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Sum of All Fears
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Mech Customization

Post by Sum of All Fears »

This thread will be used for Mech customization requests. Please make all customization requests as a reply to this thread.

Weapon and equipment replacements, additions, or modifications will cost 20% of the weapons base C-Bill cost.

There will be no charge for the removal of equipment as long as there is also an installation following the removal.

The cost for the removal of equipment Al-a-cart is 5% of the item's base cost.

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Mech:

Requested modification/s:

Anticipated cost:

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[b]Mech: [/b]

[b]Requested modification/s:[/b]

[b]Anticipated cost:[/b]
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Santiago de la Vega
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Re: Mech Customization

Post by Santiago de la Vega »

Mech: TDR - 5SS

Requested modification/s:
  • Remove Flamer and Replace it with a Medium Laser
Anticipated cost: 8,000 c-bills

(Pending Group Approval)

Mech: Thunderbolt TDR - 5SS

Requested modification/s:
  • Replace PPC with ER Large Laser
  • Add SRM2


Anticipated cost: 42,000 c-bills
Current Mech:
TDR-5SS "El Rayo"

Movement: 4/6
Heat Sinks: 21
Weapons:
  • PPC
  • SRM6
  • Medium laser (3)
  • Flamer

Armor

Front:

HD: 9/9
CT: 30/30
LT: 24/24
RT: 24/24
LA: 20/20
RA: 20/20
LL: 29/29
RL: 29/29

Rear:

RCT: 11/11
RRT: 6/6
RLT: 6/6

Internal Structure

HD: 3/3
CT: 21/21
LT: 15/15
RT: 15/15
LA: 10/10
RA: 10/10
LL: 15/15
RL: 15/15
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Bluto
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Re: Mech Customization

Post by Bluto »

DRAFT: This is for fellow players to look over and comment. The costs might prove to be entirely too high, but we're all new at this and figuring out this weird and wonderful RPG :)

Mech: Grasshopper

Requested modification/s:
Add 15 ton Engine XL (350 rating, Walk 5 Run 8)
Install Engine Heat sinks (6 Double Heat Sinks + 4 Standard Heat Sinks)

Existing Equipment:

7 ton | Internal
3 ton | Cockpit

Modified Gyro for heavier engine:

4 ton | Gyro

Additional Armor
13 ton | Armor

-=28 tons remain for weapons load=-
14 ton | AC 20
3 ton | AC 20 Ammo
5 ton | ER Large Laser
3 ton | SRM6
2 ton | SRM4
1 ton | SRM Ammo


Anticipated cost:
  • Purchases required (p.290 Tech Manual):
  • AC-20 300,000
  • SRM6 80,000
  • SRM4 60,000
  • 10 tons AC Ammo 100,000
  • 5 tons SRM Ammo 135,000
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Re: Mech Customization

Post by Bluto »

DRAFT: This is entirely up to Santiago and can change in any way he prefers. Just getting this up there so we can compare and see some actual numbers of how pricey these things of things are :) I had no idea how expensive all this business is until I started getting it down here.

Mech: Thunderbolt

Requested modification/s:
Add 12 ton Engine XL (325 rating, Walk 5 Run 8)
Install Engine Heat sinks (6 Double Heat Sinks + 4 Standard Heat Sinks)

Existing Equipment:
6.5 ton | Internal
3 ton | Cockpit

Modified Gyro for heavier engineL
3 ton | Gyro

Additional Armor
13 ton | Armor

-=27.5 tons remain for weapons load=-
14 ton | AC 20
3.5 ton | AC 20 Ammo
3 ton | SRM6
3 ton | SRM6
2 ton | SRM4
2 ton | SRM Ammo


Anticipated cost:
Purchases required (p.290 Tech Manual):
AC 20 -> strip from Hunchback
SRM6 80,000
SRM6 80,000
SRM4 60,000
10 tons AC Ammo 100,000
5 tons SRM Ammo 135,000

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Thunderbolt TDR-'FU2'
65 tons

=Tonnage=
6.5 Internal 
12 Engine XL (325 rating, Walk 5 Run 8)
0 Heat sinks (16 double heat sinks total from XL engine)
3 Cockpit
3 Gyro
13 Armor
2 SRM4
3 SRM6
3 SRM6
2 SRM ammo
14 Autocannon 20
3.5 Autocannon ammo
Downsides: No long range weapons, and helpless when ammunition exhausted.
Upsides: Fast movement with a devastating weapon loadout.
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