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[Felicitatem Parco]

Ok.. ready? Year is 3049 3050 and there's a Zombie Apocalypse: Which Mech or Battle Armor do you take?
Technology available from either IS or Clans, so you can have Elementals and the like...

Edit - Okay, you can make MechLab changes to TRO builds now that the game is online and we're all Mechlabbin' to our Hearts' desires.


Update - To be honest, I have fallen in love with the Swayback, so I'd use my 250-Std, EndoSteel Hunchback-4P with an ERPPC, 2ML, and a Flamer in the hunch, 2ML in the arms, and a ML in the head... with, like, 17 or so DHS. That gives me free ammo, long-range ability, 5ML for short-range, a Flamer for everything (;-), and hands.

Edited by Prosperity Park, 23 April 2013 - 07:14 PM.

[Rusted Knight]

Firestarter BURN E'M ALL!!!

[Datum]

Phoenix Hawk LAM.
Why?
Cos boohoo to you, ya earthbound zombie plague.

[Petroff Northrup]

Nova, plenty of speed and no need for ammo.

[FACEman Peck]

This topic is awesome, I'd take the Hellhound. Fast, light-ish, and can blast any zombie that is in the way.

Edited by FACEman Peck, 28 December 2011 - 10:02 PM.

[Canned_Dman]

Berserker I want an axe to squish them!

[MitchellTyner]

agree with firestarter

"Kill it with fire!"

[Hayden]

Dr. Killinger, on 28 December 2011 - 09:44 PM, said:

Firestarter BURN E'M ALL!!!

MitchellTyner, on 28 December 2011 - 10:18 PM, said:

agree with firestarter

"Kill it with fire!"

These folks have the right idea.

[Skygrunt]

something fast with pulse lasers don't wanna have to stop for ammo.

[De Ozz Mann]

well the first thing that came to mind was of course the firestarter, but well then I grabbed my hermes

[rollermint]

Will there be ...ZOMBIE MECHS?!?!

[Caballo]

Hatchetman, evidently...

[God of War]

Mar-3D! Big feet and energy weapons only. i would clear the planet!

[Xhaleon]

Taking a battle armor would be tantamount to suicide, because you don't have the effectively unlimited output of a nuclear reactor. You can't expect to clear out the immediate area or whole state with the limited power supply.

For utility, take a mech with two hands. For durability, take an Inner Sphere mech with many basic technologies only, and hope those are rugged enough to keep going without a proper maintenance facility. For firepower, its zombies, anything would do, but lasers would prevent ammunition problems. And lastly, a lighter weight mech would probably last longer without taking care of it due to less stress on the frame, but a heavier mech might allow you to carry a larger amount of supplies.

Therefore, examples of good stock battlemechs would be:
Brigand - LDT-1 (pirate manufacturing is best manufacturing!)
Crab - CRB-27, CRB-20 (you could cook eggs on the top of the chassis, but a focus on a few big guns is a concern.)
Dart - DRT-3S (perfect weapons for the job, but no jump jets.)
Fire Javelin - JVN-10F, JVN-11A (without the balance problems from the SRM ammunition, this could actually be neat. Stuff food in the empty ammo bays.)
Marshal - MHL-X1 (even though it has ammunition based weapons, most of them are energy.)
Mercury - MCY-99, MCY-98 (you could use that flat torso as extra seats for survivors.)
Mjolnir - MLR-B2 (a hammer, hands and super strong muscles could be very useful for building shelter.)
Phoenix Hawk - PXH-1, various (several good configurations, yet cheap.)
Rook - NH-1A, NH-1B (again, a cheap but effective all-energy mech)
Stinger - STG-3G (a bit light on the weapons, however.)
Spider - SDR-5V, SDR-5D (lack of ejection seat is only a minor issue against zombies)
Hunchback - HBK-4P (the Swayback is slow but it'll last you through the whole infestation.)
Valiant - V4-LNT-K7 (reasonably low tech for a Solaris design, you might not ever use the MASC.)
Wasp - WSP-1D (just don't burn down the town with the flamer.)
Watchman - WTC-4M (you should know the drill by now.)
Wolverine - WVR-6K

Yeah, I took a lot of free time to compile a list.

[Adridos]

Dr. Killinger, on 28 December 2011 - 09:44 PM, said:

Firestarter BURN E'M ALL!!!

This one, or some mech they cannot scratch.

[lyonn]

Solitaire (I'd trade the Heavy Small Laser for a flamer)

Light, Hands, All energy, Massive Punch to Weight

Edited by lyonn, 29 December 2011 - 04:54 AM.

[CaveMan]

Stinger.

No, seriously.

They're zombies. What are they going to do, beat on your leg armor with their rotting arms? Try to bite through your diamond-steel impenetrable superstructure?

All you need is mobility to get to a spaceport so you can stomp the zombies there flat and make your way onto a DropShip and GTFO.

[Armored Yokai]

Crab just run and gun along with the ability to punch and grab
And a Flea along with a stinger and a locust

Edited by Cementblade, 29 December 2011 - 07:26 AM.

[Canned_Dman]

What you have to remember is that there will be bad people who want to take your stuff for themselves as well as the zombies. Plus if you want to get off planet, the captain of a dropship may want payment. You want something big to protect yourself and to get big loot!
I still say Berserker!

[Felicitatem Parco]

Yup, hands are very important if you want to build fortifications or haul cargo. As for zapping actual zombies, it's not too much of a concern if you're in a Mech...

...but you do still need massive firepower to "barter" for food and supplies. That's why some people might want an Atlas or other legacy assault Mech. However, I'll stick with my little Brigand since it's designed specifically for raiding in under-developed regions.