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MegaMekLab question re: Superheavies
« on: 11 June 2017, 08:23:55 »
I'm poking around with MegaMekLab to do up the stats for the art I've posted recently. One idea I'm exploring is to make it a superheavy quad. Here's my question:

The superheavy ( non-tripod ) mech mounts a cockpit that weighs 4 tons. This works normally in MegaMekLab  O0 But when I add a command console the weight is only 6 tons. Shouldn't the SH cockpit w/ command console weigh 7 tons?

Should I file a bug report, or send this to the rules questions section?
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Re: MegaMekLab question re: Superheavies
« Reply #1 on: 11 June 2017, 10:23:30 »
Sounds like a bug.  Can you report it to the tracker please.
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Re: MegaMekLab question re: Superheavies
« Reply #2 on: 11 June 2017, 17:23:58 »
It's actually the way command consoles are coded in MegaMek. They are treated as a distinct cockpit type rather than a cockpit plus a console. So there is no way to combine it with, say, a small cockpit or torso-mounted (which would require a compact engine or gyro to make enough space). I hadn't considered it in a superheavy, and I'm pretty sure the rules forbid combine it with a tripod or industrial cockpit, but there are at least two or three combinations that should be allowed but aren't.

So yes, it's a bug. But I don't think it's going to be easy to fix.

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Re: MegaMekLab question re: Superheavies
« Reply #3 on: 11 June 2017, 18:54:08 »
Will post a bug report tonight  :) O0

Not being a coder, I can't give much useful info... but could you code a `superheavy ( non-tripod ) cockpit + command console= 7 tons` and go from there?
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