About this mod
A collection of tweaks to battletech game files to give a 'closer to TT'' with a few extra additions. The game is slightly more difficult in the early stages and will reward the player for optimal decision making.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Donations
This is a collection of various improvements to BattleTech to make the game a bit more similar to Table Top and can be seen as a Vanilla+ mod.
No massive changes were made and the mod uses all vanilla files that have been tweaked and enhanced.
The mod requires all 3 main DLC packs to operate effectively.
Key Features
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- Endo-Steel, Ferro-Fibrous, MASC and CASE Ammo bins. Mostly functional, not quite Table Top due to limitations of the engine, but close.
- Table Top stats for weapons and equipment. Reworked flamers, Light Autocannons,, Tier 3 Infernos. Binary Lasers and Light PPC's to name a few.
- Removable Built-In equipment such as Vector Kits and Command modules and balancing to prices.
- New Signature and Visibility based off 'Mech Class. Light 'Mechs get a spotting bonus while Heavy and Assault mechs get a spotting penalty.
- Progression and Abilities reworked, a brand new skill for gunnery and steeper XP level gain. Forcing the player to make tougher decisions with pilot training.
- Massive Career mode changes, increased starting money and randomised starting Mechs' from Medium and Light Mechs. (Excluding DLC)
- Argo operation changed significantly, including operating costs, 'Mech storage, staff upkeep, jumpship travel cost and upgrades.
- Mech prices use a BattleValue based system with higher buying, selling and scrapping prices, but with increased repair and servicing times.
- Many tweaks to the simulation including heat, stability and hit systems, enemy AI, better contract payouts and much more.
- Higher difficulty in the early stages.
This mod requires ModTek, please see the included Readme.txt file install instructions.