Two questions about modding Flashpoint + dlcs

[Curtis Cook]

1) Is it possible to edit (mod) either the amount of heat generated by a weapon or the amount of heat dissipated by a heat sink? My guess is that editing weapons would be tedious, as you'd also have to edit all of the modified versions of that weapon, which could be half a dozen.

2) Similarly, is it possible to edit the 'stock' versions of mechs? Death From Above is far too hard on the attacker, compared to either the TT game or the novels, and it occurred to me that a compromise would be giving all of the mechs that are jumpers out of the box a -15 damage actuator in each leg. Mechs that are player-modded to jump would have to find their own leg actuators, and as actuators the -15s could be removed or replaced by + damage actuators at the owner's option. By 'all of the mechs' I mean the ones the Opfor runs, as well.

 

[Hopalong]

So I just reinstalled the game after a long break, so some of my memory might be a bit fuzzy on modding and I'll assume you know how to use either the built in mod loader/modtek.

Is it possible to edit (mod) either the amount of heat generated by a weapon

Go to BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\weapon
Open with your notepad of choice.
Look for "HeatGenerated"
Edit away. You can do a search of the forum for keywords in the .json that you don't understand.

or the amount of heat dissipated by a heat sink

Go to BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\heatsinks
Look for "DissipationCapacity"
You might need to play around with "ComponentTags" and "Rarity" depending on the "feel" that you are looking for. (How often you want stuff to appear)
Example:

{
    "DissipationCapacity" : 5,
    "Description" : {
        "Cost" : 525000,
        "Rarity" : 99,
        "Purchasable" : false,
        "Manufacturer" : "Generic",
        "Model" : "Double (P)",
        "UIName" : "Double Heat Sink (P)",
        "Id" : "Gear_HeatSink_Generic_Double_P",
        "Name" : "Double Heat Sink (P)",
        "Details" : "Source-Tales of the Black Widow Company, pg. 40. Nicknamed <i>Freezers</i>, this prototype can dissipate only 5 heat points.",
        "Icon" : "uixSvgIcon_equipment_Heatsink"
    },
    "BonusValueA" : "-5 Heat/Turn",
    "BonusValueB" : "",
    "ComponentType" : "HeatSink",
    "ComponentSubType" : "Heatsink",
    "PrefabIdentifier" : "",
    "BattleValue" : 0,
    "InventorySize" : 3,
    "Tonnage" : 1,
    "AllowedLocations" : "All",
    "DisallowedLocations" : "All",
    "CriticalComponent" : false,
    "statusEffects" : null,
    "ComponentTags" : {
        "items" : [
            "component_type_stock"
        ],
        "tagSetSourceFile" : ""
    }
}

is it possible to edit the 'stock' versions of mechs

Go to BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\chassis
and
BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\mech

I also recommend going to BATTLETECH\BattleTech_Data\StreamingAssets\data\constants
Open CombatGameConstants and search "DFA" or different forms of those words.
This document has universal constants that you can edit.

Be sure to back up your files if you don't understand anything.

 

[Curtis Cook]

Thank you very much.

Are the number of structural points and armor points (including points per ton of armor) editable? I've decided that heat sinks work about the way I'd like them, but instead of having structural points and armor be 5x what it is in the tabletop game, it would work better for my purposes at 3x.

And how do you change the number of shots the damage is divided into? For example, instead of an AC/2 doing 20 points in one location, I'd like it to do 24 points in four 6 point blocks. (I'm trying to create a system that's closer to the Solaris VII dueling rules from the 1991 boxed set.)

 

[Hopalong]

Are the number of structural points and armor points (including points per ton of armor) editable

Yes
But you might want to check CombatGameConstants for a universal modifier rather than edit hundreds of files.

And how do you change the number of shots the damage is divided into

Edit the .json in the weapon folder.
"Damage" and "ShotsWhenFired"
This will equal your 24 damage to a enemy unit, across multiple locations:
"Damage" : 6,
"ShotsWhenFired" : 4,

The .json will also accept fractions, but the user interface ingame will not show these factions.
"Damage" : 6.25,
"ShotsWhenFired" : 4,
= 25 damage in total, across multiple locations.

 

[Curtis Cook]

Excellent! You da man.