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[InvictusLee]

Nema Nabojiv, on 21 February 2018 - 03:29 PM, said:

Both canon and non-canon mechs are essentially imaginary robots and it doesn't really matter if the who person who made the design worked for fasa or not.
What does matter is if that particular mech is accepted by the community.

Since I am entirely 100% in agreement with this statement, lets have some fun!

Okay Mechwarriors! Lets Theory Craft and Design a new mech(s) for PGI based on the rules already in the game! Lets

THIS IS A FREE FOR ALL! NO TONNAGE LIMITS!

Tha Rules;

• Your Mech has to reasonably exist within the BT universe as either lostech or a newly mech invented by clans/houses at any point in the time line. That means all modified and new mech designs are valid so long as that they conform to rule #2.
  
• Your Mech has to be able to reasonably conform to the current or near future MWO/Solaris game mechanics
  
• While Rule #2 is important, please do not forget that the game's current set up can and will change, so feel free to bend and tweak those mechanics a little bit. A good Example is Ghost Heat; All submitted designs are not subject to ghostheat.
  
• BOTH Art and/or Walls of Text are equally valid!
  
• Math to back up your design is always good!
  
• No Extreme Range poking (over 1000 m) or Extreme short (under 50 m) range one shot builds! (looking at you rocket 120 bushwackers)
  
• Actual Potatoes equipped with weapons will be accepted for critique!
  
• Critiques and Improvements are welcome!
  
• No Actual Trolling: While this is meant to be an entertaining exercise; trolling, flaming and harsh criticisms that are not directly a critique of mechs will not be tolerated. I would ask that moderators please not lock this thread, but delete such comments instead
  
• No Tonnage Limits! Mechs can be from 15 tons all the way to 100 Tons.
  
• Have fun with this!

Alright team! Lets see what you have!
Show me the depths of your creativity!
Lets have fun while we are at it!


Edit:
Just to get those creative juices going, I have posted some examples here;

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Examples of custom mechs, not made by me:
http://battletechfan...(Custom_%27Mech)
http://battletechfan...(Custom_%27Mech)
http://battletechfan...(Custom_%27Mech)
http://battletechfan...(Custom_%27Mech)

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Actual Small Disclaimer:
I, November11th, Do not have any affiliation, work for or accept bribes from PGI. This is purely a design exercise to breath new life into the forums while garnering some positivity around our favorite fetish; Mechs. While this is meant to be an entertaining exercise; trolling, flaming and harsh critisims that are not directly a critique of mechs will not be tolerated. I would ask that moderators please not lock this thread, but delete such comments instead.

Edited by November11th, 21 February 2018 - 08:12 PM.

[UnofficialOperator]

[Gamuray]

Spoiler

2 minute sketch. How's this? I'm thinking 70ish tons. Normal 64.8kph engine (LFE280). 2 RAC5's. Alternating medium and small pulse lasers around the cockpit.

1 B per arm. 2 E per torso, 1 E in head.

And alternate loadout may trade ST energy for some missiles. Trade racs for uacs.

[FupDup]

Things that set it apart:
>Fastest Clan 50-tonner for now
>Only Clan 50-tonner without JJ access
>Only Clan 50-tonner with ECM access (until we get a certain Huntsman variant)
>The sexiness

Admittedly though Clans aren't in urgent need of a 50-tonner right now since they've got 3.

Edited by FupDup, 01 March 2018 - 08:17 PM.

[Khobai]

clans need another 80 tonner

one without an oversized engine

[Gas Guzzler]

Khobai, on 21 February 2018 - 08:56 PM, said:

clans need another 80 tonner

one without an oversized engine

Phoenix Hawk IIC

[N0ni]

100 ton Tarantula-based design.

2x ERPPCs, 2x MLs, 4x LB5-X. A realistic throwback to the 25 ton Tarantula in Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, the variant that had 4 PPCs and 4 LB10s (with the speed of a light and 360° rotation, absolutely wrecked things up close. still sad times that even back then in the 90s you had to cheat for a quad).

[Vellron2005]

Here's my submission:

WarDog (90Ton Clan Assault)

Quick side sketch: Click on the image, something got botched, didn't have time at work to work on it further..



Armaments:

2xERPPC in the high shoulder cannons
2XLRM15 in the side missile boxes
3XERSL in each arm (6 total)

Equipment:

CXL325 Engine
JumpJets

Visual - legs ot the mad dog, feet of the supernova, missile boxes like on the mad dog, shoulder cannons like on the Blood Asp

Edited by Vellron2005, 22 February 2018 - 07:00 AM.

[InvictusLee]

I AM BACK! BUMP AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUBMISSIONS!

I really enjoyed the stalker looking energyboat!
Wardog is great too! Anyone else?

[naterist]

40 tonner with the biggest lfe possible, armour quirks, and 28 machine guns. nothing else. suck it pirahna

[Will9761]

I want to share a BattleMech design I made that was intended to become a totem mech for Clan Goliath Scorpion before the events of the Sun Spider. It was a story that I wrote about a Spheroid group based on Clan Goliath Scorpion.

Well, here is the fluff.

Deathstalker - Produced in 3047

Description:

Spoiler

Clan Goliath Scorpion never had a true totem mech (save for the Fire Scorpion) that boosted clan morale. So prior to the preparation for the upcoming Operation Revival, SaKhan Ren Postavaz instructed members of the Scorpion scientist catse and technician caste to create a mech that would inspire scorpion pride. Rather than making a new design from scratch, the technician caste chose to upgrade an older design similar to the Commando IIC. They remodeled the body of a Crab BattleMech that was left sitting in an old Brian Cache and increased the tonnage slightly to 55 tons. This mech would become Clan Goliath Scorpion’s first true bipedal totem mech. Aesthetically, the design was given a curvier and round, sleeker appearance with retractable scorpion claws to replace the hand actuators, giving a scorpion-like appearance. Though the mech itself would resemble a Crab IIC, the only difference it has the aesthetical weapon mounted-tail above the head. This new design would be called the Deathstalker, named after the Leiurus quinquestriatus, a species of Scorpion from ancient Terra. So far, the mech was well received by Seeker warriors and was fortunate enough to see combat in Operation Revival with Ren’s Seeker unit. The Deathstalker was such an exclusive mech that it would only be awarded to Seekers who were deemed worthy by the Khan or SaKhan, who held the blueprints. After the Battle of Tukayyid ended in 3052, these mechs were relegated to second-line status. The Wars of Reaving would later split the mech's fate. The Homeworld Scorpions who were abjured, would take this design and use it as a National Mech after the formation of the Escorpion Imperio, while their spheroid counterparts would mothball and maintain their dwindling Deathstalkers. Though few of them would later live to see the thirty-second century serving in garrison units or Keshiks.

Variants:
Deathstalker 1(Standard)
Deathstalker 2 (Jumper)
Deathstalker 3 (ECM)

Edited by Will9761, 01 March 2018 - 10:04 PM.

[Cato Zilks]

naterist, on 01 March 2018 - 07:52 PM, said:

40 tonner with the biggest lfe possible, armour quirks, and 28 machine guns. nothing else. suck it pirahna

Id play that

[Cato Zilks]

Armadillo
60t Clan Omni
Endo + Ferro
270 Std Engine
Masc locked to LT
2 DHS locked to RT

Standard speed = 72.9, 78.4 after tweak
Masc speed = 100.3
With max armor mech will have 21 tons and 28 slots to work with.

Looking for a super tanky design (very narrow CT), but sub-optimal (lowish) hardpoint locations on the arms and few higher torso slots (not saying knuckledragging, just not battlemaster-like hill poke ability). Designed to be the Clan roughneck.

[Reno Blade]

"Barrel"
85 tons Inner Sphere Battle Mech
salvage rebuild from Blood Asp, Mad2C and Behemoth

Spoiler

BAR-1BA (Blood asp shoulder cannons with Gauss)
275 LFE
Endo
Std Armor 496 points / 526
+1 DHS
2x Gauss (each side torso) +4t ammo
6x ERML (3 each arm)

similar to this (replace the 2x LL with 6x ML)
https://mwo.smurfy-n...a129209c9ae2651


BAR-2BB (Blood asp shoulder cannons with Gauss and Behemoth Center Cannon with SNPPC)
275 LFE
Endo
Std Armor 496 points / 526
+1 DHS
2x Gauss (each side torso Blood Asp shoulder cannon) +4t ammo
4x ERSL (2 each arm)
1x SNPPC (CT center Behemoth cannon barrel)
similar to this:
https://mwo.smurfy-n...88585b28b0b242e
(minus the 10 tons)


BAR-3BE (Blood asp shoulder cannons with HPPCs)
340 LFE
Endo
Light Ferro Armor 508 points / 526
+8 DHS
2x Heavy PPCs (each side torso Blood Asp shoulder cannon)
4x ML (2 each side torso)
4x ERSL (2 each arm)

simiar to this:
https://mwo.smurfy-n...dc4db0060c26851


BAR-4M (Mad2C/Behemoth shoulder/center cannon with HGauss)
280 STD
Endo
Std Armor 526points / 526
+6 DHS
1x HGauss (RT shoulder cannon) +4t ammo
2x SNPPC (1 in each arm)
2x ERML (1 in each arm)

similar to this:
https://mwo.smurfy-n...06379d5cf8250c3

Edited by Reno Blade, 02 March 2018 - 05:58 AM.

[Bombast]

November11th, on 01 March 2018 - 07:50 PM, said:

I AM BACK! BUMP AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUBMISSIONS!

I really enjoyed the stalker looking energyboat!
Wardog is great too! Anyone else?

Question. Does the Mecha fluff have to be Solaris based, or does it's performance and builds just have to 'accidently' confirm to expected Solaris standards?

[Battlemaster56]

Well took me a half an hour to find and another thirty minutes to recreate the Ares/ Schwarzer Wolf (Black Wolf)

Tech Base: Clan/IS (Seperate)

Type:Omnimech

Faction(s): Clan WiE, Lyran Alliance

Main Variant: AR7-Prime

50tons
321/338 Ferro
Endo-Steel
CXL280
HS:CDHS (13)

4 Energy HP's/ 3 Ballistic HP's

H:NA
CT:NA
RT:ERPPC
LT:NA
RA: Shoulder,UAA,LAA,HA, 3xCMG's,HML, 2xCMG Ammo
LA:Shoulder,UAA,LAA, 2xHML
RL:Hip,ULA,LLA,Foot
LL:Hip,ULA,LLA,Foot

AR7-LA Prime

50 Tons
307/338 Std.Armor
Endo
XL280
Heatsink:DHS(4)

3 Energy HP's
1 Missile HP
3 Ballistic HP's

Head:NA
CT:RL20
RT:NA
LT:NA
LA:Shoulder,UAA,LAA, 3xMG, One and Half tons of Ammo,ERLL
RA:Shoulder:UAA,LAA,LPL,ERLL
LL:Hip,ULA,LLA,Foot
RL:Hip,ULA,LLA,Foot

I haven't really put much in build I thought something general and built for long range engagements while having stromg backup fire power,if possible critique on what I missed or mess up.

[Funky Bacon]

Well the first mech I have is an IS 80 ton mech I designed a while back. (edited to better fit TT rules, hopefully...) I call it Scorpion tho technically that name is already taken by a quad iirc.

Default loadout is something like:
-- SPN-A1 --
3x AC/2's + 4T ( 1/1/1 LT - CT - RT)
6x medium Lasers ( 3/3 LA - RA)
2x Small Pulse Lasers ( 1/1 LT - RT)
2x AMS 2T ( 1/1 LA - RA)
--
STD 240 -- 17 Heatsinks -- 2x Case (LT - RT) -- 432 armor.

Another variant swaps the AC/2's and the two small pulse lasers for two UAC/5's and an extra ton of armor. it also adds one more heatsink and upgrades the medium lasers to ER's.
-- SPN-A2 --
2x UAC/5's + 4T (1/1 LT - RT)
6x ER-Medium Lasers ( 3/3 LA - RA)
2x AMS + 2T ( 1/1 LA - RA
--
STD 240 -- 18 Heatsinks -- 2x Case (LT - RT) -- 464 armor.

Third variant is more of a longer range harasser that replaces the ballistics with 3 light PPC's and adds two LRM-15 launchers. The medium lasers are replaced with small lasers. The engine is also replaced with a light 320 for added speed and the heatsinks upgraded to doubles. the AMS' are removed to make room.
-- SPN-M7 --
2x LRM-15 + 3T (1/1 LT - RT)
3x L-PPC (1/1/1 LT - CT - RT)
6x Small Laser (3/3 LA - RA)
--
LFE 320 -- 14 DHS -- 2x case (LT - RT) -- 448 armor.

Edited by Funky Bacon, 02 March 2018 - 12:50 PM.

[FupDup]

Funky Bacon, on 02 March 2018 - 10:49 AM, said:

STD 270 -- 14 Heatsinks -- 2x Case (LT - RT) -- 432 armor.

You actually can't use a 270 engine in an 80-ton mech under the TT build rules. Your engine has to be a multiple of your tonnage. So your choices are 160, 240, 320, and 400 for this robot.

[Funky Bacon]

FupDup, on 02 March 2018 - 10:51 AM, said:

You actually can't use a 270 engine in an 80-ton mech under the TT build rules. Your engine has to be a multiple of your tonnage. So your choices are 160, 240, 320, and 400 for this robot.

Well that would have been great to have known beforehand. =/

Edit: actually, are there any more construction rules to keep in mind when designing a mech? Any specific Armor amount for various tonnages perhaps or other things like that?

Edited by Funky Bacon, 02 March 2018 - 12:14 PM.

[InvictusLee]

85 ton crab?! Yes please! Im loving these designs you guys!
If you want a critique, let me know. Im just so happy that so many of you are onboard!