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[Odanan]

An Ax Murderer, on 28 October 2012 - 04:53 PM, said:

Do you have any idea how they will set up the purchasing of the Clan vs. Non clan weapons in the mechlab?

No one has.
Maybe even the devs are not sure yet. ^^

Strum Wealh, on 28 October 2012 - 04:51 PM, said:

I'd still take a Marauder II, Nightstar, or King Crab over the Daishi.

Also, if they stay rather close to its original appearance, imagine how big the cockpit on the Daishi (and the Mad Cat as well, for that matter) could potentially be.
And people think it's easy to decapitate a Catapult now. Just wait...

Indeed. Warhawk and specially Direwolf are known for their big heads (I mean cockpits). And the "glass" of the Timberwolf's cockpit is huge.
But I hope they don't blow up this designs by making headshots too easy.

[An Ax Murderer]

Glad to hear the art style won't be changed much.. the simplicity of the older mechs really appeals to me.

Are the mech release dates set in stone, as well as the order? Or are they releasing them whenever they please?

[Odanan]

An Ax Murderer, on 28 October 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

Are the mech release dates set in stone, as well as the order? Or are they releasing them whenever they please?

They are releasing them in the order of announcement.

The next will be the Cataphract (November 12) and them Stalker* (around December/January), Trebuchet, JagerMech...

*my personal favorite.

[Paul BlackJack Cady]

Odanan, on 28 October 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

This (Grand Titan) or this (Titan II)?

The Grand Titan
[http://www.solaris7....Info.asp?ID=915]

[Paul BlackJack Cady]

Swarm of the Locusts, Grasshoppers?

[Odanan]

Paul BlackJack Cady, on 28 October 2012 - 05:36 PM, said:

The Grand Titan
[http://www.solaris7....Info.asp?ID=915]

Sorry to say, but it I'm afraid it won't be in the game. Ever.

[Paul BlackJack Cady]

what does this mean??


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Odanan, on 28 October 2012 - 05:43 PM, said:

Sorry to say, but it I'm afraid it won't be in the game. Ever.

And why is that?

[Butane9000]

Odanan, on 25 October 2012 - 06:28 PM, said:

So, did anyone tested the Yen-Lo-Wang? And the Cicada? What are the impressions?

PS: it looks like the Double Heat Sinks don't double the 10 free engine Heatsinks... (which is cool, BTW)

I dislike the Cicada CDA-3C, it's really not a very good variant. I have made a CDA-2A into a rather effective mech but it required me adding on an XL engine and 3-4 tons of armor. It's sporting 5 medium lasers.

[Odanan]

About the variants of the Grand Titan, the first is from 3054/3055, which is OK, we can wait a while.
The other variant is from 3060 (I don't know if the game will be active in 11 real years).

But the problem is: these are the only variants. 2: and we need 3.

[Butane9000]

Odanan, on 28 October 2012 - 05:47 PM, said:

About the variants of the Grand Titan, the first is from 3054/3055, which is OK, we can wait a while.
The other variant is from 3060 (I don't know if the game will be active in 11 real years).

But the problem is: these are the only variants. 2: and we need 3.

Is your first page list reflected to show chassis that have 3 variants or more only?

[Paul BlackJack Cady]

Odanan, on 28 October 2012 - 05:47 PM, said:

About the variants of the Grand Titan, the first is from 3054/3055, which is OK, we can wait a while.
The other variant is from 3060 (I don't know if the game will be active in 11 real years).

But the problem is: these are the only variants. 2: and we need 3.

oh....

[Odanan]

Butane9000, on 28 October 2012 - 06:01 PM, said:

Is your first page list reflected to show chassis that have 3 variants or more only?

Yes, it is.
Of course there are other chassis with 3 or more variants. If you want a complete list, there is a guy who compiled all mechs with all variants - I will look for.

[Odanan]

I can't find the thread with the possible variants.
Anyway, it is most likely the next 3 mechs will be in this list*: (3039 Technical Readout minus mechs already announced)

• Light 'Mechs (we already have 5 lights, so the next one might take a while to show up)
  
  • JVN-10N Javelin
    
  • UM-R60 UrbanMech
    
  • FS9-H Firestarter
    
  • PNT-9R Panther
• Medium 'Mechs
  
  • ASN-21 Assassin
    
  • CLNT-2-3T Clint
    
  • HER-2S Hermes II
    
  • VL-2T Vulcan
    
  • WTH-1 Whitworth
    
  • BJ-1 Blackjack
    
  • VND-1R Vindicator
    
  • ENF-4R Enforcer
    
  • DV-6M Dervish
• Heavy 'Mechs
  
  • QKD-4G Quickdraw
    
  • GHR-5H Grasshopper
    
  • ON1-K Orion
• Assault 'Mechs
  
  • CGR-1A1 Charger
    
  • VTR-9B Victor
    
  • ZEU-6S Zeus
    
  • CP-10-Z Cyclops
    
  • BNC-3E Banshee

*note that the Flea, Raven and Cataphract were not in this list, so surprises are possible.

[Odanan]

The list above don't show how many (time wise) variants each mech can have. With time, I will complete the list.

[Odanan]

As I'm counting with the Orion, here are the possible variants with the hardpoints disposition (e= energy, m= missile, b = ballistic):

ON1-V

LA 1e, 1m
LT 1m
CT
H
RT 1b
RA 1e, 1m

--------------------------
ON1-K

LA 1e
LT 2m (probably 3m)
CT
H
RT 1b
RA 1e

--------------------------
ON1-VA

LA 1e, 1m
LT
CT
H
RT 1b (probably 2b)
RA 1e, 1m

--------------------------
ON1-K (Double HS)

LA 1e, 1m
LT 1m
CT
H
RT 1b
RA 1e, 1m

--------------------------
ON1-M (Double HS, XL Engine)

LA 1e, 1m
LT 2m
CT
H
RT 1b
RA 1e

--------------------------
ON2-M (Double HS)

LA 1e
LT 1m, 1e
CT
H
RT 1b
RA 1e
(with probably +1 hardpoint)

Edited by Odanan, 29 October 2012 - 05:10 PM.

[sicky]

one possible suprise: the Longbow?
this would be THE LRM Boat!!!

Edited by sicky, 29 October 2012 - 06:16 PM.

[Odanan]

The Longbow is one of the Unseen.

The devs can't use the original designs due to legal issues.
They could, however, use different design for these mechs (A.K.A. the Reseen). But the devs did not touch yet any of these classics mechs and we don't know if they ever will.

PS: BTW, you can emulate a Longbow with the upcoming Stalker. (in fact, the Stalker is even better)

[Terror Teddy]

sicky, on 29 October 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

one possible suprise: the Longbow?
this would be THE LRM Boat!!!

I wonder how many Streak SRM's I can fit on that one and an XL engine...

[Odanan]

I'm updating the original post for more and more info. Check it out.

[sicky]

oh, i did not realize that he is unseen
thanks for the info annyways.
next time i will do more research before posting here

Edited by sicky, 30 October 2012 - 01:09 PM.