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Kaeb Odellas, on 16 February 2016 - 04:09 PM, said:

It is absolutely all about the gun. What kind of derpy 20mm cannon round are you using that loses so much velocity in 90m that it can no longer inflict damage on armor?

And what about internals? Are internal components so tough that they can deflect cannon rounds past 90m too?

Maybe it was only barely adequate out of the muzzle because the armor it is being used against has an extremely high Young's modulus?

I mean, you had to get really close to a tank in WWII to take it out with the 14.5 mm PTRD AT rifle. Ostensibly, armor in BT is very good at repelling damage which is why you have to fire multiple 8-inch shells from the biggest-bore AC/20 to deal the damage...and that doesn't even penetrate on some of the larger 'Mechs.

As for internals, the structure is supposed to be really strong as well. That said, the game is not perfect. It's not paying any attention at all to energy or mechanical physics (though it would be way better if it did).

[rolly]

Jables McBarty, on 16 February 2016 - 05:07 PM, said:

I just want the number on the MechBay to change when I switch 'mechs. Not every single one of my 'mechs is in Bay #4!!!

You know... YOU'RE RIGHT. That's a little thing, but a BIG thing that I'd like to see. That and why is it so damn smokey in my mechbay? Why are there no people?

[pyrocomp]

rolly, on 16 February 2016 - 05:03 PM, said:

My god. I can't wait to read your business plan or your mission statement. You mistake "whim" for demographic "demand". The two are entirely different.

As if many people actually destinguish the two even for themselfs. Really, whim and necessity are being confused eventinternally, and you claim you can separate the two from the outside (taking into account possible differences in cultural context). I really think that it is just a players whim that carries this game. Not demand. Truly. Or we have a completely different views on what can be called a demand and what can be called a whim across numerous I-wants on this forum.

[Revis Volek]

Johnny Z, on 16 February 2016 - 02:58 PM, said:

Totally. Let pilots wear what they want!



Ok fine, whos to say what the temperature inside a mech cockpit is? A question for the next podcast? Since there isnt a shread of info in game on almost anything. Also don't point me to a third party source. Couldn't care less. Really.

In my job I had sweat running off my head like a faucet, constant stream. Its possible really. Even I was surprised when it happened. Working in a very large sky light in fairly nice house in the summer during the day. My dad said to do it in the morning before it got hot, didn't listen. Less clothes = better in that situation....People can shead a lot of heat via sweating and clothes hinders that.

IF you let yourself GET HOT then the best way to cool of is via evaporation, thats not hard to understand. But if you DONT GET HOT because of INSULATION then you wont sweat.

Evaporation is a cooling effect, thats like 3rd grade science. But again, Insulation is what we use when you dont want the item to get hot/cold in the first place.

Why do you think people who live in Very sunny location wear heavy clothing? Because it works as insulation like we said 100's of times already. Just because you never did it or never heard of it before doesn't mean it isnt a good idea or isnt the way to do it. I worked with some Hispanic guys for years and this is who i learned it from, they came from a place where hiding from the heat was the only way to live.



Anyway, i wasn't even replying to you Johnny, its was in agreement and elaborating on what Goddess had already stated.

rolly, on 16 February 2016 - 05:09 PM, said:

and why is it so damn smokey in my mechbay?

You mechanic is Snoop Dogg? Backed out the garage and took a nap in your lolcust?

[White Bear 84]

Can we mod our own pilot models?

[Kaeb Odellas]

Yeonne Greene, on 16 February 2016 - 05:09 PM, said:

Maybe it was only barely adequate out of the muzzle because the armor it is being used against has an extremely high Young's modulus?

I mean, you had to get really close to a tank in WWII to take it out with the 14.5 mm PTRD AT rifle. Ostensibly, armor in BT is very good at repelling damage which is why you have to fire multiple 8-inch shells from the biggest-bore AC/20 to deal the damage...and that doesn't even penetrate on some of the larger 'Mechs.

As for internals, the structure is supposed to be really strong as well. That said, the game is not perfect. It's not paying any attention at all to energy or mechanical physics (though it would be way better if it did).

Just because a round doesn't fully penetrate armor doesn't mean it didn't damage it. If you were to take 100 PTRD gunners and tell them all to shoot the same spot on a tank, they'd probably get through eventually.

Battlemech armor is supposed to be ablative anyway, meaning bits of it is supposed to break off when it gets hit. It's not really comparable to modern tank armor.

[rolly]

Revis Volek, on 16 February 2016 - 05:17 PM, said:

You mechanic is Snoop Dogg? Backed out the garage and took a nap in your lolcust?

The shipping rates for Marik Kush must be outrageous. This would explain why my pilot has zero situational awareness but awesome gunnery.

[Lightfoot]

Cion, on 12 February 2016 - 04:20 PM, said:

https://www.instagra...chwarrioronline



I think it's an improvement

Note the Joystick. It's how the game is played.

[ScarecrowES]

Johnny Z, on 16 February 2016 - 02:58 PM, said:

Ok fine, whos to say what the temperature inside a mech cockpit is? A question for the next podcast? Since there isnt a shread of info in game on almost anything. :

I can actually field this one. According to the sourse books, in the SLDF days, the pilot had a full cooling suit. Head to toes, including helmet, gloves, boots. Full cooling in every part of the suit, and the suit was air tight.

When the SLDF left the sphere, and the IS states fell into endless war, the tech for these full suits was lost. Instead, pilots only have access to the inner part of the cooling suit, which is a basic cooling shirt or vest and pants, which may or may not be cooled.

Since the full suits because Lostech, a condition called "hotfoot" is common amongst IS mechwarriors. See, the heat coming off the reactor is so hot that it radiates up through the floor of the cockpit and can actually destroy feeling in the pilot's feet from long term exposure. Most older pilots walk around with numb feet. That's how hot it is in the cockpit.

In terms of cooling... remember the human body only cools itself through direct bodily contact to cooler temperatures, or more correctly through perspiration. Under many conditions, ifthe sweat your body puts out cannot be immediately absorbed by the air around you, you won't cool down. At such a point, clothing can be used to wick sweat, and thus heat, away from the body.

This is why long shirts and pants make more sense go mechwarriors anyway... they'd act as a moisture wick, and provide the most benefit from a cooling vest.

[Lily from animove]

Lightfoot, on 17 February 2016 - 09:06 AM, said:

Note the Joystick. It's how the game is played.

wonder how this joystick allows 6 weapon groups + zoom and stuff, ot even enough buttons to do this xD.

Edited by Lily from animove, 17 February 2016 - 09:35 AM.

[Johnny Z]

Is this pilot model like decals? Done but not in game for 6 months???