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[Hit the Deck]

Post your single heat sink build(s) here!

I discovered this one accidentally:

BJ-1DC

I think there used to be a Battlemaster SHS boat.

[martian]

Hit the Deck, on 31 January 2016 - 06:46 AM, said:

Post your single heat sink build(s) here!

That's easy: Dual Gauss JagerMech.

[Cyborne Elemental]

That blackjack was quirked for UAC-5 at one point early on wasn't it?

[Hit the Deck]

martian, on 31 January 2016 - 07:22 AM, said:

That's easy: Dual Gauss JagerMech.

Lol, I should have said that you need at least one SHS equipped and the decision to choose between SHS/DHS is not a monetary one

Mister D, on 31 January 2016 - 07:23 AM, said:

That blackjack was quirked for UAC-5 at one point early on wasn't it?

Hmm I don't know. Currently it's a toss up between the BJ-1D or BJ-1 for dual AC/5 or UAC/5. Neither is particularly good though, but serviceable.

[Narcissistic Martyr]

Narc's SHS HGN-IIC-A vs Narc's DHS HGN-IIC-A

Narc's SHS STK-3H vs Narc's DHS STK-3H

And of course as always, Best Raven

Edited by Narcissistic Martyr, 31 January 2016 - 08:06 PM.

[Soulscour]

Here ya go
AWS-8Q

[martian]

Soulscour, on 31 January 2016 - 07:44 AM, said:

Here ya go
AWS-8Q

Thanks! Ideal design for Terra Therma.

[Darwins Dog]

I've yet to see a SHS build that couldn't be improved with DHS and a bigger engine (at least for anything with >250 engine rating). They usually run a bit hotter, but a lot faster than the SHS version.

The BJ-1DC is interesting, though. It actually wouldn't work with DHS because of critical space, but I'm not sure about how good it would be. 5 tons of ammo for two UAC5s wouldn't last very long.

[Hit the Deck]

Darwins Dog, on 31 January 2016 - 08:45 AM, said:

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The BJ-1DC is interesting, though. It actually wouldn't work with DHS because of critical space, but I'm not sure about how good it would be. 5 tons of ammo for two UAC5s wouldn't last very long.

Indeed, but it's just enough if your team is good. You can put a half ton more ammo by shaving some armor from the legs and head.

An alternative when you are bored with your 3LPL Blackjack!

[NextGame]

heres a list of all my shs builds.

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let me know what you think.

[Alistair Winter]

NextGame, on 31 January 2016 - 09:23 AM, said:

heres a list of all my shs builds.

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let me know what you think.

I think PGI buffed SHS too much. But we won't know for sure unless they spend the next 6 months gathering metrics.

[FupDup]

Soulscour, on 31 January 2016 - 07:44 AM, said:

Here ya go
AWS-8Q

That thing is slower than a Dire Wolf.

Let me repeat that.

THAT THING IS SLOWER THAN A DIRE FREAKING WOLF.

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

The One and Only

When you really just need that one extra Banshee to elite and don't want to spend the extra dosh on double heatsinks but just happen to have the largest engine the 3S can fit sitting in storage.

39 SHS, no slots left, full on medium laser + medium pulse laser brawling setup. You can go and remove a heatsink or two and add more armor to the shield arm. So there, theres a decent build that can laser brawl for days before overheating, especially once elited, uses the largest engine possible for the mech, and has better cooling than what a DHS version would have.

EDIT: just going to note the heat cap of over 101 after eliting.
*I'll probably run it with a 340 and extra arm armor to fill in the weight since I have a 340 in my warehouse*

Edited by Dakota1000, 31 January 2016 - 10:12 AM.

[WrathOfDeadguy]

RVN-4X

UM-R60

[Soulscour]

FupDup, on 31 January 2016 - 10:01 AM, said:

That thing is slower than a Dire Wolf.

Let me repeat that.

THAT THING IS SLOWER THAN A DIRE FREAKING WOLF.

I don't need speed and armor is for scrubs. If you are a good player, you will never be killed by the enemy in that mech.

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

Soulscour, on 31 January 2016 - 12:51 PM, said:

I don't need speed and armor is for scrubs. If you are a good player, you will never be killed by the enemy in that mech.

Looks like hes callin' you out FupDup. You just going to take that?

[GreenHell]

I have a full support COM-2D build that runs on SHS, but that's because it only has 1 SRM/2 for weaponry...

[Soulscour]

Dakota1000, on 31 January 2016 - 01:03 PM, said:

Looks like hes callin' you out FupDup. You just going to take that?

No. I would never accuse a player of using armor.

[Karl Marlow]

Well I run the CDA 2C stock. I suppose if you upped the plc to an erppc and put in endo and an xl for higher speeds it would still be golden as far as heat using SHS.

The only other mach I've run with SHS was my stalker 3F which is my designated missile boat. It has been reliable and puts out a lot of damage but I was looking at its loadout the other day and was suprised to see I never upgraded to DHS. It works. It would probably technically be better with DHS but if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Edited by ThomasMarik, 31 January 2016 - 01:52 PM.

[VaudeVillain]

I only do Level 1 Tech, so no XL, ES, FF, ER, UAC, CASE, AMS, or most 'Mech modules so there are compromises I make as I keep tech at the 3030 era. I do allow myself Artillery, Air Strike, and Weapon modules. I also don't agree with just running stock 'Mechs, because the imbalance is much greater if you don't level or tweak them.

Here are some of the SHS builds I use.

Light
SDR-5K

Medium
BJ-1X

HBK-4G

SHD-2K

Heavy
CTF-4X

CTF-1X

Assault
AWS-8Q

AWS-8R

STK-4N

STK-3H