BATTLETECH - ROGUETECH (A Guide to the RogueTech Mod)

ROGUETECH is an awesome mod to BATTLETECH expanding the number of planets, types of contracts, weapons and equipment within the game. It also introduces several new Factions. Note: ROGUETECH is an open sandbox and does not include the Priority Mission/Main Campaign story-line.

This guide provides several items to ROGUETECH:

a) Installation and useful links to install ROGUETECH
b) A review of the mod and what it offers (Coming Soon!)
c) A complete campaign playthrough (campaign will cover difficulties up to 5 Atlas missions, building reputation with several factions and running through all types of contracts - WIP)
d) Customization and Mech build advice (Coming Soon!)
e) Pilot skills and leveling up tactics (Coming Soon!)

How to install ROGUETECH (Installation and Useful Links)

How to find BATTLETECH files: Right-click BATTLETECH in library then click on Properties. Then click on local files > browse local files. This should take you to the BATTLETECH files folder.

Install Links: https://www.nexusmods.com/battletech/mods/79

Video outlining step by step process to install ROGUETECH.

ROGUETECH worth installing?

ROGUETECH is a completely different BATTLETECH experience. I recommend experienced players install the mod after they've completed the Priority Mission campaign and who are starting to get bored with the difficulty level and vanilla version of the game.

Key differences from Vanilla BATTLETECH:
a) Salvage (need 5 pieces to complete a Mech)
b) Accuracy (greatly diminished and harder to hit enemies)
c) Weapons (includes Lost Tech and other weapons such as rocket launchers, rotary AC's, rifles and more)
d) Equipment (a host of new equipment options ranging from items that increase tonnage similar to Fibro-ferrous and Endo-steel armor found in MWO to mods that increase sprint range)
e) Planets and Factions (greatly expanded number of planets and several new factions)

Video review of the game (pending)

ROGUETECH a Campaign Playthrough

Episode 1 - Character Creation and First Mission

Episode 2 - Second Contract and Scaling Difficulty

Episode 3 - Traveling to Draconis Combine

[CapnStranj]

At first go around, it seemed much more difficult in every way. After playing around with it for the weekend, I felt as at home with it as all my years playing vanilla. Best thing to happen to my favorite game. This is everything I felt was missing all along. They've done a great job, and if you really like the vanillla, you'll love RT. And as for performance issues, by the end of the first weekend with it, I had figured out enough small tweaks to get it running smoother than vanilla. Big factor was turning graphic setting down from ultra to high, my machine has no problem (i5 gigabyte laptop).

[Rat245]

Сначала ты думаешь - вау, крутой мод, куча техники. А потом к тебе приезжает БМП-1, приходит шагоход из звездных войн и прибегает гандам, и ты понимаешь, что это очередная шиза. Да еще и сохранялку во время миссии отключили. Надо отойти - переигшрывай с начала. Лажа, короче.

[Steven]

b) Accuracy (greatly diminished and harder to hit enemies) ->

this is kind of miss leading its, accuracy is based on technology not so much on the pilots skill it does play role just not as much for example hitting air planes requires use of SAMs not just any type of missile and if you have equipped you mech or airplane or vehicle with AA equipment you hit that air plane vs just using no equipment and your pilots skill alone.

[Steven]

the nexus verison is really old verison they no longer use nexus it seems the latest verison is 1.3.4b for launcher was udpated here in 2023 nexus was last update in 2021

the nexus version is version 1.2.17b

Iv been playing it for couple years now and this newest verison 1.3.4b is really stable and runs well.

they also added vehicle bay and battlesuits bay so those things are customizable now and they have added quad mechs.

check the offical rougetech page below.

https://roguetech.fandom.com/wiki/Roguetech_Wiki

[WaKKO151]

all the stuff i want to read is COMING SOON!!!

[r3v4n]

Very nice guide!

I've tried RT a few times, but my problem is, that the performance gets worse the longer you play and the bigger your save gets in form of items, mechs, etc.

That's sadly a no go for me. I don't want to wait like ten seconds for a mission to start or two seconds (lol) to enter the mech bay :(

The unity engine just sucks.

[Wubba Lubba]

To Make the Game Harder

[Ezekial 🖖]

b) Accuracy (greatly diminished and harder to hit enemies)

Why would anyone want this?

[uncus2]

Great if you are starting a new, unlimited time campaign. Sucks when you have 240+ hours in and the update is: 1> non-refusible 2> non-revertable and 3> breaks all the saves.

[Balm]

I would probably try this mod out again if every shot wasn't a heads or tails coin flip.