One of the gaming activites available to our usual Sunday evening group is that of “create very large battlemechs and blow things up with them.” We do this virtually, of course (darn it all). Our “MechWarrior” of choice is MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries with the MekTek Pack installed for added blowing-things-up goodness.

MekPak version 3 came out recently, so this weekend we gave it a whirl. Among the usual improvements (more mechs, for instance) we got a really big new toy to play with: The railgun. Only two mechs can even mount it, it’s so big. So of course we all had to try it out. (“Seven slots? Good grief! 56 points of damage? I want one!”)

After a few normal rounds of play, we noticed that one of the maps is a target range. Ooooh, nothing but flatness! It’s perfect for those of us (like myself) who like the long-range game. We did moderately terrible things to the AI mechs and generally had a… dare I say, blast? Of course I dare.

Why yes, my stress has been relieved. Thanks for asking!