BTA 3062 question

[Brosius]

Is there a way to change store prices beside the settings when you start the game?
I tried to change it in the json file at shop sell to have 50% sell price instead of 25%. The problem nothing changes and I do not know why. I try to make the game a little bit easier until I get used to it after BEX. BEX is a joke next to this honestly. This is like living Mech Commander 1 again, which I love to this day.

[desrtfox071]

This may work for you:

https://discourse.modsinexile.com/t/battletech-save-editor/710

Just modify your actual savings instead of the store prices. I haven't used this mod, but I assume it has the functionality to change your account balance/savings.

[Brosius]

Thank you for the mod. I will try it out, hopefully I can give a little cash to survive.

[Jamie Wolf]

Originally posted by desrtfox071:

This may work for you:

https://discourse.modsinexile.com/t/battletech-save-editor/710

Just modify your actual savings instead of the store prices. I haven't used this mod, but I assume it has the functionality to change your account balance/savings.

Yep you can change your savings really easy. That was one of the first things I made it do along with inventory management.

The main thing it can't due right now with BTA is pilot stuff outside of xp changes because the skill changes mess with it, someday might try to figure that out. Or adding vehicles, that one is on my radar eventually

[Brosius]

It is working perfectly. It saved my ass. The Clans ARE like a damn tornado. Kicked my arse without a second thought. The cash made up the repairs xd

[Cormwyr]

As someone who mods quite extensively for myself, I can say the .json file can be finicky. I'm assuming you just modified the 25% entry to say 50% and changed the ConstantValue setting to "0.50". If its not showing up in the game as 50%, try deleting your ".modtek" folder and re-running (this forces modtek to recheck all mods and reload). If it's showing up, but not working, you either missed a value in the .json or the game may require a save/load to make the change to shops.

Also wanted to point out, that if you're new to BTA, you should disable enemy scaling. It's a new feature of BTA and makes the game much harder. I personally don't think the feature is well balanced since it doesn't take into account repair losses, only "did you win?", "did you lose a mech?", and "was someone injured?". Basically it means if you're winning, you shouldn't be.

[Brosius]

Ah yeah, now that I am thinking on what you said it makes complete sense. As the modtek folder is made before the changes and it is permanent. I will try and check it out, I am quite sure that is the problem.
I did turned that setting off right away. The game is hard enough without that. Yesterday I managed to beat 2 clan stars in a rescue mission by getting a jump on them from top of a mountain, just lost armor and some component parts no mech losses. Though 2 pilots out for a month but totally worth it. The feeling. They were only 20 to 35 ton mechs, damn they are hard, clanners are though.

[Boltergeist]

the modtek folder is not permament

it literally is reloaded every time you start the game

[Cormwyr]

I just double checked on my own - adding a new Shop Sell value works fine. It doesn't require deleting the .modtek folder to work, but I bet you modified the wrong .json since there are two.
I changed the CareerDifficultySettings.json (In BTA's appropriately named folder) and it's working for me.

Add the following, making sure to add a comma to the previous entry's close curly bracket:
{
"ID": "diff_SS_50",
"Name": "50%",
"TelemetryEventDesc": "",
"DifficultyValue": 0,
"CareerScoreModifier": -0.06,
"DifficultyConstants": [
{
"ConstantType": "Finances",
"ConstantName": "ShopSellModifier",
"ConstantValue": "0.5"
}
]
}

This is a copy and paste so copy and paste your own entry to make sure that the formatting works correctly. You can actively change the Shop Sell value on your current save and it will work just fine.

[Brosius]

Ahaaa. I changed the SimGameConstants.json and with that it did not work. I will check this one right now.

[Brosius]

You were right, it did work this way. I am not big on coding honestly. Now to find out how to change it in my actual save xD

[Brosius]

Holly Molly, it worked. Thank you very much!