Is there a point to collect mechs?

[Lukas316]

I'm guessing mech storage on the Argo is infinite (is it?). Is there any point to collect one of each and every mech, like for Steam achievement if there's one?

 

[PaulCl]

There's an achievement for collecting all the mechs in the original release, if I recall correctly, and I think it gets you extra points for your career score.

 

[Lukas316]

Do I have to keep them in storage? Or it's enough to assemble from salvage then sell.

 

[Kereminde]

I am actually uncertain if they have to be kept, but I kept them in storage until the achievement popped so I could keep track of what I had.

... note, the achievement should be for all the 'Mech chassis in the main game, not ones in the expansion. A full list follows, grabbed from here:

Spoiler: Complete Roster

Light: Locust, Commando, Spider, UrbanMech, Firestarter, Jenner, Panther
Medium: Cicada, Blackjack, Vindicator, Centurion, Enforcer, Hunchback, Trebuchet, Griffin, Kintaro, Shadow Hawk, Wolverine
Heavy: Dragon, Quickdraw, Catapult, JagerMech, Thunderbolt, Cataphract, Grasshopper, Black Knight, Orion
Assault: Awesome, Victor, Zeus, Battlemaster, Stalker, Highlander, Banshee, Atlas, King Crab

Edit: Wow the spoiler block did NOT like the multiple bolded terms here, wonder what that was all about.

 

[Lukas316]

One for each mech type, or each variant from the base game?

 

[PaulCl]

Each variant. One of the Catapult variants was the last one I completed.

 

[Kereminde]

One for each mech type, or each variant from the base game?

Each variant. One of the Catapult variants was the last one I completed.

The achievement guide says type, but I believe the Catapult K2 is a special case. As I have the achievement, I can't trigger it again to be certain.