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Tank shoots AC/5, single hit removes my Locust's right arm and right torso. The gently caress is with the math in this game
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alternatively and relatedly, "pilots are to all intents and purposes expendable resources, like everything else"
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Apr 26, 2018 23:17
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just dunno what to say if you're not running your t-hawk with SRM12, max jets, max armor, small lasers, and no shits
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Apr 26, 2018 23:17
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Wasn't the XCOM thread named "Don't name soldiers under captain" for a while? Don't sweat soldiers and parts early on, it's all easily replaceable.
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Apr 26, 2018 23:17
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Deuce posted:Tank shoots AC/5, single hit removes my Locust's right arm and right torso. The gently caress is with the math in this game extra damage to arm goes to torso, i'm pretty sure also if you're fielding a locust anything that happens to it is your own fault for doing so
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Apr 26, 2018 23:18
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Deuce posted:Tank shoots AC/5, single hit removes my Locust's right arm and right torso. The gently caress is with the math in this game Locusts are constructed of paper mache
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Apr 26, 2018 23:20
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Propaganda Hour posted:Wasn't the XCOM thread named "Don't name soldiers under captain" for a while? Don't sweat soldiers and parts early on, it's all easily replaceable. Except Glitch, she's wonderful
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Apr 26, 2018 23:20
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GreyjoyBastard posted:alternatively and relatedly, "pilots are to all intents and purposes expendable resources, like everything else" it’s a very sand in the ointment issue. all mechwarriors being expendable npc’s and the player just being a commander might’ve been easier to swallow but then people would be unhappy that they can’t be a mechwarrior.
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Apr 26, 2018 23:21
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So for some reason HBS gave the manual to beta testers, but didn't include it in the full version. Anyway here it is for those interested https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.harebrained-schemes.com/backer-beta/manual.pdf
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Apr 26, 2018 23:23
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It's actually more bad rear end that your character is leading all these people out on missons barking commands out with an IV and their arm and stuffed with bandages
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Apr 26, 2018 23:23
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So two questions: 1. Does this game have Uziels? 2. I would like to place an order for 8 Uziels.
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Apr 26, 2018 23:32
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Eifert Posting posted:So two questions: As far as I can tell, no. 
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Wait wait are Timberwolves in?
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Apr 26, 2018 23:34
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Moonshine Rhyme posted:Wait wait are Timberwolves in? This is set before the Clan mechs
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to slightly elaborate, the baseline Uziel uses a shitload of clan-derived tech, so it makes sense that it's not in
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GreyjoyBastard posted:As far as I can tell, no. Hard pass
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Apr 26, 2018 23:37
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GreyjoyBastard posted:As far as I can tell, no. It's a 3065 mech and IIRC this is a 3025 game Moonshine Rhyme posted:Wait wait are Timberwolves in? No, no clans yet.
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Apr 26, 2018 23:37
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Deuce posted:Tank shoots AC/5, single hit removes my Locust's right arm and right torso. The gently caress is with the math in this game Assuming it was undamaged, was this shot from the Locust's rear? A stock Locust-1V has enough frontal armor/structure to (just barely) soak an AC/5 hit to the side torso and a hit to the arm would've destroyed the arm but not done enough damage to also destroy the torso. A side torso being destroyed also blows off the arm on the same side.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Assuming it was undamaged, was this shot from the Locust's rear? A stock Locust-1V has enough frontal armor/structure to (just barely) soak an AC/5 hit to the side torso and a hit to the arm would've destroyed the arm but not done enough damage to also destroy the torso. I'm wondering if it had ammo in it that got crit. I don't know the default loadout for whatever Locust he was using.
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SSJ_naruto_2003 posted:This is set before the Clan mechs drat, yeah I know little about mechwarrior lore so wasn't sure on that one. I just remember as a kid seeing the TW on the cover of a mechwarrior game and it being 
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GreyjoyBastard posted:extra damage to arm goes to torso, i'm pretty sure You fight with the mechs you have, not with the mechs you wish you had.  Also I just looked at the Locust armor and wtf who BUILT this thing? Are those paper towels in the place of armor plates!?
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Apr 26, 2018 23:39
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Internet Explorer posted:What or where? I assume where, because what is exactly what they say on the tin. The withdraw button is in the top-right, the eject button is next to your mechs paperdoll when you click on it in the bottom left (button itself is on the top right of the paperdoll, I think). Yeah I meant what were the keys to do them. Thanks!
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i sneezed at a locust and one of its legs and both its arms came off that ac/5 hit sounds pretty lucky
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Apr 26, 2018 23:41
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Deuce posted:You fight with the mechs you have, not with the mechs you wish you had. They're scouts and anti-infantry mechs. They're not really made to fight against enemy mechs.
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Apr 26, 2018 23:41
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Assuming it was undamaged, was this shot from the Locust's rear? A stock Locust-1V has enough frontal armor/structure to (just barely) soak an AC/5 hit to the side torso and a hit to the arm would've destroyed the arm but not done enough damage to also destroy the torso. Ah yeah, that'd do it.
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[sticking a syringe into a reddit thread and tying down the rubber hose] https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/comments/8ey6ej/so_since_hbs_was_kind_enough_to_block_my_account/
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Deuce posted:You fight with the mechs you have, not with the mechs you wish you had. I do have a certain fondness for early game "well, I have repair time to burn, a mission available, and a Locust; congratulations, Redshirt McDoomed, welcome to the team"
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Apr 26, 2018 23:45
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if anything i wish the early post-tutorial game A) was longer and B) involved more garbagebuckets but then I really enjoy the Battle Brothers "here's your spear, here's your shield, here's your armor with faint red stains" early game
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GreyjoyBastard posted:if anything i wish the early post-tutorial game A) was longer and B) involved more garbagebuckets Once I get done with the campaign I'm toying with digging through files and seeing about a Sandbox Campaign where you stay in the leopard and just start with a couple Locusts, a Commando, and one or two other lights or maybe a low-end medium. I won't be rushing things though and I know very little about modding so no promises, but I totally expect someone to do something like this.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Once I get done with the campaign I'm toying with digging through files and seeing about a Sandbox Campaign where you stay in the leopard and just start with a couple Locusts, a Commando, and one or two other lights or maybe a low-end medium. I won't be rushing things though and I know very little about modding so no promises, but I totally expect someone to do something like this. Behold, the might of the Firestarter! Flee, mortals!
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Control Volume posted:[sticking a syringe into a reddit thread and tying down the rubber hose] https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/comments/8ey6ej/so_since_hbs_was_kind_enough_to_block_my_account/ what exactly was this rant bullet about quote:try destroying a Dropship in the middle of Inner Sphere during the LosTech age and you will have all the great houses shove an Atlas up your rear end
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Rascyc posted:what exactly was this rant bullet about I didn't read what you quoted but I have absolutely no idea
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Control Volume posted:[sticking a syringe into a reddit thread and tying down the rubber hose] https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/comments/8ey6ej/so_since_hbs_was_kind_enough_to_block_my_account/ make sure you read his slippery-slope diversity fanfiction at the bottom of the post
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Dropships are very valuable during this period, yes, but they're not irreplaceable. There is steady, if limited production. Destroying one is a very acceptable price to pay to assassinate someone to cement your power and prevent a coup from turning into a civil war. He is probably thinking Jumpships. "Only white person is a badguy", but Espinosa is Spanish/South African and has pretty dark skin...
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So I figured I'd show off some of my builds, both to help people who are new and to get feedback from some more experienced people. First the builds that carried me in the early game 1) Shadowhawk  I switched between using it like this or with a Large Laser, another SRM6 and more armor. Both designs were workhorses for the early game, I don't think I ever had a Shadowhawk go down. 2) Hunchback  Basically vanilla, but with some added Jumpjets. Solid performer overall. 3) Centurion  Absolute MVP of the early game for me. It taught me how good a dedicated LRM unit is and it was the last Medium I was actively using before I managed to cobble together a full team of Heavies. And now Mid-game (3-3.5skull missions) 1) Black Knight  My First Heavy and a mainstay on my team because of it. I made it a little more heat neutral and increased the DPS by dropping the large lasers for mediums. 2) Dragon  Not the greatest Heavy mech, but you can get a guaranteed one pretty early on. I use it as a spotter for the rest of the squad with its slightly above average movement, and it packs an okay punch. 3) Jagermech  Much like the Centurion, the new MVP of my lance. Its hilariously deadly and never even gets scratched in battle. A++ would always recommend an LRM boat 4) Thunderbolt  Easily the most deadly of my Heavies, I like this little dude quite a bit. Basically just use it like an upgraded Hunchback.
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Control Volume posted:[sticking a syringe into a reddit thread and tying down the rubber hose] https://www.reddit.com/r/Battletechgame/comments/8ey6ej/so_since_hbs_was_kind_enough_to_block_my_account/ unf yeah that's the stuff
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Rascyc posted:what exactly was this rant bullet about the game has somewhat retconned the value and rarity of interplanetary, never mind interstellar, transport ships canonically larger Dropships (ie, reentry-capable transport ships) are rare and crazy-expensive, and blowing one to smithereens that wasn't actively involved in delivering combat mechs would definitely be frowned upon, even if Idiot Moron is overstating it somewhat Galaga Galaxian posted:Dropships are very valuable during this period, yes, but they're not irreplaceable. There is steady, if limited production. Destroying one is a very acceptable price to pay to assassinate someone to cement your power and prevent a coup from turning into a civil war. yeah he's probably thinking jumpships because he's an idiot moron
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Zore posted:1) Shadowhawk Why does your shadowhawk have the ammo in the opposite side torsos? That means if you lose a side torso, one side's weapon is destroyed, and the ammo for the weapon the other side is also destroyed, meaning you effectively lose both side torso weapons.
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Improbable Lobster posted:It's a 3065 mech and IIRC this is a 3025 game My superpower government will dispute scientific facts in a way that directly contributes to the end of the world, but all the sudden (fictional) facts matter now.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Why does your shadowhawk have the ammo in the opposite side torsos? That means if you lose a side torso one side's weapon is destroyed and the ammo for the weapon the other side is destroyer, meaning you effectively lose both side torso weapons. mostly to aesthetically balance the design in the builder  You're right though, that would definitely be a better plan overall since it has bitten me in the rear end once or twice.
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