Design Phase -4Farsight Arm - Shield BladeFarsight Arm - Shield Blade
A basic weapon bearing arm, the Farsight arm is an arm with a moderately sized round shield boasting an integrated reflector shield generator that generates a larger disc-like shield with a bladed energy edge on the end of the arm. When desired, a long spike extends from the disc, and extends the cutting edge of the deflector field outwards. While the disc, spike, and the supporting arm are suitable for mechanized combat, the primary functionality lies in the deflector field generators.
[3, 1] 4-1 Buggy mess
While an ambitious idea, the Farsight arm needs a lot of work. In the first place, our engineers struggled to fit both a physical shield and the necessary gear for a force field into the same arm. While the benefits of doing so successfully are obvious, in this case our engineers’ reach exceeded their grasp. As such, the Farsight arm is almost entirely nonfunctional, as while it can project a very weak shield it has issues with articulation, power, the integrity of the physical shield and shield strength. Among other issues the blade function breaks when you try to use it to cut anything of even middling durability, just like if you hit the shield with a hard enough impact.
This renders the arm, while not entirely unusable, considerably sub-par to what was expected..
Farsight Shield Blade Arm: Cost 2
Flashfire Torso[TAC] ISI-TM-HIAT "Flashfire" Mk.I
As Transcendence Artificial Collective's leading designer in engines and engine-based peripherals, Impulse Solutions Inc is proud to present their very first Torso Module for the Titan Corps consideration. The High-Impulse-Agility-Torso (code-named "Flashfire" Mark I) is a lightly-armored core featuring a rigidly reinforced internal bracing structure. The Flashfire is bolstered with a pair of state-of-the-art high-impulse thrusters (building off the success of the wildly-popular ISI's corvette-class luxury engine line) on a flexible and highly-responsive rotary mounting on the back side of the torso module. These thrusters can be aimed with a high degree of precision and provide a high degree of force, allowing the Titan to quickly increase their speed in a specific direction for a short period of time. These brief durations of enhanced mobility can be used to dodge incoming fire or to quickly capitalize on a momentary advantage through superior agility. Depending on the Titan's weight class, the Flashfire may even allow the mech to leap gaps in terrain or to scale short vertical barriers!
While the increased mobility does come at a cost, we at Impulse Solutions Inc believe enhanced performance far outweighs a minor armor downgrade. After all - it's better to not get hit than to try and tank the damage, isn't it?
Remember - if you have an impulsive problem, you need an impulsive solution - Impulse Solutions Inc!
[4, 3] 7 superior craftsmanship
The Flashfire torso is a marvel of engineering, with not one but two modes in which the engines can be used, Impulse mode, which is the original design intention, a burst of incredible speed in a given direction, and boost mode, a prolonged burn with the engines that can let a titan get up to higher speeds while traveling.
However, it still has its issues. The primary one is that it’s impossible to turn while the engine is in impulse mode, you have to pick a direction to go and the engines give you a burst of speed in that general direction. This is because it is necessary to lock the servos which articulate the engines to protect them from damage, as they’re rather sensitive to the shock of the engines firing at full power. It’s just the price paid for their accuracy and precision.
Boost mode, meanwhile, can be maintained for longer and does not lock the engines in place, allowing you to use the engines to turn or change the direction you’re boosting in. However boosting does not replace the need to use legs for propulsion and maneuvering, and can’t let you fly, though it can slow a titan’s fall. However, due to heat and power issues, after prolonged boosting or using impulse mode the engines must shut off for a short period.
The Flashfire’s engines are incredibly reliable, as are the servos that aim them, rarely failing and being incredibly easy to use. However as expected the armor of the torso is somewhat subpar, below that of the basic torsos provided at the start of the competition.
Flashfire Torso : Cost 1
We are now entering Revision Phase During the prep phases you get 2 revisions per turn. At the end of revision phase we will have an extra phase for voting on Side names and stuff.
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