The latest vonBiomes version 16, around one week ago, introduced the new "Xenolichen" biome. It had in its initial release not the best performance in terms of FPS - but now that should be fixed! But also, I would rather not waste your download volumes, so I have added more fixes and also new biome add-ons in this shiny new vonBiomes 16 Finally Final Edition™ version!
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What's new:
Xenolichen Biome Fix & Update
You should now have a good performance on the new Lichen World, without sacrificing too much of visual quality. I have adjusted all the Level of Detail meshes (LODs), and also improved settings for all other environment layers, from grass to smaller foliage.
It now hits fine the goal of around 60 FPS at 4k maximum quality on a 2070S Card, and should have no hassle at all on more modern cards.
Better Planets in Mission Screen:
Since we zoom in on Planets in the MW5 Mission Screen now, it gets visible that they are originally in MW5, sometimes a little… well… white or flat.
I have overhauled all rocky planet type generators in the game, adjusted variables, added new… and now the planets in view are generally better detailed, nicer looking and more fitting the new zoom level in the Mission/Contract Screen.
Space Port City Overhaul: Holo-Ads & Flags
SPC has now many new rotating Holo-Ads, from Manufacturer Logos to Mechs and Tanks Advertisement over displays from various Battletech-Universe Companies. 64 (!) new Ads have been freshly designed and created and added.
Wanna have your own?
If you want to have your own Holo-Ad as a Patreon Supporter, please shoot me a Discord message, or write me an email at
There is a second major achievement - I got it finally working that I can change new added flags based on the solar system current owning faction. When you, e.g., drop on a Kurita controlled world, the flags show the dragon emblem, on a Steiner world, it is the steel fist. In a future iteration, this can also be a wonderful add-on for all bases and garrisons in the game! Celebration!
Night Lighting Adjustments
That took some extra time, but thanks to the Discord community and beta testers, it crystallized that the night missions can be off in terms of lighting brightness.
vonBiomes 16 FFE now has the sky body (planet) size added to its calculation for night lighting and some adjustments in place. More slight changes to the whole lighting system include a light reduction of extreme fog densities, sky body light colors, and space nebula color bleed.
So all in all, this iteration makes another good step forward, and hopefully, you can finally enjoy the new Lichen biome in full performance!
Big thanks go out for your ongoing support!
And stay tuned for the next tasks getting out of the mod production line with getting back to vonMissions and finalizing the first custom build campaign mission on a comet, being hurled to space to Liezen.
Cheers!
- Jonathan
PS: I have synced this version up also with the public release, also to get a broad feedback on the new Sarna.net integration and to see if in a broader setting new things to fix arise. I hope that is okay for you! :)