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dis astranagant posted:2 prototype RAC/2s and 3 tons of ammo is my guess.  Edit: I'm a bit curious about the other mechs, though. I'm guessing we'll be fairly PPC-heavy. Given that, I figure my Awesome is probably at least based off of the 8Q (maybe the 8V or 9M, but I kind of doubt it) and the Zeus off of the 6T. Helter Skelter fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Apr 19, 2013 |
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It would be interesting if Cameron's mech, being possessed by a ghost, wasn't affected by headshots and/or pilot hits at all. So you'd have to really take it apart completely - or wreck the engine - to kill it.
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PoptartsNinja posted:I don't want to ruin the surprise, but I will say that Hogarth has enough ammunition for nearly twelve turns of fully automatic fire. Of Rotary
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Apr 19, 2013 18:45
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I know Xarbala's Flashman wearing a toga didn't go over so well, but I would seriously like to see an Atlas II with a red bandana.
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TildeATH posted:I know Xarbala's Flashman wearing a toga didn't go over so well, but I would seriously like to see an Atlas II with a red bandana. Can it be smoking a giant cigar?
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Apr 19, 2013 18:56
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Don't forget the 'Mech scale Bandolier!
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Apr 19, 2013 19:01
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Ain't got time to overheat.
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PoptartsNinja posted:I don't want to ruin the surprise, but I will say that Hogarth has enough ammunition for nearly twelve turns of fully automatic fire. Ahhhhhh, excellent!
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PoptartsNinja posted:I don't want to ruin the surprise, but I will say that Hogarth has enough ammunition for nearly twelve turns of fully automatic fire. So a RAC/20 and a bit under 15 tons ammo? This is promising. Especially with a Ghost killing PPC. Those poor single heatsinks are going to pop.
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Hogarth’s Heroes: Tactical Update 1 A vast parachute opened with a deafening ‘floomph,’ rising in a great dome over General Hogarth’s head. His Atlas’s descent to the ground went surprisingly smoothly—which was no surprise since his massive Assault `Mech had never left the surface of Tharkad. The viewers would never see the array of forty-odd industrial fans at his `Mech’s feet, or that the snow moving past as he fell was being blown upwards by those massive fans. The scene repeated two more times flawlessly, but as Andrew Steiner’s chute opened it fouled, the great dome collapsed and the great sheets of “silk” began corkscrewing wildly in a way that would never slow a “parachuting” `Mech. “Goddamn it, Andrew,” Hogarth shook his head, when not in his “General Hogarth” persona his voice wasn’t quite as strong or heroic. “We can fix that in post, right? Let’s fix that in post. We don’t have time for reshoots.” Primary Objectives Rescue Melissa Steiner and Clovis Holstein (0/2) Defeat Richard Cameron (0/1) Secondary Objectives One of Hogarth’s Heroes“dies” dramatically, but no more than one (0/1) Hogarth kills the ghost with his Ghost-Killer PPC (0/1) Cross the Streams (0/4) Hidden Objectives [Unknown] [Unknown]  Key: Blue1) Atlas II Blue2) Awesome Blue3) Banshee Blue4) Zeus Enemy `Mech Key Red1) Battlemaster – stationary, 0 Red2) Dragon – Stationary, 0 Red3) Kintaro – Stationary, 0 Red4) Black Knight – Stationary, 0 Red5) Panther 1 – Stationary, 0 Red6) Javelin – Stationary, 0 Red7) Wolf Trap – Stationary, 0 Red8) Panther 2 – Stationary, 0 Player `Mech Status  Enemy `Mech Status  Attention, Mechwarriors! You will be receiving a PM / E-Mail soon. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Apr 19, 2013 |
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PoptartsNinja posted:Attention, Mechwarriors! You will be receiving a PM / E-Mail soon. One of them's totally a secret traitor.
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I wanted Death Race: Clan Edition, but this still looks like it will be hilarious and awesome.
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Going to make for good entertainment when both RACs jam on the first shot. What is a battle without good drama? Also wondering if this means that DHS and LB-10X are now produced IS equipment.
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That atlas is a cruel cruel thing to spring on people. its alpha strike if every thing hits will do 100 damage.
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GhostStalker, I know you're around but both your forum name and provided e-mail address have failed. Try to get me a replacement ASAP or I'll have to call in an alternate!
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Alchenar posted:One of them's totally a secret traitor. It's the Awesome. It's a Ghost, the weapons don't generate any heat. Just like the dead.
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Since the opposing force is fairly strung out across the map, I suppose the first thing to do would be to warm up those PPC's on the Panther duo in the corner there.
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There better be rules for having one mech jump in front of another to save it from being hit by enemy fire!
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Wow, that Atlas and Awesome are nasty machines. The Atlas has nice mid-long range firepwoer with the PPC and RACs and will just buzzsaw through anything that comes into range of those medium pulse lasers. And the Awesome is pretty much a showcase for why DHS rock: It's the exact classic one save that you can fire the PPCs in salvoes of 4-4-3 instead of 3-3-2.
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Hmn. Why is Red 4, the Black Knight, glowing?
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TheParadigm posted:Hmn. Why is Red 4, the Black Knight, glowing? Because its a ghost?
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TheParadigm posted:Hmn. Why is Red 4, the Black Knight, glowing? Special effects
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Looks like the banshee has no SRM ammo. Also I guess the improved heatsinks everywhere are a product of the weather that'll get edited out in post or artistic license about mech heat.
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SIGSEGV posted:Looks like the banshee has no SRM ammo. Whoops. I'll fix that. IIRC it's got one ton of ammo. SIGSEGV posted:Also I guess the improved heatsinks everywhere are a product of the weather that'll get edited out in post or artistic license about mech heat. Duncan Marik gave everyone (except the Capellans) a copy of the Helm Memory Core.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Duncan Marik gave everyone (except the Capellans) a copy of the Helm Memory Core. Duncan Marik is a goddamn bro. LBX and XL Engines for all.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Duncan Marik gave everyone (except the Capellans) a copy of the Helm Memory Core. Delightful. I guess it is somewhat hard to forgive when they were murdering hostages a few weeks back (or is it more? I've lost track of in-universe time) but I hope he excluded the NRWR as well. Not like it's going to matter anyways since the Comstar/ROM coring will leak it back in a jiffy. It that ghost mech an actual Ghost Mech or just a mech that happens to be a ghost?
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SIGSEGV posted:Delightful. I guess it is somewhat hard to forgive when they were murdering hostages a few weeks back (or is it more? I've lost track of in-universe time) It's been over a year.
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SIGSEGV posted:Delightful. I guess it is somewhat hard to forgive when they were murdering hostages a few weeks back (or is it more? I've lost track of in-universe time) but I hope he excluded the NRWR as well. Not like it's going to matter anyways since the Comstar/ROM coring will leak it back in a jiffy. We'll find out when they shoot at it!
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Oh god Phantom Mech.. Secret objectives better be: Get shot in the back by the traitor and DFA
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There isn't going to be a traitor. One of the Heroes is merely going to be possessed by Richard Cameron.
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SIGSEGV posted:Delightful. I guess it is somewhat hard to forgive when they were murdering hostages a few weeks back (or is it more? I've lost track of in-universe time) but I hope he excluded the NRWR as well. Not like it's going to matter anyways since the Comstar/ROM coring will leak it back in a jiffy. The Capellans also have the interesting distinction of being at war with the Free Worlds League, so it's not terribly surprising he wouldn't leak technical information to an active enemy.
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Is that a... ghost castle? What's the CF of its parts?
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Affi posted:Oh god Phantom Mech.. Too bad that none of the Heroes have Jumpjets. Better find a convenient cliff to ramp off of, Action Hero style! Also, I really dig the new 'Mech icon graphics Poptarts. Clearly Hogarth is sparing no expense with his special effects! Edit: Looking over the terrain, it saddens me that there are no cliffs for Battlemechs to leap from in order to crush their enemies beneath their heels. It is a crime that some dinky little Capellan Po had a more badass moment of impromptu DFAing that this movie will have because the stunt co-ordinator forgot to install a disguised ramp. Rorahusky fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Apr 20, 2013 |
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I'm looking forward to the part where the supposedly staged battle goes hot when someone turns out to have real weapons. Like maybe someone's trying to assassinate Hogarth, or that really is the ghost of Cameron.
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One of the secret objectives has to be "Punch an enemy in the face with your Atlas"  .
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Rorahusky posted:Too bad that none of the Heroes have Jumpjets. Better find a convenient cliff to ramp off of, Action Hero style! Yeah, the production values on this scenario are fantastic; I just noticed that all the little 'Mech icons have a little purple diamond that indicates their facing, too.
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:The Capellans also have the interesting distinction of being at war with the Free Worlds League, so it's not terribly surprising he wouldn't leak technical information to an active enemy. Great IS political leaders have been known to make bigger miscalculations while still being heralded as heroes so I think things will be just peachy.
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