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[Grey Sky]

A bookshelf (secured, in case of strong impacts, of course). Maybe a coolant tube or something going through or around it to explain how it survives in the heat. Titles should include theoretical physics texts, The Art of War, Decision at Thunder Rift, The Annotated Works of Jerome Blake, a mech owner's manual, etc.
"A small shelf with books with such titles as 'How to pilot a mech for dummies', 'Fisher Price - My first mech owners manual', 'So you think you are a mech pilot - A tale of delusion', '101 Ways to pi mp out a mech' and other such classics." - quote from Simbach pg. 40
ALSO mentioned by Geist Null on pg. 47 and Marson Wells on pg. 34.

I second the nihonto (wakizashi, etc.) or other side-arm idea. I second the passive-aggressive techie notes idea. I second the page 79 "super-out-of-date inspection sticker" idea. I support the old-school navigational tools idea. I also support the mini-fan idea, the dog tags idea, the our-own-image picture idea, and the AI introduction start-up voice idea (like in MW2).

I had the idea of having a live animal in the cockpit, like a lizard or a gecko (suitably in-universe, of course. Mechwarrior RPG Sourcebooks have creature lists in them). Some people mentioned cats or birds, but... anyway, considering how distracting and hard to animate that would be, I decided against it.

I'd like some kind of religious artifacts in my cockpit, personally. Kind of a thematic thing I want to have going with my pilot. Half-burned black and white candles, rosary, hanging Iron Cross, that kind of thing. I understand that might not be possible... but religion is an important part of Mechwarrior. I can't think of any reason why any religion should feel insulted or minimized by being included as selectable items here. I know a lot of people would want a smiling buddha statue or a resting buddha statue (wait, no, is that budhai? I don't remember how it goes). It could even become a positive selling point for the game. I know you're adults here, and no-one can really see inside other people's cockpits except on Youtube videos.

[Sn1p3rbo55]

a tally card for how many kills or wins u get

[Resident Weevil]

If for some reason my mech was powered down, and I faced capture by my enemies, well, I'd probably want to take my own life. So I'd better have this on board...

[Canned Turkey]

Drop-down oxygen mask

[Mechafreak]

Fuzzy Dice - ONLINE
Hula Girl - Online
Urbbie Bobblehead - ONLINE
ReactorTec tm Minni Microwave Oven - Online
ALL USELESS COCPIT CRAP - ONLINE

[Swiss Meat]

I'd love a fart-p!pe, 'type R' badge or some stupid 'tuner' sticker for the window...

just to be obnoxious, of course

(really? The work p i p e is censored? whats the world coming to....)

Edited by Swiss Meat, 20 September 2012 - 01:56 PM.

[Wintersbite]

I'd like a picture of a phoenix hawk that's blurred out and "redacted" stamped over it.

[DragonToe]

down loadable pin up picture to show your loved ones.
can holder with favorite beverage.
Different color themes.
New and old look , clean and dirty look

[MagicHamsta]

Garth Erlam, on 21 June 2012 - 01:16 PM, said:

Hey guys,

I have a 'job' for all of you. I need you to reply to this with stuff you'd like to see in your 'Mechs cockpit - as in 'items' like Fuzzy Dice, Hula Girl, etc. I'm collecting these as an informal study.

So please, answer away!

A hamster running in a wheel.

[Contrabandit]

your name on the window like military vehicles have? PFC jada jada or SGM such n such for example

[zegi123]

a photo album of destroyed mechs,
a voodoo doll

[EitherWay]

A half eaten burrito.

[slayzem]

How about a little fan, cuz it gets hot out there sometimes.

[-Kite-Man-]

I realize this thread is ancient at this point, but I wanted to contribute anyways.

Taunts. Meaning, unique mech animations that prevent user input for a few seconds, that can be performed when you want to rub in a good performance/celebrate. In the style of TF2, it could be a little dance or something - people are already inventing their own little ones by waggling Cat ears and arm-gesturing with Dragons.

This would lead to increased player interaction with opponents and teammates, and would be relatively low-cost to implement.

Provided you used a limited, fixed, third-person perspective for us to witness the taunts, it increases the player's attachment with his own chassis by allowing him to actually see it(further encouraging us to purchase cosmetics/paintjobs), and gives players an opportunity to actually see their own 'badassery' without significantly affecting gameplay. It would allow you to preserve the sim quality of gameplay while satisfying a lot of people who simply want to see how cool their mech looks perched/strutting on a hill in River City.

[Meirleach]

Resident Weevil, on 20 September 2012 - 01:22 PM, said:

If for some reason my mech was powered down, and I faced capture by my enemies, well, I'd probably want to take my own life. So I'd better have this on board...

(Big hammer pic)

You gave up on life didn't yah!

[Camaro]

I'm offended.

Where do you hail from, Funny Boy?

BTW, it's 'you're', not 'your'. Learn our language before you attempt to insult us.

Thanks.

Skadi, on 21 June 2012 - 01:58 PM, said:

A picture representing the country your from, american gets this

[Hell in a Helmet]

Pic I can upload and music player are my top two. On the outside and cockpi I would like The ability to create squad images as in ArmA 2 squad.xml where images would appear on the vehicles. Images are hosted on your units website as well as the xml file.

Imagine once the camo changes are allowed your units colors on all mechs with your units logo on a leg and a personal logo/image on the other leg and a personal cockpit pic. I would think the game could handle the small file sizes since ArmA 2 can handle 64 players. This would only be 48 images for 8 vs 8 game.

[FAX MACHINE]

A **** list for all the pilots I hate. I want it to highlight anytime they join a game I'm in or when I target them. Ability to attach a note with my grievance as welll ....... damn night shift, brain is blurry & my eyes r asleep.

[Monsoon]

I'd totally pay for an /emote Super Gangnam Style!






P.S. I'm totally serious, I'd be totally hilarious to emote that dance over an enemies fallen Mech.

Edited by Monsoon, 24 September 2012 - 09:46 PM.

[XtrimeZ]

empty and full bullet shells just hanging around everywhere
mini guitar
headphones with some kind music player ( Istone 20)
and poker cards!