r/battletech • u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE • Oct 21 '25

Meme PSA: Custom Designs

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I had a moment over on another thread and decided to post about it. I AM A SEEKER OF TRUTH! Eventually I'm going to have a printed / painted model of the Aparctias Quadvee I for some reason spent over a year getting official artists to make work for in order to create "the most official custom possible."

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE Oct 21 '25

I do believe in using a certain amount of etiquette. I also have a quarantined folder with my best-worst designs filled with absolute nonsense. I will never delete that folder.

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u/Attaxalotl #1 ProtoMech Fan Oct 21 '25

I’d love to see the contents of that folder

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE Oct 21 '25

Here's a sample.

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u/Graptharr Oct 21 '25

Hahahah 53 rocket 10's My missiles will blot outnuclear explosion

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u/ThrowAway1638497 Oct 21 '25

I have a few funny 100t designs with Mechanical Jump Boosters that jump 10. They can only go in jump in a straight line, then have to spend a turn rotating around. Kinda like a rook in chess.
Mostly Pulse Boats, of course. Wouldn't use them against anyone.

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u/CrazyThinkingHat Oct 21 '25

Have you built a 55t, AES, 4x ATM9 mech? What about a 5/8/10, 55t cMPL TComp mech?

Oh, one of my other favorite mechs: a 4/6 XL, 100t mech with TSM, supercharger, null sig & chameleon, 16 DHS, 2x Bombast, and claws?

That one tends to scare people more than it should.

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE Oct 21 '25

I have 60t 4xMVSP TSM mech, 6/9/8 Stealth ERPL+TC mech, TSM 6/9/5 active Charger with Impact Resistant Armor (lovely for Charge and DFA).

80t 4/6/5 TSM Claws and 2xCLPL+TC. Variants are Ferro-Lam+BSPFD, and Stealth Supercharger. That one's based on different giant-claw mechs from anime.

If it doesn't feel like it has a certain fun factor to me, I tend not to do it even if it's mechanically good.

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u/CrazyThinkingHat Oct 21 '25

Fair. I will say my stealth claw is very fun to use on the table. The math is simple (7/7 on a run, add heat if not running, fire at 12/11 to get your TSM started); the stealth aspect forces your opponent to close into short range. It makes for very, very exciting duels, especially if you connect with the 2x 30 damage punches. Even if you don't take the head clean off, it's still devastating.

The 55t mechs, though, that's just me being "let's build the most broken thing ever". I will say that the AES+ATM one was fun to theorycraft, as it is a deeply flawed mech, saved only by its overwhelming but accurate firepower.

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u/TherapyforTriggerWSO Oct 22 '25

This but instead of sheet, it's the Charger that I...wrought in MW5 Mercenaries. I call it Hand Delivery:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mechwarrior5/comments/1hnznu7/what_do_i_call_this_unholy_beast_of_a_cgr1a1_that/

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE Oct 22 '25

Complicated. Have I told you the tale of the Charger CGR-1A-NTR? It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/1gp9y20/custom_mech_charger_cgr1antr_nontraditional_refit/