You are Gideon Braver Vandenburg, heir to the planet. While you were
away, unknown attackers destroyed your home, killed your entire family,
and stole the Chalice that you need to win the throne. When you are
implicated in your own family's death, you are forced into exile. With
a help of an old friend who contributed an old Jenner and some credits,
you must become a mercenary. You must travel the Inner Sphere in search
of clues to who set you up, and eventually avenge your family and
recover the Chalice. You have five years. Good luck and good hunting.
Mechwarrior
was the first 3D Battletech game developed. Dynamix (who later
developed the Starsiege series) created it for Activision. You go to a
planet and in search of "fixers" who will set up some contracts with
the local authorities. The terms are a flat payment and some salvage
payments. Some houses are very stingy but they tell you a lot about the
mission. Others pay well but may not tell you everything. You can
buy/sell/repair mechs, hire/fire pilots, decide which planet to move
to, as you try to maintain decent relationships with all five houses of
the Inner Sphere, while trying to uncover clues about where you need to
go. This ground-breaking game is very replayable, as each mission is
randomly generated. There's even some extended campaigns where you run
2-3 missions in a row.