Battletech 3025 - mech conversion

[LordSteel]

Hi, All.

I've played this game off-and-on since it was freeware. Returning after 4 years now.

FIRST: Thanks, LarkinVB for an awesome game. WS makes it even better. Your patches are excellent.

SECOND: I'm talking this game up with friends, co-workers. I'd love to see/hear more about people playing it.

THIRD: I'm an avid B-Techer. I have been working on a complete conversion of all 3025 mechs into TOS. (Granted, some mechs don't transfer - slow, light mechs and fast, heavy mechs - like the UrbanMech and Charger. I also don't plan to convert the 4-legged B-tech mechs.)

B-tech mechs range from 20T-100T (compared to TOS 40T-200T). So the converted mech is twice as heavy in TOS. I also had to tweak armor levels and heat reduction to mesh with TOS and the 10 second B-tech "round" - for anyone familiar with the table top game.

These B-tech mechs are inferior to the standard TOS mechs. They lack shields, ECM, flares, GM, and several other weapon types. They generally run with HEAVY engines that are inefficient and don't have enough Heat Sink (Heat Regulation) to fight well. I'm finding I can go against mech groups (called lances) that have combined weight greater than my own.

It's pretty fun to run my 2 medium CC mechs armed with chainsaws and flamers into the midst of a Warhammer, Marauder and Orion. And come out alive (well, once of my mechs was able to move, the other was crippled by an exploding heavy engine).

I plan to release my designs in the next couple weeks. Then I'll work on some 3025-style missions/campaign. Does this interest anyone? Are there any other B-techers out there?

[Ghstbear]

I am a former BT player myself. This way is sure quicker than setting up the boards and photocopying all those sheets![:D]
I would probably only use the designs if they were a good match. All the extra gear we have in ToS adds to the available strategies. Did you ever see the readouts? I always loved the way they were written, and the artwork.

[LordSteel]

I did take all the info for the conversions from the 3025 techincal readout. They match pretty well with the 3025 technology. However, they aren't a good match for TOS mechs. With shields, a TOS mech can do much better against 3025 machines like the BattleMaster or Awesome (since they have mostly energy weapons).