Harmonic Warfare - A MechWarrior 2 Music Mod

Updated for DLC8 (Chaos Reign).  A lore-friendly version of the mod is now available!

This mod replaces the majority of the existing music within the game with new pieces from a variety of sources.  Most of the in-mission music is from MechWarrior 2 and Timothy Seals.  Some key points:

• []I have incorporated music into all maps within the game, including the all of the DLCs.[/]

  []Rather than simply playing one song during a mission, there are shifts in musical tone, beginning with an ambient track then progressing to a combat track.  Further combat tracks play if the mission lasts long enough.[/]

  []A new musical stinger will play when mercenary drops occur.[/]

  []In some areas of the game, such as the Mechlab, multiple tracks can play, resulting in a less monotonous experience.[/]

  []A wide variety of tracks are used, as opposed to re-using the same tracks for different purposes - none of the Mechlab tracks are used in-mission, for example.[/]

  []I have taken steps to avoid the same track playing over and over within a mission, or in a sequence of missions.  This can still occur but it's extremely unlikely.[/]

  []Contains over 5 hours of music, including 19 ambient tracks, 20 combat tracks, 16 Mechlab/star map tracks, 6 tracks during mech selection, 9 main menu tracks, 2 tracks during the victory screen, and a new mercenary drop stinger.[/]

  []A new lore-friendly version is also available, which some players may prefer - it does not include music from non-Mechwarrior games. Note: do not install both files, choose either the main file OR the optional file, not both.[/]

  Installation Instructions

  1. Download the . 7z file and extract it using 7-Zip.

  2. Locate your Mods directory (Steam: Steamapps/Common/Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries/MW5Mercs/Mods), creating it if necessary.

  3. Place the extracted directory, 'HarmonicWarfare', within the Mods directory, such that the structure is MW5Mercs/Mods/HarmonicWarfare.

  4. Load the game up and click the Mods button, then select the mod in the list and click apply.  Restart the game.

  5. Load the game up again and you should hear new music at the main menu.

  Uninstall Instructions

  1. At the main menu, click on Mods and untick Harmonic Warfare.

  2. Close the game and locate the 'HarmonicWarfare' directory that you placed under Mods in the installation procedure.

  3. Delete the 'HarmonicWarfare' directory.

  4. The mod is now uninstalled.  Note that the mod is safe to uninstall at any point.

  I hope you enjoy the mod.  Feel free to write any feedback or other comments in the Posts section.

  Bugs & Known Issues

  - Sometimes a mission will start on a combat track as opposed to an ambient one.

  1. 0: Mod released.

  1. 1: Removed a certain track from the p