While a variety of mechs are obviously important to a game like MechWarrior Online, it's almost equally important that there be a variety of environments to do battle in. To that end, the folks at Piranha Games have put out a new video showcasing the game's Caustic Valley (or "CMO26") environment, a mineral rich and super-hot environment, the latter being quite significant as managing heat is an integral part of gameplay.

MechWarrior Online is currently in closed beta and gamers can take advantage of a limited-time Founder's Program that features a number of goodies, including early access to the beta beginning on August 7th, 2012.