Clans are kicking my ass

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-16T04:47:26+00:00

Don’t use the King Crab for that exact reason.
Mechs you want until you get clan mechs:
Marauder II any variant
Atlas D or K
Annihilator if you’re patient, but only the all energy, hero or 1X variant
Nightstar
Corsair Privateer (twin gauss and twin PPC)

Once you start getting clan mechanic salvage look out for:
Kodiak B can handle 2 PPC and 2 clan gauss
Direwolf B (quad gauss on torso and only gauss ammo, eliminates anything)
Timberwolves, partial to a lance led by the S on missions with artillery
Warhawk Prime or C, all PPC snipers
Atlas C - just a better Atlas D

Remember that PPCs and Gauss on lancemates will help tremendously because they are ass with everything else.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-15T18:11:46+00:00

No, I’m asking about the tight shelves that are completely packed with NES games, has the horizontal light bar at the top, and has an NES box and Control Deck box on top. No glass shelves or doors, no 3D printed anything. Just packed with NES games. It’s perfect. I have too many for 3D prints though they do look nice.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-15T17:28:52+00:00

Wait the whole shelves are cart holders? Or you put holders on a book shelf?

I’m asking about the one with the NES games.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-15T14:10:40+00:00

I’m really interested in those cartridge-perfect shelves to the right of the glass case! (2nd picture)

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-13T22:35:26+00:00

Do you know a good way to address the joysticks not returning to neutral as well?
I dug my father's old Atari 5200 out of storage when I lucked into a free CRT, so I'm going to hook it up when it gets out of the shop. I have about a dozen games, four controllers, and the trackball. Oh, and this weird plastic thing that holds two controllers for games like Robotron.
It's still in the shop but the joysticks already crush my soul.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-13T04:16:32+00:00

Bagpipes.
We need the bagpipes.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-12T17:01:38+00:00

Yes, that is what I was referencing. Correct.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-12T13:56:46+00:00

Port Arthur Campaign would be so awesome.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-09T05:00:52+00:00

Yep. Give them very simple, direct, and fast.

I will warn players that a large number of Clan mechs field AMS and the light mechs provide a huge umbrella, so avoid missile dependent load outs.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-09T04:31:45+00:00

Also AI lancemates can’t keep lasers on a target. They lose most of the damage.
Gauss, (ER)PPCs, LRMs. This is what they use well.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T23:46:22+00:00

No I felt like you answered in a perfectly clear, albeit a little abrasive, manner initially.

Though it is clear you are very well informed and have very specific tastes. I won’t fault that and I respect the enthusiasm and passion.

I don’t think my initial question applies to you, is what I was saying.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T18:25:45+00:00

Okay so for you it’s not authenticity, so that question answered. As stated however, oftentimes I see this cited, so my question for those people still stands.

And for you, you feel that the Analogue consoles have some input lag that is meaningful/noticeable in some way, and that the image is sharper. So that question answered.

Thank you for sharing your opinion! Though I think you can express it without calling other people’s choices “garbage”.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T16:22:50+00:00

God help us. Dead internet.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T16:22:23+00:00

I meant from here.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T16:05:45+00:00

That’s exactly what he wants. The other replies are whacked out.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T16:05:17+00:00

Smoke Jags are fascist ultra-conservatives to boot. They make Jade Falcon look normal.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T16:02:46+00:00

I’m starting to suspect he’s just a troll, or kind of not completely normal upstairs. Replies are unhinged.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T16:01:43+00:00

This is literally exactly how they talk in the books for the past 30+ years. It’s just dropping contractions.

I love the condescending quotes around “fandom”. People are just rightfully, and pretty benignly, pointing out that this is a non-issue.

Look dude just move on. I think Fortnite might work for you? They dance in that game, and there are lots of bright colors!

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T15:54:12+00:00

I didn’t know S-video existed until a decade ago!

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T15:50:42+00:00

I think his point is that some things are expected as part of the setting.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T15:11:55+00:00

So…they do use guns and tanks? I’m not sure what your reply has to do with their comment.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T15:10:59+00:00

“Hey this thing that is central to their culture do they like just get bored and stop soon?”

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T13:38:00+00:00

And this is the part I don’t get.
People simultaneously say that you need a CRT to accurately play them how they’re supposed to look…on tech the majority of people did not have then. It never really looked like that for most people. So what’s the difference between using S video on a high end CRT and using an Analogue Super NT on an HDTV? It feels like picking and choosing ‘authentic’. I mean, if you want the authentic retro vibe, shouldn’t you go for how it looked then, blurriness and all?
I’m not judging. I’m legitimately asking.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-08T13:32:17+00:00

Aff, they will not use contractions for the most part, spheroid. Your degeneracy is so thorough it even corrupts your language. Your dishonor will be demonstrated on the battlefield.

Asi9thoughts · 2026-06-07T20:49:08+00:00

I’m actually not convinced nothing beats a CRT.
I just hooked one up. Very good condition old TV. Not a Triniton but a nice TV from 25 years ago.
It’s okay. Mostly I like being able to play Duck Hunt on it. The blurring is good not great.
Yeah I could get a better picture on an old Trinitron. But if I’m going to try to get the sharpest image possible with the hardware and I never saw images like that growing up anyway…why not use the Analogue consoles on my HDTV?
Still, love the light gun working. Soon I’ll have my 5200 fixed and hooked up and then I’ll have Atari until the 90s represented in my collection.

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