MechWarrior Tactics has entered its closed beta phase, and if you don't want to wait to luck your way into entry, you can just purchase it with the newly-launched Founders Program. The founders packages start at $20, and each of them grants access to the beta starting today.

The Founders program comes in three flavors: Veteran, Elite, and Legendary. Veteran costs $20 and grants you $25 of in-game currency, two Seventh Kommando units, four decals, a Veteran rank badge, and a one-month Lance tier Premium Account at launch to earn more XP, scrap, and bills. The Elite costs $50, sweetens the pot with $60 of in-game currency, and adds two chassis, two skins, an Elite badget, and two months of Company tier premium access. Finally the Legendary costs $120, and ups the ante with $100 in-game currency, four units, four chassis, four skins, the four decals, a Legendary badge, and two months of a Battalion Tier account. All of the in-game items won't be available until the game's official launch.

The game is planned to launch later this year, and will be free-to-play once it does. You can find more info at the official site (which is down for maintenance as of time of writing), or read our preview for more details.