>>OverviewWe are going to construct some mechs. This is a stand alone thread for mech construction challenges. Each scenario given will have 4 days to submit an entry. You may submit more than once (like we could tell anyhow) but each must be on its own post.The bids will then be compiled and voted on by Anons in the thread to determine who gets the contract. Voters should consider the mech's cost, effectiveness in the desired role, and the fluffiness of the sales pitch and description.>>RulesYear, tech base, and tech level to be used for the mech will be specified in the scenario, and should be followed.Positive quirks must equal or be exceeded by negative quirks, with no more than 6 quirks total.>>FormatingMech pitches should be formatted as follows:Chassis ModelRoleWeightQuirksBattle Value at a 4/5 pilotDry Cost in C-BillsSales pitch and In setting fluff.>> Voting categoriesWe will have a few. Often they will be1: Favorite design2: Most innovative design3: Best Narrative4: Meth babyWe may include a 5th “best fits the requirements” for some challenges.A top 5 of the most votes will also be listed>>Previous thread>>98347163>> Challenge 7 voting up in a bit
Challenge 7 votesokay guys, we have some good ones here.Decurion Omni DEC-OM-1Chipmunk PrimeStiletto STO-5Jotun JO-T1Omniverine PrimeArgus AGSHonchback HBK-00Thanatos TNS-6HopperPallasHunchbackKestrel KST-ODuelist DLS-OWe only have 4 categories this go around>> Your personal Favorite?>>Most innovative design?>> Who is the Meth baby?>>Best Narrative ?Next challange https://strawpoll.com/eJnvVBbaWnvVoting ends Wednesday Aug 5th at 6 PM EST
If anyone has new challange suggestions put em here as well
>>98450911> Your personal Favorite?>>98446906 I thought doing another Omni so soon would be rough, but plotting out configs for my Kestrel was actually pretty great.>Most innovative design?>>98447562 Radsink is a cool bit of kit to build around, and now I'm annoyed I didn't think to update one of my previous submissions before the Duelist did.> Who is the Meth baby?98436425 What's the Chipmunk gonna do with 2 jump and rear-mounted rockets?>Best Narrative ?98438551 Any design that angers clanners is fine by me and the Jotun has a fun story about doing that.
>>98451597I fucked up the redirect, >>98436425 and >>98438551 respectively.
>>98450911>favoriteDecurion, the tool that wins wars is the tool you can actually afford to get in your Mechwarriors' hands>innovativeStiletto, always liked the little guy from Mechcommander, does a good job of freshening it up>meth babyHopper, only a madman would use that many jump boosters>narrativeDecurion again, mostly because I'm not the kind of guy to enjoy memey/jokey narratives like many in this list
Anyone in here play Mechwarrior Dark Age back in the day?? I collected them for like a year or two (just the first set mainly) but never had a chance to play the game, how was it?I found out they had tournaments with a bizarre level of units they made you could only get at the tournaments. Where the extra units they made were like a quarter of the size of the actual set that was current at the time. I’ve never heard of anything like that before and it’s crazy because a lot of the cooler units they should have made more of were these weird tournament only pieces.Anyway I’ve been collecting them again, I have a soft spot for these thing even though a lot of them are ugly. I think the designs look worse after age of destruction or whatever in a lot of cases.
>>98452297I was someone who hated clickytech with a passion and that stupid timeline they forced. CGL did a decent job flushing it out but gods I hated Clicky tech.I am hoping some of those designs get a redesign, they have a few and have done a great job making them look decent
>>98452297>I collected them for like a year or two (just the first set mainly) but never had a chance to play the game, how was it?We've got an Anon over at /btg/ who decided to start playing it again.
>>98452396Yeah I was in middle school when it came out, and had only played mechwarrior 4, and I remember even back then (I’m OP btw) being confused why there weren’t any mechs from the game that had just came out recently. Mechwarrior 4 also for the black knight and mercenaries expansion (I got mercenaries) and I loved that game. anyway point being I was very confused why those mechs weren’t in the gameRegardless there was something charming to me about the miniatures, and the packaging and little miniature character files.it felt like it had soul behind it despite being a monkey paw.>>98452401Sweet
>>98451597The thing about the chipmunk is that it's a quad-vee, so it can just turn into a buggie and drive away. 2 jump is just there to clear terrain so you can resume trucking.
>>98450911>Your personal Favorite?For the sake of not shamelessly self-voting, the Kestrel >>98446906 has a very fun array of loadouts, and I'm now kicking myself that I didn't find a way to jam a Partial Wing onto the Duelist as well.>Most innovative design?Surprisingly, the Decurion >>98436121 for truly mastering the art of KISS.>Who is the Meth baby?Not many designs actively shooting for the methhead this time around. I could self-vote the Duelist for whatever possessed me to chassis lock 12 tons of specialist equipment, but fixed gear is what defines an OmniMech, especially at 55t 5/8. I'm getting a little burned out on the "technically mobile giant gun emplacement" designs, so guess I'll go with the Chipmunk >>98436425, because even if it's not strictly IS tech, QuadVees are already nuts on base concept, let alone actively making a silly one.>Best Narrative?Jotun >>98438551 is probably going to be a shoe-in here.
>>98450911>Your personal Favorite?Decurion because an introtech omni trooper design meant for fighting in the Periphery with an expansionist regime is perhaps one of the most genius and fitting things I have seen in a while.>Most innovative design?Duelist taking advantage of the radical heatsink system and building around it was quite a smart idea.>Who is the Meth baby?Honchback took it when I saw the sniper cannon. That was definitely not something I was expecting to see.>Best Narrative?Kestrel. Going to be brutally honest I don't think it was the best narrative but I had already voted for the design I would have put here and I liked what anon tried with the Kestrel and wanted it on my list.
>>98452022>only a madman would use that many jump boostersWait till you figure out it could have easily have mounted more with a proper engine.>>98453058Should add the only thing going against the Decurion is I would have liked to have seen the armor layout. Anon could have easily made it all rear facing and wouldn't have known.
>>98452297I have multiple plastic totes crammed to the brim of them in my house. Shit was great. Kept the lights on for the IP during a very bad financial time for the franchise, which is why I have always been able to forgive the frequently questionable sculpts they used because of IP license fuckery they simply lacked the money to overcome.
>>98453087I just left it with whatever the "standard spread" is in Solaris skunk werks, didnt feel like going full MWO tier armor distribution minmaxing for what's supposed to be a more lore focused project, you know?
Our current lead is LAMs, Quadvees, and Protomechs. I really should have made those three separate options.Question for everyone. Is three votes on the poll enough you think or should we move back to 5? I wanted to see if three would give us less a spread as last time it came close to a 3 way tie
>>984544713 is probably best, there's probably not enough anons to do 5 without it being evenly smeared everywhere
>>98454734That is what I was thinking when I lowered it to 3
>>98454401>He doesn't go full autism mode down to the individual armor point placementFace the Dragon of disappointment!
>>98454471>>98454734>>98454841It feels we get more votes on the next challenge than we seem to get anons voting on mechs which makes me think that CGL are monitoring this thread for ideas to steal for the next recognition guide.
>>98450911>Your personal Favorite?I actually like the Duelist this time around. It does exactly what's on the tin with several options to do it, depending on how close the snooty bastard on the stick wants to be.>Most innovative design?In pure terms of new toy syndrome, that's probably between the Kestrel and the Duelist.>Who is the Meth baby?Hopper, no notes.>Best Narrative ?I love the idea of the Marians having stolen enough stuff and skills to make omnis, even if it's essentially a slow Assassin. Decurion it is.
>>98454859>more like I just forgot to look at the armor pips, lol
>>984550948 feel folks like building more than voting, some just check out for ones they don't care for too
>>98452297I sorted out about half of my MWDA stuff earlier this year and only kept my Steiners, Jade Falcons, what few Wolves I have (including all five War Wolfs, those including one "unseen" if you will) and the cool ones among my mercenaries.I got into it around 2005 when the 'mechs got those equipment slots on their heat dials. Played it near every saturday for two or three years until our group kinda fell apart due to RL reasons.
>>98454859>>98453087Here's the armor distribution
>>98455785*happy dragon noises*If that is indeed using standard assignment its way more efficient than megamek which tends to put very minimal rear armor when auto assigning
>>98455813Solaris skunk werks is getting pretty outdated, but I just can't quit it for the ease of use factor.
Would you say Prowlers have knock off manufacturers? It's one of the very few vehicles that can have environmental sealing and the cargo bay can hypothetically move infantry around.
>>98455821Its always interesting to compare the different meklabs around.>>98457729Considering the advanced tech involved I don't think you're going to see knockoffs since if you start trying to stockpile said parts people are going to know what you are building. That said it was a heavily licensed design so a lot of people can officially construct them, which also probably means there isn't really a need to make knockoffs.
damn clans must have invaded and killed everbody
And our challange 7 winners are>> Your personal Favorite? A tie between Kestrel KST-O 2 and Decurion Omni DEC-OM-1 2 >>Most innovative design?Duelist DLS-O 3>> Who is the Meth baby? A tie between Chipmunk Prime and Hopper >>Best Narrative ?A tie between Jotun JO-T1 and Decurion Omni DEC-OM-1 >>Top performers Decurion Omni DEC-OM-1 - 5 votesDuelist DLS-O - 4 votesKestrel KST-O 2 - 4 votes Chipmunk Prime - 2 votesHopper - 2 votesJotun JO-T1 - 2 votesChallange 8 will be posted up in a bit, we had a tie and I need to roll some dice
>>Challenge 8: The strikerIn 3139 the Freeworlds league was reborn. However it finds itself invaded by the so-called wolf empire, as its ancient enemies grow. A new era requires new machines of war and the Captain-General has called for the Reborn Free Worlds League Military to upgrade inherited and aging Battlemechs for the new era. Bids have gone out for a New striker for the FWLM, something modern to fill that role in reforming units.>>RequirementsYear: 3145Tech Base: IS or IS based Mixed techTech Level: StandardRole: Striker.It must be a striker, which is often a relatively fast, lightly armored unit with heavy close range weapons.Size: Any, Medium or Light is suggestedEquipment: Any allowed by the tech levelEnd date: Saturday August 8th at 6 PM EST>>Note: I picked this era for allowing the most gear and I rolled for which of the tied options won. This time it was Specific role: Striker
>>98462389Hunchback HBK-7PMass: 50 tonsTech Base: Inner SphereChassis Config: BipedRules Level: Tournament LegalEra: Dark AgesTech Rating/Era Availability: E/D-F-E-DProduction Year: 3132Dry Cost: 4,683,000 C-BillsTotal Cost: 4,683,000 C-BillsBattle Value: 1,440Chassis: Unknown Endo-SteelPower Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion EngineWalking Speed: 64.8 km/hMaximum Speed: 97.2 km/hJump Jets: None Jump Capacity: 0 metersArmor: Unknown Ferro-FibrousArmament: 9 Medium Lasers
>>98462389>>98462489It doesn't get much more venerable than the Hunchback, long a mainstay medium Mech produced on the Kali Yama factory world of Kalidasa for the Free Worlds League. One of the more exposed League worlds, Kalidasa has been conquered by the Blakists, the Republic of the Sphere (though they would dispute the "conquered" part), the Lyran Alliance for a short time in the 3140s, and spent over a decade governed by Alaric and his Wolf Empire as they moved on Terra. Having only just been restored to its rightful owners in 3142, Kalidasa and Kali Yama were far from ready to attempt any truly ambitious projects, but it was deemed important to the League's planetary and national spirit to have *something* fresh coming off the lines. And so, the Hunchback was a logical choice. Kali Yama packed dozens of old HBK chassis with equally ancient laser weapons, loading the chassis down with as many medium lasers as it could physically bear. Happily for all Marik quartermasters, they need only supply the new design with *one* kind of gun. No ammo, no logistics footprint, just nine green-glowing bores linked to a trigger. A little endo-steel, a little ferro-fibrous, and a few double heat sinks and the ancient Swayback could meet modern standards. Perhaps most important was the Vlar 300 powerplant riding inside the Hunchback 7P's barrel chest. As proven as an engine could be, formerly belonging to old Orion models left in the same supply dumps, and now propelling the 7P to 50% more ground speed than its 4P predecessor, making it far more mobile than one expects a Hunchback to be. The firepower was also nothing to scoff at. Plans exist to go even further beyond using TSM and more advanced powerplants in a planned 8P premium variant, but for now the 7P represents a step forward that Kali Yama can actually achieve on a realistic timetable, and they expect sales to be as brisk as its 97 kph top speed and under 5 million C-bill price tag can move product.
>>98462500>A little endo-steelA structure change is about the biggest thing you can alter in a mech design. But just about everything else Kalidasa produces is Endo, so fair enough.
>>98463422Yeah, its a significant mod for a merc unit, but this is a dedicated Battlemech factory so the overhaul shouldn't be that awful compared to building a new mech from scratch. I look forward to Purple Burds hitting the go button and some very surprised Wolves wondering why this outwardly decrepit Hunchback is suddenly outrunning and then catching their Timber Wolves.
>>98463422Theoretically they could steal at least some components and design theory from the trebuchet 7M kalidasa makes since its an endo steel 50 tonner too
did stone come back again and steal all the factories a second time or something? Where's the robots
>>98462389Wolverine 12M55 tonsTech Base: Inner Sphere with a smattering of Clan-grade weapons2.890 BV14.326.340 C-BillsCaptain-General,it is with great concern that we at Totally Legit Business have observed the Wolves' recent embrace of specialty armors on their typically mobile machines. While we were unable to procure meaningful numbers of the Federated Suns' Re-Engineered lasers, some intrepid trading with both the Sea Foxes of the Clan Protectorate and the distant Raven Alliance has resulted in a steady supply of Clan-grade Medium Pulse Lasers, which we married to an Irian Technologies TSEMP.Propelled by a 330-rated XL Engine, this Wolverine leaps ahead faster than its brethren, and with the increased Jump Jet capacity to match. 11.5 tons of Standard Armor make for a thick fur protecting the payload.The armaments may appear anemic at first, but please take note that the IS-made Targeting Computer guides not just a trio of excellent and far-reaching cMPLs, but also a TSEMP cannon. This 'mech is built to shut down an enemy machine and then eliminate it in one quick, precise strike. In case of the Wolves, we recommend aiming for the cockpit.Two of the lasers are also turret-mounted, providing some protection against flankers and battle armor. Since no 'mech ever acts alone and the 12M excells at anti-'mech operations, we recommend pairing it with a quick generalist like the competition's Hunchback 7P.Furthermore, the 12M carries a C3 Slave, enabling it to exploit or provide targeting data on the lance level, and an Angel ECM Suite, both to keep itself obscured until the time is right and to counter opposing ECM.Ultimately, the Wolverine 12M retains both of its hands, enhancing the command's capability of taking field salvage. There is no doubt our product will greatly enhance both quantity and quality of the FWLM's spoils.Buy Smart. Buy Classy. Buy Totally Legit.
>>98465306A very teched out lad>dat dire wolf BVGood lord TSEMP is a pricey thing
>>98462389Name: Geezer GEZ-3RWeight: 35 TonsQuirks: Battlefists, Difficult Ejection, Narrow/Low ProfileRole: StrikerBV: 987Cost: 5,445,023 C-billsArmor: 6 tonsBruiser Mekworks has decided to throw its hat into the ring to develop a modern Striker light mech. Figuring that in this age of widespread pulse weapons targeting computers and precision ammo, going down the route of massive speed isn't guaranteed to increase survivability. Instead we have developed a tough little bloke always up for a proper scrap that takes advantage of compact engine and gyro technology to minimize the target profile. Armed with a chest full of lasers the Geezer presents a very difficult unit to incapacitate and as the fight progresses it can move even faster and punch even harder. Heatsinks arranged in the head to give the visual impression of a flatcap boosts the confidence of the pilot to keep fighting and think twice about ejecting. Minimal rear armor also encourages consistent aggression and zero retreat. If you want a mech for the pilot that ain't afraid to get stuck in then the Geezer is for you!
>>98465419Almost Blakist with that weapon CT
>>98465429I did think about naming the company Cakist Mekwords but I felt it was too on the nose.
>>98465410No shit. But when I look at all the toys the Wolves pack in that era, shut down shoot down looks like a perfectly reasonable tactic, and the FWL has a native source.
>>98465439Bird of Lake Works
>>98465450As long as you land the shots you get what you pay for. Using the tac comp is the right choice there, either commit to the big budget item or don't bring it at all.
>>98465502Yeah, that was my reasoning. This thing needs to hit, stat. That's why it has all the toys to hit better and pick the pinpoint.
>>98462389Name: Onryō C-ONR-OWeight: 50 TonsQuirks: Improved Communications, Improved SensorsRole: StrikerBV: See picsCost: [BASE] 10,224,375 C-billsInvictus 12,459,375 C-billsDominus 13,965,000 C-billsInfernus 11,730,469 C-billsComminus 12,810,000 C-billsLuminos 14,030,625 C-bills Pod Space: 15.5 tonsCrits: See [BASE]Armor: 9.5 tonsCelestial Solutions would like to make a moment to spread the blessed word of a new exciting omnimech design. Designed as an adaptable mobile striker the Onryō takes advantage of modern weight saving technologies while delivering impressive capabilities.Built with close combat in mind the TSM system ensures that the longer the Onryō stays engaged the more effective it becomes. Each configuration has a retractable blade as standard that can surprise opponents up close and even punch through their armor with a skilled strike. All configuration we offer also take advantage of C3 technology greatly improving coordination between forces.The Invict- I mean O configuration is a highly mobile duellist designed for bringing consistent pressure on an opponent and thanks to its targeting computer will be landing shots with ease. The OA configuration is more of a command version meant to link an entire C3 Lance together. Shame that level II's formations have fallen out of favor.The OB configuration is a more missile focused variation meant to offer more flexibility with its munitions and with a greater focus on anti-infantry work.The Comm- I mean OC is another mobile fighter geared for fighting missile heavy opponents. The OD is a more a hunter killer meant to flush out enemies and bring the burning light of Blake- I mean burning might of plasma to its enemies.While we appreciate that the small cockpit can be challenging for most pilots to get used to we here at Celestial Solutions have a roster of highly skilled pilots ready to link into these machines and offer their services especially against Clan opponents.
>>98462389Based off of an idea I had and a mech I made a rough copy of (original was 4/6/0) for the ultimate conscript mech to mech up for dogshit pilots, so targeting computer plus VSP at close range gives a -4 to hit in essence turning a 6/7 pilot into a 2/7 pilot.Name: Ostrich OSC-4MDesigner: Ostmann IndustriesWeight: 40 TonsTop Speed: 96 km/hCost: 7,400,960 c-billsEngine: Hermes 240 Extra Light Fusion EngineBV: 933Quirks: Narrow Profile, Poor Targeting (Long)Ostmann Industries has released its first battlemech in centuries, the Ostrich. Designed as a trooper mech with one primary goal, to be given to the rawest of recruits and through weaponry choice and targeting systems be able to give the mech warrior capabilities on par with a hardened veteran. The Ostrich OSC-4D is the original variant, a slower trooper mech topping out at 64 km/h and equipped with two large VSP lasers and a targeting computer. The OSC-4M was developed for the Free Worlds League to fill the role of a medium striker mech, numerous changes having to be carried out to increase the speed so much while maintaining the battlemech's original role. First off the LTV 160 fusion engine of the OSC-4D is replaced with a Hermes 240 XL manufactured on Oriente and Calloway giving the FWLM domestic control over one of its most important components, while its Diverse Optics Type 57 large VSP laser is manufactured within the Free Worlds League as well as the two Diverse Optics Type 47V medium VSP lasers replacing the other large VSP laser. The usage of clan components is kept to a minimum with only the targeting computer and ferro-fibrous armor being clan-designed.
>>98466345Clever name
>>98466345I wonder, in the goal of making a mech to help a bad pilot be good, which is worth more, 1 accuracy from the tac comp, or 2 piloting from some leg AES? Make a 6/7 into a 3/5 at close range
>>98466517>>98462389Name: Ostrich OSC-5MDesigner: Ostmann IndustriesWeight: 40 TonsTop Speed: 118 km/hCost: 7,760,293 c-billsEngine: Hermes 280 Extra Light Fusion EngineBV: 995Quirks: Narrow Profile, Poor Targeting (Long)Created to further enforce the striker role and to help account for the poor piloting ability of many newer mech warriors the Ostrich OSC-5M starts with replacing the 240 XL engine with a more powerful 280 XL engine, improving its ability to close the range with enemies where it can bring its variable speed pulse lasers to bear. The targeting computer is removed but an actuator enhancement system is built into the legs and the two medium VSP lasers are replaced with a battery of three small VSP lasers capable of tearing through battlemechs or fending off infantry and battle armor effectively. Large amounts of weight are left over and invested in maximizing its ferro-fibrous armor making piloting it even more forgiving and making the Ostrich more likely to survive to make contact with the enemy.
Trebuchet TBT-9Q50tTech Base: IS (with touch of Clantech weapons)BV:1568Cost: 7,957,500cQuirks+: Easy to Maintain, Fast Reload (MML-9)Us honest mech engineers at Superior Combat Arms and Munitions, a wholely owned subsidiary of Quikscell Corporation, decided that the storied medium mech of the Free Worlds League, the Trebuchet, needed an update for the 32nd Century. When we looked at the humble trench bucket, we looked to the past and the future. Starting from an Endo Steel frame, we took the jump jets of the 5J, a 250-Light reactor, and then proceeded to use every cubic inch of space left over.The torso LRM rack has been replaced with the largest MML rack we could procure, the arm LRM replaced with a Streak SRM rack, and the traditional pair of medium lasers in the right arm upgraded to Clantech ER models. Light ferro-fibrous allows for full protection.How did SCAM invent such a competent design? Facing legal and financial liability from the actions of our parents corporation, SCAM was in the unfortunate position of having to actually create a good mech. Please buy it, so the hardworking, hard-partying engineers of Superior Combat Arms and munitions don't have to go live in a Heavy Hover APC down by the river.
>>98463932Even if OP didn't specify it, the fluff got me much more in the headspace of refit kits instead of fresh production, so I'm working from a slight bias. Otherwise, I'd be sorely tempted to just slam the DLS-OB back on the table and moonwalk away.Speaking of, >>98462389(Suggestion: something involving a specified maximum refit level from a selected canon design within a pool of options. Probably an option for future specific requirements, rather than a suggestion unto itself.)Hermes II HER-2Sr40 TonsEasy to Maintain, Improved Communications4,881,380 C-Bills1373 BVPerhaps there is no greater divisor in BattleMech technology than Endo Steel. While new 'Mech designs have surged forward, the sheer impracticality of "refitting" a 'Mech to an Endo-Steel chassis has largely left the veteran machines that survived the Succession Wars far behind in capibility. But in the aftermath of Gray Monday and the chaos that has followed, the sheer array of improvised designs to pop up in the last 20 years makes it clear to us all that no chassis is too old to be pressed into combat.To that end, we present the HER-2Sr, a refit kit for any Succession Wars-era Hermes II or III. Taking inspiration from Endo-based Hermes models, we have incorporated the XL Gyro used in several designs from the -5Sr onward, and fitted the design with Ferro-Fibrous armor, plus Double Heat Sinks. With tonnage thus provided, we have also fitted a MASC system, allowing these old frames to match the tactical maneuverability of modern Mediums, exchanged the AC/5 for a Snub-Nose PPC, upgraded the Medium Laser for an ER model, and traded the Flamer for the same Clan-grade Streak-4 pack used in the brand-new Quickdraw-9G, with CASE II protection for the ammo.In all, the result is a D-class refit kit, suitable for installation at any planet-side 'Mech workshop for less than 2.5 Million C-Bills, and affording these venerable war machines a dearly-needed new lease on life.
>>98466574Kinda like a sideways evolution of the Wolfhound
>>98466828Service Life Extension Programs for Introtech is pretty cool
>>98462389>Heron HRN-1A>Striker>50 Tons>Easy to Pilot, No Ejection System, Jettison-Capable Weapon (SRM 6s), Exposed Weapon Linkage (PPC)>C-bills: 8,014,500>BV: 1,568Captain-General, we at Slop Industries offer for your consideration the "Heron," named after the noble waterfowl of ancient Terra, a "bird of lake" if you will. Never mind the red hooded robes our engineering team are wearing. Just a bold fashion statement, I'm sure.Built around an endo steel chassis and a light 300-rated engine, the Heron boasts high mobility, and ample tonnage for arms and armor, without the vulnerability of an XL engine. As its primary armament, it carries a pair of Clan-spec streak SRM-6s in a unique "rifle" style pod with integrated ammunition storage, capable of being jettisoned as needed for greater flexibility. Supporting these weapons are a pair of shoulder-mounted extended range medium lasers, and a distinctive head-turret mounting a snub-nose PPC. Though this necessarily obstructs ejection from the mech's compact cockpit, a sufficiently devoted pilot should see the obvious advantages of a mech that retains this degree of firepower as long as it remains operational. Moreover, the lethality of these weapons systems are enhanced by the inclusion of a targeting computer, allowing the Heron to land punishing volleys of firepower on its foes. If you are interested in this design, just send WORD to us, and we will put it into full production.
>>98454471Thing that concerns me is that aren't LAMs more or less solved? You can't really do anything that interesting with them beyond just pulse boats.Don't know much about Quadvees other than them being Hell's Horses gaming the bidding system.
>>98454391were the early 2000s that bad for mechwarrior/battletech??? I got into it during the 2000 when my dad bought me MW4 from a bestbuy or something. after that he got me MW3 , and on the xbox he got me mech assault. From my perspective growing up it seemed like a healthy franchise back then with those recent releases. when you couple that with the dark age minis, the random toys (joyride studios, k'nex) and the books you could find in stores, i never had any idea the brand was in any sort of trouble. in fact when it dissapeared during the mid 2000s I never understood what the fuck happened. the clix game died around then and there was never any new games i dont think other than possibly some Nintendo DS shit my brother had.some of the sculpts are weird and ugly but enough of them are nice IMO that its okay. battle tech has a lot of ugly looking mech IMO as is. my main gripe with MWDA miniatures is too many of them are really asymmetrical with like one really weird arm for no reason (seemingly) >>98455467i was long out of it by 2005, i think the last pack i ever bought was one random falcons prey booster a shop had in like 2006 or something because the shiny box got me curious to see what had changed. how did the whole pilot mech customization thing work?i may try to see if there is some miniature group out here that plays battle tech or mechwarrior or something but idk if ill be able to find one. id like to play a few matches of this game but it being 20 years too late it will probably be hard or impossible to find anyone unless i just find someone to try the game out with my pieces.
>>98467871The storyline and the main branch of the IP struggled yes. The reason you had all those side projects is because Microsoft had some of the computer game IP, Topps who made the clicktech minis had some, the metal minis were separately owned, things like that. And because of this, not everyone had access to everything they needed to keep consistency across product lines. The post fedcom civil war era pissed off a lot of the older players (shocking i know) and so money was tight, FASA was dying/dead and there just wasnt a lot of Battletech to be found in general. There was a genuine risk that the fan base was going to become stagnant and shrink. For all Catalyst's many flaws, they've gotten product on shelves again, but they wouldn't have had that opportunity without Clicktech keeping eyes on minis who weren't already enfranchised players with racks of 3025 metal.
As an idea for the next one absolute bullshit mech. Experimental, any era, no limits on weight including super heavies. Just make something that would make the person fighting against it give you the middle finger and leave for even suggesting making them deal with it. Doesn't need to be overpowered, just something nobody would ever willingly play against, eg. super heavy with maxed hardened armor and hard to simply avoid completely so it takes over a dozen gauss shots to strip the frontal armor.
>>98469487Superheavy with max hardened, ArrowIV or Long Tom for days, C3 Master and Drone Control unit, along with spotter drones that happen to carry TSEMP and C3 slaves.
>>98469487Clan tech partial wing pulse boat then I take it?
>>98469539Stealth armor IJJ heavy mech with clan ERPPCs with PPC capacitors and targeting computer.>Can't get close>Can't hit>20 damage per PPC at very long ranges
>>98469650Only if you can hit said target.
>>98469698Are air-mech shenanigans really worth it over a more traditional clantech pulse jumper?. Picrel is what the alternative looks like.
>>98470240Funny enough I came up with something similar at first but I decided to do a LAM cause I wanted to have a dig at Herb. Its funny how if you were to build something like the LAM they would lose their shit but if you build something like pic related they find it perfectly fine. Both can gain a +5 TMM for attackers although with quirks the mech can push that even higher.
>>98469698I quite like the idea of what amounts to two AC/20s out to 23 hexes with enemies having a +10 to hit back. Also called shots are nice.
>>98470443Honestly, any form of optimized fast pulse boat is pretty deep into sweatlord territory, LAM or not. On a releated note, here's my submission for dumb mechs that cost you friends when you play them. At 450 BV for 18 damage per round behind +5-+6 TMM, the idea is to spam these in a BV limited game, and then watch your opponent swear in frustration as their mechs get nipped in the back by a swarm of very angry, very fast ultra-light bees that heavily outnumbers most reasonable force compositions. They even have enough ferro-lam armour to (barely) survive a torso hit by a CLPL or IS PPC, which is pretty impressive for a 10 ton micro-fireball.
>>98470930We're playing battletech? I thought we were playing TAG? Well have fun camping on objectives all game and not actually getting to fight giant robots.
>>98470930So basically a Savanah Master on legs?>>98471045You will never really want to get close anyway.
>>98469487If thats our game next, ill trot out the Shredfucker build i brainstormed some time ago. Its not anything revolutionary, but it jumps 7, alpha strikes for theoretically 90 damage, and requires 30 to hit rolls be resolved every volley.
>>98469487>100 Tons>4/6/0>Max hardened armor>Large shield>3 ERLPLsJust sit back and plink
>>98462389Pikeman PKE-1MStriker40tEasy to Maintain, Rugged 1, Low Arms, Poor Targetting LongBV 9683,013,267 C-BillsAlthough the dire straits of the Dark Age are largely over, many of our garrisons are still dependent on retrofit IndustrialMechs and primitive BattleMechs fit for the Age of War. To ease the transition from these partisan forces to modern standards, Stronghold Manufacturing offers the Pikeman. Built around components any technician will be familiar with and requiring a minimum of supplies for operation, this patrol Mech is well suited to defending our newly rebuilt borders while more advanced forces are marshaled and organized. A pair of lasers on the right arm function as the Pikeman's primary weapon, backed by a 6-pack SRM launcher on its left side and an anti-personnel pulse laser mounted on the head. Alongside these weapons is a Guardian suite to protect its lancemates and a set of myomer boosters to enable a 90 meter leap without straining the Mech's ability to sink heat. While this equipment is undeniably lean for the modern battlefield, its low cost and proven efficacy are vital assets with the enemy at our gate.
>>98471439Clan tech er larges, 2 in the CT, 1 in the head, the ultimate zombie. Can be as slow as you need, 25 hexes means you can still make shots versus anything directly trying to shoot you save for plinking lbxes too small to hurt your hardened armor in less than a geological age, or ELRMs that no one brings to a real fight because they get you killed.
>>98468355is there any well known reason why we never got mechwarrior 5 for so long? by the time we got it our gaming industry had massively changed so it predictably sucked and after a lot of research i never bought it. same with MWO never played it but researched it heavily. i feel like if they had released MW5 around 2007 it would have still been good maybe even 2008. what happened??to me the last real mechwarrior game is MW4, i like all the games before that ive played as well. it seems like they are pumping out expansions and shit for the new games but it all feel off to me and cheap, soulless. cant explain it. I demo'd one of the recent ones for like an hour, it was mechwarrior clans or something like that, played the tutorial area. game sufferes majorly from the current year issue of there being so much shit and foilage everywhere that nothing is readable. so many modern games do this.to my knowledge FASA was doing fine and they just closed shop because the people in charge were ready to sell it or something i cant remember. what about mech assault 3? why didnt microsoft do that? i found osme good concept art for that recently from an internal pitch where they tried to get funding for the game. is mechwarrior a cursed franchise?
>>98472211The first iteration turned into MWO because online multiplayer and esports got really big when LoL and CS:GO blew up. Naturally, that didn't pan out precisely because of "PPC to the head" syndrome, and they've spent the last 15 years trying to unfuck the time to kill. It was HBSTech that really pulled the franchise back out of the shadows, and that's when they started taking another look at MW5 proper.
>>98472480what is hbstech? if there is a jump in point, where should i start with new mechwarrior? i just want it to be a good game and not feel contrived or tainted in some way. just a good honest game.
>>98472549HBStech is the Battletech PC game. Turn based strategy, although not the same exact rules as the tabletop.
>>98472549>what is hbstech?HBS Battletech, a turn-based tactical Battletech game. It's worth playing, but honestly I would say do the first couple of missions for the tutorials to get the basics down and then forget about the story and just do a freeplay career.>if there is a jump in point, where should i start with new mechwarrior? i just want it to be a good game and not feel contrived or tainted in some way. just a good honest game.Pirate MW5, mod the shit out of it, delete it when the monotony overtakes the stompy-smashy-shooty endorphins. You should refuse on principle to give PGI your money.Also sign up for the Engines of Destruction playtests on Steam. Best MechWarrior game since MW2 and it's not even MechWarrior.
>>98472211>is mechwarrior cursed?Its more a heavily mismanaged franchise which pretty much sums up FASA as well. FASA selling the vidya rights to Microsoft was a dumbfuck move and people often forget Jordan Weisman went to work for Microsoft but was booted out when they figured out he was great at starting ideas but had zero long term planning capability or ability to sensibly flesh them out. Just have to look at his proposed ideas for a Battletech movie to see how clueless he was.Mechassault did not sell well despite being a flagship title so while Mechassault 3 concept art did exist it was always going to be canned. There was funny enough a MW5 in development for PC and the 360 back in the day called MW Prime but thanks to the Shadowrun game being an abortion and causing FASA Studios to be closed was never going to get released.MWO really has been massively mismanaged by Russ Bullock being a clueless idiot. He once said he wanted to emulate World of Tanks so he proceeded to take everything Wargaming did right and toss it out the window. Like it takes a special kind of retard to take a franchise with hundreds of mechs and design a system that makes it pointless to add 90% of them to a game by eliminating anything that would make them viable and thus profitable. Keep also in mind Russ Bullock was responsible for mektek having to walk away from MW4 for a while and shut down MWLL development, the latter of which he then proceeds to try and use the Cryengine for MWO and only after he licenses it he asks the question to the chief engineer at Crytek what projects he and his team have worked on then the penny drops why Crytek aren't too happy about supporting MWO. Apparently he also tried to go after Megamek back in the day but they quietly told him to fuck himself.About the only FASA IP that actually has done surprisingly well in vidya has been Crimson Skies and that has more become a cult classic. It has done insanely well on gamepass which is why its on PC now.
>>98473083theres a lot of stuff in your post i find interesting but what the fuck is the story with the mektek stuff? i remember finding the mektek pack sometime in like 2010-2010 or something and i found it really fucking cool and i cant find that shit anymore. what is the story behind how that was made in the first place and what happened to it later and that team?
>>98472640>You should refuse on principle to give PGI your money.I don't know anything about them, what's so bad?
>>98473218Basically short version is mektek kept mechwarrior alive as a franchise by reverse engineering MW4 sourcecode and adding bugfixes and improvements. Microsoft were impressed enough to give them a license to release a mektek version of Mercs for free with the potential of releasing Vengeance and Black Knight. Mektek were adding a lot of cool features to the MW4 engine btw including things like C3, MASC, stealth armor and directional jump jets. PGI comes along and don't want any rivals to MWO so quietly nudge Microsoft to drop support for them. This kills off MW4 MP4 but also killed off a MW2 remake that was in development at mektek on a home made engine. Mektek did offer their support to help in development of a MW multiplayer project albeit this was pre MWO announcement but PGI asked for mektek to pay them for the privilege. So yeah PGI basically did their level best to absolutely piss off the entire mechwarrior fan modding and development community when they first came around.
>>98467871>how did the whole pilot mech customization thing work?You had two slots on the heat dial to plug pilots and equipment into. When the Ares family Superheavies came, they got three pilot/gunner/engineer cards.Pilot cards came with three stats: attack bonus, defense bonus, movement bonus. Some pilots lacked one of those stats but excelled in another. Any pilot with +2 on defense was highly sought after, of course.Named machines and their pilots usually had a special ability when used together. It went from something as simple as getting bonus points to the pilot stats in certain situations, over modifying mechanics to cause less heat or confirming critical hits to instakill, up to effectively handing out free turns. If there's interest I might snatch a few pictures.Equipment cards added properties to weapons that didn't already have them. Pulse aka extra attacks, armor piercing, Streak, you name it.
Okay folks we have the following for Challenge 8 votes.Hunchback HBK-7PWolverine 12MGeezer GEZ-3ROnryō C-ONR-OOstrich OSC-4MOstrich OSC-5MTrebuchet TBT-9QHermes II HER-2SrHeron HRN-1APikeman PKE-1MSo the categories >>If you were the FWLA procurement office, which mech fits best?>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>Which is the most innovative?>>Who is the meth baby?>>Which had the best narrative?Next challenge https://strawpoll.com/GPgVYmpvBnaVoting ends on Monday the 10th at 6 pm EST
>>98475926>>If you were the FWLA procurement office, which mech fits best?>>98466828 Even ignoring it as a refit, this is a pretty good deal for the C-Bills.>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>98471444 My cheap fuck of a son is mine and I've gotta vote for it.>>Which is the most innovative?>>98466574 I think this handles the idea a bit better than the 4M, even if that's a lot of cash to dump into making a rookie pilot serviceable.>>Who is the meth baby?>>98465306 TSEMP is so overBVed that this wins easy.>>Which had the best narrative?>>98465419 Of the not-Blakist designs submitted, I think this is the most believably produced by WoB remnants.
>>98475926Starting to feel some of these challenge ideas are a little too narrow in scope. Like I'd be fine with a LAM + Quadvee challenge but not a LAM only challenge just because there is only so much you can do with a LAM. I also think Jihad would be a better era for some of these design challenges rather than defaulting to Republic since thats the era you see a lot of retrotech but there is some equipment there that are considered extinct in later eras like magnetic pulse, C3i and Nova. Just some thoughts. Anyway voting time.>>If you were the FWLA procurement office, which mech fits best?>>98466828Hermes II HER-2SrEven if the lack of flamer is sacrilege this is actually a pretty smart suggestion. Why build something new when you can just upgrade your existing stock?>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>98467366Heron HRN-1AI quite like what anon did here. It has a lot going for it that is right and clearly a lot of thought was put into it. Fits in well for the era.>>Which is the most innovative?>>98465306Wolverine 12MI could argue this fits more the role of a Skirmisher not a Striker but then roles never make that much sense in Battletech anyway. Taking advantage of the TSEMP as a primary weapon paired with C3 and a targeting computer I felt was clever and I like what the anon did here.>>Who is the meth baby?>>98471444Pikeman PKE-1MThis legit would have been way more effective a design with JJ instead of jump boosters and I just have to respect someone who is insane enough to try that.>>Which had the best narrative?>>98462489Hunchback HBK-7PI like the story anon made to go with it. This was also my second favorite design because I am both a sucker for the Hunchback and an upgraded 4P is a really decent idea and seems like a realistic pitch.
I am having trouble making the quad turrets work in MegaMek lab. I assigned them to the left and right torso, and assigned the weapons to them, but they still give me the normal front facing firing profile. How do I fix this, I have a scheme and I want to see if it could work out
>>98476516What do you mean when you play in megamek the turrets don't rotate or something? Not sure what exactly you are getting at?
>>98477784Yes, that is what I mean. Instead of the 360 degrees of fire, I only get what a normal weapon mounted in the Torso, on a Quadmech, would have.
>>98477924Right click on a unit and click turret rotation? Keep in mind shoulder turrets on a mech are more a 240 degree field of fire as LT can't shoot over RT for example.
>>98477996Unfortunately, that does not work either. The Turret Rotation screen does allow me to select either of the Quad turrets on the Quadmech, and decide their orientation, but the firing arc remains the same afterwards regardless of which direction I choose. Looks like we gotta bug
>>98477996>>98478033Okay SO, if you have ONE quad turret then it all works fine. Having two, one on LT and the other on RT, seems to be causing problems, which sucks because having 2 gauss rifles on individual turrets is cool
>>98478045Was going to say working fine for me. The reason why its not working is because as per rules quads can only mount one quad turret so what you got there laddie is an illegal design so no wonder the game is confused.
>>98478063well you just let me know who made dual quad turrets on quadmechs illegal, SO I CAN KICK THEM IN THE HOLLANDERS!! Goddamn quadmechs really are ass
>>98478067You can have a head and quad turret but yeah two quad turrets would have been cool. The quad turret though is actually legit better than biped shoulder turrets thanks to 360 degree firing arcs but they definitely missed something potentially cool.
>>98478075>You can have a head and [...] biped shoulder turrets [...]You inspired me. Add in Hyper-Extending Actuators.
>>98475926>If you were the FWLA procurement office, which mech fits best?I like the simplicity of the Hunchback 7P.>Which is your personal Favorite?Toss-up between my own Wolverine 12M and the Hunchback.>Which is the most innovative?Ostriches.>Who is the meth baby?The Onryō. Just talking slightly Blakist gets you burned at the stake in the FWL.>Which had the best narrative?I couldn't help but read the Hunchback's flavor text in Tex' voice.
>Head turret requires Torso Mounted Cockpit>Torso Mounted Cockpit takes up space in the CT, where the Head Turret's gun needs to be put, making the Head Turret essentially useless>Only room to put the Head Turret weapon is in the Head, but it is not a turret, that is in the CT with 2 slots open for some shit-ass gun>Torso mounted cockpit also adds 4 tons
>>98478197Its like they want to make fun illegal? I decided regardless to have a go taking what anon who made the Heron as inspiration.
>>98478197You basically have to use a compact gyro yeah. God knows why
>>98478559Heron-poster here. That's basically what I'd initially had in mind with the design, but a torso-mounted cockpit didn't fit the "Tech Level: Standard" requirement in the challenge.
>>98475926Personal favorite is the Partyback, you gotta love the wub wubs and Jesus christ for less than 1500 BV, with that firepower and speed, I am taking that thing, giving it a blinged out pilot and ramming it up some 3000 bv dire wolfs asshole. Borderline dangerously optimized machine, double heat sinks make stock medium lasers damn near heat free. Most innovative is tsemp wolverine. Im not big on wunderwaffen but it just dips its toes in rather than going full retard with it. Meth baby is Onryo, theyre dancing right on the razors edge with that one. Best narrative? Huchback 7P, im a sucker for good planetary research.
>>98473231>what's so bad?Balancing, monetization, skill trees.$500 gold mech skins.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987P-mTkQXkThey took out ramming and falling mechs out during the beta.The Cryengine ran like absolute dogshit for years.Clan equipment was really broken. At least I thought it was.I haven't played in years.
>>98478842>Clan equipment was really broken. At least I thought it was.>I haven't played in years.Still is. Clan Streaks have nerfed damage, HAGs are about 20% nerfed from their TT damage values, cDHS cool less than DHS and DHS are really x1.3-HS. Clan lasers have longer burn times to offset their higher damage, IS 'mechs get more bonus armor and stuff by way of quirks, and nobody ever figured out how to gimbal the weapons like in ED so every bit of damage you dish out or receive is pinpoint.I still like to ride out my Uziel 2S like it's MechWarrior 4 again.
>>98478842If only they hadn't funnelled all that founder money into MW Tactics ah who is kidding, they'd have blown on hookers and crack anyway.>>98479001>Unironically used a Uziel in MW4Did you just hate yourself or something?
>>98476125>>Like I'd be fine with a LAM + Quadvee challenge but not a LAM only challenge just because there is only so much you can do with a LAMThe issue I have with combining those two challenges is two fold. Tech wise one is IS only and one is Clan only. But mission wise they are very different things, sure they are both transformers but aerospace and ground units are very different roles.
>>98481864There has got to be a happy compromise somewhere. Quadvees have a little bit more options going for them in terms of variety but some units really are super limited.
>>98480501NTA but I liked the Uziel too.
>>98471971>Berserker mod>Supercharger+Masc>3 medium VSP lasers, flamer, and hatchet>XXL engine and maxed hardened armorNot OP on its own but can chase down and murder almost any heavy or assault mech with extreme prejudice. Oh you really like your big fancy centerpiece mech? Gonna sprint over to him at 100 km/h and hack his cockpit open.
Challenge suggestion: downgrades. Take a 'mech developed after 3050 and cure it of new toy syndrome by downgrading as much technology as possible while retaining an effective machine.Example: Jamison's Juggernauts' Sagittaire.
>>98484195>Downgrade clan omnimechs to introtech mechsThat would be a fun concept.
>>98484195I like this idea.
>>98466849And that's why the MAD-2T is one of my all-time favorites.>>98476125>Even if the lack of flamer is sacrilegeThat's what Infernos are for. It was really the Shimmy version that got me like "yeah, you could shove an SRM in there".>>98475926>bestFor the sake of not self-voting, I'll nominate the Hunchback-7P >>98462489 for edging it out on BV per C-Bill. I would have stuck a MASC on it instead of the engine upgrade, though.>FavoriteHeron >>98467366, in no small part because anon's TRO-style image edits are fun.>innovativeSuppose I'll slap that on the Geezer >>98465419 for taking zombie mechs to an impressive level.>crackheadGotta agree with the Pikeman >>98471444 for the jump boosters.>narrativeAnother point for the Hunchie >>98462489
And our challange 8 winners are>>If you were the FWLA procurement office, which mech fits best? A tie between Hermes II HER-2Sr and Hunchback HBK-7P>>Which is your personal Favorite?Heron HRN-1A >>Which is the most innovative?Ostrich OSC-5M 11>>Who is the meth baby?Pikeman PKE-1M >>Which had the best narrative?Hunchback HBK-7P >>Top contenders We actually got at least one vote for every design. Good job y'all Hunchback HBK-7P - 6 votes Wolverine 12M - 3 votesPikeman PKE-1M- 3 votes Geezer GEZ-3R - 2 votesOstrich OSC-5M - 2 votesHermes II HER-2Sr - 2 votesHeron HRN-1A - 2 votesChallange 9 up soon
>>98485078>Hermes with SRMs>ShimmyDezgra on you! Dezgra on your sibko! Dezgra on your cow! Dezgra on your entire bloodname!
>>98486566You sure you tallied these up right?Hunchback and Heron are tied for favorite?Ostrich and Wolverine tied for innovative?Onryō tied with Pikeman for meth baby?
>>98484205So, make designs that are like the Rakshasa was to the Mad Cat/Timber Wolf?
Challange 9: combat vehicle The Republic era is in full swing, the Republic ‘s Military Materiel Redemption Program has been snatching up old Battlemechs and other war machines in private hands. Combined arms have become more common for a time, mechs increasingly more the realm of big powers. But some manufacturing companies see profit here. That is where we come in here. Pitch a vehicle you think will see well, roles, mass and even cost are open, but are factors for those who may purchase your design>>RequirementsYear: 3100Tech Base: AnyTech Level: StandardPrice: Any, but cost should be a factor.Role: AnySize: AnyEquipment: Any allowed by the tech leveThis one is gonna be pretty open. We have a year and a tech level and everything else is up to you. The goal is to make a successful product. Fill any nitch or role, have fun with this one.
>>98486683>Tech Level: StandardThat does gimp a lot of fun options that really shouldn't be in advanced equipment if I am honest like vehicle jump jets.
>>98486604I double checked just now, new tally and nothing changed. We only had like 4 voters this time RL BS even kept me from having the time.
>>98486713Ya know, that's a good point. Let's do advanced y'all. Have at it---UPDATE--->>RequirementsYear: 3100Tech Base: AnyTech Level: AdvancedPrice: Any, but cost should be a factor.Role: AnySize: AnyEquipment: Any allowed by the tech leveThis one is gonna be pretty open. We have a year and a tech level and everything else is up to you. The goal is to make a successful product. Fill any nitch or role, have fun with this one.
>>98486719I count 5?>>98476029>>98476125>>98478171>>98478746>>98485078Did another tally myself and this is what I came up with. One anon decided to make things confusing and be undecided.>If you were the FWLA procurement office, which mech fits best?Hermes II HER-2Sr - 2 votesHunchback HBK-7P - 3 votes>Which is your personal Favorite?Pikeman PKE-1M - 1 voteHunchback HBK-7P - 1 voteHeron HRN-1A - 2 votes(anon voted for Wolverine and Hunchback here so not clear)>Which is the most innovative?Ostrich OSC-5M - 1 voteWolverine 12M - 2 votesGeezer GEZ-3R - 1 vote(anon voted for both Ostriches here so not clear)>Who is the meth baby?Pikeman PKE-1M - 2 votesWolverine 12M - 1 voteOnryō - 2 votes>Which had the best narrative?Hunchback HBK-7P - 4 votesGeezer GEZ-3R - 1 vote
>>98486771and even then I fucked up best fit and favorite there. Fug.
>>98486729Scorpion Light Tank version HuginnLight Tank25tEasy to Maintain, Trailer HitchBV 416592,083 C-BillsBenson and Bjorn present their new version of the Scorpion Light Tank, going by the designation Huginn, named after the Raven from Norse Mythology. The armor was upgraded to 5 tons of Heavy Ferro Fibrous the technical data of which was sourced from the Raven Alliance. The main AC5 was kept to retain the ability to use specialty munitions and to ease logistical strain for replacement and repair. The machine guns were replaced with Clan Spec versions, one turret mounted and the other hull mounted, still maintaining the half ton of ammo but the ammo bin itself can hold 1 ton of ammo should you wish. Clan CASE protects the ammo bins of both weapons systems. The engine was replaced with an Inner Sphere spec Fuel-Cell engine to maintain speed but provide some extra tonnage for the armor while still keeping the design at 25 tons. Unlike the Quick-Cell version the Huginn has proper sealing for the crew while also making it easier to maintain and repair. The fire control systems in the turret are improved to allow for easier operation alongside the rest of the systems in the vehicle, the specific systems chosen are commonly available to even deep periphery customers thus ensuring ease of replacement parts should any systems be damaged. Overall the Huginn is an improved version of the original without a substantial increase in cost thus maintaining the original's intent of a cheap easy to use tank for military operations of all kinds. One such upgrade to note is the redesigns allowing for refits to be performed on a later date so if you wish to replace the engine, weapons or even the armor, you may do so without much difficulty. Wield it with wisdom,Nils Mansdottir of the Rasalhague Dominion
>>98486729Palanquin BattleMech Recovery VehicleNone95tPoor PerformanceBV 56415,585,375 C-BillsOfficially advertised as a vehicle capable of transporting an entire lance at once, the Superheavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle was in reality developed in parallel to the Republic's experiments with the Omega. Although the project was defunded when the Republic's own Orca eventually outpaced its carrying capacity, the vehicle was late enough into development to reach the open market. Initial sales proved to be disappointing due to its price and limited utility compared to the elder Heavy model, though the SBRV soon found its purpose on Solaris VII. There it would earn the name Palanquin transporting combatants to and from its most premier arenas. These deliveries are an event themselves, Palanquins bearing champions to their destinations surrounded by thunderous applause.The Palanquin's immense bulk allows it to safely carry BattleMechs up to 195 tons, this incredible feat comes at the cost of being limited to a lethargic 10 kph when loaded to capacity. When bolstering this pace proved infeasible, a Guardian ECM and turret-mounted Laser AMS system were mounted to protect the vulnerable transport. No offensive equipment is carried due to the demanding cargo requirements.
>>98486729Heavy Gus Type 1200 tons4554 BV329,892,599 C-BillsHey fuck you! Yeah I'm talking to you watching this ad! Are you going to do shit about that? No! You can't do shit about that can you! If you wanted to do something you would have to face off with Heavy Gus! But if you had your own Heavy Gus you wouldn't have to take shit would you? No! Come down to Quicksell where where we'll sell you a Heavy Gus real quick!Quicksell has no affiliation with the Quikscell company. Quicksell is not liable for any bodily harm inflicted by any products sold.In 3082 Quicksell was founded as the shitty knockoff of Quikscell, a feat in and of itself. While they might have started by selling rolling scrap the CEO Francis Kurita-Davion-Steiner-Liao-Marik-Cameron, no affiliation with any Great Houses, dreamed of something bigger. Something more profitable. By 3095 the first prototype of what would become known as the Heavy Gus was assembled, where it promptly caught fire during it's initial startup and exploded leveling the factory. By 3100 the first production models were being finished with each unit costing as much as a large dropship.
I'm guessing this is for any vehicle in MegaMekLabs that can be made with "New Tank" or "New Support Vehicle" options? In which case, I'll go off the beaten path of the tracked vehicles posted so far.>>98486683>>98486729Hamilton VTOL Mk.1Large Support VTOL (Infantry Support/Logistics)60 TonsEasy to Maintain, Poor Targeting (Short)474 BV2,057,550 C-BillsHamilton Industries wishes to showcase its flagship product, the Hamilton VTOL Mk.1. Built off of the Star League standard (type E) technology base for its structure and fusion engine, this craft is designed for multirole utility for a myriad of common government operations.It's rear bay contains enough capacity and enough room for a 10 ton Cargo Container allowing for it to carry supplies for rescue and disaster relief situations alongside many ultralight vehicles or a basic Forward Operating Base for combat operations. Six additional seats to the standard crew allowing for a 4 man infantry squad to be brought with 2 operators of the FOB or a driver and gunner of an ultralight, or a myriad of compositions of police, firefighting, or other duties to be brought alongside.While primarily for logistics, the craft maintains combat capability for anti-vehicle combat through an MML 7 with Artemis IV fire systems for its SRM and LRM ammo, and two Light Machine Guns for anti-infantry duties. Some may consider this weak for its size if considered in the tactical level of armored combat, logistics granting flexible strategy is what wins wars. And above that, support of the people from government assistance in disasters is what earns the recruits to fight wars.And those are the levels of combat that this craft is designed for.
>>98487477>The Palanquin's immense bulk allows it to safely carry BattleMechs up to 195 tonsI don't think you have enough lift hoists for that unless that is not what you meant?
>>98489660Calculating the exact loading capacity was enough of a pain in the ass that I eventually gave up and gave it my best go, it's probably wrong. Call it hype if you want, I based my numbers on the other two Recovery Vehicles and their lore.
>>98486729BeinbladeAssault Tank100 TonsBV 1428C-Bills 14,348,667Quirks: Improved Communications, SearchlightRole: JuggernautArmor: 13.5 tonsCopyright Infringement Incorporated would like to provide the means to unleash 11 barrels of hell on the enemies of the Republic! The Beinblade is heavily armed and heavily armored able to crush any foe foolish enough to stand in its way! Its primary firepower comes from a combo of thumber and long tom class battle cannons that do not even have to directly hit an opponent to cause significant damage. Six bolt class machine guns, four of which are mounted on sponsons, shred unarmored infantry and can inflict damage to even armored opponents that stray too close. Protecting the flanks are two longlas large lasers mounted on sponson turrets that deter attackers and provide some additional mid range punch. To round off the arsenal a coaxial light autocannon provides some additional tactical flexibility. Each Beinblade is equally at home as a breakthrough vehicle or as a command unit making it an ideal tank for a command lance.
>>98486729Bergepanzer SpringendesArmored Recovery Vehicle50 TonsBV 175C-Bills 1,450,000Quirks: Power Reverse, Searchlight, Trailer Hitch, Hard to PilotRole: N/AArmor: 2.5 tonsEver attempted to salvage a mech with your vehicle and found it was just out of reach as the pilot decided to be selfish and get his cockpit blown off on the top of a cliff? Normally you would call for a salvage VTOL but what if you didn't have access to one of those? Well Impractical Solutions Ltd has got you covered with the Bergepanzer Springendes, an ARV that can jump to any location!Four lift hoists means this thing can lift up to 100 tons of mech should it find the need to and a spacious cargo with crew compartments means that it can transport its own recovery team with the option to hitch a trailer if you need to bring more equipment. The use of a powerful fusion engine grants significant torque even in reverse which means it can pull anyone out the mud and a specially mounted searchlight helps you look for downed mechs in lowlight conditions. The armor while not much is high grade compared to our competitors giving a lot of resistance against unfortunate dents and scrapes. While the unique control scheme does take a bit of getting used to we can assure you that any complaints that this is just a flying brick are purely exaggerations and not based on real testimony of test pilots who had a few too many rough landings.
>>98486729Improvised Tank "Sponson"30 TonsBV 340C-Bills 600,600 C-billsQuirks: Bad Reputation (Inner Sphere), Poor Sealing, Poor WorkmanshipRole: BrawlerArmor: 4.5 tonsNot representing any particular make of vehicle but more a name given to a family of ramshackle productions made by various dissident and pirate groups in recent years. Slow, poorly put together, lightly armed and woefully protected, these improvised vehicles are more a sign of desperation where the situation means that some sort of armored vehicle is preferrable over none. This particular example would be perfectly at home on a battlefield over a thousand years ago having been equipped with sponson guns over a turret that gives it a wide field of fire on the sides but poor overall offensive capability.Any true modern vehicle or even late Succession War design could easily make short work of any these abominations, however keep in mind the cheap and easy to produce nature of said designs does mean that when they do appear expect to see them in numbers.
>>98486729Battle Fortress200 TonsBV 4,082C-Bills 327,193,250 C-billsQuirks: Narrow/Low ProfileRole: JuggernautArmor: 92.5 tonsAble to withstand a direct hit from a Heavy Naval Gauss the Battle Fortress Super Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier has been built as a curiosity based on a proposed need to deliver significant amount of troops directly to the doorstep of the equivalent of a Castle Brian while being under immense fire. Its rather unique flat shape means that despite its weight it can provide a challenging target to engage depending on the terrain. Firepower is limited but not the main focus of this transport meant only to provide some cover as it unloads its cargo and any expected opponents is likely to run out of ammunition before the armor starts to give way.
I feel we might need to revisit the C3 Master Mech challenge at some point.
>>98491822So if I'm understanding this right, part of the new ruleset they capped C3 networks to 12 mechs? While maintaining that a Master can only equip to 3 Slaves or 3 SubMasters?That seems to hold for most of them, but I'm not sure what's going on with Configuration 4, since with that ruleset...what's the fourth Master for?
>>98486729In response to the new century, we look again to solutions to persistent problems in combat operations and security needs. With garrison forces having suffered dramatically from being called upon during the Word of Blake's rampage to fill frontline units, even third line units have been stripped out. There's no more need to run primitive gear up to the front but there's definitely a requirement to back-fill masses of material in the rear with at least reasonably capable forces. And so Smenge industries presents the logical solution:Urbanmech TWOSlotting in at an expanded 45 tons, this ancient stalwart has been beefed up with a Plasma Rifle with three tons of ammunition for extended duration operations to allow it to address a range of threats far more capably than its predecessors, and an array of lasers support it up close capably.It's mobility has been enhanced to now a 55kph capable engine but boosted with new model improved jump jets. Clad in 7.5 tons of heavy ferro fibrous armour it is very solidly protected for its size.But with affordability and ruggedness in mind, this mech maintains a fully standard set of internals, engine, even standard heat sinks (though it's not lacking for them). This budget conscious construction has kept its costs right down and makes long term maintenance a breeze. And don't worry, if we do suffer the worst yet again, we've already retro-proofed it; as there's plenty of scope to downgrade the armour and weaponry back to the old reliable standards and still maintain reasonable if reduced capability that still exceeds the original Urbie line by far. Urbanmech 245 tonsBV 11583,843,588 C-billsQuirks;Extended Torso Twist,No/Minimal Arms, Narrow/Low ProfileRole: Ambusher
>>98492820supposed to be a combat vehicle, not a mech
>>98486683>>98486729Schwarzkopf IFVWeight: 50tBV: 797C-bills: 5,092,500cQuirks +: Trailer Hitch, Stabilized Weapon (TAG)Quirks -: Inaccurate Weapon (LMG), Difficult to MaintainBuySlow Gmbh of the Free Worlds League has created an infantry carrier for the modern age. Not only does it fit into the ubiquitous light vehicle bay, it has a 6-ton infantry compartment capable of carrying many configurations of the client's foot soldiers - whether that's a full platoon of motorized infantry or a squad of 6 medium battle armor (we listen and we don't judge). With R&D beginning in the late 3060s (for, um, reasons) to take advantage of the second technological renaissance of the 3070s and 80s, the Schwarzkopf utilizes vehicular stealth armor to avoid hits as it closes to disembark its cargo. We believe that not getting hit outweighs the difficulties in maintaining the stealth coatings.When we think about the needs of the modern footsoldier, where they tend to struggle is against long ranged enemies and battle armor. Therefore, it uses a MML system backed up by TAG to guide in semi-guided munitions and Thunder deployable minefields to provide long range support support. At close range, it utilizes Inferno ammunition to make quick work of toads not fortunate enough to mount fire-resistant armor - and for them the SRMs and organic heavy weapons of its troopers should make short work of them. BuySlow also acknowledges the improvements in the firepower of the common foot soldier. It therefore uses light machine guns in ball mounts on its flanks to sweep infantry from safer distances. Yes, the mounts are not particularly accurate; however, the psychological effect has been found to reduce instances of crew's becoming stunned or shell shocked under fire. When considering powerplants, the 250 LFE reduced costs by roughly 250,000c compared to the alternative of a 200 SFE with a supercharger for dashes and improves reliability and cruising speeds.Praise be to B- Stone.
>>98490562I feel like something like this could have benefitted from an armored motive system.
>>98493297In his defense the challenge itself doesn't mention combat vehicles nor exclude mechs.
>>98492762It internally masters the 3 sub-masters.
>>98493423I honestly had it in my head that was experimental tech still in 3100 but it turns out it is not. Definitely missed that opportunity.
>>98494319>>98486683>Pitch a vehicleit does specify vehicle
>>98495713>>98493297Yeah I just missed it due to being off my tits on painkillers, my bad
>>98486729Borei Missile SubmarineWeight: 80 tonsBV: 885C-Bills: 8,687,900 Quirks: Anti-Aircraft Targeting Role: Missile BoatArmor: 7 tonsDesigned to operate on worlds with significant bodies of water the Borei submarine is capable of providing artillery fire from directly off a coast when surfaced thanks to its turreted Arrow IV launcher which carries a generous supply of warheads. Not meant to engage enemies directly the Borei is nonetheless capable of defending itself against naval targets attacking from the fore and aft thanks to its notable array of torpedo launchers. While slow and lightly armored for its size the Borei is designed to be hard to detect incorporating stealth technology with a harjel system that helps protect against any potential hull breaches. Meant to sneak up towards a shoreline to deliver a few missiles before retreating, the Borei incorporates a powerful surface search radar system to help detect foes which has a unique side effect of also being very capable at locking onto airborne targets as well, however as the only weapon system that could be configured to engage flying vehicles is the Arrow IV launcher this is a practice best discouraged for being a significant waste of munitions on what is an artillery platform.
>>98486729Caladrius VTOLWeight: 30 tonsBV: 423C-Bills: 671,000 C-billsQuirks: Easy to Maintain, SearchlightRole: ScoutArmor: 5.5 tonsDeveloped by Marian Arms the Caladrius is a versatile and cheap transport helicopter thanks to its 5 ton infantry compartment which allows it to bring troops quickly to the frontline, provide medivac, or transport other cargo when part of a raiding force. A nose mounted searchlight helps locate targets in low light conditions and a MRM launcher helps provide some simple fire support. A pair of light machine guns, one mounted on each door, provides covering fire for troops that are disembarking from the aircraft. Using very basic and simple components the Calardrius is very simple to repair should the need arise and is perfectly suited for expeditions into the Magistracy of Canopus.
>>98486729Devilfish WiGEWeight: 25 tonsBV: 494C-Bills: 4,097,917 C-billsQuirks: Non-Standard PartsRole: ScoutArmor: 2.5 tonsA somewhat experimental design for the Republic military, the Devilfish is a fast spotting vehicle meant to tag targets for nearby missile units relying on its speed and stealth armor to survive. While somewhat expensive for its role the Devilfish can operate from both land and sea bases thanks to its floatation hull. Although not meant to be able to function outside of a supporting role there has been a notable incident where a Devilfish took advantage of the various unique ammo types available to the iNARC launcher to perform hit and run attacks using nemesis pods on an Artemis IV equipped Capellan missile battery causing several forced friendly fire exchanges. Frustrated by the constant harassment this caused the Capellans deployed fast moving units of their own to track down this disruptive unit and thought they had succeeded in cornering it in a canyon which appeared to lead to a dead end. With no visible escape route the Capellans assumed the Devilfish was going to surrender. It was to their dismay when not only did the Devilfish choose to accelerate but appeared to take off high into the air before landing safely above the canyon where it was inevitably able to escape.
>>98486729>>98486683Redeye VTOLWeight 30tBV 793Dry Cost: 1,665,089cArmor: 3.5t (IS ferro fibrous, IS reactive rotor)Some like it hot! At least that's what the engineers at Kilgore Aerospace Inc would say. We present to you the Redeye VTOL, an aircraft with one simple mission: to make things toasty.To that end it packs a Plasma Rifle and MML with Inferno rounds loaded in it's SRM feed, and heat-seakers filling it's LRM bin. The game plan is simple. Warm up your enemies so that every time in you're in the skies you hear tone, launch, scream, boom.And there's TAG if you want to do boring stuff like spotting.
>>98497785How do submarines actually play? I've never used them in a game.
>>98499416Rules are similar to a VTOL in a weird way in terms of movement where they can move vertically to change depths. Otherwise follow all the rules for underwater fighting including hull breach checks as per Total Warfare. Would be nice if there was a simple reference table I could share for rules for just a specific combat vehicle type but CGL don't do that.
>>98486729Grinder Excavation VehicleWeight: 45 tonsBV: 550C-Bills: 2,436,000 C-billsQuirks: Modular Weapon, Narrow/Low Profile, Bad Reputation (Clan)Role: AmbusherArmor: 9 tonsStarting out as a heavily armored engineering vehicle designed for clearing hazardous terrain using a modular prow that could mount various construction equipment, the story of the Grinder as a combat vehicle is a rather unique tale of battlefield improvisation. A Lyran engineer company were busy excavating ruins in a forest when Clan Wolf staged a raid on their world. The Wolves had landed nearby and the nearest Lyran task force were easily half a day away. Despite his force not being armed the Lyran Hauptmann decided to ride out to meet the Wolves and demand to know why they were on world. The Wolf Star Commander piloting a Mad Cat was briefly stunned by the hubris of this Lyran before he took one look at the force of unarmed engineering vehicles and rebuked that they were not worthy foes before continuing on his way. Outraged at being ignored, the Hauptmann ordered his driver forward and to charge the Star Commanders Mad Cat and ram it. Surprisingly this caught the Wolves off guard and before they knew what had happened the Mad Cat was knocked down to the floor after being slammed into at speed. Inspired by their leader the rest of the Lyran engineers quickly joined and charged at the rest of the Wolf Star. The Wolves choose to stand their ground and began firing at these charging vehicles only to realize too late their mistake as although several shots landed these vehicles proved to be shockingly resilient with even direct hits to their motive systems doing nothing to stop them. Very quickly all the Clan mechs found themselves on the ground and with facing the option of being mulched alive by a Grinder that had engaged its saws which was slowly moving towards his cockpit, the Wolf Star Commander ejected with the rest of his Star following suit to escape back to their dropship.
>>98501825Part deux of the background.When Lyran reinforcements finally arrived they were treated to the sight of shot up but still functional engineering vehicles busy mid salvage on a Star of remarkably intact Clan mechs. It is not known how exactly Clan Wolf felt about this particular loss but it is now understood that whenever a Grinder is detected on the battlefield they will apparently prioritize it with focus fire till it is completely destroyed and even then will still keep their distance from it.
>>98501825I feel like Hardened is a bit of a waste when that's a perfectly mountable level of Standard Armor.
>>98505257Normally it would but the -2 to crit rolls pays for itself on a vehicle.
>>98487434Howdy folks, I am late getting this, damn RL bullshit. But we got some good ones hereScorpion Light Tank version HuginnPalanquin BattleMech Recovery VehicleHeavy Gus Type 1Hamilton VTOL Mk.1BeinbladeBergepanzer SpringendesImprovised Tank "SponsonBattle FortressSchwarzkopf IFVBorei Missile SubmarineCaladrius VTOLDevilfish WiGERedeye VTOLGrinder Excavation VehicleSince we went down side this time, let's do six categories >> If you are the procurement officer for a planetary defense force, Which one is a must have?>> If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?>> Which is your personal Favorite?>>Which is the most innovative?>>Which is is the meth baby?>>Which had the best narrative?End voting : Sunday the 16th at 6 PM ESTThe next challenge poll: https://strawpoll.com/e6Z2A1zJwgN
>>98508455I'm the creator of the Huginn so I'll avoid choosing that for any options>>> If you are the procurement officer for a planetary defense force, Which one is a must have?I'd say Schwarzkopf or the Redeye VTOL>>> If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?Caladrius VTOL for infantry transport>>> Which is your personal Favorite?Caladrius because I like combined arms and making mechwarriors remember that while weak, Infantry can still remove the mech's kneecap privileges>>>Which is the most innovative?Devilfish WiGE because it's an idea I'd not considered>>>Which is is the meth baby?Beinblade or Battle Fortress>>>Which had the best narrative?Grinder Excavation Vehicle, I'm a sucker for improvised equipment which is why I'm sad the Roughneck from MWO is non-canon
>>98509670As a conventional infantry enjoyer, I find that they are often underestimated. Especially in later eras when mechs don't mount a token flamer or mg.
>>98508455> If you are the procurement officer for a planetary defense force, Which one is a must have?>>98487434 600k is pretty cheap for a decently mobile Precision Ammo on treads. 19 armor on the turret is a bit worrying though.> If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?>>98490861 Loot is what separates a good PMC from a successful one. No idea how this is supposed to safely get down with its haul though.> Which is your personal Favorite?>>98487477 I made it and I have to vouch for it.>Which is the most innovative?>>98493399 This is a really nice fit for a special forces transport, and that's not a niche Battletech is really built for.>Which is is the meth baby?>>98491032 If this could converge both guns I'd throw it around like a Stinger.>Which had the best narrative?>>98498197 Cappies getting outsmarted is a nice bonus to an EWAR design.
>>98508455I found this an interesting challenge that I was actually struggling for ideas on that felt unique. I also found some issues with megameklab like when I was making the Borei just realized that it doesn't show certain equipment like Harjel on the record sheets. It is there I assure you since if you look closely you'll figure out it its overcosted and 5 tons underweight.Anyway to votes>If you are the procurement officer for a planetary defense force, Which one is a must have?>>98487434Scorpion Light Tank version HuginnYou aren't going to have a budget as a PDF and this gives you a lot of bang for your buck. So this is the type of vehicle a PDF would naturally gravitate to.>If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?>>98489213Hamilton VTOL Mk.1Logistics wins wars and this is a very attractive option to have on hand for any house or merc unit. Bit expensive for what it is and I'd actually say been better off without Art IV since a unit of this type going to be using alt ammo more often than not but you'd definitely get your use out of it.>Which is your personal Favorite?>>98493399Schwarzkopf IFVIts expensive but there is so much I like on this stealth IFV. This would be something I would use if I played with BA more and is a very well thought out transport.>Which is the most innovative?>>98498824Redeye VTOLThis is actually quite a smart use of patchwork armor so had to give credit here. Using reactive just on a rotor when the majority of your major threats to said rotor are going to be ballistic based was clever. >Which is is the meth baby?>>98487497Heavy Gus Type 1200 tons and over 300mill just for a super armored long tom is just peak insanity. You'd legit actually be better off with a Fortress dropship.>Which had the best narrative?>>98493399Schwarzkopf IFVGiving vote again here for the effort put in and being totally not a Blakist design.
>>98510863>>I also found some issues with megameklab like when I was making the Borei just realized that it doesn't show certain equipment like Harjel on the record sheets. It is there I assure you since if you look closely you'll figure out it its overcosted and 5 tons underweight.That is good to know. I feel we are all getting to know Meklab.
>>98508455Designed the Schwarzkopf and Redeye, so I won't vote for them>>98508455The Caladrius VTOL. Good, solid infantry/BA delivery system on a budget. I wish the troop bay was a little bigger for flexibility.>>> If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?Palanquin. That's a lot of damaged mechs you can load up.>>> Which is your personal Favorite?Borei. I just really like the idea of submarine artillery support.>>>Which is the most innovative?Devilfish WIGE. It's a cool vehicle type I'm not familiar with, and I'm a sucker for trying to make narc work.>>>Which is is the meth baby?Battle Fortress. Over 100 points of hardened armor on the rear with no armored motive system, and costing over 300m c-bills to delivery 2ish BA or 3 foot stands. Lmao.>>Which had the best narrative?Grinder. I'm also a sucker for Mad Max DA stuff. And one that goes "drive me closer, I want to hit them with my buzzsaw" is pretty funny. You just know those clanners were seething.
This was a great one! It made picking just one for each category very hard for me.>> If you are the procurement officer for a planetary defense force, Which one is a must have?The Caladrius VTOL >>98497953 . It's a fast,armored and armed troop transport.>> If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?The Hamilton VTOL Mk.1 >>98489213 . I have ran into issues on mek HQ in which an armed and fast transport would have been great.>> Which is your personal Favorite?The Devil fish >>98498197. I can't pin down just why, but I feel like it would be fun>>Which is the most innovative?The Bergepanzer Springendes >>98490861 . A jumping recovery vehicle is great. >>Which is is the meth baby?The Battle Fortress >>98491530. Almost 330 million to bring 10 tons of troops to the field at a 2/3 pace is pure insanity. I love it.>>Which had the best narrative?This was between the Huginn and Devilfish. I have to give it slightly to the devilfish.
Didn't think the Marian Huey I made would have been that popular. Guess everyone is a fan of Filius Fortunatus.
>>98510863>Its expensive but there is so much I like on this stealth IFV. This would be something I would use if I played with BA more and is a very well thought out transport.I'm glad you liked it. It's a little slow, although it matches the humble heavy tracked APC. The idea is that it's going to dash into some light woods, deploy its troopers and be really annoying as it plinks away with LRMs and TAGs targets, while stealth makes it even more annoying to deal with at long range, and if you get close to dig it out, get SRM'd and leg attacked, dummy. It might be overpriced for what it does, BV-wise, tbqh.It's a little cheesy, but the side weapons (iirc) mean that a weapon destroyed crit destroys the weapon instead of becoming the super annoying Crew Stunned.
I think OP be dead?
>>98508455Since OP is dead going to tally votes. Think I got this right.>If you are the procurement officer for a planetary defense force, Which one is a must have?Winner is a tie between Caladrius and HuginnCaladrius 2Scorpion Huginn 2>If you are the procurement officer for a house unit or mercenary unit, Which one is a must have?Winner is the Hamilton Caladrius 1Bergepanzer Springendes 1Hamilton 2Palanquin 1>Which is your personal Favorite?This is a 5 way tie.Borei 1Caladrius 1Devilfish 1Palanquin 1Schwarzkopf 1>Which is the most innovative?Winner is the DevilfishBergepanzer Springendes 1Devilfish 2Redeye 1Schwarzkopf 1>Which is is the meth baby?Winner is the BattlefortressBattle Fortress 2Heavy Gus 1Improvised Tank "Sponson" 1>Which had the best narrative?Tie between the Devilfish and GrinderGrinder 2Devilfish 2Schwarzkopf 1I've excluded the split votes for anons that can't decide like >>98509670 to avoid making it confusing. Would have used it though in the event of a tie.>Total votesMost voted for design was the Devilfish followed by Caladrius then SchwarzkopfBattle Fortress 2Bergepanzer Springendes 2Borei 1Caladrius 4Devilfish 5Hamilton 2Grinder 2Heavy Gus 1Improvised Tank "Sponson" 1Palanquin 2Redeye 1Schwarzkopf 3Scorpion Huginn 2
>>98520917As for next challenge Age of War Heavy or assault. Unless OP returns from the dead or someone else wants to do it I'll write up the challenge after work
>>98521094Think there was an issue with megameklab having issues with primitive mechs before a certain year but not sure if was version specific. I've set mine to 2475 and seems to be working fine. Also not sure if anons agreed on primitives being unrestricted but if you use standard tech then you need to use a non optimal engine weight size i.e. 65 tons must go a minimum of 5/8, 95 tons must go a minimum of 4/6 so basically a minimum engine rating of 325 for standards?
>>98521158Age of War isn't explicitly primitive but that probably would make the challenge more interesting, otherwise late age of war where it's borderline star league tech should be fine.
>>98521158>I've set mine to 2475 and seems to be working fine.That's because the problem date is in the 2456 instead of 2475, with the problem being sourced from the Structure component. Specifically, with Primitive Structure either not being in MegaMekLabs or it being bugged out because there are 'Mechs that should have it.2456 then becomes the earliest date because that is when Standard structure first was made with the Orion ON1-H, and you can see the error that comes up when you try to either rollback its date by 1 year or load up the ON1-C.
>>98521577Thought behind it was to still make primitives viable otherwise legit a standard mech works out not only more capable but actually cheaper cause c-bills are a retarded metric.>>98522366Ah that was it.
>>98521158Also, looked around in my downloads, and I think this is something that came up in the discussions, with the main proposal being the red being 'minimum size for Heavy' and the green line on this being the line that standard Battlemechs had to be to the right of while Primitives could go to the left or right on it? Yellow was talking about a different threshold that was decided against, if I remember right.I know the prior thread was archived on sup/tg/, but a link to the collection of those threads isn't in the OP and I don't know if those all got tagged right, or even what tags they got in general, to find them.
>>98522473They're labeled as Mech Industrial Complex, tags are Battletech, Mech, Mecha, Contest. Battletech is such a lean tag you can just find them by checking that though.
OP here, I appreciate someone tallying up the votes. I got in late last night and the storm killed power. By the time I had service this morning the site was in maintenance.So next challenge >>Challenge 10: Age of war Heavy or Assault mech.The creation and proliferation of the Battlemech set off an arms race. Every “great power” playing catch up with the Terran Hegemony in terms of technology and battlemech production. By 2480, most had some Battlemechs. But the king of mechs is still the Mackie and everyone else is trying to make their own “king”. That is where you step in, building a heavy or assault mech to be the big boy of one of the star nations of the inner sphere.>>RequirementsYou are to make a non Terran Hegemony battlemech. It can be primartive or standard, both were being made. Go with whatever fits your narrative.Year: 2480Tech Base: Innersphere Tech Level: advancedPrice: Any, but cost should be a factor.Role: AnySize: heavy or largeEquipment: Any allowed year, tech base and tech level. You are to make a non End date: Thursday the 20th at 6 pm EST
>>98522548>Tech Level: advancedNot Experimental? It is the age where Primitives would be around, and there's a bunch of those weapon systems labelled "Primitive Prototype <X>" that can be used for anyone wanting to fluff theirs as being built further out there from Terra.
>>98522755Seconding this since I think PPC and AC/10 were both experimental tech at this stage?
>>98522755>>98522965Fair and honestly we have not had an experimental challenge. Do update!>>RequirementsYou are to make a non Terran Hegemony battlemech. It can be primartive or standard, both were being made. Go with whatever fits your narrative.Year: 2480Tech Base: InnersphereTech Level: Experimental Price: Any, but cost should be a factor.Role: AnySize: heavy or largeEquipment: Any allowed year, tech base and tech level.You are to make a nonEnd date: Thursday the 20th at 6 pm EST
>>98522965the mackie with the prototype PPC was 2439 and by then the ac10 was already established
>>98522548>>98522984Name: Vigiles VG-1L Weight: 60 tonsQuirks: Fine Manipulators, Difficult EjectionRole: AmbusherBV: 676Cost: 4,864,960 C-billsArmor: 10 tonsCivil Defense Solutions has come up with the ultimate riot control and firefighting machine. Presenting the Vigiles which thanks to its four fluid guns can douse flames in city fires one minute then spray foam all over protesters the next! Two shoulder mounted turrets not only gives excellent coverage but the ability to extinguish four flames at once all in different directions! Four jump jets also give this machine excellent mobility allowing it to respond in hard to reach places! Should someone try their luck and try to climb onto the mech there is an emergency release valve on the crotch plate that lets the Vigiles spray hot sticky coolant guaranteed to make them think again! If there is an attack from the rear then the Vigiles can dispense emergency tear gas making a would be rioter disperse immediately! A specially mounted head spotlight aids its finely crafted hand actuators in search and rescue work. Although this equipment does get in the way should the pilot wish to leave the mech ten tons of armor should be more than sufficient to assure that need does not arise while out in the field.
>>98523088Yeah, full Introtech is up and running by 2480, with the Banshee-3E and Archer-2R being the obvious examples. That being said, the oldest Introtech 'Mech is the Wasp, with an intro date of 2471. That is pretty new, and with the Hegemony headstart, it's reasonable to assume that everyone else is still running primitive tech on something somewhere.
how tf do I download MegaMeklab? please note I am retarded.
>>98522548>>98522984Name: Armadillo ARD-1Weight: 100 tonsQuirks: Easy to Maintain, Exposed Actuators,Role: SniperBV: 1594Cost: 7,703,000 C-billsArmor: 28.5 tonsFeaturing more firepower and armor than brand new Terran designs like the Banshee and Emperor, the Armadillo is an attempt by Brigadier Corporation to throw their hat into the ring of the newly expanding mech market. The Armadillo takes the approach that speed is not everything and is instead meant to function as an infantry support battlemech able to absorb significant punishment and deliver impressive long range direct fire support.Utilizing an innovative quad legged system that is currently still in the development stages, the Armadillo shows potential at being a very stable weapons platform if it were not for the actuators consistently freezing up during testing. Despite these setbacks the Armadillo has other promising features including several handgrips on the legs that allow for rather quick maintenance work but also in theory allows infantry to mount the mech and be carried into battle. While this also technically means the Armadillo is highly exposed to infantry attacks itself as the said mech is meant to work alongside infantry support of its own this is not seen as a fatal drawback.If the kinks are worked out regarding the motive system then the Armadillo shows promise at providing the Free Worlds League a formidable assault mech easily able to rival designs from any power. If not then the project will likely be shelved for hopefully some future engineer to resolve the issues and complete the design.
>>98523160Follow the instructions on https://megamek.org/?
>>98522984Swift Runner SWR-160 Tons919 BV11,181,760 C-Bills (Dry)Quirks: Improved Communications, Improved Sensors, Exposed Actuators, Flawed Cooling System, Weak LegsWeapon Quirks: Poor Cooling Jacket (Medium Laser (LA)), Poor Cooling Jacket (Medium Laser (RA))The Swift Runner is considered to have been a cursed project from the Age of War, and while records are scarce, it is believed to have been created under the same concept of the Charger of a Heavy Scout. A few individuals consider it to have poisoned the idea of Superchargers outside of Solaris entirely until the Jihad.It is generally believed that if Yakov Industries had stuck closer to their original design they may have come out for the better, but when the Stinger STG-3R came to market, they panicked as they were originally trying to sell the project to the Capellan Confederation as the fastest True Battlemech who's speed could only be matched by the primitive Trooper TP-1R. The Stinger matching this speed and further having jump jets threw them into chaos.But instead of pivoting to "Fastest Heavy Mech", the company had the idea of ripping out a chunk of armor, one of the Medium Lasers, and several other components in order to stuff in a Supercharger to make sure it was still the fastest. This severely exposed the legs and back, and the lack of design to handle the supercharger left the legs very weak and easy to break, as well as generally being easier to destroy. Additionally, massive problems were made in the coolant systems that hindered most of the weapons and generally introduced a horrific flaw that could effectively break the whole system.Barely any units would be acquired, with the 'Mech's most lasting legacy coming from stripping out its sensors and communications systems for installation into other 'Mechs, as those were at least designed competently.
>>98522548>>98522984Longsword LGS-160 Tons1299 BV4,839,680 C-BillsQuirks: Barrel Fist[PPC], Battlefist[Left arm]Nielson Arms presents the Longsword Battlemech for consideration for a military contract. 12 tons of armor protect this beast allowing it to take whatever punishment the enemy throws at it while returning fire with it's PPC at long range, it's 3 medium lasers at mid range and it's SRM6 at short range loaded with either standard or inferno munitions that are protected by CASE that the Hegemony has so graciously "donated" the technical data for. Should this loadout not be what you are seeking then we have 2 other versions to consider shown here [ERROR FILE NOT FOUND]We hope you consider the Longsword Battlemech for your military needs.
>>98522984>You are to make a non Terran Hegemony battlemech.>It can be primartive or standardWouldn't a surefire sign it not being Terran mean its primitive only at least for 2480?
>>98525150Okay ignore this found that Steiner and Davion for some reason crank out standard tech designs pretty quick. More than Terrans even.
>>98522984Cavalier CAV-A1(D)Brawler90tExtended Torso Twist, Multi-Trac, No Arms, UnbalancedBV 1,262 (1,433)8,449,300 C-Bills (8,798,900)A Federated Suns design from their earliest experiments in reverse engineering Terran BattleMech technology, the Cavalier more closely resembles a turret on legs than a BattleMech and operated beside the Swordsman. Its top-heavy design was intended to move primarily using its treads and only use bipedal movement while not under fire, requiring intimate familiarity of its gyro's idiosyncrasies from its MechWarriors to prevent it from toppling without a means of recovery. This vulnerability eventually condemned the 'Mech to garrisons across the Federated Suns, where they could be helped upright in relative safety.When the Cavalier was upgraded with what would become standard BattleMech technology, the unreliable CASE and redundant Tracks were removed to mount a higher output engine. The armor was reinforced to 14.5 tons of modern plating. The remaining free weight was allocated to an additional laser and machine gun to each respective arm, along with an upgraded LRM launcher and two heat sinks. This upgrade would prove to be the Cavalier's downfall when the Centurion supplanted its previous partner and featured many of the same Luxor-manufactured weapons, which would be cannibalized from the Cavalier as the Succession Wars raged on.
>>98522548Teuton85 tonsAssault/Brawler8.562.293 C-Bills1.718 BVIn 2475 Tamar Logistics Block, a wholly owned subsidiary of nascent yet adventurous Totally Legit Business, took a good hard look at the newly introduced Banshee 3E and vowed to do better.The result of that endeavor cut ten tons of mass and any ammunition dependency in favor of two PPCs riding on the shoulders and a quintet of medium lasers arranged in a cross high on its chest.Matching the Banshee in maneuverability, the Teuton could lay down the same average firepower while it closed the distance in a reliable and repeatable 2-1-2-1-pattern of its PPCs. Unlike the Banshee, underrunning the PPCs' minimum range only led into the kill zone of the lasers, which brought more than octuple the Banshee's knife-fighting capability. Sixteen and a half tons of armor ensured that the Teuton got there. Additionally, its giant fists carried enough power to denude even the toughest cockpits of protection and the MechWarrior therein of their confidence.Ultimately, the Teuton was produced in limited quantities for a century before Defiance Industries established itself on Hesperus II and became an industrial and political powerhouse sweeping away any competition. Today, it is functionally extinct, with only two examples known to have survived in family museums on Tamar Pact worlds prior to the Clan Invasion.
>>98522984Name: GeryonWeight: 100 tonsQuirks: Distracting, OversizedRole: JuggernautBV: 1,580 GRY-O1 1,842 GRY-O6Cost: 7,656,050 C-bills GRY-O1 7,848,900 C-bills GRY-O6Armor: 25.5 tons GRY-O1 17.5 tons GRY-O6The Geryon is one of the first attempts by the Taurian Concordat to build a practical battlemech. Designed as a counter to the various new Inner Sphere assault mechs it is extremely well protected and armed with a simple yet effective trio of large lasers which can be comfortably volley fired. The end result is a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that can easily trade blows with any mech currently existing and almost certainly guaranteed to win a battle of attrition. Despite these promising stats the Geryon does suffer from Taurian inexperience in mech manufacture and is quite a large design easily rivalling the Mackie for size. This has resulted in a rather unique attempt to use its oversized nature to its advantage by carving the cockpit into what is best described as a bull shaped skull to intimidate opponents. Consideration was also put into equipping the standard mech with PPCs but as this would have put tremendous strain on the cooling system it was quickly abandoned as an idea, although a prototype using more advanced technology copied from a new Battleaxe model which was recently captured from the Davions appeared on paper to be a formidable design.What may shelve the Geryon however is not a question if the Concordat could put this mech into production but whether they should. The main concern is whether production output could be maintained at a reasonable level with the running thoughts by the Taurian Defense Force currently being they would much rather have a large number of capable, more mobile and lighter designs over having fewer yet very powerful assaults. Indeed the recent projections of the currently in development Toro appears that at least a dozen of those lights could leave the factory floor before a single Geryon is complete.
>>98527632I made a typo. Geryon is actually 90 tons.
>>98522984Great GR3-4T80t1396 BV6,428,370 C-BillsBecause it's not Awesome.
>>98522984Heavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1Mass: 70 tonsProduction Year: 2490Cost: 5,755,100 C-BillsBattle Value: 1,416Quirks: Difficult to Maintain, Modular Weapons The Capellan Confederation, long an underdog among the Great Houses, found itself playing catch-up after the Mackie's debut. Lightweight machines like the Firebee were well within their industrial capabilities, but there was a clear need for heavier designs with larger payloads. Enter the "Heavy Weapons Platform". Capellan design bureaus were not yet entirely certain which direction modern warfare would take. Would ballistics prove the superior choice? Was indirect firepower a necessity in coming years? Did a well built Battlemech require ammunition-free devices? The HWP-X1 walked down all three roads, bearing a vast offensive payload for the era of a 15-tube missile launcher, a class 10 autocannon, and a full-size particle projector weapon. Experimental heavy jump jets were also mandated for the HWP. Regrettably, all this equipment came at a huge burden of tonnage, and the HWP left its factory with a terribly lackluster top speed of 54 kmh. The HWP was successful in advancing the cause of Capellan science, providing a wealth of information about how to reinforce heavier frames to endure the strain of heavy recoil and the shock of landing after a jump. As a combat Mech though, it was simply insufficient, disappearing from historical records. Or did it?It is known that the Star League did its best to gatekeep Battlemech technology, stealing from the Houses when necessary. Many of those databases went with Kerensky. And in 3050, Comstar observers, inheritors of said databases, remarked at how similar the HWP's slow, sluggish layout was to the fast, lethal Summoner Prime. No link was ever proven, but the HWP's hardpoints *were* designed to be easily swapped out for other test munitions, much to the technical staff's despair. And the crude, bulky LRM launcher *did* force an offset cockpit...
Since its relevant to this thread looks like megameklab will have to wait till maybe October to get a core rules edition.https://megamek.org/2026/08/14/MegaMek-Core-Rules-Release-0.51.00.1.htmlWill anons want to switch over or stick with the traditional mechlabs when it comes?
Think I'm gonna have to sit this one out. I just keep winding up making the Warhammer by any other name. Good luck, fuckers.>>98531521Are construction rules changing? If not, then it doesn't really matter much to the lab.
>>98531881>Are construction rules changing? If not, then it doesn't really matter much to the lab.Some weapons and equipment have different stats otherwise no. Only other thing that I think is changing is what is considered standard versus advanced equipment which is potentially a huge change.
>>98522984Name: Leviathan LEV-1RWeight: 100 tonsQuirks: Illegal Design, UnbalancedRole: JuggernautBV: 1,548Cost: 7,529,000 C-billsArmor: 28.5 tonsWhen Terens Amaris decreed that he was seeking quality over quantity when it came to mech procurement there was a mad scramble within the Republic to come up with new designs taking advantage of advanced concepts and technology. One of the lesser known attempts was the Leviathan which was the product of a promising engineer with the ear of Terens.On paper it was a highly promising design despite the slow speed featuring two state of the art PPCs mounted on a turret that gave impressive fields of fire, jump jets for added mobility, and a significant array of anti-infantry weapons including a dual saw to shred groups of would be protesters. It would also be at the time one of the most heavily armored mechs in existence with significant cooling capability as a bonus.When it was time for a private demonstration Terens looked impressed as the lopsided mech lumbered forward and began to hover in place using its jump jets, at least he was impressed for approximately 30 seconds. The Leviathans jump jets suddenly cut out and when it landed it suffered catastrophic gyro failure where it proceeded to fall forward crushing the engineer and design team responsible for creating the mech. Deciding to best cut his losses after this setback and put resources into the Phoenix project, Terens ordered that this embarrassment to be forgotten and the Leviathan project was quietly shelved.
Palatinus Questor100 Tons1482 BVJuggernautCost: 7,834,000Quirks: Distracting, Hard to Pilot, Nonstandard PartsThe Palatinus Questor is one of a handful of unusual chasis variations produced by a few minor independent Periphiary houses located along the modern Federated Suns outback or between the Haydes Rift and Outer Sphere. These houses had attempted to push themselves into relevance when by chance they got ahold of partial specifications of the Mackie and some other Battlemech systems. Historic analysis posits that this is due to the hype relating to Battlemechs being so great that the concept of "With a Warship, a nation was a fact" being transplanted onto Battlemechs in those early years.Owing to the lacking technology of these planets at the time and the lack of blueprints, the majority of the components of the systems came out as Prototypes and there was a lack of standardization in parts. The overall cost further limited the deployment of these frames, and the worlds that produced them would soon fall to conquest by various vassal houses of the Federated Suns even before the establishment of Star League, if they were lucky. Other less luckier worlds would find themselves conquered by Pirates who managed to acquire access to then-modern equipment in larger quantities than these worlds could keep up with - especially when the Tortuga Dominions were founded.Some modern scholars from the Fiefdom of Randis and the Filtvelt Coalition have speculated upon reviving the design as a proper fully realized design with modern technologies, but these have thus far been limited compared owing to the myriad of other ventures and projects that need to be done.
I was poking around on 1d6Chan's Battletech pages, and came across this one:https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Custom_/tg/_'MechsMight be a good place to archive all the designs we've been making. though we may want to have a new subheading of "Mech Industrial Complex" below the "Preexisting Designs" so that we can sort them by the various challenges and recorded winners for each category. Leave the weight class sections for people making standalone 'mechs and the like?
>https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Custom_/tg/_'Mechsthe 1d6 custom rules page needs some work, but otherwise I think we can make a new section for MIC
should we make a dedicated page for the Mech Industrial Complex for 1d6?
>>98535985>>98535998>trusting trannies that stole from 1d4chan while stripping out anything "offensive" to a terminally online left wing transexual while also profitizing work that they had nothing to do withHonestly I don't trust those fucking trannies but have fun making them money off of your work anon
>>98531881>Think I'm gonna have to sit this one out. I just keep winding up making the Warhammer by any other name. Good luck, fuckers.Found that if you stick to primitive tech the temptation to make yet another Warhammer is reduced significantly. Could also try and make a primitive version of an existing mech like I think someone making a primitive Stalker could be fun. There's a few ideas I had like that but I feel I already done too many so won't be adding anymore.>>98535512>>98535985>>98535998My only concern would be with the amount of designs on average anons come up with in this thread it might quickly get flooded unless care is taken to structure it. Could also only include winners though I suppose?
>>98536749I am half expecting some of the designs in this thread to appear in Shrapnel or an ilclan recognition guide at some point if I am truly honest.
OP here guys. My dumbass didn't think that Thursday's is one of my game days, new game and all. So I won't be home til after 8 or 9 tonight to get the new poll up and such.
>>98538138See then if I can think of a last minute entry.
>>98536749Who cares man, it's not like they'd ever contract with random anons anyhow. If something I did gets made official, that's a win for me.
>>98536749Oh no, people running the archive site are...more likely to keep running the archive site.[/sarcasm]>>98536842>Could also only include winners though I suppose?Hear me out. On that page, we have a heading for Mech Industrial Complex with subsection for each challenge that shows off the winners, and within that section, there's a link to another page which contains all of the other submitted 'Mechs and their fluff.
>>98536749>/pol/tard accusing anyone else of being terminally online while losing his mind over online culture war bullshitFuck off man
>>98522984Name: Kriegshammer KRG-1RWeight: 70 tonsQuirks: Rugged (2 Point), Searchlight, StableRole: BrawlerBV: 1,058Cost: 5,563,250 C-billsArmor: 15 tonsBest described as being obsolete before it could even entered service, the Kriegshammer would have been a fine addition to Lyran forces if it had arrived a decade earlier. Having an extensive protracted development due to the designers obsession in making the design as reliable as possible meant that by the time the Kriegshammer was ready for full scale production it was already severely outclassed by newer designs such as the updated Ymir making the LCAF quartermaster of procurement reject this design outright. The only interested party who purchased a few demonstrators was a private individual with links to Starcorps Industries. With the design team going bankrupt due to lack of revenue thus no funds to update the design it is expected that the Kriegshammer is destined to fade into obscurity.
>>Challenge 10 voting.This was another good one with some fun designs. We haveVigiles VG-1LArmadillo ARD-1Swift Runner SWR-1Longsword LGS-1Cavalier CAV-A1(D)TeutonGeryon GRY-O1Geryon GRY-O6Great GR3-4THeavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1Leviathan LEV-1RPalatinus QuestorKriegshammer KRG-1ROur categories >>If you were in the procurement office of a great house, which mech fits best?>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>Which is the most innovative?>>Who is the meth baby?>>Which had the best narrative?Next challenge: https://strawpoll.com/kogjRx8W1g6As always feel free to suggest challenges.Voting Ends: Aug 22nd at 6 PM EST
>>If you were in the procurement office of a great house, which mech fits best?I think the Longsword LGS-1 >>98524596 takes this for me. It's not doing anything particularly special, it's just a solid looking 'mech at a low price point that'll allow for filling out of more 'mech forces.>>Which is your personal Favorite?Heavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1 >>98529718 just holds onto a particular vibe that I enjoy.>>Which is the most innovative?Just for being a quadmech in an era that I don't think has any of them at all, I think the Armadillo ARD-1 >>98523274 has to claim this slot.>>Who is the meth baby?Swift Runner SWR-1 >>98523522 due to the sheer number of quirks that was thrown on it in service of the fluff.>>Which had the best narrative?The Geryon >>98527632, slightly leaning towards the 06. I can very easily envision various Taurian Concordat "What If"s being made surrounding it being able to be produced in numbers and how they totally would have won the Reunification Wars with it, even if reality didn't match that.
>>98540981>https://strawpoll.com/kogjRx8W1g6protomech is on there twice
>>98540981>>If you were in the procurement office of a great house, which mech fits best?>>98529529Great GR3-4TDespite the Northrop Grumman approach to marketing it's actually a pretty great purchase for a House wanting something to expand their military that can easily stand up to a Mackie and various other designs of the era.>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>98529718Heavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1Everything about it screams peak Age of War and I liked the fluff that went with it.>>Which is the most innovative?>>98526357Cavalier CAV-A1Due to the primitive version using tracks and C.A.S.E. going to give it to this as I didn't think to use that and it was a smart idea to consider.>>Who is the meth baby?>>98523522Swift Runner SWR-1Cause lets make a super expensive heavy scout mech that pretty much overheats and breaks its legs the moment it does something is top tier insanity yet seems fitting for an Age of War experimental design.>>Which had the best narrative?>>98535450Palatinus QuestorI just liked the story that went with it.
>>98540981>Procurement officeGreat GR3-4T It's very similar to a Large Laser tech 1 Awesome I once brewed up (3 LLS, 1 ML, 30 SHS, 3 JJs, full armor) and manages to do an acceptable job even with a Primitive Engine handicap, which is impressive. >Personal FavoriteHeavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1The fluff is a blend of small doses of wacky (Ancient Capellan tech eventually becoming the Summoner?) without falling over the comedic edge into being lolrandumb. Also being a 3/5 isn't *that* damning for the era and boy does it bracket fire well. >Most InnovativeSwift Runner SWR-1I don't know how in god's name you managed to find a Supercharger in the Age of War but good on you mate, ride that rocket to death and glory in that order. >Meth BabyLeviathan LEV-1RI hate everything about how this trainwreck was designed and question if anon is at a healthy place in his life, but it guaranteed him my vote for this category too. 2 hexes of jump feels like shoving metal screws underneath my fingernails lol. >Best NarrativeGeryon GRY-O1I like people who write fluff in a coherent fashion, and who don't bring in their own custom manufacturers and such. This one did a good job thinking laterally and considering some of the industrial challenges of the era. IDK how you guys got all the replies to work, it keeps saying I'm spamming if I include them so sorry to the guy tallying things.
>>98542883>I hate everything about how this trainwreck was designed and question if anon is at a healthy place in his lifeI did initially consider a combine but I felt that was a little too silly.
Got an idea for a future challenge>Its 2796 and Minoru Kurita has just been assassinated>Jinjiro has tasked you with accompanying him to Kentares IV and modifying a mech or vehicle for bringing vengeance on the people of this planet>Knowing he does not his victims to suffer a quick and clean death, what do you design that your new coordinator will approve of?
>>98543302*Knowing he does not want his victims to suffer a quick and clean deathMeant to also add to sum up Drac Warcrime Challenge
>>98543302Too easy. Dragon with 7 Flamers and enough SHS to keep them running indefinitely at a walk.
>>98543612This only pleases the coordinator a little. Find more inventive ways to dispatch Davions!
>>98543824Panther with 10 flamers in one arm, in case the filthy Davions are hiding somewhere moderately elevated.
>>98543843MORE!
>>98544178>Spider>but flamers
>>98544226What if there was a cannon that fired Spiders armed with flamers?
>>98547093There is. The Light Mass Driver. What kind of 30-ton mass you stuff in there is your privilege.
We didn't get a lot of votes this go around, but our winners are>>If you were in the procurement office of a great house, which mech fits best?Great GR3-4T >>Which is your personal Favorite?Heavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1 >>Which is the most innovative?Three way tie between Armadillo ARD-1, Cavalier CAV-A1 and Swift Runner SWR-1>>Who is the meth baby?Swift Runner SWR-1 >>Which had the best narrativeGeryon GRY- O1/O6Our top performers areHeavy Weapons Platform HWP-X1Swift Runner SWR-1Great GR3-4TNext challenge up soon.
>>Challenge 11: Ilkhan Era Mixed tech- Super heavy!The year is 3151 and the Ilikhan is here! Whatever that means, it's not like there is peace or even a full agreement by even all inner sphere clans. There is war everywhere and it's not slowing down. It's an era where what is clan tech is an open question. Different clan tech weapons and equipment are openly being made by non clan powers, and Sea Fox will sell to everyone. It's time for nations to show off, the Republic made super heavy mechs, as did the Word of Blake. Now it's your faction's turn.>>RequirementsYou are to make a mixed tech super heavy battlemech. It doesn't need to be a tripod, as you can make bipedal super heaviesYear: 3151Tech Base: Mixed Tech Tech Level: AdvancedPrice: it's not gonna be cheap but it should be “reasonable”Role: AnySize: Super heavyEquipment: Any allowed year, tech base and tech level. >>Notes: We had a tie so I thought it would be fun to combine them.End date: Tuesday the 25th at 6PM (might be late putting the votes up, Tuesday is double game day for me)
>>98550712In case your software didn't do super heavies, sure go 100 ton. Not gonna tell someone they can't join in because of a software issue.
>>98550726nevermind about that issue, I figured out the config needed to do it so I will be able to do a superheavy
>>98550741Ah nice! Glad you can.
>>98550670Name: Vârcolac VRC-1Weight: 200 tonsRole: Brawler/JuggernautBV: 4004Cost: 97,724,500 C-BillsArmor: 35.5 tons Light Ferro-FibrousFrom the Prestigious, Venerable and Ancient terran manufacturer[Asylum for Insane Drug Addicts/Turbo Autism Daycare] Kel-Tec presents the Vârcolac. Half of the staff who designed it OD'd on whatever they were taking. Not sure why Alaric wanted this but we found a few Orca prototypes and refined it with superior clan science and copious amounts of drugs to the point that you will get a contact high from touching this thing unprotected. Armed with stuff we claimed from dead Falcons as Isorla and a few bits we stole from Lyrans because they weren't using it. Clanner Space Magic Cocaine is a helluva drug... [The speaker was unable to finish their presentation due to heart failure from all the stims and drugs Kel Tec pumps into it's designers]
>>98550670Name: Maalik MLK-X1Weight: 150 tonsQuirks: Improved Communications, Reinforced LegsRole: AmbusherBV: 3,165Cost: 59,340,000 C-billsArmor: 20.5 tonsWith the birth of the third Star League there had been an influx of various startups and businesses wanting to secure lucrative military contracts with the new order, many of which were starting to test the ilkhans patience as they did not offer anything that he would consider reasonable but due to a need for diplomacy he would at least hear them out no matter how tiresome it was proving to be. Thus when Alaric Ward was petitioned by a group of old men who were enthusiastic about producing a new garrison mech as well as providing pilots for the HPG network that was currently being rebuild he had stated it would be considered it if it was a superheavy design and capable of matching a heavy Clan omnimech in mobility. He had assumed that such an unreasonable offer would have sent this group on its way. It was to his surprise that they started to converse in what appeared to be ancient Greek or Latin, he could not tell which, before turning to him and saying they would need at least eight months. They were ready in six.More out of a sense of amused curiosity Alaric attended the field test personally where he had selected a Nova Cat F configuration as the competition. He saw what these old men had come up with, a large four legged design that looked visually impressive but surely could not hope to match the mobility of a Clan mech? Confident that the test was over before it began, the improved jump jets saw the Nova Cat soar well into the air and land 180 meters away. He was therefore shocked when not only did the super heavy jump into the air as well but leap straight over the head of the omnimech landing a fair distance ahead.
>>98552053part deuxInsisting on a personal inspection he got a good tour of the outside and inside of the mech. It certainly did blend a mix of Inner Sphere and Clan technologies taking advantage of resilient IS heatsinks and chassis while utilizing Clan engines and armor. Wondering how the mech had landed without collapsing he saw that the legs of the quad mech had been particularly reinforced to absorb the shock of impact. While the firepower wasn't that impressive he did note it was ideally suited to an environment where collateral damage was a high concern so that was a mark of approval from him. His concerns were mainly with the cockpit as he noticed what suspiciously looked like a DNI interface was being brushed aside as being solely for diagnostic equipment and the significantly powerful communication array that was capable of receiving uplinks from multiple channels he felt was unnecessary for such a design. Despite this as he had given his word he thanked the designers for an interesting demonstration and would forward the design to the Sea Foxes for they would have the final say. He could not help wonder if this would prove to be a costly mistake if the Sea Foxes accepted the offer.
>>98550670Name: Huo Che HCH-E1Weight: 110 tonsQuirks: Command MechRole: Missile BoatBV: 3,010Cost: 26,488,350 C-billsArmor: 17.5 tonsAfter experiencing a significant amount of setbacks due to lack of coordination between forces, the Capellan Confederation saw fit to commission a brand new command mech. One of the proposed designs was the Huo Che which takes advantage of the dual cockpit nature of a superheavy to deliver an efficient command unit. Able to keep pace with most assault units the Huo Che is made using existing IS technology aside from its firepower which come from Clan spec LRM launchers on a turret mount that allow it to unload close to a ton of missiles per volley in any direction. Should the Huo Che enter production it would assist Jiang-jun maintaining cohesion in their forces if the standard chain of command were to break down.
>>98550670Name: DreadnoughtModel: DRD-N0T1Manufacturer: Defiance Heavy Industries, Clan SeafoxWeight: 200 TonsTop Speed: 32 km/hCost: 110,776,000 C-billsBV: 3497Quirks: Anti-air targeting, multi-trac, difficult to maintainThe Dreadnought is a curious creation a coordination between Clan Seafox and Defiance Heavy Industries to create a strategic anti-air battlemech. The Dreadnought is intended to serve as part of the command lance or star of a regimental, cluster, or galaxy, to operate as a dedicated anti-air lance, or to act as part of a general fire support lance with escorts. Utilizing four Arrow IV missile pods capable of firing ADA missiles and four rotary AC/2s the Dreadnought is capable of engaging multiple airborne targets out to extreme ranges. This capability is further enhanced through dedicated anti-aircraft targeting systems and a multi-trac system. Furthermore despite being intended for anti-air roles the Dreadnought is capable of loading more conventional Arrow IV munitions as required allowing it to fulfill the role of an entire missile battery alone, or a lance of them fulfilling the role of an entire battalion of conventional heavy artillery.Due to the difficulty in manufacturing it and the high operating cost the initial production run of the Dreadnought is planned to be highly limited, with ten being produced for Clan Seafox, a star to both Spina and Tiburon khanates as well as 12 mechs to the Lyran Commonwealth, presumably to be fielded as individual mechs or as individual mechs within fire support or command lances rather than an entire company of Dreadnoughts. Based on the success of these production runs are planned to be increased to a further 200 units for sale to the Lyran Commonwealth, the rest of Clan Seafox, and potentially the Wolf Empire, and Federated Suns, the latter likely finding them useful against the Raven Alliance.
>>98550670Does anybody know if SSW can do Superheavies and how?
>>98553977To my knowledge it cannot, you need megamek for that
>>98550670Linebreaker LBK-3R115 TonsJuggernaut2627 BV47,108,220 C-BillsBattle Fists (Both), Distracting, Difficult Ejection, Difficult to MaintainSince the breaking of the 100-ton barrier, our temptation has too often been to see how much farther we can push. Massive tonnages and experimental technology have pushed the possibilities of the BattleMech to new and exciting heights, but they have also severely delayed the adoption of super-heavy 'Mech designs. We have surged forward with an attempt to create a one-'Mech army, when what the Inner Sphere truly needs is one simple step up on the common assault 'Mech.Therefore, we introduce the LBK-3R Linebreaker. Taking our lead from the venerable Atlas, an expansion of the chassis to 115 tons allows us to finally overcome the volume challenges that have hobbled so many attempts to modernize this beloved icon. The weapons suite will be familiar to you all, and lovingly upgraded: an LB 20-X autocannon, LRM-20 with Artemis fire control, Streak SRM-6, four ER Medium Lasers--two in each arm--a pair of Medium X-Pulse Lasers rear-mounted for defense against light 'Mechs, and a new pair of Small X-Pulse lasers for infantry and battle armor defense. All this wrapped up behind 19-and-a-half tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor and an Angel ECM suite, with full CASE II ammo protection, and moving at the traditional 54 kilometers per hour of an assault 'Mech.Today, we are proud to add the Linebreaker to our catalog as our first super-heavy BattleMech design. A simple step forward, built on proven technologies in service of a proven concept.
>>98550848I question having 13 Medium Pulse Lasers (52 Heat) when you only have 22 Double Heat Sinks (44 Cooling).>>98552053Cakist JOMP!>>98553424I also question splitting an Arrow IV between the arm and torso when it could have gone completely into the arm instead of those Double Heat Sinks...
>>98556077>I question having 13 Medium Pulse Lasers (52 Heat) when you only have 22 Double Heat Sinks (44 Cooling).You should look at the coolant pods anon put on his mech.
So, it turns out that you can, in fact, smash two Mad Cat 4's together and make something legal out of it. Pardon me while I weep about the thought of actually submitting this fucking thing.
>>98556077>I also question splitting an Arrow IV between the arm and torso when it could have gone completely into the arm instead of those Double Heat Sinks...Aesthetic vision. Two massive missile pods built into the side torsos is better thsn missile pods in the arms and torso.
>>98556374Would probably be so retardedly expensive as well that you might be better off with an assault dropship.
>>98556480>moneyFound the merchant caste surat(212 million with no pods)
>>98556374>Smashing two mad cats>Doesn't have four legs
>>98556374>>98556611>Supposed Omnimech>Doesn't have fixed critsSea Foxes scamming people again I see?
>>98556676Unfortunately, nobody's come up with OctoMechs yet.>>98556721If I gave enough of a shit, I'd probably lock CASE II into the side torsos, but I'm too busy suffering an existential crisis over considering that this is a good solution to maximum range being the great limiter on superheavies.
>>98556756Could have turrets on the side torso for "arms." Hell when I get home I'm gonna try an Atlas IV which will be two Atlas IIs smashed together like two guys in a horse costume.
>>98556756If any other Clan came up with that the Wolves would cry its dezgra. Cause its them though its perfectly fine.
>>98556774Now to find a way to design something resembling this abomination.
Thunderhammer THX-1200 TonsSniper3252 BV96,652,000 C-BillsQuirks: Extended Torso Twist, Oversized31 Tons of Clan Ferro-FibrousA Mobile Long Tom was often considered by many commanders to be one of the most dangerous inderect-fire weapons wielded within the Inner Sphere that was able to lay waste to major fortifications, with some of its limitations being the ground it was limited in being able to cover. With the sheer mass available to Superheavy 'Mechs, it was inevitable that one would be made mounting such a weapons system and the Thunderhammer opts to choose two of them with LB 5-Xs being used as secondaries.With the number of heat sinks it possesses, the platform is able to sustain bombardment for over two minutes straight from its internal reserves of ammo - with only a few brief moments of single cannon fire to handle specific instances of heat buildup. Or if a commander is dealing with a particularly stubborn fortification, it can always be recalled that 5 conventional shots can be exchanged for 1 Davy Crocket shot, and this platform can fire off 4 in 20 seconds with 1 further over the following 10.
>>98556863Combiners. Mechs that combine to form even larger mechs!
>>98556778It is only cheating if you use it for indirect fire. Artillery weapons can be fired directly at any target within range and line of sight.
>>98558860Clan Wolf is capable of directly firing over a hill with no line of sight. Something no other Clan can.
>>98550670Thunderchild TDC-HG-01Cost: 30,907,125 C-billsWeight: 125 tons BV: 2,568Movement: 3/5Engine: 375 FusionBrainchild of the Free Worlds League, the superheavy Thunderchild is an answer to the question of "How do we even the playing field against the Clans?". While Clan Sea Fox will sell damn near anything to damn near anyone, the League has been victimized by Clan Jade Falcon, Clan Wolf, and indeed their own people frequently using Clan tech in the League's near total destruction. Many Leaguers still hold grudges. The decision to forge an expensive, technically challenging 125 ton machine was decided upon because of one simple truth.Inner Sphere equipment is BULKY. And a superheavy does one thing better than any other option: Payload space in the literal sense. The League being what it is, a think tank was assembled from various manufacturers, both to get the best design possible and to keep espionage (and sabotage) to a minimum. Accordingly, all major League manufacturers have access to the Thunderchild's blueprints. As this mech is meant to contest a technologically superior, at times alien foe, it was named for an ancient Terran vehicle of war that found itself in a similar situation. The Thunderchild is dead simple and for its size extremely cheap, being essentially an overgrown Awesome. Some things in the FWL never change. 3 ER PPCs stowed safely into the torso, a vast array of heat sinks to keep them constantly firing, enough armor to flatten an Atlas, two battlefists capable of punching holes in a Dire Wolf, and a surprisingly swift 375 standard fusion engine complete the 31 million C-bill package, making it comparable in cost to an XL engine equipped 100 tonner. Being a tripod makes the Thunderchild difficult to flank (always handy when your enemies might be Leaguers from behind AND Clanners at the fore), so it serves as a dependable anchor for any battalion. Plans exist for a full Clantech overhaul, but as yet remain unrealized.
>>98560919>any visual similarities to the OTHER combatant in said ancient Terran document are of course coincidental and not at all a result of too many history nerds too highly placed in League industrial boards of directors
>>98550670>>98560919Thunderchild TDC-HG-02This would be the partial Clan tech refit. Same basic idea, but with fancier toys. Clan XL engine, Clan ER PPCs, a 4th PPC (with the sinks to keep it all neutral still), a modest electronics package, some anti-missile defense and most importantly Ferro-Lamellor armor to keep this thing in the fight for a ridiculously long time. Spheroid DHS and endosteel remain since I found I had exactly enough crits to do so, and thus why not leave the more accessible tech in place where possible? Of course it's twice the price and much more of a pain to maintain compared to its predecessor, but a Hellstar with far more durability is never a bad thing if you can afford it. (Don't consider these as dual entries into the competition, it just made more sense to split the two variants into two different posts.)
>>98550670Name: Ghoul GHU-L33Weight: 110 tonsQuirks: Poor Workmanship, RamshackleRole: JuggernautBV: 1,965Cost: 28,699,020 C-billsUncle Valaseks here! Heard you were in the market for some discount premium quality superheavy mechs? Then boy have we got a treat for you! Presenting the Ghoul, the ultimate hard to kill endurance machine! Featuring a whopping 31 tons of state of the art armor that is totally not plates lifted off of decaying Jihad era scrap mechs, the Ghoul is guaranteed to shrug off at least one crippling hit! A simple yet elegant loadout of medium lasers all in the center torso means you can fire for days on end without worrying about losing your firepower or your engine! Fancy it? Then order today! As always, no refunds!
>>98561049I love how you invested a gorillion tons into a Compact engine just to get room for a single extra laser, lol.
>>98561086NO REFUNDS!
>>98556863This is a cursed image.
>>98561389I hate how the autocannon barrels aren't copied correctly.
>>98560919>Thunderchild>tripodI get it. I feel like the captain would be rolling in his watery grave, but still cute.
>>98550670Obliterator ANH-OB/RISCCost: 103,375,000 C-billsWeight: 200 tons BV: 4,319Movement: 2/3 Engine: 400 XL Double Heat Sinks: 50 [100]37.5 tons Standard Armor
>>98550670>>98562094The Annihilator was a tool to strike fear into its opponents, yet so often on the battlefield the 100 ton assault mech proved to have a glass jaw. Ammunition explosions, oddly thin armor, being outmaneuvered, all these conspired to render the sluggish machine remarkably vulnerable in the field. Scientists at the Republic Institute of Strategic Combat took a second look at this juggernaut with an eye towards some of the most cutting edge technology available at the time, both Blakist and Clanner. What they crafted was a single prototype model built on Terra and dubbed the Obliterator. A quadruple array of CASE II internal bunkers encapsulated a quadruple array of Hyper Lasers, the most lethally potent energy weapons yet designed. An astounding 50 Clan-spec double heat sinks kept the Obliterator icy cold even as it let loose with unending laser flares, filling the majority of the now 200 ton mech's cavernous interior. And much like the Annihilator from whence the Obliterator came, another quartet of smaller energy weapons protected it, two medium X-pulse lasers pointing forward in the center torso and two in the arms, capable of flipping backwards when the Obliterator was inevitably flanked by faster machines.
>>98562102>>98562094>>98550670Powering the beast was a Clan-spec 400 XL engine taken from a long-deceased Gargoyle, and nearly a Cicada's entire mass in armor clad the hulking monster. This was a bludgeon, a simplistic tool designed to trundle forward into the teeth of any incoming attack and fire until either the Hyper Lasers burned out or the pilot was drowned in a mass of enemy metal. Ultimately though, the Obliterator fell victim not to the ravages of war but to simple biology. It was sent into the field against Alaric Ward's grand invasion of Terra, but the inexperienced test pilot badly misjudged his machine's gargantuan weight on wet soil that could hold an Atlas but not the Obliterator. Skidding down a muddy slope, the Obliterator found itself lodged in muck, its pilot killed when his command chair broke loose inside the cockpit. Later, the Wolves recovered the behemoth, marveling at what they found and thanking Kerensky they never had to face it in open war.
>>98562070I'm glad you liked it. I wasn't sure how blatant to make the reference to where people would get it versus how subtle to make it so I'm not being cringe by Pointing At Referenced Thing, you know? I figure some elements of Wells' tale got muddy after about 1500 years or so in the Battletech universe. That's a long time and a lot of nukes against keeping literary consistency.
>>98562137Oh, don't worry, CGL straight adapted the radio drama version for a Halloween special AToW module, so the bar for subtlety is pretty low. Snord should have a copy.
>>98562149Thats funny, I must have missed that particular one off.
>>98565722https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Scout_Tripodhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/Battle_Tripodhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/Harvester_TripodGot a fun set of spoopy bois out of it. The big one even uses cargo bays and lift hoists to deploy battle armor, with an official "fuck you, you're not getting rules for this" on top.
>>98566133Damn that battle tripod is actually pretty decent. Also I love how absolutely dogshit the harvester tripod is mechanically, but the heat rays and hoists are spot on for the lore.
okay folks we haveVârcolac VRC-1Maalik MLK-X1Huo Che HCH-E1DreadnoughtLinebreaker LBK-3RThunderhammer THX-1Thunderchild TDC-HG-01Thunderchild TDC-HG-02Ghoul GHU-L33Obliterator ANH-OB/RISCOur categories >>If you were in the procurement office of a faction, which mech would you order?>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>Which is the most innovative?>>Who is the meth baby?>>Which had the best narrativeAnd our poll https://strawpoll.com/40Zm4rzYkgaVoting ends Aug 28th at 6 PM EST
>>98568874>bestCan't believe I'm saying this, but the Maalik >>98552053 because the jump booster lunatic finally found a niche where they really fix the key issue.>favoriteThunderchild-02 >>98561029 for the funni and being a decent design on top.>innovativeDreadnaught >>98553424 for a unique take on the "slap a bunch of artillery on it" approach.>meth babyIn lieu of having not actually submitted the Great Wolf, the Huo Che >>98552592, for a mix of command mech with no command features, quad, turrets and MWO levels of LRM spam.>narrativeObliterator >>98562094 by default.
>>98569504>the jump booster lunatic finally found a niche where they really fix the key issue.NGL I was heavily exploiting what I suspect is a typo in the superheavy construction rules where it lists all jump equipment that are named as being illegal except mechanical jump boosters which were exempt from the list, thus mechanical jump boosters are technically legal on superheavies.
>>98568874This actually took me quite a while to decide. Not voting for my own cause it doesn't feel too right. Shame anon didn't flesh out the Great Wolf as I'd have had it on my list if he did.>If you were in the procurement office of a faction, which mech would you order?If I was a procurement officer I'd go punch my faction leader in the dick and order more regular mechs instead, but if I had to make a choice I'd probably go with the >>98555884Linebreaker LBK-3RMainly because it is somewhat affordable and a Super-Atlas is a reasonable idea. Would definitely get some sort of use out of it.>>Which is your personal Favorite?>>98553424Dreadnought DRD-N0T1It's a mobile Arrow IV battery protected by loads of dakka. Not the most practical of things but I just love it.>>Which is the most innovative?>>98562094Obliterator ANH-OB/RISCI feel this tries to push the limits of the superheavy concept as far as it can go without making a mobile structure. It carries essentially enough firepower to threaten small warships so this would be an interesting mobile anti-dropship siege platform.>>Who is the meth baby?>>98550848Vârcolac VRC-1Claws aside that is a fuckton of coolant pods and I can't help but feel he might have been better off with a few more DHS instead but he choose the more insane route and I respect that.>>Which had the best narrative>>98560919Thunderchild TDC-HG-01While I liked the Obliterator fluff I also liked where anon went with his lore here so as I wanted to include it on my list thus giving it the narrative award.
>>98556316>You should look at the coolant pods anon put on his mech.Ok, but how many times can they flush coolant and is it more prudent than just swapping some Pulse Lasers for Heat Sinks?>>98556412>Aesthetic vision.I mean ok, still weird since you've still got a little Arrow IV in the arm anyways...>>98560919>>98560934OOOOoohLLAAAAAH!!
>>98568874>Procurement OfficeThis would have to be the Thunderchild. It's cheap for the size and is a zombie among zombies. Lose arms, lose side torsos, lose an entire leg even and it's still up and fighting. You could go through a whole tournament dumping shots into the thing and fail to actually kill it. Meanwhile it's pounding 20-30 damage into you every turn forever. Lorewise whoever buys this thing can rest fairly well assured they'll still be operating it 500 years into the future. >Personal FavoriteVoting here for the other, slightly more high tech cheapy boi, the Linebreaker. "What if Atlas but fatter" is a fun idea, the build is pretty solid and it achieves its goal nicely. >Most InnovativeThis has to be the Maalik. Even if it's probably a rules omission, if this is actually working as the devs intended it's a surprisingly good way to use the superheavy payload space since the jump booster size doesn't get any worse per movement point beyond 100 tons. I built an Atlas with a similar concept once upon a time, but with a superheavy you could do some completely cursed 1/2/12 or some shit that takes an entire turn to rotate for the next jump, but then crosses half the field in one bound. And given how low tonnage a 200 fusion engine is, even with all the tons in jump boosters you'd probably still have a good weapons payload. >Meth BabyGhoul. Not even a question. Looking at that record sheet makes me taste colors while I'm projectile vomiting. It's an absolute abomination where he's spending like 8 or 9 tons and massively increasing the mech's C-bill cost, thus annihilating any cost savings it gets elsewhere from armor and such, purely to make space for a 1 ton laser that could have just gone in the already open crit slot in the HEAD. It's so aggressively poorly designed I just have to give it a 10/10 on the insanity scale, no notes. >Best NarrativeI'll throw the Huo Che this one so I'm not voting for myself, it's simple but decent fluff.
>>98570353>he choose the more insane route and I respect that.the narrative is that it was cobbled together from whatever they could Strategically Transfer of Equipment to an Alternative Location, with heat sinks likely being in high demand due to rebuilding and repairing the designers ripped the coolant pods off of whatever they could with many "coolant pods" being the repurposed gas tank from a vehicle with an ICE.As for the claws I couldn't think of anything to put there that wouldn't increase heat or require ammo so I stuck a claw on it because inevitably whatever concussed retard they jam into it will want to close in and punch something. I am not a clever man and in my defense I was tired and the meds wore off so I'd be just crammin anything into the damn thing like I assume the designers would in order to satisfy Alaric's meth induced delusion. Originally I was going to stick a bunch of clan ER PPCs into it with each having a Capacitor but I couldn't get the heat right.
>>98572593>tripod_sounds_from_that_Tom_Cruise_version.mp4
>>98574409If you're using that many coolant pods anyway, may i introduce you to our lord and savior the Radical Heat Sink System, aka infinite coolant pods?
>>98574459Hush, you, radsink is MY design space.
One thing to add to the list of equipment megameklab not showing on record sheets is DNI. Wonder what else is not showing?
>>98575465Is DNI even really canon anymore though?
>>98576749Rules for it exist. Not sure how widespread it is in the Dark Age.
>>98576799I'd assume it got mostly nuked with the blakists though im sure the republic had a couple boxed up in a basement somewhere.
>>98576980You got me curious. Had a look and it is never made extinct. It exists but everyone seems to have forgotten about it like IS protomechs.
>>98577743I think the fact that interface cockpits gave a -1 accuracy bonus, plus VSPLs and tac comps all combining to give a theoretical -5 at short range scared someone at battletech hq shitless so it got swept under the rug
>>98577769That seems to happen a lot. Some folks there hated photos and HW clans so removed them
>>98577878Ill never forgive them for throwing out the blood spirits like andy dumping woody just because the writers were too lazy to do something with them.
>>98577955They were very lazy with the HW clans.
>>98577769Gets worse with quirks. Either improved targeting or variable range targeting combined with accurate weapon grants an additional -2 so you are looking at a potential -7 with maximum cheese.>>98577878Usually it is more a case they overstack negative debuffs cause they don't seem to think about what happens when you combine a lot of tech together. Casing point would be the Stalker II practically being unable to get itself back up if it were to get knocked down due to all the negative piloting modifiers.
>>98578907Imagine being the world's shittiest 8/whatever skilled random conscript, getting wired into that cockpit and suddenly you're ripping called shots into cockpits like you're the second coming of Kai.
New challenge idea: an Ilkan omni-mech design but with a fixed piece of equipment like how the Alpha Wolf and Stormwolf have fixed equipment
>>98579217That feels like it could be a hilarious design idea.>>98580204I feel like this could be rolled as a condition for an existing challenge to be honest. Also ilclan era sucks to do constantly.
>>98581022On the one hand yes, on the other hand there's not that many ways to "make a bad pilot good" in battletech so the design space would be somewhat limited for everybody i fear.
>>98581732True though still gives me an idea for a silly and fun submission one day.
>>98581732>there's not that many ways to "make a bad pilot good"Quad mech with clan pulse lasers.
>>98582125Yeah thats kind of my point. Every submission would just use pulse lasers, tac comps, etc and it'd be very samey.
>>98581732I'd say a militia/conscript mech in general. More than one way to skin a cat. Do you get something dirt cheap and mobile enough? Do you go for insane damage output? Do you go for a mech that can stay in the fight for a long time and drag it out so at least the conscripts force the enemies to waste all their ammo on them before the real soldiers show up, do you turn mechs into 360 noscope machines?Personally how I'd run it>Light or Medium weight class>Under 5 million c-bills>Pure IS tech, should be produced as locally as possible rather than shipping stuff from across the IS just to get a conscript a mech>Will likely mostly be used to fight pirates and guerillas, so anti-infantry and anti-vehicle capabilities are of prime importance>Fedcom civil war era (might be pressed into service of Lyrans or Suns to fill their ranks)
>>98582221It would be a question really of who had the best narrative in the end.>>98582270A cheap mech for retards challenge I would be down for.
>>98582270So a Wolverine 6M?
Op here Late getting home. Will get the votes tallied in a bit, but might start a new thread for the next challenge as this one is past it's bump limit and sinking.
Okay vote totals this go around, we have all ties>>If you were in the procurement office of a faction, which mech would you order?Maalik MLK-X1Linebreaker LBK-3RThunder child>>Which is your personal Favorite?Thunderchild TDC-HG-02DreadnoughtLinebreaker>>Which is the most innovative?DreadnoughtObliterator ANH-OB/RISCMaalik MLK-X1>>Who is the meth baby?Huo Che HCH-E1Vârcolac VRC-1 Ghoul GHU-L33>>Which had the best narrativeObliterator ANH-OB/RISCThunderchild TDC-HG-01Huo Che HCH-E1>> Top contenders Maalik MLK-X1 Huo Che HCH-E1 Dreadnought Linebreaker LBK-3R Thunderchild TDC-HG-01 Obliterator ANH-OB/RISC New thread in a bit
Current thread archived at https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/2026/98450906/Make sure to throw some votes at them if you haven't.
>>98580204by fixed equipment I meant more, movement or other such tech that'd change tactics
OP hereNew thread >>98585360Also added fixed equipment Omni to.the challenge list
