BTX_CAC_Compatibility

Modifies BTX (and BTXMinusWeapons, if present) for CAC.

Installation: (requires working BTX installation)

• Download CustomBundle https://github.com/BattletechModders/CustomBundle version >= 0.2.96
• Download IRTweaks https://github.com/BattletechModders/IRTweaks
• Download IRBTModUtils https://github.com/BattletechModders/IRBTModUtils
• Remove BTMLColorLOSMod and MechResizer from your BTX installation (as CAC and CU basically do the same)
• Add IRBTModUtils and IRTweaks to your mods folder
• Add CustomAmmoCategories, CustomComponents, CustomLocalization, CustomActivatableEquipment and CustomUnits to your mods folder (only add these 5 from CustomBundle, the rest is not needed)
• Remove the folder CustomAmmoCategories/StreamingAssets
• Add BTX_CAC_Compatibility, overriding files from anything previously mentioned and MissionControl and BiggerDrops

Component list (Clan & SLDF ones included):

• Weapons (& Ammo)

  • Energy
    • PPC: added FI OFF mode
    • ER PPC: -
    • Snub PPC: single projectile, damage falloff over medium range
    • Laser: -
    • ER Laser: -
    • Pulse Laser: fixed animation
    • Tag: -
    • Flamer: added forestfires
  • Ballistic
    • AC: fixed firing speed, only one visual projectile
    • LBX: added cluster/slug ammo, cluster ammo uses CAC shells instead of multiple projectiles
    • UAC: fixed firing speed, only one visual projectile, added AC mode (1 shot, but +4 acc)
    • Gauss: -
    • MG: added double speed mode (double shots, -4 acc, +5 heat)
    • AMS: MG that shoots at incoming missles (20 shots at 0.5 acc) (can overload for 30 shots + jam chance / can be used as MG)
  • Missle
    • LRM: added hotload mode
    • Artemis IV LRM: added hotload mode, changed acc to +4 in direct fire (+0 indirect), added clustering
    • SRM: added inferno ammo (inferno causes fires everywhere)
    • Artemis IV SRM: added inferno ammo, added clustering, +4 acc
    • Streak SRM: added inferno ammo, added streak effect+clustering
    • Narc: -
    • ATM: added 3 modes instead of 3 ammo types, trading damage for range (Clan magic lets them be loaded with exactly the correct ammo types)
    • Infernos: Broken, use SRM inferno ammo instead (TODO check if something is still using them)
  • Artillery
    • Thumper: light artillery (replaces HM mortar / + version for Bull Shark)
    • Sniper: medium artillery (found in mining shops / TODO: add Helepolis HEP-3H mech, used by ComStar)
    • Long Tom: heavy artillery (special, only for Bull Shark with special event)
    • Arrow IV: medium artillery (lostech / FP reward / TODO: check how to add to itemcollections after 3044)

• Electronics

  • ECM
    • Guardian ECM: -20% detectability, 180m aura (+4 defense, indirect immune, sensorlock immune) (friendly only) (blue)
    • Liao Prototype ECM: -10% detectability, 90m aura (+4 defense, indirect immune, sensorlock immune) (friendly only) (blue)
    • Packrat ECM (only in Packrat vehicle): 90m aura (+4 defense, indirect immune) (friendly + enemy) (blue)
  • AP
    • Beagle Active Probe: +150m sensor range, free action sensor lock, 120m active probe ping (free action) (brown)
    • Liao Prototype AP: +100m sensor range, 90m active probe ping (brown)
  • Mech Quiks
    • Improved Sensors Quirk: +50m sensor range (stacks with AP)
    • Improved Comms Quirk: 200m aura (removes sensorlock immune) (hostile only) (green)

• Upgrades

  • AMS: Broken, use Ballistic Weapon AMS instead
  • TSM: Auto activates at >27 heat (*2 melee damage, + 60m movement)
  • Prototype TSM: Auto activates at >27 heat (*1.5 melee damage, +30m movement)
  • MASC: Activatable (*2 speed) (fail chance 15%, add up per turn in use)

• TODO: edit texts

• TODO: Tag & Narc to hit bonus instead of damage bonus?

• TODO: NullSignature & Chamaeleon

• TODO: LBX UAC range

• TODO: targeting patch for indirect fire

• TODO: price changes for ecm/ap, ams

• TODO: Flamers & Inferno ammo balance

• Known bugs: CustomLoc patchig strings, inferno/flamer floaties

Optional:

• If you want Urban vehicles to leave blood on destruction, look at CACs settings and change "DrawBloodChance" to 0.3

• manual deployment can be enabled via CU, set "DeployManual": to true to do so (warning: laggy)

• TODO: Vehicles?

Credits:

• CMiSSioN for CustomBundle
• everyone involved in RougeTech (also Crackfox for Vanilla CAC) for examples and inspiration on how to use CB
• Haree for BTX