Supreme Mech Commander mod

Mad Cat! Jaguar Mad Cat! Supreme Mech Commander v0.7 is live!

The long-awaited updated 0.7. Three flushed out factions, a ton of units pushing the total to over 120 Battle Tech units, fundamental balance changes, and fixes.

New in v0.7:

***For the full feature list check out the feature article here: Current Features and Development Goals. [v0.7]

Updated Faction List:

• Federated Suns
• Lyran Alliance
• Clans
  • Condensed Snow Raven and Hells Horses units into the Clan faction.

Mech Changes:

• Federated Suns
  • Added:
    • Argus AGS-2D
  • Removed:
    • Hollander II BZK-F5
    • Sunder SD1-O
  • Updated Model:
    • Centurion CN9-A

• Lyran Alliance
  • Added:
    • Commando COM-2D
    • Hunchback HBK-4G
    • Centurion CN9-A
    • Catapult CPTL-C1
    • Awesome AWS-8Q
    • Atlas AS7-D
    • Stiletto STO-4B
    • Uziel-S2
    • Bushwacker BSW-X1
    • Bushwacker BSW-S2
    • Thunderbolt TDR-7SE
    • Salamander PPR-5T
    • Emperor EMP-6S
    • Fafnir FNR-5

• Clans
  • Added
    • Mad Dog Prime
    • Mad Dog E
    • Timber Wolf Prime
    • Warhawk Prime

Vehicles Changes:

• Federated Suns:
  • Added:
    • Von Luckner VNL-K100
    • Pike Support Vehicle
  • Removed:
    • Rommel
    • Von Luckern VNL-K65N
    • Gürteltier

• Lyran Alliance
  • Added:
    • Centipede Scout Car
    • Striker Light Tank
    • Pegasus Scout Hover Tank [Sensor Variant]
    • Regulator Hover Tank
    • Bulldog Heavy Tank
    • Jifty JI-50
    • Jifty JI-50 [Medium Laser Variant]
    • LRM Carrier
    • Manticore Heavy Tank
    • Patton Heavy Tank
    • Patton Heavy Tank [Ultra Variant]
    • Rommel Heavy Tank
    • Pilum Heavy Tank
    • Von Luckner VNL-K65N
    • Schrek PPC Carrier
    • Partisan Heavy Tank
    • Alacorn MK VI
    • Gürteltier MBT

• Clans:
  • Added:
    • Elite Oro Heavy Tank - More expensive version of the regular Oro but with much better accuracy. Cost reflects 2 Gunnery 3 Piloting crew skill

Naval Changes:

• Federated Suns:
  • Added:
    • Monitor Surface Vessel
• Lyran Alliance:
  • Added:
    • Monitor Surface Vessel

Aero Changes:

• Federated Suns:
  • Added:
    • Comet Light Strike Fighter - Conventional Fighter/Bomber
    • Meteor Heavy Strike Fighter - Conventional Fighter/Bomber
  • Removed:
    • Stingray F-90S
  • Karnov, Leopard, and Gazelle are now built at the new Dropship Factory.

• Lyran Alliance:
  • Added:
    • Owl Light Strike Fighter - Conventional Fighter/Bomber
    • Owl II Light Strike Fighter - Conventional Fighter/Bomber
    • Steinadler Medium Strike Fighter - Conventional Fighter/Bomber
    • Warrior H-7
    • Stingray F-90S
    • Seydlitz SYD-Z3A
    • Eisenstrum EST-0C
  • Karnov, Leopard, and Gazelle are now built at the new Dropship Factory.

• Clans:
  • Added:
    • Visigoth B
    • Kirghiz B

Battle Armor Changes:

• Battle Armor is produced by T1 Mech Factories of each faction.

Building Changes:

• Federated Suns:
  • Added:
    • Dropship Factory - T2 factory dedicated to dropship construction.
    • Gauss Rifle Turret- Long range sniper turret.
  • Updated Model:
    • T1 + T2 Air Factory
• Lyran Alliance:
  • Added full complement of structures mirroring that of the Federated Suns.
• Clans:
  • Merged existing Hells Horses structures into the Clan build tree.
  • Added:
    • Clan Mech Factory
    • Clan Vehicle Factory
    • Clan Air Factory
    • Dual Clan LBX/5 Anti-Air Turret
    • Dual ERPPC Turret
    • Medium Pulse Laser Turret

General Changes:

• Starting Dropship faction upgrade patch changed to accommodate the reworked factions
  • Added:
    • Lyrian Alliance Command
    • Clan Command
  • Removed:
    • Hells Horses Command Upgrade
    • Snow Raven Forward Deployment Upgrade
    • Snow Raven Command Upgrade
• Major Texture overhaul
• Ground units able to fire on air units
• Some AA units with weapon fire toggle can be set to AA only or AA/ground target fire mode
• Air unit maneuverability and speed adjusted to allow for better ground striking capabilities
• Aero unit speed and maneuverability adjustment fall within a converted thrust table. This result with light units having better handling while heavier units lower.
• Snow Ravan Mechs and Battle Armor, which have claws or hands, maintain engineering package to perform battlefield salvage operations.
• UI build icons updated. (Big thanks to the MegaMEK community)
• Jump jets enabled on most jump jet capable mechs. Used with the teleport command. Jump distance was converted from hex to meter range.
• Updated text pop up to include Radar, BAP, ECM, and weapon ranges in meters for all units.
• Increased range of intel:
  • Inner Sphere:
    • Basic Radar 1050m
    • Intermediate Radar 1410
    • Advanced Radar 1575m
    • Vehicle 1050m
    • Vehicle Advanced 1410m
    • Dropship Sensor 2000m
    • BAP is equal to the units radar range
    • ECM 1575m
  • Clan
    • Standard 1155m
    • Extended 1470m
    • Dropship Sensor 2000m
• Increased the visual range of vehicles from 250m to 375m
• Increased the visual range of Battle Armor from 150m to 200m
• Changed build rates and construction rates to improve gameplay:
  • Mech Factory, Vehicle Factory, and Lee Dropship build rates increased
  • T1+T2 Jifty construction rate increased
• Changed T1 power generator:
  • Name changed to Auxiliary Power Generator
  • Cost and build time reduced by about 20%
  • Energy generation rate increased from 125 to 150
• Changed T2 power generator values
  • Energy generation rate increased from 500 to 650
  • Cost increased by about 20%
  • Build time reduced by 10%