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[Steinar Bergstol]

Bishop Steiner, on 26 March 2016 - 06:13 AM, said:

Oh. YEAH.

I approve of this awesomeness!

[Nightshade24]

CK16, on 25 March 2016 - 04:28 PM, said:

So trying to figure out some variant options for the Mk.II here....the issue is the Primary and 2 config are from the 3062 dates, the others are all later and the 4 and 6 are from Dark Age plus hard lack of a hero option (IMO would be cool if they did the hero off a Diamond Shark or Clan Nova Cat Warrior)

So besides what is given in TRO's and Table top I thought to theroy craft a bit and looked at Mechwarrior Living Legends for some ideas. PGI might have to be creative here, even if using the 4 and 6 they are still a good ways out of the time line. One thing for a decade or so, another or 50+ years!

Mad Cat Mk.II (MC-MK-II)


CT CLAN 360 XL JJ FF14DHS
LT 1x Missile 2x Energy (1x LRM 10, 2x ER-Medium Laser)
RT 1x Missile 2x Energy (1x LRM 10, 2x ER-Medium Laser)
LA 1x Ballistic (1x Clan Gauss)
RA 1x Ballistic (1x Clan Gauss)


Mad Cat Mk.II " Beat Stick" (MC-MK-II-BS)

(Hero/Champion?):Was a favorite among players used by many in MW:LL
CT Clan 360 XL JJ FF 14DHS
LT 1x Ballistic(1x LB 10-X AC)
RT 1x Ballistic (1x LB 10-X AC)
LA 1x Ballistic (1x LB 20-X AC)
RA 1x Ballistic (1x LB 20-X AC)

I think that hero design is a little bit 'underwhelming' in some ways.
Is it possible to move those LBX 10's off that hump and onto 'ears' like missiles? Just directly to the side of the hump?

I should also ask for you but in Mechwarrior 4: mercs in the Solaris VII tournaments a mechwarrior uses a Mad Cat mk II with 6 Clan machine gun arrays and 2 light gauss rifles... in a MW: O refined version. Could you make a picture of a Mad cat with 6 (or more?) machine guns per arm and 2 Gauss rifles in the side torso? (the guass in MW: O were mounted where the lasers were formerly but you could raise it if you want)

[CK16]

I could possibly do that up! I do need some ideas for the hero's for sure. Also linking in to lore somehow :/

[Nightshade24]

CK16, on 26 March 2016 - 03:15 PM, said:

I could possibly do that up! I do need some ideas for the hero's for sure. Also linking in to lore somehow :/

Well for my proposal.. It isn't that hard, in MW4 it's a solaris original mech (like a Yen Lo Wang). So simply slap that mask over it and vola.

PS: I could the actual name of the mechwarrior, (I got a document with all the MW4 'heroes' and pilots who used them ^^)
It was Marcus Wilder. Interesting fella. Likes playing clan mechs.

[CK16]

What Stable was he from? You got a bio on him just curious now lol.

[Nightshade24]

CK16, on 26 March 2016 - 04:24 PM, said:

What Stable was he from? You got a bio on him just curious now lol.

Sadly the best I got is just his insignia. I can't verify if this is from a stable,a company, a galaxy, or what. But this is the closet information I got on it.
Anyone got any ideas where this is from or if it's even canon? (MW4 doesn't really do non-cannon decals besides a logo from their dev thing but besides that...)

[Bishop Steiner]

[CK16]

Tried my hand at repainting.....


Clan Wolf Beta Galaxy Mad Cat Mk.II
http://www.camospecs...576/beta-galaxy

Clan Diamond Shark Lambda Spina Galaxy Mad Cat Mk.II
http://www.camospecs...6/mad-cat-mk-ii

Edited by CK16, 26 March 2016 - 11:00 PM.

[TheArisen]

That Jackel is gorgeous! Your MkII is very nice as well CK16!

[Odanan]

CK16, on 26 March 2016 - 10:48 PM, said:

Tried my hand at repainting.....


Clan Wolf Beta Galaxy Mad Cat Mk.II
http://www.camospecs...576/beta-galaxy

Clan Diamond Shark Lambda Spina Galaxy Mad Cat Mk.II
http://www.camospecs...6/mad-cat-mk-ii

Those are great repaints! I really love the stripes on the Diamond Shark repaint.

[CK16]

Thanks, I tried to put a Shark mouth on the CDS one but I couldn't get it to wrap on there very well :/ would have been a nice touch.

[Bishop Steiner]

Kiriage is beginning the rigging work.....


If he's gotten this good...as a hobbyist? Imagine if he had the time to do this full time for a living?

[TheArisen]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 March 2016 - 03:15 PM, said:

Kiriage is beginning the rigging work.....


If he's gotten this good...as a hobbyist? Imagine if he had the time to do this full time for a living?

Wow that's gorgeous! If he needed a job he could probably get one with his hobby.

[Bishop Steiner]

TheArisen, on 27 March 2016 - 03:24 PM, said:

Wow that's gorgeous! If he needed a job he could probably get one with his hobby.

Indeed! And I love the glossy black on it. I think I would toss on a few "dekuls" and call it a day, personally!

[Bishop Steiner]

What I don't get is the number of people who assume it's a Hollander, which it really doesn't resemble beyond the BFG factor... and next to a Hollander, the Jackal's BFG feels a little inadequate.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 March 2016 - 05:29 PM, said:

What I don't get is the number of people who assume it's a Hollander, which it really doesn't resemble beyond the BFG factor... and next to a Hollander, the Jackal's BFG feels a little inadequate.

I don't see Hollander too much. Afterall that mech has a PPC and the legs aren't right. Maybe it is because both are humanoid-ish, have a large weapon on the RH torso, and both are kind of fist-bumping lol.

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 28 March 2016 - 02:02 AM.

[Richard Hazen]

Can we expect any other heavy mechs to be released for IS soon?

[Bishop Steiner]

Will Hawker, on 28 March 2016 - 11:27 AM, said:

Can we expect any other heavy mechs to be released for IS soon?

possibly the Crusader. (Last of the "desired" Heavy Unseen)

Beside that, I hope not, TBH. Too many Heavy of late. Would like to see more Mediums and Lights.

The world of Battletech is not supposed to be top heavy, yet in typical Mechwarrior Powercreep fashion, Heavy/Assault always end up outnumbering the lighter classes.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Will Hawker, on 28 March 2016 - 11:27 AM, said:

Can we expect any other heavy mechs to be released for IS soon?

Champion? Maybe? Hopefully? Please????

I have a feeling that after all the IS Heavy Mech Reseens we just got, it might be a while before we see another IS Heavy.

Well...actually... A new Catapult hero mech is supposedly releasing with the resized Catapults. Does that count? . Supposedly it is the Butterbee, but I don't think that was official. I could be wrong though.

[CK16]

Well I have been playing MW4 Mercs lately and I found Marcus!



However you know how long it took to not find his mech in a black pile on the ground? I do not get for someone who got to his level of play would run that build!? I tried running the stock Mk.II that was bad enough to do well in, that build he has makes little sense for Solaris seems very weak. He is in the Assault Factory mach though, maybe more but the Mk.II is very fragile vs some of those builds and as stated he was known to die A LOT and very fast.

But would be nice to see if he has more ties with in Solaris, I don't think he is in the Clan Stable (I don't recall Wilder as a Clan blood name, though never know what a Van Wilder might do )