Nice tips.


In general a recommendation is to just have fun and try things - there's many of ways to do well in SM, nobody can tell you the best one.


They can try, until they get beaten by the new best one. So just enjoy yourselves and see what you like doing.

Some more things you could mention:

In later gaming it's a good idea to focus on one of the three damage types to get the full bonus of drainers, heating or nrg-drain etc.

In the beginning it's more important to use weapons that fit in range together, so that you don't waste turns by walking or jumping in attack range. Don't care about the damage-type. Important is just the right range.

I see many neewbie mechs with lots of weapons of the same range. Many build mechs with 2 or more swords.

That's totally bad. You won't have the chance to do a sword combo (unless you play against another neewbie), and that's because of two reasons:

1. Knockback-swords
Many swords have knock-back, so if you hit your opponent once, the sword will knock him away and you can't use your 2. sword. Unless you have cought him in the corner but then it comes to...

2. Knock-backing opponent
Only foolish noobs will give you the chance for a sword-combo.
Getting in close combat to your opponent happens only in a few ways:
a) He grabs you with hook and attacks without knockback (noobish idiot)
b) He ends his turn with the grabbling hook (even bigger idiot)
c) You charge him in corner, teleport next to him or grab him with your hook

In case of c) then you can attack now once with a sword.
But then it's his turn and he will knock you back (or jump back if you are in the corner).

So you will never, never, never be able to do a sword-combo unless playing against an idiot (or a masterstrategic who has an evil masterplan you don't see).

So save your weight and weaponspace for another range weapon.