MrJake's Interminable Questions Thread

[MrJake]

There's also the fact that I'm pretty sure my computer would melt.  #P

[MrJake]

AtB Star League Cache Question

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Edit: Long, Pained Siiigh

For the purposes of whether one has to fight to retain the Mek or not, does a Swordsman 2 count as Star League or Primitive?

[scJazz]

for purposes of having to fight... it is a Primitive... Free mech.

And I have no idea how it even got into the list.

[MrJake]

It's being on Terra. Things get wacky.

Also:

Same situation with the Rifleman 2N. Technically SL, but no advanced tech.

This one showed up in a Star League Cache Type 2: Stop, Thief! Scenario, if it matters. I assume it uses the same RAT.

Go ahead and fight, just no trade at the end?

[scJazz]

Skip the fight... consider it primitive.

[MrJake]

But...I-I want the xp...    :(

[scJazz]

But...I-I want the xp...    :(

Then ignore my advice and fight the fight. #P

[MrJake]

Yeah, already did.  ;D

But only because it fit the narrative I was working on.

ajh

PS: Is there any place where the game keeps track of how many c-bills a particular character (?) has earned? I just noticed that one of my pilots made 300k in last month. I'm curious as to exactly how rich my 'toons are getting.

[scJazz]

nope... but there is an open ticket for exporting the Financial data to a CSV text file so you can easily import it to Excel

[Thom293]

I have a laptop with a stupidly high resolution.  Is there a way to change the default font size?  Its tiny right now, and I am old.

[MrJake]

I don't know of any, but that doesn't mean much.

Have you tried changing the skin? I find some of them much more readable than others.

[Thom293]

Yeah I did.  Its just the words are tiny. It actually does an awesome job of scaling to the laptop resolution, but its just too small. Would like to fix it at 1080p resolution if possible.

[MrJake]

No, sorry. You'll have to wait for one of the big guns to wander by.

ajh

Wait! Sometimes you can attract them by saying stupid things:

"Oh! Mercy Me! Why are there not more Meks with OS SRM2s? Kilo per kilo, those are the best weapons! Ever!"

Now sit very quietly and try not to spook them....

[scJazz]

No, sorry. You'll have to wait for one of the big guns to wander by.

ajh

Wait! Sometimes you can attract them by saying stupid things:

"Oh! Mercy Me! Why are there not more Meks with OS SRM2s? Kilo per kilo, those are the best weapons! Ever!"

Now sit very quietly and try not to spook them....

GRRRR!

No there is no font size adjustment. You can however adjust the display resolution to something lower which will make everything bigger. Annoying? Little bit yeah.

[pheonixstorm]

Your game your rules :)

Hah... hit done before I was actually done...

I would suggest that +1 to the roll might be more reasonable and that Improved Sensors/BAP be a better choice. Imp. Comms has no game effect it is just a fluff quirk.

Per BMM

The ’Mech has an exceptionally powerful communications suite.
The ’Mech automatically ignores the first level of ghost targets (see
p. 101, TO) used against it. Additionally, it can always attempt a
BattleMech Satellite uplink (see p. 194, TO) without being forced to
give up its movement and combat actions.

[scJazz]

Per BMM

OMG I had no idea

[MrJake]

AtB Question:

In reference to the Civilian Riot event, shouldn't Infantry/Infantry Transport get a pass on the MG/Flamer/Small Laser deployment requirement?

[scJazz]

Infantry are not considered units in AtB.

[MrJake]

Could you expand on that a little? I'm not entirely sure I understand.

[NickAragua]

My favorite part about the civilian riot is how there aren't any civilians rioting.

From what I remember of the rules, infantry mounted in a transport aren't considered units for the purpose of lance size limits. So even if you have reached your lance size limits, you can still bring infantry in as long as they fit into a transport.

Also I'm not sure that infantry are eligible for "random deployment", which is how you pick out most of those "special event" forces.

On the other hand, I really don't see why you wouldn't be able to send infantry on riot control duty.

[MrJake]

Well, I tried to deploy my infantry, but I could never find the option. It wouldn't let me deploy any unit that didn't have the specified weapons. Mounting the Infantry would not have helped since the Karnov they're using is unarmed. I didn't know you could "pre-mount" them anyway. I thought I had to wait till I was in MegaMek for that.

Also, was I supposed to be randomly determining the units I used? There are a couple of scenarios that say that, but I don't remember seeing it on Civilian Riot. Or would MekHQ do that automatically if I didn't?

[NickAragua]

Yeah, I just figured you could pretend they're mounted and deploy them anyway.

You can open up a ticket in the MekHQ tracker to keep it on our radar. Seems like an annoying and unnecessary restriction to me.

Whoop, never mind re: random units. That's only for the "special missions", not the "big battles". For "big battles" you pick the units yourself.

The civilian riot is why I like to keep the small laser on the Awesome. Sure, it's a lumbering 80-ton assault mech with three PPCs, but it's got one small laser so it's perfectly suited to riot control.  ::)

[pheonixstorm]

Battlemaster is better  :P

[MrJake]

Can't SRM's use tear gas? Wouldn't that be best of all (in a "realism" sense)?

ajh

Note: Look, I put the word "realism" in quotes and parentheses. I know its use in regards to BT is...tenuous...at best. And potentially volatile. But, properly shielded and qualified, I think it's safe for limited, well-monitored use.

[pheonixstorm]

in that case I would use.... flamers instead. They ARE rioters afterall  >:D

[MrJake]

Speaking of Special Events, in re: Officer Duel:

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Does the winner control the battlefield at the end, and, therefore, salvage?

[scJazz]

Speaking of Special Events, in re: Officer Duel:

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Does the winner control the battlefield at the end, and, therefore, salvage?

Yes

[MrJake]

@scJazz

If the Lance Weight Limit numbers (130/200/280/380) were changed to 35/55/75/100 (but nothing else was altered), would MekHQ then generate a single opponent instead of a lance?

[scJazz]

no... it is far more complicated than that unfortunately.

[MrJake]

Curses. Foiled again.

@scJazz:

What's up with the RAT labeled "Abandoned [ABN]"? All the others seem to be various factions. What's that one used for?

Edit: Ooopsy. That should have not been "@scJazz", since that's not an AtB question. Sorry 'bout that.

So, anyone? Abandoned? Anybody? Bueller?