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Mecha descriptions
The following are some relevant notes that apply to some of the
VMs whose full ga-me sheets you can find on the following pages.
Archon
Movement notes: Hybrid can't walk, Human-oid can't move on water nor fly (restricted
to us-ing the gravitics like a GES). Planned upgra-des: Sometimes, Jaired will use the Pathbreaker instead.
Bayroll
Planned upgrades: There is an all-purpose but basically unimaginative 150 CP-rated
off-the-shelf unit for newbies. Made using basic MZ we-apons and
systems (plus interservo linkages) plus some touch from MZ+ to
make it "salable" (i.e, a newbie w/out VMPL skills couldn't replicate
it). Rocket pods are freely exchangeable by Rocket Launchers (basic
MZ book). The weight efficien-ce is actually an example of bad
design, since it doesn't modify the unit's MA and the CP used
could have been used on enough thrusters to get the same MA; but
the box of the thing says on big bright letters "Advanced weight
reduction tech-nics used to give you more thrust with less code
size!!!" nonetheless. ;)
Big Mean Boogie Machine
Rather than the usual bipedal arrangement, the BMBM has a single
"leg" shaped basically like a pear, the "foot" being a ducted-fan
hover system that keeps it a few feet off the ground. Before you
yell "Not in MY game you don't, bub!", it also has a GES system
with the same MA. Happy now? Since MZ is effects-based, and the
hover-foot doesn't act any different from a normal foot if the
GES is destroyed, could have left it out and saved CPs, but figured
better safe than sorry. . The BMBM glides on an air cushion, whether officially using the
GES (and thus able to go up to a single hex off the ground at
will) or "walking" (and thus confined to "normal" running/ jumping/etc.)
Axes: The EMW effect is not an EMW as such, but rather holding the
blade with arm extended and spinning rapidly in place, essentially
a "combo move" that hits the opponent a buncha times, like a buzzsaw.
With two of the bloody things, it's even more evil. But, it acts
like an EMW, so it's built like an EMW. This is called "Gettin'
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plays a special disco mini-theme while it's hap-pening over the
"general/exterior sounds" chan-nel. The activation phrase is "Boogie
down, baby!", also played over the genral / exterior sounds channel.
M00ssiles: The head of the VM looks like a moose with six points on each
antler, which can be fired as missiles or anti-missiles. The activation
phrase is "Bl00p!" The beam pistol normally rides in a holster
on one side of the waist joint, while one or both axes can be
stored on the back of the mecha to fre up a hand/hands to use
it. Planned upgrades: Planned improvements to this boogie mo-sheen include a variety
of Stupid Axe Tricks (rewrit-ing them as 1K or 2K 10:1 EMW mated
to the normal axe, bigger damage for the normal axe, Thrown/Returning,
Quick, Hyper, x-links), up-grading the GES to MA 7 Thrusters,
slapping on a pair of wings, and coming up with a rang-ed energy
weapon. The first thing to be added will be the axe x-link. Just
don't let the M00se Illuminati know that I'm telling tales about
their assault mecha, or I'm apt to be vanished. Also, Mustard
is planning to develop a M-O-N-S-T-R-U-O-U-S version of it called
Tax Collec-tor Boogie Machine, destined to teach "Rotten" a lesson...
Black Ghost
Planned upgrades: Upgradding the Cloack to fool Mag Lenses, Stealth
Bomberjack
Planned upgrades: More bombs, with Blast Radius |
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