Savage Marauders - Salvage distribution rework

Disclaimer:

Hello, I would like to present you with a Savage Marauders mod. Sadly it has nothing to do with the actual Marauder mech.

It's rather related to the activity of a player. Marauding, looting, scavenging, pillaging, raiding.

The main purpose of the mod is to add additional means to acquire rare weapons without creating a nuisance.

To run the mod, you must use ModTek. I am not entirely sure it will work mods related to salvage management. Mods adding additional weapons might not have their loot added to drop tables.

Mod was tested on a fresh installation of Battletech. If there are any issues with the mod, please let me know.

All feedback is welcome.

Description:

The primary goal of Savage Marauders is to change the loot reward pool by modifying weapon types and their rarity according to mission difficulty.

This is achieved via various means.

- Mutations. Items are grouped. When item checks for a possible upgrade, there is a chance for it to become a different item. Item rarity is taken into account when the event triggers.

- Forcing items from reward pool to become upgrades, with descending rarity, based on difficulty. The game will try to reward you for your effort.

- Random upgrades. Each item, which wasn't chosen for a forced upgrade, will have a chance to become rare. It can range in rarity from 1 to 5.

NOTE: Entire algorithm is dependent on the amount of loot you bring from missions. It does not generate loot.

Meaning that if you bring three mech parts and a bunch of ammo, you will not benefit in any way.

Showers of uber weapons will not occur on every mission. Jackpots may happen, but so can downfalls.

- Create an incentive to try and bring as much salvage as possible from a mission.

- Create a meaningful choice between desired mech part and a fancy weapon.

- Facilitate drive to enjoy some pawnage in lower level missions, without it feeling like a waste of time.

- Incentivize experimentation with items and mech builds, whilst progressing through campaign or career.

- Reduce dependency on pirates and black-market exploitation, by bouncing between two planets indefinitely to gather equipment. It is still possible and a valid way to get the gear for wishing to do so.