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Please note: Linux users will not be able to open BTA using the "Launch BTA 3062" button in the BTA launcher. You will have to open it through Steam or by running the executable file.
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Please note: Linux users will not be able to open BTA using the "Launch BTA 3062" button in the BTA launcher. You will have to open it through Steam or by running the BattleTech executable file.
  
 
== Mac Installation ==
 
== Mac Installation ==

Revision as of 12:09, 29 March 2021

Windows Installation

1. Download all files that you need to your own download folder.

1a. The required files are:
The BattleTech Advanced 3062 Installer. You require nothing else, just this.

2. Navigate to your Battletech installation folder. For Steam Users: [...]\Steam\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH

2a. Inside your installation folder, create a new folder called "Mods" without quotation marks
2b. If you already have a "Mods" folder, wipe it completely clean. Delete all Files and Folders within it.

3. Use 7zip to open the zip file from Downloads. It will contain just one file, the BTA 3062 Installer. Drag it into a storage folder (this is required as the installer creates a cache that it updates from, you'll need to keep this in a safe storage place, it needs to be somewhere on your hard drive other than in the Users director or in the BATTLETECH game folder, put it in a storage folder elsewhere such as D:\Installer Storage).

4. Run the BTA installer from your storage folder. Use its target function to point towards your newly created Mods folder. It will pop up a box asking what options you'd like to install from among the DLCs and the Clan pack. Only select what you want from those options and only select DLC options for which you actually own the DLCs. 5. It will pop up some warnings saying "there's nothing here, is it ok to install?" Just say OK to everything and let it do its work. The first time you run the installer it'll take some time, that's normal, everything is fine. The installer automatically installs the CAB, you do not need a separate CAB installer.

6. Once you start the game with BTA for the first time, open up Skirmish Mechbay, this loads some assets that the game won't load otherwise. You only have to do it once after you install BTA for the first time.

7. You're done!


If you prefer videos check out this excellent comprehensive guide made by community member MangaMaD:

Linux Installation

Click here for the Linux installation guide.

Please note: Linux users will not be able to open BTA using the "Launch BTA 3062" button in the BTA launcher. You will have to open it through Steam or by running the BattleTech executable file.

Mac Installation

Click here for the Mac installation guide.

WARNING: BTA will not work on ARM-based Macs due to their lack of a GPU. This is not possible for us to fix or do anything about, sorry in advance.