Losing upgrades for storage

[Corvalex]

This is ridiculous. The first thing ive found about the game I REALLY dont like. If you put a mech in storage, just so you can take salvage and clean it up for better resale, you lose all your upgrades, which are far from cheap and make no sense, because those upgrades should not be add ons. They should be internal fixes to the mech that stick with it. Fixes to the engines, targeting systems, jump jets, etc. Instead you lose them all and have to pay 2-4000 credits depending to get them back on your mech. Thats just wrong. Any mods out there that fix this? If the devs are reading this, you know this is wrong, can you guys patch that in, so upgrades stay with your mech instead of disappear when put in cold storage? Things are expensive already but to add 2-4000 Cbills every time a mech gets put in storage is just ridiculous. Especially, as I said, those upgrades should be internal and integral once installed in the mech.

[Zombie101]

Well there never going to do that as it take to much time. And you only mod what your going keep think best help you. Your a merc be a merc. Though I do think that 12 mechs not enough room you like 16-20 so you can flesh out your lances better. 1 assaults 1 heavy 1meduim and 1 Light lance min.

[BlackTemplar]

The Cold storage removal can really help you later in game when you want to re work a mech. Active mech takes X Cbills to install said devices and X Time. To change out a device it takes Cash x Plus Time X to remove and..... X Cash and X time to put on new.
By Cold storaging you cut your time and cost in half. Pop it into cold for a free and instant wipe.
Then put it back and Rebuild Loadout with new stuff and New devices.
My Example is an AS7 D.
Install Tier 5 weapons takes around 180 Days from its base tier 1 stuff. Installing all devices is another 85 days.
To change out the AC for an LBX The srm for an LRM + art and the LRM for a system with ART when they come available. Dropping single sinks for doubles. and Adding more armor. This is 120 Days + 180. "300 days man" Toss it in cold for a free insta wipe.
So dont knock the system. Exploit it XD

[Valen]

1) There are numerous post on this subject already.

2) In Battletech Canon your dropship can only hold 4 mechs. It does not have any form of cold storage or extra room to hold more than 4 mechs.

3) Mods have already been made concerning this so-called issue. Whether or not they have been updated to recent patch - I do not know.

[pete]

Originally posted by Valen:

1) There are numerous post on this subject already.

2) In Battletech Canon your dropship can only hold 4 mechs. It does not have any form of cold storage or extra room to hold more than 4 mechs.

3) Mods have already been made concerning this so-called issue. Whether or not they have been updated to recent patch - I do not know.

They have but why would the OP do their own research - especially as there are no dedicated search too!s on the internet

[Corvalex]

This game does not follow battlefield canon in the first place. I play the table top game. Im aware what a Leopard can and cant carry. It carries ONE Lance. 4 Mechs, thats it. So leave off with canon. That bird flew the coop a long time ago when it made Corsairs. It was designed and exclusively used for MWO.

Im not talking about weapons either. Im talking about the upgrades done to the engines and the targeting and what not. The things you get for killing X amount of Battlemasters or going and finding Y in Z system. Those would be hardwired into your mech, not something that would be taken out and removed. Something that increased your jump time by 10% wouldnt be a piece of machinery you removed when you put it into storage. Its ridiculous to have to pay for those things every time you want to reinstall them, and as far as fixing that? That would be the easiest fix ever for someone who knew how to do it. Your not changing any major code or adding any animation.

And as far as doing my own research, excuse the ♥♥♥♥ out of me for asking on a forum about the bloody game. My bad for thinking people were actually helpful and giving them the benefit of the doubt that they would just answer the question and wouldnt be a prick just to be a prick but of course, theres always someone like yourself to prove me wrong.

[owen8964]

I don't think there's any useful reply that CAN be given, here. It is what it is. We've agreed canon is irrelevant at which point just add this to the list of gripes but it's decision that has been made and is unlikely to be reversed because actually, it isn't a big deal. It's a tiny part of a subsection of the game.

Have a beer is my suggestion :)

[pete]

The time you have taken to write the first post and then your second could have been used in the search of the steam forums and you would have had your answer.

There are mods that will save the upgrades to your mech - tighter missile clusters, faster projectiles etc.

There a mods -(Yet Another Mech Lab YAML) -try Nexus - that allow you to fiddle - I don't use it

The developers did what they did - they don't come here - build a bridge - no point applying real world logic - get the mod

[Maahes]

Originally posted by pete:

They have but why would the OP do their own research - especially as there are no dedicated search too!s on the internet

This should be the first response in nearly every thread on these boards. It bears repeating here, apparently.

[valerian68]

Get the mod at Nexus that resolves your complaint. It works fine.

[Azrelus]

I mean, you can use the cold storage to automagically and instantaneously strip a mech for free. It's got to have some sort of disadvantage.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by Dreokor:

It's got to have some sort of disadvantage.

So losing the upgrades you bust your ass to grind for is a good excuse?

[Azrelus]

Originally posted by Cursed Hawkins:

So losing the upgrades you bust your ass to grind for is a good excuse?

Seems fine to me.

Tbh, I never felt repairing salvaged mechs for resale was worth the time and money cost.

I do take some weapons from them, but not everything.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by Dreokor:

Originally posted by Cursed Hawkins:

So losing the upgrades you bust your ass to grind for is a good excuse?

Seems fine to me.

Tbh, I never felt repairing salvaged mechs for resale was worth the time and money cost.

I do take some weapons from them, but not everything.

I don't think you know what OP's talking about when it comes to upgrades, here's a hint THEY AREN'T WEAPONS!

[Azrelus]

Originally posted by Cursed Hawkins:

I don't think you know what OP's talking about when it comes to upgrades, here's a hint THEY AREN'T WEAPONS!

I'm aware, but OP said he does it for resale, which I don't feel like it is something worth the trouble and costs.

If he just sold the salvaged mechs, he wouldn't have to put his active mechs in storage, but that's more of a personal taste thing, not gonna tell him how he should play. I do wish he got back at me with some numbers as to how lucrative it is though.

In the end, and as other have stated above, mods are the solution so the game can be to his liking.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by Dreokor:

If he just sold the salvaged mechs, he wouldn't have to put his active mechs in storage, but that's more of a personal taste thing, not gonna tell him how he should play. I do wish he got back at me with some numbers as to how lucrative it is though.

Vanilla game, that along with quick contracts are where the majority of your money come from and vanilla wise you're gonna be needing that when you're spending 50K each travel between one system, I shudder at the amount the max distance is priced at.