Coming Soon to MegaMek

[Hammer]

Kind of late and below everyone's radar, but where would I make a suggestion for adding photos for rank insignia (similar to portaits and awards)?  Here -- https://github.com/MegaMek/mekhq/pulls ?

Trip

Very close but it's actually here - https://github.com/MegaMek/mekhq/issues

[Hammer]

Coming Soon to MekHQ



When generating new personnel, mhq will roll a handful of dice to determine the personnel's loyalty. This is personal loyalty, so not affected by any exterior factor like Faction (that sort of thing is already handled by the Turnover system's existing calcs).

Loyalty ranges from -3 to +3 and is a direct modifier to Turnover TN.

There is an option in Campaign Options to hide Loyalty. In which case it's impossible to tell how loyal a person is, other than watching their Turnover TN closely. If loyalty is not hidden, loyalty is visible when hiring personel; and on the person view pane

This is only visible if Loyalty is enabled and Loyalty is not hidden and Loyalty doesn't equal 0.

[Illiani]

One little request, though: Would it be possible to include Reeducation Camp modules for non-Clan factions to, to simulate factions like pirates or Blakists "persuading" captured personnel?

I love this idea. I'll see it done.

[BATTLEMASTER]

Can loyalty be improved by providing the crew free beer and chicken wings?

[PuppyLikesLaserPointers]

Will there any plan for standarized skills and abilities for mass recruit as well with this?

[Hammer]

Can loyalty be improved by providing the crew free beer and chicken wings?

Mobile field kitchen is the answer you seek.

[Hammer]

Will there any plan for standarized skills and abilities for mass recruit as well with this?

Nothing planned at this time.

[Daryk]

Mobile field kitchen is the answer you seek.

All I hear in that answer is "YES!!" ;D

[beachhead1985]

We don't support it, and have idea when we'll implement it.

Darn. Okay. Thank you.

[PuppyLikesLaserPointers]

Nothing planned at this time.

Well that's sorry to hear, although it is not that urgent since I can edit the xml file directly instead.

[Hammer]

One of our new Devs (Illiani) has some fun MekHQ people stuff in the works. The is part of a major rewrite of Turnover in StratCon and AtB.

[PuppyLikesLaserPointers]

Wow. Will it include the definition of crime as well? For it would be better to get caught those.

[Daryk]

Wow indeed!  If the crew pull off a coup, will they show up as OPFOR later? :)

[Hammer]

Wow indeed!  If the crew pull off a coup, will they show up as OPFOR later? :)

Initially it will be abstract but Illiani is looking into the concept of having them as a mission or track in Stratcon/AtB

[Daryk]

Excellent news, thanks! :)

[Illiani]

So, the current plan is for mutinies during transit to be abstracted. As, frankly, I’m not about to program BattleTroops and I imagine I’m among the few people who even remember BattleTroops! :D

Planet-side, mutinies will be fought out in MegaMek. We have the technology to do this, I just need to figure out how! :D

Something that I don’t think Hammer shared is that when a mutiny occurs you’ll actually get the chance to pick whether you support the rebels or loyalists. Potentially creating some cool stories and changing up a campaign.

[Daryk]

That's amazing!  And welcome to the forum!  Just eight more posts until you don't have to prove you're human anymore... ;)

[dgorsman]

For the Leadership Style one, which one does House forces fall under?  "Mercenary" doesn't seem quite right, but the rest look to be a little too specialized.

[Hammer]

For the Leadership Style one, which one does House forces fall under?  "Mercenary" doesn't seem quite right, but the rest look to be a little too specialized.

This is from the code.

Code: [Select]

LeadershipMethod.MERCENARY.text=Mercenary
LeadershipMethod.MERCENARY.toolTipText=The average mercenary company. Applies no additional modifiers.

LeadershipMethod.FAMILY.text=Family
LeadershipMethod.FAMILY.toolTipText=Family treats everyone equally, but the unit lacks discipline. Applies a -1 modifier to Desertion rolls, but a +1 modifier to Mutiny rolls.

LeadershipMethod.ELITE.text=Elite
LeadershipMethod.ELITE.toolTipText=An elite, disciplined and professional fighting force. Applies a +1 modifier to both Desertion and Mutiny rolls.

LeadershipMethod.GREEN.text=Green
LeadershipMethod.GREEN.toolTipText=An inexperienced commander does not inspire confidence or respect. Applies a -1 modifier to Desertion rolls.

LeadershipMethod.IRON_FIST.text=Iron Fist
LeadershipMethod.IRON_FIST.toolTipText=Where there's a whip, there's a way. Applies a +1 modifier to Desertion and Mutiny rolls, but both desertions and mutinies are more impactful.

[Daryk]

Perhaps "Mercenary" should be replaced with "Typical", or something more generic to encompass House troops?

[Illiani]

Yeah, I had it down as ‘Normal’ prior to changing it to ‘Mercenary’. I agree switching back would be better.

[Sir Chaos]

Yeah, I had it down as ‘Normal’ prior to changing it to ‘Mercenary’. I agree switching back would be better.

Maybe "Regular", since you´re already using "Green" and "Elite"?

[Illiani]

Great minds think alike. That's exactly what we went with :)

[Hammer]

Updated documentation for the new Turnover and Retention Module

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xtHduzpcFb0prOwP8LAowFQxKsJC4DQYw_B57rrBgQY/edit#heading=h.9ptzlpp2cdk3

[Illiani]

It’s worth noting that this doesn’t include Morale, as that’s been moved into its own module (same with Shares).

[Sir Chaos]

Updated documentation for the new Turnover and Retention Module

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xtHduzpcFb0prOwP8LAowFQxKsJC4DQYw_B57rrBgQY/edit#heading=h.9ptzlpp2cdk3

That looks very promising, too. I look forward to giving it a try.

[TriplerSDMB]

Very close but it's actually here - https://github.com/MegaMek/mekhq/issues

Got it--thanks!