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[Jubblator]

Is it just me or is the new Super Nova way to small? I mean its smaller then my timberwolf with 15 tons more...i dont get it.
Or am i totally way out there?

[Gas Guzzler]

Jubblator, on 21 February 2017 - 01:12 PM, said:

Is it just me or is the new Super Nova way to small? I mean its smaller then my timberwolf with 15 tons more...i dont get it.
Or am i totally way out there?

Its not smaller than a Timber Wolf, in case that clears anything up...

[Snazzy Dragon]

It looks smaller but most of the profile is in the side and the massive side torsos. Its legs are thick but the way they are angled makes the mech appear short.

Edited by Snazzy Dragon, 21 February 2017 - 01:14 PM.

[Jubblator]

Has anyone got it so they can post a size comparison from the front against a Timberwolf?

I was surprised how small the mech looked on the battlefield, compared to the other assaults Marauder IIC or even heavies like the timberwolf (but i would love a comparison of frontal shots of it with different mechs).
Tried googling for some, but found only one pic and that was against a different mech.

Edited by Jubblator, 21 February 2017 - 01:36 PM.

[Hydr1um]

Jubblator, on 21 February 2017 - 01:32 PM, said:

Has anyone got it so they can post a size comparison from the front against a Timberwolf?

I was surprised how small the mech looked on the battlefield, compared to the other assaults Marauder IIC or even heavies like the timberwolf (but i would love a comparison of frontal shots of it with different mechs).
Tried googling for some, but found only one pic and that was against a different mech.

http://imgur.com/a/BYlcH

[Jubblator]

Hydrinite, on 21 February 2017 - 01:37 PM, said:

http://imgur.com/a/BYlcH

THANK YOU! =D
Wow there is almost no difference in height, i had a feeling it was like that ^^

[Hydr1um]

Jubblator, on 21 February 2017 - 01:41 PM, said:

THANK YOU! =D
Wow there is almost no difference in height, i had a feeling it was like that ^^

It's noticeably different when piloting it, the Madcat tops out right around the middle of the center manifold of the Supernova, add in the cockpit being on top of the Supernova and you'll definitely feel like you're piloting a tall mech.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Compare it to the King Crab. They should be roughly similar in overall profile.

[The Unstoppable Puggernaut]

Why are it's feet backwards?

[Jubblator]

Hydrinite, on 21 February 2017 - 01:46 PM, said:

It's noticeably different when piloting it, the Madcat tops out right around the middle of the center manifold of the Supernova, add in the cockpit being on top of the Supernova and you'll definitely feel like you're piloting a tall mech.

True, must be a lot harder aiming with its low slung arms like that.

[LordMelvin]

Checking the side view is important too. I'm pretty sure the SVN is deeper than the Timber Wolf, which is a fairly shallow mech all things considered.

[Bishop Steiner]

Jubblator, on 21 February 2017 - 01:32 PM, said:

but i would love a comparison of frontal shots of it with different mechs

and hence your issue.... it may indeed have a smaller frontal profile (haven't actually compared) but it's a 3D model with plenty of depth.

We ain't shooting at b27 practice targets here... mechs ain't 2D.

[Tordin]

*Imagines a 2D mech game* Umm.. yeah no, also let it beeee, let it bee. The Supernova are fine as it should be.

[Jubblator]

Bishop Steiner, on 21 February 2017 - 03:41 PM, said:

and hence your issue.... it may indeed have a smaller frontal profile (haven't actually compared) but it's a 3D model with plenty of depth.

We ain't shooting at b27 practice targets here... mechs ain't 2D.

I just imagined them being a bit bigger, thats one. The frontal comparison is pretty telling. Its like a slim waisted direwolf more like (not a lot taller then a timber). Pointy shoulders but very narrow hips (narrower then timberwolf). This makes for an interesting design since it might even let it get around better due to legs being more together (on canyon for instance).

[Bishop Steiner]

Jubblator, on 21 February 2017 - 05:00 PM, said:

I just imagined them being a bit bigger, thats one. The frontal comparison is pretty telling. Its like a slim waisted direwolf more like (not a lot taller then a timber). Pointy shoulders but very narrow hips (narrower then timberwolf). This makes for an interesting design since it might even let it get around better due to legs being more together (on canyon for instance).

Indeed, though probably a bigger point of comparison for terrain collisions would be hos wide it's arms jut out. If those are actually narrower, that would indeed be a boon.

[Verkhne]

makes the warhawk look very wide