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[Hawk819]

In case anyone has been living under a rock. You've might've noticed a nice little Easter egg at the end of Hire Steel's latest. Yep. And it's coming MWO: Atlas II.

There're three variants, and three custom variants. One for Nicky Kerensky and the other for Devlin Stone. The last one is a total unknown.

Find out more here: https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Atlas_II

Edited by Hawk819, Today, 05:54 AM.

[w0qj]

Cannot wait!

Just curious, why is it called "Atlas II", and not "Atlas IIC"?

Very excited!

[epikt]

w0qj, on 23 August 2025 - 06:25 AM, said:

Just curious, why is it called "Atlas II", and not "Atlas IIC"?

The mechs named "IIC" are clan mechs.
While the Atlas II is at an Inner Sphere mech.

Think, to take an example of mechs already in MWO, Marauder-II is IS and Marauder-IIC is clan.

[Tiy0s]

The TMC Atlas II will be MW5 Mercs only, it won’t be seen in MWO.

The mech model was made for a much more modern implementation, with over 4 times the polycount of some of our most complex mechs. It is too dense for MWO.

[Will9761]

Tiy0s, on 23 August 2025 - 08:33 AM, said:

The TMC Atlas II will be MW5 Mercs only, it won’t be seen in MWO.

The mech model was made for a much more modern implementation, with over 4 times the polycount of some of our most complex mechs. It is too dense for MWO.

Isn't there a way you could make the Atlas II into a Legendary Mech? I mean you wouldn't have to do much, but make a new head and shoulders for it as bolt-ons and recycle the Atlas' body.

Edited by Will9761, Today, 02:32 PM.

[Hawk819]

epikt, on 23 August 2025 - 06:46 AM, said:

The mechs named "IIC" are clan mechs.
While the Atlas II is at an Inner Sphere mech.

Think, to take an example of mechs already in MWO, Marauder-II is IS and Marauder-IIC is clan.

Actually, Nicky boy's variant is total IS chasis, but the weapons are total Clan Tech.

As for not coming MWO, Tiyi0s, you're totally wrong. That version can't be used in MWO, due to the Ppolygon count. However, use the current Atlas, by add a Ballistic Right Arm, add 2 Laser HP to the left torso with a Missile HP, and then add two Energy HP to the left arm.

MW5 version stays exclusive to MW5. While the MWO version will look and feel like MWO. You did this with the Nova to Black Hawk KU. The Bushwacker to Gauntlet. Why stop there?

[epikt]

Hawk819, on 23 August 2025 - 09:47 AM, said:

MW5 version stays exclusive to MW5. While the MWO version will look and feel like MWO. You did this with the Nova to Black Hawk KU. The Bushwacker to Gauntlet. Why stop there?

Assuming they did exactly that, how strong do you thing the backlash would be?
The Black Hawk KU and Gauntlet are basically reskins, but the Atlas II is definitely not. It has a very distinct geometry and is also an iconic mech.
If PGI released an slightly tweaked Atlas and called it an Atlas II they would be burnt at the stake by the mob.

[Duke Falcon]

I am not a 3D-expert, but...
Models could be dumbed down from high-poly to low-poly. At least I used to convert stuffs for good, old Neverwinter Nights that way...
I guess MWO models are low-poly with bump-map and meshes converted from high-poly models?

Still, Atlas II... Aren't there any other mechs? Just stay away from Atlas III dudes, or your brains would melt! (+ MW DA Atlas, man that is horrible!)