Ability Gear
⚪ Last updated 2020Preview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #13 of 22 Cheats mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Adds heatsinks available everywhere that give pilots the ability to use passive skills and sensor lock. Also adds heatsinks that give -64 tonnage and -128 heat / turn and -128 tonnage and -256 heat / turn. A super cheat heatsink is included as well that greatly increases the other skills of a mech pilot.
I don't like limitations in my game. There did not seem to be any other mods on the nexus that allowed pilots to transcend the 3 skill limit as they leveled up, so I tried to make one. After messing around for a couple of weekends, I got all but Multi-Target and Coolant Vent to work when added on a heatsink item. Adding those two may require a DLL, which I may or may not work on at some point.
Items added:
[]Heat Sink (Ace Pilot) - Regular heatsink with Ace PIlot skill.
[]Heat Sink (Breaching Shot) - Regular heatsink with Breaching Shot skill.
[]Heat Sink (Bulwark) - Regular heatsink with Bulwark skill.
[]Heat Sink (Master Tactician) - Regular heatsink with Master Tactician skill.
[]Heat Sink (Sensor Lock) - Regular heatsink with Sensor Lock skill. It makes a button appear below the mech's weapon loadout in battle, so don't look for it on your pilots' ability lists. This appears to be built into the game somehow, presumably from an earlier release. I was just happy that it worked.
[]Heat Sink (Sure Footing) - Regular heatsink with Sure Footing skill.
[]Heat Sink (All Passives) - Regular heatsink with Ace Pilot, Breaching Shot, Bulwark, Master Tactician, Sensor Lock, and Sure Footing skill.
[]Heat Sink (Goddess Aperture) - Regular heatsink with - 300 heat / turn, Ace Pilot, Breaching Shot, Bulwark, Master Tactician, Sensor Lock, Sure Footing, Godly Tactician (+ 10 Initiative), + 100 Resolve Generation, + 1200 Spotting Distance, + 100 Injury Resistance, Mech Fu (+ 250 Melee Stability Damage)(Note: It seems impossible to knock over an enemy with just 1 attack, no matter how much stability damage is done.), - 300 DFA Damage Self, + 300 Melee Hit, + 100 Harder to Hit (Note: There seems to be a floor value in the code of the game, so this does not make your mech absolutely impossible to hit, but very difficult to hit), - 99% Incoming Stability Damage, + 300 Missile to Hit (Note: There seems to be a ceiling value in the game, so this does not mean hits are absolutely guaranteed, but will instead by much more likely.), + 300 Ballistic to Hit (Note: There seems to be a ceiling value in the game, so this does not mean hits are absolutely guaranteed, but will instead by much more likely.), + 300 Energy to Hit (Note: There seems to be a ceiling value in the game, so this does not mean hits are absolutely guaranteed, but will instead by much more likely.), and - 100 Recoil. I made up an anime style explanation for it too.
Adds heatsinks to BattleTech that grant pilots passive skills and sensor lock, plus super-cheat heatsinks reducing tonnage and heat by extreme amounts. A niche cheat mod for players who want to bypass normal build constraints.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-tested with 174 endorsements and over 4.5k downloads.
- Gives you god-like flexibility to build mechs without worrying about weight or heat.
- Simple concept: just add the heatsinks and enjoy the cheats.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in October 2020 — may not work with the latest BattleTech patches.
- Description is incomplete, so you don't know exactly what the super cheat heatsink does.
- Cheat mods can trivialize the game's challenge, so not for purists.
For BattleTech players who want to experiment with overpowered builds or just skip the grind. If you're looking for a balanced experience, this isn't for you.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to back up your save before installing, as cheat mods can affect game balance.
- Check the mod's forum posts for any compatibility notes with the current game version.
- Since it's a cheat mod, use it in a separate playthrough if you want to keep your main save clean.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Battletech Mods
- Author
- Leowulf
- Version
- 0.1
- Downloads
- 4,582
- Endorsements
- 174
- Category
- Cheats
- Created
- 10/25/2020
- Updated
- 10/25/2020
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