Clan Mech Mods

[Maryshelly2]

I recently added some of the Clan Mech's to my game through mods. It was a fun experience, but I found them rather underwhelming. I thought that Clan mechs would easily smash though Inner Sphere mechs given how successful they were during Operation Revival, but I felt that they were barely better than the Inner Sphere Mechs. I get that some mechs have rather underwhelming firepower like the Gargoyle Prime (though, it is fast), but some like the Mad Cat and the Thor, or even the Daishi, seemed a little weak to me.

Maybe this is just how it translated from MechWarrior, but are the Mods and accurate representation of how powerful Omni Mechs are?

[Napoleonic S]

Play roguetech, although it's all about the hardpoints and equipments for this game, in RT you can make IS mechs as powerful as clan mech with the right chassis, hardpoints and equipments including clan equipments.

That's why people are farming the clans in RT, now in the latest stable release the clans have been invaded by the IS instead in the online map because players want their stuffs.

[Maryshelly2]

I was hoping to have Clan Mechs be as powerful as they were in Operation Revival and smash Inner Sphere mechs with ease. Is there a Mod for that?

[wesnef]

Remember mods are made by modders - so they set the power/balance/etc. Just because they add "Clan mechs" doesn't mean it matches what you think in your head when you hear "Clan mechs"


Personally, I don't think you could do Clans properly without new AI (to cover the early-war/"honor" behavior; bidding; etc), and other adjustments to the basic structure of the game. Sure, you can add OP tech, but that by itself isn't a "realistic" Clan experience.

[Maryshelly2]

With regards to Clan honor, I would just have the mechwarriors shot at one mech at a time. If Clan Mech A shot at Inner Sphere Mech B, then no other clan mech would shoot at that mech this turn. Fairly easy with 4 mechs to have everyone have a "shooting buddy", but with larger formations it might get messy.

That would be a massive equalizer, because Clan Mechs cannot focus fire on individual mechs it would act as a serious counterweight to their general technological superiority.