MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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Increased Warzone Rewards (Light)

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**Update (Mar. 22nd, 2024)!**

Now compatible with DLC 6: Solaris Showdown. :)

Also, rewards have been increased from 3.5x to 4x normal value, as they felt too low for the amount of potential damage to be taken, and as taking on new missions may still have been more rewarding/appealing than staying and risking heavy damage.

Please enjoy!

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Increases Warzone bonus objective reward per unit killed at end of mission by 4x (300%), AND reduces the spawn delay for Warzone missions from a maximum of 60 seconds to 20 seconds.

(This is a “Light” version of my other mod, “Increased Warzone Rewards”, which has an increase of 10x (900%), instead. Please see that mod for a more generous payout for those using less-powerful ‘mech mods, or for un-modded playthroughs - you may find it more rewarding! (Find it here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2948334069 .))

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(Copied from original “Increased Warzone Rewards” description, with minor alterations.)

This was made as Warzone missions appeared to have no other purpose than to battle and leave... *WITHOUT* seeking bonus rewards due to how minimal they were. With this mod, players should be *far* further incentivized to earn more by staying and risking critically damaging parts of their 'mech(s), or losing one or multiple ‘mechs entirely.

The mod has been balanced to act as great-enough incentive to make risking acquiring any bonus rewards of Warzones greater and more valuable than simply finishing the mission and starting a new one (with their high base payout), while not being so generous as to disincentivize taking on any other kinds of missions.

In addition, the delay per each wave has been reduced so that not only is payment increased, but time spent waiting is decreased to further make good use of the player’s time. The delay has been reduced to the point where it allows for repositioning and regrouping after a battle at times, and being faster to the point of having little time to react – in order to make situations varied while maintaining an element of risk.

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Please be aware that this mod may conflict with mods that alter mission files.

Of note, the mod has been confirmed to work (due to a particular user’s generous and extensive testing) with Coyote's Mission Pack (CMP) when loaded with a higher priority than it. (Ex.: “Higher” meaning that it is positioned higher than CMP using a/the Load Order Manager (LOM) mod, or by using a “higher” (greater) number than CMP by modifying the “mod.json” file of this mod in the mod’s file folder.) Other mods may *not* work, however, although I know of no other mission-altering mods aside from CMP, and, as a result, have not tested them (if they exist).

(For information on mod order loading, see this link to a/the LOM mod, which can manage mod load orders via a GUI, if you are unsure of how to do it manually, or want to simplify the process: https://www.nexusmods.com/mechwarrior5mercenaries/mods/174 .)

I hope you enjoy this alternate version! (No more seal-clubbing!)

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This “Light” version was made into response to feedback about the standard version for those using mods like YAML and its various other YAML mods, so please see this knowing that feedback will be responded to by me, if given good and fair reasoning.

Thanks!

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Other mods by me!:
Alternate Flamer Visuals: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2948400310
Better Cantina Rewards: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3120764649
Dimmer Loot Beam: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940186998
Enhanced Critical: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940640271
Enhanced ‘Mech Traits: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2983473695
Full-Spectrum Conflict Zones: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3162173082
High-damage Critical: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2953761510
Improved Airstrike: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940220051
Increased Enemy Difficulty: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2953775337
Increased Treefall Animation Rate ("The 'Timber' Mod!"): https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940172839
Increased Warzone Rewards: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2948334069
Increased Warzone Rewards (Light): https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2949647321
Party Critical: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2955735109
Projectile-based Machine Guns: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2871120748
Re-balanced and Expanded Jump Jets: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2953691075
Re-balanced and Expanded ‘Mechs: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3085013956
Re-balanced and Expanded Weapons (My main mod): https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869025156

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20 Comments
Mauvias 29 May, 2024 @ 2:20pm 
Thank you for this. It has always been a pain that it wasn't worth hanging around due to pitiful reward given. :cozybethesda:
Aki87 11 May, 2024 @ 2:31pm 
Can you make a 2x payout version? Or is there a way i can edit the file other than opening the .pak
Burstdragon323 23 Mar, 2024 @ 11:25pm 
thanks for the update!
ChuToy_89  [author] 23 Mar, 2024 @ 3:57pm 
@zarthemad - You're welcome!
zarthemad 23 Mar, 2024 @ 7:48am 
Thank you for the update.
Burstdragon323 19 Mar, 2024 @ 12:10pm 
would be nice to see an update, warzones still pay out shit
Naylind 18 Mar, 2024 @ 4:16pm 
damn, this mod was insanely cool. Hope it will updated sooner or later.
gulegule 17 Mar, 2024 @ 8:35pm 
Seems to be incompatible with 1.1.354, and causes a crash when travelling to a new system. Specifically when travelling to a system with a mission newly generated after updating to 354 (the mission in question was from DLC 2 I believe, 'Hazing the Weak pt. 3). I enjoy many of your mods, and look forward to using this one again if/when it is updated.
Shadow King 8 Nov, 2023 @ 7:38pm 
Mod is good. Really hoping you'll be able to figure out on adding the slider for both the bonus multiplier and the respawn time. That would make it perfect.
ChuToy_89  [author] 29 Jul, 2023 @ 11:37am 
@Wes - That is exactly what I intended. :)

Thank you very much, and I'm very glad you like it as much as you do. :) It's my pleasure!