Slavish adherence to a formal ritual is a sign that one has nothing better to think about. - Natasha Kerensky, Blood Legacy.Pirates. Infernos. Phantom 'Mechs. Kittens. Bandit Kingdoms. Pay your C-Bills and pray the space birds don't get you. Explore the mysteries of the Periphery at the Hyades Rim. BattleTech version 1.9 compatible. Requires all DLCs. The Hyades Rim is an expansion for the Battletech videogame focused on the canonical region of the Periphery and the 3025 era. (they know! they are coming!)Hyper Pulse Generator (feedback) - https://discord.gg/zgeQrnV (standard rates apply - send message if HPG expires)* A new BattleTech story and Campaign mode, consisting of nine original story missions and flashpoints, based on an alternative history where Kamea is exiled rather than presumed killed during the coup and the company enters the employ of Interstellar Expeditions;* Nine original story missions and flashpoints released (campaign only): You On the Run, Exodus, The Periphery Is A Harsh Mistress, The Mad Cat Who Walks Through Walls, Here Might Be Dragons, Jinxed, It Came From The Rim, The Death's Mask and God Mecha and more planned for parts 3 and 4 of the new campaign;* Nine new events that include crew deaths, a parrot, JumpShip issues, and assorted oddities;* 200+ new star systems, with the star map extended in all directions;* 40+ original subfactions, canon and new, with their own contracts and 'Mech variants;* 600+ new contracts and variants added, all rewritten from the vanilla ones with a Periphery flavor;* 300+ new BattleMech variants to fight as Opfor, can appear equipped with Infernos, ECM, plus other LosTech surprises;* 22 new vehicle variants, called 'technicals', only used by pirate factions;* 50+ canon variants of the vanilla 'Mechs, nearly all of the 3025 era and a few SLDF variants;* Setting and tech follow the 3025 starting date;* Career mode has nearly everything from above available, except for the story missions/flashpoints;* Otherwise, keeps everything else unchanged from the vanilla game.* ModTek is recommended but can also use HBS's official mod loader* All DLCs (Flashpoint, Urban Warfare and Heavy Metal)* No other mods are required* Unzip the folder to the new official Battletech /mods folder at Hyades Rim located atC:\Users\*user*\Documents\My Games\BattleTech\mods* Or follow ModTek's installation guidelines.(not required but can make playing easier) Navigation Computer by mpstark - makes travel easier BattleTechPerformanceFix by m22spencer - reduces the time to generate new contracts

(check Discord for a list of compatible ones)* BattleTech Advanced* BattleTech Extended* BattleTech Revised* Inner Sphere Map* RogueTech: Use any other mods at your own risk - I only use these two mods together with the Hyades Rim and I do not provide support for third party mod integration!* This is Work In Progress - expect bugs (and please report them here, or the Hyades Rim Discord - link above )* Add new contracts and Flashpoints (in progress)* ModTek, by several authors, for allowing BattleTech modding;* HBS, for officially supporting BattleTech modding;* Logo Replacement mod by Mpstark* ConverseTek, by CWolf, for allowing to create/edit the game conversions;* Inner Sphere Map for the coordinates of most canon systems;* MegaMek for the coordinates of several connecting systems;* Banner & Flashpoint images taken from the sourcebook The Periphery, 2nd Edition;* Corporation logos taken and adapted from Sarna.net* Sarna.net for being an amazing resource for all things BattleTech related;* Mordel.net for the stats used in the canon 'Mech variants;* Playtesters: TL_Warlord_Roff, stormfather, Lobo das Estepes, Hantta* Bug reporting: taintedloki, 1apetus, mystictiger, nowater, samian, Midicow, Thalion, phearless047, Oldtimer, Silber, l33tn3ss, Thalion, veryinky, LordTyrranus, kasdikana, Frenzier, RedKitsune, UlfrStrongarm, Khairus, GeniusSaj, Ichthyos, don_zappo, SaintBomber, DEADWEIGHT, stormfather* All the people behind the previous mods and those that provided help/feedback on Discord and the forums: LadyAlekto, Morphyum, Justin Kase, Granner, starscream, Dialcaliper, Necromis, bloodydoves, Owca, Oldtimer and the whole BattleTech modding community.