'At last I actually got the title in there';

'>>92587571
>TQ
Any and all chickens are the best. Big soft spot for BattleTech's Raven, though.';

'>>92587571
>What’s your favorite chicken walker?
Going for the obscure, but I prefer the G-27 over the PzKpf IV & V and the M11 & M12.';

'who makes this guy?';

'>>92587571
>What’s your favorite chicken walker?
Wise Duck, from an old dreamcast mecha fighting game.
Each playable mech has a different genre to its story mode, Wise Duck is "War is Hell", decent game.';

'>>92587571
Whens the next Brigadors coming out already';

'>>92587861
Apparently soon';

'>>92587574
You only needed three threads anon.';

'currently working on a front mission inspired mech.

what kind of weapons should i give it?';

'>>92587571
I love this dumb thing. Its the only time I've seen a vehicle's description be "this thing is so uncomfortable that the staged "theft" used as advertising caused the thief to get incapped in five minutes".
A shame this series' vehicle art mostly got worse after first edition.';

'>>92589048
Helps if I put the picture on.';

'>>92587571

>TQ:
It's cliche, but I fucking love the Madcat

>>92588918
Autocannon and pilebunker';

'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGPupvdrfdE

My first battle in the HG2 tourney.
I had a relatively easy time since my opponent used a big bazooka. This game only uses hitscan for energy weapons, so rockets are relatively easy to dodge (and my Jager is built for speed).
My next match is against a guy who has deeper understanding of the game's [boilerplate physics], aka a speedrunner. So I wonder how that one's gonna go';

'>>92589048
>>92589054
Does that mean he just gave up driving it after five minutes? Did he break his back pulling a turn or something?

Does remind me a bit of the Assassin from Battletech, which is noted as having such a cramped cockpit that pilots will develop back problems if they pilot it for too long. I think the only mech with a smaller cockpit in Battletech would be the Stinger, which has such a small head that the pilot is actually standing in the torso and practically wearing the head like a helmet.';

'>>92589718
>Does that mean he just gave up driving it after five minutes? Did he break his back pulling a turn or something?
The closest it gets to specifying is
>However, the perpetrator was so
uncomfortable that within five minutes he was slumped in the cockpit [changed to "incapacitated" in 2e] and arrested.
It doesn't have any game effect though, I just find it funny that the designers decided to have one whole half of the initial models for this type of vehicle be described entirely in terms of how much it sucks to pilot.';

'how printer savvy is the mecha community?';

'>>92590361
Not many companies makes minis for it other than battletech and battletech clones so there's a pretty sizable community for it.
Unfortunately japanese artists are allergic to selling stls so that side of the market is entirely still garage kits at best.';

'>>92590388
>make an advanced mecha suit
>arm it with a giant, SBR'd M-14 with a cut down stock
Part of me hates this shit (Iron Blooded Orphans was awful for this) but the fact they kept this one in a wood stock is pretty neat.';

'>>92590501
Good. Robots should carry cool guns like revolvers and pump action shotguns. It's the realm of mens fantasy, after all.';

'>>92590609
You simply lack imagination.';

'>>92590501
Do you need a stock when a mech can just raw dog the recoil?';

'>>92590889
You're thinking about it wrong, having a stock or other way to distribute the force lets you have EVEN MORE recoil. BIG boolet.';

'>>92589548
I can't make this game play in my pc and I'm sad.';

'>>92591119
Still haven't upgraded to XP?';

'>>92592465
HG2 is notorious for being a bitch to run on modern PCs. Anything post-XP is going to cause problems.';

'>>92592637
WOMM, are you using the repack?';

'>>92592680
Not him, I just know that HG2 is picky. I use to share a HG2 patch on places like /v/ that I think the repack integrated, dgVoodoo helps a lot but there's been cases from myself where the game would bug the fuck out on menu options or the white cutscene issue on Win10. HG2 is just a picky prick, wish Activision would dump some source code. But yeah if that anon hasn't tried yet then the Repack is where you begin if there's issues.';

'>>92590889
You probably don't, no. I'm just generally iffy on slapping giant versions of IRL guns into robot hands instead of giving them stuff more fit for purpose.';

'>>92590501
>>92590609
>>92590676
You are all like children when it comes to big Robot weapons.';

'>>92587571
>TQ
Hounds from chromehounds';

'>>92590388
Wasn't there going to be a MaK minis game?';

'>>92593412
That’s just a VOTOMS punch but bigger';

'>>92596237
A 15mm one at slave2gaming. It seems like it's still in playtesting.';

'>>92587571
>What’s your favorite chicken walker?
I still rate the Marauder/Glaug the highest.';

'Does anyone here have stuff they’d like to see during St. Vincent’s War?';

'>>92605374
On a range of lore purist to full retard. What kind of inclusions are we talking about? I wouldn't be surprised if there was a conspiracy around St Vincent that at least was partly true.';

'>>92605447
Mostly if there’s any specific element of it you’d want to know about';

'>>92605374
>>92605459
Seeing first-hand how the chilren were affected and how badly this damaged the psyche of the WFP populace especially, given how family-oriented they are. Seeing all of that rather than just the combat side of things would be nice.
Of course, seeing just how blood-thirsty soldiers got over it will also be nice, but that's a given.';

'>>92605374
Since it’s set early in the use of Gears, more industrial-designed gears pressed into battle and more light vehicles that they helped displace as infantry-support.';

'Anybody played Lancer? Is it a decent system?';

'>>92607021
Yes, and yes. Mech combat is really good, building the mechs is fun and flexible, and a lot of the crunch is setting agnostic so you can flavor space/colonies/planets however you choose. Only real weakness is the pilot mechanics are near nonexistent so things are pretty much freeform RP with light dice rolls if the situation calls for anything other than having a mech punch another mech.';

'>>92587571
I'm just posting this to link to /m/, please ignore';

'>>92590388
>>92590609
SEX';

'>>92607021
Yes, it’s pretty mid. Baby’s first Mecha rpg for people too scared to stray too far from the familiarity of classes and d20s.
Play MZ, heavy gear, or BCG instead.';

'>>92605374
Combat maps from inside the St. Vincent. Yes, I want Gears in corridors.';

'>>92605374
>>92606693
Since it is early Terra Nova, what Gears were in use during St. Vincent? This was pre Hunter Mk 2/Jager Alpha right? Is there a likely hood of still seeing combat Hardhats?';

'>>92607021
Currently running a campaign of it, my 3rd as the GM. The system is thoroughly decent, a good middle-ground when it comes to crunch and playability. Which means that it has been easy for me to run, and easy to get players, including some people who shied away from crunchier mecha games.

There have also been a couple of campaigns that other anons shared in these threads. Check 4plebs if you want to find their greentexts';

'>>92607021
I like it. I like Mekton better but Lancer is much less autistic and is more stylish and it also has the advantage of people actually playing it and making stuff for it.';

'>>92606469
>>92606693
>>92608358
>>92609223
Will be taken into account!';

'>>92616062
I look forward to more on the Children's Crusade.';

'Is there a good rpg for Dunbine?';

'>>92607021
i gotta agree with>>92613036

my group ran it for about 6-8 months last year. one of the systems strongest features is that it is based off of the dungeons and dragons rules, so its very easy to get into for groups that arent hardcore mech enthusiasts, you're basically playing a mech flavored DnD character

the RP mechanics are a bit lacking but its actually not too bad if you take advantage of the "create your own" part of the skill triggers instead of just using their pregenerated list.

the talents system is robust and build defining but easy to use. the mechs offer a lot of flexibility in build variety and some mechanical depth regarding damage and repairs without ever getting bogged down in bean counting or over-simulation. there is a decent selection of encounter variety and prebuilt enemy variety and the GM can also make custom mechs using the player mech rules pretty easily for recurring/boss encounters. hacking is handled in a very streamlined and concise way, functionally filling a role similar to spells, and the game doesnt really have a lot of special attacks, just different weapons and a flexible action economy that balances damage output with heat

the setting, if you want to use it, is a kitchen sink setting, with everything from space cowboys and truckers, shadowy mega corps, a galactic federation, stargates, dune style noble houses and peasant revolts, extradimensional entities and runaway AI. everything. it does stay pretty light on aliens though so if you're looking for a mass effect style gallery of aliens you will need to invent your own.

where the game is most lacking we found was specifically out of mech combat. out of mech RP? not that big of a problem, but out of mech combat was very rules light and hyper lethal. everyone is basically 1 shot. i suppose in a way thats realistic, how many people can realistically survive being shot by a rifle? but it didnt make for good gameplay. the mechs are definitely the star of the show';

'>>92619022
Using player mechs as opponents is generally not recommended';

'Gabor, my beloved';

'>>92587754
Ancestor...';

'>>92587571
You posted it';

'how's this thread still alive';

'>>92627858
With the help of kyoji';

'Does anybody use the in-built setting/scenario for Mecha Hack? I checked it out and it's not bad, I like it. If you run it, what are some of your favourite things about it?';

'>>92628162
Mecha Hack’s mecha aren’t detailed enough for me to get into it, though I heard the expansion changes things up';

'>>92622443
well its a good thing im a big boy who can make my own decisions then because those turned out to be some of the most interesting fights.';

'>>92626554
God's I love Brigador. Going to play more later';

'>>92587571
I printed one of these lads out at warhams scale and it's about the size of a knight.';

'any recommendations on which edition of jovian chronicles to use? mekton, Silhouette or SILCORE?';

'>>92636202
Personally, i'd say to just stick with Silhouette. Unless you want to get some people more familiar with Mekton into it.';

'>>92636202
Silhouette but using the Mekton setting stuff';

'>>92636202
Wait does Mekton actually have premade campaigns?';

'>>92639314
mekton has two JC premade campaigns, the odyssey and the europa incident';

'>>92639314
There’s like multiple. Mekton Empire, Starblade Battalion, and the two aforementioned Jovian Chronicles books off the top of my head.';

'>>92587861
I am pretty sure they are being worked on now. The next release, if I had to guess, would probably be treadbikes

t. Knower';

'>>92587571
I've been looking to play a game that has the mouthfeel of the Titanfall games. To that end I've come up with an idea to combine Starfinder and Lancer, but I've heard that both of those games are not the best attempt one could make at their respective goals. Any ideas?';

'>>92645359
That's really funny my group was also just discussing doing this.

I read a buncha fourms with other people with the same idea and it seemed the general consensus was really just pick one or the other and they don't really blend as well as you'd want them to.

Starfinder how mech rules now btw.';

'>>92645359
Overall, it's not very intuitive to try to do two systems at once, so i'd recommend against it.
I would instead recommend that you go for a system that tries to treat the pilot-scale side of things decently well, and to that end you should check out Mecha Hack if you don't mind it being rules-light. ChromeStrike also has pilot-scale, but I don't know if it's sufficient or not.
Mekton is another one to look at; you can do a lot with that system and i've heard that it's pretty good if you like crunchier stuff, but I don't know if it has pilot-scale or not. I think it does. I'm sure you can make ship-type vehicles, as well, if that tickles your fancy.';

'>>92645359
Heavy Gear probably has the most natural-feeling mix of mecha and infantry combat, but there’s no direct support for the Titanfall thing of jumpingg on the robot and climbing around';

'Reminder that you can print your own Mamba for shits & giggles';

'>>92645828
>>92646697
>>92647252
Thanks. If I want to do Starfinder I'll probably end up waiting for 2e to see if it's any better. I was looking at Heavy Gear, and I don't mind fudging together some needed skill challenges if possible.';

'new thread?';

'>>92657363
Does it look like it's a monday?';

'>>92663910
Was when anon posted. With how slow this week was it's probably best to just take a break.';