Stompy-bot administration sim BattleTech could not technically have native mod help, however builders Harebrained Schemes aren’t so proud as to maintain all their knowledge underneath lock and key. Realising that people would need to poke round inside the center of their newest recreation, they left a lot of its file construction open and human-editable.
One of the nicer little mods to return from that is Unlock Full Map After Obtaining The Argo, which is a really boring title however does simply what it says on the tin. Ideal for the mercenary captain that might slightly go away the primary story behind and go freelance for some time.
The Unlock Full Map mod nonetheless requires you to work your method by the tutorial and the primary few marketing campaign missions, however when you’ve entry to your individual private ship, the sky’s the restrict. All the techniques that might usually be locked off till late or post-story might be accessible, permitting you to wander the galaxy, choosing and selecting contracts at will in Davion, Canopan, Liao and Marik-held area.
As BattleTech isn’t actually designed for mods, you’ll want a pair conditions earlier than you obtain your map-unlocker, most notably the ModTek modding framework, and the BattleTechModLoader device to deal with the heavy lifting so that you’re not fiddling round with a dozen completely different directories price of information recordsdata. These are required for nearly any present BattleTech mod.
Outside of this campaign-broadening mod, there’s some fascinating stuff being put collectively by the neighborhood. One to keep watch over (though be cautious of its have an effect on on steadiness) is the Lost Weapons pack, including in a pair uncommon new instruments of destruction to the loot tables together with stability-wrecking Rotary Autocannons in each AC/2 and AC/5 calibres, plus a extra highly effective (however heavier and hotter-running) LRM variant that you’ll find in former Star League techniques.
That’s precisely the sort of stuff I’d wish to see mods add to the sport – little bits right here and there to flesh out the BattleTech galaxy a bit extra, with every a part of area having its personal most well-liked fight types. There are a lot extra mods, together with some game-wide steadiness overhauls, however you’re most likely finest off protecting your tweaking and tuning comparatively minor till you’ve completed one run by the sport. Still, you’ll find a lot extra over on the BattleTech Nexus here.
Props to PC Gamer for spotting this particular mod.
