They overheat so hard that their fucking ammo cooks off even if it is stored in the extremities, i do not want to stand anywhere near a diesel-powered Mech, or even worse, pilot one when it fires a PPC Salvo.

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 353d

diesel Awesome-8Q fires single PPC salvo

Pilot immediately asphyxiates from exhaust

Davel23@fedia.io · 15 pts · 353d (1 reply)

Yes, most mechs have fusion reactors, but there are certain types of mechs (generally called "primitive") which may use internal-combustion engines.

goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 353d

I mean they are in the setting but rarely used. Unless going by the start of the blackout age not ever really mentioned

S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 353d

I think is cause the style more than the actual tech that it has.

Cascio@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 353d (8 replies)

An Eva is not a mech unfortunately... ::: spoiler Spoiler They are giant beings restrained by the armor they are inside of and mentally synchronized with their pilot. Edit: Finally figured out how to use the spoiler tagging system... :::

tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 353d (4 replies)

I know that. If I were 1% less lazy, I would have a 10k+-word essay on Eva up right now.

S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 353d

Evangelion: The enemy turned tool.

Cascio@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 353d

Respect

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 353d (1 reply)

Relevant username

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 353d

!beetlejuicing@lemmy.zip or !usernamechecksout@lemmy.zip?

Archpawn@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 353d

Now we just need to spoiler the picture because it shows the Eva with half its armor missing.

Skua@kbin.earth · 5 pts · 353d

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GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 353d (2 replies)

Quick rec for an amazingly good book I read recently. 'Moonstorm' by Yoon Ha Lee. It's a futuristic sci-fantasy where young 'Lancer pilots' fight on behalf of a paternistic empire, in a setting where the gravity of colonized worlds and the very laws of physics are governed by the laws of society and the people that comprise them. This phenomenon is so prevalent that rebel factions live out in a segment of space called 'the Moonstorm', where anarchistic and communal values lead to an erratic and unpredictable (but undeniably beautiful and free) cosmos. In the Empire, authoritative dogma and rigid social hierarchy leads to 'normal' (to us) gravity and 'predictable' (to us) celestial body movements. Gravity is a very heavy-handed metaphor for unity and national identity in the story, and it's brilliant in exploring the divide between an oppressive imperial autocracy and an anarchistic society with just the raw backdrop.

Also, techno-psychic sapient mechs and massive freaking gravity-powered railguns.

thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz · 4 pts · 352d (1 reply)

where the gravity of colonized worlds and the very laws of physics are governed by the laws of society and the people that comprise them.

Yoon Ha Lee really likes this sort of thing. Is this set in the same universe as the Machineries of Empire books?

GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 352d

Maybe. I'm not sure, I haven't read those yet.

Samdell@lemmy.eco.br · 13 pts · 353d

Alternative that one of my pilots shared the other day

ramius345@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 353d (1 reply)

No love for armored core?

P1k1e@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 353d

Harrison Armorys slams into Smith Shimano in blink space becoming Arquebus

Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 353d (7 replies)

I think people's favorite is whatever they grew up with.

I played a lot of MechWarrior 2 as a kid. Give me the stompybois.

burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 353d (1 reply)

My first introduction was the so fucking amazing load video for mechwarrior 4. God, they put so much cool shit in a three minute blast.

Bytemeister@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 353d

Mine was...

"There's still room in hell for your sorry carcass"

"Look on the bright side kid... You get to keep all the money."

azrendelmare@ttrpg.network · 5 pts · 352d

Unless you count Power Rangers, Gundam Wing was my primary mecha media as a kid. Loved that shit!

cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 353d

MechAssault and especially MechAssault 2 hold a special place in my heart and I’m sad there hasn’t been a remake of either. Nothing like fighting giant mechs in power armor while Getting Away With Murder by Papa Roach or Right Now by Korn play. So much hype.

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 352d (1 reply)

I grew up with Robotech, which was just a 4chan Memelord's reinterpretation of various low budget animes.

Why yes, I am a Horus fan, why do you ask?

shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 352d

We 80s kids called Robotech "japanimation", which I suppose sounds racist today. But we were enchanted! A science fiction cartoon soap opera? And it wasn't for little kids?!

Skua@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 352d

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thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz · 9 pts · 352d

A really dumb mecha book is NecroTek by Jonathan Maberry. Because we needed undead giant robot pilots fighting the elder gods of the Cthulu mythos. Ok, that actually sounds awesome, but the writing is fun but meh. The elder gods don't actually show up, they just send armies of shoggoths piloting transforming combiner mechs.

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 352d (2 replies)

Hey nice to see Titanfall getting some love. I personally really enjoyed Titanfall 3.

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 352d

Don't do that. Don't give me hope.

Amir@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 352d

Titanfall 3 was definitely my favourite game of 2023, it should've gotten GOTY.

harrowhawk@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 353d

Jokes on you. I’m Horus-pilled and my favorite mech media is…

Lancer

aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 353d

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sleeplessone@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 353d