MekHQ

About
Status
Compiling
Support
License
Dependencies

1. About

MekHQ is a Java helper program for the MegaMek game that allows users to load a list of entities from an XML file, perform repairs and customizations, and then save the new entities to another XML file that can be loaded into MegaMek. For more details, see our website and join our Discord.

2. Status

Type	MM Status	MML Status	MHQ Status
Latest Release
Javadocs
License
Build (CI)
Issues
PRs
Code Coverage

Note that not everything has been implemented across the suite at this time, which will lead to gaps.

3. Compiling

Install Gradle.
Follow the instructions on the wiki for using Gradle.

4. Support

For bugs, crashes, or other issues you can fill out a GitHub issue request.

5. License

MekHQ is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
MekHQ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with MekHQ. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Please see MekHQ/license.txt for more information.

6. Dependencies

These are all listed in the format "{ Project Name } ({ Optional - Alternate Project Name }) ({ Optional - Description }) : { Implemented Version } { Current Version Badge } : { Project Link }"

6.1. Internal Dependencies

MegaMek (MM) : N/A : https://github.com/MegaMek/megamek

MegaMekLab (MML) : N/A : https://github.com/MegaMek/megameklab

6.2. Build Script Dependencies

launch4j : 2.5.4 : https://github.com/TheBoegl/gradle-launch4j

grgit : 5.0.0 : https://github.com/ajoberstar/grgit

6.3. Suitewide Dependencies

Flat Look and Feel (FlatLaf) (Expanded Themes, including Dark Mode) : 2.6 : https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf

Jakarta XML Bind API (JAXB API) (XML Setup) : 4.0.0 : https://eclipse-ee4j.github.io/jaxb-ri/

Jakarta XML Bind Runtime (JAXB Runtime) (XML Setup) : 4.0.1 : https://eclipse-ee4j.github.io/jaxb-ri/

Log4j2 (Logging) : 2.19.0 : https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/

JUnit Jupiter (Unit Testing) : 5.9.1 : https://junit.org/junit5/

Mockito (Unit Testing) : 4.10.0 : https://site.mockito.org/

6.4. MegaMek Dependencies

Jackson (Jackson JSON) (JSON setup used for the internal graphical preference setup) : 2.14.1 : https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-core

SerialKiller (Java Deserialization Security) : Latest Develop : https://github.com/ikkisoft/SerialKiller

Jakarta Mail : 2.0.1 : https://eclipse-ee4j.github.io/mail/

XStream (Legacy XML Setup) : 1.4.14 : http://x-stream.github.io/

Apache Commons Text : 1.10.0 : https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-text/

Apache Freemarker : 2.3.31 : https://freemarker.apache.org/ Update Note : You'll need to also increase the version of Freemarker being actively used in MegaMek's TemplateConfiguration.java file.