Turn-based giant mech argy-bargy BattleTech doesn’t officially support mods, but it doesn’t officially not support mods either. Though we’re denied the ease of clicking a ‘subscribe’ icon in the Steam Workshop, that ol’Nexus is littered with smart and ridiculous remixes of BattleTech’s ten-storey war songs. For the time being, most aesthetic overhauls are ruled out – a great shame, as I’d love to see more diversity of planet and to field a few more luridly hot pink mechs – but digging into the files that control the rules, flow, camera and even the structure of the campaign and missions is not.
I found myself a little directionless after beating the main missions, but wanted a good excuse to start over without repeating myself. Thanks to the below mods – just a few selected highlights from the growing mass of ’em – it’s almost a brand new game.
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