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[Bishop Steiner]

Small, obnoxiously cute and hopelessly outmatched?

Yet in significant numbers, and with help from a Wookie, able to bring a mighty Galactic Empire to it's knees?

If so, how about an Urbie Alternative. Everyone is apt to point out by himself, Urbie is in something of a bind. BUT, what if we resurrect a little of the old AI from MW4, and sell Urbie in Lances? 6 Millikn CBills buys not only your very own shiny new UrbanMech, but 3 identical ones that follow you everywhere in loose formation, and tandem fire on whatever mech you have targeted? (possibly have the old default from MW4 command menu "attack nearest enemy" if LOS is blocked to target.)

Is it looney? Of course! Which is why it might work! That level of basic AI has been around for over a decade, and it would serve a second purpose: preparing for making Clan Elementals. The Elemntal, for those new to the franchise, is a 1 ton suit of power armor that ride piggy back into battle on the Clan Omnimechs, and actually caused more terror than the mechs. They operate in packs of 5, so to ever be viable, would need AI support. They were near impossible to hit, impervious to small arms and relatively tough. They were also a HUGE part of the Clan's Order of Battle.

Sometimes, when standard ideas fail, one needs to think outside the box. And sometimes, one is just nucking futs. What say you?

***EDIT****

Also...just because.... (not even close to finished)


Better watch dem nutz!

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 03 April 2013 - 11:50 AM.

[Nutlink]

Urbanmechs are badass. Ewoks are not.

[Bishop Steiner]

Cry havok! And let slip the Urbies of War!

[BGrey]

Bishop Steiner, on 29 March 2013 - 06:38 PM, said:

Cry havok! And let slip the Urbies of War!

So will we be calling urban mechs with flamers furbies?

[a rabid chihuahua]

Ewoks have helped destroy and empire occupying their home(annoying as they where)..Urbanmechs have helped destroy.... illegaly parked cars in the cities. Nothing more.

[Bishop Steiner]

Oooooooooooohhhhh....

Why didn't I think of that? Jealous am I!

[BoydofZINJ]

Outfit the Raven 4X without an XL engine, and you could have an urbie if you put an AC/20 on it.

[darkfall13]

Blane, on 29 March 2013 - 06:47 PM, said:

Ewoks have helped destroy and empire occupying their home(annoying as they where)..Urbanmechs have helped destroy.... illegaly parked cars in the cities. Nothing more.

And they stomped them good. Don't knock someone when they're AWESOME at their job.

[armyof1]

It's a nice comparison, but really where was the option of an overclocked, over-sized R2D2?

Edited by armyof1, 29 March 2013 - 07:02 PM.

[Teralitha]

It would be a waste of dev resources to implement this mech. Its nothing more than a joke of a mech.

[Bishop Steiner]

Boydsan, on 29 March 2013 - 06:56 PM, said:

Outfit the Raven 4X without an XL engine, and you could have an urbie if you put an AC/20 on it.

Nope, still not an Urbie. Tiny, shorter than a Commando (though quite a bit more rotund), 360 torso twist, THAT is an Urbie. Not a gawky bird that can't hide behind a Hotdog stand.

Teralitha, on 29 March 2013 - 07:04 PM, said:

It would be a waste of dev resources to implement this mech. Its nothing more than a joke of a mech.

Sort of like the Flea, or Spider? Believe it or not, some of us play games for FUN.

Also, sorta missed, oh, the actual entire point and concept of the post. But it is probably too radical an idea for you to accept anyhow, I am guessing?

[a rabid chihuahua]

funny thing is with all the modding of the mechs ,you'd probably be able to get a faster engine in the Urbie and outrun some atlas's

[Bishop Steiner]

Blane, on 29 March 2013 - 07:20 PM, said:

funny thing is with all the modding of the mechs ,you'd probably be able to get a faster engine in the Urbie and outrun some atlas's

maybe downhill, with a stiff tailwind...... rolling on it's side, lol.

Though I would point out, that my "Hero" Variant starts life with a much larger engine, as one can't be a Police Interceptor at 32 kph............ Swapping that Autocannon out for a Large Laser frees up all kinds of mass. Like about 5 tons, after all the other Mods. And the SRM2 and MG allow it to essentially maintain the same combat effectiveness.

[Nathan Foxbane]

Bishop Steiner, on 29 March 2013 - 07:24 PM, said:

maybe downhill, with a stiff tailwind...... rolling on it's side, lol.

Though I would point out, that my "Hero" Variant starts life with a much larger engine, as one can't be a Police Interceptor at 32 kph............ Swapping that Autocannon out for a Large Laser frees up all kinds of mass. Like about 5 tons, after all the other Mods. And the SRM2 and MG allow it to essentially maintain the same combat effectiveness.

Did you use the vehicle flamer or fluid gun rules for the fire hose or was it because it looked awesome (which it does)? Both are better than the SRM 2 for Police duties though the SRM2 is worlds more effective at combat ops.

[Bishop Steiner]

well, used Vehicle Flamer rules for the firehose. Essentially it is downsized, but has a half ton water reservoir The SRM is more useful in Urban Policing than you would think though. I avoided the streak, specifically to allow for specialized ammo loadout rules, with things like Smoke Rockets, Tear Gas, Fire Retardant and such being usable. Also, one can't overlook the value of simple HEAP when dealing with an armored car heist.

[Peiper]

Here's an old thread with another goofy idea for urbanmechs. Enjoy!

http://mwomercs.com/...ini-arena-game/

[Bishop Steiner]

Good stuff Peiper

[Bishop Steiner]

Gotta love 40 locked topics pushing the unlocked ones down. Hey Mods, if you want to lock em, can you at least move em too?

[Bishop Steiner]

also, recall..there are worse things than Ewoks... I could go all JarJar Binks on ya

[Vermaxx]

I think they're more like Jawas.

Filthy, annoying, untrustworthy, underarmed and underarmored, and yet they pick fights with everyone they can find.