Little Things

[Battletech Mod][ModTek] Fix some little annoyances and change minor things.

Highlights

• Fix "Exit/Re-Enter Combat" bug for escort missions (Interleaved Dropouts)
• Fix/Expand Stat Tooltip for Firepower and Durability
  • Shows correct values for stability damage now
  • Respects special gear such as Optimized Capacitors and Ballistic Siege Compensators
  • Shows breakdown of damage depending on weapon type (Energy, Ballistic, Missile, Support)
• Replace hardcoded(!) tooltip descriptions for morale levels
  • Now the values are read from "BaselineAddFromSimGameValues" in CombatGameConstants.json
• Dead or incapacitated actors won't get inspired anymore
• Fixes some annoyances with Coil damage preview
• DFA attacks remove entrenched state from enemy Mechs because it just makes sense
• Disable all additional tutorial slides in "Three years later"
  • And the one for Urban Warfare (Raven introduction)
  • And the one for the added Starmap features
• Suppress Mechwarrior training notification if number of trainable pilots is below a certain limit
  • Vanilla: 2
  • LittleThings: Configurable in settings (default: 4)
• Randomize the 'Mechs fielded for missions "Training Day" and "B-Team"
  • Especially helpful under circumstances where these missions spawn with a very high difficulty
  • At least one Urbie is preserved of course
• Shrink the combat floaties for Structure/Armor-Damage

Settings (Full List)

Setting	Default	Description
MoraleFixes	true	Fixes wrong getters for Resolve/Turn (obsolete with BTG 1.9.0) Replaces hardcoded(!) tooltip descriptions for morale levels The values are now read from "BaselineAddFromSimGameValues" in CombatGameConstants.json
InjuryFixes	false	Pilots health is now correctly displayed in Barracks and Hiring Halls (obsolete with BTG 1.8.1)
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FixUIInventoryItems	true	Expands bonusText fields
FixUIHeraldryScreen	true	Fixes position of Heraldry Screen Title
FixUIEquipmentTooltips	true	Adds a missing comma to bonuses display of equipment
FixUIMainNavigation	true	Prevents collapsing of submenu due to the 1px gap @1920 screen width
-	-	-
FixInterleavedDropouts	true	Works around the "Exit/Re-Enter Combat" bug for escort missions
FixInspire	true	Dead or incapacitated actors won't get inspired anymore
FixIconOverlayAAR	false	Disables the "StockIcon" overlay in After Action Report (obsolete with BTG 1.9.0)
FixCombatHUDPortraitRightClick	true	Right-Click on MWTray Portraits will always work
FixCoilPreviews	true	Fixes some annoyances with Coil damage preview during melee
FixRepairNotification	true	Suppresses repair notifications when more than four fieldable Mechs are ready
FixTaurianReputationPostCampaign	true	Applies a reputation fix for the Taurian Concordat after campaign is concluded
FixStatTooltipFirepower	true	Firepower Tooltip now shows correct values for stability damage Firepower Tooltip now respects special gear such as Optimized Capacitors and Ballistic Siege Compensators Firepower Tooltip now shows a breakdown of damage depending on weapon type (Energy, Ballistic, Missile, Support)
FixStatTooltipDurability	true	Durability Tooltip now respects special gear such as Ballistic Siege Compensators
FixInitiativeFloatieForDeadActors	true	Disables the useless "-1 INITIATIVE" floatie for dead actors
FixMechAddedHeader	true	Overrides the Header for the AddMech-Popup if it's called by a reward popup ("'Mech Purchased" -> "'Mech Acquired")
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DisableTutorials	true	Disables all additional tutorial slides in "Three years later" Disables the tutorial slide for Urban Warfare (Raven introduction) Disables the tutorial slide for the added Starmap features
DisableSimGameCharHighlights	true	Disables highlights of some interactables in Argo's rooms
DisableCareerModeScoring	true	Disables Countdown and Score Breakdown for Career Mode
DisableHeavyMetalLootPopup	true	No cheating anymore
-	-	-
EnableEnemyInjuryFloaties	true	Shows number of injuries for targets when injured (!health, because you can't know it)
EnableSmallCombatFloaties	true	Shrinks the combat floaties for Structure/Armor-Damage
EnableAbilityTooltips	true	Mechwarrior skills now show trait descriptions
EnableStockMechReferenceViaModel	true	Opens up the possibility of using "MechDef.Description.Model" to reference the base mech (aka stock) Useful for custom MechDefs with broken/changed inventory/locations to properly show the stock loadout in MechLab
EnableChassisHeatsinks	false	Respect "Heatsinks" in ChassisDefs (obsolete with BTG 1.9.0) Requires Tag "chassis_heatsinks" on ChassisDef
EnableSpawnProtection	false	Mechs are now guarded when entering combat
EnableLanceConfigurationByTags	true	Opens up unit-selection by tags in contract.jsons (can be used for all contracts as a modders resource)
EnableContractsTakeTime	false	Taking contracts will pass one day
EnableDFAsRemoveEntrenched	true	DFA attacks remove entrenched state from Target Mechs because it just makes sense
EnableRepeatableHeavyMetalCampaign	false	Makes the Heavy Metal Campaign potentially repeatable
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EnableAIReserve	false	Enables Reserving for AI NO behaviour variables tweaked (You may want "BetterAI")
EnableAIReserveBasePercentage	25	Base Chance for the AI to reserve
-	-	-
EnableAdjustedMechPartCost	true	The cost for MechParts in Shops is now calculated depending on corresponding difficulty setting
EnableAdjustedMechPartCostMultiplier	0.8	Adjustable discount for MechParts to make them still worthwhile
-	-	-
EnableTrainingNotification	true	Suppresses Mechwarrior training notification if number of trainable pilots is below a certain limit
EnableTrainingNotificationLimit	4	The limit described above (Vanilla: 2)
-	-	-
EnableAllianceFlashpoints	true	Unlocks Alliance FPs at configurable reputation level without the need to actually be allied with the Faction
EnableAllianceFlashpointsAtReputation	100	The required reputation to have with a faction to unlock their alliance FP

Notes

In addition to the above the following things are addressed by json overrides:

• Sanitize some trait descriptions
• Workaround an empty contract list after priority mission on Artru
• Randomize the 'Mechs fielded for missions "Training Day" and "B-Team"
  • Especially helpful under circumstances where these missions spawn with a very high difficulty
  • At least one Urbie is preserved of course

Thanks

• Mpstark
• KMiSSioN
• Redferne
• pardeike
• HBS