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[Kenyon Burguess]

i see the jumpjets listed on the HUD and would like to hear how they operate more. just up and forward or are more directions possible?

[Dihm]

• Flamers, how do they work? With the addition of "ammo" for flamers, they have become like the "vehicle flamers" found in the tabletop. This is different from the "battlemech flamers" that actually shot superheated gas funneled from the mech's reactor. Was anything done to improve the effectiveness of flamers to compensate for the fact that they no longer have unlimited ammunition? Will the tonnage required for flamers increase now that they have to have ammunition supplied to them? If so, how does this effect mechs loadouts that have flamers and didn't have to account for the additional ammo in their canon loadouts? What will we be able to light on fire? Please describe the burning in detail.
  
• LRMs, how do they work? Is there a minimum range required for lock on? Are you able to "dumb-fire" them without a missle lock? For indirect fire, how intelligent are the missles? Will pilots firing indirectly need to aim up into the sky to arc their missles, or will the missles handle SOME of that themselves? How close to a "flat" trajectory will the missles get during indirect fire at their longest range. I'm curious how easy it is to "lob" them, essentially.
  
• How massive are the trees on these worlds that they can stop a 100 ton mech in its tracks?
  
• Where can I buy some MWH20, my thirst needs to be alpha striked with precision accuracy.

Edited by Dihm, 08 March 2012 - 06:49 AM.

[Adridos]

Dihm, on 08 March 2012 - 06:37 AM, said:

• Where can I buy some MWH20, my thirst needs to be alpha striked with precision accuracy.

Simply ask the one making the Borg cube to print the MW:O logo for you a few times. A glue, bit of paper and tidy hands and you will drink MW:O H₂O in no time.

Edited by Adridos, 08 March 2012 - 06:41 AM.

[Exploding Boy]

Q1 // With all of the talk of dual reticules, convergence, possible recoil, etc., I am curious if mechs will be able to mount targeting computers to speed up convergence, mitigate the effects of recoil and kockback?

Q2 // Since you are in SFO now, have you been to Church Key? It is a bit off the beaten path, but it is easily one of the best bars I have ever been to. Over 100 types of bottled beer and a rotating tap that never disappoints.

That is all.

Thank you!

[Colddawg]

Will we see free reticle movement like in MW3?

How in depth 'Mech control can we get? Are we talking sommersaults and side stepping?

[Raven DeVega]

Probably a stupid question but there be something like the advanced gyro in Mech4 to reduce the amount of 'knock' received from weapon impacts?

[Felix Dante]

I have 2 main questions:
1. Will we be able to select a group of weapons to fire, and then "chain-fire" the weapons in that specific group, or will we be forced to fire all weapons in a group?

2. Keyboard/joystick support is obviously neccessary for the initial launch. Are you considering other styles of controls (game-pad/Xbox) to include at all, or will you stick to the "basics" for now and worry about expanding controls later?

[Sprouticus]

Q1: What kind of feedback will the pilot get on convergence range/time? From what I can tewll that looks to be a guess with the current HUD. Some kind of indicator would be really nice. What would be the coolest IMHO would be translucent reticles that track to the convergence (either based upon weapon or some other factor) that would indicate the locaiton of the shots depending on the current range of the target, or at a minimum some indicators that says 'converging'/converged' depending on the status.

Q2: Do you expect that unlocking pilot view would be an advanced portion of the learning curve to allow advanced pilots to use the ability to turn their pilots head as an additional method for shifting.moving the arm reticles? Is that even possible?

Q3: How will the arm reticle handle shoot way to the left or right (asuming no torso twist? Will only 1 arm shoot? Or is the field of fire for arms limited in such a way that you can always only shoot both arms?

[SirThomas]

Question:
I have not seen any discussions on Multi-Display capability or more specificity the HUD being capable of spanning Multiple Displays. Is this an option for interface customizations?

[Capt Cole 117]

The atlas's feet look like they can only move up and down, a feature that would make it hard to walk on a slope. So my question is, will assault mechs be limited to flat terrain?

[Brakkyn]

Garth Erlam, on 07 March 2012 - 03:14 PM, said:

Also we will answer one question per person, so whatever you ask first is what we'll answer.

[TwitchTv Morkani]

Leg mounted weapons....it seems odd to me that torso twisting will cause leg mounted weapons to be able to fire outside their normal firing arc. Has any consideration been given to a third targeting reticule for leg mounted weapons? (and as a side note, rear mounted weapons?)

[ExAstris]

There has been alot of discussion on weapon modeling and behavior in the suggestion forums. So now that we're dealing with mech warfare, how exactly have the weapons been modeled? Subtopics include: How does convergence work, what weapons have travel times, do ballistics have falloff, do weapons have cones of accuracy or do they always land on point, can missile trajectories be altered for over building/under bridge shots, are lasers packets or instant beams or continuous beams, etc.

[Odin]

Will damage displayed on the Mech reflect the real hit points (the point where you actually shot at/hit the Mech) or will it be more generic?
Will internal damage be in congruence with your hits, displayed?

[RacerX]

I have not seen an answer to this yet.

Will joysticks be supported?

It will really stink to do a sim game without joystick support. At the very least can we have Game pad support?

[Arnold Carns]

RacerX, on 08 March 2012 - 02:02 PM, said:

I have not seen an answer to this yet.

Will joysticks be supported?

It will really stink to do a sim game without joystick support. At the very least can we have Game pad support?

Paul Inouye, on 07 March 2012 - 11:46 AM, said:

To the people worrying about joysticks... yes.. there will be support for them.

[stabwest]

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[Ranger207]

Are there only 11 hitboxes? Or just 11 sections on the damage readout?

[Strum Wealh]

Will MWO be adhering to the BattleTech timeline with regard to what weapon and ammunition types are available for ballistic and missile weapons?

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The standard ACs (and their lightweight cousins, canonically due in the late 3050s) normally fire high-explosive armor-piercing (HEAP) shells, while also having access to a variety of special munitions (though, most of those don't canonically appear until the mid-to-late 3050s).

• Armor-piercing (AP) munitions (as distinct from the "standard" (HEAP) munitions) were prototyped by the FedSuns in 3053, and went into production in 3059.
  
• Caseless munitions were put into production by the FedSuns in 3055.
  
• Flak munitions were produced in 2310 for anti-air duty and have been available since, but were only occasionally popular (due to the superior anti-'Mech capabilities of the similar cluster rounds used by the LB-X series... when they were in production and available).
  
• Flechette munitions were put into production by the FedSuns in 3055.
  
• Precision munitions were put into production by the FedSuns in 3062.
  
• Tracer munitions were produced in 2300 and have been available since.

What would be (canonically) available for Standard ACs prior to 3049 are standard (HEAP) shells, flak shells, incendiary shells (more effective against infantry, can set terrain objects (trees, buildings, etc) on fire, otherwise functions like standard shells), and tracer shells.


It should be noted at the links above that while each of the special munitions offers a unique advantage or capability (increased damage or storage or effectiveness against certain types of targets), each also comes with a disadvantage (increased likelihood of jamming, reduction in ammo capacity or precision) as well.

Canonically, neither LB-X nor Ultra autocannons can use special munitions (nor can the Rotary or Hyper-Velocity ACs).

The LB-X ACs can fire both standard (HEAP) and specialized (LB-X only) cluster rounds at slightly longer ranges than standard ACs, at the cost of having to carry both and the time needed to switch the ammo feeds from one to the other.

The Ultra ACs fire standard (HEAP) rounds, and can be fired at double the standard ACs' rate-of-fire at the cost of increased ammo consumption and heat build-up, reduced accuracy, and increased risk of jamming the weapon, or fire at the standard ROF (and act as essentially a slightly longer-ranged version of a standard AC).

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There is a list of alternate missile types on Sarna:

LRM-only (+MML):
Follow-the-Leader Warhead (IS: year unknown, production stops in 3054)
Semi-Guided LRM (IS: 3057)
Standard Long-Range Missiles (IS and Clan: retained from Star League)
Swarm LRM (Clan: retained from Star League; IS: 3053)
Swarm-I LRM (IS: 3057)
Thunder LRM (Clans: retained from Star League; IS: 3052)

LRM and SRM (+MML):
Anti-Radiation Missiles (Clan: 3057, IS: 3066)
Dead-Fire Missiles (IS: year unknown)
Fragmentation Missiles (IS, mid-3050s)
Heat-Seeking Warhead (IS and Clan: retained from Star League)
Inferno Missiles (IS and Clan: retained from Star League)
Listen-Kill Missiles (IS: 3038, 3042)
Mine-Clearance Missiles (IS: 3069)
Smoke Warhead (IS: 3057)

SRM-only (+MML):
Acid (AX) Warhead (IS: year unknown, post-invasion)
Retro-Streak Warhead (IS: late 3050s)
Standard Short-Range Missiles (IS and Clan: Retained from Star League)
Tandem-Charge Warhead (IS: unknown, during invasion)
Tear Gas (IS: retained from Star League)

Arrow IV only:
Air-Defense Arrow Missiles (IS: 3068)
Arrow IV Homing Missiles (IS: 3044)
Cluster Arrow Missiles (IS: 3047)
Illumination Arrow Missiles (IS: 3047)
Inferno-IV Missiles (IS: 3055)
Laser-Inhibiting Warhead (IS: 3053)
Thunder Arrow Missiles (Clans: retained from Star League; IS: 3051)

Narc-only:
Bola Pod (IS: 3057)
Explosive Pod (IS: 3058)
Homing Pod (Clan: Retained from Star League; IS: 3035)
Shoot-and-Sit Pod (IS: year unknown)

iNarc-only:
ECM Pod (IS: 3062+)
Haywire Pod (IS: 3062+)
Homing Pod (IS: 3062)
Nemesis Pod (IS: 3062+)

Missile types that are known to be canonically available to the IS prior to 3049 are in bold.
Missile types for which no year/range-of-years of introduction to the IS could be found and could conceivably be canonically available to the IS in 3049 are in italics.

[Seal9]

Will you be able to use battle armor like the "Elementals"? Or are the matches restricted to Mechs only?