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Improbable Lobster posted:This coward won't death from above Can your pilots die from legging themselves? I’ve only done it once and they lived.
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Lazyhound posted:Can your pilots die from legging themselves? I’ve only done it once and they lived. If you try it with less than a certain amount of leg armor left it should change the name to "death to above".
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Randallteal posted:If you try it with less than a certain amount of leg armor left it should change the name to "death to above". I did this to intentionally kill off the Hatchetman in that particular flashpoint in the hopes of getting the hatchet as a salvageable item. No dice.
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anakha posted:I did this to intentionally kill off the Hatchetman in that particular flashpoint in the hopes of getting the hatchet as a salvageable item. No dice. Did the post-mission text still talk about how successful a test it was and what valuable combat data they got from it? Because lol Edit: I just did that one in my new career save and the Hatchetman survived but the very first thing that happened is someone blew its axe off, turning it into a pretentious vindicator. Randallteal fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Dec 20, 2019 |
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Dec 20, 2019 08:38
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Randallteal posted:Did the post-mission text still talk about how successful a test it was and what valuable combat data they got from it? Because lol Yep. Mission objectives didn't include having the Hatchetman survive, so gently caress it.
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I used to play a couple of months after release, but it was slow as gently caress. Has that improved? Thinking of getting the DLC, but wont buy if it still is slow
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vuk83 posted:I used to play a couple of months after release, but it was slow as gently caress. If you mean all the wierd pauses between every move/action then yes, and they added a "speed everything up more" option on top of that. Originally that was real bad, yeah. If you mean FPS then it's OK but still not great, the engine is just meh.
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Dec 20, 2019 13:10
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I am also getting back in to this after not having played it since release. Is there a way to add custom portraits for your character in the campaign? Still can't believe how awful the "character generator" is.
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Flimf posted:I am also getting back in to this after not having played it since release. Commander Portrait Loader If you want to also use custom portraits for your other mechwarriors, then install that and then use the Battletech Save Editor to edit your pilots.
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Xarbala posted:Commander Portrait Loader Pretty much this, yes. If you want to add your own portraits, you need to make a 512x512 png of whatever you want to use as your portrait
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Dec 20, 2019 13:42
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Thanks guys!
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Klyith posted:(I suspect the game purposely made them more rare because they're both good high-alpha mechs that can own new players. The stock Grasshopper isn't that special, it's the ability to add a comical number of support weapons and MLs that makes it amazing.
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sean10mm posted:The stock Grasshopper isn't that special, it's the ability to add a comical number of support weapons and MLs that makes it amazing. I'm the galaxy brained designer that thought a lrm 5 in the head was a good idea
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Lawman 0 posted:I'm the galaxy brained designer that thought a lrm 5 in the head was a good idea Yeah, SRM2+++ is way better.
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Jedit posted:Yeah, SRM2+++ is way better. An SRM4+++ fits in there.
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sean10mm posted:An SRM4+++ fits in there. I can never recall whether SRM4s are one slot or two. Every mech should have an SRM4 in the head. It would save money on ejector seats.
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Missile Hat is the height of fashion for mechs.
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Night10194 posted:Missile Hat is the height of fashion for mechs. I usually have a metal box with an embossed X in it next to my head but sometimes you've got to party down.
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Night10194 posted:Missile Hat is the height of fashion for mechs. The virgin missile hat vs the Chad eye laser
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sean10mm posted:If you mean all the wierd pauses between every move/action then yes, and they added a "speed everything up more" option on top of that. Originally that was real bad, yeah. Honestly, either the engine or something in the game is designed extremely poorly when it comes to optimization. It's not noticeable in vanilla. But the second you step outside of that into the more ambitious mods it becomes apparent why the battles are so small scale compared to the action that can go on in the Battletech setting. One of the downsides of Roguetech is that now that they've got the ability to drop multiple lances (on top of your employer potentially deciding to send their own troops, vehicles, and mechs if the mission isn't supposed to be a plausible deniability sort of thing.) is that the games limitations can potentially really come into play. It doesn't always come up, but if you're playing a defend the base mission on a lunar map all the shadows will straight up kill your frame rate. Something about having as many as 25 vehicles, suits, turrets, and battlemechs slugging it out just causes things to chug. Probably because mechs turn on headlights when in the shadowed areas. Which causes adds extra load on top of the already terribly optimized shadows. Apparently they've got a fix for that in the works. But then if you hate Roguetech that means that other mods probably won't have it available for awhile. Meaning you're stuck avoiding that mission type on that biome.  Edit: Also, if you're a lore nerd i'd suggest checking out the Roguetech online conquest map. Apparently a bunch of people have done the Goonswarm equivalent of taking over maybe half the map with one of the weakest factions out there short of the primitive minor factions. The Tortugan Dominion --- IE: The space pirates that'll straight-facedly do poo poo like make a unique legendary tier mech that abuses the IFF system to have the name of A55-HAT have straight up conquered multiple Inner Sphere houses and are literally knocking on Clan space at the moment. They've even completely wiped out the Word of Blake and are starting in on the Comguard at Terra. Which not only pre-empts the Word of Blake taking the setting into anime territory (and makes that ominous update video look pretty lame) but has inadvertently set tech for most players back to primitive levels since vast swathes of the galaxy now speak pirate. Seeing a bunch of duct taped together scrap mechs and jury-rigged super prototypes that are more likely to explode than work when they're fired take over the galaxy is just  .
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I am thinking of hopping back in soonish. I got Flashpoint via Humble Monthly already, and the other two are about $25 bundled together during the sale. Is that a good price for them?
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Lawman 0 posted:The virgin missile hat vs the Chad Fixed that for you
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I've done a bunch of 3-5 skull missions for the friendly local pirates and now they are honored to be buds with me. Rep:92
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Dec 20, 2019 20:00
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Does vertical distance get accounted for with jump jets?
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Star Man posted:Does vertical distance get accounted for with jump jets? I think yes? But in a very minor way. Like a jump to X higher units of elevation cuts 1 space of movement, but that's it. It's a bit hard to tell, because map areas that have cliffs or very steep slopes also have a lot of spaces you can't land. If anything the bigger penalty is just dealing with awkward terrain. "If I jump over there can I walk next turn?" can sometimes be a tricky question.
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Star Man posted:Does vertical distance get accounted for with jump jets?
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Is there any group that sells gauss ++?
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Keltar posted:Is there any group that sells gauss ++? I have found them at various black market stores.
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Yes vertical distances do, and I also don't think it really cares about higher vs lower elevation. Let me double move and do Mech running long-jumps. Into other mechs.
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TotalLossBrain posted:I have found them at various black market stores. Any others? I have too many pirate skulls for them to be agreeable.
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Keltar posted:Any others? I've seen them appear at random on Star League systems IIRC, but very rare. The Gauss+ is more common and like half the price. You can also get one as a flashpoint reward if it says "lostech items."
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Gauss Rifles are sold at Star League planets and ++ ones at (Advanced).
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Isn't the Gauss++ identical to the Gauss+ except for taking up 1 less space and costing like twice as much or something?
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Yeah + is -1 ton, ++ is -1 ton and -1 crit
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Yeah the Gauss + already had, but those ++ had proven elusive. I had seen them with the pirates but again, 5000% mark up due to me using their skulls as chamber pots.
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sean10mm posted:If you mean all the wierd pauses between every move/action then yes, and they added a "speed everything up more" option on top of that. Originally that was real bad, yeah. I still get the little pauses between actions with the speed up everything toggle on. I also have a high end pc (2080, ssd, 32 ram, etc) so I don't think its performance related. It isn't dreadful, but there is a little pause between firing and seeing a hit reaction on the enemy mechs or between each of my mechs having a turn. It adds up to the game feeling more sluggish than I'd prefer.
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Archonex posted:Honestly, either the engine or something in the game is designed extremely poorly when it comes to optimization. It's not noticeable in vanilla. But the second you step outside of that into the more ambitious mods it becomes apparent why the battles are so small scale compared to the action that can go on in the Battletech setting. Okay I'll admit I straight up chortled, Roguetech is good now I mean it's still not my cup of tea but that owns
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I've been looking at Roguetech and Battletech Expanded and if I install them and start a career with them am I stuck with the online galactic maps or is that something I can turn off?
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Complications posted:I've been looking at Roguetech and Battletech Expanded and if I install them and start a career with them am I stuck with the online galactic maps or is that something I can turn off? BT Extended doesn't have that kind of online functionality, it just unlocks the entire Inner Sphere for travel and lets you help npc factions duke it out on the strategic map.
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Lawman 0 posted:The virgin missile hat vs the Chad eye laser are there any mechs that stick a stock IS ac/2 in the head? Its one crit slot in tabletop last I checked.
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