 Morale |
16 Mechwarriors +1 Morale +10 days before affinities decay |
24 Mechwarriors +1 Morale +10 days before affinities decay |
Command & Control[ | ]
Drop Size upgrades allow to drop additional mechs into the missions beyond the original limit of 4 mechs.
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Junkyard Leopard | +1 Tech Points Required before purchasing other C&C upgrades |
| Repaired Mechbay | Enables dropping 1 additional mech or vehicle (5 mechs total) |
| Repaired Mechbay | Enables dropping 1 additional mech or vehicle (6 mechs total) |
| Repaired Mechbay | Enables dropping 1 additional mech or vehicle (7 mechs total) |
| Repaired Mechbay | Enables dropping 1 additional mech or vehicle (8 mechs total) |
Tanks & Storage upgrades allow dropping an additional two vehicles and allow further reduction in storage upkeep costs.
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Leopard Stores | -5% upkeep |
| Leopard Munition Dump | -5% upkeep |
| Vehicle Bay | Enables dropping 1 additional vehicle (3 total) |
| Vehicle Command | Enables dropping 1 additional vehicle (4 total) |
Drop Tonnage upgrades allow to increase maximum tonnage of the battle drop. Each upgrade increases maximum drop tonnage by 50 tons, with a starting limit, without upgrades, at 400 tons.
Combat & Deployment[ | ]
Mech Bays upgrades allow to hold more mechs and vehicles, and provide a Tech Points bonus. Each mech bay can work on one mech at a time, so having multiple bays allows multiple repair/refit jobs to be conducted in parallel.
| Mech Bay 1 | Mech Bay 2 | Mech Bay 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 mechs, 6 vehicles +1 Tech Points |
12 mechs, 12 vehicles +2 Tech Points |
18 mechs, 18 vehicles +1 Tech Points |
Repair & Refit upgrades provide Tech Points bonuses and increase mech bay speed.
| Automation | Improved Automation | Machine Shop | Refit Harness | Repair Scaffolding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mech Bay 2 works at 100% speed +1 Tech Points |
Mech Bay 3 works at 100% speed +2 Tech Points |
+1 tech Points | +1 tech Points | +1 tech Points |
Training Modules upgrades allow mechwarriors to gain experience in simulators instead of actual battle drops.
| Training Module 1 | Training Module 2 | Training Module 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechwarriors with <200,000 XP gain 30 XP/day +1 Morale Affinity decays to minimum 5 points |
Mechwarriors with <500,000 XP gain 50 XP/day +1 Morale Affinity decays to minimum 10 points |
Mechwarriors with <800,000 XP gain 80 XP/day +1 Morale Affinity decays to minimum 40 points |
Personnel & medical[ | ]
Med Bays upgrades improve recovery times for injured mechwarriors.
| Med Bay 1 | Mech Bay 2 | Mech Bay 3 | Hospital Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 Medical Points | +1 Medical Points Reduces chance to die from lethal or incapacitation damage by 2% |
+1 Medical Points Reduces chance to die from lethal or incapacitation damage by 3% |
+2 Medical Points Reduces chance to die from lethal or incapacitation damage by 5% |
Recreation upgrades provide bonuses to Morale and Tech Points.
| Arcade | Gymnasium | Library | Lounge | Low-G Pool | Hydroponic Garden | Upgraded Lounge | Enhanced Hydroponic Grden | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 Morale +1 Tech Points |
+2 Morale +1 Tech Points |
+2 Morale +1 Tech Points |
+2 Morale +1 Tech Points |
+3 Morale +1 Tech Points |
+2 Morale | +2 Morale +1 Tech Points |
+1 Morale | +2 Morale +1 Tech Points |
Summary of Upgrades Benefits[ | ]
By installing all upgrades your company will get following benefits:
- Mechwarrior capacity: 6 -> 24
- Mech storage capacity: 6 -> 18
- Vehicle storage capacity: 6 -> 18
- Drop Mechs capacity: 4 -> 8
- Drop vehicles capacity: 2 -> 4
- Drop tons capacity: 400 -> 800
- -25% upkeep on inventory
- Reduced travel time from and to Jump Points by 45%
- +25 Tech Points
- +5 Medical Points
- +24 Morale
- Chance to die due to lethal damage or incapacitation reduced by 5%