Missions on both sides progress across the same planets in sequence however, the missions themselves are different, taking place as it were on different parts of the battlefield, thus allowing the 'general' story to move forward, irrespective of the missions themselves. A series of tutorial missions ends with the player undertaking a Trial of Position for the rank of Mechwarrior, and then joining the chosen Clan in battling their opponents across the Inner Sphere. The player is offered a choice to join either the Wolf Clan or the Jade Falcon Clan. Mechwarrior 2 is a 'Mech simulation game that is set during the Refusal War between Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon which took place in 3057. No official BattleTech source material is known to tell the same story. Ghost Bear's Legacy does not mention an outcome from the main game, but tells a new story about the Crusader faction of Wolf Clan from the view point of Clan Ghost Bear, who are trying to figure out who is behind a raid on their genetic material. The situation and aftermath texts provided in the briefings and debriefings tell of the cost of the conflicts for both Clans and how Clan Wolf splits up, with the warden faction of Clan Wolf being affected least because they escape to the Inner Sphere, which is in line with other BattleTech sources. This contradicts BattleTech canon, where Clan Wolf splits into two factions, a crusader and a warden faction, and neither of the Wolf factions conquer Earth (at least until the IlClan era).
The game ending videos assume that Clan Wolf escapes to Earth. Also, the factions use Mechs that in some cases should be considered rare for the faction that uses it. A noteworthy exception is that some DropShips and buildings are shielded. The missions in MechWarrior differ from the missions given in the scenario book, but the missions themselves seem mostly in line with other BattleTech material. The videos introducing Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf seem in line with the thinking of the fictional timeline. That said, the game is loosely based on the scenario The Falcon and the Wolf, with some situation descriptions and aftermaths being copied directly from that book. On this premise, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is considered to be an apocryphal product. Computer games are explicitly excluded from the list of products that contribute straight Canon to the BattleTech universe while at the same time it was stated that the IP owners are "not in total denial about these sources either" it has also been stated that fluff from certain official, licensed products (namely certain computer games including those produced by Activision) can be assumed to be part of the shared universe as long as it is not directly contradicted, and makes sense.
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