I want to thank everyone who has played, taken the time for feedback, and endorsed XAI! Thank you! It is important to keep endorsing it, so the mod's status makes it easy for people to find by popularity sorting. If I can still enjoy it after 5000 hours of play and over 3000 hours of modding then the mission has been accomplished! I look at XAI as the Battletech game that should have been released, and I want others to easily find it and enjoy it as much as we do! Please spread the word.
Important information for YOU is Below!
1) READ THE README in the 7zip files, I update them regularly, and they have valuable information for you.
2) Install XAI, BattlePack, Mald Flashpoints, if you want Wartech install it, then go get Colorful FP and install the XAI Settings File.
(NOTE 1) To change Friendly fire modes, you MUST do it manually on this line because it does not work in difficulty menus.SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\Mods\XAI Battletech\StreamingAssets\data\constants\CombatGameConstants.json
THEN in the "ToHit" section change this line "StrayShotValidTargets": "ENEMIES_AND_NEUTRAL" Pick ENEMIES ONLY for easier play, or EVERYONE for a thorough challenge."ENEMIES_ONLY" or "EVERYONE" Lastly, XAI is FULLY STEAMDECK compatible, unlike other mods. (I need someone to write an installation guide for the Steamdeck, as I do not own one.) This comments area is for GENERAL comments only! Long discussions should be placed in Discord. As RoboCop would say, "Endorse this mod, thank you for your cooperation!" If you play Endless Space 2, I have started a Beta to fix the issues. Located on STEAM
To save some of you a bit of time, on deciding whether or not you should try XAI, here are some things people have recently said about XAI! Many thanks from me, as it is greatly appreciated.
Xeryx, thanks for the great work. I've played a lot of BEX, tried BTA, BTR, and 3094 but XAI is now my go-to mod overhaul. It offers rich gameplay without the feature bloat. A tight package that deserves more attention.
--- Metathiax7
Hey, Xeryx wanted to drop by and say that I recently installed your mod and have found it to be the most enjoyable of the big overhauls I've tried in terms of general gameplay. I love how XAI lets me play the campaign! Keep up the great work !
--- enemymime
Hi Xeryx, I'm really enjoying XAI Battletech 3025, you've improved on the original Battletech experience in many ways!
--- jecunningham
I just wanted to say great work Xeryx. It's a shame this mod doesn't have more eyes on it because it certainly deserves it. The work you have put in since the beginning is quite amazing. I remember playing with this a few months after your first release. If people are looking for a mod that fixes everything they don't like in vanilla, adds some much-needed challenge, gets rid of some of the game's quirks, and curates some of the best community mods while making sure they all integrate well and compliment each other... this is the mod. Thanks for making this work with the campaign as well. I think this mod would actually be good for a first playthrough as long as the player is willing to deal with not being able to load a save that was saved inside a battle."
--- Eleazar72
First, forgive my bad English...Second, great job with this mod, amazingly nice. The changes and the AI improves a lot, making hard times at the beginning hehehe
--- Ednax
this mod is awesome. Never had so much fun with Battletech. Would it be possible to include the latest ScorechedEarth Version 3.0.4? So the carnage stays visible during combat. However, this mod is great. Thank you!
XAI 3025 V3.03 Please see the description page and version number update as XAI3 and Smart Lances has now been released.
XAI BATTLE PACK 3025 V1.06 This battle pack adds 50+ 3025 ERA COMMUNITY mechs to XAI, bringing the total up to 228 mech variants! No CAB is needed.
XAI Flashpoints v1.032 (separate pack) Three new multi-mission Flashpoints for use with XAI by Mal-D, enjoy!
Wartech IIC for XAI (add-on) This heats up the map with boarder raids and skirmishes. The map boarders can actually change. Make sure to read the README.
Happy Hunting, keep your head down and your allies in front! Make sure to give some feedback and spread the word!
First of all thank you for the hard work done on this mod and all who helped with supporting this.
I found a problem with the short ranged SRM Artemis IV missile boxes which does not seem to be uploaded into the shop. Been investigating the xml's one by one.
Start the game, open skirmish > mech bay and check out if you are able to equip the Artemis IV SRM or find them in the infinite store. The Artemis IV ammo boxes which are pre-equipped do not seem to work either and tell the user that it has ammo which it can not use.
Thanks it is appreciated, I will look into it, but Artemis 4 does not have pre-equipped missiles. If you are running other mods, then this maybe the issue. I haven't had any issues with Artemis 4 in my games, and I use it quite frequently. Are meaning the skirmish mode?
Artemis 4's are definitely in the stores, you might just be looking in the wrong ones.
The LRM ARTIV ammo box versions are ok but the SRM ARTIV versions are not. I am using a personally balanced streak missile launchers mod in combination with XAI and noticed it shared an ID 17 in the Ammo category with SRM_ARTIV.
Yes this conflict for sure is caused by Streak Missile Launcher mod indeed. Hence I'm trying to figure out the conflict as we converse. Additional streak missile variation opens up even more tactical possibilities which gives it a nice finishing touch on the missile assortment in total without going completely overboard.
Checking in how to combine this mod with XAI. I will upload a patched Streak Missiles mod for XAI as soon I am done balancing things out a bit more.
FINAL UPDATE! Problem fully solved and tested. Full rebalance done. Reinstalled XAI BattleTech then installed the personally modified/balanced for XAI Streak Missile launchers mod and combined the ID numbering follow-up inside the AmmoCatagories.json list.
Can you re-edit your post please, and hide or delete the code as it is unneeded. BTW, it would be better for you to just join the discord. Remember, the ammo is a group of ammo for a type of weapon. You can have unlimited ammo for that type, but you cannot change the ammo group for a weapon.
In your read me file in the 7Zip it says you mod causes memory leaks and must be run in non-full screen mode. Therefore I will not worry about using this mod.
No, the VANILLA game causes memory leaks. Read more careful, and you will find your installation is incorrect. If you come over to the discord, I will personally help you. You have installed unneeded mods as they are already included, and any double installation will cause exactly that. No one else is having these issues.....
I am really enjoying this mod and feel it has a great balance of vanilla with added features I like. The only issue I have is the jump jet landing killing stability and the mech falling and injuring the pilot. Is there any way to change this in the file? Thanks for all your hard work!
hey, I'm having a lot of fun with this mod, great job putting this together. Absolutely perfect job fleshing out a lot of what the base game was lacking
Sure, no problem, come join the discord and there we have a set of full directions. Then, if you have questions, it will be easier to respond in real time. The link is above the video shortcut.
Is there per chance any Mechlab mod (that lets one fully modify mechs including engines) compatible with this? I really like how XAI plays so far, but the pre-defined engines like in vanilla are always silly to me xD
I doubt it, but you can try it but it would probably require major rework as I heard they changed to a new file type system. There reason I made the silly decision not to use Mech Engineer at the time, it was because of the game performance hit. The other reason is it is an unfair advantage over the AI.
Yes, it has everything you need and contains the best of the best. No real need to add anything other than extra pilots or portrait stuff if you want. Story mode is fully intact and improved in many ways. Please read the Title page for a full list of features.
Are half skull missions intended to be so difficult? Like the blackout mission just bullies me with insanely tough armoured ground vehicles that I can hardly hit and when I do they have so much armour they hardly take any damage?
There are some missions that will be much more difficult at the start, Blackouts are one of them I would also stay away from ambush convoys for a little while. We are using much more diverse lance defs, therefore skull ratings do not always accurately reflect the difficulty. The best thing to do if you get a bad draw on a mission is to restart.
Obviously, vehicles are no longer just something that you easily squish, vees have been completely re-made with heavy metal and XAI weapons. so they are much tougher and some pack quite a wallop. You are not alone, the XAI3 has turned out to be quite the foe and is really putting a hurtin on my mercs as well, it is no longer a cake walk for me.
It looks like the new Flashpoint Barron Wars that uses the an new program called the MAP Randomizer is messing with story mission 2 (mining colony). I have temporarily removed the program and optional dependency in the BattlePack 3025 until we can fix it. So there are a couple of missions that have a time frame to complete, that will no longer be active.
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1) READ THE README in the 7zip files, I update them regularly, and they have valuable information for you.
2) Install XAI, BattlePack, Mald Flashpoints, if you want Wartech install it, then go get Colorful FP and install the XAI Settings File.
(NOTE 1) To change Friendly fire modes, you MUST do it manually on this line because it does not work in difficulty menus.
SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\Mods\XAI Battletech\StreamingAssets\data\constants\CombatGameConstants.json
THEN in the "ToHit" section change this line
"StrayShotValidTargets": "ENEMIES_AND_NEUTRAL"
Pick ENEMIES ONLY for easier play, or EVERYONE for a thorough challenge."ENEMIES_ONLY" or "EVERYONE"Lastly, XAI is FULLY STEAMDECK compatible, unlike other mods.
(I need someone to write an installation guide for the Steamdeck, as I do not own one.)
This comments area is for GENERAL comments only! Long discussions should be placed in Discord.
As RoboCop would say, "Endorse this mod, thank you for your cooperation!"
If you play Endless Space 2, I have started a Beta to fix the issues. Located on STEAM
Please see the description page and version number update as XAI3 and Smart Lances has now been released.
XAI BATTLE PACK 3025 V1.06
This battle pack adds 50+ 3025 ERA COMMUNITY mechs to XAI, bringing the total up to 228 mech variants! No CAB is needed.
XAI Flashpoints v1.032 (separate pack)
Three new multi-mission Flashpoints for use with XAI by Mal-D, enjoy!
Wartech IIC for XAI (add-on)
This heats up the map with boarder raids and skirmishes. The map boarders can actually change. Make sure to read the README.
Happy Hunting, keep your head down and your allies in front! Make sure to give some feedback and spread the word!
Hi Xeryx,
First of all thank you for the hard work done on this mod and all who helped with supporting this.
I found a problem with the short ranged SRM Artemis IV missile boxes which does not seem to be uploaded into the shop.
Been investigating the xml's one by one.
Start the game, open skirmish > mech bay and check out if you are able to equip the Artemis IV SRM or find them in the infinite store.
The Artemis IV ammo boxes which are pre-equipped do not seem to work either and tell the user that it has ammo which it can not use.
I will investigate this bug a bit deeper.
Cheers,
Acco
Artemis 4's are definitely in the stores, you might just be looking in the wrong ones.
The LRM ARTIV ammo box versions are ok but the SRM ARTIV versions are not.
I am using a personally balanced streak missile launchers mod in combination with XAI and noticed it shared an ID 17 in the Ammo category with SRM_ARTIV.
Streak Missile Launchers
mad234269
https://www.nexusmods.com/battletech/users/60773706
Yes this conflict for sure is caused by Streak Missile Launcher mod indeed.
Hence I'm trying to figure out the conflict as we converse.
Additional streak missile variation opens up even more tactical possibilities which gives it a nice finishing touch on the missile assortment in total without going completely overboard.
Checking in how to combine this mod with XAI.
I will upload a patched Streak Missiles mod for XAI as soon I am done balancing things out a bit more.
FINAL UPDATE!
Problem fully solved and tested. Full rebalance done.
Reinstalled XAI BattleTech then installed the personally modified/balanced for XAI Streak Missile launchers mod and combined the ID numbering follow-up inside the AmmoCatagories.json list.
Good job on figuring it out.
I get the XAI BattletTech screen. the nothing else except the spinning.
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In your read me file in the 7Zip it says you mod causes memory leaks and must be run in non-full screen mode.
Therefore I will not worry about using this mod.
look in the XAI core and find the mod.json
These are the lines you are interested in.
"JumpStabLegged": 4,
"JumpStab": 2,
The legged means one legged.
I really like how XAI plays so far, but the pre-defined engines like in vanilla are always silly to me xD
What is included and what can you recommend to add?
Is it possible to complete the campaign?
Like the blackout mission just bullies me with insanely tough armoured ground vehicles that I can hardly hit and when I do they have so much armour they hardly take any damage?
otherwise I like the other features of the mod
Obviously, vehicles are no longer just something that you easily squish, vees have been completely re-made with heavy metal and XAI weapons. so they are much tougher and some pack quite a wallop. You are not alone, the XAI3 has turned out to be quite the foe and is really putting a hurtin on my mercs as well, it is no longer a cake walk for me.
I will try those missions a little later down the line after my lance is a bit beefier!
Cheers!