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[Celtic Warrior]

I just purchased my first Clan Mech, actually all 3 vaiants of the Summoner. I'm used to using omni tech from MW II, III, and IV but this seems different. Am I unable to assign a missle omnipod to any part of the mech? I was playing around with the configuration on one of the mechs and was unable to get exactly what I wanted based on the omnipods available.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Metus regem]

Celtic Warrior, on 28 October 2014 - 04:16 PM, said:

I just purchased my first Clan Mech, actually all 3 vaiants of the Summoner. I'm used to using omni tech from MW II, III, and IV but this seems different. Am I unable to assign a missle omnipod to any part of the mech? I was playing around with the configuration on one of the mechs and was unable to get exactly what I wanted based on the omnipods available.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

The omni system works a bit differently here, on your Summoners you will need to buy other pods for different chassis to get different hard points. So a little convoluted, but not too bad once you get used to it.

Each pod will tell you on your right what hard points it has before you buy it.

[Celtic Warrior]

Okay thanks I'll take another look today.

[Celtic Warrior]

I just looked and can't find where to buy omnipods?

[Metus regem]

Celtic Warrior, on 28 October 2014 - 05:33 PM, said:

I just looked and can't find where to buy omnipods?

When you are in the load out screen, look under head, L/R torso/arms/legs, and you will see a section called omni-pod, in there you will see 3-4 options depending on location and chassis.

[Ruccus]

Since to buy an omnipod for a Summoner it's I think around 340k, just strip the other two Summoners (torsos and arms only; the legs and heads are all the same) to use their omnipods in whatever build you want to create. When you want to level up the next Summoner chassis, put the omnipods on the next chassis and run the same build.

[Celtic Warrior]

Okay I got that thanks. I was under the impression we could purchase them from the store.

[Rogue Jedi]

Celtic Warrior, on 29 October 2014 - 05:29 PM, said:

Okay I got that thanks. I was under the impression we could purchase them from the store.

Unfortunately not, like weapons omnipods can only be purchased in the Mechlab.

[Celtic Warrior]

And it looks like they are specific to each mech, meaning I can't use a TB omnipod in a SC.

[IraqiWalker]

Celtic Warrior, on 30 October 2014 - 08:35 PM, said:

And it looks like they are specific to each mech, meaning I can't use a TB omnipod in a SC.

You never could do that in the first place. Different geometry, size, and weight. That would mess up a mech's integrity, and balance.

[Metus regem]

Celtic Warrior, on 30 October 2014 - 08:35 PM, said:

And it looks like they are specific to each mech, meaning I can't use a TB omnipod in a SC.

That is correct. Each mech has it's own Omni-pods depending on the chassis, they are not interchangeable between mech families though. So no Summoner to Timber Wolf, but Summoner to Summoner is okay.

[CSbrunton]

was wondering about omnipods also. but cant buy them in mechlab. if button is not there are they not available for that mech or is there something else I need to do? thanks

[Tier5 Kerensky]

CSbrunton, on 04 February 2017 - 03:58 PM, said:

was wondering about omnipods also. but cant buy them in mechlab. if button is not there are they not available for that mech or is there something else I need to do? thanks

You need to own the mech you want to buy them. And the mech has to be clan omnimech, since few clan battlemechs exists.

On mechlab, there is on right side, "warehouse". It has different tabs, one of them is omnipods. You drag the part you want, to the blinking portion of the mech to it's slot. Then you buy it when you save the mech.

Example.

Edited by Teer Kerensky, 04 February 2017 - 05:55 PM.

[Koniving]

Celtic Warrior, on 28 October 2014 - 05:16 PM, said:

Okay thanks I'll take another look today.

Basically...
In the Mech Lab, under Omnipods will be a list. PGI treats the entire limb as an omnipod. So you are, in PGI's translation, literally swapping arms, legs, side torsos and even cockpits.

So if you want a missile launcher for the left arm, you need to remove the left arm and swap it with an Omnipod left arm that has a missile launcher.

Drag and drop where it says "Left Arm" to replace the left arm.

[Rogue Jedi]

CSbrunton, on 04 February 2017 - 03:58 PM, said:

was wondering about omnipods also. but cant buy them in mechlab. if button is not there are they not available for that mech or is there something else I need to do? thanks

the following Mechs are omnimechs, if yours is not on the list it is not an OmniMech

Kit Fox, Adder, Myst Linx, Acrtic Cheetah, Nova, StormCrow, Ice Ferret, Shadow Cat, Viper, Huntsman, Summoner, Timber Wolf, Mad Dog, Helbringer, Ebon Jaguar, Linebacker, Night Gyr, Dire Wolf, Warhawk, Gargoyle, Executioner.

all other Mechs which are ingame or have been announced at the time I post this are Battlemechs and cannot change omnipods.