Must have mods

[fint]

Hey all! I've seen the mod community referenced several times but specific mods not called out. Are there any must have mods? Like Total War Warhammer has the SFO mods. Just curious what the favorites are.

Thanks in advance!

[VipreRX]

Depends on what you're looking for, small tweaks and additions or total overhauls.

The SFO mods as I limitedly understand them advertise as "a total overhaul mod that changes every aspect of the TW: WH to be closer to the lore and Warhammer universe"

For something like that in a major mod here you're looking at BEX:CE, see also:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/comments/n8ulki/an_updated_overview_of_major_mods_for_hbs/ for a list and description/comparison of major mod overhauls.

[fint]

Thanks for the response. I'll check that out. I found this link which seems to have quite a few good sounding ones also https://gamerant.com/best-battletech-mods-install/

[Boltergeist]

Originally posted by fint:

Thanks for the response. I'll check that out. I found this link which seems to have quite a few good sounding ones also https://gamerant.com/best-battletech-mods-install/

These people only listed some mods and never did any real modding to bt

evidence 1 is the listed mod manager (it never worked right)

evidence 2 is what they say about RT is wrong, enemies dont get random buffs like more damage or gear, infact at the very core of rt is removing any and all disparity between ai and players for gear and gameplay rules

and if they did do any modding, then i question some things

they do nicely list individual authors and even note correctly bta downloading from its wiki (RT is on mods-in-exile) but they get some things "not quite right"

[VipreRX]

A short summary could be said as follows. Roguetech if you're wanting a Tabletop type experience, BEX if the lore is more your thing, BTA3062 for something in between, Hyades Rim for an alternate take on the official story campaign, Vanilla+ for a lighter QOL approach.

There are also plenty of stand-alone mods that add to the game experience, most of them are included in those major mods, like Drop costs, fatigue system, quirk system, survivable arms, gravity matters, career Leopard start, etc.

[fint]

Thank for the responses, guys

[wesnef]

Another way to get an idea of "popular mods", is to hit the Nexus page for a game, and look at the list of Most Downloaded & Most Endorsed mods.

For BT, this is mostly the smaller & stand-alone mods, of course, not the big overhauls.

(of course, this worked a bit better before Nexus pissed off part of the modding community. And some had been moving to Discord or Patreon even before that. It can still be handy. /shrug)

[Sentient_Toaster]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/comments/u36ccf/annual_update_to_mods_overview_for_hbs_battletech/

provides a good overview of the overhaul modpacks.

[fint]

Thanks! Great forum!