Battletech/MW mod collaboration?
- Thread starter ripptide
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Aighty, I think I'm finally getting my rather dense gray matter around this. So unlike normal video production etc, we can produce the units with a couple of "safe" colors and/or patterns, and then use something like PSP to color-change them easier than rendering them. That'll work much easier then, except for a couple of the UU's that I'd kind of like to do some unique skinning.
andrew510
B-25 Bomber Pilot
Hygro
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on a side note ripptide, rome DID create a great empire by holding meetings.
Agromechs as workers is a GREAT idea!
Agromechs as workers is a GREAT idea!
andrew510
B-25 Bomber Pilot
we could use kinboat's vf-1 as an LAM.
never really been a fan of the LAMs but good to see there'll be expansion possibilities. and yes, I hadn't thought of using agromechs as workers and drop ships as settlers. excellent idea andrew510
and on a side note Hygro, meetings at the point of a legionares gladius are the ONLY kind of acceptable meetings )
and on a side note Hygro, meetings at the point of a legionares gladius are the ONLY kind of acceptable meetings )
BobTheTerrible
Just Another Bob
Not to correct you or anything, but a point of clan elemantals is five, and a star of elementals is 25.
Question: Is random map generation "open code" ie can we change the script like AoK?
BTW great mod/idea. Who knew that civfanatics can also be battletech fans?
BobTheTerrible
Just Another Bob
Also, I have an idea on how to work the attack/defense values for battletech units.
You divide the 'mechs into 3 catagories: Missile, ballistic, beam. Missiles=good bombardment and defense, ballistic=good attack (Ultra AC 20s, baby!) beam= okay at attack/defense, but high rate if fire (pulse lasers, anyone?)
Of course, each 'mech is different, and has different combos of weapons, but maybe these could help for considering how high to rate the values of a mech. Somehow defense of a mech can be a ratio of armor tons/weapons type/actual mech design.
Just a thought. If you want I can probably come up with a rough outline of some of the mechs' stats.
You divide the 'mechs into 3 catagories: Missile, ballistic, beam. Missiles=good bombardment and defense, ballistic=good attack (Ultra AC 20s, baby!) beam= okay at attack/defense, but high rate if fire (pulse lasers, anyone?)
Of course, each 'mech is different, and has different combos of weapons, but maybe these could help for considering how high to rate the values of a mech. Somehow defense of a mech can be a ratio of armor tons/weapons type/actual mech design.
Just a thought.
If you want I can probably come up with a rough outline of some of the mechs' stats.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
light mechs: normal HP
Medium Mechs: +1
Heavy: +2
Assualt Mechs: +3
Just an idea.
Medium Mechs: +1
Heavy: +2
Assualt Mechs: +3
Just an idea.
No BobTheTerrible, it just means there won't be a specific map associated to the mod, but will be randomly generated by the engine like a standard non-scenario game. We may look at specific maps later on, but there's enough on the plate right now ). And thanks for the offer, may take you up on it later when we get further along. Right now its still at the stage of getting the meshes and animations done, fig'ing out civ abilities etc.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
I've been thinking more about that HP bonus depending on Mech Class.
There should be more to that, like, differant guns and their strengths would dictate A/D and spped/jumpjets would dictate the M (A/D/M) an Arrow IV or Longtom Artillery would add artillery power, as would LRMS and so forth.
The HP bonus might depend on the HPs or Armor of Mechs in the boardgame/cardgame/computer games/roleplaying game as well as the mech class.
There should be more to that, like, differant guns and their strengths would dictate A/D and spped/jumpjets would dictate the M (A/D/M) an Arrow IV or Longtom Artillery would add artillery power, as would LRMS and so forth.
The HP bonus might depend on the HPs or Armor of Mechs in the boardgame/cardgame/computer games/roleplaying game as well as the mech class.
page thread to check Pretty well, yes. Ive found some on the web, but they either wouldn't open properly, or were not quite what I was looking for. Sometimes they can be used as a starting point, but for the most part I've been relying on my Tech ref's and images. If you'd like to take a look at some of the web available ones..
Mech Meshes
but these tend to be really rough.
Mech Meshes
but these tend to be really rough.
bhiita
King
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I'm familiar with that site but I can't open .max files 
It would be nice to see some pictures or something though for reference. I've heard that the main body of my model (the one from the begining) looks kinda like a raven. I looked it up on the internet but only found some idybidy pictures. I'm not having luck with legs, I just can't picture anything that would look good but some people want legs on it. I think I'm going for the two instead of multiples. If I get desperate, will you help me? I'm still going to try myself though
It would be nice to see some pictures or something though for reference. I've heard that the main body of my model (the one from the begining) looks kinda like a raven. I looked it up on the internet but only found some idybidy pictures. I'm not having luck with legs, I just can't picture anything that would look good but some people want legs on it. I think I'm going for the two instead of multiples. If I get desperate, will you help me? I'm still going to try myself though 
But I suggets more colors - not just gray
