Illumina "Dea Type" From: Andrew Dynon This mecha is a high-point version of the original Illumina (with a few cool extras) - I'd just watched some episodes of Gundam Wing, and that made me feel a little munchkinish. I'll eventually design some versions of it that come in between the 150- and 1400-point extremes. ILLUMINA "DEA TYPE" ("Dea" is Latin for "Goddess") Total Weight: 49 tons Total Cost: 1260.2 cp FORM MV Land MA Flying MA Humanoid -1 5 - Hybrid -2 - 27 SERVO Class Cost Spa K Melee Armor SP DC Cost Torso LH 14 14 14 - LH-g 7 8 14 Head LH 7 7 7 - LH-g 7 8 14 L. Arm LH 8 8 8 +2 LH-g 7 8 14 R. Arm LH 8 8 8 +2 LH-g 7 8 14 L. Leg LH 8 8 8 +3 LH-g 7 8 14 R. Leg LH 8 8 8 +3 LH-g 7 8 14 Pod MH 8 16 - - MW-b 6 4 9 TOTAL COST: 164 TOTAL WEIGHT: 50.5 WEAPON WA Rng Dmg #Sh K Loc CP Eff Spc Cost Hands x2 +0 1 1+2 U 1 Arms 4 - 4 4 Photon Pulse Rifle +1 14 12 U 12 2H 54 48 16 108 [BV=5, Mated w/sword] Photon Sword +3 1 15 U 4 2h 30 ^ ^ ^ [EMW, Mated w/rifle] Photon Cannon +0 13 10 5 10 Torso 32.4 19 14 41.9 [60-deg angle] TOTAL COST: 153.9 TOTAL WEIGHT: 19 SENSORS: Grade Cost Kills Loc Sp MS 4 1 head 1 Backups 2 2 head 2 TOTAL COST: 3 Total Weight: 1.5 ADDITIVES Cockpit: Armored, in head, e-seat (1 Cp, 2 Sp) Remote control system (MgH): CM 10, Cont range 5, op range 15 [1 space (R.arm), 22 cp] TOTAL COST: 23 cp PROPULSION: System MA Loc Kills CP Eff Spa Cost Gravatics 8 L.Leg - 39.2 12 cp 8 51.2 Gravatics 8 R.Leg 8 [Total MA 16] BASE MECHA COST: 396.1 MULTIPLIERS: Powerplant 0.15 Hot, Overcharged, Fusion Controls 0.05 Virtual Enviros 0.2 Arctic, Desert, Space, Underwater Verniers 0.2 +2 MV Transform: Hybrid 0.35 Metaform Wings 0.05 Legs become wings in hybrid form Conditional Move -0.1 Gravatics in hybrid form only Efficient transform 0.1 Total multiplier: x2.0 Total cost: 792.2 Weight Efficiency: -16.5 tons Final Cost: 825.2 Remotes ("Laser Wings"): Torso (LS): 16 spaces, 1 kill, no armor (3 cp, 0.5t) EMW: 10 Dmg, acc +1 (10 cp/sp, 1 t) Gravitics: MA 20 (1.5 cp, 1 sp) Broadcast power Remote Cost: 14.5 Remote Weight: 1.5 t Remote MV: -1 # of remotes: 30 Total Remote Cost: 435 DESCRIPTION: Similar to the Illumina, but much cooler-looking. Colored gold, green and white. Energy projectors in shoulder guards (a la Tekkaman Blade/Teknoman). When the remotes are inactive, they hang in formation at the back of the Dea Type, giving it the appearance of having angel wings. DESIGN NOTES: Although Natsumi generally prefers to play at low power levels (where she feels that skill is more of a factor), she is willing to play at high ones as well. She will only use this mecha when she knows she will be going up against an opponent of similar power level (or perhaps in an "everyone-against-me" game). The Dea Type has thirty small remotes surrounded by discs of cutting, golden energy. As well as their obvious offensive purposes, Natsumi often uses them to harrass opponents whom she wishes to distract or escape from her. Due to limited control capacity, she does not often actively use more than ten remotes at any one time (however, ten is normally quite sufficient) ______________________________________________________ And now, the new version... Rereading MZ+, I noticed I'd previously been shortchanging myself by assuming EMWs had as many kills as they did damage (which added a lot more weight than it should have to my designs). I've corrected this for the Dea Type design, and, while I was at it, added in some new stuff (Command armor, beam shield, ECCM). Illumina "Dea Type Alpha" ("Dea" is Latin for "Goddess") Total Weight: 49 tons {55.5 tons with command armor} Total Cost: 1402.2 cp M-Pool +67% FORM MV Land MA Flying MA Humanoid -1 5 - Armored Humanoid -2 5 Hybrid -2 - 27 Armored Hybrid -3 - 24 SERVO Class Cost Spa K Melee Armor SP DCCost Torso LH 14 14 14 - LH-g 7 8 14 Head LH 7 7 7 - LH-g 7 8 14 L. Arm LH 8 8 8 +2 LH-g 7 8 14 R. Arm LH 8 8 8 +2 LH-g 7 8 14 L. Leg LH 8 8 8 +3 LH-g 7 8 14 R. Leg LH 8 8 8 +3 LH-g 7 8 14 TOTAL COST: 147 TOTAL WEIGHT: 47.5 WEAPON WA Rng Dmg #Sh K Loc CP Eff Spc Cost Hands x2 +0 1 1+2 U 1 Arms 4 - 4 4 Photon Pulse Rifle +1 14 12 U 12 2H 54 [BV=5, Mated w/sword] > 48 16 108 Photon Sword +3 1 15 U 4 2h 30 [EMW, Mated w/rifle] Photon Cannon +0 13 10 5 10 Torso 32.4 19 14 41.9 [60-deg angle] TOTAL COST: 153.9 TOTAL WEIGHT: 13.5 SHIELDS SP DA LOC CP EFF COST Beam Shield 8 -1 L.Arm CA 18 10 23 SENSORS: Grade Cost Kills Loc Sp MS 4 1 head 1 Backups 2 2 head 2 TOTAL COST: 3 Total Weight: 1.5 ADDITIVES Cockpit: Armored, in head, e-seat (1 Cp, 2 Sp) Remote control system (MgH): CM 10, Cont range 5, op range 15 [1 space (Head), 22 cp] {ECCM Rank 5 - 18 cp, Torso CA, eff 8 sp, total cost 22 cp} TOTAL COST: 47 cp PROPULSION: System MA Loc Kills CP Eff Spa Cost Gravatics 8 L.Leg - 39.2 12 cp 8 51.2 Gravatics 8 R.Leg 8 Base Cost: 423.1 MULTIPLIERS: Powerplant 0.15 Hot, Overcharged, Fusion Controls 0.05 Virtual Enviros 0.2 Arctic, Desert, Space, Underwater Verniers 0.2 +2 MV, In Arms Transform: Hybrid 0.35 Metaform Wings 0.05 Legs become wings in hybrid form Conditional Move -0.1 Gravatics only in hybrid form Efficient transform 0.1 Total multiplier: x2.0 Total cost: 851.2 Weight Efficiency: -14.5 t Final Cost: 880.2 COMMAND ARMOR Torso (HS-g, SP 5, Spa 10, B-mod 0.4, cp 15) Arms x2 (MW-b, SP 4, Spa 8, B-Mod 0.3, cp 10) Dimensional Storage Cost: 35 x 2.1 = 73.5 B-Mod: -1.0 Remotes ("Laser Wings"): Torso (LS): 16 spaces, 1 kill, no armor (3 cp, 0.5t) EMW: 10 Dmg, acc +1 (10 cp/sp, 1 t, 2k) Gravatics: MA 20 [1.5 cp, 2 sp] Broadcast power {Enviros: Arctic, Desert} Remote Cost: 14.5 {14.95} Remote Weight: 1.5 t Remote MV: -1 # of remotes: 30 Total Remote Cost: 435 {448.5} DESCRIPTION: Similar to the Illumina, but much cooler-looking. Colored gold, green and white. Energy projectors in shoulder guards (a la Tekkaman Blade/Teknoman). When the remotes are inactive, they hang in formation at the back of the Dea Type, giving it the appearance of having angel wings. DESIGN NOTES: Although Natsumi generally prefers to play at low power levels (where she feels that skill is more of a factor), she is willing to play at high ones as well. She will only use this mecha when she knows she will be going up against an opponent of similar power level (or perhaps in an "everyone-against-me" game). The Dea Type has thirty small, vaguely feather-shaped remotes surrounded by cutting, golden energy. As well as their obvious offensive purposes, Natsumi often uses them to harrass opponents whom she wishes to distract or escape from. Due to limited control capacity, she does not often actively use more than ten remotes at any one time (however, ten is normally quite sufficient) [Any comments welcome] ______________________________________________________