It sucks, but at the same time I acknowledge this was the health choice for you all. Making unit harder to hit. Subreddit for RogueTech, a mod for BattleTech from HBS. 4. Evasion does no decrease when being shot. XD. I see manual downloads are limited to 2MB and the Launcher is around 40MB. The mercenary company that completes the requirements of the contract will receive a lootbox of items taken from the faction-shop or black-market of the faction who posted the contract (not necessarily the faction the contract calls you to aid. Its closer to tt rules, and leaves me feeling far less cheated than by the vanilla init. I don't have huge. LowVis alpha is back. json The first production version of the Rifleman weighed fifty tons and used primitive technology. Download speeds. On Nexus forums they say it does some database update the. 8K subscribers in the roguetech community. The asterisks in the infobox reflect differences between the 1b's data file and the in-game reality. The Atlas II AS7-D-HT is an Assault-class 'Mech in Battletech. The Beginner's Guide to RogueTech [| ] The purpose of this guide is to provide a brief overview of the RogueTech mod and help new players learn new features and capabilities. Doing contracts for a faction, while allied to them, raises their percentage of control and lowers the percentage of the others. Playing ironman with 2 skull variance on missions and it's challenging and engaging in ways stock (which is still an awesome game) after a couple hundred hours of play. use the button on the launcher. 8K subscribers in the roguetech community. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. 2 || ID: ErasDarkAge3131-Basemechmechdef_black_knight_BLK-NT-5H. To the best of my knowledge, there are no mods, sanctioned or otherwise, that allows for two players to play RogueTech careers on the same map. Created by MagnumForceGB. the whole store system was reworked by the team and includes faction stores for the online war map players that are populated with goods from other players discarded salvage, no black market at all, and a reworked stores system. 4KB ; 285-- all equipment at all stores. Seventeen Clan-spec. Experimented with it quite a bit, concluded that most usefull faction are pirates - free black market access, good missions almost anywhere, now with 1. roguetech is a mod to the main battletech game. RogueTech has as goal to provide new challenges and a harsher sim game experience. 5) Select "1. Since so little information can be found, this guide is written with a range of tips and tricks to give new players a more leisurely start. Came across today several systems that are all owned by The Local Pirate Organization, if you want to grind some faction with them. Now i really enjoined Roguetech until vehicles got introduced into the game. The Skip Intro mod, which lets you, well, skip the intro cutscene, is great for the fourth or fifth time you play through the game and are just doing it for the gameplay. Apparently it is a somewhat controversial mod, and it does have its downsides. Please note, this is an unofficial patch, future updates to RogueTech may break this or render it. . Never used mods on my gog games. every algorithm in BT is a giant brute force loop over slow C# maps with exponential time. Pinpoint Damage Brawler / Finisher One of the more. This mod does nothing on its own, it is a toolset for other modders to add settings and keybinds. Last Update: 08 Sep 2019. json A RISC Derivative of the BLK-10, exchanging its shield for a Medium Vibroblade and employing 2 Streak MML backed up by a Snub Nose PPC and a RAC5. Mostly thanks to its Double. Total HardPoints. 5 WILL END ON TUESDAY JUNE 29TH (at sometime) SEASON 2 WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY JULY 3RD (at somepoint). Im looking to try to roguetech mod and i see on the install you can select mechs by era. Roguetech uses an advanced system of dynamic weather and effects for each mission, provided through the mod EDM (Environmental Design Masks by BlueWinds). Navigating between the threads of politics is crucial to surviving the struggle. RogueTech patch is as follows: "RogueTech AIO-79-0-991-Public-Patch6HF2". After installing roguetech when I try to start a new career the game sits forever. 18 OmniMech Lower. Details you did not ask for: 1. However I'll never go back. 4. Welcome to The Mechattan Project and Season 3! I've updated my Install Options Tutorial with all of the changes this update brings, in order to help new and returning players get up to speed in RoguetBOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. I tried this out this morning, because it touched on a lot of ideas I had. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. Provide a simple point of contact for Roguetech and for support for it. Some third party programs can also block game start. Author: The RogueTech Crew. json The Black Knight 6B was the harder-hitting, cooler-running Star League ancestor to the standard BL-6-KNT we have today. Posted on June 9, 2019. The Battletech version reads from the lower left corner "1. I also like the idea that you start in one year and then advance in the years, with better equipment appearing. 4. Version 1. It also introduces several new Factions. Failed missions do not influence the system conflict. There's enough cool gear floating around anyways that it doesn't seem to be needed. Farmers. I now have 2 Atlas's, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 Catapult, and a Victor as my power lance. EDIT: For BattleTech 1. Funnily enough, I thought the primative start was the better one as a roguetech novice newcomer. Atlas AS7-D is a Assault-class 'Mech in Battletech. Roguetech used to be great but they've gone a bit too far with the changes now and change things that don't need it. Wird es ein urban warfare roguetech geben ?I tried Roguetech and got a few missions in and found it had way too many micro stuff to do (electronic warfare stuff) or some rather OP weapons (flame mortars and LRMs that lay mines on the 2nd mission) and way too hard missions (A half skull difficulty mission had me with a single heavy chopper and 3 light mechs vs 8 other mechs, 3rd. Survive by any means necessary, because your enemies won't care if you live or die. PLEASE SEE FULL DESCRIPTION FOR EXPLAINATTION. Was wondering if you were the same dude, apparently not. Roguetech aims to bring targeting in line with the table top game. It's kind of a middle-ground between BEX and RogueTech, discussed below. I was allied to the Lyrans in my practice game. EMP Ammo Yang Artillery. Roguetech taking 3062 changes to eleven, revamping almost everything and brining even more new toys. 3025 is great. The question I have is do I feed my current obsession by buying the DLC (they are all on sale on steam at the moment). Harebrained Schemes pulled off something special when it released BattleTech back in 2018. - Annihilatior ANH-3A. Any firing of weapons with this feature enabled will trigger a roll against the combined knockdown chance of the weapons. 4. It's great, I keep playing it like an addict, and Roguetech mops the floor with vanilla. Most recent playthrough the Bushwacker I started with came with the 'shotgun' ammo for its AC/5 and, in combination with a laser varient Blackjack I jammed two Light PPCs and enough heatsinks to keep it firing most turns into, they've been shredding the opposition at a delightfully reliable speed. which is pants on head stupid (could have had a Guasszilla after the first mission ). 1. The benefits aren't really there. Give your commander more experience at the start. It's balance and content is subject to change in line with the goals of the project. json A seemingly average Warhammer, the 'Widows Whammy', was rumoured to be the configuration piloted by the Black Widow Natasha Kerensky herself. I am in two minds about the last two, and wanted to canvus thoughts. Roguetech seems to balance pilot quirks with upkeep. Where as Battletech is a mix of campaign missions and randomly generated filler missions, this game is a sandbox map to be conquered with the same style of pop up events and random encounters. So far I'm having a lot of fun with it. Permissions and credits. 2 || ID: OptionalsRogueElitesBasemechmechdef_Gladiator_BL-S7. When I first tried it, I rolled a few but the primative start was the first one I committed to. There are many factions in the Aurigan Reach, all with their own friends, foes, and interests. Class. - About to leave a Black Market planet. I would really like to try the mod again. True, but i the beauty of Roguetech is that it keeps true to the actual lore of Battletech, where you don't use the lighter mechs as frontline combat - you use them to flank the sides of the enemy or chase down pesky vehicles that keep running away. 0+, which integrates and improves BTML. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. Your rating with the Mercenary Review Board indicates how trusted and effective your mercenary company is. 3) Select "Properties". Slower, up gunned lights like the Cougar, Panther and Adder are almost always massively out performed by 5/8 mediums in the 50-55 ton range for the same role. Discuss on Forum. The BattleTech: Clan Invasion from Catalyst Game Labs expands on the previouse boxed set released in 2019. 4. . Brace to Fire, or Tubthumping, is a mechanic which makes large bore ballistic weapons and artillery have a chance to cause a self knock down of the firing 'Mech. A recent hardware upgrade meant that I could finally have a crack at Roguetech. Problems I'm having are, No mechs in the stores. Author: The RogueTech Crew. At long range, it can make use of an ER Large Laser and LRM-10. In every version of RogueTech I've played over years there is always something extremely annoying to deal with: - Hover tanks fleeing into farthest corners of the map, turning every mission into mech walking simulator. Really, you should use Discord. Due to the complexity of the AI in the game there was no way to make it understand the concept of Brace to Fire. Yet Another Special Variant. Meanwhille my maxed pilot on top of said mountain getting %in the 20s cant hit s. It is called offensive push now and makes sense. The vanilla Black markets do not exist in Rogue Tech. "RogueTech" transforms the game into as close as you can get to tabletop given the engine's limitations. #1. I backed this, then read about it being shit, and can't even be bothered/remember how to reclaim my key. Makes BattleTech more RoguelikeTHIS MOD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY, ENEMIES ARE DEADLIER AND THAT'S INTENTIONAL!I mean, how fair would it be to just have the player have all th Once RogueTech is installed, run the Community Asset Bundle installer. A 2 skull mission is considerably more dangerous in RT than in vanilla, and it's a very good idea to bottom feed in the 1/2-1. If you keep neutral its only 500k, and you start with 900k (in career, i forget campaign but camp missions = $$$ anyway). RogueTech adds a layer of difficulty to the original BattleTech game. Omni Stormcrows do WORK, pack those bad boys with srms or atms and some med lasers or xpulse and go to town. Makes BattleTech more RoguelikeTHIS MOD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY, ENEMIES ARE DEADLIER AND THAT'S INTENTIONAL!I mean, how fair would it be to just have the player have all thMakes BattleTech more RoguelikeTHIS MOD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY, ENEMIES ARE DEADLIER AND THAT'S INTENTIONAL!I mean, how fair would it be to just have the player have all thAlso don’t forget to check the Roguetech discord for answers to questions and such as well as the Rogue War discord for all talk about the online map. Added missing affinities for some fixed equipment. We highly suggest you do use our wiki. Roguetech Black Market [0XB4L6] The first start takes a while. 6. 0+, which integrates and improves BTML. The Atlas is the king of the battlefield, capable of bringing a dizzying array of weapons to bear on targets at any range. slower, slower, slower, slower, slower,. BTA HAS MOVED. I am familiar with a great many mechs and have a lot that I. Thraxa at least has a ton of pirate missions available. This enormous all-in-one mod is ever evolving. Sadly will not be entirely compatible with ship or item mods. Mechbay channel. See moreSo how do you get into the Black Market? I am allied with the Pirates, I have been bouncing from Black Market world to Black Market world, no invites. Offensively, it can call upon an ER PPC and a pair of Medium Pulse Lasers. It's pretty easy to say that, when used effectively, just about every weapon system in the game is worthwhile. PLEASE SEE FULL DESCRIPTION FOR EXPLAINATTION. Expand user menu Open settings menu. swedewolf: quill18 just put a video up about this on youtube. Though not as fast as most VTOLs, the Yellow Jacket still has greater speed than most BattleMechs and OmniMechs. 91 million C-bills instead of 6. If you wanted to. 2 || ID: OptionalsQuicsellMechmechdef_blackknight_BL-QS1. It can shell out hellish damage with its beams and shrug off a lot of damage. 5-skull mission where I started with a Dragon, catapult, jenner, and firestarter should be a. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. Drop Cost Multiplier: 1. Description. Battle Has 1 lance on the field and can trigger reinforcements depending on the contract: Focus targets to avoid being overwhelmed. The use of comparatively "primitive" parts resulted in a heavier cockpit, engine, and less efficient armor. but u can only buy parts from a mech. Hi BT-Fans, i would like to know if that is still a problem with the new mod versions ? I tried RogueTech once, when the game and mod was rather young. Description. 2 ID: Quirk_PowerArmor_BlackCarapace Manufacturer: The Queen Based on the unique HarJel Compound found on LV-426, which has the capacity to break up and absorb EM and light Waves, does the Black Carapace have self repair functionality with a basic Stealth Functionality Provides Stealth Charges. Makes BattleTech more RoguelikeTHIS MOD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY, ENEMIES ARE DEADLIER AND THAT'S INTENTIONAL!I mean, how fair would it be to just have the player have all thRoguetech Launcher Update . Melee in the Mech bay. . Had just got my first heavy mech. RACs, MRMs, Void Armor, Angel ECM, etc. 1 kudos. 2 ID: Gear_Probe_ProbeKing_Quicsell Manufacturer: Quicsell There's no two ways about it, the Quicsell ProbeKing is absolutely the STRONGEST active probe on the market, bar none. Tying Up Loose Ends. The primary configuration of the Black Lanner is effective at all ranges. Roguetech replaces some of the vanilla game's map biomes. You get crazy/awesome stuff like helicopters, infantry, weird pirate mechs, superheavy units, the ability to lay mines and set fires, the ability to own and operate. Nexus Roguetech download runs all night, nothing happens. For example, in 3062 vision system is much more elaborated and corellating with accuracy. Last run 5 min ago, I had to face a. - Structure the experience around Roguetech. No. A pair of Large Lasers support the ER PPC at range, while 4 Medium Pulse Lasers and a Large Pulse Laser are devastating at close range. Updated graphics driver for Radeon card, same result. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. Most of the mechs are lore-accurate, some, however, are shamelessly ripped off of Roguetech, the greatest game ever! Join the new Yet Another Discord Server to discuss, suggest, report, and stay informed. Assassinations and Recoveries are. Omni Stormcrows do WORK, pack those bad boys with srms or atms and some med lasers or xpulse and go to town. Edit your savefile with the save editor tool as needed. Making unit. Contract Names are now randomly generated from a pool of possible combinations. Roguetech completely changes the game. 4. 4 Launcher has issues with updating or launching if there are multiple copies of RTLauncher kicking around, especially older installs. Ammo Thumper Inferno (Half) Ammo Thumper Nuke. I would really like to try the mod again. Or check it out in the app storesDescription []. Spend your cash on Argo upgrades, not mechs. 4. json A rare refit of the venerable Black Knight Chassis often found among Mercenaries and Pit Fighters, exchanges most of the Energy Weapons for a Sawed-Off Thumper, Active Combat Shield and advanced. Usually far too much for 4-8 mechs and. It was protected by eleven and a half tons of Primitive Armor. Requiring a more advanced and enduring Command Unit, designers have revisited the original Black Knight Specs. With a role focused primarily on keeping command units safe, the -GSR-6b fielded a Gauss rifle. Territory shifts based on the missions that players in the online mode complete. In S1 I had picked up a Marauder II 6W when my heaviest mech was a 55 tonner thanks to the Wobblie invasion. Machine guns, pulse lasers, ap gauss, and flamers do well against them. I will probably never field this mech. ROGUETECH is an awesome mod to BATTLETECH expanding the number of planets, types of contracts, weapons and equipment within the game. ] A list of every Vehicle and their variants currently found in Roguetech. 3 patch. Iron Man mode. This mod is not opted-in to receive Donation Points. Run the mod installation, then community assets. json Based on a BL-9-KNT chassis, the second version of the Red. Enjoy! Your BTR Team. Multi-threaded downloads. FIGHT FOR YOUR FACTION AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE → →OFFICIAL ROGUETECH WIKI (←Link to our Wiki) ← ← ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ RogueTech RogueTech has as goal to provide new challenges and a harsher You have to survive by all means, the enemy's will do their best to kill you and no one. We are playing Roguetech! This Battletech Mod introduces the full Inner Sphere star map, a huge variety of new Mechs, weapon systems and equipment for a true. This mod makes all items and mechs available at the stores in every system and makes the black market obsolete. At least reported as such; thereby unconfirmed. 5 m each So what did I do because I had 18-m C-bills. A guy referred to as Pone (uses a pink MLP avatar) was working on a shop fix for RogueTech. This mod makes all items and mechs available at the stores in every system and makes the black market obsolete. This is guide for the random events this will contain spoilers for the possible outcomes of these events. Purely meant as a backline, long distance support 'Mech, the design has no other weapons. 4. Clan launchers are smaller, light as RISC, same in weight, but lack the versatility of RISC and do less damage (in comparison to. 2 || ID: OptionalsExperimentalWeaponsBasemechmechdef_obsidian_skull_AS-IIC-OS. Discord Invite - RogueTech has some minimum requirements that differ from base BattleTech - these are highlighted below. 04. Generally have 1 to 2 superheavy lances (scaled to player's current difficulty rating), with the remaining lances being standard. One of my favorite mechs for medium range murder. It's basically like Enemy Unknown/Within and Long War, in that there's the retail game then there's the game everyone keeps coming back to. You can set armor repair and mechbay speed to quick. Hounfor April 14, 2022, 12:24am 1. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. Roguetech is awesome (and there is a separate reddit dedicated to roguetech specifically r/roguetech) . . Boltergeist Nov 23, 2020 @ 9:12am. Plus the event loot boxes can be fun and change careers in interesting ways. That i have came across and documented. So how do you get into the Black Market? I am allied with the Pirates, I have been bouncing from Black Market world to Black Market world, no invites. 4. 2 || ID: OptionalsPirateTechBasemechmechdef_black_knight_BL-6B-P. Takes forever to do any turns. Clan: Advanced tech mechs from beyond Exodus Road. BATTLETECH: Events Guide. Thanks! Trumbot • 3 yr. 4. Is there something I'm. . With nineteen tons of armor and a Defiance AC/20 as its main gun, few opponents can survive even brief contact with an Atlas. You'll learn a lot just checking out what people have put into their mechs. RT allows you to pick which features get enabled on your game, and comes with it's own installer/updater for whatever parts of the package you want vs. By TheMasterBlaster. As a note, with Battletech the best thing to do is give it a play through the campaign as a tutorial, then get either the Battletech Advanced 3062 or Roguetech mod to play the real game. The Marians deploy them in squads of five called a. 2 || ID: OptionalsSuperheavysBasemechmechdef_black_rose_BRO-2A. json Based on a BL-9-KNT chassis, the second version of the Red Reaper also has had the standard weaponry removed and replaced with a Large Shield and Large Vibroblade for hand to. 4. Taking cues from the Harjel System of Battle Armor and advances from. g. This guide provides several items to. 5 also black market discounts. I mostly created this mod for myself but I figured there would probably be other people interested in having it. AS7-D-HBB. 09 QUIRK: Command Mech Special: Fixed - Specialist. JWolf1672. Pirates are an exception in that anyone can access their shops. The Black Lanner A is configured for electronic warfare and scouting. json Requiring a more advanced and enduring Command Unit, designers have revisited the original Black Knight Specs. Do sorties to get salvage. . Does not replace vanilla sets or items, so stuff like giga structure ships can be constructed classically. Is Self Repairing. 5 skull range. Note some of this events might have more then one outcome possible for that choice, and i haven’t gotten all the other positive or negative event. Author: The RogueTech Crew. This is now included in the CAB bundle. At this moment in time i deleted all my previous save games and screenshots folders, I just want to make Battletech work (and if it works maybe apply Roguetech again) My procedure was: Uninstall. Taking cues from the Harjel System of Battle Armor and. Jan 4, 2020 @ 6:23am 3025 expands on the base game, adding hundreds of new mechs, vehicles, mech quirks, pilot. Roguetech not working for me. Uploader: LadyAlekto. - Light mechs opting for melee 90% of time, making crap like Ostscout more dangerous than Atlas. 5 also black market discounts. Included Normalish Variants. Hey I am getting a problem trying to run roguetech, when it launches I get nothing but a black screen. More mechs, more mechs, more mechs,. This game still suffers from that caveat even after all these months of release - with nowhere in the json fiels to reduce. Black-Whirlwind My main reason for using the save game editor is for small tweaks, like I wanted a career with my mechwarrior that managed to get a PHX-1b from a Castle Brian as his start mech. 4KB ; 285-- 17 . just gotta make sure to keep its heat in check. Second Try: Unofficial Roguetech Vehicle Reduction and VTOL removal: Unofficial Store Patch for RogueTech 996 First time starting will take a while (up to 15 min). If you are modifying a steam save, you will need to keep the save file name the same or it wont show up. Some audio and camera programs have. so u need 3 parts to build one real mech. Roguetech Beginner Tips. Description. Then make sure audio drivers are also updated. The Marian Hegemony soon began marketing the suit for. For example, in Roguetech the leveling is too aggressive, so you actually make things worse for yourself if you level up too far. . 1 on your Beta tab. It did everything the 6 does, but better. Click on the "Save" button from the "Load/Save" options on the main screen and overwrite file. Hmm. . Some audio and camera programs have issues. and so on. Any suggestions? Why? just doesn't fit thematically? Figured. 4. Ammo Thumper Fascam (Half) Ammo Thumper Inferno. You get crazy/awesome stuff like helicopters, infantry, weird pirate mechs, superheavy units, the ability to lay mines and set fires, the ability to own and. A carefully crafted experience combining a large number of mods that have been adjusted specifically for RogueTech with respect to balancing, functionality, and features to create a near total conversion of the vanilla BattleTech Game of HBS. Hero: Mechs from Lore, customized with stock options by their pilots. Indicated by a yellow number it shows how many omnislots are left on the chassis. Buying mechs off the black market or legally. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. In order to make it possible to copy the Black Hawk, the Black Hawk-KU is built ten tons heavier than its Clan counterpart. 2. Assasaination is like battle with 1 additional mech. Commuinity bug fixes, corrects many HBS typos and osmissions. The Battletech version reads from the lower left corner "1. RogueTech uses just about all of it, so expect to see a lot of new hardware in the field, much of it familiar to fans of the older MechWarrior games - expect to see Clan. This simple script will massively reduce the number of vehicles that RogueTech spawns as part of lances. Most recent playthrough the Bushwacker I started with came with the 'shotgun' ammo for its AC/5 and, in combination with a laser varient Blackjack I jammed two Light PPCs and enough heatsinks to keep it firing most turns into, they've been shredding the opposition at a delightfully reliable speed. This is not a comprehensive battle tactics, mech build, or mech warrior skills guide, there are plenty of those already. The 1DS variant of the Griffin, built by Defiance Industries, Kallon Industries and Norse BattleMech Works from their respective production lines starting in 3049, was intended to become the new standard model for the Federated Commonwealth. Version 1. RogueTech is a near-total conversion for BattleTech, a set of different mods and assets all bundled up together. Are they just completely random or do I have a specific planet I should go to? My wishlist is almost entirely just a really good protomech, as I love the concept of the halfway PA/Mech sticking point. Was wondering if you were the same dude, apparently not. Now with Heat Sink Kits! - HarJel I, II, III - Self-Repair systems. BOT PAGE || RTVer: HHR 1. 2 || ID: ErasClanInvasion3061Base HeavyMetalmechmechdef_rifleman_RFL-1N. Quirk: Rugged. 5 m each So what did I do because I had 18-m C-bills. json The -3R mounts a railgun in each side torso, making its alpha strike one of the deadliest possible. The original version of the Dervish that was produced in 2520 was not up to the same standards as contemporary Terran Hegemony designs. 7, am looking forward to the next release, can be overwhelming though! The learning curve is steep. The breakdown is that most LAM's are found in the 5 Great Houses/Comstar/Word of Blake, though mercenaries and the FRR will have a few. The description is unclear: does Black Market completely not exist in this game, or is it +2 items in the shop if liked by pirates? Does it matter at all what my rep with pirates is?. After first time start up, it will start much faster. Or SLDF-parts highlander, BK and atlas 2. Drop Cost Multiplier: 1. Our specs are pretty similar - I'm using an i7 4790k, a 2070 super, 16 gb of ram and a Samsung SSD. Just a thought what’s the base level of rep to get pirate black market access . There are some shared ground between the games but this one is more of a cross over of Xcom and something akin to Bannerlord. It more than doubles the amount of content and gameplay features present in the original. Really, you should use Discord. Do I just download the new launcher and replace the old one in the folders?. . Buy minimal @5K. g. By Pickysaurus. After the fresh installe, i re-added the line “testToolsEnabled”: “true”, into the file “settings. Shops are built from 3 different layers. This allows loading of mods in to HBS BATTLETECH. just tried it and got the current version. I've had Java bork on me visually. It worked in vanilla and i checked the box during roguetech installation, but all i see now ingame is the framerate. EDIT: For BattleTech 1. Taking cues from the Harjel System of Battle Armor and advances from.