1
Alpha Strike / Re: What is the largest AS game you have played in, run, or seen?
« Last post by Force of Nature on Today at 21:59:39 »Mid game back
Recent Posts
2
Alpha Strike / Re: What is the largest AS game you have played in, run, or seen?
« Last post by Force of Nature on Today at 21:59:06 »Mid game front
3
Alpha Strike / Re: What is the largest AS game you have played in, run, or seen?
« Last post by Force of Nature on Today at 21:58:19 »Early game
4
Alpha Strike / Re: What is the largest AS game you have played in, run, or seen?
« Last post by Force of Nature on Today at 21:57:47 »Back
5
Alpha Strike / Re: What is the largest AS game you have played in, run, or seen?
« Last post by Force of Nature on Today at 21:57:16 »Last year in July I ran a King of the Hill scenario where the hill was 17 levels tall. I had a company of 12 mechs (each pre made company was 500 pts.) for each player and there were 12 players. So 12 players and 144 mechs total in one game for five real world hours. There were poker chips scattered around the hill. In order to claim the points for the chips, the players mech had to survive until the end of the turn while standing on it. The top of the hill chip was worth 250 points if the mech survived. Other chips were worth 50 points each. Once a player scored points for a chip, they could not score it again until all of the other scoring chips were scored, except the chip at the top of the hill. That one was not required. As units were destroyed, at the end of every turn was a reinforcement phase. Each player rolled 2D6. If the result was equal to or less than the number of currently destroyed mechs that player had, they would get all of the destroyed units back at the beginning of the next initiative phase in the next turn. This way nobody was truly out of the game. At the end of the five hours, the player with the most points wins. However, points can be spent on improving pilot skill levels or spent on buying mercenary mechs. Players rolled for each point of damage (an optional rule).All of the players had a ton of fun and it was a complete success.
6
Off Topic / Re: NHL 2023-2024 Vegas Edition: Mojave, Mo' Problems
« Last post by Firesprocket on Today at 21:29:24 »Definitely not got the exposure to the guy as a player here. His reputation reminds me a little of Claude Lemieux. So that's good but also not so good, lol...I have to agree Tom is no Claude. I will say though if Tom was on a more talented team in his career he's probably contributing more scoring department vs with his fist. I wouldn't necessarily want to see him on the ice against the Caps, but he'd have more value trading him to a contender where he'd likely benefit from a deeper roster.
Clearly, he's no Claude, though
Toronto's best years with Marner and Matthews are probably going to go to waste. It's still TBD for Draisaital and McDavid. However could you imagine as a 2nd or depth winger on either of those teams. It's somewhat frightning and he could probably pot 60 points year in and year out.
Anyone got any good ideas of something to watch after the Bruins close out the Leafs on Tuesday? It appears that the whole of the Eastern Conference 1st round will be wrapped up by then.
7
BattleMechs / Re: Design Challenge: The SecurityMech Treaty of 2613
« Last post by Liam's Ghost on Today at 21:20:03 »Now an industrialmech version of Battletechnology's Guardian.
Guardsman GND-3N
Mass: 15 tons
Chassis: Industrial Industrial Biped
Power Plant: 60 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Heavy Industrial
Armament:
5 Machine Gun
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2750
Tech Rating/Availability: D/D-E-E-D
Cost: 778,125 C-bills
Type: Guardsman
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 15
Battle Value: 225
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure Industrial 3
Engine 60 Fusion 1.5
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sink 10 0
Gyro 1
Cockpit 3
Armor Factor (Heavy Industrial)55 3.5
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head 3 9
Center Torso 5 8
Center Torso (rear) 2
R/L Torso 4 6
R/L Torso (rear) 2
R/L Arm 2 4
R/L Leg 3 6
Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm
Weapons
and Ammo Location Critical Heat Tonnage
Machine Gun CT 1 0 0.5
4 Heat Sink RT 4 - 4.0
Machine Gun RT 1 0 0.5
Machine Gun Ammo (100) RT 1 - 0.5
Machine Gun LA 1 0 0.5
4 Heat Sink LT 4 - 4.0
Machine Gun LT 1 0 0.5
Machine Gun RA 1 0 0.5
8
Fan Designs and Rules / Re: Battletech: What rules would you have written differently?
« Last post by Charistoph on Today at 21:09:30 »Actually, if you allow SPAs, you don't need to dedicate tonnage at all to get the Called Shot ability. Maximum Tech had the 'Bull's-eye Marksman' advanced pilot ability which granted the pilot the same ability with some strict restrictions. (Stationary and can only be done with one weapon and no other weapons fire from the pilot that turn.)
I imagine they ported that over to the current batch of SPAs. It would give Trueborn pilots something to really set them apart if they're granted one SPA like this as part of their generation at the start of a game.
It is, twice. One is Marksman, and the other is Sharpshooter. It's expensive even before the "1 Weapon & Can't Move" costs are incorporated. Basically it costs the same as Jumping Jack (Jumping AMM is +1) and Range Master (Swap Short Range Modifier with either Medium or Long). Sharpshooter adds an auto-crit to the function. It's not so bad with a Kit Fox or a Shadow Cat. It tends to suck with units that tend to carry a few heavy weapons like the Nova Cat.
Guess what I can do with a Targeting Computer that you can't do with Marksman? Move and do Called Shots with multiple guns. Which works great with Mechs that have a lot of heavy guns like the Warhawk, or need to move and scoot to survive.
9
General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Upcoming Releases XXIX: First Annual 29th Birthday
« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 20:45:37 »I am hyped for all the new novels.
10
Iron Wind Metals News and Announcements / Re: What's in the Pipeline 2: the Wrath of Speck
« Last post by Colt Ward on Today at 20:45:08 »Did we get the Reunification War warships?
