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[Shadowscythe]

The one I use is The Drawing Board. I happens to be the program I used ages ago and stuck with it because I knew how to use it right
It is very easy to use

sarna.net/files/programs/designers

Sarna also has premade stock mechs to load and can edit them from there so you know where the hardpoints for the varients would be.
http://www.sarna.net...ing_board/fasa/

Quite a few people seem to be using Skunk Werks...
http://www.solarisskunkwerks.com/Home

Edited by Shadowscythe, 20 July 2012 - 10:51 PM.

[Khobai]

Here's an Atlas design I just made. It should work as long as the Atlas has 2 ballistic hardpoints in its right torso. It's got two ERPPCs and two Ultra AC/5s for long-range and two medium lasers and two SRM6s for short-range. As long as you seperate the weapon groups it should only run slightly hot. The reason for the PPCs and UAC/5s is because I wanted to experiment with a mech that could knock enemy mechs like MW4.

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Atlas

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/E-F-E
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 10,778,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,107

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor w/ CASE
Armament:
2 ER PPCs
2 Ultra AC/5s
2 SRM-6s
2 Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment Type Rating Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 152 points 5.00
Internal Locations: 1 HD, 2 CT, 2 RT, 1 LA, 4 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine: Fusion Engine 300 19.00
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 13(26) 3.00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LA
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 307 19.50
CASE Locations: 1 LT 0.50

Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 31 47
Center Torso (rear) 15
L/R Torso 21 32
L/R Torso (rear) 10
L/R Arm 17 34
L/R Leg 21 42

================================================================================
Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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2 Ultra AC/5s RT 2 10 18.00
2 SRM-6s LT 8 4 6.00
Medium Laser RA 3 1 1.00
ER PPC RA 15 3 7.00
Medium Laser LA 3 1 1.00
ER PPC LA 15 3 7.00
@Ultra AC/5 (80) LT - 4 4.00
@SRM-6 (45) LT - 3 3.00
Free Critical Slots: 0

Edited by Khobai, 20 July 2012 - 11:19 PM.

[Meat Cutter]

Thanks folks!

[JokerACE]

AS7-MWO: 100t, 3/5 SFE, Endo Steel (6x LA, 5x RA, RT, 2x LL), 19t/304 armor, 12 DHS (CT), Gauss (RT) w/3t ammo (RT, RL, RL), ER PPC (RA), LRM15 (LT) w/Artemis (LT) w/3t ammo (LT), SRM6 (LT) w/Artemis (LT) w/1t ammo (LT), 7x ML (HD, 2x CT, 2x RT, 2x LA), CASE LT/RT, 2491 BV.

Yeah, the hardpoints system could frakk up all the ML's. But I really like the long/short range combo. LRM15 for IDF with 24 rounds of fire, Gauss (also 24 rounds worth) + ER PPC + LRM15 for long range direct fire, and up close and personal, chaining the 7 ML's and the SRM6. Probably 2x ML, 2 ML, 2x ML, and ML+ SRM, keep up a constant barrage of close range fire (i.e. shoot one group of doubled ML's while the next charges/etc).

[Kartr]

Shadowscythe, on 20 July 2012 - 07:41 PM, said:

Heatsinks?

Hmmm I appear to have accidentally deleted the HS data when I was removing extraneous information. Corrected data below.

xRaeder, on 20 July 2012 - 07:54 PM, said:

Maybe this is what he means?

Nope although it's close, though I don't generally use CASE on my designs, I'd rather put ammo in hard to hit locations like the head or legs and save the tonnage.

Anyway here's the updated version with the HS info

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Cataphract CTF-3Dk

Mass: 70 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-F-E
Production Year: 3049
Cost: 7,147,253 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,630

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 280 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 4
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
1 LB 10-X AC
2 Large Lasers
2 Medium Lasers
1 Guardian ECM Suite

================================================================================
Equipment Type Rating Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 107 points 3.50
Internal Locations: 8 LT, 4 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Engine: Fusion Engine 280 16.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 4 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 2 LL, 2 RL 4.00
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 11(22) 1.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 176 11.00

Also just whipped up an alternate version that moves the JJ's to the torso's and all the ammo to the legs:

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Cataphract CTF-3Dka

Mass: 70 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-F-E
Production Year: 3049
Cost: 7,147,253 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,630

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 280 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
1 LB 10-X AC
2 Large Lasers
2 Medium Lasers
1 Guardian ECM Suite
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment Type Rating Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 107 points 3.50
Internal Locations: 9 LT, 3 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Engine: Fusion Engine 280 16.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 4 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT 4.00
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 11(22) 1.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 176 11.00

Of course these only work if they let LB-X shoot slugs with extra range.

Edited by Kartr, 21 July 2012 - 09:39 AM.

[Shadowscythe]

I like that you put the ECM in
I hope they add the EW equipment in correctly

[Kartr]

Thanks, considering all the talk about information and role warfare I really think ECM is going to be much more important than in TT. Hoping that it will do more than just negate Artemis and BAP, though reducing BAP will probably be pretty important.

[Shadowscythe]

Yeah. I could see lots of ECMs in assaults if they block scout info from being transmitted if the scout is very close (since they block C3 in TT)

kind of a, "if you want your team mates to know I am here you have to get off my back." kind of thing

Edited by Shadowscythe, 21 July 2012 - 11:12 PM.

[JaxChris]

Know the Dervish is coming, here's my "Lightbringer" prototype.

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Dervish DV-7D2

Mass: 55 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Era: Succession Wars
Production Year: 3047
Cost: 11,855,950 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1676

Chassis: Endo Steel Structure
Engine: XL Fusion Engine
Walk: 6
Run: 9
Jump: 4
Armor: Standard (12 T, 185 P)
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 15(30)
Armament/Equipment:
2 Medium Lasers (LA)
2 Medium Lasers (RA)
2 Medium Lasers (LT)
2 Medium Lasers (RT)
2 Small Lasers (LA)
2 Small Lasers (RA)
2 Small Lasers (LT)
2 Small Lasers (RT)
1 Guardian ECM Suite (CT)
2 Jump Jets (LL)
2 Jump Jets (RL)