Mech Nickname Display
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🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #92 of 107 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Enables Mech Nickname displays in various places within the game such as the Battlemechs Screen for Acitve, Available, and Cold Storage; Pre-mission Drop; More to Come as found. ***REQUIRES YAML.*** ***MUST LOAD AFTER YAML***
Description
DLC 8 COMPATIBLE + YAML 0. 98. 4. 1 compatible
Are you tired of seeing Chassis/Variants in the Battlemechs screen mech displays as well as the pre and post drop screens?
Well look no further as your problems are being solved. You can now see your nicknames on the Battlemechs screen; Active Bay, Available, and Cold Storage, as well as pre-mission screen. Post-Mission being worked on. Currently breaks the YAML Right Click functionality in YAML.
Inspired by Show Nicknames REDUX, which unfortunately has not been updated since May of 2023 and is not DLC8 friendly.
Installation instructions
REQUIRES YAML
MUST LOAD AFTER YAML
Install to MW5Mercs\Mods
Main features
-Battlemechs screen
-
[]Active Bay[/]
[
]Available[/][
]Cold Storage[/]
-Mech Lab (includes Variant)
-Post-Drop Mission Screen (coming)
-Cantina Turn In Mechs Screen (coming)
Patch notes
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[]0. 9. 4b
- Post Mission Screen fixed- Timeline on Main screen added- Timeline entries added[/]
[]0. 9. 3b[/]
- []0. 9. 2b[/]
Requirements
YET ANOTHER MECHLAB
- []Restore Traits - Disables restoration of upgrades when moved out of Cold Storage. WEAPONS APPEAR TO STILL WORK
IF YOU ENJOY THIS MOD, PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO ENDORSE*
Shout outs
Invidrius for the original mod that was my inspiration
cszolee79 and the entire YAML community for what I believe is one of the best and most required mods for the game.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Mechwarrior5mercenaries Mods
- Author
- DorianBlade
- Version
- 0.9.3b
- Downloads
- 279
- Endorsements
- 5
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 7/4/2026
- Updated
- 7/8/2026
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