Difference between revisions of "MekHQ"
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− | '''MekHQ''' is a | + | '''MekHQ''' is a free open source tabletop simulation tool for use in conjunction with [[BattleTech]] and especially [[MegaMek]].<ref name=site>https://www.megamek.org</ref> |
− | ''MekHQ'' helps users manage and maintain their forces between games | + | ''MekHQ'' helps users manage and maintain their forces between tabletop games on tabletop, other virtual table tops, or in ''MegaMek''. It does so by recreating the [[BattleTech]] rules for managing a unit, handling personne, salvage, and repair. The program features financial book keeping, pilot skill progression, ranks, recruitment and parts management, as well as strategic campaign planning. It includes a full, year-accurate, database of planets utilizing the [[BattleTechWiki:System_coordinates#The_Extrapolation_Method_.28by_the_Sarna_Unified_Cartography_Society.29|Sarna Unified Cartography Kit]] with unofficial expansions as per [https://megamek.org/2019/10/17/planetary-systems.html| here]. |
− | The program features financial book keeping, pilot skill progression, ranks, | ||
− | Though it supports all kinds of units, from support | + | Though it supports all kinds of units, from support vehicles to infantry and WarShips, as of 2021, the automated AtB program is geared towards mercenary units, and has limited support for pirate or faction-style organizations. |
A solo play mode, called "Against the Bot" is provided and generates missions, scenarios with detailed, appropriate opposition, and victory tracking. | A solo play mode, called "Against the Bot" is provided and generates missions, scenarios with detailed, appropriate opposition, and victory tracking. | ||
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− | Like its associated program, ''MegaMek'', '''MekHQ''' is Java-based, and runs on any system that supports | + | Like its associated program, ''MegaMek'', '''MekHQ''' is Java-based, and runs on any system that supports their [https://github.com/MegaMek/megamek/wiki/Java-and-MegaMek | current Java version]. |
==Related Programs== | ==Related Programs== | ||
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[[Category:Unofficial Video Games]] | [[Category:Unofficial Video Games]] |
Revision as of 23:16, 24 June 2021
MekHQ is a free open source tabletop simulation tool for use in conjunction with BattleTech and especially MegaMek.[1]
MekHQ helps users manage and maintain their forces between tabletop games on tabletop, other virtual table tops, or in MegaMek. It does so by recreating the BattleTech rules for managing a unit, handling personne, salvage, and repair. The program features financial book keeping, pilot skill progression, ranks, recruitment and parts management, as well as strategic campaign planning. It includes a full, year-accurate, database of planets utilizing the Sarna Unified Cartography Kit with unofficial expansions as per here.
Though it supports all kinds of units, from support vehicles to infantry and WarShips, as of 2021, the automated AtB program is geared towards mercenary units, and has limited support for pirate or faction-style organizations.
A solo play mode, called "Against the Bot" is provided and generates missions, scenarios with detailed, appropriate opposition, and victory tracking. [1]
Like its associated program, MegaMek, MekHQ is Java-based, and runs on any system that supports their | current Java version.