Better Mission Choices
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 87 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mod adds a lot of options to expand the way missions are generated.
Mod REQUIRES mod options mod to be configurable. Needs 1. 2 or higher version of Mod Options.
Put mod options at the back of the load order. Has to be loaded after all other mods that use it.
In contrast MW5Compatibility mod (Pilot Overhaul uses it for example) needs to be loaded first.
Mod is also coop compatible. Only host needs to have it.
Version 2. 0 note:
Mod's code has been completely rewritten and as a result it does work faster but it also has a lot more features/options so in the end you may end up with slower experience then before. Users with older machines are urged not to dial up all options but to do it gradually to see what their system can handle.
For most though, it should be stable experience.
Features:
Mod Option settings:
1) Mission Saturation
- Minimum number of missions per system: from 1 to 3. Default 1.
- Maximum number of missions per system: from 3 to 9. Default 3.
Allows user to set maximum amount of missions that can be generated in a single system.
- Percentage of mission systems per cluster: From 0. 2 (20%) to 0. 8 (80%). Default 0. 5 (50%).
Sets the amount of systems in cluster that will have missions available.
- Maximum number of missions in multi mission contract: From 2 to 16. Default 4.
Sets a maximum amount of missions that can be included in a multi mission contact.
2) Missions Difficulty
- Minimum and maximum mission difficulty: -75 to 75. Default 0.
Changing these values will change difficulty variance for each mission compared to vanilla values.
1) Reducing minimum value and increasing maximum value will increase difficulty range for random missions.
2) Increasing both minimum and maximum values will increase difficulty of all random missions globally.
3) Reducing both minimum and maximum values will reduce difficulty of all random missions globally.
3) Arena Settings
Options specific for DLC6 Arena combat.
- Maximum number of Solaris Arena missions: from 2 to 16. Default 4.
Game distinguishes 2 types of arenas - standard and primary. Primaries are located at specific places like Solaris and have different options then standard ones. This options sets maximum amount of Arena contracts in the pri
Better Mission Choices by Toothless Shark expands mission generation options in the game. It allows players to increase the maximum number of missions, adjust global difficulty ranges, boost the percentage of systems offering missions, and unlock additional factions. With over 1,000 endorsements and 41,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for players seeking more mission variety.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,039 endorsements and 41,861 downloads
- Gives you granular control over mission generation, from difficulty to faction availability
- Simple concept that adds meaningful variety to mission boards
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in October 2025 — may not be compatible with future game patches
- Requires understanding of game's mission generation systems to tweak effectively
For players who feel the mission pool is too limited and want more control over what missions spawn. Great for those who enjoy customizing their gameplay experience. Skip if you're happy with the default mission variety.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's settings in the in-game mod options menu to adjust mission counts and difficulty ranges.
- If you're unsure about the effects, start with small increases to the mission cap and percentage of systems.
- Make sure to read any included readme or forum posts for detailed explanations of each setting.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Mechwarrior5mercenaries Mods
- Author
- Toothless Shark
- Version
- 2.4
- Downloads
- 41,861
- Endorsements
- 1,039
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 2/28/2023
- Updated
- 10/13/2025
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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