(12-20-2015, 11:47 PM)Surge Wrote: So the Battletech forums are up.
Guess what name wasn't taken?

(12-20-2015, 11:53 PM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-20-2015, 11:47 PM)Surge Wrote: So the Battletech forums are up.
Guess what name wasn't taken?

Before I continue I ask.  Does my common response to you out of near nowhere bug or annoy you at all?  I aim to, minimize such things.  Only reason I ask.

(12-20-2015, 11:32 PM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-20-2015, 11:16 PM)Surge Wrote: -snip-
MRW I realize that Core Contingency's aquatic structures have more or less fixed one of my favorite maps that was normally impossible to turtle on.

Yes, in fact, could build ONLY in the water and own the land and sea if you chose to.  I absolutely love torpedo bombing clustered areas.  Torpedoes do near nuclear damage center blast but are hard to aim as you have to tell the unit to hit the correct distance past the target in condition with where the torpedo bomber currently was and what heading they were on.  In the end though.  Glorious skill kills.  Torpedo bomb their commander to helll!  Heeeahhahaha!

(12-20-2015, 11:55 PM)Surge Wrote: of course not, aside from beggars not being choosers I do enjoy talking about mechs.

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(12-20-2015, 11:32 PM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: Yes, in fact, could build ONLY in the water and own the land and sea if you chose to.  I absolutely love torpedo bombing clustered areas.  Torpedoes do near nuclear damage center blast but are hard to aim as you have to tell the unit to hit the correct distance past the target in condition with where the torpedo bomber currently was and what heading they were on.  In the end though.  Glorious skill kills.  Torpedo bomb their commander to helll!  Heeeahhahaha!

Wow completely missed this post. I'm mostly excited for the floating AA and heavy lasers, I can set up my punishers on the shore and have my fortifications floating in the shallow water.

(12-21-2015, 12:39 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-20-2015, 11:55 PM)Surge Wrote: of course not, aside from beggars not being choosers I do enjoy talking about mechs.

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Wow completely missed this post. I'm mostly excited for the floating AA and heavy lasers, I can set up my punishers on the shore and have my fortifications floating in the shallow water.

Good.  Also.  Two words Uberhack.  Floating punishers.  Mate.

Glad you got to keep your alias on the forums by the way.

(12-21-2015, 12:47 AM)Surge Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 12:39 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: Good.  Also.  Two words Uberhack.  Floating punishers.  Mate.

Glad you got to keep your alias on the forums by the way.

Well I'm presently learning that the game engine really doesn't like floating dragon's teeth. High arcing arty shells are harmlessly splashing down when they try to go over them and my thunderbolts are cruise missile fodder.

(12-21-2015, 12:53 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 12:47 AM)Surge Wrote: Well I'm presently learning that the game engine really doesn't like floating dragon's teeth. High arcing arty shells are harmlessly splashing down when they try to go over them and my thunderbolts are cruise missile fodder.

The only weapons in game that arc up first before moving are heavy rockets.  Cannons shoot straight and then arc downwards rather than shooting up and at an angle.  Due to a limit of the engine.  It's why punishers and such have issues with terrain and dragons teeth, and birthas can only fire over them to a certain distance, at which the rounds have lost enough altitude to be effected by them.  At least I believe this is why.Either that or floating dragons teeth were designed bugged and are up to aircraft height.

(12-21-2015, 01:04 AM)Surge Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 12:53 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: The only weapons in game that arc up first before moving are heavy rockets.  Cannons shoot straight and then arc downwards rather than shooting up and at an angle.  Due to a limit of the engine.  It's why punishers and such have issues with terrain and dragons teeth, and birthas can only fire over them to a certain distance, at which the rounds have lost enough altitude to be effected by them.  At least I believe this is why.Either that or floating dragons teeth were designed bugged and are up to aircraft height.

Yeah I took down the teeth either way, I just need my targeting facility up and everything should be fine.

(12-21-2015, 03:14 AM)Surge Wrote: The enemy ground forces have thrown themselves into the meat grinder that is my Buzzsaw's killzone, my fleet is in position to sweep in again, and my tanks are regrouping to swing wide around the enemy defenses and strike their Bertha.

(12-21-2015, 03:20 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 03:14 AM)Surge Wrote: The enemy ground forces have thrown themselves into the meat grinder that is my Buzzsaw's killzone, my fleet is in position to sweep in again, and my tanks are regrouping to swing wide around the enemy defenses and strike their Bertha.

Nice work.  Wish I could have more useful input but I'd have to be watching real time.    Watch for short range arties.  And see about setting a forward assault base with arties I guess.

Ever had a commander randomly appear at the back of your base and D-gun your fusion reactors before?  He apparently had walked across the map edge.  To reach a single metal deposit at the back of my base of poor quality.

(12-21-2015, 03:29 AM)Surge Wrote: It's Ring Atoll so there's not a lot of real estate for forward bases, not to mention there are maybe 3 islands currently outside the killzone of these Berthas. Cost me a Warlord to learn that bit.

(12-21-2015, 03:35 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 03:29 AM)Surge Wrote: It's Ring Atoll so there's not a lot of real estate for forward bases, not to mention there are maybe 3 islands currently outside the killzone of these Berthas. Cost me a Warlord to learn that bit.

Forward bases can be under-water now.  Or in the ocean.  Skyplanes and an air force to prod them then?.

(12-21-2015, 03:49 AM)Surge Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 03:35 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: Forward bases can be under-water now.  Or in the ocean.  Skyplanes and an air force to prod them then?.

Seaplanes are by and large worthless against land bases, however I was able to finally locate and nuke the Berthas with some Vamps.

Also TIL a Krogoth takes longer than a minute to recover from being stunlocked by a spider.

(12-21-2015, 03:51 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:

(12-21-2015, 03:49 AM)Surge Wrote: Seaplanes are by and large worthless against land bases, however I was able to finally locate and nuke the Berthas with some Vamps.

Also TIL a Krogoth takes longer than a minute to recover from being stunlocked by a spider.

Did you at all see my earlier post on torpedo bombing on land?  X]

(12-21-2015, 03:59 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: Only takes 6 torpedoes to pop a long range arty usually...  Don't underestimate the power of good aim and using things in ways they aren't supposed to be.