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#201 Catalina Steiner

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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:09 PM

Builds

Bracket
Cheese
Dakka
Deadside
Fun / Joke
Glasscannon
(Laser/Gauss/...) Vomit
Zombie

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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:21 PM

MechLab
Category: -

The place where you change the setup of your 'Mech.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 02:29 PM.


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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:27 PM

Engines

There are 3 different kinds of engines:
Light Engine
Engine
XL Engine

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 03:15 PM.


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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:36 PM

FP / Faction Play
Category: Gamemodes

A 12 vs 12 game mode with respawn in which your wins help your faction to win planets.

Formerly Community Warfare (CW) and Faction Warfare (FW).

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 14 August 2017 - 04:12 PM.


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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:47 PM

BattleGrid
Category: -

The grid on the map. Letters and numbers mark the sections of the grid.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 02:39 PM.


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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:52 PM

House Davion
Category: Lore

Rulers of the Federated Suns. One of the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere and a joinable faction in MWO.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 05:05 PM.


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Posted 06 July 2017 - 04:56 PM

House Steiner
Category: Lore

Rulers of the Lyran Commonwealth. One of the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere and a joinable faction in MWO.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 05:05 PM.


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Posted 06 July 2017 - 05:07 PM

House Kurita
Category: Lore

Rulers of the Draconis Combine. One of the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere and a joinable faction in MWO.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 05:05 PM.


#209 Ibrandul Mike

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Posted 07 July 2017 - 01:04 AM

House Liao
Category: Lore

Rulers of the Capellan Confederation. One of the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere and a joinable faction in MWO.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 05:05 PM.


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Posted 07 July 2017 - 05:38 AM

House Marik
Category: Lore

Rulers of the Free Worlds League. One of the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere and a joinable faction in MWO.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 05:04 PM.


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Posted 07 July 2017 - 09:19 AM

Free Rasalhague Republic / FRR
Category: Lore

A minor power in the Inner Sphere and one of the joinable factions in MWO.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 05:04 PM.


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Posted 07 July 2017 - 05:52 PM

Weapons

Category Placeholder

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 08:17 AM.


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Posted 08 July 2017 - 01:03 AM

Hardpoint
Category: -

Each of a 'Mechs components can have a number of predefined holding-fixtures for weapons and/or equipment. Those are called hardpoints.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 02:26 PM.


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Posted 08 July 2017 - 04:17 AM

Heavy Laser
Category: Energy Weapons

A family of lasers that do high damage at the cost of higher heat and less range.

There are three types of Heavy Lasers:
Heavy Small Laser (HSL)
Heavy Medium Laser (HML)
Heavy Large Laser (HLL)

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 26 July 2017 - 02:12 PM.


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Posted 08 July 2017 - 11:21 AM

Micro Laser (ER, Pulse)
Category: Energy Weapons

The smallest versions of the ER and Pulse Lasers.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 01:44 PM.


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Posted 08 July 2017 - 02:34 PM

Rotary Auto Cannon / RAC
Category: Ballistic Weapons

Extremely rapid firing autocannons with rotating barrels. They can jam if fired for too long. The spinning barrels will likely have a ramp up time before they start firing, and a ramp down time after they stop.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 01:45 PM.


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Posted 08 July 2017 - 03:25 PM

Advanced Tactical Missile / ATM
Category: Missile Based Weapons

Advanced Tactical Missile. A missile whose damage will vary based on the distance it travelled. Higher damage up close, lower damage at long range.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 01:47 PM.


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Posted 10 July 2017 - 02:35 PM

Medium Range Missile / MRM
Category: Missile Based Weapons

Medium Range Missiles. Launchers that fire unguided, low damage missiles.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 01:40 PM.


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Posted 10 July 2017 - 02:48 PM

Rocket Launcher
Category: Missile Based Weapons

One shot launchers that fire unguided, low damage rockets. Very low tonnage per launcher.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 01:41 PM.


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Posted 10 July 2017 - 03:02 PM

Anti-Missile System / AMS // Laser Anti-Missile System / LAMS
Category: Utility and Support Weapons

AMS: Ballistical Anti-Missile System, generates no heat but needs ammo

Laser AMS: An alternative type of AMS. Uses no ammo, but generates heat while it fires.

Edited by Ibrandul Mike, 21 July 2017 - 01:49 PM.






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