Rebalanced and Expanded Autocannons (and MGs) - (Deprecated)

Currently deprecated. See the "Rebalanced and Expanded Weapons" mod for full information. ( https://www.nexusmods.com/mechwarrior5mercenaries/mods/744 )

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Major update (Sept. 15th, 2022)! Extensive balance changes have been made, and nine new weapons have been added.

Balance changes of note are: velocities have been increased for the vast majority weapons; ammo cost has been altered; spread bonuses for LBX ACs have been removed, as their performance was too great; and the heat and damage quirks of LBXs have been tuned slightly as they were both off-balance and out-of-line from other ACs. The new weapons can be found listed below in the weapons section, with their descriptions provided in the Google Docs information sheet - as is usual.

Please enjoy!

This is a mod that rebalances autocannons and machine guns, and expands their selection by adding twenty-three new weapons; separated into seven classes - five of which are returning weapons.

This mod has made many changes. Changes of particular note are the following: improved performance of the AC/2; improved performance of the AC/10; increased velocity for the AC/10 and 20; reduced prices for higher-powered autocannons; and earlier introduction dates.

Please see the following Google Docs data sheet for the specifications of all weapons; including original MW5 values, and documentation on the previous version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AYYMCUON5Ac-qn4dNwpy4aIq_4nBAERtDNQWtUs68jk/edit?usp=sharing

The new weapons are: the Autocannon 3 (AC/3) and the AC/3 - Burst-fire (BF); the AC/30 and the AC/30-BF; the LB 3-X AC and the LB 30-X AC; the AC/2 - Rapid-fire (RF), the AC/3-RF, and the AC/5-RF; the LB 2-X AC - Hair-trigger (HT), the LB 3-X-HT AC, and the LB 5-X-HT AC; the AC/10 - Bludgeon (B), the AC/10 - Bludgeon Burst-fire (BBF), the AC/20-B, the AC/20-BBF, the AC/30-B, and the AC/30-BBF; with the following being returning weapons: the LB 2-X AC, the LB 5-X AC, and the LB 20-X AC; and the Light Machine Gun (MG), and the Heavy MG.

Please see the following Google Docs info sheet for information on the new and returning weapons: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17UAerxRFQZBZk3NeznhR3g6Wx_v03_DiY0VRjWflpA8/edit?usp=sharing

This mod was created to add more flexibility for autocannon usage via additional weapons and weights, and to make the game more fun. It aims to add more dynamism for different engagements through balance changes to more diversify and improve weapon characteristics, in addition to making autocannons more performant as cold-firing weapons in contrast to high-heat weapons (like ri