How do you get to get +weapons/equipment to show up in mechlab

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Yeach

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So I opened the mechlabincludesdef_singleplayer json file
and it shows a list of all the mech chassis (chassisdef) and all the mech variants (mechdef)
but for weapons and equipment it uses a list that I can't find json files for.
ie
weapon_AC10 instead of weapon_Autocannon_AC10-0-stock
jumpjet_basic instead of gear_jumpjet_generic_standard

furthermore resourcetype: upgradedef is left blank (assuming this is for all the cockpit, gyro and actuator upgrades)

How do I get mechlab to list all weapons and equipement?
 
I went and removed the variant tags from all the + weapon jsons and added stock tags to them. It's a bit labor intensive but there arent all that many weapons. You can also remove the lostech tags from the lostech weapon jsons. That will make them usable in the skirmish mechlab also.
 
You don't have to remove the variant tags, just add the stock tag and remove the lostech tag. Took me a while but I did it, makes the single-player Skirmish more fun for me, and a better testing ground for Campaign builds, when I can get all the upgrades and components.