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Shimmering-Sword β Battletech - Anthology #5
Published: 2014-07-10 22:43:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 72881; Favourites: 1867; Downloads: 0
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Here's the cover art for Battlecorps Anthology #5, a piece that had it's NDA lifted rather quickly. The book has yet to be published but (don't take this as fact) might be at GenCon.Civil war between the 3rd and 15th Marik Militias. A half disabled Hunchback grapples an Awesome to hold it in place, taking some heavy kicks in the process. Meanwhile a rifleman closes in at speed to finish the job, lining up a shot at the Awesome's breached cockpit.
I enjoyed the chance to give my take on a Battlemech cockpit,Β also being able to throw a modern design aesthetic over the old canon visuals of the mechs involved.
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A stunning visualization of short range action!
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that's a gamer approach
love your gallery man !
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After seeing this cockpit and being reminded of all the empty screens that are in the MWO cockpits.. I kind of wish that this was the kind of cockpit any MechWarrior game has. I mean.. Seriously, why design a cockpit with LCD screens and not use it? This design, for me, just really gives it a mechwarrior feel and really adds to the immersion. Great job and I really enjoy all your BT/MW artwork, keep it up Shimmering-Sword!
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I think in the future they'll make better use of the screens, but with now the programmers are better focused on important things like CW, than making cockpits slightly more immersive.
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I can understand the focus and other more important things needed. That's cool and all, just kinda peeved they didn't go with this route from the get go. But as long as they're going to actually improve the cockpits down the line once they're a bit more settled on CW and stuff. I'll be happy.
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Great cockpit details, nice to see you go all out on the tight details now and then. Really love this perspective because it screams BT/MW, it reminds me of all those intro videos into the games, even the little robot silhouette on his hud is perfect, just the way it is in the game, glass damage is a nice touch...
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Very cool! Brings back fond memories of Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries.Β
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Top quality stuff and I really like it; the only question: is the bottom left HUD showing the mech body representative of the Rifleman? Β It seems to be indicating the Rifleman's right side is destroyed/damaged, unless it's a Back view of the Rifleman. Β
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Damage and weapon readouts are shown from your own perspective by default, that the enemy readout it flipped for quick reference is the more unique part.
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I like the MWO flavor that things are starting to have in BTU now, it looks really good dude, Wish they would bring you on to work with Alex still.
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I like how the damage read out on the Rifleman explains why the left side barrels aren't in the pic.
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SPECTACULAR! Poor old porky Awesome. That rifleman looks to be within 90 m, even if the cockpit hit doesn't land
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I haven't read any of them myself, guess I'll start with my free copy of this one.
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Maybe a little too much like MWO, aye?
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Same universe and IP.
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Someone looks like they took inspiration from the current MWO HUD and the HUD's from games past!
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Love this piece so much. Its a good thing Battletech (Mechwarrior and the actual game) is still really popular here in the UK.
Inner Sphere Forever!
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It's pretty unheard of in the US at this point, relative to the more popular tabletop games.
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I also heard its pretty popular in Canada too. However I know quite a few people who play it in the US.
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Nice, just like the HUD of Mechwarrior Online. Is that a Highlander fighting an Awesome?
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Check the description.
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