AIM Version 3.1 for BattleTech 1.3.2

AIM is a BattleTech mod that fixes and enhances your combat experience and is customisable. The default settings aim to preserve the balance of vanilla game.

See readme for installation steps, features, configurations, and other notes.

Major changes from 3.0:

• New: Consolidate weapon cheevons.
• New: Show margin of miss in damage floatie.
• New: Fix squared called shot multiplier.
• New: Fix weapon stats on game load (non-json-based).
• New: Acted mechwarriors will have their names greyed out in mech tray.
• Stability fixes.
• Plus other minor feature enhancements.

See change log for a complete list of changes.

AIM Version 3.0 for BattleTech 1.2.1

AIM is a BattleTech mod that fixes, enhances, and customise your combat experience, such as coloured facing rings and targeting lines, tune down roll correction, show target and weapon information, or a detailed attack log. The default settings aim to preserve the balance of vanilla game.

See readme for installation steps, features, configurations, and other notes.

Major changes from 2.5:

• Press F1 to F4 to select player mech. Shift-Tab to reverse-select.
• In multi-target, Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click weapon to reverse/toggle target.
• Enhanced terrain dots. Terrain description is always displayed.
• Nameplate text colour. Line of sight animation.
• See enemy wounds (in names) and target skills (press callout, default left alt).
• Use indirect fire when better than direct fire.
• Colour weapon list with damage, alpha damage, and melee damage.
• Apply damage reduction in weapon panel and show total damage.
• Show weapon's stability damage with callout toggle (Left Alt).
• Plus assorted enhancements, optional features, and bug fixes.

See change log for a complete list of changes.

AIM Version 3.0 Beta for BattleTech 1.2.1

This beta build is for using new features early. Some issues are known but not game breaking.

Changes from last preview:

• New: Press F1 to F4 to select player mech.
• New: Shift+Tab or Shift+Click (multi-target) to select in reverse direction.
• New: Ctrl+Click a weapon in multi-target to quickly enable/disable it.
• New: Bigger and more terrain dots in stronger colours.
• New: Set nameplate text colours.
• New: Show wounds or health in mechwarrior names.
• New: See target skills with callout toggle.
• New: Line of sight colour (hue and brightness) animation.
• New: Colour weapon and show damage in weapon loadout list.
• New: Show melee and dfa damage in weapon loadout list.
• New: Show short range and long range firepower above weapon loadout list.
• New: Apply damage reduction in weapon panel, compatible with WeaponRealizer.
• New: Show total weapon damage (before and after accuracy).
• New: Show stability damage with callout toggle (Left Alt).
• New: Reverse To-Hit modifier sign, positive bonus / negative penalty like mech bay.
• New: (Optional) Show short range in hit modifier breakdown.
• New: Show terrain description on danger terrains and during melee/DFA.
• New: Aggressive multi-target assignment.
• New: Excessive damage may be skipped on dead units.
• New: Add L and R label to paper dolls.
• Mod: ShowAmmoInTooltip now darkens non-exploding ammo bins.
• Mod: Turning cost is now deduced from movement points.
• Mod: ArcLinePoints is now compatible with BTMLColourMod.
• Mod: Attack log now writes to archive if normal log is locked.
• Fix: Distance info is now displayed for non-mech units.
• Fix: Melee height modifier now compatible with MaxMeleeVerticalOffsetByClass.
• Fix: Only first crit roll and first crit component is now logged when MultupleCrits is true.
• Fix: DFA self-damage log location misalignment.

AIM Version 3.0 Preview 20180925 for BattleTech 1.2.0

This pre-release build is for testing new features.

Changes from 2.5:

• New: Use indirect fire when better than direct fire.
• New: Show enemy wounds and ally health in mechwarrior names.
• New: Set nameplate text colour.
• New: Press F1 to F4 to select player mech.
• New: Hold Alt to enable friendly fire (non-Multi-Target).
• New: Show rare weapon properties and weapon range in meters in weapon mouseover.
• New: Show short range in hit modifier breakdown.
• Mod: ShortPilotHint now hides HP by default, to avoid line wrapping on elite mechwarriors.
• Mod: ShowNumericInfo no longer shows pc movement points during enemy attacks.
• Fix: FacingMarkerEnemyColors not applied when FacingMarkerPlayerColors is empty.
• Fix: NPE when FacingMarkerPlayerColors is non-empty but FacingMarkerEnemyColors is empty.
• Fix: FloatingArmorColours no longer applies to target panel.
• Fix: Geothermal and Radiation Field are now factored in heat preview fix.
• Fix: Range meters in hit modifier list no longer show decimal.
• Fix: FixPaperDollRearStructure now works in campaign, without going through combat first.

Note: Some bugs were found in release "AttackImprovementMod.3.0-pre-20190925.zip" and the zip has been updated with bug fixes and stability enhancements. The zip includes updated sourcecode.

AIM Version 2.5 for BattleTech 1.2.0

AIM is a BattleTech mod that fixes, enhances, and customise your combat experience, such as coloured facing rings and targeting lines, tune down roll correction, show distance numbers, or a detailed attack log. The default settings aim to preserve the balance of vanilla game.

See readme for installation steps, features, configurations, and other notes.

Changes from 2.2.1:

• New: Fix heat prediction on move/jump/sprint preview.
• New: Show distance number in target panel, and movement point in selection panel.
• New: Show pilot stats in one-line mouseover hint, instead of only HP.
• New: Variable melee height difference limit by mech class.
• New: Configure friends' and foes' crit multiplier.
• New: Vehicles and Turrets may now be crit'ed and killed by ammo explosions.
• New: Critical hits now follows damage transfer.
• New: Critical hits rates and cap may be set.
• New: Critical hits may optionally happens through armour.
• New: Critical hits may optionally ignore destroyed component and space.
• New: Critical hits may optionally be transferred inward when there is nothing to crit.
• New: Critical hits may optionally be rolled until there is no more crit chance.
• New: Prevent critical hit on locations with intact structure.
• New: Attack Log now logs DFA self-damage and overheat self-damage.
• Mod: Make see-through armour compatible with Mech Engineer's composite structure.
• Mod: Assume mod not found when mod compatibility check is executed at the wrong time.
• Mod: UnlockMeleePositioning and FixPaperDollRearStructure switched to IL code patch.
• Fix: Turret and Building LOS are now always coloured as front attack, instead of side or rear.
• Fix: Fix FixBossHeadCalledShotDisplay regression.
• Fix: Jumped modifier should no longer persist into next turn.
• Fix: First line in attack log will no longer be an empty crit on slot 1.

AIM Version 2.3 Preview 20180908 for BattleTech 1.2.0

This pre-release build is for testing bug fixes and a brand new critical hit system.

Changes from 2.2:

• New: Configure friends' and foes' crit multiplier.
• New: Vehicles and Turrets may now be crit'ed and killed by ammo explosions.
• New: Critical hits now follows damage transfer.
• New: Critical hits rates and cap may be set.
• New: Critical hits may optionally happens through armour.
• New: Critical hits may optionally ignore destroyed component and space.
• New: Critical hits may optionally be transferred inward when there is nothing to crit.
• New: Critical hits may optionally be rolled until there is no more crit chance.
• New: Exclude intact structures from crits. (When through armour crit is disabled.)
• New: Attack Log now logs DFA self-damage and overheat self-damage.
• Mod: Make see-through armour compatible with Mech Engineer's composite structure.
• Fix: Turret and Building LOS are now always coloured as front attack, never side or rear.
• Fix: Fix FixBossHeadCalledShotDisplay regression.
• Fix: Jumped modifier should no longer persist into next turn.
• Fix: First line in Attack Log will no longer be an empty crit on slot 1.

AIM Version 2.2.1 for BattleTech 1.2.0

Bug fix release. See readme for installation steps, features, and configurations.

Changes from 2.2:

• Fix: Grey head disease regression.
• New: Errors when writing attack log is now (try to be) logged by the mod log.

AIM Version 2.3 Preview 20180827 for BattleTech 1.2.0

This is a experimental pre-release build for testing new critical hit settings.

Changes from 2.2:

• New: Critical hits now follows damage transfer.
• New: Hits may optionally crit through armour.
• New: Excludes intact structures from crits. (When through armour crit is disabled.)
• Fix: Errors when writing attack log is now (try to be) logged by the mod log.
• Fix: Attempt to fix see-through armour with Mech Engineer's composite structure.

AIM Version 2.2 for BattleTech 1.2.0

AIM is a BattleTech mod that fixes, enhances, and customise your combat experience, without deviating too far from vanilla. Example includes fixing game bugs, colouring targeting lines by attack direction, showing heat and stability numbers, and a detailed attack log.

See readme for installation steps, features, and configurations.

2.2 is same as 2.1.1, but compatible with BATTLETECH 1.2 instead of 1.1.2.
Because of change in game code, it is not feasible to make one download to support both versions.

AIM Version 2.1.1 for BattleTech 1.1.2

Bug fix release. See readme for installation steps, features, and configurations.

Changes from 2.1:

• Fix: LOS of unknown targets always use front colour.
• Fix: Ammo AI was leaving too many ammo in bins.
• Mod: Better compatibility with mods that change explosion rules.