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Bishop Steiner, on 29 March 2013 - 06:23 PM, said:
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?
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?
OMG! Mechwarrior PETS! Best post from you in a while! Practically every other MMO out there has pets. Both combat and Vanity. We could do either or both here!
A combat wingman pet urbie....and vanity Elemental pets that are only there for show, but can be shot/killed/stomped.
That would as so much flavor.
+1
By the way, I already know what I'm going to name by first Urbie:
BISHOP
