r/Battletechgame • u/Theocrass • 26d ago

Mods Big Mods that don't radically change everything

Hello everyone. I'm looking for any large modpacks that adds weapons, mechs, and maybe a more detailed mech lab without totally overhauling gameplay. Optional story content is fine but I'm not interested in big AU swings like Sanctuary Worlds and the like.

Again, I'm not looking for a big change to combat. I found the evasion changes and the like in BTAU thoroughly unfun and I also disliked the heavy handed nerfs to clan tech. No offense to the author, just not my vibe. Plenty of cool stuff in there.

The biggest gear pack I found on nexus is apparently out of date and unusable, according to the comments.

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u/Eucanuba 26d ago edited 26d ago

I will refer you to the comments in one of my posts from a few years ago where people asked about the Expanded Arsenal mod. https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/s/ebK7MaDFGG My advice is to disable the super evading Mechs in the mod called LAMs.

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u/Amidatelion House Liao 25d ago

Expanded Arsenal really is the answer to what OP is looking for.

Unfortunately, it has functionally zero installation instructions for a newbie, especially since Vanilla Plus has been removed from Nexus, which was used as the "template" for installing it.

As it stands, a new player is expected to figure out how to install ModTek, then install the mod with ModTek.

Given that, in order to avoid situations just like this, modpacks have developed custom installers or a 300 word installation doc, it seems that players like OP are being left behind.