1.5 update: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3249560356

1.5 please? :)

Someone may have to make a copy version of this for 1.5. I don't think this is gonna updated anytime soon.

Just a small psa:
People aren't just asking for update, it's actually broken and generating a lot of critical (red) errors on startup, dont' use until fixed.

Take your time King

@Flankmaster If you want to i can take over the mod and keep it updated?

1.5 please

Will you update it to 1.5 :)?

Is the mod alive?

can you shoot out of the Mechanoid Jump Jet and Vanometric Grav-Pack?

quick question: can you shoot out of the Mechanoid Jump Jet and Mechanoid Combat Gear

here's an idea: some to increase mech command range/ boost mechs

is this mod dead?

Command tower seems to not work. The hediff appears on the wearing pawn but no commanding aura. Tested with the mod by itself

i will never be not butthurt about the fact this requires vanilla expanded accesories

Is it compatible with Simple Sidearms? Thanks!

would be pretty cool with npcs could spawn with the field mortar and use it against you

That's a great idea, actually. I might just do that.

suggestion for fire fighting one would be some sort of water tank on the back or if you want it as a quest reward tier combo for growers/fire fighters you could make it a chemical sparyer that can synthesise compounds on the fly depending on the task so i could spray both water fire foam and pesticides

@Victor, thanks, let me look into that.

emm is this mod CE compatible, may I ask?

Here's a tip I learned for xml: remove every single <success>Always</success> line in your mod, all it does is suppress any errors that might occur, you don't want that.
I think there's a problem with Vanometric Grav-Pack

Getting a huge fps drop when jumping with the vanometric grav-pack

Thanks for updating!

not sure the 3 shells per charge on the mortar makes much sense.
If it already has a long set up time and is heavy AF, just reduce the blase radius. Its increased accuracy already makes that a feasible trade off right?
+ the smaller blase size could reflect the smaller shells such a setup might use.

Noice

Neato

Thanks Flankmaster!

General Balance

The most recent update will pull back slightly on the stat buffs offered by most packs (+20 manipulation was just too good on the Robotic Rig, etc.).

Command Tower Issues

I agree with a lot of the comments that the Command Tower is laggy mess of an item. Version 1.4 rolls back the command tower to its its original design from Royalty for now. I'm going to take a look at a few other apparel mods and items to see if I can find some inspiration on where to take it next. In a perfect world, I would love for it to grant a toggle-able 6-hour version of Combat Command from Ideology, but I haven't figured out how to make that happen yet.

Update to 1.4

It's coming today but since some of the packs require additional mod dependencies (VFE: Mechaniods, etc.), some packs will be unavailable until those mods are updated. I will be checking back often however, so when those dependencies are updated to 1.4, I will roll out the remaining packs on my end.

Thanks for your patience.

Pack Quality

Sure. I gave them quality. I can't even remember why they didn't have it to begin with.

Please update to 1.4

hey @flankmaster super solid mod, pretty much a must have to have some nice later game clothing upgrades.

Unfortunately I've been running into a strange interaction with the hediffs the packs give. It might be a unique interaction with another mod (armor racks) however whenever a pawn wears one of the packs that applies a hediff and then places it on an armor rack the hediff remains on the pawn even though theyre not wearing the utility pack anymore. Tried running some logs to find anyting but couldnt really pin down anything that looked out of place. Just wanted to post to see if others are having the same issue and to see if it was replicable.

it's incompatible with CE. It's just bugging the textures without any errors. Setting CE in front of this mod helps a bit, but still some of pack textures are clipped by armour.

YES give them quality

Is there a way to add quality or somethig? i love this mod but i hate to micro managment every colonist outfit, in outfit tab i'll set colonists to wear any clothes with 50%+ worn and good+ quality but robotic rig dont have quality at all so they dont use it.

command tower is still incredibly laggy

Was wondering if there was any news about the command tower? I think it still doesn't work, at least for me.

this CE compatible?

@Flankmaster Jesus, that is some good stuff. I can definitely see this mod becoming a permanent addition to any high-tech mod lists I ever put together. The mods I see lately are quite high quality, a good sign from the modding community. Bless you, good folks.

was hoping the command tower would just be a comms pack.

@Spext0r™, thanks for reaching out. I'm looking into this issue. I think something may have broken when I updated the tower for Ideology which has broken it for earlier versions of RimWorld. I'll let you know if I am able to get it working again.

Playing in 1.2, don't know how to use the command tower after equipping it. Any instructions?

Good point, I'll remove it next update.

Heya - nice mod! Just dropping in for a technical suggestion: you may wanna remove the Legacy Textures folder if it's not being used for anything. Even if it's not used, textures in that folder still get loaded into memory and waste VRAM and load times.

Beat me to it Coolchilion. Nicely done

Thanks, let me look into that.

unsure if this is helpful but a rimworld YouTuber, Mr Samuel Streamer, mentioned severe tps impact when using the Command Tower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbGCdDaxESs&t=157s

at around 2:15

It just needs coloring for the mech equipment as a ranged shield belt to solve the biggest weak points of the mod.

@Coolchilion, agreed. RimWorld mod balance is so hit or miss because everyone has their own unique setup. For balancing purposes, my reference point has always been the exoskeleton from Vanilla Heavy Weapons Expanded (which I believe grants a bonus to move speed, work speed, carrying capacity and the ability to lug around a heavy weapon). All of the packs hew pretty closely to the cost/stats of an exoskeleton but with different buffs. I'm pretty pleased with where things are at right now, but hopefully one day I'll figure out how to get that settings menu!

Just wanted to say not everyone plays the same way. Some are more casual than Geronimo. So these weaknesses might not be as severe compared to Geronimo's game. Maybe the mod just isn't for their game? Settings would make it so they could make it more suitable for their game. But more doesn't always mean better.

I hear you. One of my goals is to find a way to add a settings slider which will allow people to customize the quantum of the bonuses. Hopefully one day soon lol.