I've read through the wiki and dev blogs and can't exactly find an answer to this. I realize the game is going to start in 3049, but what that means is a little more tricky. I have the technical readouts(somewhere), but i'm wondering if there's a list out there that can help answer this.
To be clear i'm not asking whats in the game, but meerly what COULD be given the timeframe. The three big questions are-
1. What mechs are we looking at?
I've always loved mechwarrior but i've never really known it's history so the year means little to me. i have no idea what's been found, in production, discontinued, uselss, etc. Obviously i've seen the short list of the confirmed, and the even shorter "rumored" list, but i'd like something complete to look through if it exists. As I understand it clan tech is just not possible due to the date.
2. What weapons/systems?
Lasers, autocannons, machine guns, PPC's, Gauss rifles, and missiles. Thats about all i'm sure about. I never got into the table top so I wouldn't know what weapons would fit in, and how the varients would be represented(i swear i remember reading LBX ammo came in slug variant, but it's always been a giant shotgun in the games I remember.) This is more confusing for me becuase most of the more interesting weaponry i remember comes from after the clan invasion(pulse weaponry/C3's/etc). I know next to nothing pre-3050 and I'm curious to know if there's much for them to even choose from.
3. How much will the list change?
This is probably more of a dev question from what i've seen, but given the date does this mean we can expect clan tech to be introduced(or at least firing at us) at a later date?
Anyways I'm ecstatic to see progress on this and i'm hoping like hell it lives up to expectations.
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What's on the table as far as tech?
Started by Eji1700, Apr 06 2012 06:54 PM
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 07:24 PM
Eji1700, on 06 April 2012 - 06:54 PM, said:
I've read through the wiki and dev blogs and can't exactly find an answer to this. I realize the game is going to start in 3049, but what that means is a little more tricky. I have the technical readouts(somewhere), but i'm wondering if there's a list out there that can help answer this.
To be clear i'm not asking whats in the game, but meerly what COULD be given the timeframe. The three big questions are-
1. What mechs are we looking at?
I've always loved mechwarrior but i've never really known it's history so the year means little to me. i have no idea what's been found, in production, discontinued, uselss, etc. Obviously i've seen the short list of the confirmed, and the even shorter "rumored" list, but i'd like something complete to look through if it exists. As I understand it clan tech is just not possible due to the date.
There is a list on this website you just need to dig for it. The loadout that I remember reading included, Commando, Dragon, Centurion, and a few others.
2. What weapons/systems?
Lasers, autocannons, machine guns, PPC's, Gauss rifles, and missiles. Thats about all i'm sure about. I never got into the table top so I wouldn't know what weapons would fit in, and how the varients would be represented(i swear i remember reading LBX ammo came in slug variant, but it's always been a giant shotgun in the games I remember.) This is more confusing for me becuase most of the more interesting weaponry i remember comes from after the clan invasion(pulse weaponry/C3's/etc). I know next to nothing pre-3050 and I'm curious to know if there's much for them to even choose from.
Much of the tech you stated is not available at this time period. Presently there are Lasers (Large, Medium, Small), PPCs (One size fits all, Giggity), Autocannon( 1 type, shoots once, no cluster rounds, just bang to a single spot), Machine guns, and Long and Short Range missiles that are "semi-guided. The short range missiles, are dumb fired, you miss, you miss. The LRMs are semi-guided, if you target moves too fast, they WILL miss. NO gauss rifles until 3055ish or unless you scavenge it off a Clanner. For the C3 slaves systems, that comes later, hell like 3-8 "years" down the road, it's gonna be a while.....
3. How much will the list change?
This is probably more of a dev question from what i've seen, but given the date does this mean we can expect clan tech to be introduced(or at least firing at us) at a later date?
Clan tech will occur I believe if you are stationed at the front line and you manage to scavenge some off the battlefield.
Anyways I'm ecstatic to see progress on this and i'm hoping like hell it lives up to expectations.
To be clear i'm not asking whats in the game, but meerly what COULD be given the timeframe. The three big questions are-
1. What mechs are we looking at?
I've always loved mechwarrior but i've never really known it's history so the year means little to me. i have no idea what's been found, in production, discontinued, uselss, etc. Obviously i've seen the short list of the confirmed, and the even shorter "rumored" list, but i'd like something complete to look through if it exists. As I understand it clan tech is just not possible due to the date.
There is a list on this website you just need to dig for it. The loadout that I remember reading included, Commando, Dragon, Centurion, and a few others.
2. What weapons/systems?
Lasers, autocannons, machine guns, PPC's, Gauss rifles, and missiles. Thats about all i'm sure about. I never got into the table top so I wouldn't know what weapons would fit in, and how the varients would be represented(i swear i remember reading LBX ammo came in slug variant, but it's always been a giant shotgun in the games I remember.) This is more confusing for me becuase most of the more interesting weaponry i remember comes from after the clan invasion(pulse weaponry/C3's/etc). I know next to nothing pre-3050 and I'm curious to know if there's much for them to even choose from.
Much of the tech you stated is not available at this time period. Presently there are Lasers (Large, Medium, Small), PPCs (One size fits all, Giggity), Autocannon( 1 type, shoots once, no cluster rounds, just bang to a single spot), Machine guns, and Long and Short Range missiles that are "semi-guided. The short range missiles, are dumb fired, you miss, you miss. The LRMs are semi-guided, if you target moves too fast, they WILL miss. NO gauss rifles until 3055ish or unless you scavenge it off a Clanner. For the C3 slaves systems, that comes later, hell like 3-8 "years" down the road, it's gonna be a while.....
3. How much will the list change?
This is probably more of a dev question from what i've seen, but given the date does this mean we can expect clan tech to be introduced(or at least firing at us) at a later date?
Clan tech will occur I believe if you are stationed at the front line and you manage to scavenge some off the battlefield.
Anyways I'm ecstatic to see progress on this and i'm hoping like hell it lives up to expectations.
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 08:02 PM
Basically we're starting out with rock. Paper and scissors don't come until the Clan Invasion. Until then we have to share the rock.
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 08:14 PM
We will (for now, at least) have level 1 technology. We can expect MOST level 2 stuff (no micro or heavy lasers, no light engines, no C3i) to start coming around sometime next year; it will almost certainly be heavily restricted, though (likely by experience and/or salvage).
As far as what BattleMechs may be available, I suggest taking a look at the TRO: 3025 and 3025 Revised listings - they include pretty much everything that's around at this point in the timeline, and gives their Level 1 loadouts (rather than the uber-rare Star League-era loadouts that Com Star keeps around, as seen in TRO: 3039)
As far as what BattleMechs may be available, I suggest taking a look at the TRO: 3025 and 3025 Revised listings - they include pretty much everything that's around at this point in the timeline, and gives their Level 1 loadouts (rather than the uber-rare Star League-era loadouts that Com Star keeps around, as seen in TRO: 3039)
Edited by GDL Irishwarrior, 06 April 2012 - 08:15 PM.
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