Organ Fiend posted:

I saw the Orion picture. Its a decent config, but what I said still stands. Its going to be outclassed by clan mechs. I also had a brawler Orion that did fine in 5 skull IS drops, but faltered in the more advanced clan drops. Check out the MAD-C config in the post I linked. That was my Orion replacement, and it just wrecks things. Also check out the MAD-S. The MAD-S is extremely rare, but you only need one part from it (plus parts from any other MAD) to build it. Its the only jumping madcat and is, by far, the best 5-jumper in the game. The double-omega final GHR (it replaced my GHR).

sean10mm posted:

The Trebuchet is kind of a stupid mech because it sacrifices available tonnage for speed, when LRMs have almost unlimited reach so its speed means nothing.

SRM+medium laser spam is very strong.

The Jagermech only seems strong because it sacrifices all its armor to carry more guns, it weighs 65 tons and is fragile for a 45 tonner Ultimately you will need to either reconfigure it completely or just junk it. The AC2 in particular is a trash gun because it weighs way too much just to do the damage of one medium laser, at the very least convert it from 2xAC2 2xAC5 to 3xAC5.

I R SMART LIKE ROCK posted:

tell us how it goes. We don't get many first time stories in thread anymore. People are usually pretty helpful too

Carcer posted:

Thanks for all the advice. Yeah, I plan to replace what I have with clan stuff when I get the chance, I've only just reached clan space and had time to do 1 mission so far.

edit: Does clan stuff come in +/++/+++ varieties?

Dyz posted:

In vanilla they start appearing in shops either when you finish the HM campaign or when you get one during the campaign.

The same thing happens with the Raven/Cataphract 0x and the hatchetman; they dont appear until you do the flashpoints associated with them.

Its the only way to get the M3 version of the Bullshark to appear, which makes for an amazing long range fire support with LRMs/UAC2s/LBX2s.

Organ Fiend posted:

Nah. Clan stuff has a single quality level.

Some of the IS ++/+++ stuff is actually on the level with clan stuff. You'll notice in the configs I linked to that I'm still using IS ML++ and SRM+++. The ML++ and cERML balanced with each other, with the cERML trading heat for range. Same story with the LL+++ and ERLL. The SRM+++ actually has better damage per ton (base tonnage, ammo, heat, etc) than clan SRMs, but for clan SRMs, a great percentage of that support tonnage is heat, so they work for burst/overheat configs. On the other hand, the cERPPC is strictly superior to all IS PPCs. Clan ballistics are also superior to IS varieties (there may be some ++ versions of IS UACs/LBX/GRs I haven't seen yet), although a case could be made for the AC20+++ and AC10++dmg.

For salvage, I'd suggest prioritizing the MAD, GLA and DAI, and in the absence of these, prioritize ERPPCs, ballistics, and LRMs to upgrade your IS mechs.

Zephro posted:

Ah, OK, that's interesting, thanks. Four Bull Shark lance is my new goal.

TescoBag posted:

Here is a question:

Getting frustrated in BEX with missing high percentage shots all the time. I know it could be bias, but is the percentage shown to hit the actual percentage or is weird maths used in Battletech?

Organ Fiend posted:

Could you post a similar screenshot of the directory containing the weapon .json files?

Organ Fiend posted:

Also, could you post the content of the weapon .json files?

Jack B Nimble posted:

Jack B Nimble posted:

Carcer posted:

It requires a second leopard because leopards can only hold 4 mechs.

e: What do you have to do to get bigger drops? I've got bex but I can't find what I need to alter to allow me more lances.

Organ Fiend posted:

Check to make sure this isn't the case, and if it is, remove the extra .json. That should fix it.

Jack B Nimble posted:

Thank you!! I'm super excited to get back into this game, I'll dig back into it this weekend. Thanks again for all your patient help!

It needed to be fixed in \my games\ etc. , by the way.

anakha posted:

The Thor-B is also really good as a jumping 30-SRM/55-60 LRM carrier.

If you're playing 3057 era or extend your 3049 play beyond 3052, the Night Gyr is insanely good as well. All variants are jump-capable, and it's a 75-tonner like the Mad Cat but moves slower (Marauder/Orion speed) and has a shitton of tonnage to use for weapons.

Organ Fiend posted:

I keep forgetting about the Thor-B. I started a new campaign with the 3053 start, and I definitely intend to make one of these once I get to clan space.

Does the Artemis system affect called shots? If so, it might make the Thor-B a real GHR replacement.

Carcer posted:

I am losing my god drat mind.

I'm trying to up my steiner rep so I can get more salvage in clan battles, but no matter where I go steiner only ever wants me to fight pirates. In 10 jumps I've had 2 missions that don't involve pirates.

Zephro posted:

I am enjoying drilling holes in Clanner heads and CTs with my Annihilator, Cyclops and 2x Bull Shark lance. Bollocks to your "ferro-fibrous" and "endo-steel" and fancy 2-slot heatsinks, you die in a volley of called-shot UAC-5 fire like everyone else

evilmiera posted:

I wonder, is there some Clan rule against targeting the cockpit if other mechs?

Organ Fiend posted:

Glad I could help!

There are some other really basic weapon balance changes I'd suggest to make some of the more worthless weapons useful:

AC10:
-Heat = 6 or 9 (go with 6 if you don't change the damage)
-Damage = 65 (this turns it into a head chopper, enemies with AC10s can take your head in open ground, add +5 to all ++/+++ versions)

AC2:
-Damage = 30 (add +5 to all ++/+++ versions)

LRM10:
-Heat = 9 (for some reason the LRM10 is less damage/total-tonnage efficient than every other LRM launcher. This fixes it)

evilmiera posted:

Zellbrigen would be such a cool concept to try and implement in this game. And you could keep winning fights with it by the endgame by simply doing this strategy.

I wonder, is there some Clan rule against targeting the cockpit if other mechs?

Jack B Nimble posted:

I'm working on implimenting your suggestions now, but I want to be a bit cleaner than just throwing it all into PPC_Rebalance and instear use multiple mods.

Do I just go into the "load order" .json and add more mods, like:


[
"1.9.1-686R",
"PPC_Rebalance",
"AC10"
]

Edit: So, I'm reading https://github.com/BattletechModders/ModTek/blob/master/doc/MOD_JSON_FORMAT.md and MOD.JSON, should it look like this:

code:

{
    "Name": "PPC_Rebalance",
    "Enabled": true,

    "Version": "1.0.0",
    "Description": "Fix PPC heat",
    "Author": "Me",
    "Website": "https://github.com/lol/notarealurl",
    "Contact": "",
	
	"Settings" : {}
}

{
    "Name": "AC10",
    "Enabled": true,

    "Version": "1.0.0",
    "Description": "Fix PPC heat",
    "Author": "Me",
    "Website": "https://github.com/lol/notarealurl",
    "Contact": "",
	
	"Settings" : {}
}

{
    "Name": "AC2",
    "Enabled": true,

    "Version": "1.0.0",
    "Description": "Fix PPC heat",
    "Author": "Me",
    "Website": "https://github.com/lol/notarealurl",
    "Contact": "",
	
	"Settings" : {}
}

{
    "Name": "LRM10",
    "Enabled": true,

    "Version": "1.0.0",
    "Description": "Fix PPC heat",
    "Author": "Me",
    "Website": "https://github.com/lol/notarealurl",
    "Contact": "",
	
	"Settings" : {}
}

Because that...doesn't seem to be working. Maybe every the "body" of each mod goes into the first set of curly brackets?

Or do I need multiple mod.JSON files with some different naming?

And Tyler Too! posted:

There was a mission branch in MW4:Mercs that resulted in you challenging a Star Colonel to a trial of possession. Your 2 Lances vs her Binary, and if you won she had to join your outfit. The alternative mission was to raid their camp in the middle of the night with passive sensors, and take them out in their sleep.

So yeah, Clanners are right to be wary of mercs.

Carcer posted:

You'd have to add AI ejecting to the main game, but a system for taking hostages and then either ransoming, releasing them or sometimes deciding to work for you would be very interesting.