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talking big for someone who was proven wrong like 20 chapters ago.
I AM A MECH. I CANNOT ATTEND A UNIVERSITY AND EARN A DEGREE. BESIDES, NOBODY CAN TEACH ME WHAT I MUST DO. I KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE, EVEN YOU, CREATOR.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
unlike anti-expert mechs, anti-battleship technology is something the MTA is likely to richly reward, even if it ultimately undermines their position as a galactic hegemon.
"Now that sounds better. Eventually, I plan to design a mech that is better equipped to fell supermassive threats, but for now it's a good idea to prepare target-specific solutions."
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
it's a shame .The commercial mechs have by far the most interesting design processes. I am excited to see the monster slayer in action, but Ves making a commercial doom crawler is something I've wanted since he made the war crime machine. The only non commercial mech that could get me that excited would be a Golden Cat tiger mech 🐅
ch 3537 14 Mech Design Projects
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
skull architect gets pretty close when it comes to all of those
"I wish there were more mech designers like me around here." He quietly muttered.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Ves's mother is also aligned with life, and even more of a killer than Ves
Joshua found it rather contradictory that someone who was as sensitive towards life as him took on a job that was all about death and destruction. He wondered how someone like Ves handled this contrast. Was the patriarch the same as him and felt guilty about all of the killing that was taking place as a result of his work?
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Or they could just take footage from the Golden Skulls. Remember all the precautions Ves took to hide everything from them in the Nyxian gap? The MTA is so far ahead in terms of SIGINT that there's nothing any technology not given by the metal scroll can do to stop them from snooping.
The woman understood what the Larkinson Clan was attempting to do. She felt quite ambivalent about it. Sure, she heard all of the stories about how the Larkinsons reversed defeat into victory by performing outright magic. She also watched the footage of the battle.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
at 20-30% casualties a unit is considered defeated in reality, so it's more like 50 times as many. Doesn't the clan have like 30 candidates? if they all perform like that they're equivalent to several thousand ordinary soldiers.
Her words weren't entirely fair. Vincent wasn't a dedicated rifleman mech pilot and he had lost his only custom mech. He was also taking part in a huge battle where his excellent piloting skills didn't seem to matter. Aside from crippling or destroying a dozen more dwarven mechs than average, his contribution was completely unremarkable.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
It's the same size as a warhammer 40k battleship, there they're also 8-10km long.
"She is just over 8 kilometers. She's a middling battleship by our standards."
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Aliens, probably, as well as ludicrous edge cases like a journeyman having access to the fabled metal scroll
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The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
In addition, remember that everyone except bottom tier third raters and pirates are gene/cybernodded transhumans, in addition to literal magic
Yet aside from the fact that their programming was always vulnerable to subversion, the fact that battle bots were never able to exceed their technical parameters made them a lot less exciting.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
his spiritual imprint would be too strong, most likely
"It seems the Larkinsons believe their next expert mech to be quite special." Professor Benedict Cortez noted as he entered the bridge of the Hemmington Cross and walked next to the leader. "The Dark Zephyr the brats managed to design is quite a stellar package. I would love to get my hands on the materials used to make its armor system. Those damn Journeymen are so wasteful!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Like the one Ves made during the cult design duel that tortured the user while they were piloting it.
Fourth-class mechs officially didn't exist, but it was a popular colloquial term that a lot of people used to describe a mech built way below standards.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
the exchangeable companion idea reminds me of Titanfall 2, where the mechs have removable ai cores that can slot into any standard mech
Ves could implement this easily enough in the Larkinson Army, but he wasn't entirely sure if this was the right strategy to adopt for his troops. As a mech designer, Ves frequently designed new mech and better mechs. Since the founding of the clan, the oldest Larkinson mech pilots already had to switch their mechs several times as newer and better machines became available.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
He had a duel against a mta employed journeyman. Ves tried to win by making the design duel be based on who could make the best third rate striker mech, the type of mech furthest from the first rate multi-purpose mechs the MTA journeyman was used to. Ves lost, but Joshua broke through to expert candidate while losing, and the other journeyman was so impressed that he forfeited his win.
This was obviously a price that wasn't even targeted towards second-raters. Only first-raters, and wealthy ones at that, were willing and able to fork over so much money to obtain a designer baby that was only ten percent or so 'better'.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
He lost his one design duel against a first rater. Besides, as a holy son, Ves arguably qualifies as a first rater himself (from the gene/psitech specialized first rate superpower, even). Mr. S has supplied him with mods superior to admittedly outdated CFA offerings.
This was obviously a price that wasn't even targeted towards second-raters. Only first-raters, and wealthy ones at that, were willing and able to fork over so much money to obtain a designer baby that was only ten percent or so 'better'.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
He says that, but Ves agrees with pretty much every belief of the ascentionist sub-sect of the Yvlanians and sincerely believes that Yvlaine was a true prophet. The only place his beliefs conflict with the Religion is in their moral teachings.
"I didn't seek out the Ylvainans. They just fell in with me after going through some difficult ordeals. I needed all of the help I can get and I don't pay much attention to their kooky beliefs. I'm still a secularist. As for my focus on this particular tech, it is nothing more than an attempt to strengthen my clan given the resources that I have at my disposal. If you ask me, I would rather equip the Sentry Project with a first-class rifle, but that is not possible, so I can only choose the next-best option. I just need power. It doesn't matter to me if it comes in a human or alien package."
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
rather than expert mechs, i'd say the primary use would be in creating a standardized quasi-expert/prime version of the bright warrior for his expert candidated
"I already know that luminar crystals can interact with spiritual energy. Can I develop a crystal that can store this energy?"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
if that ever happens the ace worshipping Crossers will assimilate into the Larkinson clan anyway
The Cross Clan was a bit more troublesome to the Larkinsons because they claimed a large chunk of military veterans who were attracted to a more overt martial culture. There was a simplistic, one-dimensional appeal to joining a brotherhood that was largely centered around war and glory.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
whoops, semi-illegal anti-expert mech incoming?
In order to adapt to this demand, she reinterpreted the meaning of monsters to signify any formidable opponent. Whether they are mechs or monsters, as long as the enemy was strong and difficult to defeat, her Monster Slayer should rise up to the occasion and put up a mean fight even if its overall performance was not that great!
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor