Just got a look at the games confirmed varients list and boy am I steamed my favorite varient is missing... buuuut that's mostly good for you mechwarriors, because I have a declaration for you all.
On launch day I am going to undertake the task of adding in every single canonical in-timeline mech variant that's missing from the game (whose art assets are present, obviously).
Each variant will have its hardpoints inflated to a level that is comparable to the variants already present in game. Variants that share the same canonical hardpoint setup will only have their inflated hardpoints differ ever-so-slightly to reflect their canonical similarity. Each variant that's added will also be fully integrated into the game's economy with hand-tooled cbill costs, rarity, and backend battle values.
Without Further Ado, this is my to-do list:
LIGHT
Locust - LCT-1E, LCT-3V
Commando - COM-1D
Spider - SDR-5D, SDR-5K
Firestarter - FS9-A, FS9-K, FS9-M
Jenner - JR7-A, JR7-F
Panther - PNT-8Z
Urbanmech - UM-R60L
MEDIUM
Cicada - CDA-2B
Blackjack - BJ-1X, BJ-1DB, BJ-1DC
Vindicator - VND-1AA, VND-1X
Centurion - CN9-AH
Hunchback - HBK-4H, HBK-4J
Trebuchet - TBT-5J, TBT-5S, TBT-7K
Shadowhawk - SHD-2K
Wolverine - WVR-6M
HEAVY
Dragon - DRG-1C, DRG-1G
Catapult - CPLT-A1, CPLT-C4
Orion - ON1-VA
Black Knight - BL-7-KNT-L
ASSAULT
Awesome - AWS-8R, AWS-8V
Victor - VTR-9A, VTR-9A1
BattleMaster - BLR-1D, BLR-1S
Stalker - STK-3H, STK-4N, STK-4P
Highlander - HGN-733C
Banshee - BNC-3Q
Atlas - AS7-RS
(Due to concerns of geometries not behaving correctly or downright not existing the COM-1C, HBK-4N, HBK-4SP will be included in a separate file. Use at the peril of your own immersion)
Due to the fringe nature of most of these variants, most will be set up to be quite rare, only poking their heads into your game on occasion to give you more variety. Most won't be worth the effort of salvaging, though a few such as the Grand Dragon, the Vindicator Avenging Angel, and Battlemaster-1S will likely become prized and sought after items.
If anybody would like to consolidate their efforts with mine, or provide any assistance to get this done faster, let me know! I plan to start with Assaults and work my way down.
On launch day I am going to undertake the task of adding in every single canonical in-timeline mech variant that's missing from the game (whose art assets are present, obviously).
Each variant will have its hardpoints inflated to a level that is comparable to the variants already present in game. Variants that share the same canonical hardpoint setup will only have their inflated hardpoints differ ever-so-slightly to reflect their canonical similarity. Each variant that's added will also be fully integrated into the game's economy with hand-tooled cbill costs, rarity, and backend battle values.
Without Further Ado, this is my to-do list:
LIGHT
Locust - LCT-1E, LCT-3V
Commando - COM-1D
Spider - SDR-5D, SDR-5K
Firestarter - FS9-A, FS9-K, FS9-M
Jenner - JR7-A, JR7-F
Panther - PNT-8Z
Urbanmech - UM-R60L
MEDIUM
Cicada - CDA-2B
Blackjack - BJ-1X, BJ-1DB, BJ-1DC
Vindicator - VND-1AA, VND-1X
Centurion - CN9-AH
Hunchback - HBK-4H, HBK-4J
Trebuchet - TBT-5J, TBT-5S, TBT-7K
Shadowhawk - SHD-2K
Wolverine - WVR-6M
HEAVY
Dragon - DRG-1C, DRG-1G
Catapult - CPLT-A1, CPLT-C4
Orion - ON1-VA
Black Knight - BL-7-KNT-L
ASSAULT
Awesome - AWS-8R, AWS-8V
Victor - VTR-9A, VTR-9A1
BattleMaster - BLR-1D, BLR-1S
Stalker - STK-3H, STK-4N, STK-4P
Highlander - HGN-733C
Banshee - BNC-3Q
Atlas - AS7-RS
(Due to concerns of geometries not behaving correctly or downright not existing the COM-1C, HBK-4N, HBK-4SP will be included in a separate file. Use at the peril of your own immersion)
Due to the fringe nature of most of these variants, most will be set up to be quite rare, only poking their heads into your game on occasion to give you more variety. Most won't be worth the effort of salvaging, though a few such as the Grand Dragon, the Vindicator Avenging Angel, and Battlemaster-1S will likely become prized and sought after items.
If anybody would like to consolidate their efforts with mine, or provide any assistance to get this done faster, let me know! I plan to start with Assaults and work my way down.