Hired Steel: A Mech Machinima - Pilot Episode

[@theblackpantslegion]

Fuckin' Nice. If you need a cameo, let me know.

[@GUNMOFO5]

As it turns out, it was one of the most badass cameos this year and we also finally got MechWarrior 5 on Xbox, it's been a great year. Lol

[@kierancarter8369]

and so it began...let it be told.

[@wellhello1575]

And then Tex becomes the lance leader. It's good to see game recognizing game.

[@brettdibble2763]

Question; i just watched episodes one and two, did Tex voice the lance lead?

[@wellhello1575]

@@brettdibble2763 yes, that's him.

[@irishijo1]

A Shadow Hawk, a Catapult, A Hunchback, and a Rifleman. A solid mid-range squad. I like it, it feels more like your average joe merc squad than having an Atlas stomping about. Excited to see more!

[@Cryogenius333]

"A Shadow Hawk, a Catapult, A Hunchback, and a Rifleman..." Sounds like the beginning of a dirty joke

[@churchA.I]

Slap an ac20 on that shawk and it becomes a mean brawler

[@HalIOfFamer]

​@@churchA.Iyeah but they have a hunchie for that and besides that is an ultra autocannon so it really goes hard.

[@churchA.I]

@@HalIOfFamer I didn't have a hunchback lol, Shawk is also faster than the hunchie, while it does sack some armor it makes it more flexible

[@Trueflights]

Getting George to do the voice was spot on. How we all miss Duncan Fisher. I love the tribute to the old Mechwarrior opening as well. Can't wait to see more.

[@sinisterhunter]

Mechs, when just landing on a planet looks cool

[@hydraden810]

This is legit cinema quality

[@ftblr66]

Tex and the Black Pants Legion should be coming out with a new Battletech video today or tomorrow, I'll see if I can't get him to give this video a shout-out.

[@WatchTMC]

Commissar Hughes that would be cool, thanks!

[@jasonthomas9596]

No doubt

[@WatchTMC]

Did it work out? :)

[@jasonthomas9596]

@@WatchTMC I gave a shout out. We will see what happens. You guys did a great job.

[@ftblr66]

@@WatchTMC He knows about it, the rest is up to him

[@maskalumni6037]

35 years was worth the wait! One tiny niggle, I thought the audio was a bit quiet when it started the classic dialogue "Reactors online. Sensors online..." That needed to be clearer and louder because that is the killer moment.

[@SoYFooD2]

i did not even hear that, so yes louder

[@mumblety96]

AND "all systems nominal" was cut off, and the entire audio of the checklist felt accelerated by 17%

[@WatchTMC]

mumblety96 hey guys, the dialogue was not sped up, check out MechWarrior: 3 :) I actually slowed it down a bit.

[@maskalumni6037]

@@WatchTMC I think the music drowned out a lot of the dialogue. If a) the volume on the dialogue can be turned up a bit or b) volume on the music can be turned down a bit at this moment then I think it will be perfect. When some people don't even notice the dialogue then something isn't quite right. Still this is incredible work. Well done and really looking forward to seeing more :)

[@jasonthomas9596]

I'm going to tear that they were in the middle of a hot Drop so yeah wasn't really a mad at that I actually thought that was normal I could hear it and it was loud and I expected things to go crazy so yeah I didn't really have a problem with that you guys keep doing what you're doing cuz I totally could have believed that sound could have been muffled out by the sounds of the engines and stuff in the drop

[@john84265]

WHY AREN'T WE FUNDING THIS ?!

[@WatchTMC]

Hey, thank you. If you want, you can support our fan work on Patreon: patreon.com/TMCDE

[@daishi0001]

#1 Dad guy needs to put a top on that coffee cup or he's gonna be wearing his nescafe.

[@roguevector1268]

Coffee lids are lostech, sadly.

[@DjGn0m3]

I love it! Make it a series! PLEASE!!

[@WatchTMC]

Working on it!

[@TheRUSTYTINMAN97]

I've never been one to have enough passion for something to sign up on patreon... But there's always a first time for everything! Every single little detail was payed attention to and it shows. I just can't get over how amazing this is. The fact that this was heavily inspired by MechWarrior 3, my favorite classic title, is beyond perfection. Thank you guys so much for this.

[@WatchTMC]

Hey, thank you so much, this means a lot. We spend a lot of time on details, sometimes maybe even too much. We‘ll keep you updated!

[@Garviel.Loken.Knight.Errant.]

Ah brings me back to the good old days of when BATTLETECH started and the term MECHWARRIOR was born. I still have my old pen and paper game on the shelf and my old mech favorite the Warhammer. Damn, now I feel old lol. My old friends and I had a pretty good combat lance: Warhammer, Marauder, Rifleman, Shadowhawk. Hope this gets to be a series of mini-series. This old Mechwarrior would love to see that.

[@CrimsonViper38]

Mechwarrior Astartes

[@ShadowMKII]

Hell yes!

[@phelanwolf6747]

Hell no! Astartes are basically just clan elementals stupid enough to bring swords and warhammers to gunfights.

[@ShadowMKII]

@@phelanwolf6747 Lol.

[@ReachSaviour123]

@@phelanwolf6747 Considering Astartes would eat Elementals for breakfast.... Besides this comment is referring to the amazing Astartes fan cinematic.

[@Maverick2736]

@@phelanwolf6747 He meant "Astartes" as in the _fan animation named Astartes by Syama Pedersen,_ not what you call actual space marines in 40k. He's comparing the huge quality of this fan animation to the one in Pedersen's Astartes animation.

[@mrIguy212]

This is my childhood brought to life! I feel just as thrilled as I did when I was like six, stomping around in Mechwarrior 2!

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

A thousand expressions crossed my mind to reply. Some related to heavy overflow of wow factor, with some profane words attached to add emphasis to the cool factor. None of them are appropriate for youtube. You can imagine the feeling of a sports fan when his team scores after losing after desperately losing the game for a long time, you can imagine the irrational behavior of such a fan, sound, motion, attitude, wording, hitting things to make noise, animal dopamine behavior. But it is not sports. It is Mechwarrior 2 and Battletech tabletop gaming brought to life with big screen quality. If you ever do that to me... geez... I will have to thank you forever. My admiration for the finest work I have ever seen lately.

[@WatchTMC]

Hey, this means a lot. Thank you for your comment :)

[@Fryepod3628]

Oh my... You guys used the MW3 intro redone too... Ugh freakin' amazing

[@Razgriz_01]

Playing Mechwarrior 3 right now (currently going through Pirate's Moon) and after giving this a rewatch, the characters reminds me of the the lance you control in MW3. I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise since the beginning of this pilot is clearly inspired by the MW3 intro.

[@MathewJC25]

This is amazing, THIS is what we need to continue the push for more MW/BT, this is such an important project that I hope everyone backs!

[@CelestialTrieye]

Chills when they landed. let's gooo

[@IanDresarie]

Liked on the first second for using the best MW intro. Wish I could like more than once. This looks amazing! When the Catapult did that little torso twist...

[@athollmcnicoll256]

Nice to see someone like me loves the sight of these battle warriors and now explains how they arrive on the battle field.

[@tenchraven]

Why did I not know about this until today? This looks amazing!

[@nemamiah7832]

This had almost - ALMOST - flew under my radar. Nuh huh, sir, no way. I've Sensor Locked the hell out of this channel. You, guys, need WAY more publicity. This looks absolutely amazing. Great job. Just outstanding.

[@WatchTMC]

Did you by any chance see this video on Facebook? We're running some experiments on where we could perform better. Thank you for the kind words!

[@nemamiah7832]

@@WatchTMC Nope. KZbin just randomly recommended me your video. Are you planning to go full force on BattleTech themed content with this project?

[@WatchTMC]

@@nemamiah7832 Okay, nice, Thanks! Yea we are, working on Episode 1 since summer now. Expect some updates soon :)

[@Magtaius]

Really well done! Absolutely fantastic quality and work that you have put into this.

[@IscariottActual]

My glistening abs are quivering in anticipation of this glorious golden imperial knight TV show

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

This looks great! Also, am I the only one who practically screamed NOMINAL at the end of the boot up sequence?

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

I was jumping and grunting like a prehistoric cave man, excited to see the most cool video in a long time. What the heck is happening to me....?

[@tarmok3756]

Schön zu sehen, dass die TMC gelegentlich noch Conntent raushaut. Gruß geht raus an alle aktiven und ehemaligen Jäger

[@tatonghudas]

love the Mechwarrior 3 intro homage

[@TheRumChum]

my man George Ledoux on the intro! nice! cant wait for the next one.

[@RedJRyan]

Nice going George Ledoux! I did not immediately recognize him. And what a great job he did!

[@tristanmenzies3592]

OMG amazing project guys, supporting and sharing asmuch as possible!!!!

[@Se1fD3struct1on]

PGI needs to know about this and sponsor you guys so you have all the tools you need to turn this into a full fledged mini series, stellar work!, also love the MechWarrior 3 intro, gave me so many nostalgia vibes

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Such professional work humbles the arts I made for "Battletech Fan" youtube channel, a visual guide for newcomers. To my defense I can say I used software that is more than 20 years old, and it was cheap back then. So that did not give me too many options, and also it did not allow a very profesional finishing. But the good thing about these oldie apps is that you can do the job at hand quickly and easily.

[@Etragan333]

Loving the homage to MW3.

[@squizzlor]

Battletech does deserve a movie.

[@StrikeNoir105E]

This is the kind of cinematics that Mechwarrior games SHOULD have, instead of the kinda half-assed cutscene efforts we've seen PGI's offerings. Looking forward to the episodes now!

[@cmdrryzenfoxx2135]

OMG!!!!! This made the hairs stand UP on my spine!!!!! Bring-Bring-Bring it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is well overdue, we need this in our lives today!!!

[@sharlin648]

This looks DAMN good!

[@xenocyde8498]

God i am so happy to hear the old mechwarrior 3 intro

[@LivingWater004]

This gave me goosebumps. Very well done, and I can’t wait for more like this. Direct us to the kickstarter campaign so you guys can make a full length picture!

[@WatchTMC]

Thank you very much. If you want, you can support us on Patreon. A Full length picture will probably never happen, but we continue with these episodes. www.patreon.com/TMCDE

[@kelanelam2638]

Really nice work. Models are beautiful, and they move smoothly. Lots of small details to notice over multiple rewatchings. :-) And George Ledoux!

[@Huter2142]

Love the nod to the intro from Mechwarrior 3, classic game and my introduction to the battletech universe

[@ewfisher89]

Was my intro to the setting too, gave me major nostalgia feels when I saw it. That and the audio for Mech power up ("reactor online, sensors online, weapons online, all systems nominal") is the EXACT one from the game.

[@WatchTMC]

Mechwarrior 3 was my intro to the universe too :)

[@lokai7914]

Came back to watch again on Tex's suggestion. Was already subscribed. Keep up the great work!

[@adamofblastworks1517]

The amount of detail is incredible. I only just now noticed that the grass is flattened when the smoke signal canister rolls over it.

[@gothbricks2000]

Having watched the first episode today, I wonder how I possibly missed this when it was first released. Love what you folks are doing. ❤️

[@rastus024]

Awesome Job! Keep'um coming. Make Tshirts, Coffee mugs, heck even go to Kick Starter to get this funded partner.......

[@mikesnyder2573]

If wow was made into a movie, then battletech is way over due.

[@chrisbingley]

I'd love to see them make a Sharpe style TV movie franchise out of the Battletech lore and novels.

[@Retro-Future-Land]

@@chrisbingley That would be insane! But worthy of a try.

[@Cryogenius333]

WoW should not have been made into a movie. Warcraft should have, but they should have left WoW at home and locked it in the cellar. With a starving gorilla. THIS however, looks phenomenal, and a modern BattleTech show is LONG overdue.

[@andrewrolfe8857]

We so need a BattleTech movie/show

[@andreww6439]

Ahhh... Mechwarrior three. Best of the franchise in my opinion. All systems nominal on this one

[@lucassmith4524]

Pretty good. The mechs dropping onto then planet absorbing the shock with their knees was cool to see. The vectoring of the dropship’s thrust was cool. I would have liked to have seen the drop ship burning through the atmosphere a bit more, perhaps with a cut away showing it streaking across a dark early morning sky before dropping the mechs further along in daylight. Good work. Keep it up.

[@kylearthur6147]

absolutely beautiful

[@kereminde]

Cool, something new to show in the Argo's lounge and listen to the crew jeer about Sumire and Darius not living up to the hype from the tri-vids.

[@wolfsden]

I so miss this... I haven't played in a long time because of the community. But, I do miss this and your video is beautiful and spot-on. Thank you. I look forward to more. That freakin' Catapult -my favorite 'Mech of all time- is BEAUTIFUL... I haven't had something get my heart beating like this for a REALLY long time. Wow.

[@Ddarth_sidious]

"Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal." Pure goosebumps.

[@e-train765]

Lives rent free in my head

[@Thraka5]

This literally gave me goosebumps. Hats off to you sir. Subbed! Wish I found your channel and content sooner.

[@VJIX]

That was awesome, great work!!

[@Icipher353]

Fantastic work. Subbed.

[@chrisyother9606]

SIIIIICCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!! Wonderful work!!! JUst AWESOME!!!It's like my tabletop came alive on my computer!!!

[@R4V3-0N]

You've really out done it this time.

[@herrlogan17]

So epic! Gives incredible chills, great work!!!!!!

[@CoolCustomCollectibles]

Giving me flashbacks to Mechwarrior 3 intro. Nice work looking forward to the next episode.

[@Autisticguywithacamera]

Just found out about Mechwarrior and this is cool! Great job.

[@d.barney2424]

From a fasa team member, thunderfox, of the bloodaxe irregulars, we'll done thank you

[@calvinbutler1919]

Video production and story aside,(which is legendary! ) Hired Steel is just such a COOL name for a series! ❤❤❤💯💯💯💥💥💥

[@byrumg]

That was so cool! I was thrilled watching it. Can't wait to see what happens.

[@charlesc1583]

This what I call one very good intro on par with other CGI work. Very good cannot wait to see what else you make/put out.

[@christianfamilyman4476]

More of this Please Sir....... Amazing Work.

[@tulamar]

Again a great video! Thanks guys, can´t wait to see more!

[@leblon712]

FANTASTIC!..I subscribed and hope for more

[@garyorr241]

I like the touch ontop off the Catapult with the spinning radar

[@maximenkos]

Great job! Keep it up

[@Gwolfsoun]

I need more of this in my eyes 🤩. Awesometastic barely describes it!

[@tomvander6254]

this franchise needs a movie, since 20Years!

[@regissotum]

Finally, battlemechs perfectly done, as all things should be!

[@ISheolraver]

More! Please! Faster! Well done! Thank you! *phew* Excitement overload. ;)

[@RoKKr023i]

Nice lance comp! the Mechs look Gorgeous!

[@gavinlongshanks5946]

I'm going to use this video as an answer to some questions i get, particularly about Leopard drops. I'll just post the video instead of the usual 3 paragraphs of explanation. Thank you guys so much!

[@WatchTMC]

Gavin Longshanks thank you for the support!

[@gavinlongshanks5946]

@@WatchTMC You're very welcome!

[@sniffermovies1122]

I can already tell this is going to be awesome

[@phantommauler3602]

Hope to see more from this!

[@richardlayton7184]

Yall do otherworldly work...

[@schatur]

Holy hells that was primo stuff!

[@mordenmw]

That was cool. Looking forward to seeing more

[@bobthis1640]

More more a complete series this is amazing well done 😮❤

[@jonharper4478]

Sir, you have my attention.

[@danelwolf9663]

Must have more!!!

[@robhemmerle5857]

We are all in. Looking forward to it.

[@TTMOTO888]

Wow! Cant wait for more content!

[@spartanger]

Geile Arbeit „Lancemate“ ;)

[@WatchTMC]

danke! lange nicht gesehen :)

[@randyscatterty4679]

YES. MORE OF THIS PLEASE.

[@findango]

Hell yeah! This looks great.

[@wetko1977]

abgefahren.... Bin gespannt wo die reise hingeht!

[@MrZonehawk]

Dude you guys need your own series on Netflix!

[@RaptorsBlood]

Simply amazing work yall

[@AllForManKind77]

At last, my dream by Allah will come true. The 4K quality cinematic of Mechwarrior. Fans since MW 2:31st century combat, now playing Battletech HBS with its DLC ( Flashpoint, Heavy Metal, and Urban Warfare).

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

What made this video great was the absence of speech. I have noticed that when movies have less speech, and use visual cues to deliver messages, they improve as a cinematographic work of art. Zack Snyder is one of those visual directors.

[@minimumoftwo99]

wow, that was incredible!

[@BunWithAGun31]

Not all heroes wear capes....they drink from a No.1 Dad cup

[@Tirak117]

Very nice work, looks excellent :)

[@ironwolfstudios2857]

Now see, THIS is something I would totally watch. I'd love to see you guys do something similar with Warhammer Titans. Also feel free to reach out if you need voice talent, It's what I do.

[@liammackenzie9283]

Every time I watch this I see a new little detail- 2 years and I've only just noticed the Lohengrin badge on the APC. If the Lyrans have their best counterterror guys on this, then these guys may be more than just pirates...

[@WatchTMC]

Great catch! :)