Hi all,
I wonder, what is the biggest engine the Cataphract CTF 4X can take? Is it a XL 250 or XL 255?
Kind regards,
Kodjak


Question About Ctf4X
Started by Kodjak, Feb 25 2013 01:15 AM
10 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:15 AM
#2
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:27 AM
It's 255 of any engine type (STD or XL).
#3
Posted 25 February 2013 - 05:26 AM
Cool, thank you
#4
Posted 21 March 2013 - 11:37 AM
Why is the 4X limited to a 255 engine? Its so slow that the little mechs just tear is apart. Its not like a atlas that can take a jenner waling on it with a bunch of med lasers.
#5
Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:04 PM
Oh, and when you want to know engine limits - use smurfy... it is kept up to date on at most a 1-2 day delay. Good people those smurfs.
http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/
Engine size is listed in the chart and imposed on any builds you make.
Why 255? In my 1X, I finished lots of games as a smoking weaponless center torso. If it were built out on the 4X I would still have weapons the CT/Head weapons. It was super-tasty and caused me to buy a 4X. But I soon found out (probably as you have) that 59 kph is not a brawler. Heck it falls behind its own assaults pretty often.
http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/
Engine size is listed in the chart and imposed on any builds you make.
Why 255? In my 1X, I finished lots of games as a smoking weaponless center torso. If it were built out on the 4X I would still have weapons the CT/Head weapons. It was super-tasty and caused me to buy a 4X. But I soon found out (probably as you have) that 59 kph is not a brawler. Heck it falls behind its own assaults pretty often.
Edited by ElLocoMarko, 21 March 2013 - 12:15 PM.
#6
Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:24 PM
A 100 ton atlas should not be faster than a 70 ton cataphract.
#7
Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:28 PM
If you are finding your Cataphraxt 4X is a little on the slow side try grabbing a Jagermech! Even though 2 of the variants lack the 4X's 5 tube missile slot they can field a good sized engine.
#8
Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:50 PM
the reason that it can only mount a 255 is because if it could go faster it would basically be an ilya with a missle rack instead of the 3rd beam hardpoint, and an extra ballistic hardpoint on top of having all the ballistics in the arm
#9
Posted 23 March 2013 - 08:43 AM
So when a mech has more ballistic / missle hard points it automaticly has slower engines? This does not makes sense to me or seem consistant with other mech builds.
Edited by Biffer, 23 March 2013 - 08:44 AM.
#10
Posted 23 March 2013 - 10:16 AM
Maybe because it is intended as direct fire support mech. If I had the option of putting in a bigger engine, I might not rum 4ac5 and have a lot of fun

#11
Posted 23 March 2013 - 11:51 PM
From my understanding, in canon, the 4X is the original version of the 'phract. It had a smaller engine, but could field more, powerful weapons. the other variants are newer models outfitted with better engines, but not as much ballistics firepower.
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