Armouring components - Can this be done on Omnis?

[marauder648]

Whilst we know that Omni's can be armoured, can you add or remove armour to different sections/parts on an Omni between variants?

Example;

Mad Coffee Prime has armoured hips
Mad Coffee A does not and has an armoured gyro

Etc etc

or can't you do this?  I'm going to guess its a no.

[pensiveswetness]

Well looking at BTwiki, it's contradictory. http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Armored_Components#Game_Rules and the errata doesn't change that.

My guess would be fixed mounted items to the base design cannot be replaced with armored components but anything else? *shrug*

[Tymers Realm]

My guess would be fixed mounted items to the base design cannot be replaced with armored components but anything else? *shrug*

Well I just fired up SSW and loaded a Omni file. I can't armor any fixed stuff. The option doesn't even come up on stuff that could normally be armored. But the option does become available on pod mounted stuff.

At least with SSW it's done that way because the armored tonnage is directly added to the item in question. And that kinda makes sense.

[marauder648]

Makes sense, so if you wanted to armour components its got to be a standard Mech. Fair dinks and thanks for clearing it up folks!

[Terrace]

There are OmniMech designs in the 32nd century that have armored components, like the Savage Wolf with its armored gyro, but said armoring is built into their base chassis, and thus shared across their configurations.

[mbear]

Well looking at BTwiki, it's contradictory. http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Armored_Components#Game_Rules and the errata doesn't change that.

My guess would be fixed mounted items to the base design cannot be replaced with armored components but anything else? *shrug*

You're better off checking Tactical Operations and its latest errata than looking at Sarna. Those have the most up to date rules, whereas Sarna may not. (And I say that as an admin at Sarna. ;) )

[Luciora]

I really think that the Dark Ages really bent some of the rules on mech variants, especially on default omni chassis units.

[Empyrus]

I'm pretty sure pod-mounted equipment can be armored. But armoring cannot be added afterwards to existing components.
EG you add a medium laser with armoring to, say, the Avatar. But you cannot add armoring to the 'Mechs fixed medium lasers.

[Colt Ward]

Yeah, I would say it falls under the same reasoning as pulling the Small Cockpit for a regular on Celestials or the Med Lasers on a Avatar for ERML.

[grimlock1]

Yeah, I would say it falls under the same reasoning as pulling the Small Cockpit for a regular on Celestials or the Med Lasers on a Avatar for ERML.

Based on Strat Ops, this may be loosening. The only modern reference I can find to the old "if you change any fixed equipment on an Omni, the magic will escape," rule is SO, pg 190, under Customizing-->Frankenmechs.