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[EuchreJack]

In a game with Criticals and RNG, there is no such thing as a Guaranteed anything.  What if the underdog gets a couple of Head Criticals?  Or Ammo Criticals?

But yeah, some battles just aren't worth fighting for the player.

[Rince Wind]

That is one really nice feature that you can tweak the experience to your preference. That battle where I have 20k BV against 10 vees? Thanks, I'd like to spend my time in another fashion.
Last battle was kinda fun, 15k BV (including the air support that arrived in turn 4) against 11k. Lost a Rifleman 3C to engine crits early on, but it can be repaired and the pilot made it out unscathed. Hunchback 4G and Stalker 4N took quite a beating. But we managed to down enough of them (10) to win without another loss.
I love the Hunchback, it can take a beating and still deliver a lot of damage. The 4P even more so than the 4G. It doesn't fit with my medium lances, because those are all jump capable Mechs with a bit more speed, but it doesn't need to hide behind some of the heavier designs.

[Neonivek]

I finished making a campaign file that allows you to just outright play this mode of the game with a start up.

Once I get Hanzo's ok that it is functional does anyone want it?

[Hanzoku]

<Yoda>Real life does not a good game make.</Yoda>

True but in a game of dwindling resources sometimes a guaranteed win is really about trying to win without losing too much.

---

Also I think now would be a great time to get Konrad out of his beat up machine...

And put him into one of the blueprinted Konrad Series Mechs

I'm waiting for us to gain a little more reputation before we start producing our own custom mechs, but a !!Strange Mood!! is coming, no worries.

[Knave]

<Yoda>Real life does not a good game make.</Yoda>

True but in a game of dwindling resources sometimes a guaranteed win is really about trying to win without losing too much.

---

Also I think now would be a great time to get Konrad out of his beat up machine...

And put him into one of the blueprinted Konrad Series Mechs

I'm waiting for us to gain a little more reputation before we start producing our own custom mechs, but a !!Strange Mood!! is coming, no worries.

Replacing Han's PPCs with Gauss Rifles? 

[Hanzoku]

Hm... *fiddles*

That would actually be possible, but it involves replacing the engine with an XL model and changing the structure to endosteel, and the heatsinks to double (and removing all the extras).

But you then end up with a Warhammer with a gauss rifle in each arm with two tons of ammo, and for grins, I swapped the SRM-6 for two Streak SRM-2s, and it picks up 1 1/2 much needed extra tons of armor.

Code: (Warhammer-12BH) [Select]

Warhammer WHM-12BH
IS advanced
70 tons 
BV: 1,825
Cost: 13,396,284 C-bills

Movement: 4/6
Engine: 280 XL
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 107 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 184/217
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               22       28
Center Torso (rear)                  9
Right Torso                15       20
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 15       20
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  11       18
Left Arm                   11       18
Right Leg                  15       25
Left Leg                   15       25

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
Medium Laser                    LT     3
Small Laser                     LT     1
Medium Laser                    RT     3
Small Laser                     RT     1
Gauss Rifle                     RA     1
Gauss Rifle                     LA     1
Streak SRM 2                    RT     2
Streak SRM 2                    RT     2

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
Gauss Ammo                      RA     8
Gauss Ammo                      RA     8
Gauss Ammo                      LA     8
Gauss Ammo                      LA     8
Streak SRM 2 Ammo               RT    50


[EuchreJack]

I love the Hunchback, it can take a beating and still deliver a lot of damage. The 4P even more so than the 4G. It doesn't fit with my medium lances, because those are all jump capable Mechs with a bit more speed, but it doesn't need to hide behind some of the heavier designs.

Hunch can support Heavy Lances due to its durability, firepower, and relative speed.  The 4G model would even be able to support Assault Lances, but the 4P might not have the solid punch that comes with Assault Lances.

[Knave]

OOooooo that 12BH Warhammer looks pretty darn sexy.
Love me some gauss rifles

[EuchreJack]

If you replace the PPCs with an AC10 and a Light Gauss, and strip out some lasers to make room, and the now extraneous heatsinks, it's only Class C - Maintenance.  No fiddling with engines/armor/structure.

I kind of like the idea of one weapon being long and the other shorter.  It's like your Warhammer is holding two different guns!

[Neonivek]

If you replace the PPCs with an AC10 and a Light Gauss, and strip out some lasers to make room, and the now extraneous heatsinks, it's only Class C - Maintenance.  No fiddling with engines/armor/structure.

I kind of like the idea of one weapon being long and the other shorter.  It's like your Warhammer is holding two different guns!

Light Gauss doesn't exist yet I am afraid.

And goodness does it take a bit to upgrade the Warhammer to double Guass

Here is my mod

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Warhammer WHM-6K
IS TW non-box set
70 tons 
BV: 1,576
Cost: 13,012,934 C-bills

Movement: 4/6
Engine: 280 XL
Heat Sinks: 10
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 107
Armor: 160/217
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               22       22
Center Torso (rear)                  9
Right Torso                15       17
Right Torso (rear)                   8
Left Torso                 15       17
Left Torso (rear)                    8
Right Arm                  11       20
Left Arm                   11       20
Right Leg                  15       15
Left Leg                   15       15

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
Gauss Rifle                     LA     1
Gauss Rifle                     RA     1
LRM 10                          RA     4

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
Gauss Ammo                      HD     8
Gauss Ammo                      LA     8
LRM 10 Ammo                     LA    12
LRM 10 Ammo                     RL    12

Equipment                      Loc
----------------------------------
Standard                       None

It isn't that good >_<

[Neonivek]

Finished

If anyone wants a starting game in this...

I have it all set up!

PM me and I'll send a copy over.

[Hanzoku]

If you replace the PPCs with an AC10 and a Light Gauss, and strip out some lasers to make room, and the now extraneous heatsinks, it's only Class C - Maintenance.  No fiddling with engines/armor/structure.

I kind of like the idea of one weapon being long and the other shorter.  It's like your Warhammer is holding two different guns!

It has its advantages, but I'm a sucker for bilaterial symmetry. The Hunchback II-C makes me happy not just for outputting 80+ damage in one round, but also for being balanced.

[Rince Wind]

They forgot the armor though.

The 4P can dish out more damage than the 4G, though I love that AC/20 that can make even ruin the day for an assault.
When I started my poor man's assault lance were Hunchbacks and Centurions. The latter has no real place in my setup anymore now.

[EuchreJack]

They forgot the armor though.

The 4P can dish out more damage than the 4G, though I love that AC/20 that can make even ruin the day for an assault.
When I started my poor man's assault lance were Hunchbacks and Centurions. The latter has no real place in my setup anymore now.

With your medium and light lances being all Jump Capable, I would think not.  Cents are a medium soldier mech: They march, they fight, they die.  I'd suggest just throwing all your Cents in one lance.  Or upgrade them with Jump Jets.

Code: [Select]

Centurion
CN9-A-J

Config:Biped
TechBase:Inner Sphere
Era:3067
Source:TRO 3039 - Succession Wars
Rules Level:3

Mass:50
Engine:200 Fusion Engine(IS)
Structure:IS Standard
Myomer:Standard

Heat Sinks:10 Single
Walk MP:4
Jump MP:4

Armor:Ferro-Fibrous(Inner Sphere)
LA Armor:16
RA Armor:16
LT Armor:13
RT Armor:13
CT Armor:17
HD Armor:9
LL Armor:16
RL Armor:16
RTL Armor:6
RTR Armor:6
RTC Armor:6

Weapons:3
AC/10, Right Arm
LRM 10, Left Torso
Medium Laser, Center Torso

Left Arm:
Shoulder
Upper Arm Actuator
Lower Arm Actuator
Hand Actuator
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-

Right Arm:
Shoulder
Upper Arm Actuator
Lower Arm Actuator
Autocannon/10
Autocannon/10
Autocannon/10
Autocannon/10
Autocannon/10
Autocannon/10
Autocannon/10
-Empty-
-Empty-

Left Torso:
Heat Sink
LRM 10
LRM 10
IS Ammo LRM-10
IS Ammo LRM-10
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous

Right Torso:
Heat Sink
IS Ammo AC/10
IS Ammo AC/10
Jump Jet
Jump Jet
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous
IS Ferro-Fibrous

Center Torso:
Fusion Engine
Fusion Engine
Fusion Engine
Gyro
Gyro
Gyro
Gyro
Fusion Engine
Fusion Engine
Fusion Engine
Medium Laser
Jump Jet

Head:
Life Support
Sensors
Cockpit
Jump Jet
Sensors
Life Support
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-

Left Leg:
Hip
Upper Leg Actuator
Lower Leg Actuator
Foot Actuator
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-

Right Leg:
Hip
Upper Leg Actuator
Lower Leg Actuator
Foot Actuator
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-
-Empty-

It's only a Maintenance D task, so your regular techs can do it during most mission types.

[Neonivek]

Somehow feels lightly armed for a 50-tonner.