<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Application
:	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
MW:LL	O
or	O
MWLL	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
fan-created	O
multiplayer-only	O
game	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
-	O
originally	O
a	O
total-conversion	O
mod	O
for	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
since	O
become	O
stand-alone	O
-	O
running	O
on	O
Crysis	B-Application
Wars	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
CryEngine	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
its	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
mods	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
supporting	O
Intellectual	O
property	O
)	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
sanctioned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
—	O
who	O
currently	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
2011	O
)	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
video-game	O
franchise	O
—	O
and	O
additionally	O
received	O
pre-SDK	O
support	O
and	O
sanctioning	O
directly	O
from	O
Crytek	O
,	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
(	O
version	O
0.1.0	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
distribution	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
project	O
changes	O
the	O
play-style	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
is	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
(	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
)	O
so	O
completely	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
unrecognizable	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
full-conversion	O
"	O
mod	O
,	O
since	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
trace	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
or	O
play-style	O
(	O
besides	O
the	O
most	O
basic	O
menus	O
seen	O
when	O
first	O
loading	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
exists	O
any	O
longer	O
within	O
MW:LL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Application
:	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
and	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
mod	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
continue	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
switch	O
,	O
German	O
Crysis	B-Application
developer	O
Crytek	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
four	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
Software	O
Development	O
Kit	O
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
in	O
advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
community	O
team	O
took	O
over	O
development	O
,	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
:	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
playable	O
mechs	O
,	O
vehicles	O
and	O
aircraft	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
maps	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
significant	O
gameplay	O
and	O
balance	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
some	O
exceptions	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
playable	O
assets	O
are	O
from	O
this	O
era	O
in	O
BattleTech	B-Application
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
limited	O
strictly	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
largely	O
on	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
franchise	O
hallmark	O
BattleMech	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
series	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
operate	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
vehicles	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
'	O
Mechs	O
;	O
Battle-Armor	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
hovercraft	O
,	O
VTOLs	O
,	O
and	O
aerospace	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
asset	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
different	O
hitboxes	B-Protocol
-	O
For	O
mechs	O
;	O
the	O
Center	O
,	O
Rear	O
,	O
Left	O
and	O
Right	O
torsos	O
,	O
Left	O
and	O
Right	O
legs	O
,	O
Head	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
external	O
pods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Application
:	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
offers	O
five	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solaris	O
Arena	O
(	O
SA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-for-all	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
maps	O
being	O
set	O
on	O
Solaris	O
VII	O
-	O
A	O
planet	O
famous	O
for	O
its	O
gladiatiorial	B-Application
Solaris	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
Ledoux	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
as	O
Duncan	O
Fisher	O
,	O
a	O
Solaris	O
announcer	O
,	O
providing	O
commentary	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
:	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
declared	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
Mod	O
DB	O
's	O
2009	O
Players	O
 '	O
Choice	O
-	O
Mod	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
'	O
Living	O
Legends	O
2	O
:	O
Armored	O
Combat	O
 '	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
"	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
"	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
