Weapon Rebalance Mod

If you played any BattleTech or Mechwarrior game (TableTop or digital) you know, that some weapons are simply better. While some adjustments where made in BattleTech (HBS), they still have their faults. This mod will make them more equal, so you are not forced to run 7-8 Medium Laser with SRMs.

How to install

1) Locate your BattleTech game folder - usually its at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common or your SteamLibrary and open it.

2) copypaste the folder named BattleTech_Data (from the mod folder) into the BattleTech game folder. Say Yes, Replace all to the replace-dialog.

3) If you want to uninstall the mod, just copypaste the files in the Backup folder, they have the default value. (Right now, no Mod Manager support BattleTech, so this is the easiest method)

Versions

I added a version of the mod that does not have the added Medium and Small Laser nerfs, since a few people asked about that. Just choose one at the download-page. Have fun :)

Mod Changelist

Small Laser: -5 Dmg, -2 Heat

Medium Laser: -5 Dmg

PPC: +5 Dmg, -5 Heat

Large Laser: +5 Dmg, -5 Heat

SRM4: +2 Heat

LRM10: -2 Heat

LRM15: -1 Heat

This mod also changed all + weapons with a similar value. Pulse and ER-Models got adjusted as well, but retain their specific uniqueness.

Pulse compared to Base Model: +5 damage, +5 Accuracy

ER Model compared to Base Model: +25% Crit Chance, increased Range (60 Meter with Small Laser, Medium and Large 90)

This link shows you all weapon values on a Google Spreadsheet.

Why these changes?

In the base game, weapons like the PPC or Large Laser are simply not good enough, since their high heat and low damage values don't justify taking them over their counterparts. Why would you pick a 2 PPCs with 90 damage total if you could literally take 3 AC/5s for the same weight, and do 45 damage more?

This mod tries to make some weapon choices more similar to each other. For this, I used the base tonnage, 1t of ammo (if available) and the amount of Single Heat Sinks needed for Heat Neutrality to adjust them. Now, some weapons may have a counterpart in another class. These pairings are the following:

Small Laser / MG - Around 10 Damage per adjusted weight with 15 damage each, with a higher Crit rate and projectile count for MGs and a better Accuracy with Small Laser

Medium Laser / SRM2 - Around 4 Damage per adjusted weight with 16-20 damage. Medium Lasers still have the higher damage, which only changes if you take a lot of SRM2s.

Laser Laser / AC5 - Around 3. 5 Damage per adjusted weight with 45 damage. AC5 has more range and Stab damage, while the Large Laser has a better Hi