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[Steve Pryde]

Wow and with that nose from the founder catapult u got me. I'm switching to IS. *_*

[Suko]

Macksheen, on 18 March 2016 - 02:54 PM, said:

Dual AMS?

Maybe this is a test model showing the Cat with "all the fixins" on it?

Also, will I FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINALLY be able to swap camo on my Founder's Catapult!? It's been 3 years already!?

Edited by Suko, 18 March 2016 - 03:13 PM.

[Sader325]

Science was performed.

[cazidin]

Sader325, on 18 March 2016 - 03:36 PM, said:

Science was performed.

A good job but can we possibly get a side by side?

[Johnny Z]

Let me guess the Orion remains the size of an Atlas.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Bilbo, on 18 March 2016 - 03:04 PM, said:

Can't say I'd care.

I kinda do.
And this isn't the K2 is it? It looks like a different variant. K2 doesn't have dual AMS, and it only has two torso energy points.
So if this isn't the K2, and a new variant, I would suspect that all catapults have the Founder's nose cone now.

Are all atlases going to have the founders atlas face? No? So why do the catapults? But then again, it could just be a test-a-pult that has all weapon and visual possibilities like Suko said. Minus the missile pods.

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 18 March 2016 - 03:56 PM.

[Johnny Z]

I should add the Catapult model looks like it has been improved not just resized.

[Aetes Nakatomi]

I'm guessing it's a test build since it has weird 'all the weapons'.

I would love to have the beak, but I understand it's founders only as without those guys, no game.

[Bilbo]

MoonUnitBeta, on 18 March 2016 - 03:53 PM, said:

I kinda do.
And this isn't the K2 is it? It looks like a different variant. K2 doesn't have dual AMS, and it only has two torso energy points.
So if this isn't the K2, and a new variant, I would suspect that all catapults have the Founder's nose cone now.

Are all atlases going to have the founders atlas face? No? So why do the catapults?

Like I said, I couldn't care and I have all the Founder's mechs. I doubt they are going to override the unique geometry on any of them though. I also doubt they are going to release another Hero/variant of the Catapult before they even start selling Clan heroes seperately.

Suko, on 18 March 2016 - 03:12 PM, said:

Maybe this is a test model showing the Cat with "all the fixins" on it?

Also, will I FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINALLY be able to swap camo on my Founder's Catapult!? It's been 3 years already!?

[ShadowFire]

I have to give those top energy mounts a "big" thumbs down. With PPC arms looking that big, the Cat should now be smaller than a Cicada. IF it had two AC20s up there I might buy it, heavy mass and recoil and all, but hey, that much hit box for two lasers, small, medium or large or even PPCs is going to suck.

O well I know this is a draft design, but this is a re-visit and PGI should know better by now. (sigh) I guess if PGI accepted needing a full sized LRM20 Box launcher for a single two tube SRM/Streak, this would be a logical progression for energy weapons.

[Malleus011]

Wow. Been a long time coming and its finally happening. Thank you PGI!

[Gryphorim]

I'd love the ability to select which variant my unique geometry (Founders, Phoenix, Invasion, Resisance) is applied to. The default is rarely my preferred variant, so the special geo doesn't get much screen-time.

[Gryphorim]

ShadowFire, on 18 March 2016 - 04:02 PM, said:

I have to give those top energy mounts a "big" thumbs down. With PPC arms looking that big, the Cat should now be smaller than a Cicada. IF it had two AC20s up there I might buy it, heavy mass and recoil and all, but hey, that much hit box for two lasers, small, medium or large or even PPCs is going to suck.

O well I know this is a draft design, but this is a re-visit and PGI should know better by now. (sigh) I guess if PGI accepted needing a full sized LRM20 Box launcher for a single two tube SRM/Streak, this would be a logical progression for energy weapons.

PPCs used to have this bulk, and when they got scaled down, people lost their minds. Big PPCs are a concession to player requests. We don't know if lasers will be as big as the ppcs.

[Otto Cannon]

[Y E O N N E]

MoonUnitBeta, on 18 March 2016 - 03:53 PM, said:

I kinda do.
And this isn't the K2 is it? It looks like a different variant. K2 doesn't have dual AMS, and it only has two torso energy points.
So if this isn't the K2, and a new variant, I would suspect that all catapults have the Founder's nose cone now.

Are all atlases going to have the founders atlas face? No? So why do the catapults? But then again, it could just be a test-a-pult that has all weapon and visual possibilities like Suko said. Minus the missile pods.

I would point out that this thing clearly shows two AC/10 and two PPCs and two AMS...

I think it's just a haxx0rz build demonstrating everything.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Yeonne Greene, on 18 March 2016 - 04:29 PM, said:

I would point out that this thing clearly shows two AC/10 and two PPCs and two AMS...

I think it's just a haxx0rz build demonstrating everything.

Oh right. My AC/10 k2 doesn't have PPCs.. lol! Very good then.

[Y E O N N E]

MoonUnitBeta, on 18 March 2016 - 04:31 PM, said:

Oh right. My AC/10 k2 doesn't have PPCs.. lol! Very good then.

Ohmygodwhathaveidone

Edited by Yeonne Greene, 18 March 2016 - 04:36 PM.

[zagibu]

The body seems to be a bit less bulky:

[Bishop Steiner]

Coralld, on 18 March 2016 - 02:37 PM, said:

Looks cool but hard to tell how big it is compared to the old size.

I think I just peed a little (from joy)

Bilbo, on 18 March 2016 - 02:36 PM, said:

Barrelz are nice and all, but the reason the mech needed resizing is that it was decidedly too large. where are the comparisons?

Since they rebuilt the model from the ground up, I am going to take a gamble and assume they actually got the size right, since it was largely the progenitor of the Grand Rescale.

Tina Benoit, on 18 March 2016 - 02:41 PM, said:

Couldn't put it next to another 'Mech just yet, don't want to scare you with the size changes! Many 'Mechs are currently in WIP for re-scale so we have to wait for those to be done before we can show you the comparisons in size.

I'll take many more solo shots to SQUEEEEE! with joy over, if that's ok?

[ArmandTulsen]

I think Alistair is excited.