How to buy new weapons?

[Holding These Alligators Down]

I bought a heavy mech but i don't seem to be able to buy any new weapons for it.
when i click on the weapon it says "must replace similar item". The menus are pretty terrible.

[Meat Popsicle]

Hmm interesting.

So typically you need to remove a weapon before you equip a new one. Weapons are also limited by the hard points on the mech itself and only similar "types" of weapons can be mounted as a replacement.

So if you where to say, downgrade a centurion AC10 to a 5 class, remove the 10 to free up the hard point then place the new valid weapon in the slot. As long as the weapon is a similar type of weapon, and you have bob the tonnage and the internal space to mount the weapon you should be fine. Your error message sounds like you are trying to switch it with a weapon that is a different type of weapon ( like replacing a ballistic with a missile type weapon,) which is something you cannot do. Weapon types need to match with the hard point class on the location you are mounting it to.

Try those things and let us know if your still having issues.

[Procrastinating Gamer]

You could also be trying to drop a new weapon straight into a section without removing the existing weapon first. The symbols at the top of a segment show what hardpoints it has there, so how many of each weapon type may be mounted there.

What 'mech are you working on?

[onebit]

Drag the old weapons off and add the new ones?

[Casual Sun]

"must replace similar weapon" means this: instead of unequipping a ballastic, then equipping a different ballistic in the same slot. You drag the ballistic you want and it will replace the ballastic in the current slot without you having to take it out. Idk why they even have the tooltip written.

You should be able to click and drag whatever weapons your mech can equip in the loadout menus, assuming you have the c-bills, space on your mech, and tonnage to actually fit whatever you're trying to equip.

[Holding These Alligators Down]

Ok cool thanks guys.