Portraits for starting Ronin
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #14 of 26 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod replaces the starting Ronin's portraits with a pre-rendered icon. While the game might glitch out and not render their portraits using its own portrait renderer, the pre-rendered icons are immune to this issue.
The pilots this mod affects are: Behemoth, Dekker, Glitch, Medusa.
Should be compatible with mods that change these pilots, as long as the icon and .json tree path towards the icon definition are not changed. Other changes should be just fine, including description changes, stat changes, so on.
Requires Modtek.
Installation:
Install Modtek
Extract mod directory to Battletech/Mods/
Should work.
Custom portraits:
You can replace the provided portraits with your own .png files, to change the aforementioned pilots' images. It only works with the four starting Ronin.
Limitation: Only works for new campaigns. The game stores the pilot details in the save file, and doesn't refresh this info if you install the mod in an ongoing campaign. However, if the game hasn't generated a buggy pilot yet (e.g. if you're using Random Start), this mod should fix their portrait if you encounter them.
This small UI fix restores the portraits of the starting Ronin pilots (Behemoth, Dekker, Glitch, Medusa) in Battletech, which can glitch out (white icon) when heavily modded. Requires Modtek and is compatible with any game version. With 40 endorsements and last updated in 2019, it's a niche utility for modded playthroughs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solves a real annoyance for heavy modders (white icons are ugly).
- Tiny, focused fix that does exactly what it says.
- Works with any game version, so no version-hunting needed.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects four specific pilots—if you don't use them, it's useless.
- Requires Modtek, which is an extra dependency to install.
- Last updated in 2019—might be outdated for current mod setups.
For Battletech players who run heavy mod lists and want to keep the vanilla starting Ronin portraits intact. Skip if you don't use those pilots or play unmodded.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Modtek is installed and working before adding this mod, or it won't load.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting other portrait mods.
- Test by starting a new career or loading a save with the Ronin pilots to confirm the portraits show correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Battletech Mods
- Author
- nabazbaka
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 694
- Endorsements
- 40
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 1/4/2019
- Updated
- 1/5/2019
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