MechWarrior 5 is an underrated title and a decent one in its own right. However, it can be said that the game lacks in a large number of areas, from lackluster contracts to meek salvage rewards and the meager variation of Battlemechs.
Luckily fans of the Battletech series and MechWarrior games have taken it upon themselves to create dozens of fantastic mods to rectify the game's many misgivings. That said, the following are some of what we considered the must-haves when it comes to modding MechWarrior 5.
Yet Another Mech Lab
Customization and weapon variety are critical things that many players felt were lacking when playing MechWarrior 5. Luckily, this is where Yet Another Mech Lab comes to save the day.
Yet Another Mech Lab adds a ton to the game and overhauls how players build and customize their mechs. The first significant change is redesigning the mech lab system to align with MechWarrior Online's system. MechWarrior Online's mech variations were also added to the game and can be bought and salvaged.
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Yet Another Mech Lab also changes various things such as better salvaging, equipping rules, and various other utilities. Players can also now use headlights, a UAV drone, and much more.
However, Yet Another Mech Lab is just the base mod, and there are two more sub-mods you need to grab along with the main mod. The first is Yet Another Mech Yet Another Weapon and Yet Another Weapon Clan. These two mods add tons more weapons to the game and are must-haves for any true-blooded MechWarrior.
Lore Based Mech Variants
Lore Based Mech Variants is a simple mod that just adds more mechs to the game based on the lore of the setting. Because of this, it's a decent mod to throw into your list for stompy boys to shoot and pilot. But if playing with Yet Another Mech Lab, you will need to download the YAML version of the mod.
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TTRulez AI Mod2
Another mod that is simply a must-install is TTRulez's ai mod. The mod changes the behavior of your AI lance mates and that of the enemy forces to be more intelligent when it comes to warfare and combat. So download this mod and watch as the rival Battlemechs both destroy legs and blow out your back and run away.
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Better Spawns
Better Spawns changes the spawn behavior of the various enemy types in the game to spawn farther from the player. It's simple and a welcome change and makes the game feel all the more enjoyable, as enemies close in on you from a distance.
Advanced Zoom
Advance Zoom adds a new zoom scope that goes all the way up to both 4 and 8 times magnifications. We recommend giving it a shot, especially if you like sniping with PPCs. However, keep in mind when used in night vision mode, the scope will remain in non-night vision mode.
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Camo Spec
Camo Spec adds well over 100 skins that can be placed on your Battlemechs to add further customization to a game that lacks a lot of it. All skins are also taken from other MechWarrior games and also include common military camos.
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Enable Infantry
A cut feature of MechWarrior 5 was the implementation of infantry, this mod enables infantry and allows them to spawn in game. If you add this mod as it stands, you may find that infantry feel weak and rather useless. So as a fix you can use a mod like Infantry Tweaks to make them feel more useful and a threat if ignored. But be warned, using infantry and the Tweak mod can increase performance, so use at your own risk.
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How to Install MechWarrior 5 Mods
Before installing mods, you need to first learn how to install them. In short, installing the mods depends on the type of mod you downloaded. Mods that only have pak files need to be placed in the \MW5Mercs\MW5Mercs\Content\Paks folder.
Regular mods with multiple files can go into the game's mod folder instead. You can find the game's mod folder at \MW5Mercs\MW5Mercs\Mods.
But before you try installing mods, it's best to make sure to check the upload date and the description of the mods. The reason is that certain mods can become outdated as games get updates and new DLCs.
The other reason is that certain mods can not work with other mods. Because of this, it's highly recommended you read descriptions and update dates to save you a lot of mod troubleshooting later down the line.
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Published: Dec 22, 2021 11:26 am