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[IraqiWalker]

Sennin, on 25 May 2014 - 07:54 AM, said:

You swap six of the lasers for a clan ERPPC and anything else stupid enough to get close gets a 42 point laser barrage to the nono parts, minus the ghost heat. Or swap them all for two clan ERPPCs and play the perfect medium poptart. No sane person would use the stock loadout in this game.

Fixed that for ya XD

[Koniving]

Keira_NZ, on 25 May 2014 - 08:10 PM, said:

Thats so cool! Now we need a male voice for us female players. Over hearing the default woman's infuriatingly calm tone while I fall apart! Maybe Tony Starks House computer, Giles (Actor Paul Bettany) from Ironman.

Well, I'm having a Chinese girl that I met through an online ESL program (where I portrayed a clutzy yet loveable fat guy named Chandler Kranfel who would acquire random jobs in English City as a sort of place holder between classes to give students a chance to practice) do the computer voice in Chinese for a Zhizhu-Liao battlemech operating system.

While in theory I could swap the voices I'll likely just continue to overlay them.

If you're serious about a male computer voice you might ask Duncan Fisher aka George Ledoux. While the Duncan voice is quite familiar with all, George is capable of many other voices. (There's in fact a fan fiction using Duncan's "voice" and personality for a computer in Star Citizen). My personal favorite is his Kerensky performance.


However, PGI having optional voices... that sounds pretty interesting actually. I know I'd like a different voice for Clan mechs.
And I know some people would pay for an audio cosmetic like acquiring 'other' voices. Particularly if it spoke faster.

[xengk]

Koniving, on 25 May 2014 - 08:26 PM, said:

Well, I'm having a Chinese girl that I met through an online ESL program (where I portrayed a clutzy yet loveable fat guy named Chandler Kranfel who would acquire random jobs in English City as a sort of place holder between classes to give students a chance to practice) do the computer voice in Chinese for a Zhizhu-Liao battlemech operating system.

While in theory I could swap the voices I'll likely just continue to overlay them.

If you're serious about a male computer voice you might ask Duncan Fisher aka George Ledoux. While the Duncan voice is quite familiar with all, George is capable of many other voices. (There's in fact a fan fiction using Duncan's "voice" and personality for a computer in Star Citizen). My personal favorite is his Kerensky performance.


However, PGI having optional voices... that sounds pretty interesting actually. I know I'd like a different voice for Clan mechs.
And I know some people would pay for an audio cosmetic like acquiring 'other' voices. Particularly if it spoke faster.

This is my favourite one from him.

[Grimmrog]

I think the 12 laser hardpoints will be extremely handy. you can make it also a

8ERMedium Laser
4ERSmall Laser
saving you 2 tons
exchange Torsi with the MG ones. meaning 2DHS go out and 4 Clan MG's + 2x Ammo go in.
Now you have still 2 Tonnage left for either some more MG ammo or some more heatsinks to get the 18DHS back. Or maybe maxing armour. Also 8 ERMEdium lasers will be a bearable alphastrike in terms of ghostheat

Hunting the lights off your Team is one of the things the Nova will be able to do exceptionally good.

Btw, the TT Nova has a better engine rating, so where did the the tradeoff went to? Armor? does the stock Nova has maxed Armor?

Keira_NZ, on 25 May 2014 - 08:10 PM, said:

Thats so cool! Now we need a male voice for us female players. Over hearing the default woman's infuriatingly calm tone while I fall apart! Maybe Tony Starks House computer, JARVIS (Actor Paul Bettany) from Ironman.

Lol he would end as a bitching Brian saying stupid things like:
"Are you that hot, or am I overheating?"

Edited by Grimmrog, 26 May 2014 - 01:57 AM.

[Koniving]

Grimmrog, on 26 May 2014 - 01:55 AM, said:

Btw, the TT Nova has a better engine rating, so where did the the tradeoff went to? Armor? does the stock Nova has maxed Armor?

Seems consistent.

It is lacking the BattleSquad, though. WAIT! UNIQUE BONUS MODULE IDEA! Deployable battlesquad.

C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon gimme!

Anyway perhaps you are thinking of the similar SuperNova?

[Reno Blade]

Where do you see a difference to the TT Nova's engine?
It always had a 250XL wich gives it 86 kph (TT) or 82kph (MWO), if you meant this speed difference.

[Utilyan]

Risko Vinsheen, on 25 May 2014 - 01:27 PM, said:

Even when Mektek made a Black Hawk for Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries in one of their mech packs they saw fit to add a torso to it.

That's cause clanners don't know what a black hawk is.......

What the F is a black hawk!? I clicked right past it in MechWarrior 4......."man wish they had a nova."

If it would have been called nova all *s*h**t would'a came loose.



Who ever says it wouldn't work..cause of shoulder......NOVA before.......it existed, its not impossible.
Unless MechWarrior 2 = Lostech

[Grimmrog]

Thx for the screens, and yes somehow I was confused by the lower Speed 81kph and battletechs 86.4. But I guess GI lowerd it so that the maxed out skilled speed then is somehow balanced above the nmral TT version.

So downgrading some lasers to ERSmalls may be good to max the armour out.

[SirLANsalot]

Utilyan, on 26 May 2014 - 01:38 PM, said:

That's cause clanners don't know what a black hawk is.......

What the F is a black hawk!? I clicked right past it in MechWarrior 4......."man wish they had a nova."

If it would have been called nova all *s*h**t would'a came loose.



Who ever says it wouldn't work..cause of shoulder......NOVA before.......it existed, its not impossible.
Unless MechWarrior 2 = Lostech

Damage states would of been so very wonky with that mech in this game.

Lose a torso and the arm, but not the leg too since its attached at the same spot? It would of looked weird and the game would of just had fits trying to get it to work.

[Grimmrog]

SirLANsalot, on 27 May 2014 - 04:44 AM, said:

Damage states would of been so very wonky with that mech in this game.

Lose a torso and the arm, but not the leg too since its attached at the same spot? It would of looked weird and the game would of just had fits trying to get it to work.

Well, no, but yes.

Yes the reason why we have this weired Mech now is that making an original Nova would entirely need a hitboy rechange.

Basically Arms and legs are on One axis.
They could have done ti that way:

Arms are outside, then the legs come.
Opt A: destroyed leg also destroys the arm.
Obt B: our mechs now still keep a destroyed leg, So even the Nova could keep the leg + arm. A destroyed leg would then simply be destroyed around the axis, but the axis itself in the middle is untouched sustainign arm fuctionality.

The Torso is wrapped around the Axis too, so basically like the non shot off Leg, the destroyed Sidetorso could work the same.

But all in all even if a destroyed sidetorso would mean losing leg and arm too, it would be kinda interesting. The Nova would have an advantage unique low profile for a medium mech with exactly such an horrible downside. I would love such a Nova at all.

[Sennin]

Since I see people posting Battlemech editor captures, do yourself a favor...

10 ER Small Lasers
2 ER Medium Lasers
1 Active Probe
22 Double Heatsinks

64 point alpha at 180 meters every 3 seconds. Your welcome.


EDIT: If you want to get even more power drop the active probe and 2 ER Small for 2 more ER Mediums. Thats 68 points and a better firing profile at range but its going be HOT.

Edited by Sennin, 27 May 2014 - 09:54 AM.

[SirLANsalot]

Sennin, on 27 May 2014 - 09:47 AM, said:

Since I see people posting Battlemech editor captures, do yourself a favor...

10 ER Small Lasers
2 ER Medium Lasers
1 Active Probe
22 Double Heatsinks

64 point alpha at 180 meters every 3 seconds. Your welcome.


EDIT: If you want to get even more power drop the active probe and 2 ER Small for 2 more ER Mediums. Thats 68 points and a better firing profile at range but its going be HOT.

Also ppl need to remember.

ER Small Laser, needs to read, IS Medium Pulse Laser because thats the range it should be getting in MWO, for .5 tons you have a 180-200m opti SMALL laser.

Clan Small Lasers are no joke, not like they are in the IS.

[IraqiWalker]

SirLANsalot, on 27 May 2014 - 10:47 AM, said:

Clan Small Lasers are no joke, not like they are in the IS.

You should meet my firestarter with 8 IS SLs. It roasts people alive. Yeah it's only 3 damage per laser, but that adds up over time, since I rarely over-heat with it. (just switched to 8 SPLs for funzies. Hilarious laser show running at 140Kph)

[Pariah Devalis]

COGsovereign, on 28 May 2014 - 08:12 PM, said:

I must've been playing a different game...
the Nova I knew was a 90 ton Mech with 6 ErLL

That was the Supernova.

Always stuns me. People do not get the Nova Cat and Supernova confused, and only rarely the Nova Cat and the Nova confused. Just the Supernova and Nova.

But say one thing wrong about the King Crab.....

It is clear one brother (related designs) got the wrong end of the PR stick.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 28 May 2014 - 08:26 PM.

[Waylandx]

PitchBlackYeti, on 25 May 2014 - 01:56 PM, said:

I'd say that "Hot!" is a better word for the Nova

Zing

[Grimmrog]

Pariah Devalis, on 28 May 2014 - 08:20 PM, said:

That was the Supernova.

Always stuns me. People do not get the Nova Cat and Supernova confused, and only rarely the Nova Cat and the Nova confused. Just the Supernova and Nova.

But say one thing wrong about the King Crab.....

It is clear one brother (related designs) got the wrong end of the PR stick.

Simply because most Nova users like the Supernova ad inreverse. Because except form the Nova's special esign they both are ALL ABOUT LA0000ZRS =================#

King Crab is just AC's, while it looks awesome too, No one likes the noise BOOM BOOM kid. We prefer he colorful light flashing children.

[Pariah Devalis]

Grimmrog, on 02 June 2014 - 03:06 AM, said:

Simply because most Nova users like the Supernova ad inreverse. Because except form the Nova's special esign they both are ALL ABOUT LA0000ZRS =================#

King Crab is just AC's, while it looks awesome too, No one likes the noise BOOM BOOM kid. We prefer he colorful light flashing children.

Oh, I love the idea of the King Crab. I would actually love to see a King Crab fight a Supernova. Especially considering the Supernova was based off of the KC, but altered to deal with reduced resources. I guess a Nova Cat tech took a look at the mech and thought "it would be amazing to slap six ERLLas on this, quiaff?"

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 02 June 2014 - 06:34 AM.

[Grimmrog]

Pariah Devalis, on 02 June 2014 - 06:30 AM, said:

Oh, I love the idea of the King Crab. I would actually love to see a King Crab fight a Supernova. Especially considering the Supernova was based off of the KC, but altered to deal with reduced resources. I guess a Nova Cat tech took a look at the mech and thought "it would be amazing to slap six ERLLas on this, quiaff?"

I guess the outcome would depend on the range they face, if it slong range the supernova would be on top, otherwise the King Crab. Or maybe whoever manages to blow the others cockpit off first xD

Also KC is a storage hugger due to ammo needed while Nova is more of a gone far and (hopefully not too) hot guy.

Edited by Grimmrog, 02 June 2014 - 07:20 AM.

[SirLANsalot]

IraqiWalker, on 27 May 2014 - 02:11 PM, said:

You should meet my firestarter with 8 IS SLs. It roasts people alive. Yeah it's only 3 damage per laser, but that adds up over time, since I rarely over-heat with it. (just switched to 8 SPLs for funzies. Hilarious laser show running at 140Kph)

Its not the damage that makes the IS small laser a joke...its the range.

[IraqiWalker]

SirLANsalot, on 02 June 2014 - 08:49 AM, said:

Its not the damage that makes the IS small laser a joke...its the range.

Even with the new increase (range is 100 after patch, with 200 max), it's still a problem.