Most of the mods on this list can be gotten from the steam workshop, however two require using nexusmods/vortex mod manager. (this is what i used)

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/784080/workshop/ (Steam workshop link for MW5:MERCS)

https://www.nexusmods.com/about/vortex (nexus mods mod manager)

https://www.nexusmods.com/mechwarrior5mercenaries/mods/537 (this is a non-steam mod, required for setting options for mods in game)

https://www.nexusmods.com/mechwarrior5mercenaries/mods/922 (this is the 2nd non-steam mod, required for setting up the correct load order)

Once you have succsefully downloaded and installed those 2 mods its time to go to the steam workshop to get the rest

Here is the list of mods required from the steam workshop.




"HeatGauge" 1.0 by DAP
"Throttle Gauge w Line Markers" 1.0 by DAP
"YetAnotherClanMech" 2.1.3 by cszolee79 and trueg
"Enable Infantry" 1.0 by Piranha Games
"CompassHeadings" 2.0 by Azuvector
"ArmorGreen" 2.6 by Fireflywater
"Advanced Career Start" 1.8.2 by trueg
"Classic Mech Collection YAML" 1.0 by SankaraSamsara
"YetAnotherRevampedWeaponClan" 4.9 by LittleTex
"Delayed Deadlines" 1.0 by Noop
"MW5 Compatibility Pack" 5.5 by MagnumGB
"YetAnotherRevampedWeapon" 4.9 by LittleTex
"Yeti's Jumpship Animation Remover" 1.0 by Yeti
"Intelligible Enemy Radio Chatter" 1.0 by SankaraSamsara
"TTRulez_AIMod2" 1.0 by Oraeon1224
"Yet Another Mechlab" 0.93.1 by cszolee79 and trueg
"Cockpit Glass" 0.94 by Nek
"Lore Map" 1.8 by MercTech/PirateTech Team/vonSeiten
"Yet Another Equipment Collection" 3.6 by truegerich
"Yet Another Special Variant" 3.4.1 by trueg
"Expanded 'Mech Quirks" 1.0 by qm
"Yet Another Campaign Hero Mech" 2.4a by DeadRaiser
"Coyotesmission" 1.0 by coyotekins
"Yet Another Legendary Mech" 2.6.2 by Malum Umbra
"Yet Another IS Mech" 8.0-Preview by DeadRaiser
"Infantry_No_Damage" 1.4 by IceGenox
"Infantry_No_Color" 1.3 by IceGenox
"Infantry_No_Expense" 1.3 by IceGenox
"Weapon Model Expansion Project" 1.0 by DeadRaiser
"YetAnotherRevampedQuirksEquipment" 3.6 by LittleTe

At this point,

both mod organizer and mod options should be downloaded and installed from vortex.

You should be subscribed to all of the steam workshop items listed in the previous section.

open MW5:MERCS mod organizer (after extracting it and opening the non .zip version of it)

C:\Users\*yourusername*\Downloads\MW5 Mod Organizer-922-2-4-0-1721696014 is where mine ended up

once you open it, it should look like the screenshots provided but with no mods present. you have to tell it where your files are so follow image 2 and open the options which appear in image 3.

set primary folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries\MW5Mercs\Mods

set secondary folder to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\784080

Mods should now appear inside of mod organizer.

Each mod has 2 assigned numbers, black is the current place in the load order, green is the required place in the load order. if it has a load order of green 0 then it needs to be placed before anything else. Current load order in picture is correct load order. Ignore Community Asset Bundle it causes issues.

~ This loadorder is generated by MW5 Mod Organizer. ~

0(0) | "HeatGauge" 1.0 by DAP
1(0) | "Throttle Gauge w Line Markers" 1.0 by DAP
2(0) | "YetAnotherClanMech" 2.1.3 by cszolee79 and trueg
3(0) | "Enable Infantry" 1.0 by Piranha Games
4(0) | "CompassHeadings" 2.0 by Azuvector
5(0) | "ArmorGreen" 2.6 by Fireflywater
6(0) | "Advanced Career Start" 1.8.2 by trueg
7(0) | "Classic Mech Collection YAML" 1.0 by SankaraSamsara
8(0) | "YetAnotherRevampedWeaponClan" 4.9 by LittleTex
9(0) | "Delayed Deadlines" 1.0 by Noop
10(0) | "MW5 Compatibility Pack" 5.5 by MagnumGB
12(1) | "YetAnotherRevampedWeapon" 4.9 by LittleTex
13(1) | "Yeti's Jumpship Animation Remover" 1.0 by Yeti
14(3) | "Intelligible Enemy Radio Chatter" 1.0 by SankaraSamsara
15(4) | "TTRulez_AIMod2" 1.0 by Oraeon1224
16(5) | "Yet Another Mechlab" 0.93.1 by cszolee79 and trueg
17(5) | "Cockpit Glass" 0.94 by Nek
18(6) | "Lore Map" 1.8 by MercTech/PirateTech Team/vonSeiten
19(6) | "Yet Another Equipment Collection" 3.6 by truegerich
20(6) | "Yet Another Special Variant" 3.4.1 by trueg
21(7) | "Expanded 'Mech Quirks" 1.0 by qm
22(8) | "Yet Another Campaign Hero Mech" 2.4a by DeadRaiser
23(9) | "Coyotesmission" 1.0 by coyotekins
24(10) | "Yet Another Legendary Mech" 2.6.2 by Malum Umbra
25(13) | "Mod Options" 1.2 by Bobbert
26(19) | "Yet Another IS Mech" 8.0-Preview by DeadRaiser
27(30) | "Infantry_No_Damage" 1.4 by IceGenox
28(30) | "Infantry_No_Color" 1.3 by IceGenox
29(30) | "Infantry_No_Expense" 1.3 by IceGenox
30(100) | "Weapon Model Expansion Project" 1.0 by DeadRaiser
31(420) | "YetAnotherRevampedQuirksEquipment" 3.6 by LittleTex
32(421) | "YARW_Essentials" 4.9 by LittleTex

~ End of loadorder. ~
https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/9674050888688888/2F81029A70EB1CAD039E9834D9E3A4D4EB66B03F/?imw=256&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/9674050888690148/4253EC6580778FAA7D114312B33AE464AEC0A6E2/?imw=256&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/9674050888690961/87BAA7E3150EF55A1F69936AFA2912773BDFA1B6/?imw=256&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

Okay youve installed our 2 non-steam mods from vortex, youve grabbed everything required off of the workshop, youve organized and deployed your mod load order with MW5:MERCS mod load organizer.

If the above statement is true launch MW5:MERCS, and then select the MODS button (img 5)

Make sure to click the check boxes on all of the items we have just downloaded and organized (img 6) and then hit apply.

At this point exit and restart your game and it should re-open with everything enabled, in the proper load order, with no conflicts.

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/9674050888710512/574176CDC9F3C0A58BACAA49662A8CCD313D7768/?imw=256&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false


https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/9674050888711569/EE78D486A4A6E0DE89097BDD8D993A495536CC52/?imw=256&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

YAML has an entire article on resolving conflicts with mods and it basically comes down to the load order concept explained prior. i haven't had any crashes or issues with this load order beyond slight lag on specific mission times that include large amounts of mechs when they spawn. When you boot the game up with the mods loaded for the first time its going to take up to 5-10 minutes to load as it loads everything and its going to look like a black screen or a screen that's mostly black but you can faintly see the start screen, just be patient. (I tested mine with a stopwatch and it took 2 minutes 12 seconds)

Once it loads above the start game it'll either say MOD LIST BROKEN or it wont if it doesn't say mod list broken you're good to go. (Img 4 is an example of what the start screen should look like if you are successful)

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/9674050888706829/0290EDA385946D2C8884C410205464937419DA13/?imw=256&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

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