Black Knight's Titans

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:46 pm

This is the thread for all of my titans i've ever released.

I've just completed my work on two new titans:

The Close Range Medium Titan "Katana", and the Short Range Medium Titan "Scarab".

The Katana is armed with a Chainsaw, a Tesla Bolt, a Flamethrower and a Medium Laser. I'm very pleased with it's performance (really!!!).

The Scarab is armed with a Cold Light Gun, a Small Laser and an AC12.
It wasn't tested in all possible possibilities, but i didn't notice any serious problem.

Thorgrim · Post by **Thorgrim** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:39 pm

Pasting the printouts is probably a better way to get feedback.

Sleeping_Dragon · Post by **Sleeping_Dragon** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:58 pm

Posting BOTH a printout (Black Knight) and a xchange (Iceman

). would be the best, easy access with the printout for a quick look at the design and to see what we're dling, and the xchange for ease of use in add to are databases.

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:08 pm

Okay, here are the printouts:

Titan Name: Katana Short Range Medium Titan
Chassis: Krios K-M2 Design: Black Knight
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Weight: 100.0t (100t maximum) Height : 11 [meter]
Bmt : 26 (46 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.76C/sec.
Jmt : 13 (92 kph) for 52 secs Cost : 223129($)

Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Morola M5 [Engine 5] [CT ]
HeatReg.:Delinit H4 [Heat 4]
Flares :FL Military [Flare3] [CBT ]
D.C.S. :Surko [D.C.S.3] [LT ]
LifeSup.:Triton TL [Life 4] [Head]
Scanner :Triton [Scan. 4] [RT ]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [RT ]
JumpPort:Coltos [Jump 3]

Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/Slots

[RA ] CHAIN SAW
[LA ] TESLA BOLT
[RA ] FLAME THROWER (014) [2]
[LA ] MEDIUM LASER

Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Status/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy HMAX 020 [029mm]
[RT ] (23) Vicenium (W) 030 [050mm]
[CT ] (23) Millenia (W) 032 [064mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium 023 [039mm]
[LT ] (23) Vicenium (W) 030 [050mm]
[RA ] (21) Titanium (W) 028 [051mm]
[LA ] (21) Titanium (W) 028 [051mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 032 [054mm]
[RL ] (17) Millenia (W) 026 [052mm]
[LL ] (17) Millenia (W) 026 [052mm]

Armor Index: 4.57 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 182 [APts]
External: 275 [APts] Max:[069mm]
Total Armor: 457 [APts]

JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: Medium Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : Energy C.C.
Warfare : Defense Scanner
Skills : D.C.

Titan Name: Scarab Short Range Medium Titan
Chassis: Krios K-M2 Design: Black Knight
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Weight: 100.0t (100t maximum) Height : 11 [meter]
Bmt : 26 (46 kph) Reduce Heat: -3.02C/sec.
Jmt : 13 (92 kph) for 52 secs Cost : 222810($)

Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Morola M5 [Engine 5] [CT ]
HeatReg.:Smac Corp. [Heat 5]
Flares :FL Military [Flare3] [RT ]
Shield :Simson-Light [Shld1] [CBT ]
LifeSup.:B.M.I. [Life 3] [Head]
Scanner :CyberSys L [Scan. 3] [RT ]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [RT ]
JumpPort:Coltos [Jump 3]

Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/Slots

[RA ] COLD LIGHT GUN
[LA ] SMALL LASER
[LT ] AUTO CANNON 12 (028) [2]

Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Status/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy HMAX 020 [029mm]
[RT ] (23) Millenia MAX 034 [069mm]
[CT ] (23) Titanium MAX 037 [069mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium (W) 028 [047mm]
[LT ] (23) Millenia MAX 034 [069mm]
[RA ] (21) Vicenium (W) 030 [050mm]
[LA ] (21) Vicenium (W) 030 [050mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium (W) 036 [060mm]
[RL ] (17) Millenia MAX 034 [069mm]
[LL ] (17) Millenia MAX 034 [069mm]

Armor Index: 4.99 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 182 [APts]
External: 317 [APts] Max:[069mm]
Total Armor: 499 [APts]

JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: Medium Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : Energy Cannon
Warfare : Defense Scanner
Skills : Scout

Posting BOTH a printout (Black Knight) and a xchange (Iceman ). would be the best, easy access with the printout for a quick look at the design and to see what we're dling, and the xchange for ease of use in add to are databases.

What do you mean? What should i do?

Sleeping_Dragon · Post by **Sleeping_Dragon** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:54 pm

Black Knight wrote:What do you mean? What should i do?

Do both a printout and a xchange.

Anyway, Both designs look very solid. Nice

Nitpicks: Katana, play around with the armor on the arms, no need for titanium. LA definatly gets Vincinium, RA either Vin. and limited to 27AP or go to Duralloy. If both go to Vin at 27, frees up almost 1.5 tons. I went with 27 Vin on RA and 30 Vin on LA. (don't have to be even

) then used the rest of the wieght to beef up the legs and other parts. Maybe move the ML to the LT so you don't have all your eggs in one basket?

Scarab: You have a extra mm of armor on most body parts that you don't need. (You can remove 1mm and it will not affect your APs, watch the little numbers on the display) scrape it off (it's almost 1/4 a ton) and concentrate it, so that you can gain an AP or 2 in a couple of locations.

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:52 pm

Again i say: Oops! Usually i try to avoid such mistakes as good as i can (who doesn't?). When i reduce the armor of a location by 1 AP, i almost everytime forget that 1mm isn't 1 AP.

Maybe move the ML to the LT so you don't have all your eggs in one basket?

I thought it would be better if weapons are placed in the arms or the head? But.... if the arm is ripped off, i loose half of my weaponry. Okay, i think, i understand.

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 9:47 pm

Does anyone know the Thor? It is my favorite Light Medium Range Titan. The only problem: The heat. I just reworked the armor,and dropped the heatregs and the Life Support by 1 level. Now it is "cool".

Thorgrim · Post by **Thorgrim** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:05 pm

Black Knight wrote:I thought it would be better if weapons are placed in the arms or the head? But.... if the arm is ripped off, i loose half of my weaponry. Okay, i think, i understand.

Generally yes. If you're prone, only arm- and head-mounted weapons will fire. It's a choice that's up to the designer. The ideal would be if you could put the ML in the head, but that would require you to downgrade the LS to 3 or moving it somewhere else (haven't built the design, can't tell).

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 3:43 pm

After a long pause (more than 2 weeks), i've created a new SR-Medium Titan, called "Leviathan". It's a bit similar to the "Lehr Magnus" (in things of systems and weapons), but it's better (naturally

).

Any comments and imrovements (Sleeping_Dragon

) are welcome.

Titan Name: Leviathan Close Combat Medium Titan
Chassis: Krios K-M1 Design: Black Knight
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Weight: 100.0t (100t maximum) Height : 11 [meter]
Bmt : 27 (44 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.76C/sec.
Jmt : 10 (120 kph) for 75 secs Cost : 230000($)

Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Morola M5 [Engine 5] [CT ]
HeatReg.:Delinit H4 [Heat 4]
Flares :FL Frontier [Flare4] [CBT ]
LifeSup.:Triton TL [Life 4] [RT ]
Scanner :Mark X-S [Scan. 6] [LT ]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [RT ]
JumpPort:Mark MJ-I [Jump 6]

Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/Slots

[LA ] CHAIN SAW
[Head] PULSE LASER
[LA ] NEUTRON BLASTER
[RA ] FLAME THROWER (021) [3]

Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Status/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy HMAX 019 [028mm]
[RT ] (21) Vicenium (S) 039 [065mm]
[CT ] (21) Millenia MAX 033 [066mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium (W) 016 [027mm]
[LT ] (21) Vicenium (W) 039 [065mm]
[RA ] (21) Vicenium (W) 027 [045mm]
[LA ] (21) Vicenium (W) 027 [045mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium (W) 032 [054mm]
[RL ] (19) Millenia (W) 030 [060mm]
[LL ] (19) Millenia (W) 030 [060mm]

Armor Index: 4.72 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 180 [APts]
External: 292 [APts] Max:[066mm]
Total Armor: 472 [APts]

JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: Medium Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : Energy C.C.
Warfare : Defense Scanner
Skills :

I will post the attachment as soon as possible.

Sleeping_Dragon · Post by **Sleeping_Dragon** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 12:47 am

Not much to say

A few designer's choice calls. Put the LS in the CBT to keep it away from mesons. Maybe put the BC in the LT to keep it way from the FT ammo.. if it explodes the damage will spillover into the RT and I would rather lose the scanner then the BC. The R/L torsos are overarmored with respect to the CT, but you already know that, but probably need to do it to keep the heat under control I'd guess. Maybe pull 2 APs off the R/L torsos and add a point the the LL/RL/CBT?

Very minor suggestions all the way around. Will have to see how the AI uses it agianst me

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:30 pm

I know the problem with the CT Armor, but after more than 40 battles, i know that the LT and RT are hit more often than the CT. I don't know if it's luck, or not.

One question: Could it be that the CT is disabled, but the engine is still undamaged? That happened to the enemy in the 39th battle: The enemy had a "Lich" Assault Titan. He was lying on the ground, and one of my titans disabled the CT with a kick. But there was no "engine destroyed, titan disabled" message !

After this, the enemy stood up again and fired his weapons! Only after a direct cockpit hit, the enemy jock ejected.

However, salvage was high (ca. 300 000$)

, but i couldn't choose the titan instead.

LarkinVB · Post by **LarkinVB** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:51 pm

If the engine isn't in the center torso it won't be destroyed. If it is it will be. I never saw a titan with disabled gyros stand up and doubt it can happen. Only a savegame will prove and I will call it a bug. Usually the CT is hit more often but it also depends on the angle of impact.

Sleeping_Dragon · Post by **Sleeping_Dragon** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:06 am

Black Knight wrote:I know the problem with the CT Armor, but after more than 40 battles, i know that the LT and RT are hit more often than the CT. I don't know if it's luck, or not.

If your 'face-on' to the enemy then it's luck. Can I borrow your luck.. the AI likes my CT.

The Lich should have been destroyed as it has the engine in the CT.. are you sure it wasn't the CBT? Althought that still don't explain the standing thing unless it make some 2% skill checks... hmmm not even sure you get 2% if the CT/CBT is whacked; whill have to keep an eye out for it the next time the AI digs a hole in me CT.

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:48 pm

Here's the Leviathan.

Black Knight · Post by **Black Knight** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:00 pm

I've heard of a problem that old attachments cannot be downloaded. Here are my older Titans.

Black Knight's Titans

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