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[Luscious Dan]

Greenjulius, on 16 July 2015 - 02:14 PM, said:

Am I the only one who is impressed with the Cheetah's legs? I LOVE the rounded geometry. It makes it looks futuristic and sleek.

Good job guys. I really don't have any issues with either mech. I just want them sooner!

Thanks for the clarification on my post Arman!

I like the subtly rounded calf areas of the legs on the Shadow Cat more than the thigh area on the Cheetah. To me it's an issue of consistency; the thighs don't match the other surfaces of the model so they look out of place, while the calf bulge on the Shadow Cat looks entirely reasonable as it still maintains a mostly square edged profile.

Anyway, it must be said that the Shadow Cat is pretty close to perfection. The modularity of the arm is great, where you can visualize the gauss rifle sliding out and being replaced by another hand actuator. Slap on the energy hardpoint on the side, and you are ready to go for the 2xERLL variant.

Haven't combed through the images of the Shadow Cat to see where the alternate geo is located, but I really, really like it. Can't wait to rock out with UAC10, some ER MLs, and ECM. Should be a wicked little harasser.

[White Bear 84]

Oh dem sexy mechs!

But, the missile pods, not so sexy.

[Luscious Dan]

Hit the Deck, on 16 July 2015 - 02:21 PM, said:

Please bring back my chin protrusions!

Ooh, that could definitely be the special geo in action right there. Standard variant could have the more complex jowl structures

[Kain Demos]

Greenjulius, on 16 July 2015 - 02:18 PM, said:

I think Wave 3 is probably the best mech pack released yet. So far they have been scaled nicely and do justice to the concepts.

In this regard I agree 100%. The art/modeling team seem to be really hitting their stride.

Edited by Kain Demos, 16 July 2015 - 02:46 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

The Shadow Cat is a heavily-armed and maneuverable medium OmniMech developed by Clan Nova Cat to replace the Ice Ferret in the early 31st century during preparations for Operation Revival. It was originally produced in the Barcella Beta facility on planet Barcella III.

As an identifying member of Clan Nova Cat, it most certainly has my seal of approval.

[Kain Demos]

Pariah Devalis, on 16 July 2015 - 02:44 PM, said:

The Shadow Cat is a heavily-armed and maneuverable medium OmniMech developed by Clan Nova Cat to replace the Ice Ferret in the early 31st century during preparations for Operation Revival. It was originally produced in the Barcella Beta facility on planet Barcella III.

As an identifying member of Clan Nova Cat, it most certainly has my seal of approval.

It is funny that these two 'mechs were intended to replace the Mist Lynx and Ice Ferret.

I think that will mostly happen here, though in the case of the 45t 'mechs they have very different roles and the tonnage difference between the Mist Lynx and Arctic Cheetah means that possibly people wanting 2 75 ton 'mechs and a 65 ton 'mech in CW will likely still use the MLX.

[Pariah Devalis]

Kain Demos, on 16 July 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

It is funny that these two 'mechs were intended to replace the Mist Lynx and Ice Ferret.

I think that will mostly happen here, though in the case of the 45t 'mechs they have very different roles and the tonnage difference between the Mist Lynx and Arctic Cheetah means that possibly people wanting 2 75 ton 'mechs and a 65 ton 'mech in CW will likely still use the MLX.

Eh. I'd take the Cat over the Ferret 8/10. Unless I want to rush something, fast, I rather take the more heat efficient, more offensively capable mech that also happens to have jump jets and a bonus ECM. If I want to snipe, slap an ERPPC or LPLas on the shoulder and you're golden, with plenty of tonnage to spare, or a couple ERLLas, a gun per arm, and a third weapon of your choice. If you want to brawl, 3x A-SRM-6 and 2 ERMLas should be more than adequate.

I still wish they invented a 2E per arm, 1M per side torso variant (say, 2 LRM10 with artemis, 4 ERMLas for a mini-TBR Prime), but I certainly won't complain about having that beautiful piece of machinery in my lineup!

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 16 July 2015 - 02:55 PM.

[Tina Benoit]

To compare regular geo with special geo, here's screenshots of the A variants in the MechLab:

[Odanan]

I saw the images and both mechs are...
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Great job, art team! The Wave III rocks!

Now I wish it's 2016 so I can see the "Clan Wave IV" mechs. Just imagine Fire Falcon, Black Lanner, Night Gyr and Turkina with that kind of treatment (and boy, this would be an epic pack).

[AztecD]

Odanan, on 15 July 2015 - 11:16 AM, said:

I liked very much the Arctic Cheetah, even if a little different from the concept art.
But I'm a little worried about those huge biceps missile boxes and how easily it will be to destroy its arms. (hopefully, if missiles are not equipped, the arms will be much smaller)

Welcome to the Catapult's world

[Odanan]

Tina Benoit, on 16 July 2015 - 02:57 PM, said:

To compare regular geo with special geo, here's screenshots of the A variants in the MechLab:

It is official, those mechs are gorgeous!

And dat Shadow Cat without arm actuator... (I love symmetry)

[Kain Demos]

Pariah Devalis, on 16 July 2015 - 02:54 PM, said:

Eh. I'd take the Cat over the Ferret 8/10. Unless I want to rush something, fast, I rather take the more heat efficient, more offensively capable mech that also happens to have jump jets and a bonus ECM. If I want to snipe, slap an ERPPC or LPLas on the shoulder and you're golden, with plenty of tonnage to spare, or a couple ERLLas, a gun per arm, and a third weapon of your choice. If you want to brawl, 3x A-SRM-6 and 2 ERMLas should be more than adequate.

I still wish they invented a 2E per arm, 1M per side torso variant (say, 2 LRM10 with artemis, 4 ERMLas for a mini-TBR Prime), but I certainly won't complain about having that beautiful piece of machinery in my lineup!

A 4:1 ratio of Shadow Cat to Ice Ferret use would not surprise me either. Initially I thought the Shadow Cat would even be better due to MASC and would allow for Ice Ferret/Arctic Cheetah speeds briefly like it did in lore and possibly last longer. Now we see the speed boost will be pretty small so "freelancing" is not going to be something it can do well.

Back when I played in a group I thought after this release it would be fun to drop in a 12 man that went heavy on top (100 and 75 ton Assault/Heavy) with a hell of a 6-man wolf pack on bottom (3 x Arctic Cheetah, 3 x Ice Ferret for a total of SIX 143kph 'mechs) to really mix things up and make a mess while the six big guys just uncorked.

Edited by Kain Demos, 16 July 2015 - 03:10 PM.

[B L O O D W I T C H]

i demand rule34 for both mechs.

come on guys, someone had to say it...

[Luscious Dan]

Tina Benoit, on 16 July 2015 - 02:57 PM, said:

To compare regular geo with special geo, here's screenshots of the A variants in the MechLab:

Thanks Tina!!

I wish I had more than 2 thumbs, so I could give this more than 2 thumbs up. I kinda wish the SRM6 in the Shadow Cat looked more like the missile pod in the Arctic Cheetah's arms, but I'll take it. If an LRM rack fills the side torso up with even more missiles, it'll look plenty awesome.

Yep. Officially stoked for the Shadow Cat (and the Cheetah will get plenty of love as well... been missing my lights as I've mastered a few heavies of late).

Edited by Luscious Dan, 16 July 2015 - 03:26 PM.

[Twilight Fenrir]

So... for any who may be curious, here's the best comparison I could get for the AC heads... It looks like the base variant is still not super close to the concept, but from head on it might be tough to tell.. it still looks a bit more flat, rather than curved.. But, I think it works better for the mech. It's not a terribly curvy mech to begin with. I'm pleased to say I like the (I) head best, personally. Though, I don't like the Thunder-Thighs it gets XD Oh well... can't win 'em all!

I'll look at the differences in the S-Cat in a bit.

[Luscious Dan]

Twilight Fenrir, on 16 July 2015 - 03:30 PM, said:

So... for any who may be curious, here's the best comparison I could get for the AC heads... It looks like the base variant is still not super close to the concept, but from head on it might be tough to tell.. it still looks a bit more flat, rather than curved.. But, I think it works better for the mech. It's not a terribly curvy mech to begin with. I'm pleased to say I like the (I) head best, personally. Though, I don't like the Thunder-Thighs it gets XD Oh well... can't win 'em all!

I'll look at the differences in the S-Cat in a bit.

Good comparison. I definitely prefer the standard, but it won't kill me. When the thing isn't bright orange, its chin won't stand out as much lol.

(Ghost Bear camo fading from Gorm on top, to default green on the bottom, is what I have in mind. Gorm/Default Green/Slate is my color palette that I use for virtually all mechs)

[Twilight Fenrir]

And here's the legs...

[-Skyrider-]

Anyone going to use the mechlab shots to size compare the mechs?

[Twilight Fenrir]

-Skyrider-, on 16 July 2015 - 03:46 PM, said:

Anyone going to use the mechlab shots to size compare the mechs?

Sure... gimmie a min...

In the mean time... the ONLY thing I can see in the given images for Spec Geo on the Shadow Cat, is the cowl on top of the C torso... On the (I) It looks like a Jenners, and a bit larger than the normal variant... I'm.... pretty disappointed on this one, not gonna lie... But, there might be differences in profile we can't see from the head-on picture in the mechlab.

[bad arcade kitty]

cannot help not to see it like this