30 replies to this topic

[Kodiak Jorgensson]

just wondering if we can get northern ireland and welsh flags added to cockpits, i'm finding it a little odd that they where left out considering there both part of the UK as seperate countries.

[Juodas Varnas]

There are MANY countries that didn't get flags in game.

[bad arcade kitty]

tfw no trinidad and tobago flag

[Attish]

Sadly me and my unit neither could pick our national flag

[Raggedyman]

Kodiak Jorgensson, on 23 July 2015 - 03:38 AM, said:

just wondering if we can get northern ireland and welsh flags added to cockpits, i'm finding it a little odd that they where left out considering there both part of the UK as seperate countries.

Are the Scottish or English flags an option?

[El Bandito]

As usual, Mongolia is left out from country flags. Never mind that the Clans had borrowed Mongolian words and there are sizable Mongolian population in the FLW.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

I want Cambodia, and Antarctica.

[Hit the Deck]

El Bandito, on 23 July 2015 - 03:51 AM, said:

As usual, Mongolia is left out from country flags. Never mind that the Clans had borrowed Mongolian words and there are sizable Mongolian population in the FLW.

Which BT words are Mongolian?

EDIT: besides Khan

Edited by Hit the Deck, 23 July 2015 - 04:13 AM.

[El Bandito]

Hit the Deck, on 23 July 2015 - 04:08 AM, said:

Which BT words are Mongolian?

EDIT: besides Khan

Allow me to educate you.

Clan words that are Mongolian:

Abtakha--A warrior captured but then accepted into his new Clan as a warrior. From Mongolian word "Abtakh", meaning, "taken".

IlKhan--The ilKhan is the war leader of the Clans, elected from the members of the Grand Council. He or she also serves as arbiter between Clans in times of crisis, acting with the power of the Grand Council. Historically coined by the Mongol Ilkhanids of the 13th century--Ilkhan meant "small khan", under the power of the Great Khan.

Khan--KHAAAAAAN!!!

Keshik--The unit which provides a Khan's bodyguard.

Kurultai--A kurultai is a Clan war council. A Grand Kurultai is a war council involving all of the Clans. Traditionally, Grand Kurultai are held in the Hall of Khans on Strana Mechty and may only be convened by the petition of three of more clans. An ilkhan may call a Grand kurultai at any time or place.

Touman--The term used for the fighting arm of a Clan. A "tumen" historically was 10,000 men unit in the Mongol army.


Now those are just terms. Here are Mongol names used as Clan Blood names:

Anu--Clan Hell's Horses

Kharlan--Clan Wolverine

Mandaka--Clan Jade Falcon


That's not all. There are two--not one but two planets in the Inner Sphere that are named after the capital of present day Mongolia--Ulaanbaatar. Both belonged to the Federated Commonwealth in 3050.

Ulan Batar. http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Ulan_Batar

Ulan Bator. http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Ulan_Bator

Along with the Clan ties, as far as I know, there are no other nations that has two planets named after their capital in Battletech lore. Mongolian flag deserves to be sold in MWO.

[Hit the Deck]

Well, thanks for the info!

[Juodas Varnas]

El Bandito, on 23 July 2015 - 04:50 AM, said:

-snip-

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 23 July 2015 - 04:58 AM.

[JernauM]

El Bandito, on 23 July 2015 - 04:50 AM, said:

Allow me to educate you.

*snip*

I logged in just to like this post.

[bad arcade kitty]

seriously though i wonder why there are no turkey flag and hungaria flag etc
those are important separate european countries, unlike parts of uk which all could have 1 flag

greeks should be glad that they got a flag and turks didn't

also it's funny that ukraine got a flag and belarus didn't, how it's worse than ukraine

[Dassh]

Yes I wondered about that aswell, that what could have been the aspects of consideration when choosing countries.

Hungary was one of things what I found suprising. It isn't a pocket state and it isn't a new state at all. (Actually it's one of the oldest european states and many neighbouring countries - like e.g. Slovakia - was born in the fall of the Hungarian kingdom a century ago) And as part of the EU there is no question is it european or not.

But I could say the Baltic states aswell. Despite they are politically new and quite small countries, they are indeed independent states.

So if they aren't on the list why do we have e.g. Scotland on it? Scotland isn't an independent state atm (yes I know, we will see...), it's part of the UK. So why? But if they can have a flag then what's up with Catalunia and many other similar territories?

So I just dont know who made this list but seem he/she had no idea about geography/politics and - as I know from some countries - not even that where the whole Battletech/Mechwarrior franchise is popular at all.

[GonaDie]

I want my Lithuanian flag!!! Naow!

[DAYLEET]

No Bulgaria flag, Rusev (Alexander) will get mad and fight Russ.

I wouldnt want to buy/use a real life flag.

Edited by DAYLEET, 25 July 2015 - 11:40 AM.

[PurpleNinja]

Where is the Vatican and IS flag?

[Bongfu]

Yeah what I do not get is how they have the rest of the UK and Ireland but not Wales or Northern Ireland.

C'est la vie

[Grimvid]

Yeah, the Wales flag is just awesome.

[Mystere]

USSR flag anyone?

Takeda Shingen's banner is also dear to me.

Edited by Mystere, 25 July 2015 - 06:41 PM.