The brand new DLC7 "Shadow of Kerensky" for Mechwarrior 5 Mercs was launched just one and a half days ago, and as usual, mods need a mod update. For vonBiomes, here it is already: the DLC7-ready mod version!
Mod Downloads:
I had to work on some adjustments to get things to where they have been with the latest release and to provide the new version as soon as possible. Some smaller upgrades, changes and improvements have also found their way into the package, and I had to change various settings; fogs should be a little more present now, and other quality improvements are under the hood and for mission assets.
Note on Mod Options:
You can use the current Mod Option mod with the new DLC7 MW5 version.
Just enable the Mod Option mod again in the mod list alongside vonBiomes, and you can check and enjoy all the mod options, especially for lower-end GPUs that's a must-have to tweak performance, but also for high-end GPUs you can use Mod Options to enable the juicy stuff like Volumetric Fog and GI.
You can also adjust, e.g. the overall contrast there if you want it to pop more and other tuning-of-looks options, or even enable a high-end cinematic mode, which I fine-tuned and worked on further for this version. The "Cinematic Contrast Mode" should also work well now, but beware that the cinematic mode also enables advanced rendering tech like final gather GI and raytraced reflections, so you need a good GPU for that. As usual the standard settings and values are recommended.
I only did not have much time for testing, so if there is a hiccup or I overlooked something, please forgive;)
Download the Mod Option Mod here, on my end it runs well with the current game version:
Nexus: https://www.nexusmods.com/mechwarrior5mercenaries/mods/537
Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3509992002
Mod Compatible with current runs
You can drop in the new vonBiomes, right in even if you already play the new campaign, to enjoy the enhanced and better visuals and also extended variety, content, skies, and.. aaaaall the biomes!:)
Next steps:
* vonHUD DLC7-ready will need some changes in the code and gears—not yet sure how complicated that will become, but let's keep our fingers crossed! There have been changes to the HUD by PGI, probably that's causing the hurdle.
* vonMissions DLC7-ready, with all the industrial hub arenas, is most likely lighter, so I will address that one next and push out a new version as soon as possible.
Thanks for your support of the work, cheers and enjoy! :)
- Jonathan