Mods Guide January 2024 - Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries Modded

[@Commander_XVII]

Check out the new DLC6 Mods Guide for an updated look at mods post-dlc, and an explanation of the ones I will be using in the new playthough. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoaldZ-Ersd5Zqc

[@naradloff]

Definitely don't have enough views. This was a wonderful breakdown, sir.

[@Commander_XVII]

Thank you, happy to help!

[@nightflyer40]

Thanks for the vid! Been wafting to play this for years finally have a pc that can do it.

[@Commander_XVII]

Awesome!

[@Nyghtshade95]

Awesome explanation of your mods! I have been meaning to do this as well, just finding the time.

[@mezera787]

Awesome info and breakdown of mods. Appreciate it.

[@borderreaper2833]

Good video, thanks for showing your modlist!

[@Commander_XVII]

You are welcome! I will have more videos about mods coming out in the future, so stay tuned!

[@christianbonnell3011]

Great video, thanks man!

[@redvraven3285]

XVII, here is something to add to your video in big bold letters. If you download LOTS the current game version is wrong!!! Finally got this to work tonight while off work and had some research time. In LOTS it is on the left hand side. Current version as of 1/27/24, with all DLS is v.1.1.351

[@Commander_XVII]

Yes, I do see this mentioned in the comments at the link I provided for LOTS, however I have had no issues with mine and it still says game version 1.1.323, which I havent changed since installing it on this computer. I will add a note to the video info next to the download link. Thank you for letting me know!

[@redvraven3285]

@@Commander_XVII Interesting, on mine the game popped a message saying all the apps where out of date. I changed that # and all was good.

[@redvraven3285]

Before preloader, I was getting stuck at Leopard load screen when traveling. After I deleted finished campaign, setup the loader... Now I accepted a defend base, and the 4th of 5 mech never spawns. I may try the improve spawn mod, tonight after work. Any suggestions are welcome.

[@Commander_XVII]

I had a similar issue recently when I installed the Lore-Less Patch for Yet Another Legendary Mech mod. Removing the Lore-Less Patch fixed it. Seems there is a conflict there and I havent played around with its load order yet to see if I could get it to work properly.

[@redvraven3285]

@@Commander_XVII ok, will remove that, thanks. Can't believe you not have more subs... Your vids are good quality. Keep up good work.

[@anthonyventura9298]

hey bro, thx for the vid, super helpful. one question. do we know if TTRulez ever updated his mods? i tried using your january list yesterday and today and its still creating a ton of conflicts and i cant even load the game, and i noticed on coyote missions pack page they said CMP may conflict with TTR AI. theres no time stamps on the TTR AI mods page so i'm not sure if these issues have been resolved or not, but on his discussions tab he hasnt responded to these issues, so not sure... im gonna try this updated list and see where it gets me.

[@Commander_XVII]

Use the mod list from my more recent video. TTrulez I believe is being worked on but the most recent DLC messed up the AI somehow and made it difficult to update the mod. There was a test file that was recently added to the TTrulez mod page, I didnt download it but it seems that work is being done if that is any indication. Glad the video was helpful!

[@anthonyventura9298]

@Commander_XVII and just to clarify your most recent vid is the one from March, right?

[@Commander_XVII]

That is my most recent mod video, yes.. however I have made some changes since then. You can find my most recent mod list in the description of my most recent playthrough video.. I put the updated list in every video I make.

[@briangueringer3673]

If I get the Steam version on the game(currently on Xbox) are all the mods on the steampage or main menu like in X4?

[@Commander_XVII]

The mods will appear in the mod section of the main menu.

[@Commander_XVII]

Sorry I think I misunderstood your question originally... the mods appear in menu once they are installed. To download them I download all my mods from nexus and install manually (I guess Im a control freak haha) but most mods will also be available through steam I believe.

[@Qhther]

How do you know to load them in that specific order? Like how do you know to put one in place 10, and another in place 9?

[@Commander_XVII]

The mod creators have provided guidance on load order in their discord channels, other than that it is mostly trial and error, and common sense (which mod do you want to override others based on what the mod is adding to the game).

[@notsosolowing1295]

it keeps disabling my mods when I load the load order and seemingly doesn't comply.

[@Commander_XVII]

Did you change the game version to the current version in LOTS? I believe I mention this in my newer mods guide from March.

[@jasonscarecrow3837]

I need help. So I followed your instructions, and dl all mods and put them in order. I start the game, and their all out of order. Did I miss a step with the load order mod?

[@Commander_XVII]

Hard for me to say without seeing what you are doing... What makes you think they are out of order once you start the game? Is it crashing?

[@johnsalisbury2294]

if this is still an issue for you or anyone else, be sure to hit the apply button in the load order toolset

[@darenwood9164]

I have purchased the bloodletter marauder and having issues with the weapon handprints. They all say invalid use. What can be done to resolve this?

[@Commander_XVII]

Cant say I am familiar with a bloodletter marauder.. which mod is that from?

[@darenwood9164]

Empress legion mod

[@Commander_XVII]

Oh okay, I have not played with that one yet. Maybe check the posts on the nexus page for known issues.

[@gamingfromjohnwayne]

Amy mod to drop more than 4 mechs in battle?

[@Commander_XVII]

I have not seen a mod for this.. I imagine it would be very difficult to create a mod for that, if possible at all.

[@enrconsultant]

I have a question. I since the last dlc, my mods and game settings got fried. I tried steam discussions, but one has been able to id the cause of the my issue. All mech engines, gyro's, endo steel/ center torso are fixed. I have tried changing the load order, reinstalling mw5, updating mods, and played with the setting, and I still cant upgrade any mech regarding engine and so forth. Does anyone have a means on how to fix this issue?

[@Commander_XVII]

Hard to say without seeing what mods youre running. Is it on all mechs? Sounds like the clan omni mechs with the fixed internals.

[@thecaptain7930]

i did everything you did and changed the game version to the one in the game main menu enabled the mods and now its just a black screen when i launch the game. any help would be good do i need all the dlc for this load order to work?

[@Commander_XVII]

Hard to say what is happening without some testing. How long did you wait on the black screen? The game will be on a black screen for a few minutes before getting to the main menu as it has to load all the mods. If it is never leaving the black screen, try disabling all your mods and then start enabling one at a time and start the game after each until the game stops working, this should help you pinpoint the problem mod. If it wont work with any mods, then it probably is a game version issue or something like that. I hope this helps. Its what I would do at least.

[@RedVSBlueIsCewl]

I'm just installing MW5 for the first time - is there any suggestions which "mod setup" is suitable for a first playthrough? :)

[@Commander_XVII]

Sure, I recommend using the same mods I am using. You can check out my dlc6 mods guide or use the list of mods in the latest video descriptions. You may want to use Yet Another Weapon and Yet Another Clan Weapon mods instead of the Revamped Weapons mods, YAW and YAWC are more standard, but I like the revamped ones right now for something new since I have used the YAW and YAWC for a long time, and it doesnt really matter which you use, both are good.

[@RedVSBlueIsCewl]

@@Commander_XVII thanks!

[@redvraven3285]

This going to help, greatly. Been experimenting, but getting bugs.

[@Commander_XVII]

Great! If you have questions about specific bugs feel free to ask, I may be able to help with my limited knowledge.

[@redvraven3285]

@@Commander_XVII Thanks! Not been using a load order program. That is most likely my issue. MW5 should take these mods and do a re-release. The game is 100pct better.