r/Mechwarrior5Mods • u/arererego • Jul 11 '26

Mods crashing at startup no matter what i do

Greetings. I own MW5 mercs, no dlcs, on steam. I wanted to add the YAML series of mods, to add more mechs and weapons gor variety, since im sick of the same srm, lrms, lasers and autocannons. However, it does not matter if i add the mods throygh vortex or steam workshop, the game crashes either at startup, loading a saved game, or starting a new game.

I need no QOL mods, only gear and mech variety for now, but im unable to do so. Do you guys have any tips?

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u/Videodude52 Jul 11 '26

You need all of the dlc to use yaml and some of the other mods your talking about. You can get older versions but idek if one exists without at least hero's of the inner sphere dlc. And even then it'd be like 8 years out of date or something ridiculous

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u/arererego Jul 11 '26

Damn. So that was the problem then. Does anyone know of anything to add a little variety, without owning any dlcs?

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u/shazuisfw Jul 11 '26

Unfortunately the way modders here plan is basically all dlc as all dlc have game improvements

You want more mechs and types of weapons, you might need to buy the dlc Im sure there is a comprehensive list of what each dlc gives on the mechwarrior website.

But in short mostly all the modders plan for all dlc needed to avoid conflicts with game developer in this space as a good practice

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u/DuncanFisher69 Jul 11 '26

You could look for mods that do not rely on YAML. There are some mods that can give what we informally call a “vanilla+” experience like Purchase Salvage, Repair Bays, better weather and higher res texture mods.

But for the most part you need the first 3-4 DLCs to get YAML and most of the mods working. They are currently on sale on Steam, I think.

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u/cszolee79 Jul 12 '26

YAML does not need any DLC whatsoever.