Rules updated
The rules are updated for:
Use of colored straws placed on the mech posts to show reduction in weight class; red, blue 1 step down, yellow two steps and red three steps.
Saving Rolls: VL/L mechs roll two dice to save up two hits; Medium 3 dice and VH/H 4 dice.
Hits accumulate on each mech but (other than armor) don't take effect until the mech is reduced in weight class; i.e. once a Light mech is reduced to VL by suffering all its armor hits, any combat and move hits take effect e.g. if there are 4 move hits accumulated, upon weight class reduction the mech is reduced in speed 4 hexes. SM hits from energy weapons however take effect regardless of weight class changes (hence the reason for using them in the first place).







Note that this weight reduction class idea has been deprecated in the latest rules version.