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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That one, I like a lot! Can you color them, or did you already?

Re: Attention Modders- Do you like GIANT ROBOTS?!? Well then...
 

So, um... what are these robots going to do? When they're not protecting Earth from Angels, I mean.

Will they be just like fighters? Or will they actually be ground/space dual-capability units, like Gundams? Is that possible in the current game, to have units that can fight in space and on planets?

Re: Attention Modders- Do you like GIANT ROBOTS?!? Well then...
 

nope. units can only fight in either, not or.

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Seig Zeon! This stuff is great. As you all probably know by now, I am a huge Gundam fan.

Actually, I am a psycho fanatical Zeon fan boy to be exact.

Seig!

Anyway, this is all great stuff there, when my copy of SF comes, I may just make a mecha mod ^__^.

Actually, Rex, those remind me alot of the mecha from the Armored Core series(great games, btw).

Rex, mind if I use those images in LR mod?

Kodos-
High hopes and noble endeavours, did shine through all the twinkling stars. We hold you next to us, the galaxy, so glorious. We'll build with all of our dreams, a new world that bravely gleams. Char is fighting, for our prayers! Char is fighting, for our prayers!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I had this idea before I actually recieved my copy of SEIV. Originally I wanted them to be a cross between fighters and troops, but that was impossible. Then I tried doing a mod where the mechs were basically pumped up fighters but I found that the fighter stacking thing (and the inability to strategically launch fighters individually) grossly unbalanced the game.

Then came drones and I figued that converted drone hulls would be perfect, but the order restrictions were too great. So now they are essentially ships between 30-55kt with intrinsic attack and defense bonuses equivalent to that of a fighter minus max training bonuses, modified for size, tech level etc. The mechs have a max# of engines of 5 (so that the fastest of ships will still outpace them) but bonus combat movement that basically goes up with level (starts at +1 goes to +3).

I have mounts for most components (except those that do not fit with the "Mech" concept such as shipyards and stellar manipulation. This also encourages mixed fleet design) that reduce tonage to 10% and structure/damage/supply to 50%. They also have a special PD mount to reflect the mecha tendancy to doge/shoot down incomming missiles. Other mounts may have different characteristics (like the armor mount that reduces structure to 60% instead of 50%, and various special mounts restricted to certain mech sizes). Over all you have an inexpensive, easy to produce, and agile alternative to a ship based fighting force. The Elite Mecha was designed to be loosely equivelant to a battlecruiser. From my play testing they seem to be quite balanced and fun. But I still want to test it out with human players to finetune it.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Took a lok at the Azorani and I think that they would make excellent light mechs. Could you add in some kind of propulsion components (jet packs, fatter boots, etc.)?

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">For a repairbot I liked the first one better (from a few Posts back). It seemes to be more prepared for intensive repair work. As for the heavy and the light, can you make the heany seem less like a walker robot? These are completely spacebound bots and I'm trying to stay away from the groung-pounder look. For the light, it kinda reminds me of a mobile operating table. Can you make it a little more industrial?

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Sweet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif It looks like a Sallegan light or medium mech to me. Could you add a little sallegan colouring and a snazzy rifle or somesuch?

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No problem, just remember to give credit to the artists on the doga website (and you can throw me a little kudos for the Elite Mecha).

Re: Armored Core - Yeah I love that game. I have all three of the PS1 instalments (don't have a PS2 yet).

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The PS2 ones are great, although I was very dissapointed with AC2-AA. It was like a crappier Version of AC2. There are a few reasons, but the main one is that there is no Arena, and since you cant re-do old missions, it makes getting money ALOT harder.

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*bump*

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I'd like to see something like from The Iron Giant. Although you don't know too much about his past or whoever created him from teh movie. I want to read teh book it was based on, if I can find it. Sure, count me in to d/l a robot/mech mod. Just don't count on me to provide any pic files. I'm not that creative.

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I really like this idea so I just figured I would...

BUMP!

And remember kids, when it comes to mecha, Gundam is the best.

SEIG ZEON! SEIG ZEON!

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Finishing up the mod will be put on hold for a couple of weeks. I just had to have an emergency move and my high speed won't be here for another two weeks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif Till then I have limited dial-up on a double line that is accidentally being shared with a chatty girl down the street. Regardless of when I try to go Online she picks up the phone every ten mins severing my connection. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Nevertheless, I am still playtesting to work out the bugs and such. If anyone has found any pics and such please post them. I dearly wish to get this mod done and get some outside feedback.