Lets dooo the Timewarp agaaaaain (wait, again?... its the first time!)

-Acquiring Signal-

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##n an#### #ear me? This is Magnus!

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If by some miracle this message reaches you all, know that my IP has completely crapped out on me and updating the campaign has nearly ground to a halt because of it. If you guys want to start drops this week on time, it will require you all to round up the rest of the stragglers that haven't submitted refits. Once I get things working again on my end, I will be giving them a two day grace period to get their refits approved by me; this means using the previously mentioned template. Here is who we are waiting on (by Lance):

Alpha
-Val (I think she has it, but I don't)

Beta
-Axevid

Gamma
-Stynnes (are you just waiting till 3048 for the Axman? do you not want to do anything with your Hatchetman?)
-Driver Monkey (he submitted one, but I highly recommend he reconsider the design... check Gamma thread)
-Naga

Delta is ready!

Phi
-Hordac
-Hakiyah

Omega is ready! (Omega cannot use refits)
-let me know if you guys want to buy new rides

We also have some Tankers that need to fully setup:
-Aspius
-Charger
-Luxan
-Mocosloco (if he ever shows up)
-???


As far as I can tell, ALL Lances except for Alpha and Beta need to update their financials. This is VERY important so we know exactly how much credit your Lances have and how much the entire unit should save in reserve. Without those financials, we are dead in the water. I can't look it up to post it (again, bad connection), but please follow Alpha Lances #3 report as an example. Can someone who has access to the admin folder on dropbox please post it?

I will try to get everything up to da## a# ###n ## # ###############......

-Signal Lost-

 

not yet.. i will make one.

 

I'll get the financials updated to be more accurate and use the new format today.

 

I will be doing a major reorganizing of the unit. Here is the preliminary report:


Mech forces organization will (for now) remain relatively unchanged.

Omega Lance will now become Omega Squadron (6 fighters).
-NOTE: This was done to give some breathing room for battle losses and still allow Aerospace players to redeploy if they get shot down once or maybe twice (but not three times!) during a campaign.

Phi Lance will now be Alpha Lance-3rd Company of the currently unnamed vehicle battalion:

Vehicle Battalion (36 vehicles: 12 Heavy + 24 Light)
-1st Company: Command and Support (Communications, Engineering, Artillery, Heavy Transport, Spotter/Recon, etc.)
-2nd Company: Heavy Cavalry (Main Battle Tank Company)
-3rd Company: VTOL Close Air Support (Gunship, Recon, Air Transport)
-NOTE: Our conventional vehicle forces was also expanded to allow for some battle losses without leaving a player without a unit to command.

Dropship Composition:
Seeker - "Vanguard" Class = Mech & Aerospace Medium Transport
Condor - "A1" Class = Vehicle Medium Transport
????? = Mech Light Transport

Jumpship:
Invader (x3 Dropship capacity)

It seems a lot of you tankers favor LRM support, but it may be a good idea if some of you took a more direct fire approach. Ideally, I would like all the tankers to deploy together, not piecemeal. Since we have enough tankers, i would like to see some more "conventional" teams being deployed for missions. Also, since you treadheads now have dedicated vehicle transport, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that you may be deployed completely separate from our mech forces. This could be particularly true next time we have a mission that takes place somewhere conventional vehicles simply will not function (a major drawback over mechs). While the mechs and aerospace are battling in some god-forsaken environment, we could send you off on a separate assignment to environments that are more vehicle friendly. Trust me... you will thank me later.

... and yes, while we could configure our vehicles with sealed hulls, having to reconfigure them every time we have to face a vacume is a huge hassle. It is possible that once we have the funds we could have a company on standby built for extreme environments, but that will have to come later down the road.

 

We have game options turned on that make tanks quite a bit tougher than vanilla. Basically, the rate of critical hits for vehicles has been significantly toned down. You will find that tanks can take quite a bit more punishment than before. The biggest weakness of tanks that remains is their limited mobility compared to battlemechs.

@Skwi: the Partisan and Shrek are nice for defensive/garrison roles but we need tanks with better mobility; 64 kph minimum top speed.

As for the Saladin, i really want to like a fast glass cannon, but the fact that it has to get so close makes me nervous to use it. If you are facing an elite pilot, no amount of speed at that range will save you if he gets you in his crosshairs. A gauss rifle equipped Saladin, however.... now you are talking!

@Charger: why have a hetzer when you can have this:
http://www.uobgaming.com/showthread.php?2319-The-Treadhead-Thread&p=51469&viewfull=1#post51469

 

`Okay... I want to stress that everyone has been very enthusiastic and I appreciate it.

That said, some of you have been half-assing your lance financials. It is not my job to be everyone's accountant. If you want upgrades done, you need to show me in writing exactly how much credit your lance has and how much mechanic work time your lance has. I am setting a deadline for 00:00 Friday (EST). What I am asking is really not hard people. See for yourself:

Alpha Lance Finances:

Starting Funds = 16 million (4mill/pilot)
Magnus' Javelin JVN-10L = -2,088,840
Trevnor's Javelin JVN-10Fr = -2,361,840
Ghiest's Phoenix Hawk PXH-1K = -3,628,553
Val's Crab CRB-20 = -3,921,875
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Total Starting Funds = 3,998,892 (this is what you started with for credit after starter mech purchases)

Monthly Combat Pay: (everyone gets these bonuses)
+500,000 (March 3036)
+500,000 (April 3036)
+500,000 (May 3036)

Contract Bonus: (everyone gets these bonuses)
+5,000,000 (April 3036)
+1,000,000 (May 3036)
+1,500,000 (July 3036)

Total After Payouts:
12,998,892

Sold Mechs to Corp: (75% of market price)
Ghiest's PXH-1K = +2,721,414
Magnus' JVN-10L = +1,566,630

Sold Mechs to Market: (50% of market price)
-none-

Total After Market Profits:
17,286,936

Bought Mechs from Corp: (75% of market price)
-none-

Bought Mechs from Market:
Ghiest's CPLT-R1 = -5,790,125
Magnus' SHD-2K = -4,544,807

Total After Market Purchases:
6,952,004

Refit Costs:
Ghiest's CPLT-R1 = -506,000
Trevnor's JVN-10G = -273,000
Magnus' SHD-2m MkII = -495,000
Val's CRB-29 'Zoipberg MkII' = -314,600

Final Total: (this will be your FINAL total after all profits and expenses are accounted for)
5,363,404

Work Time (Max = 120,000 minutes)
Ghiest's CPLT-R1 = -29,520
Trevnor's JVN-10G = -20,070
Magnus' SHD-2m MkII = -30,003
Val's CRB-29 'Zoipberg MkII' = -25,590

Work Time Leftover:
14,817 minutes

If you need help, find an Admin on TS and ASK for help. If you are a Lance Leader, this is an essential part of your job. If you hate math, you need to appoint someone from your lance who is willing to do it (such is the case for Beta). Refits requests should be done using the format listed here:
http://www.uobgaming.com/showthread.php?2268-EASYMODE-ACTIVATED-UPGRADE-REQUEST-TEMPLATE

Post your formal refit request in your corresponding lance thread. Here is an example of what I am talking about:
http://www.uobgaming.com/showthread.php?1751-Delta-Lance-thread/page18

Lance Financials should be either posted in your lance's dropbox folder (under admin content) or if you can't find it, post it in your lance thread as well.

Let me repeat...

DEADLINE FOR REFITS AND LANCE FINANCIALS ARE DUE 00:00 Friday (EST)!
FAILURE TO SUPPLY ALL INFORMATION MEANS NO REFIT! NO EXCEPTIONS!

The following I still need something from:

Gamma's Financial Report
-Stynnes (are you just waiting till 3048 for the Axman? do you not want to do anything with your Hatchetman? keep in mind i can give it a decent upgrade for under 200k)
-Driver Monkey = your refit will take a long time (over 50,000 minutes), can your lance leader confirm this is ok?
-Naga's Refit

Phi's Financial Report
-Hordac's Refit
-Hakiyah's Refit

Omega's Financial Report (we will assume it is just Orc and Bluetavius are on the roster. Wachit has been MIA)

We also have some Tankers that need to fully setup:
-Aspius
-Charger
-Luxan
-Mocosloco (if he ever shows up)
-???

 

I will be posting a new build of MekHQ soon that will allow you to view all refits I currently have. Please standby...

 

What Charger said. Also, repeating what I said earlier:

Even with 36 tank slots available now, your options are still a bit limited. If you want to pilot a hover tank, you will fit best in 1st Company's Recon Lance (preferably fitted with TAG). The rest of 1st Company is devoted to logistical support. 2nd Company should be all tracked MBTs; they are expected to be the battalion's primary firepower. 3rd Company will be all VTOLs (two combat lances and one VTOL transport lance).

Better yet, if you want speed and firepower, taking a VTOL *might* be your better option over a hover tank. We have more room to carry those than hover tanks.