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dis astranagant posted:Except the version with an LB-20x and UAC/20 and a whole 3 tons of ammo between them. That's the best* one!!  For certain values of best. Gwaihir fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Calling the vote now. Final tally was only two votes apart, I think this is the closest run we've ever had! See if you can guess what won.  
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Jun 10, 2015 20:12
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I'm gonna have to go with C, based on the Capellan paint scheme.
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Jun 10, 2015 20:22
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A Bloodhound and a Penetrator, huh. The latter's going to be a bitch to kill if it's for the OpFor.
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Jun 10, 2015 20:31
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Or did they?!  Nah, I'm just kidding, you're totally right.  Also, kudos for IDing the Bloodhound. I'm being vague with the filenames and I thought that one might stump some people.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:27
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So what Clans haven't brought their forces to the IS yet?
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Scintilla posted:A Bloodhound and a Penetrator, huh. The latter's going to be a bitch to kill if it's for the OpFor. Yeah, reasonably big armored lightbulb. Great fun was had by all.
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dis astranagant posted:Except the version with an LB-20x and UAC/20 and a whole 3 tons of ammo between them. From what I can find, the Solaris version has 6 tons of AC/20 ammo between its LB-20X and UAC/20, which seems sane enough. 15 turns worth of shooting if you don't go all wasteful on the UAC/20.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:55
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PoptartsNinja posted:Or did they?! I thought it was a Bloodhound, but I had to boot up MegaMek to check. Also I envy the dude who gets to drive the War Dog, particularly if it's the 03 variant. A Heavy Gauss Rifle is a beautiful thing.
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Scintilla posted:Also I envy the dude who gets to drive the War Dog, particularly if it's the 03 variant. A Heavy Gauss Rifle is a beautiful thing. so you envy PTN, who will ensure that the players learn a heavy gauss is even worse than Arrow IV 
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Ok, so in addition to everything else I'm doing, I reorganized the `Mech sheets a little bit. With luck it will help me (and the viewers (but mostly me)) tell at a glance if something's taken critical damage. I also made a little more room for weapons (and the unit picture) and...  Rather than wasting space with a big empty 'player' bar for OpForce or Neutral units, I added a few tabs to show the pilot's "mood" (it's basically an aggression meter to suggest how likely they are to take stupid or risky potshots, how likely they are to fire at anything that fired at them the turn before, whether they're going to be gunning for damaged people, or whether they're just going to take the best shot possible) and what they're currently doing.   Tell me what you think? Edit: Beware the 'Newbie' mood. It means the pilot's too inexperienced to be predictable. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 00:31
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Remmon posted:From what I can find, the Solaris version has 6 tons of AC/20 ammo between its LB-20X and UAC/20, which seems sane enough. 15 turns worth of shooting if you don't go all wasteful on the UAC/20. That's what I get for going off the wiki write up.
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Jun 11, 2015 00:38
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PoptartsNinja posted:Ok, so in addition to everything else I'm doing, I reorganized the `Mech sheets a little bit. This is really neat. I really like the actuator damage tracker. The mood thing is cool and gives us some more info than we had. I suspect for clan opFor it will always read "aggressive" and maybe "annoyed" when they start ignoring Zell, if any of the invading clans actually still obey Zell. Well done. Also congrats on the promotion!
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Jun 11, 2015 01:04
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 It's a shame you have to put all that in more-or-less manually, instead of it being automated. This seems like it'd make a good framework for other people wanting to arrange their own BT campaigns.
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God, I forgot how much of a piece of poo poo the Grim Reaper is. Why yes, let's put 3/4ths of the ammo in the torso that doesn't have CASE.  Edit: Oh, and I forgot to mention, I'll be adjusting all battle values for pilot skill now. Double Edit: Here's a real example (and what I expect will be everyone's favorite member of the OpForce): 
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Jun 11, 2015 01:41
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A beercan with legs!
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Jun 11, 2015 02:50
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Those new sheets own hard.
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Jun 11, 2015 02:56
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Gotta love when your head's the most heavily-armored part of the mech.
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Calling it now: it will be the last survivor of the OpFor because no one will bother shooting it.
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Dolash posted:Gotta love when your head's the most heavily-armored part of the mech. Oh whoops, thanks for catching that!
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PoptartsNinja posted:Double Edit: Here's a real example (and what I expect will be everyone's favorite member of the OpForce): Considering I submitted a modified Flea for the last Mech Design contest, I am proud to see the
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Dolash posted:Gotta love when your head's the most heavily-armored part of the mech. If you add the front and rear armor values together, the Center Torso technically has slightly more armor! 
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Jun 11, 2015 03:51
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OH gently caress IT'S A FLEA WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
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PoptartsNinja posted:Official numbers: I request a recount!
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Freakazoid_ posted:I request a recount! No. Anyway, I've been putting together a few "geodesic habitation units." Hooray for insomnia!  I think they're coming along nicely, but hey, people who enjoy spriting might have some fun helping me out. So here's the base dome, in case anyone wants to try their hand at one. It's pre-sized to fit my maps.  Now I just have to figure out what they look like destroyed. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 07:49 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 07:44
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One of these days we'll get to see the Wizard deploy.
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Jun 11, 2015 07:57
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Woop woop, Free World's League bondsmen, coming up! That or an alliance. Things can only look up from here!
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:OH gently caress IT'S A FLEA WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE At least it doesn't have jumpjets.
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Oh man, this is gonna be great, Fleas are Irrepressible! Some day Jason and the Chesney Hawks will have their time in the sun, but not this day.
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evilmiera posted:Woop woop, Free World's League bondsmen, coming up! That or an alliance. Things can only look up from here! Uhhhhh... You know we're fighting Liao and not the clans in this scenario right?
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Gwaihir posted:Uhhhhh... You know we're fighting Liao and not the clans in this scenario right? Yeah! But I imagine the clans will swoop in at the last minute or in the next scenario to take their pickings. Leave me to my dreams, ok? 
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evilmiera posted:Yeah! But I imagine the clans will swoop in at the last minute or in the next scenario to take their pickings. Leave me to my dreams, ok? Well the Ghost Bears, Sea Foxes, and Snow Ravens are all in the general vicinity en route to Andurien. So I guess it's technically possible if somewhat unlikely.
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I got called into work so the update is going to be delayed. So uh, Building Sprite Contest! I need more building sprites, not just for this mission but in general. Geodesic domes, skyscrapers, farmhouses, police or military road checkpoints, warehouses, power generators, water stations, water towers, fuel tanks, highly explosive oil refineries, if you can think of it I probably need one. About the only thing I don't need is an HPG.  You don't have to match my style, but I do need a top-down perspective. The only thing I ask is that the sprites are scaled to fit the map program I use, like this:  So I put together a base sheet to help:  I will use any I find interesting, but the winner will either get to pick a `Mech to be involved in the next scenario, or can name one of the few-unnamed Clan `Mechs, whichever they'd prefer. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Jun 12, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 19:29
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Welp, guess I better fire up GIMP again.
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Jun 11, 2015 19:32
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Every little bit helps, so anyone who even attempts to participate has my sincere gratitude. If I use anyone's building or scenery in a mission I'll credit you in the intro post for that mission.
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I'm no good at pixel graphics, but I'm willing to drink another fish, or something.
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I do all mine in MS Paint. They don't have to be pretty--I can clean things up or adjust colors to better fit the map if I need to. Open up MS Paint, zoom in to max in the middle of one of those pink hexes, and draw squares until you get something that vaguely resembles a building. Then decide what it is and any details you feel like adding. Or give me a suggestion for added details, I may be able to steal some bits from something I've already done. Suggestions for stuff I'll probably need eventally: - Big ugly soviet-style block apartments - A gas station - A military / customs / toll booth checkpoint for a road - Skyscrapers of all sizes (they don't have to be huge but the perspective on these is a bit trickier) - Mechbays - General civilian kludge like suburban houses with yards, junkyards, or power substations, etc. Edit: Home now, here's the base sheet I meant to upload before:
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Jun 12, 2015 01:46
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Here are my first two offerings: Roadside Checkpoint:  Missile Silo: 
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Someone make a hex with the Schreck Field Bistro in it, thanks 
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