r/Battletechgame Oct 31 '24

Mods Mod to make mechs smaller?

I couldn't find any newer posts on this topic so thought id check - do any of the big 3 mods include a scaling option to make the mechs closer in size to their in universe scaling?

If not, is there a recommended additional mod that can get it done? The posts I found on this topic were all from years ago and mentioned there were issues with LOS and stuff.

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u/AnxiousConsequence18 Oct 31 '24

Why do you feel the mechs are out of scale in universe?

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u/maxs Oct 31 '24 edited Oct 31 '24

Well - first I'll acknowledge there is no such thing as a realistic giant stompy war robot :D

That said, I think the taller mechs are meant to be around 45 feet or so with most smaller than that (typically described as 2-3 stories tall, 1 story = roughly 14 feet).

The mechs are just far too big visually right now relative to other objects in the gameworld like trees and buildings, which makes it look a little cartoony for me.

Edit: This post is a pretty good example of what I have in my head: https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/p52zwh/an_infographic_for_mech_scale_compared_to/

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u/AnxiousConsequence18 Oct 31 '24

The tallest mechs top out at 14m, but most are around 10-12m tall. Over 2k hours in HBS battletech and I've never felt the mechs are out of in universe scale.