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• Adds 29 'Mech Variants to the Skirmish portion of the Skirmish game Only

---> 4 Star League 'Mechs, 13 Regular Variants, and 12 Unique Custom Variants from Classic BattleTech

• New equipment for specific variants (see notes)

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NOTE:  Discontinued (Out of Date!)

Technical Readout: Yet Another Variants Mod (TRO:YAVM)
- an expansion/companion mod to JK_Variants and THI covering other 3025-28 variants and Beyond, including one-of-a-kind Customs, Prototypes, and Others with Historical Descriptions and other Lore Easter Eggs from Technical Read Outs and other Official Sources.

1.  To Install this fresh (if you have no other mods), copy the "mods" folder into your ":%BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\" folder.

2.  Next, go to your "BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data" directory and rename "VersionManifest.csv" to "VersionManifest_Orig.csv"

3.  Copy the VersionManifest.csv to that same directory and Click "Yes" to overwrite

4.  If using other mods, use the "VersionManifest - New Lines Only.csv" to copy in what you want to prevent overlap

Included in this mod:

Custom One-of-a-Kind Variants
Atlas AS7-D Danielle
Atlas AS7-WGS Samsonov
Catapult CPLT-C1 Jenny "Butterbee"
Dragon DRG-2Y Yorioshi
Dragon (Grand Dragon) DRG-1G Douglas
Griffin GRF-1E Sparky
Panther PNT-9R Tanaka
Stalker STK-3F Jagawen
Thunderbolt TDR-5S-T Tallman
Victor VTR-9B Li
Victor VTR-9B Shoji
Vindicator VND-1R Vong

Unique Models from Different Eras
Blackjack BJ-3 (3028, Fourth Succession War - Prototype)
Cataphract CTF-4X (3028, Fourth Succession War - Prototype)
Commando COM-1C (3020, Third Succession War - Prototype)
Firestarter FS9-A (2550, Star League Prototype)
Grasshopper GHR-5N (3040, Late Succession Wars)
Hunchback HBK-4SP (3025, Third Succession War - Limited First Production Run)
Jenner JR7-A (2779, Star League Prototype)
Locust LCT-3V (3004, Third Succession War)
Panther PNT-8Z (2739, Star League Prototype)
Panther PNT-9ALAG (2950, Third Succession War)
UrbanMech UM-R60 "Machine Gun Variant" (Capellan Field Refit, All Eras)
Victor VTR-9A1 (2508, All Eras - Unique Leg Mounted MG Model)
Wolverine WVR-6M (2816, Early and Late Succession Wars)
Zeus ZEU-6Y (2922, Third Succession War - Prototype)

Command Console 'Mechs
Atlas AS7-D-DC
Battlemaster BLR-1G-DC
Orion ON1-V-DC

Unique Weapons and Equipment
- Prototype Tronel Large Laser (required for PNT-8Z)
- Prototype Binary Laser Cannon "Blazer" (required for ZEU-6Y)
- Cockpit Upgrade Item Command Console (required for CC 'Mechs)
- Experimental Mod for Engine Heat Sinks (required for Shoji and BJ-3)

Differences with other mods:
- VTR-9A1 uses custom hardpointdata with Machine Guns strapped to its legs
- WVR-6M is based on its Record Sheet
- JR7-A is based on its Record Sheet (only 1 Large Laser), includes custom hardpointdata
- LCT-3V uses MG Ammo (1/2)
- COM-1C uses custom hardpointdata

Other Notes:

- Working on adding a few others and may include some in campaign with future version
- List of Mechs using hardpointdatadef files (you must use the custom hardpointdatadef lines in manifest to use them): JR7-A, BJ-3, COM-1C, VTR-9A1, ZEU-6Y