MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: DLC appointment slips further back

Even the big 'Mech from MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries are not armed before COVID-19. The DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere, which is actually planned for this month, comes much later.

Piranha Games, the developers of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, must pay tribute to the corona crisis. The DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere, originally scheduled for April, has already been postponed to June. Now the appointment slips even further due to the employees' homework. Although no specific date has yet been given, the only thing that is certain is that the release will no longer take place in this half year.

But you want to use the time for additional content, and new features are also in the scope of a free update. Heroes of the Inner Sphere includes a new career mode, new warzones, quests and missions as well as special hero quests along with seven new heroes and their 'Mechs. There are also new chassis, weapons and blueprints.

Here is the original work-in-progress list of developers:

New Career Mode – start a career from scratch in any of the great houses or import your progress from the original Campaign.
Career Paths – Complete 5 different job types to unlock career path rewards including new blueprints for quirking mechs.
Expanded Inner Sphere Map that includes 61 total warzones (+18), 34 Industrial Hubs, and 55 quest lines (+11) recrafted for less linear, more open exploration.

Hunt down 7 new heroes and their hero mechs in the story-driven Hero Quests, featuring 7 unique handcrafted missions.
7 new 'Mech chassis: Corsair, Vulcan, Charger, Hatamoto-Chi, Dervish, Champion, Marauder II
50 new variants including new variants for existing chassis.
New equipment: ECM, EWECM, BAP, EWAP, MASC, Supercharger.
New Weapons: Chem Lasers, Short Burst lasers, Mech Rifles.
New Procedural Mission type: Beachhead that features artillery strikes and emplacements.
New Giant Moon Biome and Moonbase garrisons.