This mod aims to increase the variety of faces you see and dialogue you read with extra unlockable pilots, adhering as close as possible to the vanilla game.
Currently, this mod contains 15 new pilots, each with their own unique, original abilities, art, and dialogue.
A download is located on this mod's itch.io page.
Latest Build: 6.0
- Added four new pilots
- Major refactoring of internal code to write to mission and use updated APIs
- Revisions to old dialogue and portraits
- Animations/visuals added to the abilities of several pilots
- Dialogue hooks added to several pilots
- Added dialogue for Into the Wild, Hive War and Kartoflane's mission pack
- Justyn's ability revised
- Aisa can now attack buildings again, but still not pods
- Movespeed library should enable better compatibility with other pilot mods
- Big ol' bugfixes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lost pilots is arted, written, designed, and programmed by Mezzelo.
Huge thanks to Lemonymous for bugtesting, providing the ReplaceRepair utility and the movespeed library and to him and kartoFlane for additional help with some code snippets!
This mod utilizes the following modding utilities created by these kind community members:
Cyberboy2000: Original modloader
KartoFlane: Updated modloader, modding API and mod utils - https://github.com/kartoFlane/ITB-ModLoader, https://github.com/kartoFlane/ITB-ModUtils
Lemonymous: ReplaceRepair, movespeed library (unpublished) - viewtopic.php?f=26&t=33470
INSTALLATION
Before anything else, you will need the latest version of KartoFlane's mod loader.
Drag and drop the contents of the ZIP file into the mods folder your root game directory (wherever Breach.exe is located) should have in it. No overwriting of files necessary - if you're doing that outside of updating this mod, you're doing something wrong.
Please finish or restart any existing timelines before installing or enabling this mod.
KNOWN ISSUES
- As noted above, this mod will not work with an existing timeline. You must finish or restart your current timeline to use it.
- There is a small chance of crashing when entering the second phase of the final mission. You should be able to resume playing where you left off without any issues.
- Abilities will not work inside of the test scenario.
If you find anything else, please let me know! You can find me (and all those wonderful folks credited above) through the ITB Discord probably.
PILOT INFORMATION
(left to right, top to bottom)
Dana Alms
Antiquated Armors: Cannot move for two turns. Deploys an Old Earth unit on the first turn.
A former CEO of Archive. The refusal of the time travelers in her timeline to make use of her arsenal lead to a disastrous end, one she seeks to prevent elsewhere.
Victoria Swift
Command: -1 move, all other allied mechs gain +1 move.
An Archive commander, and a veteran of wars with and without the Vek. Her advanced age does little to hamper her prowess, as she's proven time and time again.
Akemi Kobayashi
Return Fire: Fires a 2 damage ranged attack towards any enemy that attacks when aligned with this mech.
Known as the Angel of Archive for her incredible results on the field. Some say the nickname is ironic, though few care to say why, and fewer are capable.
Knox Mandaba
Jetstream: +3 move, but must move a minimum of 4 tiles to move at all.
A seasoned pilot of Archive's ancient machinery, promoted to the field for her quick wits and her quicker operation of anything her superiors throw at her.
Masao Sy
Ranged Repair: Repair friendly mechs for 2 health with a projectile, cannot repair self.
An operative under R.S.T. command. His dubious origins are left unquestioned in the wake of his technical and tactical prowess.
Julius Kern
Winds of War: After the player phase, smoke on or around this Mech is absorbed and spread to adjacent enemies.
A former CEO of R.S.T. For all of his ruthlessness and cunning, his inability to win the hearts and minds of the Archipelago effectively ended any chance of victory in his original timeline.
Grizzly Saeki
Focus Shot: Instead of repairing, fires a 5 damage attack only damaging units exactly 5 tiles away.
A covert agent working for the R.S.T. Doubts about her motives are quickly assuaged by her sharp aim and seemingly unfaltering loyalty.
Solomon Renfield
Inertial Engines: -1 move, mech gains 1 movement per turn.
Esteemed scientist of R.S.T. known for his war-time innovations, on the field through some inane turn of events and bringing his knowledge of the world to battle.
Arvin Sanjrani
Status Shift: Swaps fire, smoke and A.C.I.D. of destination with current tile when manually moving between land tiles.
A Pinnacle climatologist, who understands the repercussions of the Vek intrusion on Earth and seeks to go above and beyond in preserving life.
Justyn Attlee
Flash Freeze: Once per enemy attack phase, freeze just before being hit by a hostile attack.
An unlikely candidate for Pinnacle's pilot program, chosen for his sharp perception and his impressive ability to dig himself out of any bad situation.
Leta Narvaez
Preemptive Shield: Shields on repair instead of repairing.
Once a retired veteran from Pinnacle, separated from her children through several timelines' worth of destruction and seeking to repay the Vek in kind.
Zeus
Permafrost: Take no damage from enemy attacks while frozen. Unfreezes on player turn if any damage was blocked.
A former overseer of Pinnacle. He seeks to continue fighting for the survival of intelligent life across all timelines, even from the diminished operating capacity of his remaining core.
Aisa Minh
Reflex: After an enemy has moved, attacks every tile adjacent to this Mech it has moved through.
Detritus ex-law student. Her career-ending disability was augmented by mech sensors and now lends itself to her rapid response against any threat.
Ezel Sinai
Azoth: Enemies lose 1 move a turn, enemies with over 3 move lose 2 move once.
Last seen serving under Vikram's predecessor for some unknown purpose, following unknown orders. His torpid stare does little to divulge the intense knowledge he holds.
Vanya Singh
Corrosive Coating: After each phase, fully heals if alive and covered in A.C.I.D.
A former CEO of Detritus. Her commitment to safety and efficient operation alone proved inadequate in dealing with hazards never seen before.
Didn't realize they were different from a coding perspective.