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[Win44]

Black Mamba, on 01 May 2012 - 06:13 PM, said:

I agree with Aegis on this. Also make the missiles a bit thicker, they look like paper made planes.

Now for the Cat, looks brilliant. Simplying an amazing job. However I won't be piloting this girl as my friend wants to be fire support.

I don't agree, the missiles rockets presumably wouldn't fire until they had cleared the launcher. Last thing I want is to be blinded for a few seconds after every LRM launch. The missiles themselves are fine in terms of scale, the motion blur is cool, but the spread seems really wide....

[Rejarial Galatan]

oh, one other thing, the jumpjets look bloody awesome!

[Hawkeye 72]

Win44, on 01 May 2012 - 06:18 PM, said:

I don't agree, the missiles rockets presumably wouldn't fire until they had cleared the launcher. Last thing I want is to be blinded for a few seconds after every LRM launch. The missiles themselves are fine in terms of scale, the motion blur is cool, but the spread seems really wide....

If the rockets don't fire until they clear the launcher, how are they getting off the mech? Levitation?

I agree the spread looks a little funky in that shot. Still want more exhaust around the LRM launcher too. Looks like the rockets were fired from nowhere.

[Rejarial Galatan]

Hawkeye 72, on 01 May 2012 - 07:47 PM, said:

If the rockets don't fire until they clear the launcher, how are they getting off the mech? Levitation?

I agree the spread looks a little funky in that shot. Still want more exhaust around the LRM launcher too. Looks like the rockets were fired from nowhere.

COULD be like the Javelin missile used by troops today. A small launch motor to eject the missile from the tube to a 'safe' distance then have the missiles main motor engage at that point?

[Black Mamba]

Argh perhaps they could be like the Jav's. None the less i just want to see and feel like I'm firing frickin LRM's.

Also the jump jet effects look really nice, i can only imagine how the PPC is going to look like when firing. *Drool*

[FoXabre]

Wow the Catapult looks amazing! I've always had a soft spot for the old girl. I'm really looking forward to seeing hte rest of the mechs brought to life in all its rendered glory!

[Rejarial Galatan]

Black Mamba, on 01 May 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

Argh perhaps they could be like the Jav's. None the less i just want to see and feel like I'm firing frickin LRM's.

Also the jump jet effects look really nice, i can only imagine how the PPC is going to look like when firing. *Drool*

hehe if that pics any hint, I think they took a page from the javelin book honestly. Also, you really want an LRM rocket motor heating you up?

[FoXabre]

Win44, on 01 May 2012 - 06:18 PM, said:

I don't agree, the missiles rockets presumably wouldn't fire until they had cleared the launcher. Last thing I want is to be blinded for a few seconds after every LRM launch. The missiles themselves are fine in terms of scale, the motion blur is cool, but the spread seems really wide....

Wouldn't you be blinded when the LRMs fired after being ejected from the launcher? Also..aren't LRMs supposed to generate heat? How would it do so if the missiles weren't firing from the launcher itself?

[Ronin13m]

I am looking for my reference book on this but I could have sworn that the K2 variant had 2 PPC, 4 Med Lasers and 2 machine guns. Looking at the tonnage of the weapons the LRM-15 and PPC both weigh in at 7 tons. Which leaves me with the question of how the final 2 tons are allocated. Is this used for 2 machine guns and one ton of ammo or for additional heatsink?

[Togg Bott]

Cattra Kell, on 01 May 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

Thanks for the merge Helmer.



Great minds think alike

Great minds NEVER think alike, if they did, they would simply be common. back on topic. SEXY pics ,the terrain is also exciting along with the extras.

EDIT* fer da grammar

Edited by Togg Bott, 01 May 2012 - 08:19 PM.

[Orzorn]

Ronin13m, on 01 May 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

I am looking for my reference book on this but I could have sworn that the K2 variant had 2 PPC, 4 Med Lasers and 2 machine guns. Looking at the tonnage of the weapons the LRM-15 and PPC both weigh in at 7 tons. Which leaves me with the question of how the final 2 tons are allocated. Is this used for 2 machine guns and one ton of ammo or for additional heatsink?

Sarna says that an additional heatsink was added.

[ChapeL]

Are those Warrior House Fujita's colors by chance ?

[Haakon Valravn]

Nice to see that if the Marauder doesn't make it, I'll still have a gunboat to drive. Just need to swap out one of those PPCs for an AC....

ETA: I'm pretty sure the 'K2 is 2 PPCs, 2 MdLsr, 2MGuns.

Edited by Haakon Valravn, 01 May 2012 - 08:53 PM.

[FireStorm2]

Orzorn, on 01 May 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:

Sarna says that an additional heatsink was added.

It isn't clear from Sarna, but they actually also removed two of the medium lasers and bumped the heat sink count all the way up to 20 and pulled the jump jets off.

Which is good, since without that many heat sinks you couldn't fire both PPCs for very long without overheating badly.

EDIT: Almost forgot, they added some more armor, too. Makes it quite a different mech, really. One of my favorites, though I could do without the machine guns.

Edited by Fire§torm, 01 May 2012 - 09:02 PM.

[CW Grayson]

bombadil, on 01 May 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:

Interesting...seems the missile bay doors are going to actually open and close when firing.

Noticed that also. Would be even more fun if you need to open/close the bay doors manually...

[Rejarial Galatan]

CW Grayson: just do not forget to OPEN those doors or unfortunate things are comin!

[sierra gulf]

Awesome pics! Thanks for bringing these to the attention of the community. Seeing a likely K2 variant is particularly exciting.

[Kale Cytair]

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squeeee!

My original mech brought to glorious life! Can't wait to command the destruction of those that oppose me from the pilot's seat of that beauty.

EDIT: That's right. I "squeeeee'd"

Edited by Kale Cytair, 01 May 2012 - 10:39 PM.

[John Clavell]

Looks awesome! One thing I'm really excited about is that the LRM bins cover will open and close before and after shooting! The little details count!!

[Fresh Meat]

I guess when the doors open completely it signals that the pilot has achieved a lock?