How to start a flashpoint?

[Saito]

Hey all,
I've finished battletech campaign some months ago and was excited to play this expansion. I've loaded my old save file, after beating the campaign, but havn't found any flashpoints to do in a couple of hours of game time. I have joined the black market and allied my self with Cappellan directorate (?).
Any advice?

[Evil Inside]

Same here, there are jungle biome maps now, but I have not seen one of the new Flashpoints yet.

[Saito]

starmap you mean? yeah I've been looking at it. If its not the star map. whats the universe map?

[Saito]

Yeah not seeing any. Only black market systems and capellan market systems Any advice?

[Saito]

Yeah do have flashpoint installed, also did a recheck of my battletech files (as i did try to mod it into roguetech in the past)
I have reloaded my previous save from a game that I finished my campaign with. Have not checked out career mode yet. I like my old squad with a bajillion assaults

[SpectralShade]

I had to do a few normal missions and were enroute to a new system when I was told there was a flashpoint available, and then I could select it on the map.

[Lucifer69]

Originally posted by SpectralShade:

I had to do a few normal missions and were enroute to a new system when I was told there was a flashpoint available, and then I could select it on the map.

^^^ This. I don't know how to explain it but this is how I got access.

[Saito]

I reinstalled my game and now they are working! woohoo! thx guys

[Jivebot]

So you have to finish the main camapign before you can do Flashpoints?

[kensw]

Originally posted by Jivebot:

So you have to finish the main camapign before you can do Flashpoints?

Yes - unless you start a Career mode (sandbox) game in which case flashpoint missions will start showing up very soon

[||]

Are the two other DLC worth it?
Story-wise.

[Rez Elwin]

Originally posted by cotillion:

Are the two other DLC worth it?
Story-wise.

Neither add anything to the campaign but they both add their own Flashpoints to the game. Heavy Metal in particular adds multiple connected flashpoints into a sorta mini-campaign that starts relatively simple and gets harder as you progress until a final mission that is quite challenging. You could start it early but will be required to upgrade you pilots and mechs to continue. I am unsure if Urban Warfare has a significant impact like that. I barely played Urban Warfare before heavy Metal came out though it does add mechs and the Urban map.

Edit: I'd wait until the summer sale around the corner to see what kinda discount it gets.

[666micrographic]

Flashpoint play in only career mode and start a new game ?????

Yes or No ???

[WillieSea]

No.

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by 666micrographic:

Yes or No ???

Yes. Look at post #13 for specifics.

[WillieSea]

No.

Details you did not ask for:
1. Flashpoint missions become available in career mode a few weeks into the game.
2. Flashpoint missions become available in campaign mode after you finish the campaign.
3. A new game is not necessary in either of the two points above.