Tetsuhara Heavy Industries - Solaris Skunkwerks

Welcome to Tetsuhara Heavy Industries - Solaris Skunkwerks Release.

v1. 6: Prerequisites: Battletech v1. 8; Using HBS Modloader. 

Short instructions:

• []READ THIS FIRST: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/mod-support-readme-documentation. 1285684/

  []Move to the official mod folder and unzip the content into it. You should get the following in a clean install

  HBS sub-directory (HBS's sample mod.)

  THI sub-directory (this mod.)

• Then just run the game. In client, check that you have mods generally turned on, then the specific mod turned on. Things should work.

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  WARNING: There are risks involved in installing this mod.

  One unpleasant game client behaviour is that in Skirmish and Mechlab, the game client will scan all saved mech builds for integrity. This is fine as long as all the files needed are present, including from mods.

  It is not fine when the files have been deleted or otherwise not found. Prior to Battletech v1. 8, The system behaviour is to enter into a endless loop, and from time to time it still does, but sometimes the game  will nicely ask you whether you want to archive or delete saves that doesn't work out.

  Thus, if you want to remove this mod, you should first go into Mechlab (at least) and remove all builds involving the Mechs here or the weapons. At the moment, we're not too sure how cleanly HBS' housekeeping is, so Caveat Emptor.

  Goes double if you are playing a Career/ Campaign game with these weapons or Mechs -- you'd need to scrub your savegame pretty thoroughly.

  There's 95+1 mechs here. Eventual intention is to go to 100. These are converted from Solaris Skunkwerks save files, and makes use of existing, known, working prefabs to bring the loadouts into the client. It doesn't have new 3D models but abuses the existing ones pretty badly. You do get a crapload of mechs, in a fairly safe manner.

  These mechs are primarily meant for stock Skirmish battles and are integrated by side effect into the sim game. They also tend to have fairly restrictive hardpoints, so customizing is not always an option.

  Starting from v1. 2 you now have the option to bring them into the Campaign and Career game.

  Starting from v1. 5, the mod is now on the BTML/ ModTek framework and those are now requirements.

  Starting from v1. 6, the mod has moved onto HBS's Modloader framework and because I am now using some resources only from Battletech v1. 8, it is now a pre-requsite to be on Battletech v1. 8. As an side-effect, the Mechs and equipment are now defaulted into the Campaign and Career game.

  No DLC is required. However, I would be working to use some of the DLC resources in another mod, for tho