I will likely have additional questions but up front what do i need to do to make new mech variants show up as opposition? It looks like if you are past the date they should be just part of the random draw, is that correct? That and the tech level as well.

Will hero mech appear in missions or only as a puchase?

Also, is there a console command to just add a mech or item into my storage? So i can test it live with my gear and lance etc?