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[Mchawkeye]

Future Perfect, on 09 July 2012 - 07:17 AM, said:

It's clearly a different physical head.

I'd expect that to be a skin. It's amazing how simple it is to alter apparent geometries with textures.

[Schtirlitz]

Founders mechs are made to differ.
Beside that, don't really care.

[Thalas]

I like the variant, and what better place for it to be than the head.

[Lightdragon]

please stop trolling future... its getting really old

[skullman86]

I actually like the founder's better (the geometry does appear to be slightly different), but one has to also consider the transition from 2d to 3d. Artwork looks nice, but it's possible that the guys making the models are streamlining the process by only using one version of the face, so we'll have to wait and see.

Personally, I hope there are some aesthetic face unlocks for all mechs that actually have heads (MWO's version of hats). I mean, look at these:

http://mwomercs.com/...-atlas-sketches
http://mwomercs.com/...-atlas-sketches

Are those concepts for the whole range of atlas variants or did they go through and pick one or two they liked the most? It would be a shame to have so many awesome concepts go to waste.

Edited by skullman86, 15 July 2012 - 05:37 PM.

[Tussock]

As cool as glowing eyes are; tactically speaking, lights on your 'mech that give away your position while you are lining up a brutal alpha strike with your sensors in the fog is not such a good idea...

If you think that the glowing eyes are scary; good for you... The more atlases out there with fairy lights on them the better!

Going by the concept art; the differences between the founder's mechs and regular mechs are more than just skin deep... The atlas is no exception. The eyes are set lower and there's a radar dish on the side. The body itself is also missing a missile launcher.

The hunchback's head is really different... The regular one has a free head but the founder's mech has a fixed dorsal mounted head. The founder's catapult also has a sharper nose than the regular one... Check out the Jenner's head too.

Edited by Tussock, 17 July 2012 - 01:03 PM.

[l33tworks]

I just realized something. The dumped MW Reboot game had what I am describing visually.spreaking...

[IMG]uploads.theoldergamers.com/media/screenshots/Journo_Images/Mechwarrior/June_12_2009_Article/Mechwarrior5.jpg [IMG]

Damn anyone else have that subconscious longing?

[Shadowfist]

I'd be giddy as hell to have one dimly glowing red eye with the founders head.

[Turbo Corvair]

Initially an awful lot of founders mechs will be on the field, but after a while our unique looking Atlas will become less and less common and set us apart from the rest.

I like the standard art a little better, but I love the fact that I'll have a different one because I helped found the game.

PS- The Atlas cockpit is inside the left eye according to applicable BattleTech media.

Initially an awful lot of founders mechs will be on the field, but after a while our unique looking Atlas will become less and less common and set us apart from the rest.

I like the standard art a little better, but I love the fact that I'll have a different one because I helped found the game.

PS- The Atlas cockpit is inside the left eye according to applicable BattleTech media.

[Rejarial Galatan]

I for one, after seeing the Heres the Atlas video, demand my Founders Atlas head stay right where it is, ON the Founder As7-D. Looks more intimidating imho