Enrolling in the Campaign

Quick Overview

  • Download client
  • Create an account
  • Register your name and create a password
  • Defect to your faction of choice
  • Speak to a staff member about your:
  • Regimental or Cluster name
  • Unit Focus

Client Download

The Mekwars Legends client can be downloaded from the website HERE.

The client requires you have java installed on your computer and you should make sure that your java version is relatively current.

Creating an account

After you have downloaded and unzipped the client and made sure java is installed, your next step will be to log in to the server. For Windows users, open the startClient.bat file or on linux: java -jar MekWarsClient.jar.

This will cause a login interface to pop up that should look something like:

 

If this is your first time logging in, leave the password field blank. For a username use whatever appropriate handle you wish, though once in the server you will eventually have your name changed to a faction appropriate name by a server admin.

Note

The campaign has a tradition of players adopting canon Regimental or Cluster names as player names.

Once you have logged in you will find yourself at a screen prompting you to “get started” after clicking on the prompt you will be asked to register your name and come up with a password. It is a good idea to make this password something you will easily remember as the retrieval process for an account with a forgotten password is very difficult.

After you have completed the registration process you will find yourself in “Boot Camp”. Some servers require you to play a certain number of practice games or training missions before you can enter the campaign. We figure that if you have come this far you probably know how to play BattleTech and thus “Boot Camp” is simply a portal through which you choose your faction.

Note

If this is your first time playing Battletech, however, don’t be discouraged. This guide was designed to help players of different skill levels improve their game - even players who have never played a single game of Battletech.

To choose the faction you wish to join simply click on the “Campaign” Tab at the top of your client and select “other” on the menu and then “defect” on the sub-menu. This will call up a pop-up menu that will allow you to select the available faction that you wish to defect to. After selecting a faction you will be prompted on your main screen, in red letters, to confirm that you actually want to defect to this faction. Once you confirm your selection, you’ll have officially entered the campaign!

On arrival to your chosen faction, you should promptly speak to a campaign moderator (designated by the a * symbol net to their name), or a campaign administrator (designated by a @ symbol next to their name. You will need to speak to one of these before you can proceed further in the campaign. They will ask you to choose an appropriate canon Regiment, Division or Cluster to represent. They will also be able to set your chosen unit focus, which will allow you to proceed with the next step.

This is a requirement for participating in the campaign.

Note

Once the staff member has assigned your Regimental or Cluster name, you will use that name to login next time.