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[Sumdumbum]

Hello other Hunchback pilots! Id love to see a new hero HBK released, One with 2 Ballistic, missle and energy points (well, tbh Id like 4 Energy hard points) I can think of some fun stuff I could do with that!

Cheers!

[El Bandito]

All in due time. First the Clanners must receive their wave 2 and wave 3 Heroes.

[kf envy]

El Bandito, on 19 March 2017 - 02:00 AM, said:

All in due time. First the Clanners must receive their wave 2 and wave 3 Heroes.

we all know PGI hates that clans that's why it takes so long for them to make some hero mechs for them. still want to see some clan mastery packs in the store but seeing how PGI hates clans its going to maybe be in the game in 10 years

[The6thMessenger]

Sumdumbum, on 19 March 2017 - 01:54 AM, said:

Hello other Hunchback pilots! Id love to see a new hero HBK released, One with 2 Ballistic, missle and energy points (well, tbh Id like 4 Energy hard points) I can think of some fun stuff I could do with that!

Cheers!

Hows about a Grid Iron IIC?

The6thMessenger, on 21 January 2017 - 12:34 AM, said:

LORE:

Spoiler

HBK-IIC LM "LA MUERTA"

The Hunchback IIC is the refit of the venerable Hunchback chassis. Six tons of armor, paltry ammunition, and lacks long range weapons, even slow movement speed, it was a last ditch effort for warriors to die in the glory of battle -- or so it was thought.These suicidal mechs and their suicidal pilots are most likely blown to bits, often beyond repair, almost always beyond recognition even. But ever so often, bits and pieces can be retrieved, and piece-by-piece of information can be uncovered. The think-tank of the Comstars led by Yuna Cassel, upon their endevour to understand Clan Technology, they retrieved all they can from the destroyed Hunchback IICs, but eventually the true intent was uncovered.

Among the errors of piecing the pieces together was the HBK-IIC, from a female Pilot of the Clan Smoke Jaguar that died. The ammunition was exhausted as she fought with reckless abandon, much of the forces of Inner Sphere was decimated by this singular Hunchback. Despite all her efforts she instead bled to death inside the cockpit, leaving this badly wrecked Hunchback IIC somewhat intact, and so her body for her story to be known.

"La Muerta" it was called. With the weight of the war upon her shoulders, Yuna took it upon her to restore this singular HBK-IIC in her spare time as a monument to honor the female warrior, with limited intact samples from hundreds of destroyed Hunchback IICs, she could only piece together different variants together. She vowed to end the Clan Smoke Jaguar with the very own mech they sent for death.

Armed with a UAC20 on the left torso, a ton of ammunition in the left torso, one the head, and one on the left leg at a total of 3 tons of ammunition. Under the UAC20 is a single Machine-Gun with 1/2 ton of ammunition for anti-infantry role. Two SRM6 on the right torso linked to the Artemis fire-control, with a ton of ammunition, two tons of ammunition upon the right leg at a total of three. Four ER-Small-Lasers, one on each arm and two on the center torso. One Class-4 Jump-Jets on each side leg at a total of two. 7.25 tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor, upon an Endo-Steel skeleton, with an XL250 engine it's much faster.

Well, i'd call it "Grid Iron IIC", but i had a story for it.

Your thoughts? Would you like a Grid-Iron-ish hero again?

[Sumdumbum]

Haha Grid Iron 2c. Great. Id love to pilot that =-p

[Tordin]

Well we could get Pytor from the Battletech cartoon and his HB IIC as hero mech. We got Zacharys Mauler hero mech alredy for pre-order so...



MAL-KO "Knockout"

• Hero 'Mech (30% C-Bill boost)
  
• Pilot Name: Zachary Miles Hawkins
  
• Affiliation: Steiner

That big fella with a red cap.

Edited by Tordin, 19 March 2017 - 06:48 AM.

[Clownwarlord]

How about you wait your damn turn ... . Clan Wave 2 and maybe 3, heros before IIC.

[Bishop Steiner]

Kind of funny when you think about it.....

Hunchback IIC is basically a suicide machine for warriors who lived past their prime, and want one last shot at glory.

HBK-IIC Hero should be for a Solahma who keeps surviving those missions, to his and his superiors growing frustration.

[Clownwarlord]

Bishop Steiner, on 19 March 2017 - 06:50 AM, said:

Kind of funny when you think about it.....

Hunchback IIC is basically a suicide machine for warriors who lived past their prime, and want one last shot at glory.

HBK-IIC Hero should be for a Solahma who keeps surviving those missions, to his and his superiors growing frustration.

To that point why not just make the Hunch IIC hero a paper clip and see how they make that **** work.

[Bishop Steiner]

Clownwarlord, on 19 March 2017 - 06:51 AM, said:

To that point why not just make the Hunch IIC hero a paper clip and see how they make that **** work.

Could you repeat your request as an idiom that makes sense in English?

[Dirus Nigh]

[MacClearly]

There is a cbill boosted variant already so this should be a low priority.

[Tordin]

Clownwarlord, on 19 March 2017 - 06:49 AM, said:

How about you wait your damn turn ... . Clan Wave 2 and maybe 3, heros before IIC.

I guess you meant the OP, but yeah it surely will be like in that order. Otherwise it wont make any sense.

@The6thMessenger

How do you manage to make up in-game models and smurfys of loadouts/variants/configs that arent in the game yet? It just baffles me

Edited by Tordin, 19 March 2017 - 07:24 AM.

[WrathOfDeadguy]

Bishop Steiner, on 19 March 2017 - 06:50 AM, said:

Kind of funny when you think about it.....

Hunchback IIC is basically a suicide machine for warriors who lived past their prime, and want one last shot at glory.

HBK-IIC Hero should be for a Solahma who keeps surviving those missions, to his and his superiors growing frustration.

Call it "Deathwish"- in keeping with the Grid Iron's wonky loadout, let's give it a little bit of everything, but cranked up to 11 as is only appropriate for a HBK-IIC:

Head: empty
LT: C-Gauss, 1t Gauss ammo, Heavy Large Laser
CT: C-XL 225, 1xDHS
RT: 2xC-SSRM6 + 1t Streak SRM ammo, Heavy Large Laser, 1t MG ammo
LA: MG
RA: MG
LL: 2xJJ
RL: 2xJJ

Armor: 192 points standard.

*edit* Or... maybe swap the SSRMs for regular SRMs and stuff a couple more sinks in there, because it's hot as hell on a sunny day in summer? I kinda like the idea of it being almost totally unworkable, though. The config is so batshit that only a total basket case would ever drive it, but that's kinda the idea. It's a one-shot wonder, way over the line into troll build territory.

Over the years, the 'Mech has been blown apart and put back together multiple times, and consequently has almost none of its original equipment remaining. Instead, "Deathwish" has a hodge-podge array of different weapon systems cobbled together from the wreckage of multiple destroyed opponents... more than once, its pilot has been challenged by younger warriors in far more powerful 'Mechs, but has come through each and every Trial as the unquestioned victor. The nonstandard appearance of the machine, and its aging pilot's stubborn refusal to meet his end, have become a source of embarrassment and frustration to his Clan... but both man and machine have gained a fearsome reputation among those few enemies who have survived meeting them in combat.

Edited by WrathOfDeadguy, 19 March 2017 - 08:09 AM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

I agree with a few points raised - it should have paper for armour, run as hot as a volcano, have woefully insufficient ammo, but hit like a goddamn freight train.

Something like...
2 UAC5 - 1 per arm
4 ERLL - 1 per side torso and 1 per arm
4 JJs
2 tons of ammo
XL200
15 armour on arms, legs and front ST
17 front CT armour
10 head armour
5 rear CT armour
3 rear ST armour

Or...
2 UAC10 - 1 per arm
5 MPL - 1 per torso and 1 per arm
4 JJs
2 tons of ammo
XL200
15 armour on arms, legs and front ST
17 front CT armour
10 head armour
5 rear CT armour
3 rear ST armour

[Bishop Steiner]

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 March 2017 - 09:45 AM, said:

I agree with a few points raised - it should have paper for armour, run as hot as a volcano, have woefully insufficient ammo, but hit like a goddamn freight train.

Something like...
2 UAC5 - 1 per arm
4 ERLL - 1 per side torso and 1 per arm
4 JJs
2 tons of ammo
XL200
15 armour on arms, legs and front ST
17 front CT armour
10 head armour
5 rear CT armour
3 rear ST armour

Or...
2 UAC10 - 1 per arm
5 MPL - 1 per torso and 1 per arm
4 JJs
2 tons of ammo
XL200
15 armour on arms, legs and front ST
17 front CT armour
10 head armour
5 rear CT armour
3 rear ST armour

UAC5 and ERLL are too DPS.

Uac20s, Heavy Lasers and or SRMs

[Jay Leon Hart]

Bishop Steiner, on 19 March 2017 - 09:48 AM, said:

UAC5 and ERLL are too DPS.

Uac20s, Heavy Lasers and or SRMs

Yeah, I started with UAC20s but couldn't make it hot enough, plus it looked too similar to the regular HBK-IIC.
Heavy Medium Lasers are still 1 ton, right? They could work. Maybe add some ATMs? If I was more inclined I'd check Sarna, but I'm not so I shan't.

[Bishop Steiner]

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 March 2017 - 09:59 AM, said:

Yeah, I started with UAC20s but couldn't make it hot enough, plus it looked too similar to the regular HBK-IIC.
Heavy Medium Lasers are still 1 ton, right? They could work. Maybe add some ATMs? If I was more inclined I'd check Sarna, but I'm not so I shan't.

ATMs are new, fancy and expensive. I don't think the would give them to solahma, whereas they specifically tested heavy lasers with second line warriors.

I'd go with 2x H-LL (1 per torso)
And 4x SRM4/6, two tracks on each arm.

Hot, heavy alpha focus, but fitting for a solahma. In fact I'll dummy one up when I get home later

[Bishop Steiner]

In fact here's my build:

Endo
250xl salvaged of a destroyed Nova
4x JJ
14 DHS
7 tons Ferro armor
-H: 9
-CT: 20/6
-LT/RT: 15/5
-LA/RA: 15
-LL/RL: 15
No hand actuators (expensive and require lots of maintenance)
1x H-LL (LT)
1x H-LL (RT)
2x aSRM6 (LA)
2x aSRM Ammo (LA)
2x aSRM6 (RA)
2x aSRM Ammo (RA)

This HBK-IIC started life as an Alpha, but has been nearly destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. Since his Galaxy Commander refuses to waste spare parts on a worthless solahma, he has had to come out together with battlefield salvage. The engine and it's forearms formerly belonged to the Nova is a true born warrior who sought to make an example of this "old and worthless waste of genes".

The engine has cracked sitting and generates extra heat, and he regularly has to fight duels just to keep ammo in his SRMs, but he refuses to die easily, and intends to frustrate his commanders until he finally earns his release in glorious battle.

[Bishop Steiner]

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 March 2017 - 09:59 AM, said:

Yeah, I started with UAC20s but couldn't make it hot enough, plus it looked too similar to the regular HBK-IIC.
Heavy Medium Lasers are still 1 ton, right? They could work. Maybe add some ATMs? If I was more inclined I'd check Sarna, but I'm not so I shan't.

Think I should whip up some art for that build?