MEGAMEK MARATHON THIS WEEKEND!

I can be available Saturday, but not Sunday

 

i will be coming directly from work and will be running a few minutes late for our saturday meeting probably. i uploaded the newest build of megamek to the dropbox so you can at least have that ready to go. you can get it from the download links thread. i will join you guys asap.

 

Saturdays drop went fairly well. It took us awhile to get everyone into the lobby and some had to have a little orientation on the rules, but once that was out of the way, we were able to start the game very quickly. Both teams put up a great fight; all but Crave's Toro had at least one section destroyed on their mech. Megamek apparently crashed on us near the end, but the game was pretty much decided by that point anyway.

We started the game around 1pm EST and finished roughly 3.5 hours later... not bad for 6 people. However, as we get more familiar with the game mechanics, let's try to focus on deciding our moves more quickly. Regardless... great (and close) game everyone!

Participants:
-MagnusEffect
-Tzeentch
-Dihm
-David
-Crave
-Fet

Victory went to the following:
-Magnus
-Fet
-Crave

Remember everyone: our next game will be Sunday (tomorrow) at 3pm EST. Hope to see you there!

 

Sunday Marathon results:

This one was a long one, but 33 rounds of megamek in ~4.5 hours is actually REALLY good.

Decided to run some more tests. Wanted to see how new bot behaviors worked. Princess is much smarter assuming she moves after you (most of the time). She is smart enough to minimize damage that can be done to her; she will attempt to hide behind cover to block LOS when she is over-exposed. She also seems to assign different "personalities" to mechs; some are more brave/stupid and some behave like cowards. I will continue to tweak these settings until I find something that works a bit better (need to get Princess to not spread out so much).

No serious bugs encountered and no crashes of server for the entire game!


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Participants:
-MagnusEffect
-Orc
-Hordac
-Val
-Trev
-Blue

vs.

Princess w/ +20% BV and enemy pilot abilities (one each) as per current campaign rules

Battle ended in a draw with Princess holding the field. :unamusedcat:

Survivors (Players):
-Magnus
-Val
-Hordac

Survivors (Princess):
-Hunchback 1G (weapon spec: AC/20 is brutal)
-Talos (herp-lost-in-the-woods-derp)

Finishing Move:

Physical attacks for Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect)
****Attempting death from above on Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess); needs 2, rolls 6 : - Direct Blow - hits.
********Defender takes 12 damage (using Punch table).
********Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) takes 5 damage to LT.
2 Internal Structure remaining
************Critical hit on LT. Roll is (5+1) = 6; no effect.
********Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) takes 5 damage to LT.
SECTION DESTROYED,
********3 damage transfers to CT.
************Critical hit on LT. Roll is (5+1) = 6; no effect.
********Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) takes 3 damage to CT.
1 Internal Structure remaining
************Critical hit on CT. Roll is (4+1) = 5; no effect.
********Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) takes 2 damage to RT.
********2 damage transfers to CT.
********Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) takes 2 damage to CT.
SECTION DESTROYED,
********Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) has taken 6 engine hits this phase.
********Checking for engine explosion on 10, roll is 6.
********Engine safety systems remain in place.
*** Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) DESTROYED by damage! ***

********>Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) suffers catastrophic damage, but the autoeject system was engaged.
****
Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) must make a piloting skill check (landing off the board).
****Needs 4 [5 (ejecting) + 1 (automatic ejection) - 2 (landing off the board)], rolls 4 : succeeds.
************The pilot ejects safely and lands far from the battle!
************Critical hit on CT. Roll is (4+1) = 5; no effect.
****Icarus II ICR-1S (Princess) is displaced into hex 3435.
********Attacker takes 7 damage.
********Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) takes 5 damage to LL.
************7 Armor remaining.
********Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) takes 2 damage to RL.
************3 Armor remaining.

****Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) is displaced into hex 3535.

Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) must make 1 piloting skill roll(s) (executed death from above).
The base target is 5 [4 (Base piloting skill) + 1 (fatigue)].
****Roll #1, (4 (Base piloting skill) + 1 (fatigue) + 4 (executed death from above)); needs 9, rolls 7 : falls.
****Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) falls on its left side, suffering 4 damage.
********Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) takes 4 damage to LA.
************7 Armor remaining.

Pilot of Firebee FRB-2E Ember (MagnusEffect) "Magnus O'Toole" must roll 9 to avoid damage; rolls 12 : succeeds.

+3 XP to everyone involved! Thanks for coming!

 

also, for those concerned about how long it has been taking to get started, a big part of that has to do with a lot of time spent setting up characters. if you guys can "pre-load" your characters into the megamek game lobby and save your character and mech as a .mul file (to somewhere you can find it later), this will greatly speed up the process.

helpful tips:

-When you see 4/5 for gunner/piloting in the megamek lobby, remember that is your skill MODIFIERS, not your levels
(more info on the formula can be found on the character creation sheet: <target #> - <skill level> = <modifier>)
-Tactics Skill Level = "Commander Initiative": set number according to your level
-Leave "Initiative Bonus" at zero
-Set Edge to 1 and select the triggers you wish to apply it to (there are four of them)

I hope everyone is having fun with these exhibition games. If there is any questions, comments, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to ask.