MechEngineer

BattleTech mod that adds engines and other components to mechs based on TT rules.

Requirements

either

• install BattleTechModTools using BattleTechModInstaller

or

• install BattleTechModLoader using instructions here
• install ModTek using instructions here
• install DynModLib using instructions here

Suggested Mods

Use these mods to maximize enjoyment

• CBT Heat - replaces overheat damage to be crit rolls
• CBT Movement - movement reduces accuracy
• CBT Piloting - mech can stumble by chance
• Pansar - applies armor ratio enforcement according to CBT rules

Features

• Engine ratings
  • defines the walk and sprint speeds of a mech
  • determines the amount of jump jets a mech can mount
• Engine types
  • defines the weight and space use of an engine
  • Standard, XL, Light, Compact, XXL, Clan XL and XXL variants
• Engine crits
  • each crit reduces heat sink dissipation
  • on third crit, destroy engine
  • each destroyed slot of an engine counts as a critical hit
• Engine heat sinks
  • global heat dissipation removed
  • engines come with internal heat sinks already installed
  • can add additional heat sinks to an engine through drag & drop
  • can convert an engine to use DHS heat sinks instead of SHS through drag & drop of an DHS conversion kit
• Armor and Structure components
  • these provide weight savings and in turn require critical slots
  • Endo Steel, Endo Composite, Clan Endo Steel
  • Ferros Fibrous, Heavy FF, Light FF, Clan FF
• MechLab enhancements
  • fixes to have a better approximation of slot count in a mech (12 torso slots, 2 leg slots, 2 head due to cockpit etc..)
  • enforces that gyro, cockpit and engine parts are mounted
  • enforce engine side torso requirements
  • does not allow to mix heat sink types (can be disabled)
  • updated summary and enhanced tooltip info for movement and heat management
  • hide engine ratings that would make the mech slower or faster than allowed
• Auto fixes existing mechs on load
  • reduces initial tonnage to 10% structure
  • auto adds cockpit and gyro
  • auto adds engine components
  • auto fix chassis to have inventory sizes that match the CBT standard implemented in this mod (* actuators are still missing)
  • fun fact, the atlas is perfectly auto-fixed
• Prepared item packs
  • enabled by modifying the mod.json and removing the "disabled_" prefixes
  • standard package, that provides lore* and time appropiate items to the game (*lore as the game sees fit, so LosTech is OK)
  • exotic package, adds in stuff like clan tech
  • test package, to play around in skirmish mechlab with everythig
• Settings
  • modders can add more components
  • players can disable some of the restritions
  • there are additional settings like factional accounting or partical weight savings for structre and armor components
  • see Settings Source Code for all available settings

TODO

• see issues list

Contributors

• Aliencreature - ideas, lore and rules, item variants, testing
• CptMoore - ideas, rules, coding, testing, core items
• CrusherBob - ideas, lore and rules, engine rating to walk/sprint distance conversions
• TotalMeltdown - ideas, lore and rules

Download

Downloads can be found on github.

Install

After installing BTML, ModTek and DynModLib, put the mod into the \BATTLETECH\Mods\ folder and launch the game.

Development

• Use git
• Use Visual Studio or DynModLib to compile the project