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Well that was metal as gently caress.
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I laughed and drooled at the double-kill ending. I've never seen so many non-fatal crits in a roll before.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 11:33 |
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That was an amazing ending - so many non-lethal crits. And Cal, haha, getting fired midway through the match. I guess Duncan Fisher is just That Good. Maybe the Grand Championship will be an unprecedented three-way fight?
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 11:49 |
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No idea how so many crits occurred without a bad thing happening, but it definitely makes me glad the last few turns were played out together. Now for the political vote and mech contest
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 14:15 |
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That was a great ending to this scenario. I was hoping the Centurion would prevail, but a MAD situation is acceptable to me. V V V I'm guessing it was a file containing the design schematics for LB-X autocannons (wishful thinking, I know). landcollector fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Apr 7, 2012 |
# ? Apr 7, 2012 14:21 |
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Man that was a lot of criticals. So what was in the secret hex?
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 14:31 |
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Grand Fromage posted:Well that was metal as gently caress. There's just no other way to put it. That was one hell of a finale.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 15:06 |
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enigma74 posted:I laughed and drooled at the double-kill ending. I've never seen so many non-fatal crits in a roll before.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 15:30 |
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Thank god that is over. I can't wait for the next political update now. Woo, though I suppose the contest has to take place first.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 15:57 |
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That was beautiful. That was art. Now if we could only get someone to immortalize that fight in a picture...
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 16:04 |
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anakha posted:Catapult Centurion I'm happy with my go, and I hope the other four have some better luck with the next battle. I'm sure Antonin and Ken are going to be shaking hands in the medical bay after they get pried out of their cockpits. That was a good fight to the end there, and I think the Thunderbolt actually saved my bacon by being rid of the last of my ammo in a nonlethal manner before that exchange. I'm sure that ending made some people hilariously wealthy and gave Cal some company both. The bookies might have some trouble though, because, by the original definition: "Last man standing." We're both winners. -Antonin 'Suh' Césaire (And it appears that four is only an unlucky number for his opponents.)
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 16:10 |
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Felime posted:I'm sure that ending made some people hilariously wealthy and gave Cal some company both. The bookies might have some trouble though, because, by the original definition: There might be a few bookies going in Solaris 7 tonight.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 16:20 |
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Yaaaaaaay! (Woooo!)
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 16:21 |
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An experimental scenario yields experimental results, heavy on the "mental". Good job to all involved.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 20:36 |
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Stop making me equate Duncan Fisher to shouting heads. You can't make me dislike him! I refuse! It's a little disappointing (but understandable) that no-one resorted to physical attacks. Unless this sport follows jousting rules, in which case I'm picturing a full blown reenactment of the brawl from 'They Live'. "either put on this neurohelmet or start eating that catapult"
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 21:18 |
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enigma74 posted:I laughed and drooled at the double-kill ending. I've never seen so many non-fatal crits in a roll before. I love the part when the crits start rolling, especially if there's a bunch of close-call non-fatal hits right before the big kablam.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 21:23 |
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Hahaha, that cripple-fight was awesome. Somehow I think the tech teams on both sides are going to want to kill the pilots, though. Thanks for the second chance, I'll accept. Now I'm curious about the design contest entries.
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# ? Apr 7, 2012 23:22 |
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Magni posted:Hahaha, that cripple-fight was awesome. Somehow I think the tech teams on both sides are going to want to kill the pilots, though. With the endorsement deals the pilots are likely to get after such an amazing fight, they'll probably be able to buy new rides.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 03:15 |
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Magni posted:Now I'm curious about the design contest entries. Still working on it. I'm kinda at a loss to decide the best way to actually show this information without taking up 10+ pages of my own thread.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 03:16 |
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It's hard to derail your own thread with content you asked for and we want. Just sayin
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 03:39 |
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You could create an armory on Solaris7 for displaying the mechs. This seems more or less like the kind of thing the Solaris7 armory is for.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 04:31 |
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I've finally finished `Mech processing. I received 59 `Mechs in total (a total of 60+ pages in MS word, even after formatting to remove extraneous info). I'm thinking about making a throwaway google webpage to showcase them. What're your thoughts, thread? Would you prefer them as posts like the last contest; or as a link to a complete list? edit: Actually, checking the character limit, I can fit every `Mech into six posts, plus a 7th for the contest post. Prepping this poo poo now (I tried to edit some of the early entries for spacing / etc in the fluff, but you can tell where I kinda gave up trying). PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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Voting for posts. When this invariably is LP Archived, we'll want them included there for posterity, and a throwaway website doesn't make that likely.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 05:18 |
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I support a google page if it is named Parent's Basement Skunkworks.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 05:18 |
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Posts in the thread might be the better option for longevity.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 05:29 |
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You could make a webpage and then the top ten (twenty? thirty?) could make it into the thread.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 05:46 |
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6-7 posts is not so bad, so unless it is easier to post on another site, posting here should be fine, yeah?
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 06:13 |
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I sure as hell won't mind.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 06:14 |
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Draconis Suns Entries 1 1) Rorac quote:Name: Meteor 2) Picard Day quote:Ryuken 'Mech: Tadakatsu 3) Hob_Gadling quote:When Combine gets new tech, the designers face a dilemma. How to integrate the new ideas into mechs in a way that is accepted by the ultra-conservative warrior caste? More than one project has ended in ruin since warriors felt the new design did not suit their values. 4) The Merry Marauder quote:VTR-9DS Victor 5) AJ_Impy quote:To unify the two disparate elites, a new fire support assault 'mech was proposed, a sniper equipped with the finest weapons Draconis Suns scientists could devise. The design was hindered both by being somewhat oversinked and by design providing little in the way of close range firepower, in part to discourage the sort of mad charges that resulted in the death of at least one coordinator. The design was called the Greatsword, or Tachi, to tap into the favoured mythology of both factions. It bears a heavy PPC in the right arm and a Gauss rifle in the left, with a HVAC/10 equipped with normal and precision ammunition in the left torso. 6) Shoeless quote:Hi. I've done my best to design a good mech for the DracSuns. The idea is that it's a smaller version of Samsonov's Atlas, in honor of the new Coordinator. It shall be called the Yari. Twin PPCs and twenty single heat sinks provide a generous amount of long to medium range firepower, while the massive AC/20 gives it a powerful punch to any who attempt to exploit the PPCs minimum range. Rather than being weighed down with experimental technologies, the Yari sticks with reliable tech, known to work from centuries of battle experience. 7) KnoxZone quote:PoptartsNinja’s Notes: Formatting! 8) dis astranagant quote:BLR-1K Battlemaster 9) Ferrosol quote:Caliburn Cal-001 10) Captain Foo quote:Sunfire SUN-F1X
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Draconis Suns Entries 2 11) Leperflesh quote:Wildebeest WLD-1B 12) LeschNyhan quote:It is politically important for the new Draconis Suns to respect its new diversity. The Super Dragon is an upgrade on the classic Kuritan design meant to provide the Ryuken with some heavy firepower and to show that House Davion is not neglectful of its new citizens. 13) Vlad Antlerkov quote:Sentry SNT-03 14) GenericServices quote:Jagermech JM6-HV (Draconis Suns) 15) T.G. Xarbala quote:Shadow Hawk SHD-2KDa1 16) b0lt quote:Lets take a gun and glue a mech to it! 17) TildeATH quote:Yorinaga YGA-1X 18) Magni quote:==Overview:== 19) Magni quote:Type/Model: Kensai Kami KEN-X1 20) Helter Skelter quote:Ryo-Guchi RGC-2A
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Draconis Suns Entries 3 21) Quornes quote:Aggressor 1DS 22) LandCollector quote:The Battlemaster BLR-1HV is my entry for the Draconis Suns. It maintains the 14.5 tons of standard armor and the movement profile of 4/6. It's main weapon is the Hypervelocity AC/10 with two tons of standard ammunition. The SRM-4 is supplied with one ton of ammunition, and is used to exploit holes created by the HV AC/10 and the 4 Medium Lasers also mounted on this mech. 23) vorebane quote:SPW 6-3Sparrow 24) Talon775 (an UnGoon!) quote:MIXED FLUFF/NON-FLUFF OVERVIEW: 25) Thijs van (an unGoon) quote:Amaterasu KAMI-1DS 26) Tempest_56 quote:Jenner JR7-DK 27) Raverrn quote:Yabai-Yatsu YBYT-2B 28) Taerkar quote:A languishing design that has seen a bit of a revival with the merger of the two realms, the Lancer seems to be a relic of a bygone time, a jousting mech. Based on the maligned quad mech frame, the Lancer is designed to make quick strikes before disengaging from its foes. Its weapons are limited for such a design but are well suited for the role of the Mech. Its primary weapon is the Heavy PPC, a bulky energy weapon that hits much harder than a normal PPC at the same ranges, but with a corresponding increase in heat generation as well. It is mounted on the right side of the quad's frame, just above the only other weapon the `Mech carries, a SRM-4 launcher. This weapon is carried to exploit the damage that the heavy energy weapon carries and is similar to the SRM-4 rack found on most Panther mechs in the former Draconis Combine. 29) Plek quote:Looking to make use of new, experimental technologies and provide the Ryoken with a shiny new design, the Oni is born. 30) Ba Donk a Bonk quote:Swordsman SWD-01A
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Capellan Entries 1 1) Felime’s Entry quote:Baba-Yaga BYA-2X 2) Rorac’s Entry quote:Name: Qiang 3) Picard Day quote:Capellan Design: Po 4) The Merry Marauder quote:BLR-1T BattleMaster 5) Leperflesh quote:Gôngjî GJI-A (Rooster) GJI-A 6) Hob_Gadling quote:Some believe the Liao bloodline is cursed. Madness runs within the 7) KnoxZone quote:Wyvern WVE-7C 8) Ferrosol quote:Vindicator II VND-2R 9) Vlad Antlerkov quote:Essentially an upgraded PLG-1N, with MRM-40s replacing the AC/20s and the heat sinks upgraded to Improved. Also has 19 tons of armor instead of 17. Retains the jump jets and the most important distinguishing feature of the PLG-1N: that goofy rear-mounted head mlaser. 10) Captain Foo quote:Red River RRV-2I
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Capellan Entries 2 11) LeschNyhan quote:The Qi Bin forms the linchpin of a new Narc missile doctrine for the Capellan Confederation. Although iLK missiles have recently become available, the need to replace the entire LRM launcher rather than just the ammunition makes widespread use of the new technology an expensive proposition. The Narc missile beacon, on the other hand, can be a significant force multiplier for existing fire support lances. 12) GenericServices quote:Striker STC-2E (Capellan Confederation) 13) T.G. Xarbala quote:Raven RVN-1HK 14) b0lt quote:Huli Jing HLJ-000 15) AJ_Impy quote:Hot on the heels of the Gauss urbie comes a cheap fire support 'mech designed to be fielded in bulk to make the most of the new improved listen-kill missile technology. These squat, low-profile 'mechs are most distinguished by the massive dorsal-mounted LRM-20 launcher, its skyward-pointing aspect lending the little 'mech its name. The humble exterior conceals a deadly loadout: the LRM-20 has two reloads worth of the new missiles, giving reasonable longevity to such a small 'mech. The design is perfect for indirect fire tactics, is cost-effective and quick to field, attributes that endear it to Capellan commanders far more than the armor coverage appeals to the mechwarriors piloting it. 16) quote:MSO-14 Maestro 17) jng2058 quote:Type: LQD-1X Liquidator 18) Shoeless quote:The mech in question is a refit of the CC Catapult C4 mech, designed to turn the long range fire support mech into a generalist with a predilection for urban fighting. Removing the standard LRM 20s, the mech instead mounts a single MRM 30 with special new LK missiles in the left arm, managing to approximate almost as much firepower as the weapons it replaces with no minimum range, giving it an unprecedented close range punch. Two tons of ammunition should be enough to see the mech through most combats. Meanwhile, the right arm sees a PPC installed for longer range combat,providing a solid punch. Fifteen improved heat sinks provide 22 theoretical units of dissipation, allowing the Double C to fire most of its weapons even while jumping with minimal heat buildup. 19) Helter Skelter quote:Hound HND-1B 20) AtomikKrab quote:This is my submission for the CCAF mech. It is a Stalker in homage to the poor fellow who got taken out at the end of the rolling thunder mission. It is using the improved heatsinks, and listen kill mrm 40s and lrm 5s. The ton of ammo in the head is intentional and I feel every mech deserves a design flaw or two somewhere. I have made some slight adjustments to names in the file to make clear that this is using the equipment listed.
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Capellan Entries 3 21) landcollector quote:The Catapult CLPT-1IM is my entry for the Capellan Confederation. It has a movement profile of 4/6/4 and 10 tons of standard armor. It mounts a PPC, a specialized MRM-20 with one ton of the Listen-Kill MRM ammo (the standard ammo used in the text file is a placeholder), and 4 Medium Lasers. It will mount 16 of the improved heat sinks giving a heat dissipation capacity of 24, not the 16 seen in the file. My basis for the design was the -H2 model. 22) vorebane quote:TJU 2-07 T¨± Ji¨´ U+016b U+00F9 PoptartsNinja's Notes: Nice ascii reference; but your `Mech name breaks SomethingAwful 23) Talon775 (an UnGoon) quote:Here's my entry for the Capellan Confederation 'mech: the Jiang-shi (YES, GRATUITOUS CHINESE. BUT I'M PART CHINESE SO THAT MAKES IT OKAY SOMEHOW). 24) Tempest_56 quote:Stalker STK-3C 25)Raverrn quote:Xue Diao XDO-X1 26) Coarsest Grate quote:Hey. Here's my entry for the Cappies. 27) Plek quote:Ok, here is the Huang He , a prototype for the Capellan Confederation. It relies on the twin large lasers and LRM-5s to soften a target at range so that its faster, lighter, brethren can move in for the kill and hopefully has the armor necessary to close the distance itself and bring its full laser compliment to bear on an enemy if necessary. Jump jets provide added mobility needed for a 'mech that may be fighting in hills or a forest one week, and a city in the next. 28) Thijs van (an unGoon) quote:Jiang Shi JIA-SH-X 29) Taerkar quote:The right arm of the mech is taken from a Marauder, showing the usual paring of PPC and Medium Laser together. One of theimproved heatsinks is also in that arm to help dissipate the heat generated by the weapons. The other side of the mech is grafted together from Orion parts salvaged during the fighting both now and in the past with the Free Worlds League. A SRM-4 launcher is built around the left arm as is typical with Orions, but the medium laser in that arm was removed to allow for the installation of the new NARC missile beacon. Both a ton of NARC Beacons and special NARC-guided SRM ammo are in the arm as well. The LRM rack of the Orion was removed so that it could be replaced with an MRM-30 launcher, giving the mech improved firepower from medium range into close, with only a marginal reduction in long range effectiveness. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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`Mech Design Contest 2 Alright, it's time for that thing everyone loves doing: Because of the sheer number of entrants, I'm going to go over the rules for the contest again: Two winners will be chosen by the thread. From the `Mechs remaining, I will chose my personal favorite to be our third victor. In addition to honor and glory and (hopefully) seeing a `Mech they designed fielded in the thread, the winners will probably get to name one of our ever-diminishing number of Clan `Mechs. Quite possibly even one of the new Steel Viper and Jade Falcon designs. The `Mechs: Are listed here. Draconis Suns Entries: DS1) Meteor by Rorac DS2) Tadakatsu by Picard Day DS3) Lion by Hob_Gadling DS4) Victor by The Merry Marauder DS5) Tachi by AJ_Impy DS6) Yari by Shoeless DS7) Mackie by KnoxZone DS8) Battlemaster by dis astranagant DS9) Caliburn by Ferrosol DS10) Sunfire by Captain Foo DS11) Wildebeest by DS12) Super Dragon by LeschNyhan DS13) Sentry by Vlad Antlerkov DS14) Jagermech by GenericServices DS15) Shadow Hawk by T.G. Xarbala DS16) Sniper by b0lt DS17) Yorinaga by TildeATH DS18) Gunslinger by Magni DS19) Kensai Kami by Magni DS20) Ryo-Guchi by Helter Skelter DS21) Aggressor by Quornes DS22) Battlemaster by landcollector DS23) Sparrow by vorebane DS24) Gunslinger by Talon775 (an unGoon) DS25) Amaterasu by Thijs van (an unGoon) DS26) Jenner by Tempest_56 DS27) Yabai-Yatsu by Raverrn DS28) Lancer by Taerkar DS29) Oni by Plek DS30) Swordsman by Ba Donk a Bonk Capellan Confederation Entries: CC1) Baba-Yaga by Felime CC2) Qiang by Rorac CC3) Po by Picard Day CC4) Battlemaster by The Merry Marauder CC5) CC6) Illuminati by Hob_Gadling CC7) Wyvern by KnoxZone CC8) Vindicator II by Ferrosol CC9) Pillager by Vlad Antlerkov CC10) Red River by Captain Foo CC11) Qi Bin by LeschNyhan CC12) Striker by GenericServices CC13) Raven by T.G. Xarbala CC14) Huli Jing by b0lt CC15) Pepperpot by AJ_Impy CC16) Maestro by Mary Annette CC17) Liquidator by jng2058 (whoops, this one's a DS `Mech. My bad) CC18) Catapult by Shoeless CC19) Hound by Helter Skelter CC20) Stalker by AtomikKrab CC21) Catapult by landcollector CC22) T¨± Ji¨´ by vorebane CC23) Jiang-shi by Talon775(an unGoon) CC24) Thijs Stalker by Tempest_56 CC25) Xue Diao by Raverrn CC26) Orion by Coarsest Grate CC27) Huang He by Plek CC28) Jiang Shi by Thijs van (an unGoon) CC29) Cataphract by Taerkar Voters: Vote for any three `Mechs from these lists; just remember: only one Capellan Confederation `Mech can win, so if you vote from two CapCon `Mechs, one of your votes will be wasted. The two `Mechs with the highest votes will win. Voting format: Bold the designation (such as: CC13 or DS9) of your three choices. Put them somewhere where they're easy for me to see. If you vote for a `Mech or a person and don't include the designation and I don't count your vote, tough poo poo. This is for my sanity: if I don't know who you're voting for at a glance, I probably won't look very hard. Other than that? Go hog wild. Convince each other which is the best. Make the people who make a snap vote regret their decision with persuasive arguments. You know how this works, so have fun!
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 06:36 |
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Oops, sent the detailed stats to T.G. Xarbala and not you. Who doesn't like a Battlemaster that can flycode:
dis astranagant fucked around with this message at 06:55 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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I consider ammo to be safer in the legs than in the torso for non-CASE designs. Especially when it would likely be either the only crit or one of the only crits in that location. Legs can take a lot of beating and at worst it's a 20% chance of being hit with a crit for the first roll.
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# ? Apr 8, 2012 06:52 |
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Taerkar posted:I consider ammo to be safer in the legs than in the torso for non-CASE designs. Oh, I know the reasoning behind it. I just don't like seeing it since it's not something that you see in real designs unless you've got a leg-mounted SRM-2 (and even then, the ammo's likely to be in the torso). If a design with leg- or head-mounted ammo is chosen, it's going to be bumped into the nearest logical torso slot when I do the raws. VVV They're just my thoughts, not anything I'm basing any voting on. The `Mech probably looks more like a tiny Viking. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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Yeah, I'm pretty terrible at writing up descriptions but I am going to claim ignorance on my description of the Huang He as raven-like. I don't know enough about Capellan 'Mechs to pull up similar imagery. Let's imagine the marketing firm making the allusion being liquidated for the offense. Oh look, if a Men Shen could somehow be made uglier by adding some torso on each side, losing the top-mounted launcher and replacing the legs with a pair that has fewer knees a fair approximation is made. ^^^ Or that. Heh. Plek fucked around with this message at 07:24 on Apr 8, 2012 |
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5 minutes after sending in my design I realized it's not very good at all. You can just count it out.
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